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| From | Merlyne <kamilot3@aol.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | alt.acme.exploding.newsgroup |
| Subject | Re: Spiderman movies |
| Date | 2023-09-23 21:14 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <XnsB088AF67C2E17Kamilot@135.181.20.170> (permalink) |
| References | (22 earlier) <udfqru$3k0ht$2@dont-email.me> <XnsB07AAB9B47A54Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <ue4b8n$3raqk$2@dont-email.me> <XnsB0828CC17A205Kamilot@135.181.20.170> <uek9sc$9qtc$2@dont-email.me> |
BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in news:uek9sc$9qtc$2@dont-email.me: > On 17.09.2023 19.50, Merlyne wrote: >> BeH <beh.on.usenet@gmail.com> wrote in >> news:ue4b8n$3raqk$2@dont-email.me: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Low cost snipping provided] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [How low?] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Down to here] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's pretty low] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Especially considering the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>quality >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of >>> workmanship] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Don't sell yourself short] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I try] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's something at least] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [The hardest part is overcoming my >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> naturally unassuming character] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [It's good for your brane to work >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>outside >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your comfort zone] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's going to be quite a problem, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> since I have no intention of leaving the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> zone. Someone needs to invent remote >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> braining or >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something.] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'll just add that to one of you litses] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Assuming I will get anything done is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hardly a viable strategy.] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Yes, it seems that way] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [There's plenty of time... No hurry.] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [You say that and then suddenly the doomsday >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> prophet is right] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Well, I'm not doing all that work and have it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all come to nothing because of a stupid >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> doomsday...] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's a defeatist attitude] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Are you calling me a quitter...?] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [If the shoe fits...] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [What shoe? You need special shoes for doomsday, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now? I'm not buying a pair of shoes that I can >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> only use once.] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That cult in the US liked Reeboks. You could try >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Bah. All the 'some sports person wore them' brand >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sneakers are stupid expensive - and also doesn't >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> last very well.] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I'm pretty sure sneakers are made to not last very >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [And we all know why that is...] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [*sigh* Capitalism?] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [By jove I think she's got it...] >>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Who,by jove, is jove?] >>>>>>>>>>>>> [A nickname for Jehova/Jahve, probably... you could ask >>>>>>>>>>>>> Alan Lerner if he was still alive.] >>>>>>>>>>>> [Huh? Not looking it up] >>>>>>>>>>> [Okay then] >>>>>>>>>> [So, how 'bout that local sports team?] >>>>>>>>> [It's the off-season now. I have no idea what they get up to >>>>>>>>> ATM.] >>>>>>>> [Some fan you are...] >>>>>>> [The not-obsessed-with-the-private-life-of-sportspeople kind of >>>>>>> fan, you mean. Very true.] >>>>>> [Right. You have other things to do] >>>>> [Exactly. A water feature isn't going to make itself.] >>>> [How's it coming along?] >>> [It's still in the planning stages. I need to re-lay some pavement >>> stones that have been undermined by water and/or ants first. But I >>> have the stone and a largeish pile of dirt all ready for the >>> wellspring part.] >> [Best get on that. It will be winter before you know it] > [Actually yesterday was recorded as a "summer day" by the > meteorologists. (Air temperature above 25'C). The latest date for one > of those in recorded history. That's climate change for you.] [El Nino.] > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or you can get one >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of >>>>>> those >>>>>> nylon >>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>jobs >>>>>>> they >>>> sell for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all >>>> hallows >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> eve. >>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could probably >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>get >> a >>>>>> whole >>>>>> bunch >> of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>> different >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ones at >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> WalMart for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $100. >>> I don't doubt >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it, >>>> but >>>>>> would >>>> they >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>go >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with > your $800 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> handbag >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is >>>> the >>>>>>>>>> question? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That doesn't matter. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> People >>>>>> wear >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mismatched >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stuff all the time. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yebbut won't people >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assume >>>>>> your >>>>>>>> handbag >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is a cheap knock-off >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>if >>>> you >>>> use >> it >>>>>> with > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a >> nylon >> wig. >> And >> then >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>what's >>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> point. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's ok. If they >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>think >>>> it's >> a >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>knock-off >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> then they won't steal >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>it. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But also they will >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>think >>>> your >>>>>>>> handbag >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is > a cheap knock-off. I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> can >>>>>> only >>>>>> imagine >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the chatter in the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>country >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> club >>>>>> bar... >>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *gasp* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It makes me feel like >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> someone's >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taken >>>> an interest. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are different kinds >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>of >>>>>>>>>> interest. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm concerned this kind >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>will >>>>>>>> damage >>>> your > social >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> standing. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You >> might >> even >> be > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> invited >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to fewer cocktail >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>parties... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *checks diary* >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I get invited to precisely >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>0 >>>> now. >>>>>>>> Is it even possible >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>to >> get >>>> invited >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>>> -1 parties? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I suppose technically it is >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> possible >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to > send out 'do not attend' >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> notices >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to >>> those who are uniquely >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unwelcome. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I >>> don't think >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that happens much in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>cocktail >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> party >>>>> circles... