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[jno]

when I click on a photo in My Pictures it insists on opening in Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition 3.0 (I didn't even know I had this but I assume it came with Photoshop Elements 3). I'm given the option of opening in Windows Picture Viewer, which I want (quicker and less 'noisy' to look at), but have to do it every time. Where can I change the default to Picture Viewer? I've got Windows XP.

[jno]

painter has finished, financial advisor has been and gone (we just told him to carry on with our investments, he's made us quite a bit of money so far), have dragged the rubbish bins back through the house and done half my Christmas cards... two down, two to go

[netibiza]

We also have a financial advisor, he advises Mr N to keep the money away from me! We rarely see him, he does well for us too, I have to phone him sometimes when Spain wants to grab all foreigners monies, and he's very good.

[jno]

we had to fill out a scientific survey of a dozen questions about our investment attitudes which they programme into their computers to give us the bext mix of funds in our portfolio. We've told him all this stuff before but he says he needs it in written form in case the inspectors want to check him out. (There have been new rules brought in recently, apparently.) He also recorded the session for the same reason, so future inspectors will be able to hear us discussing shades of yellow with the painter man, who was popping in and out.

[netibiza]

Good morning all.

Bl**dy neighbour has started a cement mixer by his wall so it shakes my bedroom and makes a non stop humming noise, grrrr. And there was I thinking I could have a quiet lie-in !!

Suns is shining but it's chilly so that's OK:

[woofgang]

good morning, we are watching the sun rise at the sea to avoid the noise of the bottle bank. i have no idea why but Rab hates it so we go out. its only two days each month and its quite nice sat here listening to the radio with the heater running. have just ordered myself some self heating drinks for the winter as a bottle of cold starbucks doesn't quite cut it

[shaneystar2]

Morning all
It's cold ,sunny,windy,raining or hailing at various times here .
Hope you're all ok .
My financial advisor is watching Borgen on catch up at the moment .He provides the finance and I spend it !
My joints are in screaming mode so I don't think I'll be doing a lot today.

[netibiza]

Shiite just lost a long post on phone!

Mr N is at home with a bad back grr so he'll be hogging the teevee, and I won't be able to watch Jeremy Kyle which is my guilty pleasure. I just cannot believe there are people like that, and why do they have to remove their teeth?

[netibiza]

Am sitting outside the Cosmi cafe having a hot coffee as rather chilly here today although bright sunshine.

[Robinia]

Morning all...bitterly cold, there was a thin layer of ice on the bird baths but it is sunny and blue skies...for the moment.

When it comes to sorting out my finances I prefer diy...
http://tiny.cc/2o4x6w

Neti I was starting to think your posts were like those pendants you have to spin really fast to make the message appear.

[Robinia]

Is it very wrong to take a bite out of the cheese and put it back with teeth marks in it? :)

good thing I live alone

[woofgang]

so long as the teeth marks are your and not Roland's Robi......

[netibiza]

I do that Robi and I do not live alone.

[shaneystar2]

hahaa...I've got a mouse that does things like that to stuff in the fridge .
My toaster has gone bang ...bgr it .

[woofgang]

my fridge has gone bang....seems like its a week for it.

[netibiza]

ear you poor old things, everything going bang.

I have 3 toasters and 4electric kettles, and 3 steam irons, it just something I do!

Brrr chilly here! Sitting wrapped in layers, "Too early to light the fire" grrrr!

[Robinia]

Oh nooo, are we all doomed? Back to toasting forks, cold slabs and mangles for us :(
I've had one of those can't get warm days, how much longer to summer?

[shaneystar2]

I can't get warm either today .
Ooh nooo.. that's a bit of a big expensive bang Woofy .
I never have a lot of luck with toasters and kettles .
It wasn't a cheap toaster either but the next one will be !

[jno]

about a day and a half to summer, if you stick with me. Off tomorrah, don't think I'll be doing any surfing of either kind there, and will come back to an utter pigsty as all the furniture is everywhere while awaiting the carpet man, and not only that, we are going to have to take up the old carpet ourselves, and there's almost an acre of it. I'm already sorry I came back, and I haven't even gone.

[netibiza]

Ah jno, I'll say bon viaje then, house won't get sorted in your absence then?

My damn ceiling lightbulb has gone in the bedroom, and it is so high it involves a tall ladder, me wobbling on the bed, and Mr N balancing precariously trying to replace it. Maybe, just maybe we should try a longlife eco whatsit one again, last time it lasted a week!

I jsut heated up a Dr Oetker pizza for me and Mr N ate the rest of his chicken pie (room temp) so not much to do, had a hot bath and, yes you've guessed it, am in bed.

[Robinia]

Have a jolly holiday jno...try not to worry about us too much as we freeze under our mountain of broken appliances.