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    Megan Forbes
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    What are all the UK CPians up to this long weekend? :jig: I see that, in accordance to British tradition, rain is expected on Monday, but even that can't get me down. Now - how to get through the rest of this sunny afternoon while chained to a desk?


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      What are all the UK CPians up to this long weekend? :jig: I see that, in accordance to British tradition, rain is expected on Monday, but even that can't get me down. Now - how to get through the rest of this sunny afternoon while chained to a desk?


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      >> Now - how to get through the rest of this sunny afternoon while chained to a desk? I don't. I work advanced time Monday through Thursday, and finish Friday by noon. Bernd :cool:

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        What are all the UK CPians up to this long weekend? :jig: I see that, in accordance to British tradition, rain is expected on Monday, but even that can't get me down. Now - how to get through the rest of this sunny afternoon while chained to a desk?


        Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
        Meg's World - Blog Photography

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        We're visiting my sister-in-law in Sheffield on Monday. I'm not sure if I am, or am not looking forward to it............. :suss:


        I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe Jerry Davis http://www.astad.org
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          What are all the UK CPians up to this long weekend? :jig: I see that, in accordance to British tradition, rain is expected on Monday, but even that can't get me down. Now - how to get through the rest of this sunny afternoon while chained to a desk?


          Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
          Meg's World - Blog Photography

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          Gavin Greig
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          What is this "long weekend" concept? :) We take very few public holidays, but have them added to our holiday allowance. I'm not even sure if there is a public holiday up here (Scotland), I haven't checked. As it happens, tomorrow I expect to be confirming that someone looks like their ID papers (for their Thawte e-mail certificate) and I'll meet friends for lunch (visiting from as far afield as California and even Glasgow). Gavin Greig "Haw, you're no deid," girned Charon. "Get aff ma boat or ah'll report ye." Matthew Fitt - The Hoose O Haivers: The Twelve Trauchles O Heracles.

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            What is this "long weekend" concept? :) We take very few public holidays, but have them added to our holiday allowance. I'm not even sure if there is a public holiday up here (Scotland), I haven't checked. As it happens, tomorrow I expect to be confirming that someone looks like their ID papers (for their Thawte e-mail certificate) and I'll meet friends for lunch (visiting from as far afield as California and even Glasgow). Gavin Greig "Haw, you're no deid," girned Charon. "Get aff ma boat or ah'll report ye." Matthew Fitt - The Hoose O Haivers: The Twelve Trauchles O Heracles.

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            As a Scotsman in New York I don't get bank holidays, but it is Memorial day! So beach for me and the wife (a concept that never sprung to mind in Aberdeen). Gary

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              As a Scotsman in New York I don't get bank holidays, but it is Memorial day! So beach for me and the wife (a concept that never sprung to mind in Aberdeen). Gary

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              Gavin Greig
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              Apparently Aberdeen isn't bad for surfing. Mind you, they don't look very cosy. Gavin Greig "Haw, you're no deid," girned Charon. "Get aff ma boat or ah'll report ye." Matthew Fitt - The Hoose O Haivers: The Twelve Trauchles O Heracles.

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              • M Megan Forbes

                What are all the UK CPians up to this long weekend? :jig: I see that, in accordance to British tradition, rain is expected on Monday, but even that can't get me down. Now - how to get through the rest of this sunny afternoon while chained to a desk?


                Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                Meg's World - Blog Photography

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                Corinna John
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                Megan Forbes wrote: how to get through the rest of this sunny afternoon while chained to a desk? 1. post this message 2. shut down the computer 3. go home It is 15:18, time to leave :)

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                  What is this "long weekend" concept? :) We take very few public holidays, but have them added to our holiday allowance. I'm not even sure if there is a public holiday up here (Scotland), I haven't checked. As it happens, tomorrow I expect to be confirming that someone looks like their ID papers (for their Thawte e-mail certificate) and I'll meet friends for lunch (visiting from as far afield as California and even Glasgow). Gavin Greig "Haw, you're no deid," girned Charon. "Get aff ma boat or ah'll report ye." Matthew Fitt - The Hoose O Haivers: The Twelve Trauchles O Heracles.

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                  We're the same here. The public holidays are added to our annual entitlement and we take them as holidays if we want. And it is a public holiday here in Scotland but whether you get it off depends on where you work. Some only give the beginning of the month off, some this one and the really lucky people get both. If I had a better memory I would remember more.

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                    We're the same here. The public holidays are added to our annual entitlement and we take them as holidays if we want. And it is a public holiday here in Scotland but whether you get it off depends on where you work. Some only give the beginning of the month off, some this one and the really lucky people get both. If I had a better memory I would remember more.

