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Title: Filofax
Post by: Snoopy on December 02, 2008, 10:37:32 AM
As is usual at this time of the year and in common, I imagine, with many others I have just tried to place my annual order for Filofax (2009) pages for both my Desk Fax and SWMBO's Pocket Fax.

Their system has crashed due to the weight of callers.

Is it me or would you have thought that during December they might have thought they could be slightly busier than in other months and made sure the system was backed up in some way?

Clots!
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Pastis on December 02, 2008, 11:23:59 AM
Quite agree.

I bought mine in November, NOT online  cloud9:
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Snoopy on December 02, 2008, 11:44:40 AM
I got clever one year and ordered it in October ~ they sent me an Oct to Oct diary  eeek:
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Bar Wench on December 02, 2008, 11:49:16 AM
Mr Wench and I both run academic diaries, so we go September to September.
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Snoopy on December 02, 2008, 11:55:59 AM
Mr Wench and I both run academic diaries, so we go September to September.

Unfortunately that doesn't seem to work in Higher Ed where Mrs S#2 lectures but I guess it is useful that Filofax seem to be able to work out any sort of year if you ask them. It just surprised me as I hadn't actually asked for Oct to Oct ~ I was doing some early Christmas shopping.
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Barman on December 02, 2008, 12:59:38 PM
I can't be doing with any of that Filofax malarkey... LL tells me anything I should be doing or when I should be going somewhere...  cloud9:
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Snoopy on December 02, 2008, 01:05:51 PM
And you take no bloody notice (I can hear her saying it from here)
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Bar Wench on December 02, 2008, 01:08:02 PM
I actually use google calender and have moved mr wench onto it aswell. I run a work, family and personal diary through it and Mr Wench runs school and personal. We have access to each others personal and the family calender so now I can run things from wherever for both of us and no clashes occur. Also my friends run google calender too and events can be emailed and diarised much easier.
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Snoopy on December 02, 2008, 01:09:53 PM
I know but people give us these expensive leather filo things and one feels obliged. Besides Mrs S#2 is all over the place and needs summat to jot things down in ~ she transfers them to the desk fax every evening so that I know what is going on when.

And before anyone says Blackberry or Palm Pilot the answer is that she is not technically capable.
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Bar Wench on December 02, 2008, 01:12:27 PM
Mr Wench isn't technically capable either. He still runs a diary and he is now in the habit of sitting down every night and updating the calender.
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Barman on December 02, 2008, 01:14:57 PM
Mr Wench isn't technically capable either. He still runs a diary and he is now in the habit of sitting down every night and updating the calender.
whip:
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Bar Wench on December 02, 2008, 01:16:29 PM
Indeed. However, it was his own fault for scheduling in MILFH to come and visit on the same weekend I had a girls dinner planned.
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Snoopy on December 02, 2008, 01:20:41 PM
Mr Wench isn't technically capable either. He still runs a diary and he is now in the habit of sitting down every night and updating the calender.

We seem to have a similar problem.
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Grumpmeister on December 02, 2008, 01:35:26 PM
I know but people give us these expensive leather filo things and one feels obliged. Besides Mrs S#2 is all over the place and needs summat to jot things down in ~ she transfers them to the desk fax every evening so that I know what is going on when.

And before anyone says Blackberry or Palm Pilot the answer is that she is not technically capable.

There are a load of programs out now that can help those who are not technically capable. I'm testing a vioce command program and a better handwriting recognition program than microsoft ships and its pretty good so far.
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Snoopy on December 02, 2008, 01:36:55 PM
Which is all very well but no friggin' use to her sat in a friggin' lecture hall. "Oh I'll just switch on my lap-top and bellow a date or two into it"  Banghead
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Darwins Selection on December 02, 2008, 01:47:19 PM
Mr Wench and I both run academic diaries, so we go September to September.

I also have an academic diary.

I put all dates in straight away so I don't forget them.

This is academic as Mrs DS(#3) always changes them and forgets to tell me.  evil:
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Bar Wench on December 02, 2008, 01:47:59 PM
 lol:

See if you both ran google calender this wouldn't happen!
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Snoopy on December 02, 2008, 01:49:41 PM
Mr Wench and I both run academic diaries, so we go September to September.

I also have an academic diary.

I put all dates in straight away so I don't forget them.

This is academic as Mrs DS(#3) always changes them and forgets to tell me.  evil:

 happy001 But oh so true.
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Pastis on December 02, 2008, 03:41:10 PM
Mr Wench and I both run academic diaries, so we go September to September.

I also have an academic diary.

I put all dates in straight away so I don't forget them.

This is academic as Mrs DS(#3) always changes them and forgets to tell me.  evil:

 happy001 But oh so true.

 lol: lol:



Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Pastis on December 18, 2008, 12:15:50 PM
I've just been sent a wallet size 2009 diary. It's quite attractive with an embossed cover and gold blocking for the suppliers name etc.

It has all the usual information inside and would possibly be useful except for one minor problem...

It's all in GERMAN!  ::)
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Snoopy on December 18, 2008, 12:20:20 PM
Ve haf vays off making you remember things Tommy
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Barman on December 18, 2008, 12:38:52 PM
LL is half Cherman... perhaps we could swap with a Bank of Cyprus diary...  rubschin:
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Pastis on December 18, 2008, 12:41:52 PM
LL is half Cherman... perhaps we could swap with a Bank of Cyprus diary...  rubschin:

Of course,

If I spoke Greek, like  rubschin:
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Barman on December 18, 2008, 12:45:37 PM
LL is half Cherman... perhaps we could swap with a Bank of Cyprus diary...  rubschin:

Of course,

If I spoke Greek, like  rubschin:
You're right... a stupid idea... LL doesn't even speak Cherman like...  noooo:
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Snoopy on December 18, 2008, 03:18:38 PM
I was about to ask which half but your last post answered that question.  whistle:
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Barman on December 18, 2008, 03:49:22 PM
I was about to ask which half but your last post answered that question.  whistle:
I've got the stormtrooper half like...  noooo:
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Darwins Selection on December 18, 2008, 04:38:41 PM
I was about to ask which half but your last post answered that question.  whistle:
I've got the stormtrooper half like...  noooo:

Those pole-dance legs of hers were just made for goose-stepping.
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Pastis on December 18, 2008, 04:53:08 PM
Goose you say?  eeek:

And I thought you were a turkey man  ;)
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Darwins Selection on December 18, 2008, 04:55:29 PM
Goose you say?  eeek:

And I thought you were a turkey man  ;)

I can be flexible when it comes to legs.  whistle:
Title: Re: Filofax
Post by: Barman on December 18, 2008, 06:47:29 PM
I was about to ask which half but your last post answered that question.  whistle:
I've got the stormtrooper half like...  noooo:

Those pole-dance legs of hers were just made for goose-stepping.
And nut cracking...  scared2: