Re: Spiderman movies

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> On 06.09.2023 14.22, 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...]
>>> [The not-obsessed-with-the-private-life-of-sportspeople kind of fan,
>>> you mean. Very true.]
>> [Right. You have other things to do]
> [Exactly. A water feature isn't going to make itself.]
[How's it coming along?]
> 
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>> Let's say I remember and that they were. Why else would they be
>>> singing in the rain.
>> 
>> A valid point. I think people just liked tap dancing and stuff back 
>> then.
> Some of us still do. Especially in the rain. When drunk.
Uh-huh...
> 
>>>>>>>>>> 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.
>>>
>>> Exactly. They he can't later claim he didn't know about the no.
>>>
>> Oh sure he could.
>> But I have proof!
> 
> He can't *credibly* claim he didn't know about the no.
> 

Yes! Because I have proof!