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  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
    Can you not use CTRL-A if the quote is the only thing - or if the quote is part of a longer message Shift-UpArrow?


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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Not on my tablet @steveTu will remember that for the laptop,though. Thanks
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I have no such keys on mine. If I click quote by accident that is the only way I’ve found to remove it. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    Obelixx said:
    Naughty @Lyn, but tempting.

    Internal aerials don't sound too clever to me @Fairygirl.  too much like headlight designs that mean you have to pay a mechanic to get in and change a bulb.  
    I've driven Nissan cars for most of the past 30 years.  First couple I had, there was a cover inside the bonnet and inside the boot for easy access to the lights.  Literally a two minute job to replace the bulb.  On my wife's Micra I couldn't even get my hand in to release the clip behind the light, never mind actually get it out to replace.  Best £8 I've spent in a long time was a visit to Halfords and pay them to do it.  Lots of cursing under breath and skinned knuckles but it wasn't me cursing and bleeding.

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    If you're using a mouse @B3, just right click, highlight the area and press backspace. I do that when I only want to use part of a quote. I could probably do it on the doofer at the bottom [can't remember what it's called  :# ] but it isn't really working properly now.
    Well - the trip to the garage. After explaining what I was told to do, the bloke said 'just take a seat - it won't be long'. I said 'that's not what the other bloke said on the phone yesterday', so off he went to speak to someone. I was sitting where I could see my car, and the next thing - there was this chap at my car, screwing in - an aerial. When he came back I said 'I thought it was an internal thing that needed sorted, the way the bloke spoke?'  'No' says he. I said 'if I'd known, I could have bought the bit and done it myself'. He said I wouldn't have to pay the fitting charge [ I saved a tenner ;) ] but he agreed that it looks like someone's nicked the small external bit. 
    I've used the car so infrequently in the last few months, that I probably didn't even notice that short bit was missing. Hey ho. 
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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    When I bought my current car it was the display one that had been in the showroom. It was missing the external aerial so they fitted a new one (the chap said someone had probably nicked it). Some time later I found it in the storage compartment under the false floor of the boot. I guess someone put it there to stop it getting nicked :D.

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’ve just blued and cut then backspaced,  that’s got rid of it all,  much easier, thanks @Fairygirl
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • steveTusteveTu Posts: 3,219
    I thought I had already posted this, but I must have typed it and not hit post before I went out in the garden.
    There are some shortcut equivalents for Android/Apple. Just googling them these two sites have some hints (including bulk deletes):

    ...but I should stop assuming that people use laptops/PCs for accessing the web'n'stuff.



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  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Thanks I'll have a look
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • zugeniezugenie Posts: 831
    @Fairygirl it is absolute selfishness! Incredible that he puts a sign up so he won’t have the same problem he’s causing!!
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