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Red Squirrel 23 Jan 2:26pm, 23 Jan 2025 25,004 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel (Apart from a fully-functioning brain.)
Eynsham Red 23 Jan 2:49pm, 23 Jan 2025 11,736 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red Red Squirrel wrote:Completely forgetting there’s no signal here at my house, I ordered a DAB alarm clock. It’s got gradual light, birdie sounds and even a battery back-up in case of power cuts (we get them here). What a twat! However, what’s puzzling me is that an old transistor-style DAB radio that I inherited seems to work OK when you pull out its long aerial. Am I missing something? What is the make and model of your radio @Red Squirrel
Red Squirrel 23 Jan 2:51pm, 23 Jan 2025 25,007 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel Pure Moment, @Eynsham Red I’ve managed to get an FM station on it, but can’t find out how to set the time, because I think it does that via DAB and isn’t internet-enabled.
Eynsham Red 23 Jan 3:11pm, 23 Jan 2025 11,737 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red You can set the radio to Auto Synch or Manual time and date in the settings menu. There’s an online postcode checker which will tell you what the DAB signal coverage is like in your area.
Eynsham Red 23 Jan 3:27pm, 23 Jan 2025 11,738 posts	Quote Pin Eynsham Red The coverage looks pretty scant for Morayshire 🙁 There is a DAB transmitter near Keith.
Red Squirrel 23 Jan 4:09pm, 23 Jan 2025 25,008 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel Thanks ER. I checked the postcode checker yesterday and noticed we’re not near a transmitter. Neighbours closer to the junction of this road have a signal, but from my next door neighbours and onwards, the signal’s low or non-existent. I’ll try to Auto Sync (just had to search on what that phrase means:) ) and give setting it manually a go. Thank you!
NordRunner 23 Jan 6:43pm, 23 Jan 2025 4,944 posts	Quote Pin NordRunner I thought it was something for a camper van.
Red Squirrel 24 Jan 9:08am, 24 Jan 2025 25,015 posts	Quote Pin Red Squirrel Thanks @Eynsham Red . It worked!
Jen HB 29 Jan 4:55pm, 29 Jan 2025 3,361 posts	Quote Pin Jen HB Went to make a cup of tea when I got home and there was already a mug and teabag there ready. I have no idea if I got distracted yesterday and never made one or put a tea bag in that mug and then got out another mug and used that instead! I now definitely have a cup of tea...
Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) 29 Jan 5:24pm, 29 Jan 2025 51,216 posts	Quote Pin Mrs Jigs (Luverlylegs) Maybe the tea fairy was looking after you

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This morning I went to charge my kindle and instead found myself trying to charge my coffee mug. It was my third coffee of the day as well, clearly not strong enough!

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I was just drying my hair after a shower, I switched the hairdryer on and suddenly the bedroom was plunged into darkness, the hairdryer wasn't working either. Great, the electrics have just tripped out.

I find a torch, go to the fuse box but nothing has tripped - turns out I pressed the light switch instead of the hairdryer 'on' button.

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