Sarah Connor better watch out

Skynet Lockheed Martin are product testing a new exoskeleton aptly named the 'HULC'.

Now I don't know what the hell that acronym stands for, but I assume it's something along the lines of Heading for Ultimate Life Control. Aside from that Lockheed's PR department has stated;

"The HULC is a completely un-tethered, hydraulic-powered anthropomorphic exoskeleton that provides users with the ability to carry loads of up to 200 lbs for extended periods of time and over all terrains. Its flexible design allows for deep squats, crawls and upper-body lifting. There is no joystick or other control mechanism. The exoskeleton senses what users want to do and where they want to go. It augments their ability, strength and endurance. An onboard micro-computer ensures the exoskeleton moves in concert with the individual. Its modularity allows for major components to be swapped out in the field. Additionally, its unique power-saving design allows the user to operate on battery power for extended missions. The HULC’s load-carrying ability works even when power is not available."

*shudder*

Paranoia aside, there's no ignoring the fact that the HULC definitely lends itself to the 'super-soldier' image and the sight of something such as a soldier lifting a 200lb shell under one arm would be enough to strike a certain amount of fear into the heart of opposing forces

well, that is, provided the insurgents aren't operating under the assumption that the USMC has been hit by a polio pandemic.

The life aquatic with I and I

After a bit of an entry hiatus, I've finally managed to knock my post-travel depression for four off the back foot, (albeit 3 weeks later).

This post marks the beginning of my journey to gaining PADI open water diver certification, hopefully it should take about 2 months or so.

On a wild Merlion chase

The following conversation ensued when we encountered a (possibly) Sri lankan construction worker, after we had been unsuccessfully butting back and forth, between outram park station and harbour front station, on a bit of a ghost-hunt for the mythical Merlions that everyone associates with Singapore.

Me: Exscuse me sir, do you know how we can get to the boardwalk?
Man (thick indian accent): Huh?

Me: Aaaah, the place with the long walkway, a waterfront, those big statues?

Man: Oh, you want see Merillion?

Me: Uhh, yea

My travel accomplice (to me): Merillion??, is that what it is we're looking for?

Me (to travel accomplice): I'm not sure, I think it began with an "M"
Me (to man): yea, where can we find the merillion?

Man: OK you need walk this way for, aaah, 1 kilometre then turn, uuuh, left (gestures with RIGHT HAND)

Me: Ok, thanks alot mate

Travel companion: Sooo, the directions good?
Me: Dunno, we'll find out in about 20 minutes

Needless to say, we did find it after about 30 more minutes of wrong turns and expat interrogations for directions.

The Japanese connection

I Arrived in Tokyo yesterday after what felt like the longest flight in the history of air travel.

It's been well worth it by the way things are shaping up so far, pictures to follow soon, but, for now I'm late for an important appointment with some Asahi, Gyoza and a bowl of steaming ramen.

Off on another adventure!!

I leave today.

In today's news........

Jesus Christ has returned, only to get hit by a car in Massachusetts.

French soldiers in pum-pum shorts are nearly decapitated by another frenchman making a low pass in a helicopter


and a bear in Japan is filmed after his return from wudang mountain

One fine day

Happened to catch a shot of this on saturday. It's a microlite

Uh oh............

via the Beeb:

Scientists in the US have succeeded in developing the first synthetic living cell.

Man flu

Lack of updates recently, I've been a busy beaver at work, all the while having to combat the effects of the notorious man-flu

More stuff to make you paranoid

check this article out from the beeb, about a new fungus that's currently eating through poppy fields faster than you can say "Oh shit".

Don't get me wrong here, I'm not in any way advocating opium production or it's use. It's just that I think that there's too much going on here under the surface for my liking.

So that's what my love life has been missing........

I may be a bit late to comment on the 'daggering' phenomenon that swept dancehalls across Jamaica a few months ago, but for those of you that happen to have been living under a rock for the past year, here's how it goes;






And now, a few small words from our legal department at the house of T


*Disclaimer*

I understand that by undertaking the maneuvers in this video, I am risking injury and/or death to others and myself, making me an idiot, and yet I still choose to participate. I understand that I am fully responsible for all damages and/or liabilities caused by my actions with the use of this instructional video. I have a current personal health insurance policy, and I agree to rely on my own insurance to cover any expenses or liabilities that may arise as a result of any bodily injury or death. I agree to assume all risk of personal injury, liabilities and death that may result from my purchase and/or application of those techniques detailed in the video. I agree to waive and release any and all claims and potential claims against Bajanisms for all personal injuries, liabilities or deaths which may result from my stupidity in attempting to perform the techniques therein.

