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Post by grahamthomson on Mar 16, 2009 9:47:03 GMT
Spring is in the air! Take a deep breath! Ahhhhh, that's better.
The birds are singing and the bees are trying to mate with them.
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Post by Hero on Mar 16, 2009 12:54:19 GMT
So that's why they call it the birds and the bees  I think clocks are going back soon. |
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Post by grahamthomson on Mar 16, 2009 13:07:49 GMT
I think clocks are going back soon. As long as you've kept the receipt, then I shouldn't think you'd have any problems. |
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Post by Hero on Mar 16, 2009 13:29:14 GMT
*B'dam, Bam, CHING!* Have some karma for that one, G.  ===KEN |
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Post by jameso on Mar 16, 2009 16:09:20 GMT
I've actually laughed out loud at one of Graham's lame jokes! I too think that's worth some karma.
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Post by Shockprowl on Mar 16, 2009 17:40:58 GMT
I've got Paediatric Assessment Triangles comming out of my arse! AAAARRRGH!!!!!
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Post by grahamthomson on Mar 16, 2009 20:08:44 GMT
I've actually laughed out loud at one of Graham's lame jokes! I too think that's worth some karma. Good grief, that's a first!! |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 16, 2009 20:35:20 GMT
Someone working in City Hall has seen the peregrines mating, so fingers crossed.
Martin
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Post by Deleted on Mar 16, 2009 23:10:49 GMT
Another week and another redundancy at my workplace. This time it's the factory manager that gets the axe. At this rate they'll be nobody left come December!
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 16, 2009 23:20:06 GMT
Spent much of the day playing with Nick's toy stock. Buy toys from Toy-Fu at AA. They've, er, been thoroughly tested in combat conditions!
-Ralph
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Post by karla on Mar 17, 2009 8:45:11 GMT
I got a pay rise a whole pound up, I also need to buy animated shockwave, blurr and hot rod. There is no choice. does anyone else have air raid sirens that are tested near them at all? i'm curious because evey tuesday at nine the waterboard test theirs, its haunting but i'm glad it works! we also get chinocks everyday so cooool! |
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Post by jameso on Mar 17, 2009 9:43:54 GMT
Last night I went to my first Premiership football game (West Ham vs West Brom) in about 12 years and it was a drab 0-0 draw. Ho hum. |
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 17, 2009 11:41:36 GMT
Strangely, earlier today it was the birthday of both Hugman and Batman. Now it's only Hugman's birthday.
Congrats on the pay rise, Karla.
Ken - the clocks go forward, not back, on the 28th - after the Earth Hour.
Martin
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Post by grahamthomson on Mar 17, 2009 11:44:16 GMT
If you're American you can use the following phrase to help remember:
"Spring forward, fall back."
Well done on the pay rise Karla. I hope that's £1 per hour not per year!
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 17, 2009 11:48:14 GMT
Well done on the payrise Karla.
Andy
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Post by andrewbcalculating on Mar 17, 2009 11:48:47 GMT
Youtube must be either taking down clips of the Simpsons or their search function isn't up to much as I tried to find a clip to go with Graham's line about bees trying to mate with birds. If anyone else wants to have a look on Youtube then be my guest, the episode is called Homer vs. Patty and Selma (2F14), episode 17 of season 6. I couldn't find anything on Youtube and the closest I got was on a Polish video site.
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Post by Grand Moff Muffin on Mar 17, 2009 11:51:06 GMT
"Spring forward, fall back." Sounds like the motto of some indecisive Transformer. Martin |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 17, 2009 11:51:48 GMT
I'm pretty sure that Youtube are getting quicker at ganking clips that breach copyright as soon as the holder gets in touch. I was going to link to the Daily Show interview that Jon Stewart did with Jim Cramer of mad money fame after ralph emailed it to me but that's been pulled.
Andy
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Post by grahamthomson on Mar 17, 2009 11:56:30 GMT
"Spring forward, fall back." Sounds like the motto of some indecisive Transformer. Martin Or a Jumpstarter! |
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Post by blueshift on Mar 17, 2009 13:02:16 GMT
I wish I were a Jumpstarter!
Preferably Salt Man Z
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Post by Hero on Mar 17, 2009 20:26:48 GMT
Had a really positive day at Uni, and things are really picking up again.
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 17, 2009 21:45:09 GMT
Salt Man Z is The Man!
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Post by kayevcee on Mar 18, 2009 0:32:17 GMT
An interesting day at work today. Due to holidays, sickness and other assorted coincidences, we had to open the shop with only two staff. For the first hour before anybody else came in we rattled around the place trying to put everything back in place after the annual floor-wax. Today I learned that a metal A-frame with a pool table on one side and a foosball table on the other is more than I can safely lift.
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Post by karla on Mar 18, 2009 10:10:28 GMT
took a deep breath at the dump today, love that place!
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 18, 2009 11:00:25 GMT
Got some weird bug-thing. Nose blockages on Monday followed by sneezing fits then most of yesterday with a dose of skitters. Today: headaches and fatigue. Most annoying! Still, I'll live. Looks a nice day so a stroll after lunch methinks.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on Mar 18, 2009 11:06:13 GMT
Yeah its going around. I've got it at the mo  |
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 18, 2009 11:16:26 GMT
Doesn't sound so good. Feeling slightly run down myself just now.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 18, 2009 11:22:04 GMT
Sounds like a Hub Virus!
-Ralph
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Post by Andy Turnbull on Mar 18, 2009 11:26:10 GMT
Yeah, started feeling a bit pants last night and haven't shaken it so far today. Though I don't think it was the Hub. Jude was toiling at the end of last week through till Monday so I think I have caught what she had.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on Mar 18, 2009 11:46:23 GMT
Some good news here in that 'Make It Work' (who referred me to STRIVE) have agreed to pay my first week's travel for when I start my job, which makes a big difference as I have a very expensive commute. I'll need to move due to the high costs involved but due to being on the dole I can't move until wages start coming in.
Now, I've been unemployed since June 21st 2008 and did not sign on until December 1st 2008 as I felt the responsible thing was to use my own finances/resources to look for work before taking money from the state. So I did not sign on until I was literally down to no money to my name, having been unsuccesful in a job search at that time.
Ironically, if I had been signing on for 6 months or more I could claim money for work clothing and 4 weeks travel but as I have been signed on for less I am not entitled to this. Bear in mind that at my first visit to the Job Centre Plus the advisor specifically told me I would recieve "no help whatsoever for the first six months" (exact quote). So, really, to get the best help the plan really is to sit on your arse for six months! If it was not for the charity of family and friends I would literally be unable to take up the new job as I would be unable to afford the travel costs and so would have no option but to stay on the dole taking JSA money! I'm still not sure how I'll manage it and am proceeding mostly on hope. In my opinion the responsible thing was to apply for any suitable job irregardless of location, to improve my chances.
Amusingly, I am now required to report weekly to the local brew. Every Tuesday I tell them I am waiting on a start date dependant on a Disclosure Scotland check. But I've never been asked for any details, ie employer name, job title. No record is made of this. No proof is required (every week I have my job offer letter, just in case). It would be very easy to lie, because no-one would check.
It's a ludicrous system. Thank fuck for the likes of 'STRIVE' and 'Make It Work'.
-Ralph
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