• Today's phone call

    From Kosmo@krw@whitnet.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 11:32:26 2026
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    Earlier a young man by the name of Smith phoned me to tell me that he
    had a wonderful life saving medical device which I could wear around my
    neck or on my wrist.

    I asked him for details of how it could save my life so he told me it
    was a pendant I would wear.

    I pointed out that wearing something around my neck or wrist could be
    terribly encumbering and asked if he was aware of the difficulties that
    Mrs Tregorran was encountering with a device of similar nature which apparently might be lost in the kitchen (or perhaps hiding with the bats
    in the loft.

    For some reason rather then engage in further conversation he decided to
    end the call. He did not admit to knowing or supply a device to Mrs Tregorran.

    Oh well it amused me for two minutes.
    --
    Kosmo Richard W
    www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
    https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics
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  • From Nick Odell@nickodell49@yahoo.ca to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 12:14:55 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On Tue, 26 May 2026 11:32:26 +0100, Kosmo <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:

    Earlier a young man by the name of Smith phoned me to tell me that he
    had a wonderful life saving medical device which I could wear around my
    neck or on my wrist.

    I asked him for details of how it could save my life so he told me it
    was a pendant I would wear.

    I pointed out that wearing something around my neck or wrist could be >terribly encumbering and asked if he was aware of the difficulties that
    Mrs Tregorran was encountering with a device of similar nature which >apparently might be lost in the kitchen (or perhaps hiding with the bats
    in the loft.

    For some reason rather then engage in further conversation he decided to
    end the call. He did not admit to knowing or supply a device to Mrs >Tregorran.

    Oh well it amused me for two minutes.

    I presume Mr Smith will be coming round to fit grab rails throughout
    your house any day now...

    Nick
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  • From Jenny M Benson@NemoNews@hotmail.co.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 12:30:58 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26/05/2026 11:32, Kosmo wrote:
    Earlier a young man by the name of Smith phoned me to tell me that he
    had a wonderful life saving medical device which I could wear around my
    neck or on my wrist.

    I asked him for details of how it could save my life so he told me it
    was a pendant I would wear.

    I pointed out that wearing something around my neck or wrist could be terribly encumbering and asked if he was aware of the difficulties that
    Mrs Tregorran was encountering with a device of similar nature which apparently might be lost in the kitchen (or perhaps hiding with the bats
    in the loft.

    For some reason rather then engage in further conversation he decided to
    end the call.-a He did not admit to knowing or supply a device to Mrs Tregorran.

    Oh well it amused me for two minutes.


    As no-longer-an-Archers-listener but someone who has very recently
    acquired such a device (wrist-band, not pendant - and did Mr Smith
    mention a key safe?) - not from Mr Smith or his ilk but through the
    local Council, I'd be interested to know what problems Mrs Tregorran is having.
    --
    Jenny M Benson
    Wrexham, UK
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  • From BrritSki@rtilbury@gmail.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 14:12:52 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26/05/2026 12:14, Nick Odell wrote:
    On Tue, 26 May 2026 11:32:26 +0100, Kosmo <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:

    Earlier a young man by the name of Smith phoned me to tell me that he
    had a wonderful life saving medical device which I could wear around my
    neck or on my wrist.

    I asked him for details of how it could save my life so he told me it
    was a pendant I would wear.

    I pointed out that wearing something around my neck or wrist could be
    terribly encumbering and asked if he was aware of the difficulties that
    Mrs Tregorran was encountering with a device of similar nature which
    apparently might be lost in the kitchen (or perhaps hiding with the bats
    in the loft.

    For some reason rather then engage in further conversation he decided to
    end the call. He did not admit to knowing or supply a device to Mrs
    Tregorran.

    Oh well it amused me for two minutes.

    I presume Mr Smith will be coming round to fit grab rails throughout
    your house any day now...


    Given that we are halfway thru watching the Boston Strangler [1] neither
    you nor Carol should let him in.

    [1] featuring the divine Keira Nightly
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  • From Kosmo@krw@whitnet.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 14:16:04 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26.5.26 14:12, BrritSki wrote:
    the divine Keira Nightly

    Other opinions are available.
    --
    Kosmo Richard W
    www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
    https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics
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  • From Kosmo@krw@whitnet.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 14:24:42 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26.5.26 12:30, Jenny M Benson wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 11:32, Kosmo wrote:
    Earlier a young man by the name of Smith phoned me to tell me that he
    had a wonderful life saving medical device which I could wear around
    my neck or on my wrist.

    I asked him for details of how it could save my life so he told me it
    was a pendant I would wear.

