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But, y'know. Some of them sound a bit useful, even if you've never heard of them before.

"Committee on the Safety of Devices". I mean, isn't that one of the main things that we have a government for, making sure stuff is safe, and shit?

"Committee on the Safety of Devices"

kalmar wrote:

Oh right, I was thinking of the other lot, the ones that are supposedly vetting these new nuke plants.

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority? They're responsible for pretty much everything now.

The Guardian revealed last year that the arm of the HSE which was carrying out the work – the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) – had been forced to hire more than a dozen project managers, even though they work for the companies hoping to build the designs under review.

"Committee on the Safety of Devices". I mean, isn't that one of the main things that we have a government for, making sure stuff is safe, and shit?

Also @DavPaz - it's 'rankled'.

A nice pic of her face-down arse-up with you slipping her a length, of course.

Craster wrote:

A nice pic of her face-down arse-up with you slipping her a length, of course.

With "Oh Zio, you're the first man to ever truly satisfy me" written on it in her handwriting.

A nice pic of her face-down arse-up with you slipping her a length, of course.

I have been sorely in need of a good cheering up, too, miserable so and so that I am. Must be Seasonal Affective Disorder - I noticed this morning it's now dark when the kids wake up...

Craster wrote:

A nice pic of her face-down arse-up with you slipping her a length, of course.

Mr Kissyfur wrote:

I have been sorely in need of a good cheering up, too, miserable so and so that I am. Must be Seasonal Affective Disorder - I noticed this morning it's now dark when the kids wake up...

I've been in a fucking hellish mood since last Saturday. It finally started clearing last night, only for my ex to start hassling me (via text) about last year's MOT on the car I sold her at 10pm, ending just as the new MissN got in and aggravated my mood even further.

You'd think being in an awesome new relationship would mean my neuroses GIVE IT A FUCKING REST, but noooo, this has been the worst week in years (and it's not exactly been a peachy couple of months. Fucking cunty brain).

I noticed this morning it's now dark when the kids wake up...

Oooh, sorry chap. Why on earth is the ex hassling you about last year's MOT? If the car's got an MOT what's the problem?

I've just been offered a 4 day trip to Dubai with work all expenses paid staying at the Kempinski and taking in a dessert safari and other stuff. I bit their fucking hand off!!! :metul:

By which I mean they expected us to build the entire fucking World.

Also, a nice policeman offered to "show us Dubai Hospitality"* when we were roaming around drunk.
*We were shitting ourselves, but he lead us to the front of the taxi queue, sent us back to the hotel & warned us not to leave it until we'd sobered up. Top tip there.

I'm going up here as part of the trip.
:metul:

FUCKING HELL

I've been in a shit mood since yesterday when my mum (four days after her 60th birthday) was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

Swedish election results. You can hand write in a name on the ballot if you want. So this type of thing showed up in the results:

R;13;Hallands län;80;Halmstad;01;Halmstads västra valkrets;0904;Söndrum 4;pwn DROP TABLE VALJ;1

Going to swap the Tamron for a wide angle?

I've been in a shit mood since yesterday when my mum (four days after her 60th birthday) was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

Crap news Nik

Have they caught it early?

Thanks everyone. :kiss:

Dimrill wrote:

Crap news Nik

Have they caught it early?

Apparently they can't tell. The doctor said she could have had it 20 years (which inevitably reminded me of the end of that Mo Mowlam play). It seems the only treatment available won't stop or slow down its progress but will help her cope, so better than nowt.

Sorry to go all emo, thanks for indulging me. :luv:

Thanks everyone. :kiss:

Dimrill wrote:

Crap news Nik

Have they caught it early?

Author:	MrChris [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:42 ]
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kalmar wrote: But, y'know. Some of them sound a bit useful, even if you've never heard of them before. "Committee on the Safety of Devices". I mean, isn't that one of the main things that we have a government for, making sure stuff is safe, and shit? That one struck me as splendidly vague. Like "Advisory Board on the Advisability of Activities"

Author:	Kern [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:44 ]
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kalmar wrote: "Committee on the Safety of Devices" ' Committee of Reptilian Overlords' is a bit too obvious

Author:	kalmar [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:44 ]
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Mr Kissyfur wrote: kalmar wrote: Oh right, I was thinking of the other lot, the ones that are supposedly vetting these new nuke plants. Nuclear Decommissioning Authority? They're responsible for pretty much everything now. Quote: The Guardian revealed last year that the arm of the HSE which was carrying out the work – the Nuclear Installations Inspectorate (NII) – had been forced to hire more than a dozen project managers, even though they work for the companies hoping to build the designs under review. That was it.

