Sunday 3 March 2013

Normal Service Anybody?

 
Do you remember the
 "Normal service will be resumed as soon as possible" 
transmissions?

 For anybody too young,
or not au fait with BBC history, 
I should explain that in 
the early days of television 
there were often 
technical hitches.  

To cover the breaks in transmission there were 
film loops of a potter's wheel,
 a turning windmill, 
or some such soothing stuff.

 I wonder what today's sophisticated audiences would make of them?

Perhaps a few meditative breaks in transmission would do us all good
though I assume we would merely resort to our ex- boxes,
 i-pods or pads,
 and other modern wizardry.
A pity really.

 Despite the fact they were rather grainy black and white images
those fillers are remembered with affection.

My favourite was the potter's wheel.
I found it quite mesmeric,
 though I don't believe we ever got shown the finished pot. 

 Should anybody have missed me during my own short gap in transmission
I am sending this post from hubby's PC,
offering the fluffy clouds as a fill in for anything more interesting until 
normal service (whatever that is),
 can be resumed. 

It seems the whingeing post I sent last was a prelude 
to both myself and my laptop gaining a virus apiece 
so at least I have some sort of an excuse for having  a moan about how I felt then.

One lovely thing to come out of feeling poorly 
is my niece making the journey from London to here this weekend
when I didn't feel up to making the promised trip down to stay with her.
Thank you Kate. x

I am on the mend I hope,
whereas my laptop languishes in sick bay still.

Hope you are all o.k. out there.

Be Blessed.







4 comments:

  1. Great to have you back Hazel !!
    Blessings

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  2. Thanks Phil.

    Also thanks for your come back to my comments on your Catholic Reformation post.

    You always manage to touch a nerve, (or should that be hit the right note?) and get me going!

    love x

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  3. Likewise Hazel. We are connected !!
    Blessings

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  4. Hi Phil,

    ,Been catching up on your blog since I got my laptop back. It's been back to the doc for 2 days this week and I don't know how you managed when you were off line so long.

    really sorry to see you had a flare up of your athritus. Hope you are easier now.

    love and healing blessings,
    Hazel

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