On 28/09/14 14:33, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> (Anyone remember when this forum was so busy that it was logistically
> difficult to actually *read* all the traffic faster than it's being
> posted?)
> 

Indeed I do. I seem to remember a list of posting statistics that placed
you in #1 and me in #2. But that was many years ago

> I honestly didn't think anybody actually takes any notice of me.
> 

What? A day without you is like a day with no sunrise.

> The last few days, for a combination of reasons, I've been feeling very
> depressed. I just can't seem to snap out of it. I haven't felt like this
> for a long time. Hopefully it'll go away again soon...

Just keep posting here. Even if we can't cure your depression, our
insanity might give you the occasional cause to smile

John
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On 28/09/2014 04:24 PM, Doctor John wrote:
> Just keep posting here. Even if we can't cure your depression, our
> insanity might give you the occasional cause to smile

What, because I can tell myself "at least I'm not as crazy as these 
guys"? :-P

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On 28/09/14 18:50, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> 
> What, because I can tell myself "at least I'm not as crazy as these
> guys"? :-P

That's certainly one way of putting it, but I was thinking more of
distracting your mind from whatever it is that seems to have caught it
itself in an infinite loop.

BTW apropos Stephen's reply: when are you next going to slide on snow
with sticks attached to your feet?

John
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>> What, because I can tell myself "at least I'm not as crazy as these
>> guys"? :-P
>
> That's certainly one way of putting it, but I was thinking more of
> distracting your mind from whatever it is that seems to have caught it
> itself in an infinite loop.

I think I'll need a bigger distraction. Maybe back when we were getting 
30+ messages per hour...

> BTW apropos Stephen's reply: when are you next going to slide on snow
> with sticks attached to your feet?

Given that I am now a home-owner, I presume I will never again be able 
to afford such a thing.



I'm not done travelling though. Let me tell you a story: The other 
night, at about 1am, I got a text message. So I pick up my phone, and 
I'm like "if this is PPI, I'm not gonna be happy!" It turns out it was 
my little sister. "Hi Andrew, hope you're well, oh by the way, I just 
got engaged." DAMN! I didn't even know my sister HAD a boyfriend until 
quite recently... and now she's going to MARRY the guy! O_O

I thought my sister would never marry. Not that she's a player - far 
from it - just that she's very fussy about boys. Every boy she's ever 
been with, she's eventually said "you know what? You're bugging me. Get 
lost!" She's had several multi-year relationships, but they all ended. 
This one, apparently, is for realz.

So yeah. This is going to mean some big changes. First, the guy she's 
marrying lives in America. So she's moving to America, and I'll probably 
never see her again. Second, his entire family is Greek Orthodox, so 
she's in training for that. (I really hope this doesn't mean she turns 
into one of those crazy religious fundamentalists...)

Oh yeah. And the wedding is happening in Boston. (I don't know where 
that is yet.)

On the one hand, I really don't want to go to America. I don't went to 
spend thousands of pounds to sit on a million-hour flight to end up in a 
hostile nation and spent two weeks jet-lagged.

On the other hand, IT'S MY SISTER'S WEDDING! She's my only sister, it's 
the single most important day of her entire life... what sort of 
arsehole would I be if I'm not there?

So... yeah. Obviously I have to be there. Naturally I'm terrified. But 
the wedding doesn't happen for ages, so no need to panic just yet. (The 
wedding is approximately 1 year from now.) Plenty of time to worry about 
it later.

So there's that.

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On 28/09/14 19:40, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> 
> Given that I am now a home-owner, I presume I will never again be able
> to afford such a thing.
> 

To the contrary, now you're a home-owner your credit rating has gone
through the roof.

<snip>

> 
> So yeah. This is going to mean some big changes. First, the guy she's
> marrying lives in America. So she's moving to America, and I'll probably
> never see her again. Second, his entire family is Greek Orthodox, so
> she's in training for that. (I really hope this doesn't mean she turns
> into one of those crazy religious fundamentalists...)
> 

Nah! The worst that could happen is that she'll insist on cooking
Kleftiko and giving you Baklava at every opportunity.

> Oh yeah. And the wedding is happening in Boston. (I don't know where
> that is yet.)