    I pointed out that wearing something around my neck or wrist could be
    terribly encumbering and asked if he was aware of the difficulties
    that Mrs Tregorran was encountering with a device of similar nature
    which apparently might be lost in the kitchen (or perhaps hiding with
    the bats in the loft.

    For some reason rather then engage in further conversation he decided
    to end the call.-a He did not admit to knowing or supply a device to
    Mrs Tregorran.

    Oh well it amused me for two minutes.


    As no-longer-an-Archers-listener but someone who has very recently
    acquired such a device (wrist-band, not pendant - and did Mr Smith
    mention a key safe?) - not from Mr Smith or his ilk but through the
    local Council, I'd be interested to know what problems Mrs Tregorran is having.


    Talking of key safes (see what I did there) I want to put one on our
    house. We were away last week (hence the wireless silence) in that
    there far flung Cornwall (awful weather thanks for asking) and one of
    the grandsons messaged to ask if he could stay over even though we were
    away. We said yes as we gave him a front door key when he lived here
    and so we knew he could get in and out.

    Of course the feather brain left home without his front door key so we
    have no idea what he did for the weekend!

    My view is that we should probably have a key safe somewhere outside to
    cater for feather brained grandsons and any Brian style dementia as we
    are all a bit older than we used to be. I would probably put it out of external sight behind the back gate or similar. However for unexplained reasons the good lady wife is entirely against such an installation.

    now I know it is about 40 years since I locked myself out of anywhere
    and got such a telling off for it that I have no wish to repeat it - but
    I still think it is a good idea.

    What is the preponderance of keysafes amongst the umra congregation?
    --
    Kosmo Richard W
    www.travelswmw.whitnet.uk
    https://tinyurl.com/KRWpics
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  • From Clive Arthur@nothanks@nottoday.co.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 14:31:18 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26/05/2026 14:24, Kosmo wrote:
    On 26.5.26 12:30, Jenny M Benson wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 11:32, Kosmo wrote:
    Earlier a young man by the name of Smith phoned me to tell me that he
    had a wonderful life saving medical device which I could wear around
    my neck or on my wrist.

    I asked him for details of how it could save my life so he told me it
    was a pendant I would wear.

    I pointed out that wearing something around my neck or wrist could be
    terribly encumbering and asked if he was aware of the difficulties
    that Mrs Tregorran was encountering with a device of similar nature
    which apparently might be lost in the kitchen (or perhaps hiding with
    the bats in the loft.

    For some reason rather then engage in further conversation he decided
    to end the call.-a He did not admit to knowing or supply a device to
    Mrs Tregorran.

    Oh well it amused me for two minutes.


    As no-longer-an-Archers-listener but someone who has very recently
    acquired such a device (wrist-band, not pendant - and did Mr Smith
    mention a key safe?) - not from Mr Smith or his ilk but through the
    local Council, I'd be interested to know what problems Mrs Tregorran
    is having.


    Talking of key safes (see what I did there) I want to put one on our house.-a We were away last week (hence the wireless silence) in that
    there far flung Cornwall (awful weather thanks for asking) and one of
    the grandsons messaged to ask if he could stay over even though we were away.-a We said yes as we gave him a front door key when he lived here
    and so we knew he could get in and out.

    Of course the feather brain left home without his front door key so we
    have no idea what he did for the weekend!

    My view is that we should probably have a key safe somewhere outside to cater for feather brained grandsons and any Brian style dementia as we
    are all a bit older than we used to be.-a I would probably put it out of external sight behind the back gate or similar.-a However for unexplained reasons the good lady wife is entirely against such an installation.

    now I know it is about 40 years since I locked myself out of anywhere
    and got such a telling off for it that I have no wish to repeat it - but
    I still think it is a good idea.

    What is the preponderance of keysafes amongst the umra congregation?

    We have one, it was here when we moved in. We don't use it ourselves,
    but it's handy if you have builders or decorators in. I wouldn't want to
    leave a key in it permanently.

    Bloody awful design though.
    --
    Cheers
    Clive


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  • From john ashby@johnashby20@yahoo.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 14:47:24 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26/05/2026 14:31, Clive Arthur wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 14:24, Kosmo wrote:
    On 26.5.26 12:30, Jenny M Benson wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 11:32, Kosmo wrote:
    Earlier a young man by the name of Smith phoned me to tell me that
    he had a wonderful life saving medical device which I could wear
    around my neck or on my wrist.

    I asked him for details of how it could save my life so he told me
    it was a pendant I would wear.

