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

At last they've managed to plop a bit of snow on the Sierras over by Lake Tahoe. Just when I was beginning to think that I wouldn't have the chance to go skiing again before moving back to Blighty.

Oh dear you have been away too long, you're calling it Blighty

You've changed your tune, I'm sure you were telling me somewhere that I shouldn't come back because it wasn't worth it.

It'll be "home" rather than "Blighty" on 12th December. (Well, that's the latest idea!)

How's your cold today? Hope you're on the mend.

Well i like to think I'm on the mend... Well I still say don't come back, but then I live here

I read elsewhere that you're cured, good news.

OK, so let me get this straight. You don't want me coming back to England and lowering the tone of the place, is that right? Given that you'll heading off to Florida (hope you've got your visa sorted out...) pretty much as soon as I get back, I don't think you should be worrying unduly about that!

Work are sorting out the visa, so I shouldn't have a problem...

I knew you'd take it like that, that's not what I meant. I just meant I live here so I have a biased view point as to how bad it is

Yeeeah but Ant, he's here, see, and apparently he's come to the educated conclusion that it's better there.

Told you it was. *grins smugly*

I hope Aunty started sorting out your visa many moons ago (mine took about 5 months to process...)

I only took it like that because I knew that you knew that I'd deliberately misunderstand. I would go back and re-read that but I'm sure it makes sense so I won't bother!

Well, the grass is always greener. There are certainly a lot of good things about being over here, and I'm sure I'll wish I stayed out here when I get back.

Hmm, I seem to have gone someway to pre-emptively shattering your smugness (well, sort of) KM. Heh, how about that?

Probably

Um, what are you saying probably too Ant? I'm confused, but then what's new?

Obviously that should have read:

..."probably" to...

Sorry. Won't let it happen again (well, I will, but I'll do my best not to).

No it's probably too

"I'm sure I'll wish I stayed out here when I get back"

My situation sucks (eurgh, I really have been here too long! ). If I do ever decide that I should come back, please remind me that I'm doing it for the wrong reasons...

How long does something stay as "just now" for? My guess would be 5 minutes but I have no proof of this.

Well it can't be five minutes 'cause then there wouldn't be (1 minute ago) posts so I think it's probably a minute.

I haven't seen any one minuters for quite a while, I have noticed that two postings that start out as being "just now"s can eventually end up being 2 or 3 minutes apart. I know this isn't important, but I won't sleep until I have an answer!