That's twice!

Oh dear. Hope it isn't flammable?

I've just squirted deodorant all over my hair prior to blow drying it!!

Flowerofthewest copyright that idea quickly!

Maybe they have an app on their phones to geo-locate the lamp posts en route!

These IT-related incidents can happen to people of any age. I often have to evade younger persons who are texting while walking. I don't know how they avoid lamp posts! (Also I have seen a thread for younger people somewhere where they confessed to trying to use their computer games controller to move something in real life!)

Oh dear, I hope you were ok!

Flower So sorry but.............

Ah! and yesterday, while reading a text on my mobile I was asked by DH to unplug the lawn mower from the lounge. I strode across the room, put my foot in a toddler's wooden trolly, my leg shot out from under me, the other one went sideways and I landed in slow-motion on my back onto a pile of lego. DH, bless him, stood by the patio door saying 'Are you OK?' OF COURSE I'M BLOODY WELL NOT, UNPLUG IT YOURSELF!!!!' I am such a charmer when hurt.

Today I tried to blow an icon that had popped up onto my mobile screen away. Just to let you all know that I am almost as batty, not quite, as my friend.

Not old, in her early 60s . Love it janerowena.

What an excellent idea.

Stock up with gold stars, and prepare the naughty step.

I know! Horrified that she hasn't done it before, I hope. I'm more worried about how patient I shall be actually... If I could manage a class of 30 four year olds, I should manage a woman in her 60s, it's just that my expectations may be somewhat higher.

I think you should take up the chairwoman's suggestion that you show her how it is done. Sit her down beside you, scan or type in the info sheet and fire it off to the email-holders with one click of the finger. While you are sitting at the computer, find a website for a different group and show her that, so that she can see how the rest of the wortld is living.

She will be either impressed or horrified.

That is the trouble, they are all lovely women (or men) It is just that they are still at least 30 years behind everyone else.

It's chaos. The chairwoman wants to bring them round. I am no secretary, my friend is but she has just taken over all the newsy stuff to send to the central office that sends out the magazines. There is a secretary but in name only - deaf, half blind and mumbles but insists on trying to read out minutes nevertheless. Seriously, it's Jam and Jerusalem. Lovely woman though, in fact so is the Chair. It's just that I had really wanted to leave and not get so involved just yet, but I watch it all with a sort of horrified fascination and find myself getting sucked in.

Last month a lecturer cancelled. Chair was livid, but friend said that the lecturer was too, he said he couldn't find an email number for her to let her know, and when he tried to ring to tell her she was out and there wasn't even an answerphone! All went a bit quiet and we moved swiftly on to 'other matters'.

Do you have a secretary as well as a chairwoman? Sending round those sheets of info is more a secretary's job - and if you can find one who can use a computer properly you might get it in time.

Would that go down like a lead balloon with a chairwoman who likes to be in charge of it all?

I can only imagine that is why our branch is the only one in the area that never seems to get its news into the magazine. One of my friends is dealing with that one.

The chairman is only really quite young, in her early 60s. She deals with computers, but for work only to deal with customer complaints, nothing else. The local offices run techie drop-ins, but as yet no-one from our branch seems to wish to attend.

Also, by the time we receive those sign-up sheets - the things we could go to are out of date! We met last night, and of course all the things like archery and going around a Quaker meeting house were in the first few days.

I take it that the chairwoman is not one of those who will be receiving emails?

Last night I gave in and went back to WI (they drive me potty but we don't want it to die out before we are old enough to fully appreciate it) and offered to set up an emailing system for the third of the members who use it, so that I could send out all the information from the 20 zillion sheets of paper that get passed around for us all to sign, all in one go.

'Wonderful!' said our chairwoman. 'But you must let us reimburse you for the paper and ink that you use. You must have a very good camera. I must come down to you and you can show me how to do it.'

I just left it there.

This brings back memories of when my dad who was a headmaster compiled the school timetable in the summer holidays. He had a board and lots of different coloured little cards depicting subjects which he slotted into it and rooms were along one side and teachers names on another. Then one day a child - not me!!!!! - thought it would be a good plaything.

I don't remember exactly what dad said..............

Yes, it is recoverable, it was recovered back to only a few days back. I keep being asked why it isn't taken off and backed up separately, but of course there's too much private stuff on there so all work has to be done within the system.

The Head didn't turn up to the meeting... How awful is that, he should have apologised. DBH is going to do some sleuthing today and see if anyone knows what on earth he thought he was doing. So only a few modifications will have to be made, late additions to the part-time staff and things. It still means late nights for a couple of nights, though. At least I can stop panicking about next weekend.

Yes, Starling, I know exactly what you mean. In fact I find it really hard now when I have friends who don't have a mobile or email. Yesterday evening I was with someone painstakingly writing down everything I told her in an ancient Filofax, I had to wait for her to keep up and it was so slow.... I just so wanted to send an email!

roses glad it's not just me!

A big relief to know it is likely to be recoverable.

Out of interest, I wonder what Head Teacher had to say for himself.

DH assures me that it should be possible to run a data recovery programme to retrieve it all.