    I pointed out that wearing something around my neck or wrist could
    be terribly encumbering and asked if he was aware of the
    difficulties that Mrs Tregorran was encountering with a device of
    similar nature which apparently might be lost in the kitchen (or
    perhaps hiding with the bats in the loft.

    For some reason rather then engage in further conversation he
    decided to end the call.-a He did not admit to knowing or supply a
    device to Mrs Tregorran.

    Oh well it amused me for two minutes.


    As no-longer-an-Archers-listener but someone who has very recently
    acquired such a device (wrist-band, not pendant - and did Mr Smith
    mention a key safe?) - not from Mr Smith or his ilk but through the
    local Council, I'd be interested to know what problems Mrs Tregorran
    is having.


    Talking of key safes (see what I did there) I want to put one on our
    house.-a We were away last week (hence the wireless silence) in that
    there far flung Cornwall (awful weather thanks for asking) and one of
    the grandsons messaged to ask if he could stay over even though we
    were away.-a We said yes as we gave him a front door key when he lived
    here and so we knew he could get in and out.

    Of course the feather brain left home without his front door key so we
    have no idea what he did for the weekend!

    My view is that we should probably have a key safe somewhere outside
    to cater for feather brained grandsons and any Brian style dementia as
    we are all a bit older than we used to be.-a I would probably put it
    out of external sight behind the back gate or similar.-a However for
    unexplained reasons the good lady wife is entirely against such an
    installation.

    now I know it is about 40 years since I locked myself out of anywhere
    and got such a telling off for it that I have no wish to repeat it -
    but I still think it is a good idea.

    What is the preponderance of keysafes amongst the umra congregation?

    We have one, it was here when we moved in.-a We don't use it ourselves,
    but it's handy if you have builders or decorators in. I wouldn't want to leave a key in it permanently.

    Bloody awful design though.


    I have one which I installed myself (from either Toolfix or
    Screwstation). I used to keep a spare key in the shed in my back garden
    which could be reached by a circuitour route down to the main road, then
    along a back alley and a garden gate, then retracing my steps to carry
    the key to the front door. However, the alley became too overgrown to negotiate, especially in the warmer months when lack of sturdy footwear
    and the wearing of shorts made it particularly inhospitable (probably
    TMI, Ed), hence the key safe which is partially hidden behind a large Japonica.

    john
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  • From BrritSki@rtilbury@gmail.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 14:50:29 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26/05/2026 14:16, Kosmo wrote:
    On 26.5.26 14:12, BrritSki wrote:
    the divine Keira Nightly

    Other opinions are available.

    Better than Arthur Daley.
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  • From Nick Odell@nickodell49@yahoo.ca to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 15:14:56 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On Tue, 26 May 2026 14:24:42 +0100, Kosmo <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:

    On 26.5.26 12:30, Jenny M Benson wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 11:32, Kosmo wrote:
    Earlier a young man by the name of Smith phoned me to tell me that he
    had a wonderful life saving medical device which I could wear around
    my neck or on my wrist.

    I asked him for details of how it could save my life so he told me it
    was a pendant I would wear.

    I pointed out that wearing something around my neck or wrist could be
    terribly encumbering and asked if he was aware of the difficulties
    that Mrs Tregorran was encountering with a device of similar nature
    which apparently might be lost in the kitchen (or perhaps hiding with
    the bats in the loft.

    For some reason rather then engage in further conversation he decided
    to end the call.a He did not admit to knowing or supply a device to
    Mrs Tregorran.

    Oh well it amused me for two minutes.


    As no-longer-an-Archers-listener but someone who has very recently
    acquired such a device (wrist-band, not pendant - and did Mr Smith
    mention a key safe?) - not from Mr Smith or his ilk but through the
    local Council, I'd be interested to know what problems Mrs Tregorran is
    having.


    Talking of key safes (see what I did there) I want to put one on our
    house. We were away last week (hence the wireless silence) in that
    there far flung Cornwall (awful weather thanks for asking) and one of
    the grandsons messaged to ask if he could stay over even though we were >away. We said yes as we gave him a front door key when he lived here
    and so we knew he could get in and out.

    Of course the feather brain left home without his front door key so we
    have no idea what he did for the weekend!

    My view is that we should probably have a key safe somewhere outside to >cater for feather brained grandsons and any Brian style dementia as we
    are all a bit older than we used to be. I would probably put it out of >external sight behind the back gate or similar. However for unexplained >reasons the good lady wife is entirely against such an installation.

    now I know it is about 40 years since I locked myself out of anywhere
    and got such a telling off for it that I have no wish to repeat it - but
    I still think it is a good idea.

    What is the preponderance of keysafes amongst the umra congregation?

