Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 6-6-2026 — Stranded at the Drive In

6th June, 2026: Drive-In Saturday.

Right … it’s officially Saturday: and I’m bored and frustrated!

Bored … as it’s the weekend.

I’ve been persistently trying to contact BT: to re-arrange my broadband connection.

I managed to contact them, yesterday.

To find that my original request hadn’t gone through, as they had me listed at the wrong address: Number one, instead of number two.

And that they would be contacting me this coming Friday, to give me a date for the upgrade.

That’s … 

Frustrating.

Especially as it’s now the weekend: which means I have to wait until Monday, before I can chase this up!

Arrrgh!

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The other frustrating thing … ?

My Mac’s seems to be stuck in a permanent bout of overheating: something seemingly caused — according to the bundled Activity Monitor app — by a process called corespotlightd.

As per suggestions on Apple’s Community Support pages, installing Macs Fan Controls seems to help deal with the temperature.

But is dealing with a symptom — the overheating — rather than the problem: which, as far as I can see, is how the Mac’s Spotlight feature deals with the location of Pages files.

I get the impression this is going to take a long time to solve … 

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Yesterday was sad: as the death of actor, Anthony Stewart Head: best remembered as Giles, in Buffy: The Vampire Slayer, as Uther Pendragon in Merlin, and from a series of coffee adverts, back in the day.

Apparently?

He died of complications of pneumonia, at the age of seventy-two.

It’s sad … especially as — from the little I know — the condition is eminently treatable … !

It’s … well … 

Sad … 

The man will be much missed.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 5th June 2026.

5th June, 2026.

It’s officially Friday.

And I can safely say I’ve had visits and phone calls!

I had an engineer, here, yesterday: to look at my smart meter.

Which, as it turns out, needs replacing: rather than, as I’d originally thought, resetting.

I have to give the visiting engineer credit: for turning up early, and explaining what was going on.

And give just as much credit to the call centre agent — a Scottish chap called Mark — for being equally as helpful.

He got the appointment for the next visit sorted in minutes.

All I have to do now … ?

Is wait until next Tuesday: for the second engineer!

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That’s not the only call I was involved with!

No: I had a conversation with lord knows how many people at BT, my Internet Provider.

I want to upgrade my service: to a faster, full fibre, one.

Getting a date booked for this … ?

Is proving difficult.

What seems to be the problem?

Simply the fact I live in Flat 2.

But BT think I live in Flat 1 … despite sending the bills to the correct address since 2008 … !

And, when needed, have sent engineers to the correct address, as well!

What’s happening?

Beyond spending  lot of time on the phone?

I really wish I knew … !

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 4th June 2026.

4th June, 2026.

Right … I’m officially starting this post, the night before: on 3rd June.

Why?

Remember, yesterday(ish!), I told you that I was due a visit from and engineer: due to fix my smart electricity meter?

That I was expecting him any time between 13·00 and 17·00?

I got a call from him, earlier.

He’s actually going to be here by 8·30 in the morning.

Despite starting early?

This post may be out late.

Ho … hum!

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 3-6-2026 — Liverpool FC (Ten Questions)

3rd June, 2026: Liverpool FC.

Right … phone calls … 

Today is Wednesday: the day after yesterday.

Which was Tuesday … and a day I had to make a couple of very long phone calls!

One … ?

Was to my electricity supplier: my smart meter’s having issues connect to the network, and to what’s called the in-home display, the little gadget that tells me how much money I’ve got left on the system.

An engineer’s turning up on Thursday: to have a look at the thing.

Hopefully, that will solve any issues: even though it means turning off the electricity for about twenty minutes.

The other call … ?

Was to my internet service provider.

I’m on a cheap tariff, as I’m in receipt of benefits.

But wanted to upgrade my tariff to the full fibre version.

I’ve still not got a definite date for that … but know I have to give them a call tomorrow afternoon: when the meter engineer is here.

And also found out the company had my correct address as my billing address … but had the flat next door listed as my residential address.

Quite what’s happening, there, I don’t know!

Ho hum!

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Nik Nak’s Teaser — 2nd June 2026.

2nd June, 2026.

Right … I was up a few grams, at yesterday’s weight management meeting.

And … ?

The volunteers who run it … immediately suggested some more healthy exercise.

Including chair yoga: which, apparently, gets organised through the volunteering services in the room next to the weight management class.

We’ll have to see about that.

At any rate, a nice healthy walk seems in order.

Except I’ll need a hat and coat.

It’s raining out there … 

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Did I mention I’ve been watching The Blacklist, recently?

The James Spader series is being aired on Channel 4’s catch-up series is both very watchable, and very silly: with one funny line in last night’s episode seeing the Spader character telling a woman he’s locked in a cupboard, that her stroganoff smells wonderful.

Well, it was funny, at the time.

Not quite Dr Lecter’s “I’m having an old friend for dinner”, but certainly in the same, dark, ball park.

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Just as a last thought … ?

I actually had a letter, yesterday.

From the NHS bowel cancer screening service: they’re going to be sending my a testing kit inside of the next two weeks.

Hopefully?

That’ll come up clear: and mean I won’t have to go through the necessary — but uncomfortable — colonoscopy.

If it does, though … ?

I’ll face it with the usual good grace.

Yes: it, and the pre-treatment laxatives, aren’t comfortable, or dignified.

But that’s something I’m prepared to go through, if it means avoiding cancer.

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On a less serious note?

The notably accurate tabloid, The Sun, published a piece a few days ago.

Telling us the BBC had cancelled this year’s Dr Who Christmas special.

I trust the Sun: about as far as I can spit a rat.

And also feel a recent comment by Russell T. Davies — that an announcement was due, within a fortnight or so — would be more re-assuring.

We’ll have to see, won’t we?

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