The totally off-topic thread

[JohnK]

I found my first week to be after having 7 weeks off.... back into the swing of things again, slowly, almost ..

Tomorrow will be fine and only a few days to go until Friday.

Day by day. Week by week. Trip by trip. Only 46 days to go....

 

[Flashback]

Tomorrow will be fine and only a few days to go until Friday.

Day by day. Week by week. Trip by trip. Only 46 days to go....

1 month today for me till our proper Honeymoon! 2013 has really turned out to be so much better than 2012 was (after the many setbacks that were had!), except for 1 glitch, but we just soldier on

 

[JohnK]

1 month today for me till our proper Honeymoon! 2013 has really turned out to be so much better than 2012 was (after the many setbacks that were had!), except for 1 glitch, but we just soldier on

Soldier on is correct.

Got to get through to at least September and have 3 trips to Thailand planned. Then see if I am up for another 6-12 months. I am tired of commuting and being alone but keeping chin up....

 

[jetlagger]

Just touring VH-EBQ.

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Jetlagger.

Sneaky... Though I was indeed pensive.. :mrgreen:

 

[Mal]

1 month today for me till our proper Honeymoon! 2013 has really turned out to be so much better than 2012 was (after the many setbacks that were had!), except for 1 glitch, but we just soldier on

Hmm. I would say my 2013 hasn't been anywhere near as awesome as yours (except for that glitch). And yes soldiering on is the solution.
Its all good. I won a 50 quid pair of shoes on eBay last night for under 15 quid. Lol.

 

[Flashback]

Hmm. I would say my 2013 hasn't been anywhere near as awesome as yours (except for that glitch). And yes soldiering on is the solution.
Its all good. I won a 50 quid pair of shoes on eBay last night for under 15 quid. Lol.

Nice one Deal of 2013 :mrgreen:

 

[Mal]

Nice one Deal of 2013 :mrgreen:

ESP. Since the seller was such a numpty. Haha

 

[QF WP]

Some good news in regards to cancer , very impressive for a 15 year old!
The 15-year-old schoolboy whose invention could revolutionise cancer detection | Mail Online

Had a close family friend (one of my two mentors) die of it, so I am really in awe of Jack. What a perfect "Pretty Woman" moment for the 147 doctors who turned him away. Such a simple test but I am REALLY happy as Jack has found his niche in life so early

 

[serfty]

Tomorrow will be fine and only a few days to go until Friday.

Day by day. Week by week. Trip by trip. Only 46 days to go....

Three days for me, 25.5K miles, 12 segments and only 1.7K in Economy.

 

[TonyHancock]

.....Magnificent!

 

[QF WP]

As an IT-phobe I have just turned into the eyes and ears for our external IT consultant.

I lost Microsoft Exchange on my laptop - sure enough others in the office realised within a couple of minutes that we'd all lost it.

All the lights are off in the server - not a good start . Rang IT consultant to advise the bad news. Was told to check UPS and after working out which of the two was actually plugged in, found that the power was working but the UPS wasn't. Whoops

That would be why the UPS wasn't beeping loudly at us as its power was draining. No redundancy so now waiting for IT consultant to deliver spare UPS while he takes away the old one to test it (and the redundant one to the tip).

Can't do much work this afternoon (phone calls made, filing already done, pencils sharpened, pens counted). Thankfully my trust iPhone is still connected to the outside world.

Is it going home time already

 

[Flashback]

As an IT-phobe I have just turned into the eyes and ears for our external IT consultant.

I lost Microsoft Exchange on my laptop - sure enough others in the office realised within a couple of minutes that we'd all lost it.

All the lights are off in the server - not a good start . Rang IT consultant to advise the bad news. Was told to check UPS and after working out which of the two was actually plugged in, found that the power was working but the UPS wasn't. Whoops

That would be why the UPS wasn't beeping loudly at us as its power was draining. No redundancy so now waiting for IT consultant to deliver spare UPS while he takes away the old one to test it (and the redundant one to the tip).

Can't do much work this afternoon (phone calls made, filing already done, pencils sharpened, pens counted). Thankfully my trust iPhone is still connected to the outside world.

Is it going home time already

Sounds like their monitoring systems are a bit lacking then! :mrgreen:

 

[JessicaTam]

As an IT-phobe I have just turned into the eyes and ears for our external IT consultant.

I lost Microsoft Exchange on my laptop - sure enough others in the office realised within a couple of minutes that we'd all lost it.

All the lights are off in the server - not a good start . Rang IT consultant to advise the bad news. Was told to check UPS and after working out which of the two was actually plugged in, found that the power was working but the UPS wasn't. Whoops

That would be why the UPS wasn't beeping loudly at us as its power was draining. No redundancy so now waiting for IT consultant to deliver spare UPS while he takes away the old one to test it (and the redundant one to the tip).

Can't do much work this afternoon (phone calls made, filing already done, pencils sharpened, pens counted). Thankfully my trust iPhone is still connected to the outside world.

Is it going home time already

Fancy that. A post about UPS.

 

[medhead]

This cricket result is appalling.

 

[Pushka]

This cricket result is appalling.

News.com.au has lauded it the death of Australian cricket. A little OTT but still, given the $ size of their contracts it's pretty appalling. Then after India, the Ashes x 2.

 

[anat0l]

News.com.au has lauded it the death of Australian cricket. A little OTT but still, given the $ size of their contracts it's pretty appalling. Then after India, the Ashes x 2.

Might as well lump it in with the drugs in sport and match fixing scandals rocking Australian sport at the moment.

Basically, I think we're back to days when the Aussie cricket team was just not that good. Hey, you thought this was gonna last forever?

 

[markis10]

Apparently the Byron Bay cookie company is facing closure after legal action pending from the ATO, not sure if the journalist is up to date with current events though:

The cookie business, with a reported annual turnover of $13 million, has partnerships with Qantas Airlines, Virgin Australia, Tiger Airways and Strategic Airlines.

http://www.goodfood.com.au/good-foo...losure-20130305-2fiuf.html?rand=1362468852439

 

[medhead]

News.com.au has lauded it the death of Australian cricket. A little OTT but still, given the $ size of their contracts it's pretty appalling. Then after India, the Ashes x 2.

I didn't really follow it, but did Australia really declare on day one?

I think I've said it before, but there is no point playing for a result if it means you lose.

 

[Pushka]

I didn't really follow it, but did Australia really declare on day one?

I think I've said it before, but there is no point playing for a result if it means you lose.

Yes but at 9 down. Didn't really change the result. After day 2 they were always going to lose and nothing was in their control.

 

[JessicaTam]

Apparently the Byron Bay cookie company is facing closure after legal action pending from the ATO, not sure if the journalist is up to date with current events though:



Good Food - Byron Bay Cookie Co facing closure

They were the only reason I left the lounge in BNE. Without cheap BB cookies why go to QLD in the first place?