h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

DD, can I help you with that?

Hi, Colonel Sellers, how are you?

I'm at work, after being out last night until 1:00 am. It's a good thing there isn't much here for me to do today, because they weren't going to get anything out of me, regardless.

FLAP-FLAPP!
heh heh heh timing!
I want some ziti and bread. Good restaurant!

Hi Styx!
Did you come to any decision on that RBP (Rat Back Pack) thing?

*undoing elf lady present which won't last much longer*
*reaches in pack*

Styx knows what a metaphor is.
heh heh heh Bluebottle has monster park in his sewers. Sewers goes on for miles and twist and turn and run into caves. Then Bluebottle puts fences up between sewers and caves to keep monsters in sewers where they belong. Caves go on and on. Ant lady has sewers wired and even some tunnels beyond fences. But caves belong to me. I don't need equipment to find my way around and know what's going on.

And so I bring this back for you.
*rolls pearl color pale blue to Elf Lady*
Pearl of Great Price heh heh heh

Eat now.

Thank you, Styx! Interesting...

Lil's not around right now, what would you like? How about Italian?

Oh, and Affi gave me this elfemerald that will increase my elf magic powers. I will make you an offer for extended RBP over at your space..

*brings bowl to the table*
Yes. I want italian pasta from the good restaurant.

*fills Styx's bowl with al fredo, spaghetti marinara, ziti and a couple of garlic breadsticks*

*Sits down by table on veranda to start dinner*

*nods to Elf Lady and eats*
*goes to kitchen and has a long drink of water then washes face and hands and whiskers*
*goes to nest and finds postcard*
owner buddy...
lies down with postcard and gnawing stick*

*DD grabs a plate and place veggie lasagne on it*

Thanks, DD, that was delicious!
Good night, all (past midnight CET)

*drifting off, in her usual v.e.l.manner*

*Finishes a plate of ziti*

Hey, that's good! Oh, Lil, about your question: there is one other CLI bot. BarBot 2000, as we call him, works at the Chrome's Hotel.

*roots through boxes and finds an alfredo with chicken and broccoli*
Is there a bar at l'Hotel Chrome? I just painted a doorman for Chrome but I don't know whether he'll like him. I reckon that Manuel Noriega would be looking for a job when he gets out of prison, and he certainly has the uniform to go with the job.

What does the barbot look like?

I missed Styx and Titania is gone for the night, but it looks like Styx is glad to have the postcard. At least, I'm not about to go over there and try to take it away from him.

*remateralises yet again, but in a semi-agreeable mood, for once*

Hmm. Looney's not here, l suppose. Shall have to collect my winnings from him.
When in doubt with a racing form, pick the horse with the least sensible name...

ls there any lasagna left?

*floating in, in her usual v.e.l.manner*

Hmm, place looks pretty empty..

Minoova, un café mélange, s'il vous plait, I'll take it with me!

*leaving [t] on table, drifting off*

I had a really peculiar experience this morning, here at this thread. I replied to Titania, and when I posted I discovered that there was a new thread with no subject. Now, you have to hit entirely different buttons in different places in different contexts to make new threads, so I realise it was an anomaly.

Therefore, I propose to ignore it.

*feeling unsettled, goes to kitchen for tea and a snack*

A slightly damp card is placed in the middle of the table...

[P]
Hi all, Just to let you know I'm back having managed to stay alive and complete enough drills to be certified as an open water diver. Wow it was amazing.
Will read the backlog when I get home later (I'm at work deleting the usual slew of weekend emails).

{[B17]} and one from me, having read the backlog, and wondering if he will be able to keep up with it this week, not wanting to have to trawl through a whole week again.
order more calling cards

Hello Phil (and Lil if you are still there ). I remember my checkout dive weekend. It was about 20 years ago on a May 24th weekend at Tobermory on Lake Huron (you know, one of the Great Lakes in Canada). The ice had been off the lake for only 1 1/2 weeks and the water temperature was 34 degrees Farenheit. I had a rented wetsuit and the glove had a split in the thumb seam, which allowed the water to circulate in my suit. As you know a wetsuit works by allowing in a thin layer of water between the suit and you. Your body heat heats it up instantly and it then provides insulation. That moment before it warms up, however, is a bit shocking in 34 degree water. And in my case, the thin layer kept getting replenished with fresh cold water. It would warm up quickly, but my thumb and hand went numb. By the time of my last dive, I had learned some tricks. The first was to borrow someone elses glove. The second was to take a thermos of warm water with me out on the dive and get someone to pour it down the back of my wetsuit just before I jumped in. The third was to smear vaseline on the exposed parts of my face. That provided a little insulation and slowed down the numbing to a rate that was somewhat less painful.

I haven't been diving in about 10 years, but I had alot of fun doing it. I once went for a week of diving to Cozumel. That was amazing.