tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post3670105057544023006..comments2023-10-26T22:25:55.658+01:00Comments on Guitars and Life: Medical emergencies, bad light and football woes Furtheronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-89260827704535088872013-09-08T18:07:25.873+01:002013-09-08T18:07:25.873+01:00That must have been an unpleasant way to begin a t...That must have been an unpleasant way to begin a trip for S-o-F and girlfriend. <br /><br />The joys of supporting our children through everything be it transport or football.Liz Hindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-63478301622764728132013-09-06T11:35:44.803+01:002013-09-06T11:35:44.803+01:00That summed up my son's opinion also he is stu...That summed up my son's opinion also he is studying outer planet magnetosphere and there was hardly anything really relevant to that subject. Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-64836947633456939042013-09-06T02:27:57.496+01:002013-09-06T02:27:57.496+01:00End of summer adventures - seem to have turned out...End of summer adventures - seem to have turned out fairly well, except for the poor man on the flight. Agree that it was better to have happened before take off to speed his medical care...<br /><br />Ahhh, conferencing. This is how the academic set, and research communitites, spend a good portion of the summer. i miss it... in rough budgetary times, it is often the first thing to go. Granted, the networking is good - but most of the travel is completely unnecessary...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-7157615036194010292013-08-28T08:27:49.915+01:002013-08-28T08:27:49.915+01:00I worked with a lady once who had a terrible peanu...I worked with a lady once who had a terrible peanut allergy to the point that she could walk into a room and instantly felt the effects if someone had been eating a bag. <br />Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-2470449177683950512013-08-27T18:33:22.561+01:002013-08-27T18:33:22.561+01:00How scary with that guy on the plane! Glad he wasn...How scary with that guy on the plane! Glad he wasn't out over the Atlantic or something.. <br />Once when we were going back home from Gran Canaria, they called out in the loudspeakers "is there a doctor on board?" and then later they called out to hear if someone had Betapred (Betametason - steroids) with them because someone had had a severe allergic reaction to peanuts. It turned out to be a wee little baby.. and they asked everyone to kindly close any bags with peanuts and that they would stop selling them. Now I've heard that many airline companies don't sell peanuts on planes anymore because people can react very badly if they're allergic, although they don't eat them. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-43178964794471778752013-08-27T11:52:04.649+01:002013-08-27T11:52:04.649+01:00The PhD summer school is so obviously a boondoggle...The PhD summer school is so obviously a boondoggle for the prof to see his family that I'm shocked it was allowed to happen at all.<br /><br />Thank heavens the sick passenger keeled over on the runway and not mid-flight. That might have been the end of him.<br /><br />End of summer but here comes fall with its beautiful changing leaves, pot roast and hot coffee and (American) football. The change of a season is a good thing.Exile on Pain Streethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559741777264277407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-66054664743264796582013-08-27T10:29:02.626+01:002013-08-27T10:29:02.626+01:0021st November, not 11th.21st November, not 11th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6362772742268382636.post-89040398224273307712013-08-27T10:27:31.279+01:002013-08-27T10:27:31.279+01:00The international conference circuit is a bit of a...The international conference circuit is a bit of a gravy train. At any one time, hundreds of well-paid academics are flying above us, often travelling thousands of miles simply to deliver a single paper. I used to love conferences though--academics (in my area of Arty-Farty Studies, not like your son) are sociable people and I really enjoyed both the presentations and the boozing afterwards.<br /><br />I was also most let down with the cricket. What a farce this light thing is. Trouble is, the umpires had set themselves a benchmark earlier in the Test so made a bit of a rod for their own backs.<br /><br />It's had its moments this series but it's not really been a satisfying summer of Test cricket. Never mind--Brisbane starts on 11th Nov is it, something like that, so will become slightly insomniac till the New Year.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com