tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post1528449321232919765..comments2024-02-06T07:57:54.467+00:00Comments on underdogs bite upwards: Stress.Leg-ironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-34666819087246177552010-10-31T01:37:14.132+01:002010-10-31T01:37:14.132+01:00Anon - yes indeed. The fish crap in the water is g...Anon - yes indeed. The fish crap in the water is good fertiliser.<br /><br />If your base is sand, when you change it, spread the old sand on the lawn. Full of fertiliser and helps with drainage.<br /><br />I tried tropical fish but the water here is is heavily treated that few species can survive in it. Even with all the dechlorinators and other additives.<br /><br />Currently I am petless. I do have a tank though, so a return to goldfish is on the cards.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-35582655316311186832010-10-31T01:34:45.827+01:002010-10-31T01:34:45.827+01:00Chris - good idea. I prefer to take in the rails f...Chris - good idea. I prefer to take in the rails for the winter but a shallow slot in the path is possible, with a thin piece of wood to fill it when the track's not there.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-54368537343265974792010-10-31T01:33:30.602+01:002010-10-31T01:33:30.602+01:00Mark - you're only going to see diseased ones....Mark - you're only going to see diseased ones...Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-83224585762556687432010-10-31T01:32:33.238+01:002010-10-31T01:32:33.238+01:00Microdave- I'm experimenting with parts from t...Microdave- I'm experimenting with parts from those solar powered lights that charge up batteries during the day. It could be fun to make one that starts up when the sun goes down. I have a brake van with solar-charged tail light all ready to put on the end ;)Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-83916651422608203102010-10-31T01:30:44.469+01:002010-10-31T01:30:44.469+01:00Zaphod, Rab - I only managed to get that mindset t...Zaphod, Rab - I only managed to get that mindset two years before I was officially told I was to be made redundant. All those extra hours hadn't helped at all.<br /><br />It was like this. I had a project, commercial, fully funded by the commercial sponsor. It would have cost the college nothing, in fact they would have made 15% profit on top of tot he total costs. the project needed a full time assistant to run.<br /><br />I was told - no, you can't employ anyone because of 'costs'. No assistant meant no project because I couldn't run it myself and do all the teaching/research/consultancy/pointless meetings too.<br /><br />There were no costs for the college. Only profits.<br /><br />If they wanted to get rid of me they could have handed control of that project to someone else Once it was in, it would have been company property, not mine.<br /><br />Therefore, there was only one possible reason they didn't want to take on a three year project. The department didn't have three years left.<br /><br />I didn't tell the head of department this. His smug glee at telling me his boss had refused the assistant left me thinking 'Well, you enjoy yourself. I'm going to cut right back on the unpaid overtime and wait for the payout'.<br /><br />Now I work long hours and odd hours, but I do it for myself and so it's not really work.<br /><br />No pointless meetings either. I charge for meetings now. Nobody calls me to one unless it's important.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-24583957844954373562010-10-31T01:16:08.912+01:002010-10-31T01:16:08.912+01:00Trains O Scale - I have a massive amount of N gaug...Trains O Scale - I have a massive amount of N gauge that I have to sell. Old eyes and 9 mm tracks don't mix.<br /><br />I'll miss having a station capable of dealing with 10-coach trains in the attic, and a 40-wagon coal train. I'll miss sending a train on its way to have it return a full five minutes later but when they come off the rails now I don't have the patience to fit the little swines back on.<br /><br />So I'm skipping OO and going straight to O. The little garden experiment is the beginning.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-10043597271278490642010-10-30T18:25:53.996+01:002010-10-30T18:25:53.996+01:00As well as all the other good things about fish, y...As well as all the other good things about fish, you can use the water in the tank to feed your plants with.<br /><br />http://www.gardenguides.com/84537-homemade-garden-fertilizers-plant-food.html<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-42878040638040394452010-10-30T14:49:44.767+01:002010-10-30T14:49:44.767+01:00...I couldn't work out how to pass the path in...<i>...I couldn't work out how to pass the path in the middle.</i><br /><br />Embed the rails in the pathway (like they do for urban tramways). Just a thought.