I think that the problem with some small charities is that they rely on retired people to do their accounts etc - some have been retired quite a long time and may not have been very up to date even when they were working
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sorry to have been absent for a few days but I now officially have square eyes as I have spent the last 5 (yes FIVE) days sorting out my main computer. Operating system upgrade 3 weeks ago didn't go perfectly & I was becoming increasingly worried I might end up with corrupted files etc. So, after making multiple back ups, I completely erased the hard drive (Yikes - that was a very scary thing to do) and did a fresh reinstall of the operating system.
Decided that this was, therefore, the 'right' time to sort through literally thousands of photos & files so I wasn't just reimporting lots of rubbish - it took days. One job was to delete the emails 'trash' which hadn't been done for a year - but I went through it all to make sure there was nothing there that shouldn't have been. There were over 5000 deleted notifications from this Forum alone - obviously spend too much time time chatting...
Decided it was not too late to make a new Year's resolution - ie to empty the computer waste paper baskets every week (not once a year) and to tag, date and name photos as I put them on the computer - rather than trying to do 8000 of them in batches of 100 at a time.
Back up and running now and there was lots of time spent waiting for things to copy and generally 'happen' - so I finished lots of paper filing (just for Chicky, Flowers & BL ), got through a load of tax and pensions stuff for OH, did a load of ironing, watched the tennis, nearly caught up with The Archers (it's Christmas now ) and was generally really glad that all this was going on while the weather was horrible and I wasn't wasting valuable gardening time.
Hope everybody up north has come through the storm safe and sound - sounded horrendous - hope you weren't planning a walk today Fairy.
Sorry to hear about your accident Panda - I've done something similar - [walked into a cupboard door] - blooming' hurts doesn't it?
Hope all poorly peeps are feeling little better today and Hosta makes it home safe & sound.
Clari - it needs sorting - NOW - . If they do an online transfer right now the money will be in your account later today (assuming both banks are signed up for fast banking transfers (most are) - if not - maximum of 3 days wait). As has been said before - bank transfer is cheaper, faster and less work (for both parties) than cheque payments.
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
I was going to say jugs but didn't want to lower the tone....oops....
Some of the snow is melting now but we're getting a lot of heavy black clouds dropping their snowy contents!
Decided not to walk today - it would have been a low level one like the one last week, and I'm not that keen on those. Everywhere (for hills) is very snowy/blizzardy and I don't need to be a hero at my age
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Sorry doc, I'm relatively tough but I'm not daft! Furthest I'm walking is the kitchen right now!
Seriously - snow gates are shut at Spittal of Glenshee and it's blizzard conditions in the areas I'd like to go - even at low level. Roads are only just cleared here
Love the number plate doc - I expect you're right
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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I think that the problem with some small charities is that they rely on retired people to do their accounts etc - some have been retired quite a long time and may not have been very up to date even when they were working
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Good Morning everybody
Sorry to have been absent for a few days but I now officially have square eyes as I have spent the last 5 (yes FIVE) days sorting out my main computer. Operating system upgrade 3 weeks ago didn't go perfectly & I was becoming increasingly worried I might end up with corrupted files etc. So, after making multiple back ups, I completely erased the hard drive (Yikes - that was a very scary thing to do) and did a fresh reinstall of the operating system.
Decided that this was, therefore, the 'right' time to sort through literally thousands of photos & files so I wasn't just reimporting lots of rubbish - it took days. One job was to delete the emails 'trash' which hadn't been done for a year - but I went through it all to make sure there was nothing there that shouldn't have been. There were over 5000 deleted notifications from this Forum alone - obviously spend too much time time chatting...
Decided it was not too late to make a new Year's resolution - ie to empty the computer waste paper baskets every week (not once a year) and to tag, date and name photos as I put them on the computer - rather than trying to do 8000 of them in batches of 100 at a time.
Back up and running now and there was lots of time spent waiting for things to copy and generally 'happen' - so I finished lots of paper filing
(just for Chicky, Flowers & BL 
), got through a load of tax and pensions stuff for OH, did a load of ironing, watched the tennis, nearly caught up with The Archers (it's Christmas now 
) and was generally really glad that all this was going on while the weather was horrible and I wasn't wasting valuable gardening time.
Hope everybody up north has come through the storm safe and sound - sounded horrendous - hope you weren't planning a walk today Fairy.
Sorry to hear about your accident Panda - I've done something similar - [walked into a cupboard door] - blooming' hurts doesn't it?
Hope all poorly peeps are feeling little better today and Hosta makes it home safe & sound.
Clari - it needs sorting - NOW -
. If they do an online transfer right now the money will be in your account later today (assuming both banks are signed up for fast banking transfers (most are) - if not - maximum of 3 days wait). As has been said before - bank transfer is cheaper, faster and less work (for both parties) than cheque payments.
Morning
Boob is ok today, my my knee is rather sore
if only I didn't need to use it so much...
Fairy, your weather sounds mingin'
Hope you don't have to be out in it too much!
Hope everyone keeps well today
Glad your 'area' is ok Panda
I was going to say jugs but didn't want to lower the tone....oops....
Some of the snow is melting now but we're getting a lot of heavy black clouds dropping their snowy contents!
Decided not to walk today - it would have been a low level one like the one last week, and I'm not that keen on those. Everywhere (for hills) is very snowy/blizzardy and I don't need to be a hero at my age
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Bitterly cold here. Just about managed a walk around the garden, before rain forced me in.
Rest of the day watching sport, I expect.
I once knew a plastic surgeon, who had a personalised number plate, JUG 1, I expect it was how he made his money!
I am surprised a tough girl like you is not walking Fg!
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Snowing here
too wet to settle.
Pdoc Fairy is same age as us ..maybe we should walk with her next time LOL
All jobs on today's list have been done
... I might need a nap now 
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Pauline - I wouldn't go that far
Sorry doc, I'm relatively tough but I'm not daft! Furthest I'm walking is the kitchen right now!
Seriously - snow gates are shut at Spittal of Glenshee and it's blizzard conditions in the areas I'd like to go - even at low level. Roads are only just cleared here
Love the number plate doc - I expect you're right
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Saw a number plate earlier today DA0S WEK
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If you are going to the kitchen, can I have a coffee and some cake please, Fg?
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border