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I ignored the Amazon Groceries discounts for Morrisons orders because I knew I would receive a Morrisons website offer. That’s why I used their £10 discount code on a £60 order later. This time, I ordered several items even though I may not get all of them delivered. I still get the discount, but for a reduced bill.
This order saved me over £20 so far.
Search results can sometimes be restricted to a website’s results for web pages, images or videos, such as for Google search.
site:fandom.com +”name of a film or a TV show or series”
Results lead to galleries, so there could be a screen slideshow set-up that displays hundreds of images and animated images, too. I’ve seen some galleries for each main image, with several thumbnail images below. These will get saved to the Internet cache.
https://www.roku.com/en-gb/whats-on/the-roku-channel/roku-originals
The Roku Channel provides its content for free. I use the ROKU set-top box, yet the article states the service is available on Hisense TVS, NOW TV and Sky Q.
Search the apps for some of the British Entertainment Films and TV apps.
If we’re using the Chrome web browser, we can install a VPN extension such as HOLA VPN. At the top right of the web page, we may see a black jigsaw piece. Click it to manage the extensions and switch the HOLA VPN to display with the other extensions. The orange fire smiley face appears, so now we set up a new VPN Country location, such as the USA.
If using a search engine, we may switch the search results to the USA option instead of getting the UK results. We may also set a size for image results from small to extra large. At times, we see images better if we increase the zoom value from 100% to 200% or higher.
Larger image displays often help when viewing film and TV details, or when some info may overlap the images.
Many customers of British Gas and Electric services will wonder if they can find better tariff options.
Here’s the image of the June 2025 fixed tariffs. Please note that these prices are for the single electricity cost per unit. Customers can compare the single charge and the two charges. They know it’s cheaper than having charges for both days and nights.
I compared the latest 24-month tariff to my existing tariff. I started my tariff in May. Now, about 40 days later, a new tariff is estimated to cost about £50 extra. That’s an increased charge for my usage from £1355 to £1405. That’s for one person living alone. My June bill was £100 or £3.30 per day.
The new tariff would have cost an extra £3 to £4.
I wonder what the next British Gas tariffs will charge customers in 2025, 2026 and 2027.
YouTube gurus pass on useful info and links such as:
It will help to use a VPN service to test which region will permit access to streaming the content…
I registered there and immediately checked the Black Widow film to learn where it can be watched such as, To pay or not to pay? That is the question…
The results may be the same or similar to websites such as:
So the find-film website should be added as a bookmark, Internet Favourite…
I visited the WOWcher website and managed to get 4 tracksuits at half the price. I used one of those Coupon services to check the discount codes and saved a total of about £60.
Since last time, the Doctor and companions were dealing with reality and timey-wimey problems because of a wish that changed reality. The episodes continued with the Doctor being rescued thanks to the Time Hotel doorway so there he was and getting extra help, too. On his return to UNIT, there’s the villainess to deal with and the most dangerous time Lord called Omega. The villainess seeks that insane Time Lord’s return and the Doctor watches helpless against the locked exit opening to reveal what looked like a ghastly skin and bones demon from Hell. The villainess exits and the Doctor uses a secret weapon that releases such energy that the Omega horror is forced back inside his prison.
Meanwhile, the Doctor’s companion is locked in a panic room container awaiting her release with the child the Doctor thinks is his. Not so fast, Doctor.The Time Lords and Ladies became sterile so the child wasn’t his after all.
Reality returns with several changes here and there and the Doctor meets with the previous Time Lady played by Jodie Whittaker again. The two Doctors then start off a new adventure trying to restore the Cosmos reality again.
She leaves to return to her reality while the Doctor releases his regeneration power outside the Tardis and suddenly we see Rose and she says her cute HELLO! and the theme music plays…
To be continued… eventually…
Cue the fans going nuts all over again!
Each cable can be replaced with the higher standard gold-plated cables set to different lengths, or if using adapters that join one cable to the next. I’ve used long cables and extension adapters. They worked K for a time, but I had to upgrade to use a single 30 Metre cable for upstairs and its TV. I also used the signal booster to improve the TV and Freeview channels.
I’ve even used the Sky+ HD set-top box to send the aerial-in signal out to the main cable to get a boosted signal. I’ve even used a Sky adapter from eBay to connect the Sky cable signal to that Sky adapter, then the patch output cable into the Sky+ set-top box. That boosts the TV aerial picture in the linked devices.
