COLD DARK ROOM

[Tidgy's Dad]

TIP FOR RESTAURATEURS
To divert attention from your food being tasteless, bland and overpriced, serve it on an oversized, wavy, oblong plate.

 

[JoesMum]

Good evening all. I have been in Buckinghamshire for a couple of days. First we visited JoesDad's relatives ... and today we went to

Bletchley Park where the code-breakers who cracked the Enigma machine and other cyphers in World War II were based.

Afterwards we went to The National Museum of Computing which is next door.

Both were absolutely fascinating and not just for industry geeks like me. JoesDad really enjoyed it too.

NMoC does a guided tour which we joined. Good for the extra information

It was a bit of a trip down memory lane for all the adults, especially those of us who had spent time in computer rooms. There was plenty for those who had grown up with computer games through the decades too.

It's hard to imagine that this disk only holds 4megabytes - one digital photo!


And this is Colossus - or a reconstruction of it anyway - the original code breaking machine.


And this is WITCH (Wolverhampton Instrument for Teaching Computing) which was originally used at Harwell Nuclear Labs before being donated to Wolverhampton Technical College for teaching. It's just as well it didn't go to Birmingham It still works after 70 years.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good evening all. I have been in Buckinghamshire for a couple of days. First we visited JoesDad's relatives ... and today we went to

Bletchley Park where the code-breakers who cracked the Enigma machine and other cyphers in World War II were based.

Afterwards we went to The National Museum of Computing which is next door.

Both were absolutely fascinating and not just for industry geeks like me. JoesDad really enjoyed it too.

NMoC does a guided tour which we joined. Good for the extra information

It was a bit of a trip down memory lane for all the adults, especially those of us who had spent time in computer rooms. There was plenty for those who had grown up with computer games through the decades too.

It's hard to imagine that this disk only holds 4megabytes - one digital photo!
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And this is Colossus - or a reconstruction of it anyway - the original code breaking machine.
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And this is WITCH (Wolverhampton Instrument for Teaching Computing) which was originally used at Harwell Nuclear Labs before being donated to Wolverhampton Technical College for teaching. It's just as well it didn't go to Birmingham It still works after 70 years.
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I've never actually been there, though I've read a lot about it.
Fascinating stuff.
Good evening, Linda, nice to see you're still having lots of fun.

 

[JoesMum]

Tomorrow is JoesDad's birthday. He gets to be older than me for the next 6.5 months again

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Tomorrow is JoesDad's birthday. He gets to be older than me for the next 6.5 months again

Tomorrow is not my birthday.
But wish JoesDad a very special happy birthday from me.
And ask him politely for some cake for me as well, please.

 

[JoesMum]

I have subscribed to the Esio Trot thread in the app so I can find it easily
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/esio-trot-by-tidgys-dad.159608/

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I have subscribed to the Esio Trot thread in the app so I can find it easily
http://www.tortoiseforum.org/threads/esio-trot-by-tidgys-dad.159608/

Thank you.
It is a work in progress and may take years and cost thousands of lives.
On a budget of sixpence.

 

[JSWallace]

@JSWallace
Jane, are you okay ?
I have seen you lurking about, but not posting.
Lurk lurk.
Hope you are okay.
You don't have to give the medal back, you know.

Hey Adam, yes I am ok ( I think!). Have some issues going on in my life that have made me sort of silent, that doesn't really make sense does it! Thank you for caring, I really appreciate it..

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hey Adam, yes I am ok ( I think!). Have some issues going on in my life that have made me sort of silent, that doesn't really make sense does it! Thank you for caring, I really appreciate it..

I won't pry.
Hope everything is resolved quickly and with the best possible outcome.
Love and available in PM if you need me.
Adam.

 

[JSWallace]

I won't pry.
Hope everything is resolved quickly and with the best possible outcome.
Love and available in PM if you need me.
Adam.

Hey thanks, I might do that if it's ok with you..

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Hey thanks, I might do that if it's ok with you..

