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Post by grahamthomson on May 18, 2009 11:57:25 GMT
On Friday a delivery driver (delivering to next door at work) forgot to secure his rear tailgate/doors properly and, as he drove away, the door swung open right into the back of my car, obliterating the rear windscreen and denting the tailgate.
And of course, that's the dog's part of the car, so broken glass all over his favourite blanket and "travel teddies".
Car should be fixed on Wednesday, so in the meanwhile, a nice courtesy car from the insurers is doing the job getting us from A to B. (But not C, it's too cold for that sort of thing today.)
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Post by Gav on May 18, 2009 12:54:30 GMT
Oh man, that's harsh biscuits Graham! All the best! It's a good day to be the Kaptain today, as a giant Gundam statue is being built - the statue will call out Karl's name on the hour every hour, until they are united. The statue will then turn into a jet, and they will fly off to have adventures in deep space. kotaku.com/5258934/life+sized-gundam-has-nice-legs |
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2009 15:35:45 GMT
Sorry to hear about your car Graham. First Royal Mail pulls a few fast ones and then a rival delivery firm causes a spot of mayhem!
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Post by The Doctor on May 18, 2009 16:49:38 GMT
I was surprised to find a deer leaping out in front of me today. Especially as I was several miles away from where you would expect to find a deer. I would have been less surprised if a space panda had fallen from the moon.
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Post by The Doctor on May 19, 2009 17:57:44 GMT
I am unusually (pleasantly) fully occupied in week 21. All week I'm down at the STRIVE Project shadowing one of the Job Support Officers to have some more recent experience, helping clients out with their appointments, etc. Enjoyable.
Did the selection test for DWP temp job first thing this morning and passed it so back for interview tomorrow morning. When you add the competency based app form on top, it seems a lot of effort to recruit someone for a few months work, but there you go.
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 19, 2009 18:30:12 GMT
A lot of temp jobs end up becoming permanent jobs so sometimes the over complicated temp applications pay off in the long term.
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Post by Deleted on May 19, 2009 18:55:05 GMT
I started off at my workplace in a temp position through an agency but I impressed the gaffers so much that they took me on permanent after my 13 weeks on the agency had run its course. All you have to do is prove to the right people that you are the right person for the job and a temp job soon becomes a permanent one.
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Post by legios on May 19, 2009 19:14:00 GMT
It's a good day to be the Kaptain today, as a giant Gundam statue is being built Meh, Gundam. Not really my thing. Trust them to go overboard for their anniversay - Macross was satisfied with a party and a concert for its 25th. The Gundam franchise is clearly feeling competitive...... Sorry to hear about the car Graham. A nasty little accident there - good job that there wasn't anyone in there at the time. I have been quite enjoying the two days off that we get for the public holiday. I've had a chance to catch up on some reading and get some pottering done around the house. Even managed to miss the rain today due to being in the cinema at the time. All in all, it has been a nice couple of days. Sadly, I have to go back to the office tomorrow and find out whether our desks have been reassembled once they have finished the floor. (And then try and get our phones reconnected, and stuff back onto our bookcases..... Maybe I should take some headache pills in with me tomorrow). Karl |
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Post by The Doctor on May 20, 2009 11:29:46 GMT
That was a bizarre interview. Consisted of only 3 questions, which I answered until Writing Bloke filled up his blank pages and then I was out the door. Arse barely touched the seat. Weird.
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Post by Philip Ayres on May 20, 2009 12:35:35 GMT
I've got my Broadband back. The latest engineer souped it up at the exchange and he's getting a much stronger signal at the junction box now
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Post by Hero on May 20, 2009 19:28:03 GMT
Been out of the loop for quite a while. Lots of things going down. Will catch up soon.
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Post by The Doctor on May 21, 2009 17:10:23 GMT
Yet more job knock-backs, yet more applications sent off. And so it goes on.
