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Post by grahamthomson on Apr 19, 2010 9:08:50 GMT
This weekend was most surreal. Clear blue skies and not a single vapour trail!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 19, 2010 16:27:41 GMT
Another normal day at work. As I walked into the factory this morning I was serenaded by the radio with the second of the two played daily songs. The next few hours went by without any of the regular songs being played before - da-dum - the same song that was played this morning was played again and then half an hour later THAT SONG was also played.
We had a few new starters today also and one of them played the usual trick of saying they didn't feel well and they went home at dinnertime. Curiously he was about the fifth new starter in the past month or two who 'didn't feel well' and had to go home at dinnertime. No doubt I won't see him again which could either be one of two things: he genuinely is ill and his illness will now plague him for the rest of his working life or he was faking the whole illness thing because he didn't want to work.
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 19, 2010 18:35:36 GMT
I've had some volcanic dust on my car! I'm sure of it!
Counting down to a local beer festival on Friday! Barf Barf!
Gotta exalt Tomo for that thread title!
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 19, 2010 19:04:44 GMT
Stick it in a jar and send it to FortMax !
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Post by grahamthomson on Apr 20, 2010 8:31:51 GMT
I had to wait at the train station in Alderley Edge this morning to collect someone.
There were too young women, clearly displaying the WAG stereotype, discussing the current airspace ban.
The one with the pink-dyed fringe insisted that the politicians should put a ban on all active volcanoes to stop this happening again.
It took all my willpower to not push her onto the tracks.
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Post by Philip Ayres on Apr 20, 2010 10:42:57 GMT
Knackered. Liz and Jonathan out so I've spent all morning conquering a review who's writing has been evading me for ages: Countdown's Rocket BaseLunch & a sleep now I think. |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 20, 2010 10:58:06 GMT
Second and last day off.
Morning has been spent lettering Mosaics for Matt and pages of Ed's awesomeness for CT. Quick trip to the Post Office to send out Scotcon mag/headmasters and Dawn of the Dread Force to G.
Break for lunch and some Mythbusters before some drawing and a run this evening. Next race is a 10k the day before we travel for Swincon.
Andy
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Post by blueshift on Apr 20, 2010 11:21:50 GMT
Much appreciated too Mr Andy!
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Post by The Doctor on Apr 20, 2010 18:52:31 GMT
Bad times at Burns Towers, for various reasons I'm not getting into on a forum. I will likely not be about online as much in the next while.
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 20, 2010 19:03:07 GMT
Sorry to hear that Ralph.
My thoughts are with you mate.
Andy
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 20, 2010 19:10:46 GMT
Argh, I feel for you, Ralph, you never seem to get a break.  Martin |
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 20, 2010 19:22:44 GMT
All the best, Doc'. Hope things turn around.
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Post by blueshift on Apr 20, 2010 19:40:42 GMT
Best of luck Ralph D:
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Post by legios on Apr 20, 2010 19:56:15 GMT
Sorry to hear that things aren't going so well for you Ralph.
I shall keep my fingers and whatnot crossed for you.
Karl
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 20, 2010 21:39:01 GMT
Let Susie out the back to do her business and encountered a couple of hedgehogs in the garden. Managed to get a few pics of our visitors. These are the two best.   Andy |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 20, 2010 21:39:40 GMT
Oh and don't worry. Susie doesn't eat or bite them, she is just curious about them.
Andy
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Post by kayevcee on Apr 20, 2010 22:25:30 GMT
As documented elsewhere, I'm home. Any channelling directed to me and mine I ask to be redirected to Ralph, who sounds like he needs it. The Daily Mash has provided its usual reliable journalistic perspective on the recent travel issues of folks like myself. I would totally have done this. Even if it ended like this.-Nick |
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Post by dinogrrl on Apr 21, 2010 2:03:41 GMT
Man I hope things start looking up for you Ralph, 2010 isn't going your way so far. I am anxiously counting down the days till the Boss comes back into town to move the lab to new digs. Haven't made progress on the job search front yet either. But! The daffodils are all out in flower:  |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Apr 21, 2010 5:50:07 GMT
Well done there, Andy. There's nothing not to like about hedgehogs.
Martin
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Post by legios on Apr 21, 2010 6:24:11 GMT
Excellent Hedgehog pictures there Andy. They are lovely little animals and I can see why Suzie is fascinated by them. Sadly I don't tend to see them here - the Rabbit and Fox mafias have got the territory divided up between them I'm afraid.
Karl
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Post by grahamthomson on Apr 21, 2010 8:15:40 GMT
Awww, hedgehogs!
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 21, 2010 10:04:54 GMT
Hedgegogs can turn into spikey balls of doom and roll over their enemies!!!
Currently eating left over sausage sandwich! Hmmm. Very good CSI last night.
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Post by blueshift on Apr 21, 2010 10:10:16 GMT
I have been trying to eat more healthily. Argle D:
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Post by Dave on Apr 21, 2010 16:13:03 GMT
Hope things pick up for you soon Ralph.
Welcome home Nick.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2010 18:13:37 GMT
Lack of work has forced me to have tomorrow off. I'm still waiting for my boxed Nintendo 64 to come that I brought on Ebay on Sunday. If it comes tomorrow I think I'll settle down to a lengthy retro session featuring some of the best games the console had to offer like Super Mario 64, both Zelda games, Mario Kart 64 (one of the best kart racing games of all time), both Banjo Kazooie games and last but not least the all time classic shooter Goldeneye.*
*Obviously I won't be playing all of those games in one sitting but maybe over a number of sitting over the next few weeks.
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 21, 2010 18:50:27 GMT
Just had a splendid karate trainment. Only couple of us do it together these days, became too complicated (understandibly) and time consuming to run a proper club. My little 5 year old neice came for the first time. At the end of the class I was using her as a human torpeedo to attack her father (my brother). She was just the right weight: not too heavy to lift and swing about, but heavy enough to cause damage! I think I've invented a new martial art! What's 'child weapon' in Japanese?
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Post by Dave on Apr 21, 2010 19:20:26 GMT
kodomo buki
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Post by Shockprowl on Apr 22, 2010 9:52:27 GMT
AAAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
THAT'S PERFECT!!
KODOMO BUKI!
I'm the first Black Belt in Kodomo Buki! Come! Grab a child, perferably between the ages for 3 and a half and 5 and a half, and learn the deadly art of Kodomo Buki! It truely is a source of spiritual enlightenment!
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Post by grahamthomson on Apr 23, 2010 9:17:18 GMT
I am super-grumpy today.
I'm wearing a portable ECG thingy, with four electrodes stuck to my torso (and very itchy skin where the nurse had to shave my chest) connected to a box that records my heart activity strapped across my waist. I have to wear it all the time until Tuesday. I had no sleep last night, hence my general grumpiness today! Oh, and I can't shower either! P. U.
In happier news, I've just declared a spontaneous four-day week next week so every one at work is very happy.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Apr 23, 2010 9:20:16 GMT
That sounds most unpleasant, but best to focus on the positives. I think for the duration of the device wearing you can say you are a cyborg!
Andy
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