Some stuff to make you paranoid

Sheesh!

Hello irony, my old friend.

Been meaning to post this for about two weeks now, here we have two separate stories about the Transport Board, conveniently placed next to each other in the daily nation. Someone over at the Nation newspaper, Barbados clearly has a dislike of the Transport board authority and/or shares my sense of humour.

Ambitious much?

I've seen countless books along this vein; Excel for dummies, laptops for dummies, beekeeping for dummies etc. etc. Many of which I've felt were speaking directly to me, but this one takes the cake as one of the most ambitious I've ever set eyes upon.

what's next "Nietzsche in a nutshell?",phwar. Stay tuned for the house of T's upcoming installment "Buying shite books for dummies".

Because the Mighty Thor says so dammit!!!

Happy belated 4/20!!

Holy crap!!

This week's Bajanism - Flim

Pronounciation: \ˈflɪm\

Etymology: Barbados

Definition:

1.

a. A thin sheet or strip of flexible material, such as a cellulose derivative or a thermoplastic resin, coated with a photosensitive emulsion and used to make photographic negatives or transparencies.

b. A thin sheet or strip of developed photographic negatives or transparencies.

2.

a. A movie.

b. Movies considered as a group.

Editor's note: The usage of the word 'flim' in bajan culture is one has always managed to escape me. I've never understood it's derivation from the original word 'film' and I can vividly remember pointing out to people, "Look, see! it's spelt F-I-L-M", to no avail. Strangely enough, it's used exclusively in reference to those definitions above and not extended to other items that are covered by film e.g. membranes, thin layers etc.

I ♥ tank skeet

The Earth station

Last weekend while driving around aimlessly, the guys and I decided to have a look in at the Barbados External telecommunications' now defunct earth station.

I don't have a whole heap of information available now as I really wanted to get the photos up, but, as luck would have it, both founding members of the house of T here have extensive knowledge of the complex, so I'll fully update this post after the interview. Hopefully later.

This week's bajanism - bygone days

I received these photos in an email over the weekend and I've decided to share them.

I can't, for the love of God, tell you exactly what year(s) the photos are from, but my guess is about late 70's early 80's (That colour one with the 2 St.Michael's schoolgirls in the shot looks like it might actually be an ageing bus in the mid-eighties) .

Anyone that can shed some light here, your assistance will be very much appreciated.

One Operating system to rule them all, One Operating system to find them, One Operating system to bring them all and in the darkness bind them........

This just in, a russian student studying in Pyongyang has posted/leaked screenshots of the DPRK's home grown operating system.

That's 2 more hours off the ol' CPD

So they're dismantling a tower crane right next to my office and given the cowboy nature of the contractors involved, I find myself hoping that it doesn't come crashing through the roof.

I'd have liked to compose my own time-lapse of the event but they're also painfully slow at it. So here's a link to a similar crane being dismantled you'll get the idea.

Happy Easter/ Zombie Jesus day

Better late than never.

This week's Bajanism - Philupean

Pronounciation: \ˈfɪlupɪən\

Etymology: Barbados

Definition:

1. A native or inhabitant of St. Philip.

2. The derivative dialect that is based on Bajan creole, draws its lexicon loosely from english, and is the official language of St. Philip.

adj.

Of or relating to Philupean people, languages, or cultures.

commonly heard referring to items such as;

"beg" pr. /bɛg/ -
English translation - Bag


"Break-fuss" pr. /breɪk/fʌs/ -
English translation - Breakfast


"Chuffette" pr. /tʃʌf/fêt′/-
English translation - Chefette

Sorted!

I created this blog as a kind of travelogue so I wouldn't forget shit I did on my vacation, I'll be returning to that format shortly, that's why I haven't been posting, because it's been murder trying to pull it together, but here's the programme;

Barbados ✈ London ✈ Japan ✈ Singapore ✈ Hong Kong ✈ Japan ✈ London ✈ Barbados

Once again, that rarest of all travel birds has gotten away from me, the elusive DPRK visa.

who knew?

