Subj : Re: Oi! Mark or Ted..... To : alt.tv.farscape From : Jim Larson Date : Tue Oct 18 2005 04:42:03 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Rick Savoia wrote: > weirdwolf wrote in > news:Xns96F32EE9D1231r73u67jw56nas@62.253.170.163: > >> Rick Savoia wrote in >> news:Xns96F2ECDBA6ED4xxxxxxxxx@216.196.97.136: >> >>> weirdwolf wrote in >>> news:Xns96F329D83CAD6r73u67jw56nas@62.253.170.163: >>> >>>> Rick Savoia wrote in >>>> news:Xns96F2EACD2FF4Bxxxxxxxxx@216.196.97.136: >>>> >>>>> weirdwolf wrote in >>>>> news:Xns96F32553DBEr73u67jw56nas@ 80.5.182.99: >>>>> >>>>>> Rick Savoia wrote in >>>>>> news:Xns96F2E66596114xxxxxxxxx@216.196.97.136: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Having never been to England before, I'm curious: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Do I need a power adapter (converter) for electronics that need >>>>>>> to be plugged in? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Yes, we run on a 240V system using a three pin plug. >>>>>> When and where are you going? >>>>>> Ted >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Tomorrow (Tue). I leave at 7:10PM EST and land at 6:35am (Wed) >>>>> your time. The kicker is, I then have to turn around and fly back >>>>> on Thursday (leaving at 630ish pm your time and landing at 8:00ish >>>>> pm Boston time). >>>>> >>>>> Destination is Swindon. >>>>> >>>>> Gotta love time zones. >>>>> >>>>> This is a quick work trip to discuss re-orgs with our UK office. >>>>> >>>>> I'll be back again in January-ish for a week or so. >>>>> >>>> >>>> OO Swindon, how exotic, good luck. Ask for a trip on the magic >>>> roundabout while you are there. Are you driving yourself? >>>> Ted >>>> >>> >>> Hell No!! Don't you think there's been enough disasters in the world >>> lately? I saw a diagram of the magic roundabout. I could handle it >>> if I was driving on the right side of the road....the left? No way! >> >> Oh, it's not that bad, it's the mini roundabout at every piddling >> little >> junction that used to piss me off. You can tell the locals as they >> just drive over them. >> >>> So was that sarcasm about Swindon's exoticness? >> >> No and by no I mean of course yes. It's a concrete hell hole. >> Ted >> >> > > Note to self: leave camera. > > The original plan was to take a few days and have my wife fly over. > However, quick change later and it's a two day trip. Good for the > frequent flyers, bad for the sleep. > > Maybe next year when I'm there for longer we can talk about meeting up > (if you don't live within spitting distance of Scotland that > is...although I've always wanted to go to Scotland too....) > (And spit upon it?) -- Jim .