    No keysafe here. This video shows how to break into a keysafe box with
    no difficulty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yw5ULOm9k8

    It also demonstrates how hard it is supposed to be to break into the advertiser's preferred choice of key safe but in my opinion a claw
    hammer claw would have it off the wall in no time.

    In the flowerbed, in my back garden, I've buried a front door key in a
    capsule underneath a small stone. I know which stone. Not much help
    much if you wanted to allow a visitor to come in while you were away
    but, very handy if one were to step outside ones house for a moment
    and the front door were to catch in the breeze and slam shut.

    I can't think for the life of me what prompted me to do that.

    Nick
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  • From Joe Kerr@joe_kerr@cheerful.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 16:11:09 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26/05/2026 14:24, Kosmo wrote:


    Talking of key safes (see what I did there) I want to put one on our house.-a We were away last week (hence the wireless silence) in that
    there far flung Cornwall (awful weather thanks for asking) and one of
    the grandsons messaged to ask if he could stay over even though we were away.-a We said yes as we gave him a front door key when he lived here
    and so we knew he could get in and out.

    Of course the feather brain left home without his front door key so we
    have no idea what he did for the weekend!

    My view is that we should probably have a key safe somewhere outside to cater for feather brained grandsons and any Brian style dementia as we
    are all a bit older than we used to be.-a I would probably put it out of external sight behind the back gate or similar.-a However for unexplained reasons the good lady wife is entirely against such an installation.

    now I know it is about 40 years since I locked myself out of anywhere
    and got such a telling off for it that I have no wish to repeat it - but
    I still think it is a good idea.

    What is the preponderance of keysafes amongst the umra congregation?

    I have one. I had it fitted so my Mother's carers could get in without disturbing/waking her. It is discretely located on the front of the
    garage about as far from the front door as you can get. It was also
    useful for the paramedics to get in without me having to stop CPR on one occasion. I should probably put the code in my will or something for the benefit of future residents. I went with the rather expensive one that
    was recommended by assorted charities (and came with a handy weather
    shield). I can look up the details if you would like.

    Neighbours have a set of keys but a keysafe could also come in handy if
    I lock myself out while they are away or need paramedics myself when
    unable to let them in (again).

    My aunt also had the same keysafe (I think) for similar reasons that was
    fixed near her back gate down the side of the house.
    --
    Ric
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  • From Joe Kerr@joe_kerr@cheerful.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 16:22:26 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26/05/2026 15:14, Nick Odell wrote:
    On Tue, 26 May 2026 14:24:42 +0100, Kosmo <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:

    On 26.5.26 12:30, Jenny M Benson wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 11:32, Kosmo wrote:

    Talking of key safes (see what I did there) I want to put one on our
    house. We were away last week (hence the wireless silence) in that
    there far flung Cornwall (awful weather thanks for asking) and one of
    the grandsons messaged to ask if he could stay over even though we were
    away. We said yes as we gave him a front door key when he lived here
    and so we knew he could get in and out.

    Of course the feather brain left home without his front door key so we
    have no idea what he did for the weekend!

    My view is that we should probably have a key safe somewhere outside to
    cater for feather brained grandsons and any Brian style dementia as we
    are all a bit older than we used to be. I would probably put it out of
    external sight behind the back gate or similar. However for unexplained
    reasons the good lady wife is entirely against such an installation.

    now I know it is about 40 years since I locked myself out of anywhere
    and got such a telling off for it that I have no wish to repeat it - but
    I still think it is a good idea.

    What is the preponderance of keysafes amongst the umra congregation?

    No keysafe here. This video shows how to break into a keysafe box with
    no difficulty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yw5ULOm9k8

    That's why it pays to have a quality one.

    It also demonstrates how hard it is supposed to be to break into the advertiser's preferred choice of key safe but in my opinion a claw
    hammer claw would have it off the wall in no time.

    Getting it off the wall just means you will have a bit of brickwork to
    repair. And possibly no key available for anyone who needs it. The key
    will still be locked in the safe.

    In the flowerbed, in my back garden, I've buried a front door key in a capsule underneath a small stone. I know which stone. Not much help
    much if you wanted to allow a visitor to come in while you were away
    but, very handy if one were to step outside ones house for a moment
    and the front door were to catch in the breeze and slam shut.

    I hope it wont have rusted if you need to use it.

    I can't think for the life of me what prompted me to do that.

