Aren't we straying from the "aesthetic" a tad?

leryn franco – pole vaulter

I thought PSA was Please See Attached?

I used to think LOL stood for "lots of love". Cause no end of worry when it appeared at the end of a mates email or txt!

My office isn't far away from McD's and occasionally I'll succumb to the pleasures. Its a bit like "self-love". Good at the time, but you get to feeling dirty afterwards.

I lasted about a month. The I got these:

Max and Sam. no wait, Sam and Max.

Feeling your pain Drac. Had to do it myself a couple of years back. Crying like a baby all the way to vets and back.

Takes a bow then a lap of honour round the desk.

third time friggin lucky

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Fingers crossed. Damn

Can you not set the PC up so that after a period of inactivity say 15 mins, you are automatically logged out?

Best: Beach Boys – Pet Sounds.

Contenders:
Primal Scream – Screamadelica.
Best of Bob Marley (if best ofs count)
Smiths – Queen is Dead
Clash – London Calling
Arctic Monkeys – Whatever People Say I Am Thats What I'm Not

Cheers BigDummy. No photos as no-one in the house was able to focus a camera because of laughter induced shakes. I might try again over Xmas

A couple of months back I tried to grow a beard but failed miserably but when I shaved it off I kept a handlebar 'tache. Paired it up with a pair of rayban aviators and a cowboy hat. Looked uber cool. Then the Mrs came downstairs and almost died with laughter. The 'tache went about 2 mins later.

Arctic Monkeys at Glasgow SECC last night – 7/10.

Pogues at O2 Academy next month. Looking forward to that. Hope it was as good as the Barrowlands gig in 1989.

Apparently you're better off feeding your dog on scraps. Dry dog food is probably another scam – like yakult.

how do you post pictures?

I've got 2 golden retrievers.
£400 each to buy.
£30 per month food
£20 per month insurance
£25 per dog per year vet check up and innoculations.
Extra costs: crate for training (essential) £80
Plasterboard and paint for when they tried to escape as adolescents £100
Having something in the house that doesn't have moods – priceless.

I've got a similar dilemma with my eight year old. We hired an Isla at Glentress for him last month and it had juicy brake / rockshox etc and now he wants one. Trouble is £600 on website.

We've got a fridge in the garage and I reckon thats its colder outside the fridge than inside in the winter.

I bought a Canon EOS 450D recently on the recommendation a professional photographer mate. Can't say I'm disappointed. I am consistently amazed at the quality of the images. I've shot stills of the kids, landscape, action, dogs, close-ups and its all good. Mate says the tech in the camera is similar to what he shot weddings with 3 years back. And he's a £2k a wedding guy.

I got one about a month ago abnd I admit it was purely for the look. I think its quite good: It chills and freezes which is basically all you can ask for in a fridge/freezer.

And its really quiet. Almost silent.

Saltcoats its like Shameless with Seagulls. An utter hole.

Thought about the Cairngorms. Is there a good chance of snow in December?

I already checked Lapland and had to go ans sit in a quiet place for a minute. I can get flights to Stickholm for less than £100 for 5 of us but I don't know anything about Sweden but i guess it'll be snowy.

Grantway, I have goldens as well. I bought my last one through a KC registered breeder but that didn't stop the mega vet bills. Blaise developed a major limp and for a year was under the vet. We had him cat scanned, the lot. Paid about £4k in vet bills and then suddenly a tumour was found and we had to put him down. Sad day.

I;ve got another 2 now and they are fully insured!!

The one on the far left is a particularly fine beast.

The Jam
The Clash
The Smiths
Bob Marley
Johnny Cash

Thats got me in the mood. Taking the day off tomorrow and whacking the bike and the dogs in the pick-up. Just need to think of somewhere semi-dry.

Ive got 2 golden retreivers who I take CC. 5/10 miles easy. My cycling pace is obviously closer to their natural pace than walking so they happily pad along in front / beside / behind. They are from "working" stock though – my last one was a softie who preferred the couch to to woods.

Don't over exercise them when they are under a year: Aside from hip and joint issues, you might also end up with a "leggy" dog, ie: one that looks like its been crossed with a giraffe.

I did say that it was a sweeping generalisation and if you knew the other stuff I do for my staff you wouldn't suggest I was being medieval: I have picked up their kids from school because it was raining; I changed the annual staff night out to a day out with kids invited; When one of the kids was in hospital we organised fundraisers; my wife has childminded on occasion. I said it was frustrating not that I didn't undertsand.

Climbs down from his high horse.

Yeh, Gorillaz. Forgot about that. And the Killers.

Agree with bigsi.

My staff half traditionally been women of "child bearing age" and, regardless of whether they are single or not, they can be a nightmare.

Sweeping generalisation i know but, with a man (or a single non-parent woman) the only person's health that is an issue for the employer is the employee. With a working mother, you need to factor in the kids' health, and the childminder/carer. It can be incredibly frustrating trying to remain responsive to your customers and at the same time appreciating the plight of the employee. I often find that the other staff get lumbered with extra work and that can cause resentment.

I reckon that most small service companies (and I include mine) are inefficient to the extent that most full-time employees could drop 20% (Ie, a day) of their office time if they actually worked all the time they were there.

EDIT: Yes I see the irony of this comment being posted on STW during work hours.

It depends in circumstances. One of my top earners lost her husband and has moved away from the area. She now works two days in the office and the rest at home. Not my ideal scenario but it works because she is reliable and trustworthy. And if I'm honest the money she makes us made the difference.

I've got them all – I must be cool. Except Radiohead who are sh*te.

I'd say the Libertines and the Arctic Monkeys albums are better than the Strokes. Damn good album all the same.

Andrea from thwe Darling Buds was my obsession for at least one summer.

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Still cant figure out image posting – sorry

When I read this thread it prompted me to email the team to stop wasting paper / energy / mostly money by needless printing. I came in from a meeting yesterday and somebody had printed the email off and left it in the printer tray!

John Barrowman is the most annoying man on the planet never mind the telly.

Or he was a dick.

If course he was a dick. He's driving a range rover.