[Chalky] yeah...but to be honest, I only mentioned it because the chat was very slow. Birthdays aren't a good thing for me.

Cor. Finally got this wireless internet marlarky to work on the GNER line.

The bet is down. In memory. Here we go.

woo-hoo! We have faster broadband in the office. Faster than what, I don't know.

The usual expression is 'faster than a speeding bullet'

[IS,P!] We're not allowed to bring guns into the office, so I can't say.

My news - cross-posted

[rab]With the last true move in The Furcation Game being back in July 2004 is it worth gently putting it to rest and moving on?
Looking out the window this morning through the drizzle the garden is starting to pick up and look colourful again after the bleak winter. A fine show of daffodils and the Forsythia and spring Jasmin are a real delight. Last weekend over the Bank Holiday even managed to cut the grass.
But the highlight after coming back from Broad Haven was the start of the new series of Dr Who, with New Earth setting the scene and arc for the series. It was so good I forgot to drink my cup of tea brought in by Mrs Inks.

(Inkspot) Smug bastard. :-) I've got three daffs out of a potential two dozen or so, though the Forsythia has come out. It's the cool dry weather (official) that's made everything late. Life's Grim Up North Surrey.

There may be some downtime from about 7pm tonight while we reinstall the OS. Hopefully we'll be back in fine fettle by midnight. Apols for inconv etc.

It\'s nearly working again. Woo.

[Inkspot] Yes, maybe it is due for retirement. Oh, and could someone please finish the Dutch game.

De gaam is eended.

It's reached 15°C for the first time this year at Maison Rosie, the second latest date for this since I started records in 1983. The average date is 22 March but is very variable, standard deviation 24 days. Earliest was 27 Jan 2003 and the latest 25 Apr 1986. Are we going to have a hot summer? HTFSIK.

Don't know where they came from; I didn't put them there, or here.

[Rosei] WTF is HTFSIK?

Better late than never

(pen) I knew you would. :-) The backslashes seem to accompany apostrophes and increase by one each time you preview. Test: (lots of backslashes removed, rab) 6 previews.

Well, thats (sic) that theory down the pan.

The game has nine lives, it seems.

Right - I'll investigate the slashing.

It's now "fixed" I believe. Let me know if you notice anything else that's a bit odd.

Do you want me to put the Dutch game out of its misery, or shall I just let you guess how many 'o's after the 'M' in Mornington are required. (It's not very many).

(rab) How many, FFS? I've tried up to twelve. Thanks for fixing the apostrophe problem, BTW.

[Rosie] It was three. You had a typo with "Crescent."

(Darren) I have a very red face. It's the monicker effect.

Three.

A story game has been created from the ashes of Dutch.
[Rosie] Today was a perfect day for the garden it was warm enough here in North Wilts to have lunch outside (south facing garden). If the sun shines tomorrow the curtains will be drawn to cut the glare on the tv while the Grand Prix is on.

(Inkspot) Not (gasp) Swindon? Nice here too, max 17.4°C.

Near to Swindon, just south of J16 of the M4. Little old ladies would lie in front of bulldozers than see Wootton Bassett become part of Swindon, and the town of Swindon is never mentioned in polite company.

I haven't got it yet :(

(Inkspot) Swindon must have something going for it even though they don't build steam locos there anymore because my niece's finacé commutes there every day from Chepstow while she herself works in Cardiff. Mad! (Phil) You disappoint me, man. Why? How the fuck should I know?

Not that one should really moan about it, but the clock in here is over an hour fast. At least, I hope it is.

The server thought we were in Berlin. I've now told it we're in London. (Although, as it happens, I'm in Croatia so I hadn't noticed the clock-skew).

Unfortunately, that doesn't seem to have fixed the problem. I'll look at this more closely when I return.