He is Frank White, a chef who claimed to sell Cream of Wheat to generations of Americans. White's story, like his grave, would be forgotten if not for the Mid Michigan Genealogical Society and family researcher Jesse Lasorda of Lansing. Cataloguing Leslie's Woodlawn Cemetery, the society found records of an unmarked "colored" grave. Lasorda was asked to learn more about the man buried there, Frank White. Lasorda found proof White was born about 1867 in Barbados, came to the United States in 1875 and became a naturalized citizen in 1890. When he died February 15, 1938, White was described by the Leslie Local-Republican as a "famous chef" who "posed for an advertisement of a well-known breakfast food." Through his research, Lasorda became convinced White was the model for "Rastus," the smiling Cream of Wheat chef. "He was on the Cream of Wheat box from 1901 to 1925," Lasorda said. If so, it is impossible to prove. Cream of Wheat company history says the chef was a real person photographed about 1900 while working in a Chicago restaurant. His image was the basis for future versions of Rastus, but no one bothered to record his name. White was a well-traveled chef about the right age for the photo. He claimed to be the Cream of Wheat model and neighbors believed him. Even if they had the same face, White and Rastus were different people. Rastus was sometimes used to sell cereal in ways racially offensive by today's standards. White's life was richer than a stereotype. He worked in cities, on trains and on steam ships. Married twice, White had no children. His first wife was said to be the second black woman to graduate from the University of Michigan. He settled in Leslie, her hometown, in the early 1920s. "After the (First) World War, he ran the Holly House in Mason and became noted in the vicinity for his "Maryland chicken," White's obituary said. "He seemed quite content to settle down to a peaceful life during the last days. He made many friends in Leslie and enjoyed caring for his chickens and pigs and working in his garden." White left an estate worth $400.

SOURCE: Brad Flory
Originally published September 9, 2004
Jackson Citizen Patriot 2004

Pure unadulterated bajan bullion

Got this quick note from a friend regarding the origins of what I believe is our most valuable asset. (tip of the hat to you K.H!) Thought I'd share it with you, so here you go;

Over the years I've given this as a gift to so many friends abroad as it is one of the few rums I can stand. Plus rum "bibbers" (Bajan for connoisseurs/quasi-alcohol

ics) tell me it's good stuff! Of course I always get the: "why's it Mount GAY?" followed by a snicker! I usually roll my eyes and say - it was 1703 I don't think they had homophobia on the mind! Anyway, thanks to the Barbados Hotel & Tourism Association's newsletter I now know why! And now so can you:

Did You Know??

Mount Gay Rum is probably the oldest rum in the world. A tattered title deed confirms that rum production on the Mount Gay Estate in Barbados was well underway in 1703. In those days, the making of good rum took precedence over its documentation. Little did they know they were making history.

The Mount Gay Estate was originally called “Mount Gilboa” and was located in the northern parish of St. Lucy. In 1801, it was renamed to honour the late caretaker and eminent son of Barbados, Sir John Gay Alleyne. A mount Alleyne was already in existence, so the estate became “Mount Gay” and that is how it has remained to this day.

You couldn't make this stuff up..

radio dj: Let's go over to our telephone lines for one more call before the news....Hello

caller: Yeh (dj) wha gine on dis de shottaboss, keepin it real everytime,

radio dj: Yes man so do yuh ting...

caller: Yeh, I jus waan' big up all the girls and I wanna shout out --- --------------

radio dj: hello?, yeh go ahead ...........

caller: amm, I can't find the list with the names that I had here though.

radio dj: (suppressed laughter) ok, so you just wanna big up all the girls.

caller: ahh yea, all the girls y'know?? --------*click*

true story

Update

Ok, so I've been slacking in my posts recently, but that's because I'm trying to complete some research for a few historical Barbadian/caribbean posts, so just bear with me for a bit.

From the files of lamebook.com

Click on the photo for the legible version, you can read the original lamebook entry here, and you can become a fan of pokey the mostawesomestdog here.

one hella-va number ----ha ha ha ha

Math fanatics are petitioning to officially name the number 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 a hella. Yeah, like, seriously and junk.

There's an FB petition group and everything.

Dear Jeebus, please come back for your planet

I, saltwater photographer.

