OK guys, after the relative success of Saturday, how about we meet up 
again this weekend?

When: Saturday 19th April, 5 PM onwards.
Where: The Xscape in Central Milton Keynes.

It's about 4 miles from M1 J14, or about 1.4 miles from CMK train 
station. They have various pubs and resturaunts in there - although I'm 
not 100% sure what's open on a Saturday night. Suggest we meet up at the 
climbing wall. Because you can't miss it - it's a 30 foot wall of rock!

What do you think guys?

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On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:55:01 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:

>
>What do you think guys?

Yes but I will confirm it nearer the weekend. I can't tell if I might
have to travel on Sunday, yet.
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>> What do you think guys?
> 
> Yes but I will confirm it nearer the weekend. I can't tell if I might
> have to travel on Sunday, yet.

Yeah, there's a little voice in my head telling me I'm supposed to be 
doing something else this weekend, but I couldn't tell you what... hmm.

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Invisible wrote:
>>> What do you think guys?

What? So soon. Andrew must like us :-)
Seriously, tho, Not entirely sure but will make decision in next couple
of days.

Also, Andrew, didn't you ask about changing the XP login screen? If so
then use this link for instructions:
http://blog.sarahlane.com/2004/06/windows_tweak_h.html

John

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"Invisible" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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>
> What do you think guys?

   Well, I'd love to make it there, but it's going to be impossible for me 
as my son should be coming back from London by then. But, it doesn't mean I 
can't be at the next one.  :)

      Btw Andrew, it really was great to meet our treasured PoV Mascot! :) 
You're an ok dude mate.

       ~Steve~




>
> -- 
> http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
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"Doctor John" <doc### [at] gmailcom> wrote in message 
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> Invisible wrote:
>>>> What do you think guys?
>
> What? So soon. Andrew must like us :-)

   Of course he does Dr.!  :o)

    ~Steve~





> John
>
> -- 
> I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
> world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
> finished," then he sat down.

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On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:55:28 +0100, Doctor John <doc### [at] gmailcom>
wrote:

>
>Also, Andrew, didn't you ask about changing the XP login screen? If so
>then use this link for instructions:
>http://blog.sarahlane.com/2004/06/windows_tweak_h.html

I thought it was the Vista boot screen ???

http://www.computa.co.uk/staff/dan/?p=18

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     Stephen

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Stephen wrote:
> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:55:28 +0100, Doctor John <doc### [at] gmailcom>
> wrote:
> 
>> Also, Andrew, didn't you ask about changing the XP login screen? If so
>> then use this link for instructions:
>> http://blog.sarahlane.com/2004/06/windows_tweak_h.html
> 
> I thought it was the Vista boot screen ???
> 
> http://www.computa.co.uk/staff/dan/?p=18
> 
Whatever. It's all M$ anyway ;-)

BTW Important fact for next meeting:
http://www.newscientist.com/backpage.ns?id=mg19826512.900

John

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"Doctor John" <doc### [at] gmailcom> wrote in message 
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> BTW Important fact for next meeting:
> http://www.newscientist.com/backpage.ns?id=mg19826512.900


       LOL! The 'Beer Drinkers Guide to the Galaxy'.  ;)

        ~Steve~



>
> John
>
> -- 
> I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
> world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
> finished," then he sat down.

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On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:15:25 +0100, Doctor John <doc### [at] gmailcom>
wrote:

>Whatever. It's all M$ anyway ;-)

Yah, who cars anyway? :)
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     Stephen

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iirc, you lot were going to post snapshots of your desktops in p.b.i if
I posted mine.
I've shown you mine, now show me yours :-)

John

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world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
finished," then he sat down.

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"Doctor John" <doc### [at] gmailcom> wrote in message 
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> iirc, you lot were going to post snapshots of your desktops in p.b.i if
> I posted mine.
> I've shown you mine, now show me yours :-)

    Heh, I'll have some time to show you mine tomorrow. Ooooh...   :oO

    Be warned though, it will mess your eyes up!  ;)

     ~Steve~




>
> John
>
> -- 
> I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
> world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
> finished," then he sat down.

