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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20445 on: January 11, 2017, 05:33:25 am »
We're not scheduled to get NBN for a couple more years yet. It will be old hat by then.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20446 on: January 12, 2017, 05:23:58 am »
We have NBN at both houses.
DS set us up at Invermay. Could never have managed it ourselves. This one is Telstra.
At Cherokee it is attached to 1 computer, if we want to use our iPads there we have to buy a router. Only $100, but just haven't got round to it. This is a satellite one and we were lucky that we had a direct line through the trees. Our next door neighbour has trees in the way and is not allowed to remove them.

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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20447 on: January 12, 2017, 05:34:58 am »
I doubt I could even begin to set it up Chookie. That's horrid for your neighbours.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20448 on: January 12, 2017, 08:20:17 am »
That's ridiculous Chookie, even if we don't want NBN we at least have to have it connected to the house. Then not to be able to use it because of trees, what the???  They're all over the place down here at the moment but it could be 12 months before it's connected to the house - I hope it takes longer.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20449 on: January 14, 2017, 10:18:51 pm »
Judy. The NBN at Invermay was available to the house but we didn't have to have it switched on if we didn't want it.
At Cherokee the Internet was hopeless. The NBN there is a great improvement.

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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20450 on: January 14, 2017, 11:02:51 pm »
I was there when they connected it to DD's house Chookie, that was a while back now. Good to hear it made an improvememt to Cherokee.

Still no land line nor internet here.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20451 on: January 14, 2017, 11:15:07 pm »
"Still no land line nor internet here." - that's taking a long time, Judy.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20452 on: January 14, 2017, 11:19:23 pm »
It sure is Marina, I believe those over the road have their landlines back with a weak dial tone so at least they are working on it in this area, maybe next week.  They've called in teams from interstate to help with the massive outage.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20453 on: January 15, 2017, 08:05:18 am »
We had an old car run today. One of our younger members is an assessor for the RAC (I think it's NRMA for you). He was flown to Adelaide to help them.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20454 on: January 20, 2017, 04:58:29 pm »
Walked Chance this morning then I went shopping with a friend. I think we chatted the whole time we were together  ;D
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20455 on: January 20, 2017, 11:23:45 pm »
CC, there is nothing like a nice girls' day out, chatter, chatter and more chatter.  Good fun. ;D ;D
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20456 on: January 21, 2017, 09:30:18 pm »
CC, sounds like a perfect day. I can still remember shopping with you in London. Still using the goodies I bought.

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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20457 on: January 22, 2017, 12:00:20 am »
I have just washed some of my winter woollies ready to put away till next winter.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20458 on: January 22, 2017, 03:11:20 am »
Absolutely nothing. We had guests for dinner last night and just as I was about to put the Garlic Bread Pide ( Chookie's recipe) into the oven I realised it wasn't heating up. I eventually steamed one and browned the top in a small oven we have for the van. My main meal had been cooked but had to be re heated in the microwave so didn't look too brilliant.
So today the baking I had planned has gone out the window. It's amazing how much I feel at a loose end with no oven to bake in. I do hope we don't have to use bought bread! 

I'm not sure if we will look at a new one or replace the element. It has worked very hard.
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Re: What have you been doing today?
« Reply #20459 on: January 22, 2017, 06:47:52 am »
Cookie, I wrecked the element in my oven making the Vienna bread. The technician said the steam was the problem. I now steam it over the sink with boiling water in the sink and cover with a small table cloth over the tap.
Our ovens do get a work out making bread. Have you tried the SC? Not as good but when desperate, ok.
I also make rolls in the AF.
You can also make bread in the Weber Q.