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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Started conversation Mar 15, 2004
Got into work this morning to learn that not only is our former colleague with cancer unlikely to live out the week, but that an officer in the Essex police with whom I have always had the greatest of respect and friendship died of a heart attack on Friday.
I don't know how old Graham was, but I know he had kids and I'd guess that he can't have been more than 45. The world feels a little greyer and duller without Graham in it, this morning.
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Mar 15, 2004
Life (or lack thereof) can be a right old bugger at times, can't it? 
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Mar 15, 2004
Yup, it certainly can. Why are you online anyway? 
Hi Tube, long time no speak. How's it going this morning?
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Tube - the being being back for the time being Posted Mar 15, 2004
Hi! Och, the usual. Sitting in front of the machine trying to avoid w*rk for as long as possible, spending the money I've not yet made on trips to Vienna and generally farting about. Not that w*rk is difficult, just tedious. ... and it involves surfing the net so I more or less end up checking for updates for my anti virus programme like every ten minutes, keep track of the tech newsticker and h2g2 and wonder why it teakes so long to get any w*rk done around here.
Should I get a faster connection? 
The usual
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Mar 15, 2004
Err, not working.
Which I should be doing, as all our grade at work have just been given 'voluntary severage' offers 
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Mar 15, 2004
Tube - I take it this is the big Goth fest in Vienna? Have fun. I have a funny feeling that Sara would enjoy that. A lot.
Kerr - voluntary severance? That doesn't sound too clever. On the other hand, if the offer is a good 'un take it and run, that's my advice.
az, well, yes, it is bad news. But in the perspective of events in Madrid, not the worst. Tell me, the newspapers here are saying that the attack and it's aftermath are what got rid of the Government on Sunday, but when i was out there last year, I seem to remember you telling me that the Government was massively unpopular anyway?
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azahar Posted Mar 15, 2004
Blues,
I said they were massively unpopular? Perhaps I meant in terms of the war. But they would have got in again for sure yesterday if not for the attacks on Thursday. It seems the conservatives were ousted as punishment for connecting Spain to Bush&Blair and thus making us an al-Qaida terrorist target. Though the possiblity it was Eta still hasn't been totally ruled out yet. Time will tell.
az
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Tube - the being being back for the time being Posted Mar 15, 2004
Oh, not, not Goth at all in Vienna, I'm mooting (A588170) again. 
Imagine me in my goth gear turning up amidst the 400 lawyers...! Goth is on the list for Whitsun (www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/). BTW, who's Sara?
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Kerr_Avon - hunting stray apostrophes and gutting poorly parsed sentences Posted Mar 15, 2004
Trouble is, it's not a good offer. It's manky as Hell. There are others willing to take it though, so I think I'll hang on.
Still, could be worse, eh?
How's life beside the death angle?
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Mar 15, 2004
az, that seems a little short-sighted of the electorate if thats the sole issue, as I think we were potentially all targets of that particular organisation before the war with Iraq, but that's politics for you.
Tube, sara is my new significant other. Not a Goth, but definite Goth-like tendencies. Wears black a lot, that type of thing.
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Tube - the being being back for the time being Posted Mar 15, 2004
Ah, ok! 
Drag her over to Leipzig this whitsun, I'd say. She'll love it. 10-15,000 people all in black and the natives handle it pretty well.
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Mar 15, 2004
Heh, I'd guess the locals would have to deal with it - 12,500 Goths in one place could be pretty scary...
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Tube - the being being back for the time being Posted Mar 15, 2004
They got used to it by now, it's the 13th time that it's taking place. Actually, it's easy to tell the locals from the tourists. The ones that go "
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Mar 15, 2004
, that sounds about right. I'm sure that a good time is guaranteed for all.
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Tube - the being being back for the time being Posted Mar 15, 2004
Certainly is, especially if you are a purveyor of alcoholic beverages in the vicinity of one of the festival locations throughout the city. 
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Mar 15, 2004
Hence the reason why the locals are happy to see you lot, I guess...That many people is always good for the local economy.
Not as if you are Visi-Goths or Ostro-Goths or anything. In my experience your modern Goth doesn't cause a lot of trouble.
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saranoh - good girl gone Essex Posted Mar 15, 2004
Erm.. 'Goth like tendencies'?!
Now I'll be the first to admit to owning a copy of 'a slight case of overbombing' and wearing a little too much black than is possibly good for me, but gave up on the goth thing years ago. Couldn't keep up the level of depression required, for one thing
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Blues Shark - For people who like this sort of thing, then this is just the sort of thing they'll like Posted Mar 15, 2004
Which is how come only tendencies...
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