Kick Those Shoes Off and Relax. It's the Delta 2017 Tea Break

[bauble]

Best thing Mike, I don't even know how I even got involved with the wretched device, people I have never heard of wanting to join, 'My LinkedIn Network' what ever that is, I did not know I had one, but maybe you would like to join it?

Tecnnotogy.

[The Fat Clerk]

Glad I'm not the only one that thinks like this. I get a couple a week and most of them are people I've never heard of. They all go in the spam folder.

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by The Fat Clerk

Glad I'm not the only one that thinks like this. I get a couple a week and most of them are people I've never heard of. They all go in the spam folder.

Not had any Linked-In spam for a while but I am starting to strangers on Skype wanting to be my friend. I've yet to discover how to work out in advance if they are rich widows who like old cars!

[Peter Mallett]

Whilst the cynic in me agrees, I've found at least three people jobs. And I do receive a lot of approaches. I mostly decline but that perhaps is not the point. At least I can choose who spams me.

[midgetman]

The thing that makes me laugh about LI is when someone endorses me for a skill I don't even claim to have! A rubbish system, about as accurate as the FB "like".

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[bauble]

Originally Posted by midgetman

The thing that makes me laugh about LI is when someone endorses me for a skill I don't even claim to have! A rubbish system, about as accurate as the FB "like".

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Oops! Sorry about that, I thought you would be pleased.

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by bauble

Oops! Sorry about that, I thought you would be pleased.

Depends what the suggested skill is!

So, will we survive Doris? Will there be 'travel disruption' affecting those going to Excel today? Even if there isn't, there probably will be........

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Depends what the suggested skill is!

So, will we survive Doris? Will there be 'travel disruption' affecting those going to Excel today? Even if there isn't, there probably will be........

Personally I think I'm quite relieved I'm not trying to get there on a ferry!

I'm old enough to remember when the Racing Car Show was actually staged on a ferry & all one had to do was row across the Thames.

[grantp]

Originally Posted by John Elwin

I'm old enough to remember when the Racing Car Show was actually staged on a ferry & all one had to do was row across the Thames.

Hmm.

Me too.

[grantp]

At Mallory yesterday I spotted a sign on the side of the scrutineering bay for an Alloy Wheel refurb business on the site so checked it out when I left.

A really nice chap in the units around the corner on the Paddock Access road.

It's 7 years since my wheels were last fettled and its showing. Very badly. So time for a refurb I think before they start leaking again. What colour though?

Regular silver?

Something darker - since a few miles has them covered in dirt anyway?

They do a nice line in dayglo. Pink? Green? Lemon Yellow?

Maybe I could get the car wrapped to match? Or even mis-match?

Tea break ideas welcome.

[bauble]

Originally Posted by grantp

At Mallory yesterday I spotted a sign on the side of the scrutineering bay for an Alloy Wheel refurb business on the site so checked it out when I left.

A really nice chap in the units around the corner on the Paddock Access road.

It's 7 years since my wheels were last fettled and its showing. Very badly. So time for a refurb I think before they start leaking again. What colour though?

Regular silver?

Something darker - since a few miles has them covered in dirt anyway?

They do a nice line in dayglo. Pink? Green? Lemon Yellow?

Maybe I could get the car wrapped to match? Or even mis-match?

Tea break ideas welcome.

I Wheelie don't know, Grant.

[delta]

Yes I think that was the first race car show I went to. Currently at Race Retro waiting for MG David to cook dinner .

[Gerard C]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Will there be 'travel disruption' affecting those going to Excel today? Even if there isn't, there probably will be........

Yep Mike, you got it right! The trains leaving St Pancrace are turned on the mode "may be do may be dont". How do I know that? My wife is there! She could catch [I]de justesse[I] the last train to LC. Hope she can be back on Friday night … Or have to arrange something !

[Mike Bell]

Originally Posted by Gerard C

Yep Mike, you got it right! The trains leaving St Pancras are turned on the mode "may be do may be dont". How do I know that? My wife is there! She could catch [I]de justesse[I] the last train to LC. Hope she can be back on Friday night … Or have to arrange something !

When I got back to Kings Cross (next door) it was the same. The departure hall jammed with travellers just standing and staring at the screens..... My fast train home appeared to be in deep space somewhere, so I gambled on the slow train back to Cambridge, that was shown as leaving. This was packed (like the phone vids you see on telly), and I had to stand for over half the journey. Then at Cambridge, it was standstill again! I was told the replacement buses to Norwich 'had gone', and the only alternative was to queue for a taxi to Ely along with 400 other people. Once at Ely there was a chance of catching a train (still shown as moving) from Liverpool to Norwich. While standing in the mass I kept looking at the display boards, and suddenly it showed an arrival from Norwich! Reasoning that if it could get 'from' Norwich, it should be able to get back 'to', I legged it back to the platform, and sure enough, the very late service pulled in. So I made it home, which is likely a better result than a lot of travellers had.

[GORDON STREETER]

If I can find my Zimmer frame I might go out today, how I have made such an age I've no idea !

[Mike Bell]

Happy big birthday Gordon! And if you have a zimmer, I bet it's far from standard......

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by Mike Bell

Happy big birthday Gordon! And if you have a zimmer, I bet it's far from standard......

Thanks Mike, it's not often that we reach 40 !!

[John Elwin]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

If I can find my Zimmer frame I might go out today, how I have made such an age I've no idea !

Congratulations Gordon! Perhaps when you've worked-out the secret to long life you'd like to share it!

[Peter Mallett]

Happy birthday Gordon.

[bauble]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

Thanks Mike, it's not often that we reach 40 !!

I'm not far off my second time Gordon, if I can only hang on until June.

[Mike Bell]

I've never been very impressed by the 'scare tactics' the TV Licensing lot use in their letters regarding our requirement to have one (or not).

They are spreading their net wider, it seems, as all the industrial units where my w/shop is have received letters warning of the dire consequences should we be sitting in them watching telly all day......

The big question is- who sold them the data?

[John Turner]

Happy Birthday, Gordon. My Camera still works, thanks!

[GORDON STREETER]

Originally Posted by bauble

I'm not far off my second time Gordon, if I can only hang on until June.

If you're twice my age Baub then you are 140 !!!!!

[bauble]

Originally Posted by GORDON STREETER

If you're twice my age Baub then you are 140 !!!!!

Well there may be some slight mis-interpretation of the facts, but I do often feel that old. Gordon.

Er. 40X 2 = ?

You have some catching up to do.

Anyway enjoy your personal New Year.

Bob.

[GORDON STREETER]

My wife took me up to the Albert Hall today to see The Cirque du Soleil and WOW what can I say !!! Those people must be as good as Olympic athletes and I would advise anyone who hasn't seen them live to do so if they can.
I had no idea where we were going as Sue just said "I'm taking you up to London on Friday so don't book any work in"