Backpack Luggage

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:14:38 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne) wrote:

>Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:01:47 +0200, Tim C. <tim.challenger@aon.at> wrote:
>>
>> >Following up to Alan S <nothere@there.com> :
>> >
>> >>We found laundromats as scarce as hen's teeth while
>> >>wandering Europe, particularly in Central and Eastern
>> >>Europe.
>> >
>> >That's my experience too.
>> >I don't think there's a single one in Linz (pop ~200 000).
>> >There used to be one really grotty place but it closed down a few years ago
>> >when the manageress died.
>>
>> The nearest one I can think of is in Whitby.
>
>There are closer ones to you in the UK! :)

Elstree? The one run by Dot?

>
>The laundromat is increasingly rare in the UK. Dry cleaning places are
>common, of course, and they will often have a laundry service, but it
>might be pricey. I'm a bit surprised that the laundry in Eastenders
>still thrives.

It's because nobody in Walford owns a washing machine.
You should be glad that most use public transport :-)
Note how the square isn't solid with parked cars.

>
>My experience is that they are much more common in the US than here. In
>US apartment buildings, it's very common for there to be a laundry room,
>usually coin-operated. This was the case in most buildings I lived in in
>the US, apart from one in Philadelphia, where I had a washer and a dryer
>in the downstairs bathroom (bi-level apartment) but that was considered
>'luxury.')
>
>Rented accomodation op any level (house or flat) in the UK generally
>includes at least a washer. We have a washer/dryer, neatly hidden in the
>kitchen furniture, but the dryer isn't as good as a standalone in our
>experience. We usually just dry stuff on our terrace. Oscar is appalled
>that the washing machine is in the kitchen! More cultural stuff going on
>there...
>
>The only time I've ever laundered my own clothes while travelling was at
>a laundromat in Florence in the mid-90s, on one of the streets going
>east from the Duomo. I wonder if it's still there...

30 years ago, when I had to stay for weeks in a small town on the Bodensee, when
I had only planned a day trip, I found it was cheaper to buy shirts than have
them laundered.
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Martin

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 17:45:03 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne) wrote:

>Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:14:38 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne) wrote:
>[]
>> >The only time I've ever laundered my own clothes while travelling was at
>> >a laundromat in Florence in the mid-90s, on one of the streets going
>> >east from the Duomo. I wonder if it's still there...
>>
>> 30 years ago, when I had to stay for weeks in a small town on the
>> Bodensee, when I had only planned a day trip, I found it was cheaper to
>> buy shirts than have them laundered.
>
>That's true for Primark, and they do last for the day! :)

David, where did you find the text about expats being able to receive Internet
TV thanks to BBC World?
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Martin

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:01:18 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne) wrote:

>Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:23:47 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne) wrote:
>>
>> >Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:53:00 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne) wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>[]
>> >> >> Duh I missed that it was only "watch the BBC's news reports in broadband
>> >> >> quality" I already could.
>> >> >
>> >> >On your computer? Does your ISP have a deal with them?
>> >>
>> >> I doubt it. Exactly what is broadband quality?
>> >
>> >I don't think there's a broad definition. When I watch BBC stuff in the
>> >UK, it's on about 256k, from outside, it's 56k. What do you get when you
>> >watch BBC video online?

with Real Player 224Kbps

>>
>> It looks normal to me. Not sure how to measure the baud rate of a video. (yes,
>> Mr Black I know)
>
>If it looks normal to you, it could well be broadband then- as so much
>video content nowadays is. (When I watch BBC stuff using real player, it
>gives you the baud rate.) Does it have a reasonable amount of
>definition?

Not at full screen mode

> Then, it probably is.
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Martin

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:08:25 +0200, Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:

>On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:01:18 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne) wrote:
>
>>Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:23:47 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne) wrote:
>>>
>>> >Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>>> >
>>> >> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:53:00 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne) wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> >Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>>[]
>>> >> >> Duh I missed that it was only "watch the BBC's news reports in broadband
>>> >> >> quality" I already could.
>>> >> >
>>> >> >On your computer? Does your ISP have a deal with them?
>>> >>
>>> >> I doubt it. Exactly what is broadband quality?
>>> >
>>> >I don't think there's a broad definition. When I watch BBC stuff in the
>>> >UK, it's on about 256k, from outside, it's 56k. What do you get when you
>>> >watch BBC video online?
>
>with Real Player 224Kbps
>
>>>
>>> It looks normal to me. Not sure how to measure the baud rate of a video. (yes,
>>> Mr Black I know)
>>
>>If it looks normal to you, it could well be broadband then- as so much
>>video content nowadays is. (When I watch BBC stuff using real player, it
>>gives you the baud rate.) Does it have a reasonable amount of
>>definition?
>
>Not at full screen mode

It does if I specify high quality.
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Martin

On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:17:52 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne) wrote:

>Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:01:18 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne) wrote:
>>
>> >Martin <me@address.invalid> wrote:
>> >
>> >> On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 20:23:47 +0100, d4g4h4.uk (David Horne) wrote:
>[]
>> >> >> >On your computer? Does your ISP have a deal with them?
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I doubt it. Exactly what is broadband quality?
>> >> >
>> >> >I don't think there's a broad definition. When I watch BBC stuff in the
>> >> >UK, it's on about 256k, from outside, it's 56k. What do you get when you
>> >> >watch BBC video online?
>>
>> with Real Player 224Kbps
>
>That's BB then.

It's better on TV. I can change channels when it gets boring.
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Martin