<br /><br />Avoiding stress? <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2010/10/27/twenty-first-century-2.html" rel="nofollow">Stoicism</a>. In its grown-up form it's not just the "Yeah. And?" of philosophies; it's more "It didn't have to be sunny today. Isn't it nice that it is?"<br /><br />Like my old gran used to say "A little bit of what you fancy..." Wise old bird (drinker, smoker, died at the tragically young age of 84).Chrisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-85943129672797914092010-10-30T14:00:43.711+01:002010-10-30T14:00:43.711+01:00Or one could become a gynaeocologist - that combin...Or one could become a gynaeocologist - that combines hobby with profession, and is very well paid.Mark Wadsworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07733511175178098449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-34492084385893858582010-10-30T11:34:31.422+01:002010-10-30T11:34:31.422+01:00I can relate to a lot of that. I would love to sta...I can relate to a lot of that. I would love to start afresh, but family commitments and lack of backbone mean it isn't going to happen any time soon...<br /><br />Unfortunately my main hobby has become too damned expensive to continue, so that doesn't help. <br /><br />I have often wondered about the sanity of those who listen to others troubles. It must take a very special mindset to cope with that, and still live your own life. I'm far too considerate to inflict my problems on others....<br /><br />Lastly to matters technical. Why not fit your train with a small battery to keep it going through the tunnel? - Actually you could probably do it with a large value capacitor, which wouldn't suffer from the memory problems typical of consumer batteries. Old power supplies would be a good source - just be mindful of the voltage rating. They make a hell of a mess when they blow up!microdavenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-27432281492611910132010-10-30T09:47:24.856+01:002010-10-30T09:47:24.856+01:00A health scare the other week has gave me a 'i...A health scare the other week has gave me a 'if it's not good enough fucking sack me' attitude to work.<br /><br />It's only beans and crisps, not life or death, but it's a race against the clock and pretty stressful. <br /><br />Or used to be stressful. They get what they get, end of story.RantinRabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557178651491442917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-73610454405483364652010-10-30T06:56:40.089+01:002010-10-30T06:56:40.089+01:00I'm a wage slave, but I allow myself to be ser...I'm a wage slave, but I allow myself to be seriously underpaid. <br /><br />I do as I please, take the piss, and break all the rules. Boss puts up with it cos I'm good value.<br /><br />My work is interesting, and I don't deal with the public. All I need is my ipod, (and good headphones).<br /><br />Since the kids have flown the nest I've got nobody to be responsible for. I've really taken to this second childhood lark. The kids all worry about me!<br /><br />I've inadvertently acquired some good survival habits, so now I can just follow the principle of, "A lot of problems go away if you ignore them".<br /><br />I know that not everyone is this lucky, so I appreciate it all.<br /><br />Sometimes I get exasperated by humans, but then I remember to laugh instead.<br /><br />Health scares? I don't need to worry about any of em. I'm a smoker, the fags will get me in the end. If I DO die of something else, I've got away with all the smoking! Either way, I win.<br /><br />I never do the lottery, it wouldn't be fair. Nobody else would ever win. :-)Zaphodnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-67270799578495747782010-10-30T04:31:56.500+01:002010-10-30T04:31:56.500+01:00You drew me in with your solar powered engine, now...You drew me in with your solar powered engine, now I can't get out of here. Love your work! Cheers, Max.Trains O Scalehttp://www.trains-oscale.orgnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-69661947510683935882010-10-30T02:15:59.074+01:002010-10-30T02:15:59.074+01:00Conan - can't work. Once it stopped in the tun...Conan - can't work. Once it stopped in the tunnel it would take ages to get enough to get enough to move it again.<br /><br />Sixtypoundsaweekcleaner - worry not. Have a drink and a smoke and let someone else sort it out. If it can't be sorted then it has to be adapted to.Leg-ironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04932361799889315359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-3740263407562157382010-10-30T01:45:54.014+01:002010-10-30T01:45:54.014+01:00Solar powered lighting inside the tunnel?Solar powered lighting inside the tunnel?Conan the Librarian™https://www.blogger.com/profile/01904339261121451779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2170981338945747646.post-39691354240380393922010-10-30T01:41:48.198+01:002010-10-30T01:41:48.198+01:00Oh God.....I'm going to bed.Oh God.....I'm going to bed.sixtypoundsaweekcleanernoreply@blogger.com