Re: Spiderman movies

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> On 24.08.2023 16.55, Merlyne wrote:
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>>> On 18.08.2023 14.51, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>> On 13.08.2023 23.28, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>> On 09.08.2023 14.19, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>> On 01.08.2023 13.32, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>> On 27.07.2023 15.32, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 22.07.2023 17.21, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 18.07.2023 13.24, Merlyne wrote:
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On 12.07.2023 13.22, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.]
>>>>>>>>>>>> [That cult in the US liked Reeboks. You could try that]
>>>>>>>>>>> [Bah. All the 'some sports person wore them' brand sneakers
>>>>>>>>>>> are stupid expensive - and also doesn't last very well.]
>>>>>>>>>> [I'm pretty sure sneakers are made to not last very well]
>>>>>>>>> [And we all know why that is...]
>>>>>>>> [*sigh* Capitalism?]
>>>>>>> [By jove I think she's got it...]
>>>>>> [Who,by jove, is jove?]
>>>>> [A nickname for Jehova/Jahve, probably... you could ask Alan
>>>>> Lerner if he was still alive.]
>>>> [Huh? Not looking it up]
>>> [Okay then]
>> [So, how 'bout that local sports team?]
> [It's the off-season now. I have no idea what they get up to ATM.]
[Some fan you are...]

> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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. 
>>>>>>>>>>>> Beer doesn't keep one hydrated. That's why after a night on
>>>>>>>>>>>> the town people wake up parched.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> That's still the alcohol what does that... And also possibly
>>>>>>>>>>> the physical activity.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Who exercises after drinking?
>>>>>>>>> There's the standing up, and the walking around, and the
>>>>>>>>> social interacting, and the dancing, and the mating rites, and
>>>>>>>>> the walking home... It can be quite exhausting. So I've heard.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't remember.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> You must have seen it in movies and such.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I don't remember a movie with drunk people talking about how
>>>>>> exhausting it is to walk home after dancing.
>>>>> You were probably supposed to infer it from the exhaustedness
>>>>> displayed by whichever actor was doing the walking home after
>>>>> dancing. As they say in the storytelling business: 'show don't
>>>>> tell'. 
>>>>
>>>> Clearly, they are all bad actors.
>>> Or maybe you just haven't seen any movies with drunk people walking
>>> home after dancing.
>>>
>> Probably. Name one.
> Singing in the Rain.

Were they drunk? It's been so long since I've it.

> 
>>>>>> Maybe I need another hint.
>>>>> I don't know any more that you do...
>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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....
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Yes. That happened here as well. Air Canada wailed on the
>>>>>>>>>>>> government who gave them money to stay afloat during covid.
>>>>>>>>>>>> They used the money to buy back their stock and whined for
>>>>>>>>>>>> more money. 
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Smells like fraud... Is Air Canada (partly) state owned?
>>>>>>>>>> I think the government got a small percentage of shares as
>>>>>>>>>> part of the covid bailout package.
>>>>>>>>>> Before that it was 100% private.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> I always do. The music is annoying.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> It's meant to keep you awake... And your surroundings aware
>>>>>>>>>>> that you play the game.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> So I made the right choice.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If you don't want the other people in the zoom-call to know,
>>>>>>>>> yes... It would be a power-move if you turned the sound on
>>>>>>>>> when someone starts babbling about something irrelevant (not
>>>>>>>>> that that ever happens at meetings).
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yep. Never happens.
>>>>>>>> People also never circle back to something that discussed 20
>>>>>>>> minutes ago and settled. I leave my body a lot at meetings.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> And that's when someone suggests something out of the blue
>>>>>>> that's going to cause you a lot of headache and needless work...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Or the whole meeting was scheduled so that someone could ask me
>>>>>> to do something that will be a headache and cause me a lot of
>>>>>> needless work in front of my supervisor. As if that would make me
>>>>>> do it. 
>>>>>
>>>>> In that case maybe you should be unavailable for that meeting.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> No! They need to be told No!
>>>> If I'm not there my supervisor will volunteer me.
>>> Well that's easy enough solved. Just tell your supervisor 'No'.
>>> Maybe write them a post-it note if they have trouble with aural
>>> retention. 
>>>
>> The problem is with hybrid work, you don't see people IRL much
>> anymore. Also, we don't have assigned desks on which to stick post-it
>> notes. 
> Well stick it on his computer, then. Or send them a tik-chat or a
> whatsthat or whatever... Email is still a thing too.
> 
Sure. Email. Then he will have a record of it.
Very wise.