Re: Spiderman movies

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
>> 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]
> [Are you calling me a quitter...?]
[If the shoe fits...]
>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
> Non-alcoholic beer doesn't have any alcohol in it...
Why don't I just take the vitamin B then.

> 
>>>> 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.
> They should get some faster trains. Also the distance to the airport
> is because train stations are inside cities, often really close to
> where you want to be, so that time should be added to air travel time,
> as should the 'hours' you have to be at the airport before departure.
> Given a reasonable number of departures, train journeys (even
> non-high-speed trains) will end-to-end mostly be faster than air
> travel up to 400-500Km. Also you have the whole travel time available
> unbroken for whatever (even work if so inclined). And more leg-room.
> And usually a table big enough for a laptop.
> 
Free wifi?
Anyways, it's a moot issue.
>>>> 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.
> 
> You should probably join EU... they have rules for that sort of thing.
> 
We have rules about it. As you well know, for every rule there are 
exceptions. The airlines always weasel into a loophole.
https://otc-cta.gc.ca/eng/air-passenger-protection-regulations-
highlights


>>> 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.
> 
> In that case there is also the relative cost to consider... Air travel
> should logically be much more expensive than train. And if ever an
> equitable CO2 charge is implemented it will be.
> 

I prefer attending virtually at any rate. My internet could randomly 
disconnect during boring meetings or I can play Candy Crush. Also, if my 
camera is off, no one can see me rolling my eyes.