Month: August 2012

  • Visual Basic .NET Radio Buttons get auto-clicked

    I was up until 01:20 this morning debugging code in VB.NET 2010. For hours I thought there was something amiss with my math or logic when a calculation in a secondary window which was affected by Radio Buttons kept giving an erroneous result. The Problem – Visual Basic .NET Radio Buttons At first I thought…

  • Removing A Bra Wire From A Washing Machine

    Removing A Bra Wire From A Washing Machine

    Preface This post describes: removing a Bra Wire from a washing machine when it has come out of a bra and penetrated the inner drum of a front loader. These wires tend to come out of badly maintained bras while being washed. They don’t necessarily damage the machine immediately but always have the potential to…

  • Phishing Email NOT From TESCO Bank

    Where Does This Email Pretend To Come From? This phishing email pretends to come from: Tesco Personal Finance customerservice@consumercardservicing.tescofinance.com. As you can see from the image of the email content below if you were to click on the link: http://www.tescobank.co.uk/1/2/TESCOCAM10;&user=% colin.ride@btinternet.com %  . . . you will not go to a Tesco website. Look carefully…

  • I’ve Spilt Paint On My Patio Slabs. What Will I Do?

    I’ve Spilt Paint On My Patio Slabs. What Will I Do?

    Introduction “Oh dear! The spilt paint on my patio slabs created a 20cm dia. puddle when my tin of mahogany paint blew over. It was tipped up by a gust of wind which lifted the cardboard it was resting on.” “There would have been photos but I had to swear first and then get on…

  • Dining On A Steam Train At The Great Central Railway

    Dining On A Steam Train At The Great Central Railway

    Introduction This time we (my wife and I) enjoyed a day on the trains at the Great Central Railway based at Loughborough Station. We went dining on a steam train at the Great Central Railway on 26th May 2012. This pleasure was a Christmas gift from our son. We had 1st class tickets to travel up and down…