Hi Nerys
Does seem to be a quiet day.
Rick

Hi Nerys,
I am still getting a few.
It could be just really quiet on the site.

Martin555.

Seems as if notifications have failed again.

Nerys

Doug, Doug where have you been - not been to London - not seen the Queen.
At least I take not.
As to the reference to Red Rover - Boy Scouts used to play it - friend broke his collarbone in our youth doing so - blow me down - son does the the same nearly 35 years later............
Never mind Oprah - wot about the loose marbles - markles ???????????

Well said Rick👍
A Man after my own humour!😁
The eternal battle for the remote; you have to set the ground rules early on Rick!
Her solution; YOU watch the ball game on a mini TV in the Man Cave 🤔 while SWMBO watches The Oprah Winfrey Show on the wide screen🤔
BTW: did you know that Oprah is reputedly worth 2.5 billion USD according to Forbes 2020?!
Money for old rope! There's something foul in the state of ... (fill in as required!)
Does that make America great?
😎

That's bad.I ask my wife if I can see the remote she shows it to me.The other is I say to her I'm going to sit on the computer she answers don't hurt yourself.
Rick

Thanks Martin👍
I may not have logged in but I've still been keeping a Big Beady on you lot!!😉🤓
I see you have been Captaining the Ship very well in my absence 👍
Thank you for that😊
BTW
"i spend to much time on the computer."
I know that you've often said that you only have a tiny workshop,
but having to sit on the computer is a bit extreme😮
Gives 'Desktop' a whole new meaning😁😂
😎

Hi Doug,

Glad to see your back on the site, you have been missed.
You have been away for a while.
Again welcome back.

Reference Trending Topics Column it was something that Roy CB90 mentioned.
And the lack of ranks and points i was almost certain that that was the way it has always been.

Martin555.

Oh Yay Oh Yay!
I've just noticed I've got 205 Red Notifications!!
Have I really been AWOL (Asleep With-Out Leave😴) THAT long?😮
😎

Hi Martin,
"I have just looked at the Trending Topic Column and what seems to be missing is Rank and points of the members."
It's always been that way.
Ranks and points are only shown in the 'Members Online' column.
Nowt's gone wrong. Not with that anyway🙄
Ciao, Doug 😎

Hi Rick,
Twigged your 'Red rover' reference👍
A derivative of British Bulldog. A pretty rough game not unlike Australian rules football, but without the ball! And none of the padding and armour of American Football. Folks got badly injured🤔 In the UK it devolved into Fox and Hounds, a less dangerous Tag game.
My answer to you Rick-
"Oh Captain, my Captain, may we cross your ship?" 😉
Cheers, Doug 😎

Maybe when there's a blue moon you'll have a coffee in the biergarten along with a big foamy brew.Brew first.Coffee second as you have to get home.
Rick

Not too far off track JB but I went AWOL of my own doing, or NOT doing!
More on that elsewhere.
" is 'happily' sipping coffee by the lake at the biergarten😁😂??"
Coffee in the Biergarten?😮
Not on your Nelly JB. I'd get thrown in the lake if I ordered coffee in a Biergarten.
They frown if you order a Radler (German shandy 1/2ltr) instead of a Mass (1ltr) Bier😠
"and we are getting closer to the sun by 1/16 " every 100 years😁"
And she's coming to meet us🤔
In about 4 billion years or so she'll run out of fuel and go Red Dwarf (!?) and on the way expand to engulf the Earth and scorch Mars. ☀️💥
Moon is departing from us at a few cm per annum. Which will eventually cause chaos down here as the Moon is our stabiliser. Somebody up there must know something!!
More later Folks. Stay safe🤞
Cheers, Doug 😎

Hi Jb,
You could be right as i also gets told that i spend to much time on the computer.

Martin555.

Don't fool with MOTHER NATURE she makes it hard on us now and then.
Rick

Re - I did send Doug an email yesterday morning but I have not received any reply.

Hi Martin, perhaps he's received new orders from his 'superior' to spend quality time away from the computer, and is 'happily' sipping coffee by the lake at the biergarten😁😂??
Things have been a bit quiet of late all round, as I think a slight 'chinflu cloud' has dampened enthusiasm world wide, and people are having to adjust lifestyles.

Chins up everyone, could be worse, could be hit by Halleys' Comet and we are getting closer to the sun by 1/16 " every 100 years😁. Mask up, keep a safe distance, wash your mitts (all the idiots will learn eventually, or die) and it should gradually fade away as have all other plagues.😁 Probably just nature adjusting the balance again.
JB

Red rover Red rover send Doug right over.
Rick

Hi Roy,
I have just looked at the Trending Topic Column and what seems to be missing is Rank and points of the members.

However the subject and it's location is there.
I think this has always been the case.

Maybe you should bring this to the attention of Stephen (Fireboat).

Martin555.

Hi All,
I noticed a few days ago that the website was behaving strangely, trending topics (second Colum on far right, just shows links to Profiles of the members, you never know we may have had the dubious pleasure of being hacked.
Kind Regards
Roy

Seems to be a general problem on all the MB websites Nerys - very little going on - perhaps the easing of lockdown restrictions has something to do with it. SA borders are open from the end of the month - first time since March - but travel to & from other Continents/Islands is still restricted.......... Hopefully that will be allowed to resume before the end of the year !

Hi Guys,
I did sent Doug an email yesterday morning but i have not received any reply.

Martin555.

The whole thing is most unusual. I've never known a day like it, only four of us have posted anything today and a lot of yesterday, I really find it hard to believe that nobody else has wanted to say anything. As for Doug not posting for nine days, them he must be on holiday or I trust not, ill. Let's hope things get back to normal soon.

Cheers, Nerys

Has anyone heard anything from Doug today. Its not like him to miss commenting on our misfortunes or successes.
In fact its been 9 days since his last post, quite worrying.
Cheers Colin.

Got a new post.Maybe just a slow day for posting with not much new to say.
Rick

Hi Nerys,
Ref :- Surely there are other people posting.
It has been quite quiet on here today.

Martin555.

Hi Nerys,
I think we had this problem before.
Have you notified Stephen (Fireboat) about this problem.

PS
I will not remove the photos as Stephen might want to see what is happening.
Martin555.

I seam to be receiving older posts not anything new coming threw.
Rick

Thank you Colin, I received that but the only other is my own post. Surely there are other people posting.

Cheers, Nerys

Hi Nerys, mine are still arriving.
Cheers Colin.

The pictures of P.S Glasgow in previous post are nothing to do with me.

Nerys