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And lo on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:55:01 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
spake, saying:

> OK guys, after the relative success of Saturday, how about we meet up  
> again this weekend?
>
> When: Saturday 19th April, 5 PM onwards.
> Where: The Xscape in Central Milton Keynes.

Finally remembered to check my diary and nope can't make it, took a look  
at the rail times anyway. Heh I've got to go through Brum (or something  
like Worcester-Oxford-Coventry-MK) and I'd have to leave just past 7pm;  
fookin great! I really am going to have to sort this car out or propose  
meetings in the morning :-P

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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:26:47 +0100, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:

>And lo on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:55:01 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did  
>spake, saying:
>
>> OK guys, after the relative success of Saturday, how about we meet up  
>> again this weekend?
>>
>> When: Saturday 19th April, 5 PM onwards.
>> Where: The Xscape in Central Milton Keynes.
>
>Finally remembered to check my diary and nope can't make it, took a look  
>at the rail times anyway. Heh I've got to go through Brum (or something  
>like Worcester-Oxford-Coventry-MK) and I'd have to leave just past 7pm;  
>fookin great! I really am going to have to sort this car out or propose  
>meetings in the morning :-P
>

Bummer!
Would Aberdeen be an easier place to meet? :)
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Regards
     Stephen

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And lo on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:43:55 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>  
did spake, saying:

> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:26:47 +0100, "Phil Cook"
> <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>
>> And lo on Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:55:01 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> did
>> spake, saying:
>>
>>> OK guys, after the relative success of Saturday, how about we meet up
>>> again this weekend?
>>>
>>> When: Saturday 19th April, 5 PM onwards.
>>> Where: The Xscape in Central Milton Keynes.
>>
>> Finally remembered to check my diary and nope can't make it, took a look
>> at the rail times anyway. Heh I've got to go through Brum (or something
>> like Worcester-Oxford-Coventry-MK) and I'd have to leave just past 7pm;
>> fookin great! I really am going to have to sort this car out or propose
>> meetings in the morning :-P
>
> Bummer!
> Would Aberdeen be an easier place to meet? :)

If I left at ~10am I'd get there at 7pm leave at 9:30pm and get back at  
4pm so only an 18 hour return journey with a 9 hour stopover in Edinburgh  
in the middle of the night; heh looking at the MKC trains at least I'd be  
sharing the time with Andrew :-)

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Forgot to mention 9 hour each way return rail journey from Brum to  
Aberdeen ~£110; 2 hour each way return flight from Brum ~£115.

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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:58:18 +0100, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:

>
>If I left at ~10am I'd get there at 7pm leave at 9:30pm and get back at  
>4pm so only an 18 hour return journey with a 9 hour stopover in Edinburgh  
>in the middle of the night; heh looking at the MKC trains at least I'd be  
>sharing the time with Andrew :-)

I take it, that's a no then :)

I did that journey every month from London for years.
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     Stephen

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And lo on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:34:26 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>  
did spake, saying:

> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 10:58:18 +0100, "Phil Cook"
> <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>
>>
>> If I left at ~10am I'd get there at 7pm leave at 9:30pm and get back at
>> 4pm so only an 18 hour return journey with a 9 hour stopover in  
>> Edinburgh
>> in the middle of the night; heh looking at the MKC trains at least I'd  
>> be sharing the time with Andrew :-)
>
> I take it, that's a no then :)

I think you can take that as read :-)

> I did that journey every month from London for years.

I note the direct train from Kings Cross to Aberdeen takes two hours less  
then from Brum in fact even the ones where you have to change are just  
under 8 hours oh and you have a direct train leaving at 21:40 to Euston  
that takes 10 hours. Nobody loves Birmingham :-(

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Phil Cook wrote:

> ..... Nobody loves Birmingham :-(
> 

Not even Brummies like B'ham ;-) Half of them are down here in London.

John

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Also re: MK

But where are all the human beings?
They've all been sent to Milton Keynes
They used to live round here but now they're gone
For some of us still life goes on

John

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world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
finished," then he sat down.