Absolutely.
Not that I can promise to be of much help.
But discretion is assured.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Old Fred Fernackerpants wandered round the town,
Sometimes with his trousers up and sometimes with them down.
And when they were up, they were up,
And when they were down they were down,
And when they were only half way up he got arrested.

 

[Bee62]

Good evening Adam.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

Good evening Adam.

Oh, good evening, ccl Bee
Sorry, been watching a film commentary.
How are you this fine evening ?

 

[Bee62]

Oh, good evening, ccl Bee
Sorry, been watching a film commentary.
How are you this fine evening ?

I am fine !
I am waiting for a book to be continued. I think it is written by some Adam... ?
In the meanwhile I`ve wrote something for you and all our CDR members.
Please excuse or correct faults, because I am no native English speaker ...
And here it is:

The tiny little tortoise

A tiny, little tortoise was going to town,
a tiny, little tortoise wants to lay her money down.

She gets up very early, she`s hurrying to town,
she couldn`t wait no longer to lay her money down.

She crawls through bushes, climbs montains up and down.
she could`t wait no longer to lay her money down.

She reaches the big city, she`s looking all around,
she could`t wait no longer to lay her money down.

She found the Tortoises Bank, but what she saw makes her frown,
she could`t wait no longer to lay her money dow.

She knocks on the door, but the bank was closed and down,
she could`t wait no longer to lay her money dow.

She thought that is no pitty, I`m going home and now,
I can wait a year longer to lay my money down.




written by Sabine Lebensieg, August 2017, the 2.
All rights reserved to the author

 

[Bee62]

You can search the whole I-Net.
I wrote this little rhyme by myself. I swear.

 

[Momof4]

I am fine !
I am waiting for a book to be continued. I think it is written by some Adam... ?
In the meanwhile I`ve wrote something for you and all our CDR members.
Please excuse or correct faults, because I am no native English speaker ...
And here it is:

The tiny little tortoise

A tiny, little tortoise was going to town,
a tiny, little tortoise wants to lay her money down.

She gets up very early, she`s hurrying to town,
she couldn`t wait no longer to lay her money down.

She crawls through bushes, climbs montains up and down.
she could`t wait no longer to lay her money down.

She reaches the big city, she`s looking all around,
she could`t wait no longer to lay her money down.

She found the Tortoises Bank, but what she saw makes her frown,
she could`t wait no longer to lay her money dow.

She knocks on the door, but the bank was closed and down,
she could`t wait no longer to lay her money dow.

She thought that is no pitty, I`m going home and now,
I can wait a year longer to lay my money down.




written by Sabine Lebensieg, August 2017, the 2.
All rights reserved to the author

That's cute!! Nicely done too!!

 

[Bee62]

That's cute!! Nicely done too!!

Thank you !

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

I am fine !
I am waiting for a book to be continued. I think it is written by some Adam... ?
In the meanwhile I`ve wrote something for you and all our CDR members.
Please excuse or correct faults, because I am no native English speaker ...
And here it is:

The tiny little tortoise

A tiny, little tortoise was going to town,
a tiny, little tortoise wants to lay her money down.

She gets up very early, she`s hurrying to town,
she couldn`t wait no longer to lay her money down.

She crawls through bushes, climbs montains up and down.
she could`t wait no longer to lay her money down.

She reaches the big city, she`s looking all around,
she could`t wait no longer to lay her money down.

She found the Tortoises Bank, but what she saw makes her frown,
she could`t wait no longer to lay her money dow.

She knocks on the door, but the bank was closed and down,
she could`t wait no longer to lay her money dow.

She thought that is no pitty, I`m going home and now,
I can wait a year longer to lay my money down.




written by Sabine Lebensieg, August 2017, the 2.
All rights reserved to the author

Most excellent, Sabine.
i love the rhythm and fluidity in particular.
The tenses vary a bit between present continuous, simple present and past when just sticking to one would have been better.
Mountains. Pity.
A really lovely thing that I shall treasure.

 

[Tidgy's Dad]

You can search the whole I-Net.
I wrote this little rhyme by myself. I swear.

I won't bother searching, I absolutely believe and trust you.