Author:	Cras [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 12:51 ]
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kalmar wrote: "Committee on the Safety of Devices". I mean, isn't that one of the main things that we have a government for, making sure stuff is safe, and shit? Big Society, innit? It's your job to make sure your next door neighbour's TV doesn't explode. Also @DavPaz - it's 'rankled'.

Author:	Squirt [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 13:00 ]
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Frankly I'm astounded that the valuable work of the Commissioner for the Compact is to be stopped, yet those wasters over at the Plant Varieties and Seeds Tribunal are still in a job. What are the compact going to do now, without their commissioner?

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Author:	DavPaz [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 13:06 ]
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Craster wrote: Also @DavPaz - it's 'rankled'. Gotcha, cheers bud

Author:	Cras [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 13:11 ]
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Notable lack of mention of the FSA in any of those lists.

Author:	Zardoz [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 13:58 ]
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I'm going up here as part of the trip. FUCKING HELL

Author:	Cras [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 14:00 ]
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sneaks poppy-seed bun into Z-man's pocket

Author:	markh [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 14:01 ]
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I was there but it was before it was open. Looks fantastic - I trust you're taking your camera!

Author:	Zardoz [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 14:01 ]
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Hell yeah.

Author:	Malabelm [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 14:35 ]
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Christ. Apparently the last World of Warcraft expansion, released nearly two years ago, has finally come out in China. Such is the way, they've been forced to remove all skeletons from the game, and turn all the blood green. In an expansion about the skeletal death lord of the something something, no wonder it's taken so long. Bonkers. http://chinagame.178.com/201008/75942001505.html

Author:	Zio [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 14:53 ]
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Something I probably haven't mentioned yet is that my girlfriend's ex boyfriend, this being the guy she left for me and who proceeded to stalk her for about a year after, also works at my new employer. He works in Finance though, not IT, so naturally I assumed he'd be in a different part of the building. Not so! He sits two banks of desks away from me. However, we are both professionals and have said nothing to each other, save for the occasional nod of acknowledgement should our paths cross. So, the question is, what photo do I put on my desk? One just of the missus, one of the two of us on a date, one of us with my daughter like one big happy family (he needn't know my daughter isn't hers) or all of the above?

Author:	kalmar [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 14:54 ]
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Or none of the above.

Author:	Cras [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 14:54 ]
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A nice pic of her face-down arse-up with you slipping her a length, of course.

Author:	DavPaz [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 14:57 ]
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Craster wrote: A nice pic of her face-down arse-up with you slipping her a length, of course. CRASTER! For shame.

Author:	Squirt [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 14:58 ]
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Craster wrote: A nice pic of her face-down arse-up with you slipping her a length, of course. With "Oh Zio, you're the first man to ever truly satisfy me" written on it in her handwriting.

Author:	Zio [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 15:00 ]
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Squirt wrote: Craster wrote: A nice pic of her face-down arse-up with you slipping her a length, of course. With "Oh Zio, you're the first man to ever truly satisfy me" written on it in her handwriting.

Author:	Malabelm [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 15:04 ]
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Sometimes this place cheers me up. Today is one of those times.

Author:	MrChris [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 15:06 ]
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Today has been An Good Day on Beex. I have been sorely in need of a good cheering up, too, miserable so and so that I am. Must be Seasonal Affective Disorder - I noticed this morning it's now dark when the kids wake up...

Author:	BikNorton [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 15:11 ]
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Craster wrote: A nice pic of her face-down arse-up with you slipping her a length, of course. Mr Kissyfur wrote: I have been sorely in need of a good cheering up, too, miserable so and so that I am. Must be Seasonal Affective Disorder - I noticed this morning it's now dark when the kids wake up... I've been in a fucking hellish mood since last Saturday. It finally started clearing last night, only for my ex to start hassling me (via text) about last year's MOT on the car I sold her at 10pm, ending just as the new MissN got in and aggravated my mood even further. You'd think being in an awesome new relationship would mean my neuroses GIVE IT A FUCKING REST, but noooo, this has been the worst week in years.

