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On 29-9-2014 10:40, scott wrote:
>>> Staying awake isn't the problem - it's trying to fall asleep. Hell, I
>>> can't sleep NOW, and I haven't been anywhere yet!
>>>
>>
>> Staying awake for 24 hours sometimes helps you get to sleep.
>
> When I used to go to Japan I found that sleeping for 2-3 hours late
> afternoon after travelling was the best way to avoid any jet lag. I
> would then get up around 6pm, go and have dinner, then go to bed and
> sleep pretty normally after that. But anyway, Andy is going on
> *holiday*, so who cares if you are a bit tired or can't sleep, it's not
> like you're going to be sat in a boring meeting or getting up at 7am !!!
>
I think you missed the point that the meetings are in fact the problem.
Not because they are boring, but because they are personal.
I think Andy would not have a problem sleeping through a meeting.
Shaking hands with the father in law of your sister is quite another
challenge. No amount of alcohol will ease that. On the contrary.
--
Everytime the IT department forbids something that a researcher deems
necessary for her work there will be another hole in the firewall.
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> Shaking hands with the father in law of your sister is quite another
> challenge. No amount of alcohol will ease that. On the contrary.
Shaking hands with such a person would be more than enough to keep me
alert and awake, no matter how little sleep I'd had. In fact any form of
social interaction (plus beer) seems to keep me awake.
On the contrary watching slide after slide on some boring subject whilst
sat down in a warm room always has me struggling to keep my eyes open
and my mouth closed :-)
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On 29/09/2014 11:02, scott wrote:
>> Shaking hands with the father in law of your sister is quite another
>> challenge. No amount of alcohol will ease that. On the contrary.
>
> Shaking hands with such a person would be more than enough to keep me
> alert and awake, no matter how little sleep I'd had. In fact any form of
> social interaction (plus beer) seems to keep me awake.
>
I have a switch in my head that when it is thrown I have about 15
minutes to get comfortable.
> On the contrary watching slide after slide on some boring subject whilst
> sat down in a warm room always has me struggling to keep my eyes open
> and my mouth closed :-)
>
Death by powerpoint. :-)
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Regards
Stephen
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> Oh yeah. And the wedding is happening in Boston. (I don't know where
> that is yet.)
Ha!
...yeah, it turns out it's actually Baltimore, not Boston.
I thought Baltimore was the west coast? Or is that Oregon? I get the two
mixed up...
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Am 12.10.2014 13:20, schrieb Orchid Win7 v1:
>> Oh yeah. And the wedding is happening in Boston. (I don't know where
>> that is yet.)
>
> Ha!
>
> ...yeah, it turns out it's actually Baltimore, not Boston.
>
> I thought Baltimore was the west coast? Or is that Oregon? I get the two
> mixed up...
Baltimore's at the east coast, almost exactly the same distance from New
York as Boston, but in almost exaxtly the opposite direction. At least
that's where Google Maps puts it.
Oregon is indeed at the west coast (remember the "Oregon Trail" computer
game?)
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On 12/10/2014 16:41, clipka wrote:
> (remember the "Oregon Trail" computer game?)
It is sad that we have come to this. It is an indictment on the younger
generations.
Remember the Alamo, the car rental firm? ;-)
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Stephen
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On Sun, 12 Oct 2014 12:20:12 +0100, Orchid Win7 v1 wrote:
>> Oh yeah. And the wedding is happening in Boston. (I don't know where
>> that is yet.)
>
> Ha!
>
> ...yeah, it turns out it's actually Baltimore, not Boston.
>
> I thought Baltimore was the west coast? Or is that Oregon? I get the two
> mixed up...
Baltimore is a city in Maryland. Oregon is a state, just south of
Washington (where I now live) on the Pacific coast.
Jim
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besides, the pig likes it." - George Bernard Shaw
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On 12-10-2014 18:44, Stephen wrote:
> On 12/10/2014 16:41, clipka wrote:
>> (remember the "Oregon Trail" computer game?)
>
> It is sad that we have come to this. It is an indictment on the younger
> generations.
>
> Remember the Alamo, the car rental firm? ;-)
>
What do they know? I crossed the Beresina and lived to tell about it.
Thomas
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On 13/10/2014 08:25, Thomas de Groot wrote:
> On 12-10-2014 18:44, Stephen wrote:
>> On 12/10/2014 16:41, clipka wrote:
>>> (remember the "Oregon Trail" computer game?)
>>
>> It is sad that we have come to this. It is an indictment on the younger
>> generations.
>>
>> Remember the Alamo, the car rental firm? ;-)
>>
>
> What do they know? I crossed the Beresina and lived to tell about it.
>
And you were no spring chicken, then. ;-)
I am glad you got away. :-)
"He who fights and runs away. Lives to flee another day."
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Stephen
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On 13-10-2014 10:57, Stephen wrote:
> On 13/10/2014 08:25, Thomas de Groot wrote:
>> On 12-10-2014 18:44, Stephen wrote:
>>> On 12/10/2014 16:41, clipka wrote:
>>>> (remember the "Oregon Trail" computer game?)
>>>
>>> It is sad that we have come to this. It is an indictment on the younger
>>> generations.
>>>
>>> Remember the Alamo, the car rental firm? ;-)
>>>
>>
>> What do they know? I crossed the Beresina and lived to tell about it.
>>
>
> And you were no spring chicken, then. ;-)
> I am glad you got away. :-)
>
> "He who fights and runs away. Lives to flee another day."
>
>
...until the grim reaper... ;-)
Thomas
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