[Phil] Ah... I got the wrong end of the thingummy.

[Knobbly] ...which I deliberately proffered to you. Apols for a cheap stunt :-)

(Phil) Cunning, too.

Impromptu mini-virtual pilg in the MCiOS chat room a little while ago was greatly enjoyed by flerdle, nfras, Néa, nat and, briefly, Phil. These last two days I seem to have been able to "stay alive" in there for hours at a time (not zombie-ify like it used to - losing the connection somehow), so why not drop in, hang around for a while and see who turns up?

nfras mentioned that monday and thursday evenings (our times - about 11am UK time in summer) are likely for him, and I can try that too. UK nights, late, might be a possibility in the winter. Doesn't have to be formal, or lots of people. Suggest-o-matic!

[flerdle] Was that a specific invitation to nights and me? :-)

[Uncle Korky] The more the merrier! :-)

[UK] First time I read "UK" in flerdle's post I thought of you rather than the country I'm in - the rampant effect of context I assume!

[Tuj] Similarly, I wondered what flerdle might want with me late, possibly in the winter. Moving swiftly along.

It seems MCiOS is down.

[Rosie] It was probably asleep like everyone else at that time of night ;o)

I went to MC⁵ today; it was shut.

It's up but I rarely go there anyway.

Is everyone on holiday? Everyone here in NL is on hols - there's no traffic on the motorways and I can leave home for work 20 minutes later than normal. But the weather here has been lovely (if a little hot at times) and the mosquito population is thriving in the dykes :o(

Factory holidays, love 'em. When I lived in Hilversum it was the same. I was required to take only 2 weeks during July/August which meant that trips to the coast were really easy on the weekends.

Well - I've been on holiday for 11 days, but nothing's changed. Can I go away again?

[INJ] If when you come back your desk is still there, then it's a result. Quit complaining.

[Softers] I was borrowing a desk when I went on holiday. I came back to find everyone else had moved to a different building, but my monitor and docking station hadn't been moved. I don't know if that's a result or not - given that something usually gets lost if you let 'facilities' move it for you.