Tam n pups winter trip 2022

Wendo55 said:
I know it might sound silly but the aerial hasn't loosened, or fallen out of the TV has it? (Just by you moving about in the van).
Only suggesting this from experience! Mine does it regularly as it's so slack when I push it in the TV.
Any advice on how to tighten it is welcome!😉
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Nope I've checked all that removed it unplugged it thrown it round the van replaced it tried again ...its been sat in 9 different places now till I tried to retune . Only thing that's changed is Jackie is parked behind me but surely that can't have caused it

I'm having a last try before I throw it in the sea ...losing patience with the bloody thing
 
Figaro said:
LENNY ! you're needed Lenny HB

Do they use DVB2 in Spain ?
If your ariel is powered, are you sure it's still got power ?
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Yes DVB2 same as UK.
Northernraider said:
No worries , this mh doesn't have an Ariel on the roof or anything. So I've just a wee cheap airiel I bought online which is remarkably good in the UK and I've Neen picking up 10 to 30 TV channels here usually of which I can get 5 or 6 that play English programmes that have selectable language on ...paramount network , dmax , etc . Usually can get a few old movies that way . But not working tonight which is very weird
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If you are just using a low gain aerial it's probably atmospherics affecting the reception. Often clear sky's with high pressure is worse.
 
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Northernraider said:
It's just this wee thing , I posted about it months ago when I bought it , usually its fantastic . I was picking up 70 odd channels in Ireland with it. Loads at home all the free view stuff . In Spain I usually get all the free ones some if which I can get the original language filmed in .

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Not done a silly and when retuning the TV selected ATV instead of DVB

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Northernraider said:
It's just this wee thing , I posted about it months ago when I bought it , usually its fantastic . I was picking up 70 odd channels in Ireland with it. Loads at home all the free view stuff . In Spain I usually get all the free ones some if which I can get the original language filmed in .

It's still getting power etc just not getting any dvb channels View attachment 698875Bloody hell at first I was worried what you were showing us there as I scrolled the page up instead of down so I didn't see the text!!
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It reminds me of something I have in my bedside table




My hot brush.
 
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namwaldog said:
If it's this one you mean Tam, I can recommend it!

We've used it a few times and it's very good. Seem to remember the price per head varies according to time and day you go, (cheaper if early in the evening etc.) and they had a peculiar practice of giving you a takeaway bottle of wine if you bought and got through two bottles whilst eating?

There is a section of the buffet where you pick your raw ingredients, and the chef cooked them to order for you.

Very good selection of puddings too.

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We've been to the Grand Mundo a couple of times, can definitely recommend it - one tip, if you buy a beer get it in a large stein type glass as it works out a lot cheaper than buying it in smaller amounts.
 
Tam, do you use the ariel inside the van cos we've got the same one and find it works much better if you put it out on the roof through the roof window. I fixed a penny washer to the roof with mastic and the magnet attaches to that. Job's a gooden

Bazza
 
Baldybazza said:
Tam, do you use the ariel inside the van cos we've got the same one and find it works much better if you put it out on the roof through the roof window. I fixed a penny washer to the roof with mastic and the magnet attaches to that. Job's a gooden

Bazza
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Sometimes inside and Sometimes outside , but it wouldn't work last night anywhere I put it
 
Minxy said:
We've been to the Grand Mundo a couple of times, can definitely recommend it - one tip, if you buy a beer get it in a large stein type glass as it works out a lot cheaper than buying it in smaller amounts.
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That would be a Tanque, trouble is unlike the U.K. they rarely go above 3/4 full and your back ordering again.🍺

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Northernraider said:
Finally got my sim tray out and what a pain. ... I only have 2 slots so if I fit a 2nd sim I lose my sd card which I have all my music and photos stored on . Jackie's phone she bought here in Spain has 2 sim slots and an sd slot .

Mine which is 4 times the price has one or the other ...😏
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Can your phone take an e-sim?

I've an iPhone 13 mini, wanted a 2nd SIM for a second phone number for business - can't use a physical SIM but a virtual eSIM worked fine, 2 numbers, 2 different networks. Some providers do them, some don't, you'd need to ask *if* your phone would accept one - I'm not sure about the dark side of Android phones ;)
 
What a headache it is trying to cancel this lebara subscription, so far I've had 2 chat conversations in German, I've
Feltwell said:
Can your phone take an e-sim?