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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:47:50 +0100, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:


>> I take it, that's a no then :)
>
>I think you can take that as read :-)
>
>> I did that journey every month from London for years.
>
>I note the direct train from Kings Cross to Aberdeen takes two hours less  
>then from Brum in fact even the ones where you have to change are just  
>under 8 hours oh and you have a direct train leaving at 21:40 to Euston  
>that takes 10 hours. 

I used to get the overnight "redeye" 

>Nobody loves Birmingham :-(

I do, I often say that Glaswegian is the second most incomprehensible
dialect in the UK :)
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And lo on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:16:17 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>  
did spake, saying:

> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:47:50 +0100, "Phil Cook"
> <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>
>
>>> I take it, that's a no then :)
>>
>> I think you can take that as read :-)
>>
>>> I did that journey every month from London for years.
>>
>> I note the direct train from Kings Cross to Aberdeen takes two hours  
>> less
>> then from Brum in fact even the ones where you have to change are just
>> under 8 hours oh and you have a direct train leaving at 21:40 to Euston
>> that takes 10 hours.
>
> I used to get the overnight "redeye"

I noticed the overnighters, still direct and only 7 hours though tcch!

>> Nobody loves Birmingham :-(
>
> I do, I often say that Glaswegian is the second most incomprehensible
> dialect in the UK :)

Ah there I have the advantage of Londoners on my mothers side so I can be  
incomprehensible in two dialects.

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And lo on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:52:44 +0100, Doctor John  
<doc### [at] gmailcom> did spake, saying:

> Phil Cook wrote:
>
>> ..... Nobody loves Birmingham :-(
>>
>
> Not even Brummies like B'ham ;-) Half of them are down here in London.

http://tinyurl.com/6xyezp

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> http://tinyurl.com/6xyezp

Coventry is the poor man's Birmingham... (!!)

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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:51:41 +0100, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:


>http://tinyurl.com/6xyezp
>

Actually in the summer Venice does smell like an open sewer. 
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     Stephen

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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:49:03 +0100, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:

>> I used to get the overnight "redeye"
>
>I noticed the overnighters, still direct and only 7 hours though tcch!

I think that it stops at York.

>>> Nobody loves Birmingham :-(
>>
>> I do, I often say that Glaswegian is the second most incomprehensible
>> dialect in the UK :)
>
>Ah there I have the advantage of Londoners on my mothers side so I can be  
>incomprehensible in two dialects.

Fit like m' Loon?
And I spent fower years biding in Aiberdeen.
Aye Mon.
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     Stephen

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And lo on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:27:34 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>  
did spake, saying:

> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:49:03 +0100, "Phil Cook"
> <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>
>>> I used to get the overnight "redeye"
>>
>> I noticed the overnighters, still direct and only 7 hours though tcch!
>
> I think that it stops at York.

But no changes to depend on unlike the 2-5 I'd need to make to get back at  
night. OOC how busy were the red-eyes?

>>>> Nobody loves Birmingham :-(
>>>
>>> I do, I often say that Glaswegian is the second most incomprehensible
>>> dialect in the UK :)
>>
>> Ah there I have the advantage of Londoners on my mothers side so I can  
>> be
>> incomprehensible in two dialects.
>
> Fit like m' Loon?

Quarter to four

> And I spent fower years biding in Aiberdeen.
> Aye Mon.

What you're a Geordie now :-P

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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:46:37 +0100, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:


>But no changes to depend on unlike the 2-5 I'd need to make to get back at  
>night. OOC how busy were the red-eyes?
>

Not very except if there was a game on in London. I never had to book.
I did the journey by overnight bus as well. You just get to sleep then
you are woken up at the stop in Southwaite. 


>> Fit like m' Loon?
>
>Quarter to four

four forty for me :)

>> And I spent fower years biding in Aiberdeen.
>> Aye Mon.
>
>What you're a Geordie now :-P
>
There's not much difference when you write it down :)
Their accents are as rough as a badgers …
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"Doctor John" <doc### [at] gmailcom> wrote in message 
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> iirc, you lot were going to post snapshots of your desktops in p.b.i if
> I posted mine.
> I've shown you mine, now show me yours :-)

  Ok, I'll post it here cos there's no rendering happening to post in p.b.i.

