Tagging onto this post I am having a slight problem with my printer, every time I print out a letter for example there are evenly spaced white lines running through parts of the text. I don't want to mess with it as I don't know how serious {or easily} the problem can be fixed and I don't want to blow myself up!

I was thinking of ringing up someone in town that services them but I've no idea what he charges or is likely to charge, anyway looking online I can get a brand new one for under £35 unfortunately they all seem to be wireless and I prefer wired.

I just wonder if anyone out there has a quick fix solution without me having to strip it down, I've looked on you tube and everyone seems to have a different solution.

Once again, as I have mentioned in the dim and distant past, bargains galore to be had usually to be found on the backs of magazines.

The ones that get my goat is the Royal mint {collectable} newly minted coins. I have just come across the latest from the Charles collection once in a lifetime chance to buy coins {total face value £3:88p} yours for just £34!!!

If I owned a shop and priced my goods at 10 times their value compared to the shop next door selling the same items how long would I stay in business.

These coins won't {and never will be} worth more than their face value so shelling out for these coins is just a sheer waste of money.
My brother started his coin collection when he was a teenager, he past away last year aged 81 and he had a substantial collection, but he had already been told that his collection had in fact depreciated in value rather than increased I certainly don't think he would have got a decent return for all his efforts.

There seems to be some progress as regards a ceasefire as talks continue in Paris and elsewhere.

M.H.O.
Hamas is getting round the negotiating table mainly because Gaza is overrun by Israeli soldiers who have a strategic strangle hold on Gaza therefore stifling Hamas, in other words Hamas is getting it's butt kicked. Hamas needs to take stock and the only way they can do that is to create a breathing space by playing along and stalling for time at the talks {i.e. a ceasefire} so they can regroup. I don't think Hamas really knew what behemoth they had awoken in Israel when they raided in October, but they certainly know now and they are paying the price along with many thousands of innocent people on both sides.

Hamas has always said it is the sworn enemy of Israel, so the upshot is why should Israel give them an inch!.......How is it going to end? it's anyone's guess, but you can rest assured the killing will continue.

After watching last nights Question time the usual topic arose concerning Gaza. Jill Kirby {columnist} was on the panel and she pretty much said {or tried to say} what I was thinking but she got shouted down.
Everybody is screaming about the high death rate in Gaza {rightly so} and why isn't there an immediate ceasefire, but from what I can see of the situation is yes Netanyahu firstly wants revenge but also to be rid of Hamas. He's possibly seen what happened in the previous conflicts concerning Saddam Hussien and Gaddafi years ago, forces went in and "liberated" the countries and toppled the dictators then just left leaving a vacuum so the rebels who were routed were able to return and those countries are virtually back to square one, all that time money and moreover lives lost and for what.
M.H.O.
I believe Netanyahu's philosophy is not to get into that situation, he sees it's his job to annihilate Hamas completely and avoid Hamas ever returning by completely wiping them out at any cost, and as everybody can witness it's not easy and it's bloody.

Apparently there's a page you can go to on the Council website I believe it's called "Fix my road or street" something like that where you can report potholes on your street.

If you want to see potholes at their worst just go round the Arkwright roundabout on the way to Bolsover it's beyond a joke.

Latest on Hagg hill....... the potholes must be breeding, there's new ones every time I go along that road.

Update on the update.....Hagg hill is almost as bad again, kids with seaside buckets and spades could do a better job. It's false economy to just keep going back to the same stretch of road and fill in potholes it must be quicker and possibly cheaper to re surface.

If I have to watch a cookery programme, then it is Rick Stein, who goes to some great places to cook, and he isn't one of those over-enthusiastic wannabe gobby celebs...

Yes Rick Stein has come along way since his debut on one of Keith Floyds cookery shows, unfortunately he's not one of my favourites and as it turns out he is not very well liked amongst the people living in Padstow either {or as it's referred to now Padstein}. I remember visiting Cornwall in the mid 80's with friends and the four of us had booked and visited R.S. restaurant in Padstow, along with a couple of drinks each the bill came to just shy of £160 and that was almost 40years ago so what's he charging now? I have also found out he now has competition in Padstow, another "chef" has set up camp and opened up a restaurant there and he's just as expensive.
 

Every time they put the stamp prices up it's another nail on the R.M.'s coffin.

Lets face it the vast % of what drops on your doormat is junk nowadays, but good or bad this is what is helping keep them afloat.
I was a latecomer to technology {computers mobiles and the like} not till I was in my 60's and I still haven't fully grasped all it has to offer, this is why I still insist on hard copies of my bills etc. by post, even though I can usually look it up on line. There are some companies I deal with that tell me they will charge me for a postal bill, for example EE charges £3:80 per posted bill and it probably costs them 50p tops to send it out, but I work on the principal of while ever I need a posted bill delivering there's a need for a postman/woman.