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I'm an engineer, so expect the expected. I dislike coriander. I like owls. I hate cold water. Repeating tensions such as clocks and dripping taps, which drive some people crazy, don't seem to affect me. I survived cancer in 2019. I once drank seven mugs of tea in 15 minutes. I have trouble understanding why people keep dogs as pets. All of my names contain 7 letters. My lowest three vertebrae are held in place by titanium rods. Deep water represents the unknown, which terrifies me. I read slowly. I eat quickly. I was briefly insane in the autumn of 1990. My happiest moments were spent throwing arrows around a field when I was 12. My favourite colour is blue. I rarely catch colds. I believe that not taking part in any physical activity after the age of 30 is the equivalent of not ducking when being punched. I accept and respect the existence of an opposite point of view. I wish I had a good plot idea so I could write a book. I have never bought a tabloid newspaper. I sink in water. Of the five people I spent my teenage years with, three are dead. I think that in a family context, love should be unconditional. I believe to the core of my being that man's most divisive and destructive creation is God. I neglected my father and regret it now he's gone. I can hear and memorise numbers instantly and retain them indefinitely, but forget what my wife tells me in seconds. I dislike fruit in desserts. Masks scare me. Only my family should shorten my first name. I intend to live to the age of 121. There is no retina in my right eye. I've been to five continents but I hate sight-seeing.
hmmm, grumpy, yes, i agree :-)
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ReplyDeleteChin up old fella.
Fair point, Mr Norton.
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A what?
ReplyDeleteLook it up, silly! :-)
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Ok done that. Yes please.
ReplyDeleteHello Russell,
ReplyDeleteSorry to hear about all the whatsits hitting the fan ... Good luck and at least its sensible to wait it out at home rather than alone in your apartment.
I had coffee with Peter yesterday and we had a long hard chat about Ireland. Best plan to hang on in Asia and not to move here - its a disaster.
I had my boss join me for a day at work the other day and he said ... I am making a career out of my job and that I am spending too much time doing the work and that I must place SMALLER ORDERS (ie ...not meet demand) to save time. Where in the name of all that is holy have you ever heard such ignorant shit??? This from a company whose sales have quadrupled in the last 4 months with my colleague and I writing up as much business as 8 people in the UK !!! He wants LESS SALES ... so that he doesnt have to hire another person to meet the work load !!! That is pure irish pig-shit ignorance for you! Imagine what his boss would say to that advice. I am smouldering from it still and if things werent so bad here would have mad a fuss with him and let the company post haste, unfortunately since Ireland is on,y expected to emerge from the recession in 2012 - Im stuck in this dead end job. Im fecking murderous!!! and highly insulted. Am considering moving as soon as April next year, was holding off for 18 months to move to France but I cant get off this blessed island fast enough.
That said, apologies for the rant. To boot I have a raging temp and sore throat and havent had my piggy-flu vac yet and hoping its not the real deal setting in!!!
Love and miss you both ... Maggie the very fat greyhound sends love too ...xxx LOL!!!
Yes O, it does sound a bit strange in the current economic climate, to be deliberately underperforming. However you mustn't get so uptight about it. The insult to you is unintended I'm sure. If you now feel unappreciated, at least you sleep with a clear conscience. Also rmember, you work in order to live, not the other way round. Your work ethic would stand you in good stead if you were to come to the UK, that's for sure. I'll most likely be around in April and look forward to you becoming part of our vibrant social scene. (Ahem)
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