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From: Chambers
Subject: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 04:11:00
Message: <46dd1314$1@news.povray.org>
http://www.pacificwebguy.com/news.php?readmore=28

How was everyone else's?

-- 
...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com


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From: Marc Schimmler
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 13:25:57
Message: <46dd9525@news.povray.org>
Chambers schrieb:
> http://www.pacificwebguy.com/news.php?readmore=28
> 
> How was everyone else's?
> 

Like sh**!

Job sucks great deal.
More tasks ... less people to do them and the deadlines are closer than 
before.

BBQ would be OK :-)

Marc


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From: Orchid XP v3
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 14:35:39
Message: <46dda57b@news.povray.org>
Why does your BBQ have plant matter on it?

-- 
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/


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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 14:44:49
Message: <46dda7a1$1@news.povray.org>
Chambers wrote:
> http://www.pacificwebguy.com/news.php?readmore=28
> 
> How was everyone else's?
> 

I spent the day in and out of bed being sick, with a resentful wife and 
a screaming baby. Fun..


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From: Orchid XP v3
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 14:54:35
Message: <46dda9eb$1@news.povray.org>
Mike Raiford wrote:

> I spent the day in and out of bed being sick, with a resentful wife and 
> a screaming baby. Fun..

Ouch...

What more can I say?

-- 
http://blog.orphi.me.uk/


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From: St 
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 15:03:25
Message: <46ddabfd@news.povray.org>
"Orchid XP v3" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
news:46dda9eb$1@news.povray.org...
> Mike Raiford wrote:
>
>> I spent the day in and out of bed being sick, with a resentful wife and a 
>> screaming baby. Fun..
>
> Ouch...
>
> What more can I say?

     Nothing. I found out that I'm going to be paid in arrears to the sum of 
nearly £2000. This means I'll receive it when I die. (Over my dead body!!)

      ~Steve~    :o(



>
> -- 
> http://blog.orphi.me.uk/


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From: andrel
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 15:38:41
Message: <46DDB53F.9070903@hotmail.com>
Chambers wrote:
> http://www.pacificwebguy.com/news.php?readmore=28
> 
> How was everyone else's?
> 
Today it was 16384 days ago that I was born.
I was mostly at home because of a distorted ankle and my wife drove me 
to the dentist to get a new crown in my upper jaw. So it was a fun way 
to spend my 2^14th day not being able to walk well or eat well.


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From: St 
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 16:11:33
Message: <46ddbbf5$1@news.povray.org>
"Mike Raiford" <mra### [at] hotmailcom> wrote in message 
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> Chambers wrote:
>> http://www.pacificwebguy.com/news.php?readmore=28
>>
>> How was everyone else's?
>>
>
> I spent the day in and out of bed being sick, with a resentful wife and a 
> screaming baby. Fun..

    Babies scream? I thought they shouted out loud "WHERE'S MY GRUB, MUM?!"

       Well, that seems to be the case when they're 18+ at least...

         Little bu88ers...  ;)

        Hope you're ok Mike.

            ~Steve~


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From: Orchid XP v3
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 16:29:12
Message: <46ddc018@news.povray.org>
St. wrote:

>     Babies scream? I thought they shouted out loud "WHERE'S MY GRUB, MUM?!"

LOL! I'm instantly reminded of that scene from Shrek III.

("Babies poop?!" "EVERYBODY poops!")

>        Well, that seems to be the case when they're 18+ at least...
> 
>          Little bu88ers...  ;)

Ah yes, I still have all this joy to look forward to. :-}

>         Hope you're ok Mike.

In all seriousness... yes.

-- 
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From: Warp
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 17:00:18
Message: <46ddc762@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v3 <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:
> Why does your BBQ have plant matter on it?

  To alleviate the conscience.

-- 
                                                          - Warp


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 18:21:29
Message: <46ddda69$1@news.povray.org>
On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 01:10:57 -0700, Chambers wrote:

> http://www.pacificwebguy.com/news.php?readmore=28
> 
> How was everyone else's?

Started out OK.  Had to take my wife to the hospital for an endoscopy at 
7 AM.  She was pretty nervous about it, but everything came back good; 
the flip side is that means they still don't know why she's had 
stomachaches for the last 6 weeks.

But then it went downhill a bit:  Went and got my allergy shot (no 
problems there) and headed over to CostCo to get a prescription filled.  
"20 minutes", they said.  Well, I went back to pick it up in 20 minutes 
and they said "your wife's not in the system, so we need some info and 
then we can fill the script."  Well, BS she's not in the system; we 
picked up a prescription for her about a month ago.  25 minutes later, 
I'm watching them come tell other people who are waiting that their stuff 
is done, but I'm still waiting.  Finally, one of the techs, coming *back* 
from lunch saw me and said "Parker?  I know I filled that one before I 
went to lunch."  Great, thanks for telling me or for someone else telling 
me while I sat there bored out of my skull.  I'd have waited another 5 
minutes before making a bit of a scene.

