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I see that Ron Dough has just entered the building! Welcome back, Ron  Happy landings, I trust? |
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« Reply #3796 on: 12:24:02, 10-03-2008 » |
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Hello Mort! I've answered this rather more fully on the March 9th thread. Yes, we landed: that was the good bit: the flight was....hairy.  |
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« Reply #3797 on: 16:46:54, 10-03-2008 » |
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Congratulations Ron Dough, for coming back home. To have a flight on a day like this is a nightmare.
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« Reply #3798 on: 23:07:47, 10-03-2008 » |
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Yes Ron Dough, glad you reached home safely. Quite a hairy trip by your account on the 9th March thread.
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« Reply #3799 on: 23:51:42, 10-03-2008 » |
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I see that Ron Dough has just entered the building! Welcome back, Ron Happy landings, I trust? now what was that old saw about "any landing you walk away from?" |
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« Reply #3800 on: 11:32:02, 11-03-2008 » |
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Not sure what thread to put this one in but I went for an interview today for another healthcare job and it looks very promising. Nice part time one 9 - 2. I will know at 8pm this evening!!
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« Reply #3801 on: 11:34:29, 11-03-2008 » |
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All the best, BBM. Fingers crossed for you.
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« Reply #3802 on: 11:53:02, 11-03-2008 » |
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Yes, BBM, I hope the news is good.
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At every one of these [classical] concerts in England you will find rows of weary people who are there, not because they really like classical music, but because they think they ought to like it. (Shaw, Don Juan in Hell)
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« Reply #3803 on: 11:59:26, 11-03-2008 » |
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I'm sure there'll be a boardhood of crossed digits, BBM.
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« Reply #3804 on: 12:05:06, 11-03-2008 » |
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Mine included, BBM.  Now this next bit was going to be posted in the Grumpy Old Rant Room but, joy of joys, no longer. It's like this. Next door people's washing machine has broken down, right. So I am being kind neighbour and taking in their washing. Mrs Next Door brings round nice modest washing loads which cause no trouble at all. Last night Mr Next Door brought round a vast pile of stuff, crammed the washing machine to near double capacity and wrenched the dial round to 'boil mercilessly'. This morning, big pool of water on floor and outflow drain blocked. Slough of despond. I couldn't really tell them so thought I'd come and grump about it here. However, having spent over an hour doing disgusting things with a plunger in a very uncomfortable cramped space (I'll spare you the details) ... there was first a tenuous little gurgle and then a big gurgle and it unblocked. There is NOTHING in this world more joyous than the sound of a recalcitrant outflow freeing itself. "To have an unblocked drain is nothing. To achieve one is pure heaven." (Renan) |
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« Reply #3805 on: 12:08:40, 11-03-2008 » |
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That's all very well, George, and I'm terribly pleased you so satisfactorily managed to unblock yourself; but by rights that should have been a job for Mr Next Door if you ask me.  |
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« Reply #3806 on: 12:26:27, 11-03-2008 » |
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There is NOTHING in this world more joyous than the sound of a recalcitrant outflow freeing itself.
One of the lesser known truths in this world, George. It is almost immediately followed by heart rending sobs of relief, then by great exclamatory hymns of praise to the Mighty Lord of The Precious Plunger and, sometimes, the Brotherhood of Bleach. I would keep a stern eye on Mr Nextdoors in the future. If necessary, impose an excess baggage charge on his smalls (or larges). Bit cheeky of him cranking up the heat like that. It's your electrcity he's using! Still, I'm glad your Grump is now an ex-Grump |
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« Reply #3807 on: 12:29:28, 11-03-2008 » |
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There is NOTHING in this world more joyous than the sound of a recalcitrant outflow freeing itself.
I'm forwarding that to the distributors of Ex-lax, GG: it would surely make a wonderful slogan for their product.... |
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« Reply #3808 on: 18:04:38, 11-03-2008 » |
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Next door people's washing machine has broken down, right.
Last night Mr Next Door brought round a vast pile of stuff, crammed the washing machine to near double capacity and wrenched the dial round to 'boil mercilessly'.
I suppose that the second may well explain the first...? I'm happy because I survived the day's teaching. My 19th century opera lecture could have been a little hairy but went really well; I was merely supervising a final year mature student take my World Music lecture (which was really very interesting - about Yoruba music in Nigeria, Cuba and Brazil, and based on her own experience); and the final session of the day (General Music Skills) had some really good moments (sight singing mainly, but we also did a performance of some Burundi Ingoma drumming (except they were clapping and stamping their feet instead of drumming)). I seem to remember that I have a GOR coming on, but can't remember what it is... That has to be a good sign! |
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The city is a process which always veers away from the form envisaged and desired, ... whose revenge upon its architects and planners undoes every dream of mastery. It is [also] one of the sites where Dasein is assigned the impossible task of putting right what can never be put right. - Rob Lapsley
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