Subj : Re: Oi! Mark or Ted..... To : alt.tv.farscape From : Rick Savoia Date : Mon Oct 17 2005 23:49:11 From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape Jim Larson wrote in news:Xns96F2D293B42323v234oiwofui3284af93@130.133.1.18: > 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?) > And have a bunch of angry Scots paint their faces and chase after me with swords and kilts. No way! -- "I'm just very selective about the reality I accept" -- Calvin .