Righty, so I've finally started trying my hand at surf photography, and in doing so I've discovered 2 major issues;

1. If the conditions are ripe for potentially good photos, then I'd rather be on a board (and vice versa)
2. Treading water and fiddling with a camera is hard bloody work!

So, needless to say, I don't think I'll be giving up the day job just yet, but, even though the pictures are a bit shite, i'm curious about developing it possibly as a talent.

Obama's cumbia

This week's Bajanism - Cock up

Pronounciation: \ˈkäk\ˈəp\

Etymology: Barbados

Definition: Go out of existence; pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life;

"You hear Ms. Wilcox down de road jus cock-up?"

There's hope yet!

see that?

yes....., I mean that thing above this text. It's the most expensive window in the world. Astronauts installed it on the International Space Station over the weekend and the entire extension unit, known as the 'tranquility node', cost a whopping $27 mill. USD, let alone prelims, overheads & profit.

Better put NASA on speed dial, I smell opportunity.

漢字混乱の私 私の漢字混乱は。。。はい、とても好きです。

As if my life weren't complicated enough already, I've picked up JP speak so I won't be entirely clueless on my next trip.

Fot the moment though It's much more like [kanji] smatter. but as they say "Practice makes perfect"

Bahia or Bust! pt.2

You may not have noticed, but, the planned Bahia trip fell through.

Reason being, our procurement department here at the house of T has just acquired a used Landrover. Pics to be posted soon.

	LandRover Defender
	Engine	5 cylinder direct injection diesel engine. 90 KW at 4200rpm 300 NM Torque at 1950 rpm	Top Speed	ಠ_ಠ
	Weight	Hardtop 110, 1920 Kg Kerb	0-60 Time	2 weeks
	Drive	4 wheel drive	Wheelbase	110 inches
	Tyres	205/80 R16	Brakes	come & go

OMFG!

So..... remember a few months ago I made a post referring to strange events in the middle east?

Imagine my surprise when I go to check the news on the beeb this morning and I see an article that breaks down the criteria of camel beauty, if ever you were curious. (photo sourced from article)

So what?

pshaw........... I've been doing this for years with my car stereo

This week's Bajanism - Duppy umbrella

I know what you're about to say, but you're wrong, I haven't done this one already. It was suggested to me by a guest star we had over at the house of T over the weekend, and as she so rightfully pointed out, is a true bajanism whereas the term "duppy" is found throughout the caribbean. So here we go---


Pronunciation: \ˈdʌpɪ\ˌəm-ˈbre-lə\

Function : noun

Etymology: Caribbean: Barbados

Definition:

1: The term "duppy umbrella" is often, but not exclusively, applied to poisonous mushrooms or to those that have the classic umbrella-like cap-and-stem form. Between 1400 and 1600 A.D., the terms tadstoles, frogstooles, frogge stoles, tadstooles, tode stoles, toodys hatte, paddockstool, puddockstool, paddocstol, toadstoole, and paddockstooles sometimes were used synonymously with mushrom, mushrum, muscheron, mousheroms, mussheron, or musserouns

(definition actually sourced via wikiworldorder)

God bless you kind sir....

Today marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Sir Thomas Crapper, a humble plumber who revolutionised the #1 tool in the #2 business, and without which our lives would be much less comfortable.

We salute you sir.

shite..

So I've got to do some updating to do here, it turns out I now have waaaaayy more drafts than completed posts sitting on my blog, plus I just realised I've got a few that've been published that seem to cut off midway. Apparently I've the attention span of a 2 year old.

The smartest dog

A structural engineer, an architect and a general contractor are all standing around arguing who has the smartest dog.

The architect says "Watch this. autoCAD, come here!" And his dog trotted over to the drawing table where he got some paper and drew a square, a circle, and a triangle, with no sweat.

The engineer then said "Oh yeah? Watch this, Structure, come!" and his dog walked over to a pile of sticks and reassembled them as a perfectly scaled replica of the Golden Gate Bridge.

The general contractor laughed at this and says, "Big freakin' deal. Backhoe, come!" And with that, the general contractor's dog shat on the paper, knocked down the bridge, screwed the other two dogs, claimed he injured his back while doing so, filed a grievance for unsafe working conditions, applied for workman's comp and then clocked out early on sick leave.