-Ralph
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Post by blueshift on May 21, 2009 18:53:17 GMT
Well you've got some more experience coming in Ralph, that's good! I have been having one of those weeks where I've woken up and haven't been sure what I've been doing these past few years  |
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Post by legios on May 21, 2009 20:13:28 GMT
Well, that was an interesting way to wake up this morning..... I came to at about 6am half convinced that I was in an war zone. As conciousness returned I realised that the noise I heard wasn't the rattle of gunfire but was some other sharp and incessant sound. It took me a couple of minutes for the fog in my head to clear enough for me to realise that it was a pair of seagulls having a fight right on top of the dormer window of my bedroom.
They proceeded to continue with their barney for the next forty-five minutes whilst I woke up the rest of the way, had a shower and sorted myself out to go downstairs for breakfast. I think it is the longest set-to between two seagulls I can recall hearing, and it certainly made for a unique start to the morning.
All things considered though, I think I prefer my alarm clock.
Karl
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Post by Hero on May 22, 2009 0:23:33 GMT
The police came over to get me to take some elimination prints as the stolen bag saga continues.
The same guy who was caught on camera with my stuff had also been caught shoplifting by video surveillance at the same Co-Op my bag was dumped at. The police are closing in...
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Post by kayevcee on May 22, 2009 20:58:38 GMT
I'm going to L.A. tomorrow. My flight departs in a shade over 12 hours. I should probably start packing.
-Nick
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Post by Hero on May 22, 2009 21:14:29 GMT
Have a good time buddy.
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2009 22:18:02 GMT
A few days ago I made friends on Facebook to someone who use to occasionally bully me at high school and today he sent me a private message apologising for what he did to me all of those years ago. It was an unexpected but nice surprise.
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Post by Hero on May 23, 2009 12:06:29 GMT
That's pretty awesome, Zudobug.
I sadly can't say the same in my case as it would appear a few of my old nemesis still have not grown up 16 years on from leaving. Its good to know that not all bullies stay the same and maybe one day a proverbial olive branch will come my way.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2009 18:16:00 GMT
It's nice that he had the decency to apologise. I see very few of the people I once knew at school and so I use Facebook to keep up to date on what they are doing now.
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2009 14:51:57 GMT
Today seems to be quite lonely on the Hub. Virtually nobody is around - it's like a ghost town!
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Post by Hero on May 24, 2009 15:08:20 GMT
It is a bit lonely. Maybe everyone's gone outside  Stuck here indoors locked the shackles of essay writing at the moment. I may pop out for a walk later. |
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Post by blueshift on May 24, 2009 15:38:14 GMT
I am visiting my parents. I went to a car boot, built a barbeque and am sitting in the garden watching Genesis of the Daleks
Somerset is so much nicer than Birmingham. Hmmmmmmm
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Post by Andy Turnbull on May 24, 2009 17:15:17 GMT
I was at work (always fun) and am back now!
Bank Holiday weekend folks will be away.
Andy
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Post by The Doctor on May 24, 2009 18:03:57 GMT
I was at Karl's house watching awesomely shit Poundland DVD's.
-Ralph
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Post by Hero on May 24, 2009 18:48:27 GMT
Which ones Doc? I am curious, since I have a few myself.
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Post by The Doctor on May 24, 2009 18:52:10 GMT
The thinly veiled Terminator knock-off: Earth Alien, starring TV's Eric Roberts, and APEX: actor with only one emotion versus crap killer robots in the future.
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Post by legios on May 24, 2009 20:45:22 GMT
Ah, APEX - a film that stared a lead actor with the ability to communicate a single concept - "Why am I here?" (I think it was less an existential statement and more of an expression of his confusion about being in a movie, and indeed of what a movie was....).
I spent this afternoon twiddling my thumbs (well, actually playing video games and watching Blakes 7) whilst I was patching and updating my laptop. I have finally managed to bootstrap it up to an XP Service Pack 2 installation now, after several failed previous attempts. I shall leave it a day or so before I attempt to take it up to Service Pack 3....
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Post by Deleted on May 25, 2009 21:09:24 GMT
Another lonely day on the Hub. Is everybody away enjoying the bank holiday or something while I ponder the net alone like Billy No-Mates?
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Post by The Doctor on May 25, 2009 21:18:33 GMT
I am always here.
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