Re: Spiderman movies

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> 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...]
[That's a defeatist attitude]
>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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...
> 
Alcohol makes my body hot (temperature-wise) and I can't sleep.

>> 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.
So you also know for a fact that the train takes 3-4 hours to get there 
(vs. 50 minutes for the plane) and the train station is another hour 
away from the airport.
> 
>> 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.

The airlines are doing everything in their power to fight that. Since 
covid, they have been short-staffed and therefore frequently cancel 
flights at the last minute.
> 
> Also: call it work-hours and take it back as flex-time...
> 
That only works if the travel is for work purposes which it isn't 
anymore because they had MS Teams installed on all our laptops.