Good thing I didn't pick my lunch up *first*, as it would've surely gone 
off sitting in the car waiting for me.

So then I went to get lunch; I've been craving a smothered burrito from a 
local small chain for about a week, so I figured I'd go over and get one 
to go.  Walked in, ordered it to go, and they said "20 minutes" (I'm 
sensing a pattern here).  Sat down and watched people come in, order 
lunch, eat, pay, and leave all while I'm waiting for my order.  45 
minutes later, I got up and they saw me and said "are you still 
waiting?"  Um, yes, I'm kinda, oh, I don't know, HUNGRY!  I enjoyed the 
"entertainment" while I was waiting (drunk/high guy staggering around 
outside; he sat down in the grass and passed out, then the cops showed 
up, followed by 3 paramedic units).  Got a discount on my (now cold) 
lunch, but the good news is those burritos get *better* if you have to 
reheat them.  And they're pretty damned good to start with (the only 
reason I kept waiting).

Stopped and picked up donuts on the way home; the shop was out of glazed, 
and the creme-filled ones they gave were custard (not whipped cream as 
was requested), so I ended up with the wrong thing.

I suppose it could've been worse, but for the waiting for people to get 
their acts together.

And that's the first day of my vacation.

Jim


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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 21:11:36
Message: <46de0248$1@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v3 wrote:
> Why does your BBQ have plant matter on it?

Some people boil corn, but that causes it to lose flavor (my personal 
theory is that all the Tasty Goodness(tm) floats away in the water). 
BBQing it keeps it sweet and yummy :)

-- 
...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com


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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 21:12:13
Message: <46de026d$1@news.povray.org>
Mike Raiford wrote:
> I spent the day in and out of bed being sick, with a resentful wife and 
> a screaming baby. Fun..

Sorry to hear that.  Why was the wife resentful?  Would she rather have 
gotten sick herself?

-- 
...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com


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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 21:14:47
Message: <46de0307$1@news.povray.org>
St. wrote:
>      Nothing. I found out that I'm going to be paid in arrears to the sum of 
> nearly £2000. This means I'll receive it when I die. (Over my dead body!!)

Yeah, we just got switched to being paid in arrears rather than paid 
current.  Management kept telling us "You're not really losing anything, 
you'll still be paid the same amount for the same time  you put in!"

Not that anyone believed them, but oh well.

-- 
...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com


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From: Chambers
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 4 Sep 2007 21:57:44
Message: <46de0d18$1@news.povray.org>
Jim Henderson wrote:
> And that's the first day of my vacation.

:o

You'll have to let us know how the rest of it turns out!

-- 
...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 5 Sep 2007 01:24:58
Message: <46de3daa$1@news.povray.org>
On Tue, 04 Sep 2007 18:57:40 -0700, Chambers wrote:

> You'll have to let us know how the rest of it turns out!

Friday through Monday we're planning a trip to Park City to do some 
exploring.  That'll be fun rather than frustrating. :-)

On the plus side for today, though, I have been exchanging e-mails with 
my brother in Japan - we haven't talked like this in years (if ever).  I 
spent *5 hours* writing an e-mail to him today - not for lack of being 
able to say anything, but because we're talking about so much.

Jim


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From: St 
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 5 Sep 2007 01:31:15
Message: <46de3f23@news.povray.org>
"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message 
news:46de3daa$1@news.povray.org...


>I spent *5 hours* writing an e-mail to him today

  That's a book...  ;)


    ~Steve~




> Jim


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From: St 
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 5 Sep 2007 01:39:29
Message: <46de4111@news.povray.org>
"Chambers" <ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> wrote in message 
news:46de0307$1@news.povray.org...
> St. wrote:
>>      Nothing. I found out that I'm going to be paid in arrears to the sum 
>> of nearly £2000. This means I'll receive it when I die. (Over my dead 
>> body!!)
>
> Yeah, we just got switched to being paid in arrears rather than paid 
> current.  Management kept telling us "You're not really losing anything, 
> you'll still be paid the same amount for the same time  you put in!"

    Yeah, but you just get it later, which isn't good imo - not in today's 
climate anyway.

>
> Not that anyone believed them, but oh well.

     These days, you really don't know what or who to trust apart from 
yourself and immediate family... and povers.  ;)

       ~Steve~


>
> -- 
> ...Ben Chambers
> www.pacificwebguy.com


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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 5 Sep 2007 07:33:36
Message: <46de9410$1@news.povray.org>
Orchid XP v3 wrote:
> 
> LOL! I'm instantly reminded of that scene from Shrek III.
> 
> ("Babies poop?!" "EVERYBODY poops!")
> 

Heh. a few weeks after we brought him home, we left him with a trusted 
friend and went to see this movie. During the whole baby nightmare 
sequence we were rolling. We laughed until our sides hurt quite 
literally. It was a bit close to home... especially the projectile 
puking. Seriously, those things can spit-up with FORCE!

