Mara

Hi Mara, thanks for that link and seems an interesting site, however I did try their test but found I was in a queue of 148, which seemed to take too long to bother with it for now, it had only diminished by about four or five in the ten minutes I waited. Obviously I would probably have had to wait an hour or more for my test so didn't bother any further. They are a new group and have quite a long way to go before we could call them useful I am afraid. Nev.

Hi , I do hope you forgive me for intruding but I just wandered through our site here and, for the life of me, couldn't figure out where to add something regarding a 'Network Diagnostic Tool'. I know there is other sites that test the speed, but I wonder if you feel the below site that allows one to make various tests would be helpful to anyone? 1.Network Diagnostic Tool 2.Network Path and Application Diagnosis (NPAD) 3.Test if your ISP is manipulating BitTorrent traffic It's located at: Measurement Lab - online tools for testing http://www.measurementlab.net/measurement-lab-tools.html#glasnost Hoping you are well and happy, kind man! Mara

I finally managed to find the photo album here - yipee!! I love the train in the mist ... gives me little shivers as mist and foggy alter our senses so often - and loved out loud in delight when reading your title "Waiting for rain" - aaah, what a patient boat is must be! Huge smile. Hope you've got lots and lots more you can share with us, please.

Doug, are you there???!!! And if so, could you please use your google talk - I'm so so so worried about you!!!!! Huge scared hugs, Mara

Hi my gentle friend, I've finally got our computer back again - gentle smile. Poor little Morgan was on it doing his homework and so sleepy, poor kid - but he'd gone with his mom and Owen to Owen's tutoring to see his friend at the same time, which makes getting home and doing homework late very tiring. Oh well, done now and it's lovely to thump away on this keyboard to you, my friend! Off I go - think I'll make a cup of hot cocoa for my beloved and myself - but how I hope you've had a good day, especially now your poor computer is up and running properly - whew! Sending you happy smiles and always another hug, Mara