    Nick
    --
    Ric
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  • From J. P. Gilliver@G6JPG@255soft.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 18:24:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 2026/5/26 14:12:52, BrritSki wrote:
    []
    [1] featuring the divine Keira Nightly

    Should her name have a comma in it?
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    So much to do. So little desire to do it.
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  • From J. P. Gilliver@G6JPG@255soft.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 18:26:44 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 2026/5/26 15:14:56, Nick Odell wrote:
    On Tue, 26 May 2026 14:24:42 +0100, Kosmo <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:
    []
    reasons the good lady wife is entirely against such an installation.
    []
    No keysafe here. This video shows how to break into a keysafe box with
    no difficulty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yw5ULOm9k8
    []
    Has anyone (and it would be a good thing for the SWs to do) looked into
    how having a keysafe - or similar - affects any home insurance you may have?
    --
    J. P. Gilliver. UMRA: 1960/<1985 MB++G()ALIS-Ch++(p)Ar++T+H+Sh0!:`)DNAf

    So much to do. So little desire to do it.
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  • From Mike McMillan@toodle.pip1@virginmedia.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 18:22:39 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    Clive Arthur <nothanks@nottoday.co.uk> wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 14:24, Kosmo wrote:
    On 26.5.26 12:30, Jenny M Benson wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 11:32, Kosmo wrote:
    Earlier a young man by the name of Smith phoned me to tell me that he >>>> had a wonderful life saving medical device which I could wear around
    my neck or on my wrist.

    I asked him for details of how it could save my life so he told me it >>>> was a pendant I would wear.

    I pointed out that wearing something around my neck or wrist could be >>>> terribly encumbering and asked if he was aware of the difficulties
    that Mrs Tregorran was encountering with a device of similar nature
    which apparently might be lost in the kitchen (or perhaps hiding with >>>> the bats in the loft.

    For some reason rather then engage in further conversation he decided >>>> to end the call.-a He did not admit to knowing or supply a device to
    Mrs Tregorran.

    Oh well it amused me for two minutes.


    As no-longer-an-Archers-listener but someone who has very recently
    acquired such a device (wrist-band, not pendant - and did Mr Smith
    mention a key safe?) - not from Mr Smith or his ilk but through the
    local Council, I'd be interested to know what problems Mrs Tregorran
    is having.


    Talking of key safes (see what I did there) I want to put one on our
    house.-a We were away last week (hence the wireless silence) in that
    there far flung Cornwall (awful weather thanks for asking) and one of
    the grandsons messaged to ask if he could stay over even though we were
    away.-a We said yes as we gave him a front door key when he lived here
    and so we knew he could get in and out.

    Of course the feather brain left home without his front door key so we
    have no idea what he did for the weekend!

    My view is that we should probably have a key safe somewhere outside to
    cater for feather brained grandsons and any Brian style dementia as we
    are all a bit older than we used to be.-a I would probably put it out of
    external sight behind the back gate or similar.-a However for unexplained >> reasons the good lady wife is entirely against such an installation.

    now I know it is about 40 years since I locked myself out of anywhere
    and got such a telling off for it that I have no wish to repeat it - but
    I still think it is a good idea.

    What is the preponderance of keysafes amongst the umra congregation?

    We have one, it was here when we moved in. We don't use it ourselves,
    but it's handy if you have builders or decorators in. I wouldn't want to leave a key in it permanently.

    Bloody awful design though.


    Did the designer go to Yale?
    --
    Toodle Pip, Mike McMillan
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  • From Sam Plusnet@not@home.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 21:27:07 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26/05/2026 12:14, Nick Odell wrote:
    On Tue, 26 May 2026 11:32:26 +0100, Kosmo <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:

    Earlier a young man by the name of Smith phoned me to tell me that he
    had a wonderful life saving medical device which I could wear around my
    neck or on my wrist.

    I asked him for details of how it could save my life so he told me it
    was a pendant I would wear.

    I pointed out that wearing something around my neck or wrist could be
    terribly encumbering and asked if he was aware of the difficulties that
    Mrs Tregorran was encountering with a device of similar nature which
    apparently might be lost in the kitchen (or perhaps hiding with the bats
    in the loft.

    For some reason rather then engage in further conversation he decided to
    end the call. He did not admit to knowing or supply a device to Mrs
    Tregorran.

    Oh well it amused me for two minutes.

    I presume Mr Smith will be coming round to fit grab rails throughout
    your house any day now...

    Perhaps he had a different type of grab in mind?
    --
    Sam Plusnet
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  • From Sam Plusnet@not@home.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 22:00:15 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26/05/2026 16:11, Joe Kerr wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 14:24, Kosmo wrote:


    Talking of key safes (see what I did there) I want to put one on our
    house.-a We were away last week (hence the wireless silence) in that
    there far flung Cornwall (awful weather thanks for asking) and one of
    the grandsons messaged to ask if he could stay over even though we
    were away.-a We said yes as we gave him a front door key when he lived
    here and so we knew he could get in and out.

