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

You all know that I was in charge for a smooth uploading of <./>ThePost</.> today. When my PC started to be funny last week, I did everything as early as possible to be prepared for the 'worst case scenario' of possibly not being able to do the uploading myself. Well, I was lucky, because my son let me have his PC, so all was fine.
I started the uploading very early this morning, to suddenly find that I hadn't sent in an edited copy of GB's astronomy column.
OK, I didn't panic right away, because I was sure the original was in a folder in the Post account. I went to look - couldn't find it. Checked the trash - somebody had emptied it. That was the moment when panic set in. Just imagine: a link from the <./>FrontPage</.> leading to an empty page. Now that would have been very embarrasing.
I had just started to write an urgent email to GB, asking her for a copy of her article, when my brain started to work again. I remembered that I had replied to her submission (as we do), and checked the 'sent' folder now, and there it was. It was even in the folder I had checked first, but my view must have been clouded on first looking. Fortunately for me, Gb always sends it fully guide-ml-ed, there's just the date and a couple of links to insert. So panic over and no email sent to GB.

Next thing I discovered was that I hadn't prepared the Cartoons themselves. I had set up the A spaces, and done the archiving, but not done them as edited copies. OK, checking for the guide ml on the last cartoon, then discovered the next error: I had put the wrong titles on the Post FP, the last one was 158, and I had gone on with 161.
So, back into the Post email account to search for the correct titles. Editing of the FP, editing of the Cartoon submissions, and eventually finished it all.

Got an email from GB, applauding me on my work, and telling me that for some reason, her column had the old blob.

In my hurry to get her entry done again*, I had taken the template I have saved in my google docs and just inserted her new article, not realising, not even when publishing it, that my template still had the old blob.

I really hope that was all what went wrong, but in case you discover anything, please let me know.

*Again, because I'm sure there is a draft on *my* PC which I just forgot to send.

*calls from the shuttle*


Hello Cap'n!

I coulda pressed those buttons!



Hey! It was a brilliant first attempt! Well done!

Thanks, lil.I'm really glad I was able to do it myself, just imagine you would have found three edited articles missing - doesn't really bear thinking about.

I couldn't have coped with all that!very well done and and and is there any washing up to be done from my last visit

*points to the pile of dishes in the shuttle* --------------->

Thank you.

There's lots of washing up, there always is.

I had 'Mehr Glück als Verstand' (fortune favours fools).

(fortune favours fools)-------- That's nonesense to start with, you're no fool Bel, far from it.

Well done to you and the Post Team, another excellent issue.

Thanks, ST, but I *did* feel like a fool this morning.

And yes, I'm very pleased with this issue, lots of interesting articles again.

Well done, Bel - it looks as professional as ever!

*looks round...*

Ooh, GB in rubber gloves!

Don't you think she looks a bit like Skankyrich?

http://h2g2aviators.com/player/?title=How+To+Use+Rubber+Gloves+Properly&f=rubber-gloves&h2g2=A30924687&article=How+to+Use+Rubber+Gloves+Properly

what a wonderful lady, plus German efficiency at it's best B'El







'Mehr Glück als Verstand' (fortune favours fools)where is it please ???

Well, that is the fortunate bit: it's not obvious.

it ain't in my direction that's for sure

I'll have to wait until I get home to understand that - the computers here won't play that!

Nor here

Something to look forward to then, Hoggy, it's brilliant.

It's the video clip on the AViators' homepage.

Bel, we couldn't have asked for a more efficient Editor, with prompt 'after sales service' too

The next deadline is rolling round too fast - time flies when you are having fun.

Go and have a nice and a good rest. As for your personal problems, I am sure they will resolve themselves in time. I have two sons, and the last years they were at home were quite often very fraught but we are the best of friends now.



Websailor

I've been telling her that all day, Webby


The girl dun well!

Thank you, Webbie.

My son intends to move out, and, sad as it is, I'm not going to stop him. I hope he'll get the 'job' (a voluntary social year) he has applied for, then share a flat with his friend come August.