Some TV aerial signal boosters have extra signal power, such as inputs 1 and 2 rather than inputs 3 and 4, and I’ve tested these as well.
When I checked the Internet websites’ advice, I learned that the no signal result or fewer channels after a retune may depend on installing the latest version of the software beforehand. It may help to switch off a TV or a Freeview receiver after retuning and reconnect the electrical plugs after a few minutes. Leave the TV Guide to update and check the number of channels if needed to retune.
I still have some Sky+ set-top problems, so I reset it, let it restart for a few minutes and try again, waiting for the channels to return OK.
So it pays to have spare new cables for future testing and replacements.
Some extra options to consider. TV aerial splitter adaptors could be tested for signal quality purposes. These can join one signal’s input power to two output cables. Even if one strong signal gets reduced, it helps when the adapters prove that a faulty cable needs to be replaced. Or if an extra signal booster is required at the end of the weaker cable’s signal.
In any case, I know that some Freeview receivers, as the Netgem iPlayer, provide better signals than other receivers. That served as an extra workaround, and it helped me view the main TV and Radio channels.
Comments for consideration…
The savings made each month offset the Broadband and line rental, not just the TV Licence costs. Consider the bills £35 plus £14.50 every month, or £50 a month, or £600 a year. Some may believe that all these costs get included in a person’s benefits or pensions, whether they use these services or not, and that a computer and a 4K Smart TV are also included. Even if true, can we believe these apply to just one person or a married couple and their children? Single people living alone may be compelled to pay every bill, so it pays to haggle and check for discounts offered by Government Departments and websites. Guess how many hours are spent doing these searches and checking YouTube and news websites. Then there are thousands of emails and Spam emails to check. So if you’ve ever wondered why crime rates increase or decrease, then consider the effects of the so-called RIP-OFF Britain we live in.
:At the end of the month, I rechecked the Amazon website after cancelling the 7-day offer for 99p. I signed in to several accounts before I signed up for another 99p deal. After this, I checked the Morrisons and Co-op Grocery discounts, then I chose the Co-op voucher code for £10 off a £40 order using the code NEWCOOP40.
NOW the tricky part. Using the Search Departments list, I switched between Morrisons’ prices and Co-op prices. There’s a good reason to do that, as some items are discounted and are cheaper in different stores. I picked the cheap deals and soon I saved about £9 that way. The order increased to over £40, so I paid just over £30 for this afternoon’s delivery.
During the checkout stages, use the option Don’t Accept Substitutes for non-essential items, as this could save you a bit extra if fewer or none are delivered.
So I saved £19 less £1 for Amazon Prime and got a free delivery on the groceries.
The latest Doctor Who was about making wishes come true and referred to ancient gods and the god of wishes. Different ways reinforced the idea that wishes can come true, except when people start doubting. We saw examples of this happening and shaking the foundations. Even with increased wishing power, the whole world can’t cope with continuing the illusion. The Doctor and his companion are shown as a married couple with a daughter. This was fantasy, and the Doctor challenges this and gets reported. A Police Squad takes him away. His wife gets reported and taken, too. So the scene is set for the hero and the villainesses to meet, and they decide he’s too dangerous… TO BE CONTINUED…
I found some surprises in my searches on the Amazon website. A deal with a third off led to a few orders that saved me over £10. Another 2 deals saved me a few more pounds. So I saved about £15 on my orders today.
Sometimes, without an Amazon Prime subscription, we must order over £35 for free delivery to save an extra £5.
The 250 Mb Virgin Media service is working, and the official speed website is here:
https://www.samknows.com/realspeed
The 3.0 hub speed is as high as 274 Mb, yet a few devices share, and they get slower speeds.
https://www.richersounds.com/tv-projectors/tvs-accessories/tvs/4k-ultra-hd-tvs/
The LG 4K TVs are useful; some are 20% off in the Sale.
I checked the Hisense 55″, which costs £599. It’s got the modern tech Freely service, but is it worth £600 nowadays?
Was there any incentive to buy? It has a 6-year warranty coverage. That’s like paying about £80 above similar TVs on eBay.
My TV cost £420 a few years ago, yet it didn’t have Freely, and the minimum wage was nowhere near what it is now!
