Re: Spiderman movies

On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
> 
>> On 08.07.2023 17.01, Merlyne wrote:

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Low cost snipping provided]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [How low?]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [Down to here]
>>>>>>>>>>>>> [That's pretty low]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [Especially considering the quality of workmanship]
>>>>>>>>>>> [Don't sell yourself short]
>>>>>>>>>> [I try]
>>>>>>>>> [That's something at least]
>>>>>>>> [The hardest part is overcoming my naturally unassuming
>>>>>>>> character] 
>>>>>>> [It's good for your brane to work outside your comfort zone]
>>>>>> [That's going to be quite a problem, since I have no intention of
>>>>>> leaving the zone. Someone needs to invent remote braining or
>>>>>> something.] 
>>>>> [I'll just add that to one of you litses]
>>>> [Assuming I will get anything done is hardly a viable strategy.]
>>> [Yes, it seems that way]
>> [There's plenty of time... No hurry.]
> [You say that and then suddenly the doomsday prophet is right]
[Well, I'm not doing all that work and have it all come to nothing
because of a stupid doomsday...]
>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Or you can get one of those nylon jobs they
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sell for all hallows eve. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I could probably get a whole bunch of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> different ones at WalMart for $100.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I don't doubt it, but would they go with your
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> $800 handbag is the question? 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> That doesn't matter. People wear mismatched
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> stuff all the time. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Yebbut won't people assume your handbag is a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cheap knock-off if you use it with a nylon wig.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> And then what's the point. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> that's ok. If they think it's a knock-off then
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> they won't steal it. 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> But also they will think your handbag is a cheap
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> knock-off. I can only imagine the chatter in the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> country club bar... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *gasp*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It makes me feel like someone's taken an interest.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> There are different kinds of interest. I'm concerned
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> this kind will damage your social standing. You
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> might even be invited to fewer cocktail parties...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> *checks diary*
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I get invited to precisely 0 now.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Is it even possible to get invited to -1 parties?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I suppose technically it is possible to send out 'do
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not attend' notices to those who are uniquely
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> unwelcome. I don't think that happens much in cocktail
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> party circles... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You know more about it than I do.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Not really. I don't even like cocktails much...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I liek cocktails. I guess mocktails now.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Last time I had a 'proper' cocktail was many years ago
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> when a co-worker an I decided to try everything on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> menu in the bar on the Oslo ferry. It went as well as
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> could be expected... 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Puked and passed out?
>>>>>>>>>>>> Neither, but I suspect the work may have been a tiny but
>>>>>>>>>>>> sub-par the next day...
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> And you wept openly when you got your credit card statement.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> No, that was the good part. The company I worked for didn't
>>>>>>>>>> give out standard per-diem amounts, so everything we had a
>>>>>>>>>> receipt for got refunded...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I have fond memories of submitting receipts for business.
>>>>>>>> I hated having to save and collate and list and submit all those
>>>>>>>> receipts every month. I suspect it cost me quite a lot of money,
>>>>>>>> too. 
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> IT consultants are rich. so, pocket change.
>>>>>> Not so much if it includes hotel bills and possibly even plane
>>>>>> tickets. Anyway it's the principle! I shouldn't have been required
>>>>>> to do accounting. 
>>>>>>
>>>>> Couldn't you just hand the envelope of receipts to an admin person?
>>>> Nope. They had to be listed on the expenses form along with the
>>>> relevant account no. and identification of each receipt, which also
>>>> had to be handed in.
>>>>
>>> [I think I had to put the total being submitted on the form and then 
>>> attach the receipts]
>>>>>>>>> Now I have a job that doesn't require travel.
>>>>>>>> Me too... Not so much a job but at least I don't have to travel.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I thought you liked to travel.
>>>>>> Not so much after I became aware of the environmental impact of
>>>>>> air-travel. In any case it was more the being in different places
>>>>>> than the  getting there that was enjoyable. Although I would like
>>>>>> to try riding on one of those VeryBigFastness trains they have in
>>>>>> France... 
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> The planes are taking off whether or not you've booked a seat.
>>>>> I couldn't afford to travel for a long time. Now I find it
>>>>> stressful. 
>>>> It's not so much the travel that's stressful, as it's all the
>>>> planning and preparation. Just don't do that part.
>>>
>>> The planning part is fine. It's the arriving at the airport at 5 am
>>> only to find out that the airline over-booked the flight etc, etc
>>> that is stressful. I also don't fly well or sleep well when away.
>>
>> Who even flies a 5 o'clock? That barbaric. The overbooking is not
>> within your control, so have some breakfast and look derisively at all
>> the stressed people in the airport.
>> The hotel bar has remedies for not sleeping well...
> 
> Alcohol makes me sleep worse.
I'm not saying get plastered. One beer (alcohol content optional). The
vitamin B will relax you and possibly make you sleepy too...

> You have to check in hours before the flight. If we go to a conference, 
> it's usually in Toronto or we fly from Toronto so we have to get the 
> first flight out of here in the morning.
They also have trains in and out of Toronto. I know this for a fact.

> Because of staff shortages, flights are often cancelled now at the last 
> minute. It's not a problem at if I'm at the local airport, but if I'm 
> trying to get home, it's a huge problem.
I have no recent data, but most European airlines [used to] hand out
cash and/or vouchers for meals and hotel stays in those cases.

Also: call it work-hours and take it back as flex-time...

-- 
BeH

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