East Coast. So closer than you think

<another snip>

> On the other hand, IT'S MY SISTER'S WEDDING! She's my only sister, it's
> the single most important day of her entire life... what sort of
> arsehole would I be if I'm not there?

You answer your own question right there.

> So... yeah. Obviously I have to be there. Naturally I'm terrified. But
> the wedding doesn't happen for ages, so no need to panic just yet. (The
> wedding is approximately 1 year from now.) Plenty of time to worry about
> it later.
> 
> So there's that.

More practically, think about a wedding present ;-)

Joh
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Oops! Forgot to add Congratulations, felicitations etc etc to your
sister from the whole group

[sounds of champagne corks popping]

John
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On 28/09/2014 18:50, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
> On 28/09/2014 04:24 PM, Doctor John wrote:
>> Just keep posting here. Even if we can't cure your depression, our
>> insanity might give you the occasional cause to smile
>
> What, because I can tell myself "at least I'm not as crazy as these
> guys"? :-P

You got that wrong Andrew. It is the other way around. :-P

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     Stephen

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On 28/09/14 20:34, Stephen wrote:
> On 28/09/2014 18:50, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>> On 28/09/2014 04:24 PM, Doctor John wrote:
>>> Just keep posting here. Even if we can't cure your depression, our
>>> insanity might give you the occasional cause to smile
>>
>> What, because I can tell myself "at least I'm not as crazy as these
>> guys"? :-P
> 
> You got that wrong Andrew. It is the other way around. :-P
> 

Ignore him, Andrew, He's just discovered online gaming and bought a bit
of serious kit to indulge himself with.

John
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It was not given to you by your parents
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On 28/09/2014 19:40, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>
> Oh yeah. And the wedding is happening in Boston. (I don't know where
> that is yet.)
>

A few miles before Skegness. ;-)

> On the one hand, I really don't want to go to America. I don't went to
> spend thousands of pounds to sit on a million-hour flight to end up in a
> hostile nation and spent two weeks jet-lagged.
>
If you can trust your sister to go ahead with it. ;-)

quite long about 9 hours with one change. As for the jet lag, there are 
ways around that.
A couple of years ago I was working in New Mexico, just to the left of 
Texas. The journey time was 25 hours including layovers in Huston or 
Dallas. A little white pill from my doctor kept me awake for about 36 
hours after I got up and I was none of the worse for it. I went to bed 
night time US time and woke up daytime. Bingo! what is the problem?


> On the other hand, IT'S MY SISTER'S WEDDING! She's my only sister, it's
> the single most important day of her entire life... what sort of
> arsehole would I be if I'm not there?
>

I think that you and Dr J have said it all.
You have to go. Make the best of it. Take tea as a present I believe 
they lost most of theirs in the harbour. It is a wonderful opportunity. 
For your Brother-in-lay to show you off.


> So... yeah. Obviously I have to be there. Naturally I'm terrified.

So what! I have been terrified every time I've been on a plane for the 
last twenty years. All you need to do is sit there and not make a fool 
of yourself. You're not being asked to fly it.
Sit back, don't look out of the window and be bored. Bored is good btw.

> But the wedding doesn't happen for ages, so no need to panic just yet. (The
> wedding is approximately 1 year from now.) Plenty of time to worry about
> it later.

:-)

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     Stephen

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On 28/09/2014 20:46, Doctor John wrote:
> On 28/09/14 20:34, Stephen wrote:
>> On 28/09/2014 18:50, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>>> On 28/09/2014 04:24 PM, Doctor John wrote:
>>>> Just keep posting here. Even if we can't cure your depression, our
>>>> insanity might give you the occasional cause to smile
>>>
>>> What, because I can tell myself "at least I'm not as crazy as these
>>> guys"? :-P
>>
>> You got that wrong Andrew. It is the other way around. :-P
>>
>
> Ignore him, Andrew, He's just discovered online gaming and bought a bit
> of serious kit to indulge himself with.
>

Oh! yesss.

Forgot to say that the good doctor and I are going for drinkie poos, 
Tuesday. You are more than welcome. :-D


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     Stephen

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