A Cloudy Day On The Sunshine Coast

We didn't make Mooloolaba on Wednesday for tea, we decided to travel locally instead. We had a meal at the Powerboat Club which has had even more renovations recently. It is only a 5 minute drive to get there and a lot easier. The meal was fine and we didn't win any of the raffles.

Trish has a problem with a cataract on one eye. She is to have it removed so we went into Caloundra on Thursday to visit the surgeon. Trish would not be able to drive after the consultation so we went in together. She requires a further consultation on Monday but we will need to drive to Maroochydore for that. While we were in Caloundra I caught up with the GP and then we both had our annual flu vaccinations.

It is quite cold in the mornings lately and this screen shot shows we do get cool weather in this part of the world, especially in the mornings. I now head off for my bike rides a little later in the morning, usually closer to 8 am. You too can have this on your PC by visiting the Weatherzone website and looking for the tracker download links.

Thursday night saw Trish head off to Trivia while I stayed at home and watched Footy Panel shows on TV. I am also watching "How The Americans Won The War Singlehandedly!" You may know this show as "The Pacific". I download the episodes off the web and then watch them when it suits me.

Friday was a usually quiet day. My bike didn't seem to want to hold gear so I took it up to a nearby cycle shop for a 'service' and I should get it back Monday afternoon. The brakes require some attention too.

Saturday was Computer Club Day. I was caught up helping people sort out their email programs. Many people only get their emails when online (eg GMail). They then learn you can download your emails onto your computer and read them anytime. I tend to use Thunderbird as it is quite like the old "Outlook Express". The newer Microsoft's Windows Mail isn't as user friendly as the old Outlook Express.

This morning was cold and bleak outside as the photo shows. Cloud is moving over us and rain is expected tomorrow. Without a bike I had a 40 minute walk this morning and took this photo while outside.

When I started my computer up yesterday I noticed a 'spike' on my network monitor, a little program I have running which shows any activity my internet connection may be having. I checked my 'speed' and found it had been upgraded and is now 5 times faster than it was before. A movie which once took nearly 80 minutes to download when I was on 1500 speed now takes just under 15 minutes. I am extremely pleased with this as we cannot get ADSL2+ here where we live. We can only get up to 8000 ADSL. My current speed is just about 6700, up from the 1280 it used to be.

Because we are such a long way from the telephone exchange we would not get a much quicker speed even if we were connected to ADSL2+.