Thanks, stuart, I wonder who's going to clean up after?
All the best,
Cearbhall
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absolutely fantastic and hilarious notes thanks.
hope everyone has a happy christmas
regards
stuart
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On 18 Dec 2021, at 17:51, Kenneth Walsh <kennethwalsh12@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Cearbhall
fantastic job as usual. Thanks so much for all your hard work every week.
Enjoy the break.
All The Best,
Ken
On 18 Dec 2021, at 17:25, Cearbhall O'Meadhra <cearbhall.omeadhra@xxxxxxx>===========================================================
wrote:
In attendance, 11 participants:
Chris Egan, Ken Walsh, Paul Griffith, Derry Walsh, Jackie McBrearty,
Stuart Haxell, sean Kavanagh, Martin Kelly, Noreen Meagher, Cearbhall
O'Meadhra, Pat McCarthy.
apologies: Gavin Allman
Jackie escorted her Christmas friends: Santa Claus, Elf, Rudolf,
Santa's Little Helper, Christmas Fairy, Prancer, Dancer, Dasher,
Vixen, Comet & Blitzen, who promptly took over the meeting and
behaved totally irresponsibly in celebratory mood.
Ken issued thanks to all who worked hard to keep the meetings going
by their attendance and assistance with running the meetings and making
notes.
Despite the fact that covid is getting worse various jokes went
around the group. The answer to the quiz question raised by Peter at
the Christmas party, "How many presents are named in the song "'The
twelve Days of Christmas '" was 364 - only Santa knew the answer!
On a serious note, Chris noted that many shops and hotels are not
restricting people. He is particularly uncomfortable in unrestricted
queues where people get too close and cannot be avoided.
Pat has managed to open up a contact in Revenue to assist people with
a vision impairment to fill in VAT reclaim forms. He is circulating
the contact information separately to the fb-exchange list. With this
arrangement, it is only necessary to send their PPS number, with
their name, address and a VAT receipt.
Ken showed his late birthday present of a smart light bulb and plug.
Pushing Blitzen aside, he linked the light into Alexa and now has
only to say "Goodnight" to Alexa and the main lights go off while the
bedside light comes on.
Still on Alexa and automated turnings on and off, Chris uses the
Irish app "ember" to control his heating and hot water systems. He
has divided the plumbing system into three zones: Hot Water, Living Areas
and Sleeping Areas.
The smart system controls each zone independently and allows the user
to minimise the heating costs whilst keeping the house comfortable at
the different times. The ember system is managed by an app on the
Smart phone and is accessible with voiceover.
Martin was intrigued to hear about the ember system as it takes up to
five minutes for the hot water to reach his bathroom taps in the
morning. The very thought set Dancer, Prancer and dasher into a
frenzy of neighing and jumping about. There is great comfort in
having the heat where you want it when you want it.
Paul described how he converted his bathroom into a wet room with a
walk-in shower. Poor Rudolph is still wondering where the bath has
gone! He mentioned that a grant may be available on the grounds of
disability access and safety.
Dominique is fascinated with the new voice Ziggy . She was looking
for a way to change Alexa wake word to Ziggy.
The official advice is to Just follow these steps:
1. Open the latest version of the Alexa mobile app.
2. Go to Devices.
3. Select All Devices and then select your device. If you use
Reminders or Routines, select Settings to find Device Settings.
4. Scroll under General and select Wake Word.
5. Select the "Ziggy" wake word from the list, and then select OK.
However, Elf found that Ziggy is not available in this region. So,
these steps just might not work! Best to try them out and see.
On a roll, Elf reported that the AIB app has been updated and is a
bit tricky with a new registration number to use instead of the account
number.
Paul, in the guise of Prancer, told of a wonderful gift from the
Punch Bowl in Booterstown where his walking club totters in every time they
go walking.
The staff were so impressed with the agility of Prancer and his
fellow creatures that they made a substantial monetary gift to the group.
Martin has been given a really useful device called "Id Mate". this
is a speaking device about the size of a large chocolate bar (Elf
seen to be licking her lips) and is a product of Envision.
Elf finds the app for identifying gluten-free products very
successful at naming products of all sorts in her fridge.
Dominique as Santa's Little Helper, announced that her boss is now
available as a personality in Alexa. Elf put a stop to her gallop by
reporting that Santa is not available in this region!
The rest of the meeting is vailed in Christmas cheer.
The meeting ended.
All the best,
Cearbhall
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cearbhall.omeadhra@xxxxxxx
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