    Of course the feather brain left home without his front door key so we
    have no idea what he did for the weekend!

    My view is that we should probably have a key safe somewhere outside
    to cater for feather brained grandsons and any Brian style dementia as
    we are all a bit older than we used to be.-a I would probably put it
    out of external sight behind the back gate or similar.-a However for
    unexplained reasons the good lady wife is entirely against such an
    installation.

    now I know it is about 40 years since I locked myself out of anywhere
    and got such a telling off for it that I have no wish to repeat it -
    but I still think it is a good idea.

    What is the preponderance of keysafes amongst the umra congregation?

    I have one. I had it fitted so my Mother's carers could get in without disturbing/waking her. It is discretely located on the front of the
    garage about as far from the front door as you can get. It was also
    useful for the paramedics to get in without me having to stop CPR on one occasion. I should probably put the code in my will or something for the benefit of future residents. I went with the rather expensive one that
    was recommended by assorted charities (and came with a handy weather shield). I can look up the details if you would like.

    AIUI, the usual recommendation from care agencies and the Police is the
    Supra C500 Pro.
    There is also a P500 version which is said to be more secure (dunno the details).
    The C500 is around -u67 and the P500 is maybe -u25 more.


    Neighbours have a set of keys but a keysafe could also come in handy if
    I lock myself out while they are away or need paramedics myself when
    unable to let them in (again).

    My aunt also had the same keysafe (I think) for similar reasons that was fixed near her back gate down the side of the house.

    --
    Sam Plusnet
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  • From Joe Kerr@joe_kerr@cheerful.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 22:56:23 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26/05/2026 22:00, Sam Plusnet wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 16:11, Joe Kerr wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 14:24, Kosmo wrote:


    Talking of key safes (see what I did there) I want to put one on our
    house.-a We were away last week (hence the wireless silence) in that
    there far flung Cornwall (awful weather thanks for asking) and one of
    the grandsons messaged to ask if he could stay over even though we
    were away.-a We said yes as we gave him a front door key when he lived
    here and so we knew he could get in and out.

    Of course the feather brain left home without his front door key so
    we have no idea what he did for the weekend!

    My view is that we should probably have a key safe somewhere outside
    to cater for feather brained grandsons and any Brian style dementia
    as we are all a bit older than we used to be.-a I would probably put
    it out of external sight behind the back gate or similar.-a However
    for unexplained reasons the good lady wife is entirely against such
    an installation.

    now I know it is about 40 years since I locked myself out of anywhere
    and got such a telling off for it that I have no wish to repeat it -
    but I still think it is a good idea.

    What is the preponderance of keysafes amongst the umra congregation?

    I have one. I had it fitted so my Mother's carers could get in without
    disturbing/waking her. It is discretely located on the front of the
    garage about as far from the front door as you can get. It was also
    useful for the paramedics to get in without me having to stop CPR on
    one occasion. I should probably put the code in my will or something
    for the benefit of future residents. I went with the rather expensive
    one that was recommended by assorted charities (and came with a handy
    weather shield). I can look up the details if you would like.

    AIUI, the usual recommendation from care agencies and the Police is the Supra C500 Pro.
    There is also a P500 version which is said to be more secure (dunno the details).
    The C500 is around -u67 and the P500 is maybe -u25 more.

    Looks like I have a P500. (So much easier to do an archive email search
    than go upstairs and start thumbing through files.)

    Neighbours have a set of keys but a keysafe could also come in handy
    if I lock myself out while they are away or need paramedics myself
    when unable to let them in (again).

    My aunt also had the same keysafe (I think) for similar reasons that
    was fixed near her back gate down the side of the house.



    --
    Ric
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  • From Clive Arthur@nothanks@nottoday.co.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Tue May 26 23:17:28 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26/05/2026 19:22, Mike McMillan wrote:
    Clive Arthur <nothanks@nottoday.co.uk> wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 14:24, Kosmo wrote:
    On 26.5.26 12:30, Jenny M Benson wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 11:32, Kosmo wrote:
    Earlier a young man by the name of Smith phoned me to tell me that he >>>>> had a wonderful life saving medical device which I could wear around >>>>> my neck or on my wrist.

    I asked him for details of how it could save my life so he told me it >>>>> was a pendant I would wear.

    I pointed out that wearing something around my neck or wrist could be >>>>> terribly encumbering and asked if he was aware of the difficulties
    that Mrs Tregorran was encountering with a device of similar nature
    which apparently might be lost in the kitchen (or perhaps hiding with >>>>> the bats in the loft.

