sotonowl

11 hours ago, owl sees all said:

 

Way above my understanding. I might buy an Apple next. They never have problems. But could I get one for under a grand baht?

 

 

Maybe a knocked off one but then you'll be waiting for the knock on the door. I got mine from here a few years ago now, used iPhone 7. Think I paid around £150 at the time, well worth it though. No good for you though Owl as it's a UK site but surely there's similar in Thailand.

https://www.musicmagpie.co.uk/store/mobile-phones/

8 hours ago, owl sees all said:

I didn't Owl. The phone seemed OK when it thawed out, but the battery wouldn't charge more than 16%. Then went to zero withing seconds.

 

Took it to the phone shop and the expert said that it wasn't a proper battery and advised me to get a new phone. I've still got the old phone. It was better for pics than this new one. I'll get a couple of pics together tomorrow. Perhaps someone has an idea.

I've never tried it myself either but I've read in a few places that it can work wonders for drying phones out that is.

21 minutes ago, owl sees all said:

No such luck HP. And she is looking so,,,!

 

Been a bit disjointed with me turning the old mobile into a block of ice and waiting for the new one. But it's onward and upwards from now on. And any thoughts of a new car out of the reckoning for now. Luckily.

 

Next battle is agreeing what to do with the euca cutting. Life is not as smooth as it should be right now. Mildred off school tomorrow. We will go to farm in the afternoon.

Did you try sticking the old phone in a bag of rice Owl and see if you can save it?

5 hours ago, owl sees all said:

I didn't know Owl.

 

Had a quick butchers at the EPL table. Reckon it's goals let in. They have been hammered a few times this season.

 

I'll have to do some research.

Spot on Owl. After 36 games they've conceded 100 PL goals. Swindon hold the record of 100 but that was after 42 games. Truth be known, I couldn't remember Swindon being in the PL. As for the nicknames, we were the Blades but gave it up basically when we moved to our current home which was commonly know as Owlerton (Now Hillsborough although the nearby dog track still goes under the name of Owlerton) in them days, hence the Owl. Legend has it that it was more to do with visiting supporters changing the nickname by common usage, who knows. They were previously nicknamed the Cutlers but they have always been keen on our cast offs. After all, they moved into Bramall Lane after we'd binned it.😂

1 hour ago, owl sees all said:

Mrs Owl is getting quite aggressive about buying a car. 'Now' is not the time. I'm telling her. However; she wants to get one before Mildred goes back to school on the 13th of this month. It's boiling up to be a right ding-dong.

That doesn't sound good Owl. Good luck with that.

1 hour ago, owl sees all said:

The Owls did it.

Never in doubt Owl. Gulp.😂

Talking about the blades (nickname they stole from us BTW) did you notice the record they equalled on Saturday. They're on course to hold the record all by themselves before the seasons up.

Just now, sotonowl said:

I'm not sure what everyone else's thoughts are on this subject but I'm just finding it way too long between Owls posts and he needs to up his game and start posting a similar amount of content on a daily basis. Thanks for reading.

Oh, and when I say posts, I don't mean the ones holding the solar panels up.

I'm not sure what everyone else's thoughts are on this subject but I'm just finding it way too long between Owls posts and he needs to up his game and start posting a similar amount of content on a daily basis. Thanks for reading.

1 hour ago, owl sees all said:

Sour puss Mildred thoroughly enjoying herself

Can't you book her some laughing lessons Owl, surely there's a local place near you.

1 hour ago, owl sees all said:

Only Villa did well in Europe last week.

Yes, did you see the interesting anomaly with the yellow cards Owl? Villa goalkeeper had a second yellow after the 1st or 2nd pen of the penalty shootout but didn't get sent off. Apparently cards don't carry over from the game into the penalty shootout, they give them a fresh start as they don't want to be sending a goalie off for leaving his goal line when facing a penalty in the shootout should he have had one during the game.

As for the Owls, I have precipice fatigue, oh for a season in mid table. My nerves are shot.

9 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Dear me!

 

How wrong can ya be? A goal feast at Pool? No way. Palace all the way. Irons well beaten at home by Cottagers. And Arsenal outgunned at home by Villa.

 

Have the reds of Liverpool and London just handed the title to blue Manchester?

 

Bayer Leverkusen win the German Bundesliga with 5 games to go.