    I've crossed out work ref's because I don't want a bullet in my temple. 
;)

    This is how it's been for the last 8 years, and I know where everything 
is! (Amazingly!)

    Well, not quite true, I get stuck with image names now and again, so 
'search' comes in handy.

     ~Steve~


>
> John
>
> -- 
> I will be brief but not nearly so brief as Salvador Dali, who gave the
> world's shortest speech. He said, "I will be so brief I am already
> finished," then he sat down.

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St. escribió:
>   Ok, I'll post it here cos there's no rendering happening to post in p.b.i.
> 
>     I've crossed out work ref's because I don't want a bullet in my temple. 
> ;)
> 
>     This is how it's been for the last 8 years, and I know where everything 
> is! (Amazingly!)
> 
>     Well, not quite true, I get stuck with image names now and again, so 
> 'search' comes in handy.

Zomg lots of desktop icons.

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> St. escribió:
>>   Ok, I'll post it here cos there's no rendering happening to post in 
>> p.b.i.
>>
>>     I've crossed out work ref's because I don't want a bullet in my 
>> temple. ;)
>>
>>     This is how it's been for the last 8 years, and I know where 
>> everything is! (Amazingly!)
>>
>>     Well, not quite true, I get stuck with image names now and again, so 
>> 'search' comes in handy.
>
> Zomg lots of desktop icons.

     Yep, one click away. ;)

     ~Steve~

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Nicolas Alvarez wrote:

> Zomg lots of desktop icons.

+12.


._.

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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:34:14 -0300, Nicolas Alvarez wrote:

> Zomg lots of desktop icons.

I think they need to be smaller still.

Jim

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> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:34:14 -0300, Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
>
>> Zomg lots of desktop icons.
>
> I think they need to be smaller still.

    Yeah, but I'm a blind git. ;) Well, almost. If you think this is bad, I 
remember watching an early morning news prog where the interviewer was 
addressing a Doctor for some reason, and behind the Doctor was his 
computer - he didn't have ANY blank spaces! Should we be worried? ;)

    ~Steve~



>
> Jim

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"Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
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> Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
>
>> Zomg lots of desktop icons.
>
> +12.

    :op


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>
>
> ._.
>
> -- 
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"St." <dot### [at] dotcom> wrote in message news:48066b70$1@news.povray.org...
>
> "Orchid XP v8" <voi### [at] devnull> wrote in message 
> news:480664a6$1@news.povray.org...
>> Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
>>
>>> Zomg lots of desktop icons.
>>
>> +12.
>
>    :op

    BTW, did you notice your Waltz file in the far left column? I thought it 
was really good, but then again, I'm no key prodder... I'm a PLUCKER! ;)

       ~Steve~



>> http://blog.orphi.me.uk/
>> http://www.zazzle.com/MathematicalOrchid*
>
>

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On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:01:08 +0100, St. wrote:

> "Jim Henderson" <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote in message
> news:480667be$1@news.povray.org...
>> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:34:14 -0300, Nicolas Alvarez wrote:
>>
>>> Zomg lots of desktop icons.
>>
>> I think they need to be smaller still.
> 
>     Yeah, but I'm a blind git. ;) Well, almost. If you think this is
>     bad, I
> remember watching an early morning news prog where the interviewer was
> addressing a Doctor for some reason, and behind the Doctor was his
> computer - he didn't have ANY blank spaces! Should we be worried? ;)

LOL!

I've got a coworker who has a desktop like that as well....I don't know 
how she finds anything.

Jim

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On 16 Apr 2008 17:58:23 -0400, Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom>
wrote:

>On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:01:08 +0100, St. wrote:
>

>I've got a coworker who has a desktop like that as well....I don't know 
>how she finds anything.
>
She won't find them she'll know where they are. 
I've only had this laptop less than a month and my wallpaper is half
obscured. Think what it will be like in a year? 
You think PSP and the cursor goes there itself :) (Pov starts
automatically, of course :)

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     Stephen

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And lo on Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:40:57 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>  
did spake, saying:

> On Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:46:37 +0100, "Phil Cook"
> <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>
>> But no changes to depend on unlike the 2-5 I'd need to make to get back  
>> at
>> night. OOC how busy were the red-eyes?
>
> Not very except if there was a game on in London. I never had to book.
> I did the journey by overnight bus as well. You just get to sleep then
> you are woken up at the stop in Southwaite.