    For some reason rather then engage in further conversation he decided >>>>> to end the call.-a He did not admit to knowing or supply a device to >>>>> Mrs Tregorran.

    Oh well it amused me for two minutes.


    As no-longer-an-Archers-listener but someone who has very recently
    acquired such a device (wrist-band, not pendant - and did Mr Smith
    mention a key safe?) - not from Mr Smith or his ilk but through the
    local Council, I'd be interested to know what problems Mrs Tregorran
    is having.


    Talking of key safes (see what I did there) I want to put one on our
    house.-a We were away last week (hence the wireless silence) in that
    there far flung Cornwall (awful weather thanks for asking) and one of
    the grandsons messaged to ask if he could stay over even though we were
    away.-a We said yes as we gave him a front door key when he lived here
    and so we knew he could get in and out.

    Of course the feather brain left home without his front door key so we
    have no idea what he did for the weekend!

    My view is that we should probably have a key safe somewhere outside to
    cater for feather brained grandsons and any Brian style dementia as we
    are all a bit older than we used to be.-a I would probably put it out of >>> external sight behind the back gate or similar.-a However for unexplained >>> reasons the good lady wife is entirely against such an installation.

    now I know it is about 40 years since I locked myself out of anywhere
    and got such a telling off for it that I have no wish to repeat it - but >>> I still think it is a good idea.

    What is the preponderance of keysafes amongst the umra congregation?

    We have one, it was here when we moved in. We don't use it ourselves,
    but it's handy if you have builders or decorators in. I wouldn't want to
    leave a key in it permanently.

    Bloody awful design though.


    Did the designer go to Yale?

    Yes, they threw away the key. Into the quay, not into Blake's lock.
    --
    Cheers
    Clive
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  • From Sam Plusnet@not@home.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Wed May 27 01:31:10 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26/05/2026 22:56, Joe Kerr wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 22:00, Sam Plusnet wrote:

    AIUI, the usual recommendation from care agencies and the Police is
    the Supra C500 Pro.
    There is also a P500 version which is said to be more secure (dunno
    the details).
    The C500 is around -u67 and the P500 is maybe -u25 more.

    Looks like I have a P500. (So much easier to do an archive email search
    than go upstairs and start thumbing through files.)

    Agreed. That's my default method for digging out information on stuff I
    have bought.
    "Have I really had that for 11 years?"
    --
    Sam Plusnet
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  • From Jane Vernon@jane@clothandclay.co.uk to uk.media.radio.archers on Wed May 27 10:39:32 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26/05/2026 14:24, Kosmo wrote:
    On 26.5.26 12:30, Jenny M Benson wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 11:32, Kosmo wrote:
    Earlier a young man by the name of Smith phoned me to tell me that he
    had a wonderful life saving medical device which I could wear around
    my neck or on my wrist.

    I asked him for details of how it could save my life so he told me it
    was a pendant I would wear.

    I pointed out that wearing something around my neck or wrist could be
    terribly encumbering and asked if he was aware of the difficulties
    that Mrs Tregorran was encountering with a device of similar nature
    which apparently might be lost in the kitchen (or perhaps hiding with
    the bats in the loft.

    For some reason rather then engage in further conversation he decided
    to end the call.-a He did not admit to knowing or supply a device to
    Mrs Tregorran.

    Oh well it amused me for two minutes.


    As no-longer-an-Archers-listener but someone who has very recently
    acquired such a device (wrist-band, not pendant - and did Mr Smith
    mention a key safe?) - not from Mr Smith or his ilk but through the
    local Council, I'd be interested to know what problems Mrs Tregorran
    is having.


    Talking of key safes (see what I did there) I want to put one on our house.-a We were away last week (hence the wireless silence) in that
    there far flung Cornwall (awful weather thanks for asking) and one of
    the grandsons messaged to ask if he could stay over even though we were away.-a We said yes as we gave him a front door key when he lived here
    and so we knew he could get in and out.

    Of course the feather brain left home without his front door key so we
    have no idea what he did for the weekend!

    My view is that we should probably have a key safe somewhere outside to cater for feather brained grandsons and any Brian style dementia as we
    are all a bit older than we used to be.-a I would probably put it out of external sight behind the back gate or similar.-a However for unexplained reasons the good lady wife is entirely against such an installation.

    now I know it is about 40 years since I locked myself out of anywhere
    and got such a telling off for it that I have no wish to repeat it - but
    I still think it is a good idea.

