Thursday, January 25, 2007

Are you a Queen or Scissor Sisters fan

Then you really ought to listen to this

http://www.myspace.com/mikamyspace

PS that power cut

They cancelled it, but neglected to tell anyone, so for the second time the freezer was moved overnight to -24C, the fish tanks covered in blankets; and all for no purpose.


Take three on 8th February

just what you need after a long day!

http://iccoventry.icnetwork.co.uk/0100news/0100localnews/tm_headline=motorists-in-bridge-collapse-drama&method=full&objectid=18530369&siteid=50003-name_page.html

I was in Coventry today for a series of technical seminars. Part of the Access User Group benefits; it came with a good lunch, good refreshments, interesting talks on SQL upsizing and programming; a demo of Office Live for Access Developers (the consensus seemed to be that without relational integrity its not something wed really want to develop against!) and a rather ponderous session on Microsoft Expression that seemed to get stuck on CSS which is NOT my bag (go here http://www.csszengarden.com/ for a more enlightening presentation).

So then, just as were leaving reception asked are you going on the A46?, “I was my considered reply. Turns out the report of a bridge collapse was a tad exaggerated (a tad being slightly smaller than a gnats whisker, but larger than the number somewhere between nought and zero) and it was a lump of concrete falling instead. Made for an exciting journey home I thought, so I just drove off in the opposite direction for a couple of miles, set the SatNav to shortest route and lo and behold got home in normal time, and taking the route we always used to before the A14 was built. Husbands Bosworth my favourite village name on the way its long been our term for the chair in a ladies clothing establishment where the husband can ease his weary legs and read a magazine whilst his better half peruses the latest bargains”…

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

*&^$%^$^)(*

Shame I found a damaged floor board this afternoon.  Walking across the office, where I’ve walked so often, and CRUNCH.  The floorboard gave way by about ½ an inch.  Only moved in a week ago time for repairs already.


At least the decision to put the (really heavy) desk feet on a wider piece of wood to spread the weight looks like a more sensible decision!