Ah therefore unprofitable (unless you charge more) and a service that  
should be removed ;-)

>>> And I spent fower years biding in Aiberdeen.
>>> Aye Mon.
>>
>> What you're a Geordie now :-P
>>
> There's not much difference when you write it down :)
> Their accents are as rough as a badgers …

I'll try that as an excuse next time I call someone with a Scottish accent  
a "Geordie lad" :-P

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St. wrote:

>     BTW, did you notice your Waltz file in the far left column? I thought it 
> was really good, but then again, I'm no key prodder... I'm a PLUCKER! ;)

OMG, I just tried to do an absurdly nerdy thing... I JUST HOVERED OVER 
THE ICON EXPECTING A TOOLTIP!!! >_<

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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:02:25 +0100, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:

>> Not very except if there was a game on in London. I never had to book.
>> I did the journey by overnight bus as well. You just get to sleep then
>> you are woken up at the stop in Southwaite.
>
>Ah therefore unprofitable (unless you charge more) and a service that  
>should be removed ;-)

Woosh! ???


>> There's not much difference when you write it down :)
>> Their accents are as rough as a badgers …
>
>I'll try that as an excuse next time I call someone with a Scottish accent  
>a "Geordie lad" :-P
>
On your own head be it :)
But then you are from the Home Counties so keep up the stereotype :)
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     Stephen

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And lo on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:47:58 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>  
did spake, saying:

> On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:02:25 +0100, "Phil Cook"
> <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>
>>> Not very except if there was a game on in London. I never had to book.
>>> I did the journey by overnight bus as well. You just get to sleep then
>>> you are woken up at the stop in Southwaite.
>>
>> Ah therefore unprofitable (unless you charge more) and a service that
>> should be removed ;-)
>
> Woosh! ???

Yeah, no it was a fairly wooshable statement. As everything's privatised  
now a train service with few passengers is most likely unprofitable  
therefore the company running it has three options - 1) Charge more. This  
covers the cost of running the train at the price of losing customers to  
whom the service is non-essential, therefore requiring you to charge more  
to the remaining customers until you're only left with those who *have* to  
use it being charged a small fortune. 2) Drop the service. Best option in  
that you now have a free train and driver to put on a more profitable  
route. 3) Get a subsidy from the government. Better option, you can still  
charge a near-exorbitant fee and 'make-up' your losses from the taxpayers.

>>> There's not much difference when you write it down :)
>>> Their accents are as rough as a badgers …
>>
>> I'll try that as an excuse next time I call someone with a Scottish  
>> accent a "Geordie lad" :-P
>>
> On your own head be it :)

Assuming I keep it afterwards.

> But then you are from the Home Counties so keep up the stereotype :)

Alrought chuck oil stop me Saff Landan talk na.

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Invisible wrote:

> When: Saturday 19th April, 5 PM onwards.
> Where: The Xscape in Central Milton Keynes.

> Suggest we meet up at the 
> climbing wall. Because you can't miss it - it's a 30 foot wall of rock!

So who's actually coming then?

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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:32:43 +0100, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:

>Yeah, no it was a fairly wooshable statement. As everything's privatised  
>now a train service with few passengers is most likely unprofitable  
>therefore the company running it has three options - 1) Charge more. This  
>covers the cost of running the train at the price of losing customers to  
>whom the service is non-essential, therefore requiring you to charge more  
>to the remaining customers until you're only left with those who *have* to  
>use it being charged a small fortune. 2) Drop the service. Best option in  
>that you now have a free train and driver to put on a more profitable  
>route. 3) Get a subsidy from the government. Better option, you can still  
>charge a near-exorbitant fee and 'make-up' your losses from the taxpayers.
>

What is the world comming to now-a-days? In my youth ... :)


>> On your own head be it :)
>
>Assuming I keep it afterwards.
>
I'm sure someone will give it back to you ;)

>> But then you are from the Home Counties so keep up the stereotype :)
>
>Alrought chuck oil stop me Saff Landan talk na.
>

That is why I've kept my accent :)
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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:38:40 +0100, Invisible <voi### [at] devnull> wrote:

>Invisible wrote:
>
>> When: Saturday 19th April, 5 PM onwards.
>> Where: The Xscape in Central Milton Keynes.
>
>> Suggest we meet up at the 
>> climbing wall. Because you can't miss it - it's a 30 foot wall of rock!
>
>So who's actually coming then?