    What is the preponderance of keysafes amongst the umra congregation?


    I have one for my own house. I also have a separate one (with a
    different code) for my AirBnb guests.

    I think Carole's problems lay something to do with forgetting to put the
    key back. Mine is used by others (medics) to get in and they lock up
    and put the key back when they leave.
    --
    Jane
    The Amethyst Artist
    BTME

    http://www.clothandclay.co.uk/umra/cookbook.htm - Umrats' recipes








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  • From Joe Kerr@joe_kerr@cheerful.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Wed May 27 12:25:22 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 26/05/2026 16:22, Joe Kerr wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 15:14, Nick Odell wrote:
    On Tue, 26 May 2026 14:24:42 +0100, Kosmo <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:

    On 26.5.26 12:30, Jenny M Benson wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 11:32, Kosmo wrote:

    Talking of key safes (see what I did there) I want to put one on our
    house.-a We were away last week (hence the wireless silence) in that
    there far flung Cornwall (awful weather thanks for asking) and one of
    the grandsons messaged to ask if he could stay over even though we were
    away.-a We said yes as we gave him a front door key when he lived here
    and so we knew he could get in and out.

    Of course the feather brain left home without his front door key so we
    have no idea what he did for the weekend!

    My view is that we should probably have a key safe somewhere outside to
    cater for feather brained grandsons and any Brian style dementia as we
    are all a bit older than we used to be.-a I would probably put it out of >>> external sight behind the back gate or similar.-a However for unexplained >>> reasons the good lady wife is entirely against such an installation.

    now I know it is about 40 years since I locked myself out of anywhere
    and got such a telling off for it that I have no wish to repeat it - but >>> I still think it is a good idea.

    What is the preponderance of keysafes amongst the umra congregation?

    No keysafe here. This video shows how to break into a keysafe box with
    no difficulty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yw5ULOm9k8

    That's why it pays to have a quality one.

    It also demonstrates how hard it is supposed to be to break into the
    advertiser's preferred choice of key safe-a but in my opinion a claw
    hammer claw would have it off the wall in no time.

    Getting it off the wall just means you will have a bit of brickwork to repair. And possibly no key available for anyone who needs it. The key
    will still be locked in the safe.
    p.s. If security is a concern you could team up with your neighbours so
    that you have the key to opposite while your key is 3 doors down and
    their key is ...
    --
    Ric
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  • From Sam Plusnet@not@home.com to uk.media.radio.archers on Wed May 27 22:00:53 2026
    From Newsgroup: uk.media.radio.archers

    On 27/05/2026 12:25, Joe Kerr wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 16:22, Joe Kerr wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 15:14, Nick Odell wrote:
    On Tue, 26 May 2026 14:24:42 +0100, Kosmo <krw@whitnet.uk> wrote:

    On 26.5.26 12:30, Jenny M Benson wrote:
    On 26/05/2026 11:32, Kosmo wrote:

    Talking of key safes (see what I did there) I want to put one on our
    house.-a We were away last week (hence the wireless silence) in that
    there far flung Cornwall (awful weather thanks for asking) and one of
    the grandsons messaged to ask if he could stay over even though we were >>>> away.-a We said yes as we gave him a front door key when he lived here >>>> and so we knew he could get in and out.

    Of course the feather brain left home without his front door key so we >>>> have no idea what he did for the weekend!

    My view is that we should probably have a key safe somewhere outside to >>>> cater for feather brained grandsons and any Brian style dementia as we >>>> are all a bit older than we used to be.-a I would probably put it out of >>>> external sight behind the back gate or similar.-a However for
    unexplained
    reasons the good lady wife is entirely against such an installation.

    now I know it is about 40 years since I locked myself out of anywhere
    and got such a telling off for it that I have no wish to repeat it -
    but
    I still think it is a good idea.

    What is the preponderance of keysafes amongst the umra congregation?

    No keysafe here. This video shows how to break into a keysafe box with
    no difficulty. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yw5ULOm9k8

    That's why it pays to have a quality one.

    It also demonstrates how hard it is supposed to be to break into the
    advertiser's preferred choice of key safe-a but in my opinion a claw
    hammer claw would have it off the wall in no time.

    Getting it off the wall just means you will have a bit of brickwork to
    repair. And possibly no key available for anyone who needs it. The key
    will still be locked in the safe.
    p.s. If security is a concern you could team up with your neighbours so
    that you have the key to opposite while your key is 3 doors down and
    their key is ...

    Until there is a falling out between 'er at Number 7 and them at Number
    16, followed by...
    whereupon there is a mass changing of locks.
    --
    Sam Plusnet
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