I see what you did there

10 Signs That You Might Be An Idiot

1. You type ‘there’ when you mean ‘their’.
2. You press the already lit elevator button.
3. You get two pizzas, both half cheese and half pepperoni.
4. You get confused by the Starbucks cup sizes.
5. You think that cats are smart because they are aloof.
6. You are a self-professed vegetarian who eats fish.
7. You have a nervous breakdown when asked to not use the word ‘like’ so often.
8. You send out your resume on cute stationery.
9. You think you are saving money by buying things you don’t need during a sale.
10. You blame all your failures on anyone but yourself.

Brought to you by the kind folks over at the sarcasm society who'd just love to hear what you think about them

This week's Bajanism - Mahogany bird

Pronunciation: \mə-ˈhä-gə-nē ˈbərd\

Function : noun

Etymology: Caribbean: Barbados

Definition:

1. A small omnivorous scavenger, the mahogany bird measures around 1-1.5 inches and can be coloured anywhere from light brown to almost black. This insect does indeed possess wings, but, he lacks the ability for sustained flight, and so, must be content with short hops from windows to most notably your girlfriend’s hair. Thus scaring her sh!tless. The mahogany bird is predominantly nocturnal, but has been known to be seen soxing around your ill-kept garbage cans in the day as well. (see photo below)

BOO!

The rocketman cometh

Forget me trying to raise $200,000 USD for a mere one off ride in a spyplane, the NY times has said here that for the bargain basement price of $30 mill. USD I (or you too) can have my(or your) VERY OWN F-ING SPACESHUTTLE!! yes, I said spaceshuttle. But wait! It gets better!!.To further sweeten the deal NASA's procurement dept has seen fit to throw in the main engines for free!! -let's see here thats 4 times 800K, divide by the sqaure root of 4, carry the 2, long divide by 47.32 multiply by the circumference of the planet, hmmmmm.....- An estimated $3.2 million dollar saving!! what a bargain!

In order for me to achieve my pipe dream goal of purchasing one of these babies, I shall henceforth be setting up a fund for suckers interested investors who may contact me via the comments section of this blog for further details.

As the deadline for tenderers to express an interest in purchase is February the 19th, I shall also be selling the title deed to that bridge I own in town, which happens to be priced for a quick sale at the giveaway price of $28.8 million USD. Interested buyers may also contact me via this blog.

*UPDATE*

Dear dummypotential investor,

It has come to our attention that should we be able to purchase said spaceshuttle that we may become eligible for the Google Xprize, our R&D department here at the house of T have been working feverishly on final design specifications and after minutes of intense development we have come up with what we believe to be a guaranteed winner, (photo below) we are entirely confident that this winning design will secure a return on your investment within 1 year thus enabling you to rest easy, knowing your money is safe with us.

Damned tourists

Me: Jesus, the riptide real strong today, I feel like somebody pulling my feet.

bodyboarder#2: man yeh, but it was sweet out all yesterday further down by the boardwalk.

Me: really? I got here late in the evening, so I missed most of it


sure enough 30 minutes later;

Voice: Oi! mate!! help!

Me: wtf?

- Looks back to see two tourists getting dragged out to sea -

bodyboarder #2: are they serious?

Me: I think so

- paddles over -

Me: Just hang on to the board, I'll tow you in

Tourist #1: we were just standing in there then the next thing she couldn't swim back in.

Me: it's ok, let's just go

-tows them both in-

Tourist #1: thanks mate, don't know what I'd have done if you weren't there.

Tourist #2: yeah *puff* thanks

Me: don't worry about it, just be more careful next time

Tourist: I'll buy you a drink when you come in.

Me: I'll be counting on that!!

- paddles back to lineup -

Just put it on the shelf next to the perpetual motion machine

have a gander at this piece of kit from RCA, and get this, it charges your battery by catching wi-fi signals from the air, is that something or what?

I, however, will not be holding my breath just yet.

This can only go wrong....

Ever had the feeling like you were sitting on a train heading full pelt into another oncoming train but couldn't do anything about it? yep, this is one of those weeks

There's one born every minute.

Here's an excellent example of the sheer laziness that typifies what society has evolved to.

That being said, serious consideration would be given if mass production were to start on the version below, hmmmmmm......

Life imitating art?

