The totally off-topic thread

[Pushka]

A cure for being left home alone for Easter.
SHOPPING. And alcohol.
Vodka and Cosmopolitan mix for um, Cosmopolitans. Check.
New martini shaker. Check. Ice in fridge check. Did I do good Dame?

Next. Nice new 80% duck down quilt. Check. New quilt cover. Check. Mmm. Chuck out the tiny tv in the bedroom and replace with new winged chair from Ikea. Check.

Now, watching Stan - 11.22.63 with hot cross bun and cappuccino. Its 2pm and first food of the day. Oops.

 

[penegal]

A cure for being left home alone for Easter.

I am working... Will have some Champagne later on today.

 

[Quickstatus]

A cure for being left home alone for Easter.
SHOPPING. And alcohol.
Vodka and Cosmopolitan mix for um, Cosmopolitans. Check.
New martini shaker. Check. Ice in fridge check. Did I do good Dame?

Next. Nice new 80% duck down quilt. Check. New quilt cover. Check. Mmm. Chuck out the tiny tv in the bedroom and replace with new winged chair from Ikea. Check.

Now, watching Stan - 11.22.63 with hot cross bun and cappuccino. Its 2pm and first food of the day. Oops.

obviously you don't like fishing?.

 

[love_the_life]

A cure for being left home alone for Easter.
SHOPPING. And alcohol.
Vodka and Cosmopolitan mix for um, Cosmopolitans. Check.
New martini shaker. Check. Ice in fridge check. Did I do good Dame?

Next. Nice new 80% duck down quilt. Check. New quilt cover. Check. Mmm. Chuck out the tiny tv in the bedroom and replace with new winged chair from Ikea. Check.

Now, watching Stan - 11.22.63 with hot cross bun and cappuccino. Its 2pm and first food of the day. Oops.

Vodka and Cosmo mix, Young Dame?:shock: Oh, no, no, no...wash your mouth out (and not with the resulting Cosmo!). A true Cosmo needs the proper ingredients, though I have found that good cranberry juice is hard to come by and that's why I've moved to Pomegranate Cosmos! Don't forget the limes - it needs lots of lime, and orange liqueur.

I suppose if pressed though, it would be an acceptable alternative

Sounds like you've been busy while the boys are away catching the fish (or not) for dinner! Enjoy.

 

[Pushka]

obviously you don't like fishing?.

I was not invited. A father/sons weekend. I love fishing. Just as well I hadn't planned to go. Still can't fly.

I have limes Dame.

 

[Cossie]

I stil have my Tandy TRS-80 with 16Kb ram and cassette tape drive

My neighbour still uses his to drive his plotter!

 

[whatmeworry]

In Croatia a bit of a scandal is brewing. Their airforce sent all of their MIGs to get refurbished by the Ukrainians but instead got older planes made up of MIGs made up from around the world.

A big scandal is shaking up Croatia these days. Here's the low-down. In 2013 Croatia paid $20 million to Ukraine to refurbish its seven MiG-21 fighters and to purchase a further five which would likewise be overhauled.

Ukraine finished deliveries of the 12 fighters one year behind the schedule in July 2015.

However, eight months after receiving the refurbished planes Croatia says that of the twelve planes only three remain flight-worthy and five have been pulled out of service altogether.

The planes that Croatia actually received are far older, and either correspond to Yemeni MiG-21s that Yemen sent to Ukraine for an overhaul but then refused to accept delivery of on the account of shoddy work, or else planes that have been cobbled together from parts purchased from all over the world.

Moreover, Croatian media is now reporting that Croatian military police investigators believe the documentation on the overhaul of the seven Croatian MiGs was faked and that no overhaul work has been done on those planes at all.

In fact, Croats now fear they may not have even received the same seven planes they sent to Ukraine back but different, older planes.
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This is all the more critical for the Croats since the twelve MiG-21s represent the entire supersonic fleet of the Croatian Air Force. Due to the failed overhaul Croatia is now without a flight-worthy fighter force of any kind.

MINA Breaking News

 

[love_the_life]

Then drink up Young Dame

 

[Pushka]

Then drink up Young Dame

Gads, its past 5pm! Photos shortly.

 

[blackcat20]

Gads, its past 5pm! Photos shortly.

We started right on noon....

 

[Pushka]

We started right on noon....
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Catching up.

 

[Flashback]

I am working... Will have some Champagne later on today.

That's a shame. I've made a concerted effort to not work over this long weekend - main reason for that though is my next 2 trips upcoming (NYC & SFO) I don't have anyone I trust to cover me so will end up having to work on those ones so this is my 'real holiday' until I skip off to South America later in the year for some proper R&R.

 

[JohnK]

Not feeling well again. That's the 3rd time this trip. Not good.

 

[clazman]

To all the suckers working this long weekend like me .. enjoy it

 

[Quickstatus]

To all the suckers working this long weekend like me .. enjoy it

Worked yesterday and today to guarantee Christmas off

 

[Quickstatus]

Not feeling well again. That's the 3rd time this trip. Not good.

Sorry to hear, are you heading to the medical merry-go-round

In spite of all the medical advances and billions spent on healthcare, the mortality rate of the human race is 100%.

 

[Princess Fiona]

I am working... Will have some Champagne later on today.

Working too, have now collapsed in a heap at home on the sofa. It's too far to walk to the fridge

 

[love_the_life]

Not feeling well again. That's the 3rd time this trip. Not good.

Oh dear, have you eaten anything dodgy again?

Keep up the fluid intake.

 

[love_the_life]

Err, Pushka are they ice cubes I see in your glass?????

 

[Hvr]

To all the suckers working this long weekend like me .. enjoy it

Am working all four public holidays and taking time in lieu rather than 2x wages. Means another 32 hours paid leave for travelling.