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Observation Log for 26/10/2004
Posted Nov 2, 2004
Time: 23:05, Location: My back garden (Geddington, U.K).
Object: The Moon, Position: Alt: 41; Az: 161.
Conditions: Very little cloud, slight haze cause by pollution, and a slight smokey smell in the air.
Comments:
Almost full, best detail made out on leading shadowed edge- unable to focus at highest magnification, better luck next time!
Time: 23:20, Location: My back garden (Geddington, U.K).
Object: Seven Sisters (Pleiades)
Conditions: As above, plus very bright due to the moon.
Comments:
Can make out the main stars easily, with a background haze.
Time: 23:26, Location: My back garden (Geddington, U.K).
Object: Deneb (Leading star of Cygnus), Position: Alt: 51.3; Az: 284.5.
Conditions: As above.
Comments:
Could make out the star with a hazier object below and to the left of it. Couldn't focus on it, but it could have easily been something on the lense...
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Observation Log for 10/10/2004
Posted Nov 2, 2004
Time: 20:50, Location: My back garden (Geddington, U.K).
Object: Vega, I think, Position: Alt: 61.8; Az: 255.1.
Conditions: Very cloudy, pollution high, light pollution high.
Comments:
Only a very brief view due to the conditions, nothing all that interesting to note. Just my first viewing!
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Just sent to the customer services dept of a well known high-street store...
Posted Oct 24, 2004
I purchased a 'meal deal' at Kettering's Boots branch last friday (22nd October), comprising a 'meal deal' stickered sandwich ('Delicious Roast Chicken'), a bottle of coke and a bag of Walkers Max crisps, and when I attempted to pay, I was told that this does not count as a 'meal deal'. Upon my investigation into the reason why, I was told that a bag of Walkers Max crisps does not count under the heading "Any Walkers crisps". I would like to enquire why a bag of crisps produced by Walkers should not be included under the heading of "any Walkers crisps".
Further to this, upon replacing my bag of non-Walkers Walkers crisps with an accepted bag of actual-Walkers Walkers crisps, I left the shop, opened my sandwich and bit into a bone.
I looked all over the packaging, and could not find a warning which stated that the product may contain bones, and if the bone had been positined around 5 millimetres to the right, you would be recieving my dentistry bill for the replacement of front tooth which was weakened by an accident a couple of years ago. As it was, I only had to endure a throbbing pain in my front left tooth for the rest of the day. Fortunately, there does not seem to be any lasting damage.
Having experienced these two unlucky events in the space of a few minutes, I feel it is only prudent to advise you to amend your notices instore to the effect that the term "any Walkers crisps" does not actually include "any" Walkers crisps, and list the exceptions (or the adherences, should this be easier), and to make it a little more obvious that bones may be present in your sandwiches to reduce the risk of tooth breakage, choking and dentistry bills.
Thank you for your time,
Thomas Briggs
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Latest reply: Oct 24, 2004
Jobhunting has it's perks...
Posted Oct 6, 2004
I got an application form for a job as a dispenser at Boots today, and one of the important must-be-read instructions reads (word for word, I tell no lie):
"Please respond to every question you are answering."
Oh man, if that's the level of aptitude they're looking for, I'm well in.
TK[1]
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Latest reply: Oct 6, 2004
Typical...
Posted Oct 1, 2004
It's not enough that I'm constantly getting the feeling that most of my friends don't want me around. No, I have to be crowbarred away from the one person who makes me feel wanted on some level by an unthought-out overreaction.
But don't worry. I'm not going anywhere any time soon Hope you're O.k and that this crap gets sorted soon...
xxx
TK[1]
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