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

...but (to turn that into a little victory) at least the *computer* now seems to be working!

Yes, after I opened it up and put the loose fan directly *on* the graphics card And it's already one of the ones with a built-in radiator!

I've finally managed to get all my craft stuff tidied up and in the same room

Surviving a disciplinary on absence, and getting three hours off to meet Mum and her


Have I to pay that time back?

Worry about that later!

MMF

Did you have a trade union steward/rep with you? (Does John Lewis/Waitrose recognise TUs?)

As for the time off with your mum - was it classed as carer leave or emergency family leave. If so you should be able to have the time off and not pay it back. It might be classed as unpaid leave but have a look at company policies. Hope your mum is OK.

Have a look here - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/CaringForSomeone/CarersRights/DG_4001078?CID=DWP&TYPE=Sponsoredsearch&CRE=CarersRights
And here - http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Employment/Employees/Timeoffandholidays/DG_10026555

Also check ACAS out for their Code of Practice on Discipline and Grievance (it's a big file - 1.59MB) now that the Statutory Procedures have been repealed - http://www.acas.org.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=1047&p=0

t. Remember the Strawbs(?Sp.). You can't get me I'm part of the Union. (If only...)

I don't have any special graphic software on my pooter ans am only a very small, artist...

Garden is no longer like a junkyard with still plenty of summer left

How did you do that, loonycat?

I got a man with a van to take away the hulking pile of stuff.

Ah, simplicity, pure genius!

Managed to get my laptop out of its nervous break down, and it's now working hard for me once more.

Got to the hotel, left my bag, went out again to buy dinner and got back *just* before it started to rain!

I just created a lovely little spreadsheet to make my foreman's life easier

I love this bit of my job. What's that, you're having a problem organising something? Well, give me an hour... and... how's that?

(these guys are barely computer literate one-finger-typing easily confused mechanics, not office staff, so I have to make sure it's obvious to use and hard to break )

I *think* it'll work, too!

Don't have a victory as yet, but got a long email from my sister-in-law.

What a fantastic thread.

Today so far: Managed to get make someone take notice of what needs doing.

I got to w*rk on time despite spending most of the night running, crawling and hiding from aliens and other people.

(the aliens were killing people indiscriminately although being under cover/out of sight seemed to help a bit, people were panicking, there was violence, looting etc, and the military were panicking aswell and killing people if they thought they weren't doing what the aliens wanted...)

Little victory, decent nights sleep, after only having 3 hours the night before. Victory for yesterday was getting a whole album free from the internet, and it was legeal!

I just assembled an item of flatpack furniture (well, OK, a CD rack thingy) in less than 20 minutes, and it even looks like the picture on the box. Even better, I didn't hurt myself like I usually do.

Managed to persuade Finale to include not just notes, but 3 verses, and chords, and it looks ever so professional

Also saw some Perseids last night

and some tall ships this morning

and was asked to dance by a handsome stranger.

Stayed in bed until 9/10 o'clock this morning thinking nice thoughts.

Ivan - for Father's Day this year I bought my husband a card with a little boy selling tickets to watch his father assemble a flatpack piece of furniture. He laughed so hard, probably because he knows we'll make a fortune out of him if we used the idea...

Victory for today - managed to get this catalogue company I've been a customer of for a few years to take back a faulty item and replace it within less than a week!