philmayfield 6,115 Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Parr Computer Services - Ron Calvert, George Hemsley, Ken Woods, Rod Bishop - to name but a few! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Only Ron Calvert rings a bell with those names, Phil, he was my boss. I left in 1969, so the others may have come along later? Alan Parr passed away a few years ago. Did you work there? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Yes, I think the others came later. PCS did my company’s data processing but that would be from about 1973 onwards. They were at Cawley House Canal St. when I knew them. They became The first Apple dealers in Nottingham and Ken and Rod went on to start KRCS, computer services, a company that’s still active. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Spotted a pair of White tailed eagles in Wester Ross yesterday. Disturbed them whilst they were tucking in to a dead sheep carcass up a mountain - now that's what I call a result! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted August 28, 2018 Report Share Posted August 28, 2018 Phil, when I started at PCS they were in the early stages and the office was in a Victorian building that had previously been a house, on Cranmer St. Then we moved to the office block above the bowling alley on Barker Gate. Then after about a year moved to Crawley House on Canal St. This was handy for ne as hubby worked directly behind me on Cliff Rd. It must have been quite a job moving computers etc, twice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 Virgin cable were charging us £65 a month so the missus phoned them and said they were too expensive, they dropped it to £41 a month and increased the broadband speed. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted August 30, 2018 Report Share Posted August 30, 2018 I got freeview and got Virgin to drop the rest from £70 a month to £26 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,411 Posted September 3, 2018 Report Share Posted September 3, 2018 On 8/24/2018 at 12:04 PM, Brew said: I entered the Intel sweepstake recently (https://game.intel.com/8086sweepstakes/gb/) and apparently I've won an Intel i7 8086k CPU worth about £400! An email tells me it will be delivered around 15th October. Thought it was a scam at first but it seems genuine, if it is...……. result! Whoopee ! It arrived this morning, nothing to pay, free, gratis...……. result! Somehow you just know there's a 'but' to this don't you... I need a new motherboard too. It will fit and work in my existing board but to take advantage of this latest iteration it needs upgrading. Still a £400 CPU for zilch is still a result right? 5 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Well done, Brew! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Following the oil delivery lorry scraping the corner off my little museum roof on Wednesday (Photos in "How's Your Day"), the company asked me to get an estimate for repairs. As luck would have it the damage was superficial. I reported to their ops manager that the damage was superficial and that the roof repair man could fix it for £60; did they want a written estimate before work could be done? They thanked me for not putting in a huge claim as some would have done and said not to bother with a written estimate but to have the work done and would I mind if they put the money into my oil account instead of going through banks, etc? I said ok I would pay the man and they could put the money into our account. Then he said that since I had been honest and helpful in letting them simply credit the account instead of putting them through the paperwork and hassle for a small claim, they would round the figure up to £100 as a gesture of goodwill.......now that's what I call a RESULT! £40s worth of free heating oil for being honest 7 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,411 Posted September 8, 2018 Report Share Posted September 8, 2018 Refreshing to hear that there are still decent folk about... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Foreigner 11 Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Rang Virgin Media this morning and got a £28.00 / month reduction. If you haven't done it, it's worth it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,582 Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Because we have a pole in the garden that carries the electric cables to the property we get a payment of about £10.00 a year from Western Power, just got a letter from them telling me that is going to stop,they want to give me £550.00 one off payment instead, nice one Rog 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
philmayfield 6,115 Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 Good to know how long they expect you to live Rog! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brew 5,411 Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 I'd ask for 750. by the time they have negotiated a new 'wayleave' it would cost them a lot more to move the pole. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,582 Posted September 10, 2018 Report Share Posted September 10, 2018 It's always been in my garden all the time we've lived here, not a problem,in fact I have a bird nesting box on it with a family of wrens in it this year, it's the only way we get electricity to our place Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
catfan 14,793 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 A wander around Bulwell Flea Market today I bought three boxed Bluray DVDs of decent films for ....................£1 for all three, a cheap night in beckons. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deepdene Boy 642 Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Three numbers on the lottery tonight, would normally be £30, but it was the final rollover draw and nobody had all six numbers, consequently the pot was cascaded down through the prize levels. Three numbers tonight = £153.00 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LizzieM 9,507 Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Well done you! I only ever get a Free Lucky Dip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 I needed a new bathroom window so got a quote for £400. A quick look on tinternet and supply only was £145. Studied YouTube and it looked easy, did it myself job took me 2 hours and saved £250. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ayupmeducks 1,730 Posted March 30, 2019 Report Share Posted March 30, 2019 Everything is hard and difficult if you think that way Den, amazing, once you try it and finish a job how easy it is. Big part of replacing a window is making sure you seal it properly after it's fitted. The only DIY job I hate, is fitting a door and door frame, looks so easy when you watch a carpenter/joiner fit one. Getting the frame plumb and square is a pain in the butt. I had people watch me terminate an armoured cable, and they'd say you make it look easy, I'd tell them, after the first couple, it is easy, practice makes perfect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 On 3/30/2019 at 10:39 AM, denshaw said: Studied YouTube and it looked easy, did it myself I did the same with a carburettor the other day, Den. I had stripped and cleaned the carb but the engine didn't quite run right. I thought it might be the governor but then it was working before the carb strip. So I looked it all up on't net and lo! I had put one of the four new gaskets on back-to-front. A quick refit and the job's a gud'n. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted April 1, 2019 Report Share Posted April 1, 2019 I phoned EE from my landline because I can't get an EE signal indoors. I needed to "Top-up" my pay-as you-go phone and they have stopped issuing vouchers in shops. This called for me to use my credit/debit card via the mobile phone so I complained that I can't top-up unless I'm away from home. The bloke on the other end apologized and gave me an instant £10 free top-up. RESULT! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Stavertongirl 1,719 Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Just had an email from my utility provider (Octopus) that my prices for gas and electric are going down by 4% and 2% respectively as wholesale prices have droppedBut haven’t the “big 6” just put up their prices? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted April 3, 2019 Report Share Posted April 3, 2019 Lucky you ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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