>>         Hope you're ok Mike.
> 
> In all seriousness... yes.
> 

I'm fine, still feeling rather awful today... Stupid flu.


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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 5 Sep 2007 07:35:33
Message: <46de9485$1@news.povray.org>
Chambers wrote:

> Sorry to hear that.  Why was the wife resentful?  Would she rather have 
> gotten sick herself?

Nah, She's just resentful because I'm only doing minimal housework, and 
she's having to carry more of a load, which is a lot... she wasn't too 
happy to be without help the day before she went back to work (seeing as 
how she also had to prep for the week ahead, and take care of baby, and 
clean, and do laundry, and do dishes.. etc all while I'm in bed wishing 
I were dead.)


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From: Mike Raiford
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 5 Sep 2007 07:36:55
Message: <46de94d7$1@news.povray.org>
andrel wrote:

> Today it was 16384 days ago that I was born.
> I was mostly at home because of a distorted ankle and my wife drove me 
> to the dentist to get a new crown in my upper jaw. So it was a fun way 
> to spend my 2^14th day not being able to walk well or eat well.

Eew, don't like getting crowns. don't like any dental work beyond the 
normal cleanings, and even those can get annoying.


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From: andrel
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 5 Sep 2007 14:57:07
Message: <46DEFD00.1030200@hotmail.com>
andrel wrote:
> Chambers wrote:
>> http://www.pacificwebguy.com/news.php?readmore=28
>>
>> How was everyone else's?
>>
> Today it was 16384 days ago that I was born.
And today I treated my department on cake for that. That got some mixed 
reactions. Some found it interesting and a few looked at me as if I was 
complete mad. ;)


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 5 Sep 2007 15:45:13
Message: <46df0749$1@news.povray.org>
On Wed, 05 Sep 2007 06:31:09 +0100, St. wrote:

> "Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
> news:46de3daa$1@news.povray.org...
> 
> 
>>I spent *5 hours* writing an e-mail to him today
> 
>   That's a book...  ;)

At the rate at which I write, that's about 4 pages of new text. :-)

Now I want to know what the word count is....

Jim


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From: Orchid XP v3
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 6 Sep 2007 14:40:10
Message: <46e0498a@news.povray.org>
Jim Henderson wrote:

> Now I want to know what the word count is....

It's where you take all the words and count them.

-- 
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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 6 Sep 2007 16:28:30
Message: <46e062ee$1@news.povray.org>
On Thu, 06 Sep 2007 19:41:32 +0100, Orchid XP v3 wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
> 
>> Now I want to know what the word count is....
> 
> It's where you take all the words and count them.

Well, yes, I kinda gathered *that*.  ;-)

Steve ended up replying to the first half of the message, saving the 
second half for later.

Turns out it was *9000* words of new text (ie, not including quoted 
bits).  And that's not rounded, either, I somehow managed to hit it on 
the nose...

Jim


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From: St 
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 6 Sep 2007 20:07:25
Message: <46e0963d@news.povray.org>
"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message 
news:46e062ee$1@news.povray.org...

> Turns out it was *9000* words of new text (ie, not including quoted
> bits).  And that's not rounded, either, I somehow managed to hit it on
> the nose...

    That's not a book, that's a Tome!! Heh, fairplay Jim.   ;)

    ~Steve~



>
> Jim


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From: Orchid XP v3
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 7 Sep 2007 14:17:31
Message: <46e195bb$1@news.povray.org>
>>> Now I want to know what the word count is....

>> It's where you take all the words and count them.

> Well, yes, I kinda gathered *that*.  ;-)

Sorry, couldn't resist. ;-)

-- 
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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 7 Sep 2007 15:50:42
Message: <46e1ab92$1@news.povray.org>
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:07:20 +0100, St. wrote:

>     That's not a book, that's a Tome!! Heh, fairplay Jim.

True enough; he's broken his reply down into two separate replies (and 
still counting).  :-)

Jim


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From: Jim Henderson
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 7 Sep 2007 15:51:04
Message: <46e1aba8$1@news.povray.org>
On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 19:18:55 +0100, Orchid XP v3 wrote:

>>>> Now I want to know what the word count is....
> 
>>> It's where you take all the words and count them.
> 
>> Well, yes, I kinda gathered *that*.  ;-)
> 
> Sorry, couldn't resist. ;-)

S'ok - I figured that you couldn't resist that either; I mightn't have 
either...

Jim


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From: St 
Subject: Re: A very good day :)
Date: 7 Sep 2007 16:18:45
Message: <46e1b225$1@news.povray.org>
"Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message 
news:46e1ab92$1@news.povray.org...
> On Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:07:20 +0100, St. wrote:
>
>>     That's not a book, that's a Tome!! Heh, fairplay Jim.
>
> True enough; he's broken his reply down into two separate replies (and
> still counting).  :-)

    LOL!! Heh... Nice to catch up with family though.   :o)

   (Which reminds me, I should mail my sister... Yes, I'll do it this 
weekend.)

    ~Steve~



>
> Jim


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