Just Typical...

The cable company I get TV phone and broadband from has been bought over by Virgin Media.

This is probably a good thing - my provider is quite small and been bought over a few times already. Luckily it keeps getting better for me. The number of channels, the quality of both broadband and the set top boxes. All of it has been pretty good. I do think its odd that they cannot provide the Red Button channels which are available on Freeserve, but that's only a minor issue.

Naturally, we won't get the same package but after a quick look at the website it looks like the same prices will give a better service, so all in all, I'm looking forward to it.

We will get a new set top box - a tivo box to replace my current PVR. That should be fine although I do like my current box. I'll also be getting new wireless kit for my broadband. That would be good as my stuff I bought myself and then turned down the option to buy from the cable company last time.

It seems we will be contacted in the next few weeks with dates for the switchover, and then personal visits to set up the new stuff.

So I was not surprised when last week my phone wouldn't connect to my wifi when I came home. It was reporting an 'authenticating error'. I presumed it was something to do with the switch over and after rebooting the router all was well. A few days later the same thing with the same corrective action. I was beginning to think this was getting a bit silly the third time I had to reset the router.

Last night when we got in we both had the same error. This time a reset of the router didn't do the job as the router died. Complete failure of the power supply to the router.

So, do I wait for the cable company or do I get a new router?

Bit of a dilemma for about 5 minutes - off to tesco for a cheap router and we're back online, shakes never even taking hold.

But do I keep this new one or take the cable companies new one?

Not fooling anyone

We were out on the bikes again this morning (well today, the morning disappeared in a nice lie-in)

Fiona is still not convinced about the mini-triathalon she has been entered into later this autumn, so I am still doing my best to get her out training.

We headed out to Eglington Park again. This was for 2 main reasons - the strong WNW wind meant heading North was better so we could have the wind behind us on the way home. The other was because we were passed by a large number of vintage trucks yesterday. I did some googling and it appeared that they were heading to a rally in Eglington today. The wind thing was just a bonus.

Since this was essentially the same route we did the other night we can make direct comparisons: A little bit further today (because we cycled around the park looking for the vintage trucks) in a little bit more time. Overall an improvement in average speed. That's the benefit of training.

Todays:

Last weeks:

However, I was completely unable to get her to run once we got back home,instead we sat in the garden and ate an ice cream.

Sunny Saturday

I don't think fiona is taking her upcoming mini triathlon seriously enough. Apart from that one evening she's not been in a pool and she still hasn't done any running.

She did clarify though. Its not that her hair would get wet, its how her hair looks when its wet.

She did come out on the bikes this morning though.

It was a good ride, warm and mostly dry. We could keep a reasonable pace provided I stayed behind her. Once i got in front she would start to lag and 'rest'.