I hope to but I won't know until tomorrow if my Project Manager will
want me to travel on Sunday. I'm also a day out I thought that this
was Wednesday, a problem working from home. I lose track of time.
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And lo on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:00:23 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>  
did spake, saying:

> On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 10:32:43 +0100, "Phil Cook"
> <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>
>> Yeah, no it was a fairly wooshable statement. As everything's privatised
>> now a train service with few passengers is most likely unprofitable
>
> What is the world comming to now-a-days? In my youth ... :)

...you could get a return ticket from London to Aberdeen for a shilling  
and still have enought left over for fish and chips when you got there ;-)

>>> On your own head be it :)
>>
>> Assuming I keep it afterwards.
>>
> I'm sure someone will give it back to you ;)

Hmm yes, but I'd prefer it being returned to the top half of my body.

>>> But then you are from the Home Counties so keep up the stereotype :)
>>
>> Alrought chuck oil stop me Saff Landan talk na.
>
> That is why I've kept my accent :)

and a luvly one it is to I'm sure boyo (he said in a Welsh accent)

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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:06:35 +0100, "Phil Cook"
<phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:

>
>...you could get a return ticket from London to Aberdeen for a shilling  
>and still have enought left over for fish and chips when you got there ;-)

If you has said a pound :)


>Hmm yes, but I'd prefer it being returned to the top half of my body.

I don't know, you suit it there and it is becoming fashionable in
certain quarters. :)

>>>> But then you are from the Home Counties so keep up the stereotype :)
>>>
>>> Alrought chuck oil stop me Saff Landan talk na.
>>
>> That is why I've kept my accent :)
>
>and a luvly one it is to I'm sure boyo (he said in a Welsh accent)

Tut, tut, tut! The PC police will be paying a visit. :)
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On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:27:52 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>
wrote:

>If you has said a pound :)

Had! Had! not has :(
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St. wrote:
>   Ok, I'll post it here cos there's no rendering happening to post in p.b.i.
> 
>     I've crossed out work ref's because I don't want a bullet in my temple. 
> ;)
> 
>     This is how it's been for the last 8 years, and I know where everything 
> is! (Amazingly!)
> 
>     Well, not quite true, I get stuck with image names now and again, so 
> 'search' comes in handy.
> 
>      ~Steve~

Gordon Bennett!! :-D

John

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And lo on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:27:52 +0100, Stephen <mcavoysAT@aolDOTcom>  
did spake, saying:

> On Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:06:35 +0100, "Phil Cook"
> <phi### [at] nospamrocainfreeservecouk> wrote:
>>
>> ...you could get a return ticket from London to Aberdeen for a shilling
>> and still have enought left over for fish and chips when you got there  
>> ;-)
>
> If you has said a pound :)

> Had! Had! not has :(

Too much LOLCats?

>> Hmm yes, but I'd prefer it being returned to the top half of my body.
>
> I don't know, you suit it there and it is becoming fashionable in
> certain quarters. :)

I don't think I'm ready to become a politician or litigation lawyer yet  
thank you very much.

>>>>> But then you are from the Home Counties so keep up the stereotype :)
>>>>
>>>> Alrought chuck oil stop me Saff Landan talk na.
>>>
>>> That is why I've kept my accent :)
>>
>> and a luvly one it is to I'm sure boyo (he said in a Welsh accent)
>
> Tut, tut, tut! The PC police will be paying a visit. :)

You mean the PC PCs; hey now that's a point why don't I ever see any  
police in PC World :-)

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