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You know more about it than I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do. >>>>>>> Not really. I don't even >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> like >>>>>> cocktails >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> much... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I liek cocktails. I guess >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mocktails >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> now. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last time I had a 'proper' >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cocktail >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> was > many years ago when a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> co-worker >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> an >> I > decided to try everything >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on >> the >> menu in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the bar on the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Oslo ferry. It went as well as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could >>>> be > expected... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Puked and passed out? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Neither, but I suspect the work >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>may >>>> have > been a tiny but sub-par >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the >> next >> day... > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And you wept openly when you got >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>your >>>> credit card statement. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> No, that was the good part. The >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> company >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I worked for didn't give out >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>standard >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> per-diem amounts, so everything we >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>had >> a > receipt for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> got refunded... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have fond memories of submitting >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> receipts for business. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I hated having to save and collate and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> list and submit all those receipts >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>every > month. I suspect it cost me >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>quite a lot >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> of money, too. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> IT consultants are rich. so, pocket >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> change. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not so much if it includes hotel bills >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and possibly even plane tickets. Anyway >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it's the principle! I shouldn't have >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> been required to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do accounting. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Couldn't you just hand the envelope of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> receipts to an admin person? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Nope. They had to be listed on the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> expenses form along with the relevant >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> account no. and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> identification of each receipt, which also >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had to be handed in. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [I think I had to put the total being >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> submitted on the form and then attach the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> receipts] >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now I have a job that doesn't require >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> travel. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Me too... Not so much a job but at >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>least > I don't have to travel. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I thought you liked to travel. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not so much after I became aware of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> environmental impact of air-travel. In >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> any case it was more the being in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> places than the getting there that was >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enjoyable. Although I would like to try >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> riding on one of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> those VeryBigFastness trains they have >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in France... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The planes are taking off whether or not >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you've booked a seat. I couldn't afford >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to travel for a long time. Now I find it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stressful. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's not so much the travel that's >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stressful, as it's all the planning and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> preparation. Just >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> don't do that part. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The planning part is fine. It's the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> arriving at the airport at 5 am only to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> find out that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the airline over-booked the flight etc, etc >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that is stressful. I also don't fly well or >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sleep well when away. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Who even flies a 5 o'clock? That barbaric. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The overbooking is not within your control, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so have some breakfast and look derisively >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at all the stressed people in the airport. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The hotel bar has remedies for not sleeping >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> well... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alcohol makes me sleep worse. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I'm not saying get plastered. One beer >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> (alcohol content optional). The vitamin B will >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> relax you and possibly make you sleepy too... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Alcohol makes my body hot (temperature-wise) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and I can't sleep. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Non-alcoholic beer doesn't have any alcohol in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> it... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Why don't I just take the vitamin B then. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's important to stay hydrated, especially when >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flying. Also they don't dispense pharmaceuticals >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> at the departure hall bar. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Beer doesn't keep one hydrated. That's why after a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> night on the town people wake up parched. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That's still the alcohol what does that... And also >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> possibly the physical activity. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Who exercises after drinking? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There's the standing up, and the walking around, and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the social interacting, and the dancing, and the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> mating rites, and the walking home... It can be quite >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> exhausting. So I've heard. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You must have seen it in movies and such. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't remember a movie with drunk people talking about >>>>>>>>>>>>>> how exhausting it is to walk home after dancing. >>>>>>>>>>>>> You were probably supposed to infer it from the >>>>>>>>>>>>> exhaustedness displayed by whichever actor was doing the >>>>>>>>>>>>> walking home after dancing. As they say in the >>>>>>>>>>>>> storytelling business: 'show don't tell'. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Clearly, they are all bad actors. >>>>>>>>>>> Or maybe you just haven't seen any movies with drunk people >>>>>>>>>>> walking home after dancing. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Probably. Name one. >>>>>>>>> Singing in the Rain. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Were they drunk? It's been so long since I've it. >>>>>>> Let's say I remember and that they were. Why else would they be >>>>>>> singing in the rain. >>>>>> >>>>>> A valid point. I think people just liked tap dancing and stuff >>>>>> back then. >>>>> Some of us still do. Especially in the rain. When drunk. >>>> Uh-huh... >>> I would show you but it isn't raining now... Also I'm not drunk. >> >> Another thing I will have to wait on you for... > I don't control the weather, you know... If only I did. Then what? It would snow all the time because Scandahooivans love skiing. > >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Maybe I need another hint. >>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't know any more that you do... >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You have to check in hours before the flight. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If we go to a conference, it's usually in >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Toronto or we fly from Toronto so we have to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> get the first flight out of here in the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> morning. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They also have trains in and out of Toronto. I >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> know this for a fact. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So you also know for a fact that the train >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes 3-4 hours to get there (vs. 50 minutes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for the plane) and the train station is another >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> hour away from the airport. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They should get some faster trains. Also the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> distance to the airport is because train >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stations are inside cities, often really close >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to where you want to be, so that time should be >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> added to air travel time, as should the 'hours' >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you have to be at the airport before departure. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Given a reasonable number of departures, train >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> journeys (even non-high-speed trains) will >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> end-to-end mostly be faster than air travel up >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to 400-500Km. Also you have the whole travel >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> time available unbroken for whatever (even work >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if so inclined). And more leg-room. And usually >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a table big enough for a laptop. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Free wifi? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sure. On most trains... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Anyways, it's a moot issue.? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Because of staff shortages, flights are often >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cancelled now at the last minute. It's not a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> problem at if I'm at the local airport, but >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> if I'm trying to get home, it's a huge >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> problem. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I have no recent data, but most European >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> airlines [used to] hand out cash and/or >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> vouchers for meals and hotel stays in those >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cases. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> The airlines are doing everything in their >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> power to fight that. Since covid, they have >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> been short-staffed and therefore frequently >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cancel flights at the last minute. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You should probably join EU... they have rules >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for that sort of thing. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> We have rules about it. As you well know, for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> every rule there are exceptions. The airlines >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> always weasel into a loophole. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> https://otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/air-passenger- protection >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - >>>>>>>>>>>> regulations >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> - highlights >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Meanwhile some of the airlines around here were >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> close to bankruptcy because of all the covid >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> disruption.... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. That happened here as well. Air Canada wailed >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> on the government who gave them money to stay >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> afloat during covid. They used the money to buy >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> back their stock and whined for more money. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Smells like fraud... Is Air Canada (partly) state >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> owned? >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I think the government got a small percentage of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> shares as part of the covid bailout package. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Before that it was 100% private. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Also: call it work-hours and take it back as >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> flex-time... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That only works if the travel is for work >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> purposes which it isn't anymore because they >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> had MS Teams installed on all our laptops. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> In that case there is also the relative cost to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> consider... Air travel should logically be much >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more expensive than train. And if ever an >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> equitable CO2 charge is implemented it will be. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I prefer attending virtually at any rate. My >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> internet could randomly disconnect during boring >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meetings or I can play Candy Crush. Also, if my >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> camera is off, no one can see me rolling my eyes. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There is that... But you can only play Candy Crush >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with the sound off, though. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I always do. The music is annoying. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It's meant to keep you awake... And your >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> surroundings aware that you play the game. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> So I made the right choice. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If you don't want the other people in the zoom-call to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> know, yes... It would be a power-move if you turned >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the sound on when someone starts babbling about >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> something irrelevant (not that that ever happens at >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meetings). >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yep. Never happens. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> People also never circle back to something that >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> discussed 20 minutes ago and settled. I leave my body a >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lot at meetings. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And that's when someone suggests something out of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blue that's going to cause you a lot of headache and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> needless work... >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or the whole meeting was scheduled so that someone could >>>>>>>>>>>>>> ask me to do something that will be a headache and cause >>>>>>>>>>>>>> me a lot of needless work in front of my supervisor. As >>>>>>>>>>>>>> if that would make me do it. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> In that case maybe you should be unavailable for that >>>>>>>>>>>>> meeting. >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> No! They need to be told No! >>>>>>>>>>>> If I'm not there my supervisor will volunteer me. >>>>>>>>>>> Well that's easy enough solved. Just tell your supervisor >>>>>>>>>>> 'No'. Maybe write them a post-it note if they have trouble >>>>>>>>>>> with aural retention. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The problem is with hybrid work, you don't see people IRL >>>>>>>>>> much anymore. Also, we don't have assigned desks on which to >>>>>>>>>> stick post-it notes. >>>>>>>>> Well stick it on his computer, then. Or send them a tik-chat >>>>>>>>> or a whatsthat or whatever... Email is still a thing too. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sure. Email. Then he will have a record of it. >>>>>>>> Very wise. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Exactly. They he can't later claim he didn't know about the no. >>>>>>> >>>>>> Oh sure he could. >>>>>> But I have proof! >>>>> >>>>> He can't *credibly* claim he didn't know about the no. >>>>> >>>> Yes! Because I have proof! >>> >>> So problem solved. You can skip the meeting... >>> >> YAY! > > Don't forget to send the "No", though. > Okay!
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