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When did you get married? Sounds like congratulations are in order.
Michael
October 2010. Thanks for the congrats.
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I'm married. And I don't like dance clubs anymore. =)
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Bugged,
What to recommend depends a lot on what you want to do, what you're interested in, time and money available. Glad to make suggestions if you can give some ideas. If you want to get a general impression take a look at Wiktravel, that more than covers the basics.
If you get to choose between summer and fall, I suggest choosing summer. During the summer solstice it's pretty much a holiday atmosphere, the sun doesn't set very much, they call the period "White Nights"
- The weather can suck. Blame Peter the Great and take your umbrella.
Glad to help more, just ask.
Thanks for the wikitravel suggestion - I didn't even know the site existed! I especially got a kick out of this advice... "Russian driving is wild. Drivers attack their art with an equal mix of aggressiveness and incompetence."
The trip will be via cruiseline, affording only a short visit, but atleast there will be an overnight stay. White Night(s) sounds like a good time, from what I've read on the net. Sight-seeing is a big draw; taking in the architecture, river cruises, or the like.
I'm a bit saddened to hear about the weather. Rain is my sworn enemy, and not just while travelling. But it's definitely not uncommon in coastal cities. I'll take my trusty l'il umbrella. Natch.
I don't like the idea of having to stay with the cruiseline excursions in order to visit St. Pete's, so getting a tourist Visa is something that I'm really keen on. Trouble is, the travel agent is unhelpful in this respect. And the internet offers up a lot of sites to help secure a Visa but I don't know if any of the sites can be trusted.
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i am fixed for ever, thread closed for me.
Spay and neuter your pets!*
Thread closed for me too.
*Pandur bears included
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Make sure you wear your Down with Putin T-Shirt ...
The more likely t-shirt for me to be sporting: Down with Poutine.
Down the hatch, that is. Yum. yum.
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Okay, where's Sergei? I know for a fact he went to St. Petersburg. Well, that's not entirely true. I know for a fact he was planning to go there. Whether or not they let him in is unclear.
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I know I should post something about Aspergers in response to your post, but the thing that struck me most is Simon Baron-Cohen's name. I wonder if there's a relation to Sacha Baron Cohen (hyphen or not). Once again, pop culture takes over. Kee-kee.
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Thanks, JonS.
Robocall update:
There's a break in the case and a full confession is expected later today from the person who's responsible. We'll see what kind of punishment the perp will get.
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I'm thinking about going there this Summer/Fall. If you want to share any travel tips for St. Petersburg, please do - I'm all eyes. Do any fellow Canucks have experience with getting a 30-day tourist Visa to enter Russia?
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I did a quick search on Aspergers, looking to see if a specific trait would be considered a symptom of Aspergers - and that is obsessing over the past. I'm not referring to casually reflecting back on things, but full-out obsession. My brief search didn't turn up any mention of it, though.
Deez, any insight?
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I have always felt auto-diallers should be outlawed. Is there anyone who thinks they serve a useful purpose?
I'm with JonS in that obviously there are people who think auto-dialers serve a purpose, but I hang up as soon as I here a recorded voice on the other end of the line. I wonder if I've missed out on collecting any lottery winnings.
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All Right, Who's Boo and what's he mean to the Combat Mission community???
... and I always see some kind of Boo thread or something...so what's the deal??
You know, Donkey's got a point. There is the danger that Peng may be overthrown by Boo. Just sayin' is all.
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We all know it was video! Video killed the Vaudeville star.
Anyway, the song that's paired with Joe Shaw in my mind is 'It's a Long Way to Tipperary'. Those of you who know, know. Those of you who don't know, obviously don't care enough.
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Having a single tap for that does the mixing for both hot and cold is an even bigger step forward than a single faucet but two taps!
Nah, that's just icing on the cake. Two taps, one faucet was the cake. By the way, those single taps are mostly only used in kitchens here, not so much in bathrooms, save for public washrooms.
The next leap was the motion-activated sensor faucets in public washrooms. And the matching motion-activated paper towel dispensers and hand dryers deserve a mention too.
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Anyhow, I stick to the assertion that having the toilet out of the bathroom provides a decentive ...
Eh? And by "decentive", I mean disincentive.
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We are also responsible for the only major leap forward since Elizabethan times, the Dual Flush Toilet.
Reminder: Having the hot and cold taps sharing a single faucet was a major leap forward. Anyone who doesn't believe me should just try washing up where there are two separate faucets - one hot, one cold - on either side of the sink (Damn, how I hate you, Little Bed and Breakfast in England just outside of Gatwick Airport!).
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Quite the opposite in fact. As Australia is a much hotter climate we spend more tine in the bathroom. Therefore to ease traffic congestion the hand washing facility is placed elsewhere.
Yep, I could see that being an issue in a one-bath home.