Author:	MrChris [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 15:15 ]
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BikNorton wrote: Craster wrote: A nice pic of her face-down arse-up with you slipping her a length, of course. Mr Kissyfur wrote: I have been sorely in need of a good cheering up, too, miserable so and so that I am. Must be Seasonal Affective Disorder - I noticed this morning it's now dark when the kids wake up... I've been in a fucking hellish mood since last Saturday. It finally started clearing last night, only for my ex to start hassling me (via text) about last year's MOT on the car I sold her at 10pm, ending just as the new MissN got in and aggravated my mood even further. You'd think being in an awesome new relationship would mean my neuroses GIVE IT A FUCKING REST, but noooo, this has been the worst week in years (and it's not exactly been a peachy couple of months. Fucking cunty brain). Oooh, sorry chap. Why on earth is the ex hassling you about last year's MOT? If the car's got an MOT what's the problem?

Author:	Zio [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 15:22 ]
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I really think it is just the time of year. I've been feeling down anyway this week and the missus has been having some pretty shitty mood swings (she's weaning off of anti-depressants, very hard to do) and this resulted in general shittiness on Tuesday night and a full-blown bust-up on Wednesday. Things seem okay now, though I'm very much looking forward to the weekend so we can spend some time being nice to each other and getting things back on the right track.

Author:	devilman [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 15:22 ]
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Mr Kissyfur wrote: I noticed this morning it's now dark when the kids wake up... Up their dosage.

Author:	BikNorton [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 15:43 ]
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I've taken the rest of it to the Hang Ups thread, but Mr Kissyfur wrote: Oooh, sorry chap. Why on earth is the ex hassling you about last year's MOT? If the car's got an MOT what's the problem? It seems that it might not have one. It was still my car, and we were (probably) technically (though not in my head) still together, when it expired last November. When I bought the BMW, she took over driving the Skoda and notionally all running issues - paperwork, getting it serviced, and so on. Except she never did, despite her shifts and my working 30 miles from home making it a massive pain in the arse for me to deal with. Now it needs tax, but the website says the car's not got an MOT so won't allow it, and she couldn't find the certificate, so she wanted to know if I had it and where it was done, etc, etc. And I'm too nice to have just said "Look, it's a year ago, I was trying to break up with you, that was your job, it's after 10pm on a worknight, my new girlfriend is due home any minute now and I'm in a shitty enough mood anyway without you lumping this on me." And apparently never has, having gone at least 1k past the service indicator, left the tax late, not had other bits we already knew about looked at, so on and so forth, since buying it off me when we split up. She's lucky to have got away with it, especially being a copper (TEH IRONS).

Author:	kalmar [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 15:48 ]
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If the website says it hasn't got one, then it really hasn't got one. And she should have got one then, and should really get one now. For next time.

Author:	BikNorton [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 15:49 ]
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Yes, that was my advice, repeatedly - "get one done tomorrow." Makes it legal to drive and taxable. Easy and cheap.

Author:	Wullie [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 15:50 ]
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Zardoz wrote: I've just been offered a 4 day trip to Dubai with work all expenses paid staying at the Kempinski and taking in a dessert safari and other stuff. I bit their fucking hand off!!! Awesome! The last time I was in Dubai they treated us like gods. ZOMG Spoiler! Click here to view! By which I mean they expected us to build the entire fucking World. Also, a nice policeman offered to "show us Dubai Hospitality"* when we were roaming around drunk. *We were shitting ourselves, but he lead us to the front of the taxi queue, sent us back to the hotel & warned us not to leave it until we'd sobered up. Top tip there.

Author:	devilman [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 15:54 ]
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BikNorton wrote: Easy and cheap. No wonder she's an ex.

Author:	Malabelm [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 16:07 ]
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Wullie wrote: Also, a nice policeman offered to "show us Dubai Hospitality"* when we were roaming around drunk. *We were shitting ourselves, but he lead us to the front of the taxi queue, sent us back to the hotel & warned us not to leave it until we'd sobered up. Top tip there. That was nice. When I went to Malta, a dirty old man tried to get me to go back to his apartment for sex. If you're gonna do that, at least be good at it.

Author:	emoose [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 16:15 ]
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Zardoz wrote: I'm going up here as part of the trip. FUCKING HELL Going to swap the Tamron for a wide angle?

Author:	kalmar [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 16:33 ]
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Swedish election results. You can hand write in a name on the ballot if you want. So this type of thing showed up in the results: R;13;Hallands län;80;Halmstad;01;Halmstads västra valkrets;0904;Söndrum 4;pwn DROP TABLE VALJ;1 More

Author:	Nik [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 16:39 ]
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I've been in a shit mood since yesterday when my mum (four days after her 60th birthday) was diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

Author:	Malabelm [ Fri Sep 24, 2010 16:40 ]
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Nik wrote: I've been in a shit mood since yesterday when my mum (four days after her 60th birthday) was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. Sorry to hear that, Nik.