Fair play to the Palace lads, some brilliant defending in there but the amount of chances Liverpool had I still can't see how they didn't score. Having said that, I'm pleased they did'n't as I don't like them.😀

7 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Expect a goal feast from Pool against Palace,

Just watching that game now, Palace 0-1 up, second half just kicked off.

9 hours ago, owl sees all said:

The mods tend not to touch this thread. Down the years it's been pretty broad and civil in nature. As long as it's in my diary; it's OK. And footy is on page 3.

 

Hope to have some work done to the new water towers at the farm this week. Everything is in place, except the steels that have not yet been got down from the old water tower. TBH, I'm not up to all that climbing about 8 metres in the air any more. Best left to others. But that means delays.

 

 

Tell me about it, I have a roof leak at home but can't now get in the loft. Have to rely on roofers and phone pics.

8 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Wot!! English footy off topic?

 

And a well earned, battling point at home against the Canaries.

 

I did forecast a while back that it world be Rothers, Brum and one other to leave the Championship. Gonna be tight.

Well yeah, I did have one removed a bit since, maybe the mod was being a tad over zealous or he'd seen his <deleted>.

On 4/7/2024 at 3:03 PM, owl sees all said:

The ups and downs in the top two divisions are exciting for sure. Owls won away.

Slightly off topic but we play Norwich tonight Owl, bit of a mile stone as it's our 5,000 league game.

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3 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Indeed! The Ladies have their own link.

 

So the 4-0 (not as I said 4-1) friendly comes before Ranger v Celtic in importance. Just a joke.

 

Good away win by Owls. Great finale to the season; all round.

I wasn't expecting much after last weeks performance at Boro to be honest, some looked to not be trying. Then a rumour about players coming out of contract and a few upset as negotiations hadn't been opened at least. Then  one or two removed from the squad and the manager refusing to say why and an improved performance and a deserved win, looked a totally different side from just a week ago.

Norwich up next on Tuesday I think, then Stoke. It's roll the dice time, could go either way, probably to the last game. Great footy isn't it.

15 hours ago, owl sees all said:

An absolute tragedy has hit the village; just 300 metres from us. Very sad.

Not good leaving us hanging like this Owl.

12 hours ago, owl sees all said:

Actually that season 1951/52 was a cracker for goals. The Owls were so, so unpredictable. When they ran onto the pitch, we didn't know what was to occur. A 3-3, 7-3, 0-6. Great time to watch footy**. They were promoted that season scoring a whopping 100 goals. Let a few in too. Blades and Rotherham scored 18 goals against them in the league encounters. Anyway, it was up with the big boys from then on?! But they struggled, and finished lower each season, until going down in 55. But they bounced back, and regained their top flight spot the following season. But down again in 57/58. True to form; they came up again the following year. they were certainly the 'yo-yo' club.

 

** It was all about attacking with 5 across the front. Two devilish wingers putting in those crosses. Our game stayed like that until the Hungarians taught us a lesson. What was it now?  7-1 and 6-3.

 

But back to The Owls. They did something unforgivable in 1959. The Irons were top of the league after 18 matches. Next up was The Owls. We went to Hillsborough on that cold November day to put the hosts to the sword. We got smashed; 7-0. Dear me!! Irons finished well down the table in 14th in the end, and all because of that day; 28th November 1959. I hated that day for years.

I didn't start going regularly until 1963 when I got my first season ticket, that cost £5 and the season after it increased to £6 and 6 shilings. How things have changed. Seen many a game at Hillsborough but few really stand out but one of them was against the hammers. The Owls won 5-0 but what made it stand out as a game was Chris Waddle tormenting David Burrows all afternoon, Waddle was on fire. David Burrows eventually finished up at Hillsborough as well. That was in Decenber 1993.

6 hours ago, chickenslegs said:

More than half a century ago.

 

Especially if you were alive at the time it happened.😂

4 minutes ago, chickenslegs said:

More than half a century ago.

We were discussing an event in 1979 but Owl went off on one of his tangents and a couple of years earlier we finished up in 1951.😀

12 hours ago, owl sees all said:

couple of years earlier.

A couple of years? I can't remember that one. I've been watching Wednesday since 1963 and I've racked my brains trying to remember it. The Boxing Day Massacre is part of the folklore now, but surely if a 7-3 to the grunters was a couple of years prior to 79 they'd surely have reminded us of it. And I'm sure I'd have remembered it as well.