Re: Spiderman movies

On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
> 
>> 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...]
[What shoe? You need special shoes for doomsday, now? I'm not buying a
pair of shoes that I can only use once.]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
It's important to stay hydrated, especially when flying. Also they don't
dispense pharmaceuticals at the departure hall bar.

>>
>>>>> 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?
Sure. On most trains...

> 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

Meanwhile some of the airlines around here were close to bankruptcy
because of all the covid disruption....

>>>> 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.

There is that... But you can only play Candy Crush with the sound off,
though.

-- 
BeH

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