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                    Megan Forbes
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                    Sounds like I should move to Scotland! That would be far more useful :)


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                      Sounds like I should move to Scotland! That would be far more useful :)


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                      It is except when you have to keep 5 days for the week between christmas and new year because the office is being closed and you have no choice but not to work. Not that don't like holidays, I just hate being told when to take them. :mad: If I had a better memory I would remember more.

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                        What are all the UK CPians up to this long weekend? :jig: I see that, in accordance to British tradition, rain is expected on Monday, but even that can't get me down. Now - how to get through the rest of this sunny afternoon while chained to a desk?


                        Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
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                        I'm feeling very tempted to just drop-kick the recalcitrant Windows CE device I'm 'working' with into the nearest waste receptacle and drive home very fast indeed. Why did Microsoft decide to replace the crappy but mostly-working Platform Manager with the absolutely shocking device connection transport used in Visual Studio 2003? My life is filled with working with the most shoddy tools imaginable (if you disregard vi and emacs). eVC 3.0 and 4.0 are incompatible, Compact Framework blows chunks (can't wait for v2.0), ActiveSync can't remember who you are from one moment to the next, AARGH!!! Uh, I think I need my medication... Stability. What an interesting concept. -- Chris Maunder

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                          What are all the UK CPians up to this long weekend? :jig: I see that, in accordance to British tradition, rain is expected on Monday, but even that can't get me down. Now - how to get through the rest of this sunny afternoon while chained to a desk?


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                          Gary R Wheeler
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                          Well, this U.S. CPian has the following planned - Saturday - Work in the yard. We moved into a new house last year, but didn't have time to work on the back yard. The right hand side is full of miscellaneous bushes, brush, and out-of-control ground cover. I want to neaten that up. Side note: After the massive thunderstorms that came through the area last night, I've also got lots of branches to clean up. Sunday - Finish work in the yard. Finish getting my bicycle cleaned up (my last tour I rode, I got asphalt all over it after riding through some tar and chip). Monday - In the morning, my daughter and I are running the Lou Cox Memorial 5K[^]. This will be my tenth year running it, and Celeste's third. The rest of the day: pure, unadulterated laziness. Unless I actually do get the bike cleaned up on Sunday, and the weather's nice. If that's the case, then I think a ride is in order :).


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                            What are all the UK CPians up to this long weekend? :jig: I see that, in accordance to British tradition, rain is expected on Monday, but even that can't get me down. Now - how to get through the rest of this sunny afternoon while chained to a desk?


                            Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                            Meg's World - Blog Photography

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                            Spending some time with my family :) I'm then spending Monday night driving from Nottingham to Uxbridge, hoping to find the B&B I'm booked into, and looking forward to starting my new contract on Tuesday. Having not worked at all in May, this allegedly sunny afternoon doesn't worry me ;) Steve S Developer for hire

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                              What are all the UK CPians up to this long weekend? :jig: I see that, in accordance to British tradition, rain is expected on Monday, but even that can't get me down. Now - how to get through the rest of this sunny afternoon while chained to a desk?


                              Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                              Meg's World - Blog Photography

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                                What are all the UK CPians up to this long weekend? :jig: I see that, in accordance to British tradition, rain is expected on Monday, but even that can't get me down. Now - how to get through the rest of this sunny afternoon while chained to a desk?


                                Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
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                                Megan Forbes wrote: What are all the UK CPians up to this long weekend? 1: Counterstrike and lots of it :cool: 2: Article research and coding/writing :-D 3: DIY :( 4: Getting nagged for playing CS. :(( 5: Dance stage game to keep fit. :-O* 6: Taxi duty, youngest daughter(17) goes clubbing, have to pick her up at 2:30am 3 nights in a row :sigh: * Sorry still no videos available of me Roger Allen - Sonork 100.10016 Strong Sad: I am sad I am flying Who is your favorite Strong?

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                                  What are all the UK CPians up to this long weekend? :jig: I see that, in accordance to British tradition, rain is expected on Monday, but even that can't get me down. Now - how to get through the rest of this sunny afternoon while chained to a desk?


                                  Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
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                                  Graham Bradshaw
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                                  Mountain biking, in the sun tomorrow :), and in the rain on Monday :-D

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                                    What are all the UK CPians up to this long weekend? :jig: I see that, in accordance to British tradition, rain is expected on Monday, but even that can't get me down. Now - how to get through the rest of this sunny afternoon while chained to a desk?


                                    Look at the world about you and trust to your own convictions. - Ansel Adams
                                    Meg's World - Blog Photography

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                                    IbizaMike
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                                    Recovering from a serious hangover whilst bugfixing. The only time a client's system can be taken down for repairs. Theory: If you never sober up... you'll never get a hangover. Must start research at once. X| IbizaMike "May you live in interesting times" - a curse or an opportunity?

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