It's also to distance it from the cleaning stuff because of the aerosol thing you mention.I don't think that was necessarily a consideration when designing this particular house, though. You see, the toilet was off the kitchen (ew). The bathroom was around the corner and down the hall to the very end, where the bedrooms were. I'd have designed it completely opposite because besides the obvious reasons for not wanting the toilet anywhere near the kitchen, I don't like the long walk to the toilet in the middle of the night. I don't mind, however, walking the few extra feet to shower-up in the morning.
Something that's gaining in popularity here is having a doored water closet contained within the bathroom. Also common is having a second bathroom, even if it's only a half-bath. Which reminds me to point out that we have basements, too, which may contain bonus bathrooms (yay for basements!).
You will also note if you please that far from being backward in this regard Australia leads the world in toilet technology. Our toilets are of a different, more advanced design that uses considerably less water. We are also responsible for the only major leap forward since Elizabethan times, the Dual Flush Toilet.Hmm, that I did not know. I've seen the dual flush toilets throughout my (somewhat limited) travels through Europe. I've seen them in public washrooms here in Canada, and in two of my friends' homes, but not in Oz. I mustn't have used the public toilets much over there. Probably too dehydrated from the heat or somefink.
Great invention, though! It certainly beats "If it's yellow, let it mellow, If it's brown, flush it down" or putting a brick in the toilet tank for displacement. Another option is low-flow toilets - which are all you can purchase in the municipality I live in. They're a real bummer for basement bathrooms due to the weak flush/low gravity combo. But I don't know how they compare to the half-flush of the dual flush toilet.
Anyhow, I stick to the assertion that having the toilet out of the bathroom provides a decentive to washing one's hands. It's too easy to get distracted by other things once you leave the toilet, thereby forgetting to make the trip to the bathroom (which may already be in-use by someone, due to the hot climate). =)
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Ok, so I get that females have less competent immune systems
I've never heard that women have weaker immune systems than men. Apparently there's science that supports the argument that people (men or women) who exercise daily have stronger immune systems than those who don't. So I guess that should be taken into consideration when doing a study comparing the immune systems of the two genders.
...and don't wash their hands; fair enough, ...I've heard the opposite. In North American studies, women wash their hands more often than men. Maybe it's a cultural thing? I know I was quite put-off during a trip to Australia to find the toilet in a room of its own - and was told this isn't completely uncommon. In order to wash my hands I had to leave the water closet and walk into another room altogether. That didn't stopped me from washing, though. But I was left with the impression that hygiene isn't high on the list of priorities in Oz (not to offend anyone there, but that's what I observed).
But I'd like to know why we have lids on the bloody things if they're supposed to be open all the time?In addition to the answers you've already received, I'll offer this: Although I don't subscribe to this thinking, I've heard that whatever is in the toilet is partially vaporized upon flushing. Years back, a friend of mine asked her male roommate to always put the lid down before flushing because she didn't want her towel, which hung above the back of the toilet, to get contaminated.
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...and, possibly, she'll do something about that fat ass.
You are of course referring to yourself here, yes?
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I'm going to shorten Ye New Olde One to New Olde One, then to NOO, then lengthen it to become NOO Radley.
...Then shorten it again to Noo.
By the way, will there be a vote on the matter of your status here? Or is there a rule that states something like 'two days uncontested and you're in'?
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The Pacific tuna are precooked and the Gulf variety is pre-marinated.
That's perfect! You should get a job in politics, Ye New Olde One.
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Don't you talk about my 'lil Chevy like that!
She has feelings you know...
The first time you posted this picture here, I was absolutely struck by the beauty of it. Such gorgeous lines! And it's obvious that top-notch workmanship has gone into this thing. It definitely is something to be envied. Yep, they really know how to lay pavers over there, that's for sure. But I guess when there's a mile of sand underneath them, there's really very little risk of heaving.
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... just as we can't have self appointed Olde Ones wandering about.
It didn't work for dalem and it won't work for Boo Radley ...
Joe
And why can't this be? I mean, yeah 'kay, it didn't work for dalem, but, as Boo stated, that's because it's dalem. I think maybe you're just sad at the thought of losing your backup justacarrot?
As an aside, does anyone else here think I use far too many commas in my posts?
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Diesel, I apologize for my earlier post about "idiots". Although I'd edited it to sound 'less mean', it still makes me cringe when I read it.
On an up-beat: my dad seems to be softening in his opinion of facebook. The other day, he asked me to use the site to find out how his brother's eye surgery went (which I did), explaining that he didn't have his email address or phone number as a result of recent events. In conversation, I'd mentioned that he'd be on facebook someday because the grandkids will tell him and his wife to go there to look at the photos they've posted. Instead of responding with his usual scoff, he told me that two of the grandkids are already on facebook. I know it's just a matter of time before my dad and step-mom have an account there. =)
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That's strange footage. It's as if the camera operator and all the people on the beach were just waiting for the dolphins to arrive; like they knew it was going to happen. I wonder what the story is.