[Verse 4: Buju Banton]
How do you plea? Not Guilty!!!!
Your honor!!!! I think you and your entire organization is corrupt and filthy
Herb must be burn!!!!! Lawd!!!
Dem seh yuh a di herbsman, and mi a di farmer
And anywey mi go marijuana deh pon di corner
Jah know, I seh di good sensimelia
Then rastaman yuh must glow

Buju, buju, buju *shakes head* where did you go wrong? You'll still be my favorite artist though.

This week's Bajanism - Ossie Moore

Pronounciation: \ˈä-sē \ˈmȯr\

Etymology: Barbados

Extract taken from "A to Z of Barbadian Heritage" by G. Addington Forde

...originating from Paynes Bay, Ossie Moore first off, was indeed a real person, born George Ethelbert Oscar Moore born 30th March 1900.
He never married and had no children.He worked as a handy-man for a now deceased Magistrate called Seymor Nurse for a number of years, he died on the 17th of June 1976.

In a nutshell he wasn't very bright and considered a "slow learner" so his teacher would send him on little errands and ting regular..you know like the rum shop..there, obviously he would come in contact with a local folks and hence the opportunity for all kinds of amusing anecdotal situations... there are allusions to him being extremely witty and sometimes bordering on sheer genius...

...he himself insisted that people call him Ossie, or Moore but never the two together and would become quite incensed if teased for prolonged periods.

A lot of jokes attributed to him unfortunately may have been "stretched" or embellished...especially if someone wanted to test their latest joke at a gathering of friends.
"Ossie Moore" as the main character became a given.

Insert classic barbadian Ossie Moore joke here:

Ossie and 2 fellas went to teef ol' man Percy mangoes, but Percy is a man that does move wid he shotgun. So thief #1 gone up de tree but mek too much noise. Percy run out wid he gun!,

"Who's dah?! Yuh would get shoot yuh!"

Thief #1 replied, "Meeeeeoooooww".

Percy gone back inside, "Stupse! Blasted cat...". Thief #2 went and try de same ting. Percy run out again!

Thief #2 replied, "Meeeeeoooow".

Percy curse de "cat" again and gone inside. Ossie say, "Lemme show wunna men how yuh does do it!" Ossie gone up de tree and Percy run out again, aiming de gun!, "Who dat?!"

Ossie holla back, "I'z anudda cat Percy, guh back inside!"

Necessity isn't the mother of invention, laziness is............

Now I'm not usually one to blow my own horn, but, I think I've had a rare moment of brilliance here. I've just started my APC for professional accreditation and given that QS's are excel people by nature, I've created a spreadsheet that will attempt to minimise the hairpulling that is usually inherent with compiling the diary/logbook. (screenshots below)

So far it controls the diary, logbook, CPD, timeline and is fully editable to adjust for current projects via drop down tab (!), so I'll taking the next day or so to bask in the completion glory before my supervisor and/or counsellor blows it all to hell and tells me it's useless.


I'm also available to do weddings, children's parties and options appraisal. That is all.

Hail!

Don't let the B.E.D.Y bugs bite?

True to form, the hotly anticipated BEDY ferry service between the EC territories has been delayed yet again. Their facebook group's wall is littered with comments from anxious patrons just begging for an alternative to current regional air carriers, LIAT (Leave Island at Any Time) and BWIA (Baggage is Waiting In Africa)

The main question on everybody's mind, however, seems to be when will they finally pull their act together and get the show on the road?.

On manic mondays

Dealers keep dealin',
phones keep ringin',
bosses keep yellin',
bitches keep bitchin' ...
Just another manic monday.

lol, all of course said with a japanese accent. Thanks and all credit goes to you スモモちゃん

2010 - Put up or shut up

So I've never been one for new year's resolutions, but, I've made one this year and it's time to put my money where my mouth is.

Oh dear.........

This just in. That which was previously known as the burj Dubai shall henceforth be known as the burj Khalifa, as a tribute to the man in whose pocket it's firmly seated.

The return of the work related posts......

Back to work this week. Expect more construction, finance and APC posts.

Surprisingly enough, it's not as bad as previous post-xmas returns which may have something to do with the fact that I actually quite like my job, but, until they pay me to loaf around sipping banks and traipsing our marvelous coastlines it'll never be perfect.

Can I write this off under my CPD as training?

sweet baby jesus, I-must-own-you

Unnngghhhhhhh, what day is it?

very quick note to say happy new year to everyone, as for the moment my keyboard sounds a bit like a phalanx CIWS going off in my head.