I've an iPhone 13 mini, wanted a 2nd SIM for a second phone number for business - can't use a physical SIM but a virtual eSIM worked fine, 2 numbers, 2 different networks. Some providers do them, some don't, you'd need to ask *if* your phone would accept one - I'm not sure about the dark side of Android phones ;)
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I think it can but I've sorted the problem for now by putting it in my tablet and just using a WiFi connection to my phone . As I use my tablet for downloading etc anyway it works fine
 
Dropped off Jackie's iPhone to the repair guy this afternoon and he's going to have a look at it , we then decided to go for lunch instead of going for dinner tonight. So we had a lovely menu del dia in a wee restaurant along the sea front . They had amazing warm crusty bread drizzled with olive oil . But jees what an amount of food, big salad to share , plus a plate with a white crusty loaf and a brown crusty loaf. Then I had spag bol for my starter , Jackie had creama zuccini which was a kind of soup. Then we both had seafood paella for mains which was huge and so much seafood in it , and then I had whisky ice cream for desert and she had a coffee and a bottle of white wine between us . €24 all in and I was stuffed , it was also fun riding the scooter back after 2 glasses of wine lol .


Was nearly falling asleep when got back at 4 ish so took dogs out for a second walk to wake up .

Another cracking sunset tonight.


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check out the size of this rabbit 😁 if you look behind the massive black one you'll see an ordinary sized grey one , the black one was bigger than jade ...
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And how beautiful is this 😍😍
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Northernraider said:
Dropped off Jackie's iPhone to the repair guy this afternoon and he's going to have a look at it , we then decided to go for lunch instead of going for dinner tonight. So we had a lovely menu del dia in a wee restaurant along the sea front . They had amazing warm crusty bread drizzled with olive oil . But jees what an amount of food, big salad to share , plus a plate with a white crusty loaf and a brown crusty loaf. Then I had spag bol for my starter , Jackie had creama zuccini which was a kind of soup. Then we both had seafood paella for mains which was huge and so much seafood in it , and then I had whisky ice cream for desert and she had a coffee and a bottle of white wine between us . €24 all in and I was stuffed , it was also fun riding the scooter back after 2 glasses of wine lol .


Was nearly falling asleep when got back at 4 ish so took dogs out for a second walk to wake up .

Another cracking sunset tonight.


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This colour reminds me of my childhood. We lived in a very old sprawling house with copious outbuildings. Over the wash-house was a loft full of part tins of paint. If anything needed painting my mother (the practical parent) would mix several part tins together to get a suitable amount. Regardless of the actual colour of the paints, the resulting mixture always ended up as a pale green very like that van.
 
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Lenny HB said:
I've lost track, why are you canceling it?
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Cancelling the lebara one I got in UK as they said I'd hit the fair usage limit for roaming . And they wanted to start charging me for every text , call and mb of data . So I got the lobster one instead
 
Langtoftlad said:
Welcome to my world... easy peas to sign up, almost impossible to cancel/close/unsubscribe without jumping through/over innumerable hoops & hurdles.
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I got it in the end, it was actually really simple log on to lebara go to account and uncheck the autorenew box . But I had to go through the chat thing before I found that out .
 
Northernraider said:
Cancelling the lebara one I got in UK as they said I'd hit the fair usage limit for roaming . And they wanted to start charging me for every text , call and mb of data . So I got the lobster one instead
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Oh I see I was getting Lebara and Lobster mixed up. Well they both start with L.
It's an age thing. :xrofl:
 
Lenny HB said:
Oh I see I was getting Lebara and Lobster mixed up. Well they both start with L.
It's an age thing. :xrofl:
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Tam, you might want to start the search for a new electrician, he might get black and red mixed up although thankfully they do start withdifferent letters! :xrofl:
 
Onemanandhisdog said:
Tam, you might want to start the search for a new electrician, he might get black and red mixed up although thankfully they do start withdifferent letters! :xrofl:
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Especially since German MHs tend to have blue and brown wiring and can be either positive or negative depending on how the manufacturer was feeling at the time! :LOL:

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Lenny HB said:
Oh I see I was getting Lebara and Lobster mixed up. Well they both start with L.
It's an age thing. :xrofl:
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I thought you might have been but wasn't sure. The lobster one seems fine though and triple data till end of Feb so I'm happily downloading lol
 
Lenny HB said:
Black's live, well it is in the states. :xlaugh:
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My Uncle taught me how to wire a plug at the age of 9. Blue to the left, Brown to the right and Green was the earth (y)he taught me Blue letter l for left and brown, letter r for right. I taught my hubby the same way (y)He was a bricklayer but useless with electrics:giggle:
 
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Northernraider said:
Having a clear out, I now have 2 large bags of clothes to put in a charity shop or one of those charity clothes bins , can't believe how much stuff I carry around.
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I can believe it.... I was that soldier.... 😂
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