^May is the month being talked about when that will start happening.
^May is the month being talked about when that will start happening.
I hope your plan delivers you a successful journey to see your mum and onwards to Thailand.
My ex-sales managers were hot on "PPPPP", Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance. Their objectives were Purchases, mine was surpassing my sales Projections and moving into the next higher revenue band which meant a higher Payments % into my bank account.
Which kept myself, my family and him happy. HMRC not so much.
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A tray full of GOLD is not worth a moment in time.
Oh Nev you're a very bad Santa - which reminds me to line that classic up for a festive viewing
Those swarthy sand-arabs do love a spot of Greek though as far as I can tell from pornhub
Sorry you missed the seasonal Saab fly-over Mendy but you cannot fault the Christmas credentials of the Swedish air force
They even build their front-line fighters in the shape of Christmas trees in case Santa needs an escort one year.
^ Viggen and Draken ?
Mendip
We can get Covid tests in Copenhagen Airport. !5 min, incl paperwork and free.
A good guess would be that all airports are going to offer that,to get traffic running
^ Helge, thanks for that. Bristol Airport do Covid tests as well... but I can't see a 15 minute turnaround being the RT-PCR Covid test required. I also need a Fit to Fly certificate. But fear not, I've been busy doing research today and getting what I need in Bristol should be no problem.
^^ Looper, you have a plane for every occasion? Very impressive!
It was a disappointing to miss the flyover, but there's always next year! In fact nothing can dampen my good spirits today... I've collated all the paperwork and files for my CoE application and I've got a spring in me step. It's strange... usually I go to work for a four week trip... but only having four weeks left of a six month trip and I'm on countdown! Me mum's even cooking a steak and kidney pie for mid January... it's all coming together.
The Swedish engineers don't only make fancy jet fighters... I had to go to Systembologet yesterday (my trips are becoming more frequent these days - the French wine is going down fast if you know what I mean! ) but forgot my 'Bag for Life'. I had to get a new bag for me haul... look at this for Swedish engineering. I've just sorted out everyone's Christmas presents! What a wonderful bag.
My Christmas larder is looking good...
This will probably be the best Swedish Christmas I've ever had!
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Just curious
Have you thought about renting a car and doing a look around ?
You don't have to go that far south, before you'd be able to have a glimpse of Europe in the horizon
No, you can't.
It's grey in grey, isn't it ?
I could do with some of your booze
^ I get no spare time to do anything Helge, wish I did.
It's grey every day, sometimes light grey but usually dark grey. Just different shades of grey!
I was reading today how a Swedish king marched across the ice between Sweden and Jutland and surprised you Danes from behind! Interesting stuff!
Probably swedish history, cause it's a lie
I think the bastards were done killing folks in Poland, and then marched from there, up Jutland, over ice to Fyn etc etc.
( ice kinda let the superiour danish navy somewhat castrated)
They are Scandi Mongols !
And our beloved brother country
It's a strange thing... I never before realised the rivalries between you Skandis.
Most of my time previously has been in Norway... but I know that you all like the Nogs!
Incidentally, the last week I've been watching Lillyhammer on Netflix, and it has the Norwegians absolutely perfectly!
But what really is the difference between a Norwegian, a Swede and a Dane?
... were sentenced to ten years in jail, but could bring with them one thing each.
- The Dane brought a pallet of beer,
- the Norwegian a beautiful woman,
- and the Swede a pallet of cigarettes.
After ten years, the cells were opened.
The Dane was lying drunk on the floor, the Norwegian was standing there with his wife and ten kids, and the Swede stood there asking for a light. ...
Svensken, dansken og nordmannen-vitser
apologies ̶H̶e̶l̶g̶e̶ lom ...
Edit ... thanks Mendip
^ I think Helge will be OK with that.
Lom however...
Swedes and Finns have more inter-marriages than with other Scandi countries I was told . . . anything to get rid of that bizarre language of theirs.
Norwegians? I do believe they are seen as the least interesting of the Scandis . . . dour
Anyway, they're all pisspots and generally nice people
Living in a box.
Don’t forget a tins of surstromming for family or friends back home!
What's Swedish for mistletoe Lom?
For that matter, what's Swedish for rohypnol?
Anyway, today the docks disappeared...
As did the bridge...
These pics were taken at midday... that's as light as it got in Gothenburg today. I've upped my Vitamin D intake to be on the safe side... I must admit I'm starting to feel a bit unhinged after nearly three months here. Those two days being chased by cows in Somerset back in September seem an awful long time ago.
So far Covid has taught me two things... after the lockdown In korat I realised I seriously have to rethink my retirement plans, and after this winter in Scandinavia I know that north-western Europe won't be included.
Despite the awful weather we went out for lunch today... I'm trying to keep to this 'eating at lunchtime, with rowing exercise and limited alcohol intake in the evenings' routine. Well, at least I'm eating at lunchtime.
The usual lunch place by the office has closed this week as there were two Covid cases among the staff. It really does seem to be all around and is getting very close to home with this going on.
We went up the road and there's this fish place by the restaurant.
What I'd give for this sight in Korat... well apart from the Lutefisk that is, they can stick that.
I do worry sometimes that I'm turning a bit Scandinavian... and no I haven't started wearing yellow trousers or this ridiculous jeans that only go halfway down your calf... I'm eating fish all the time. My standard just now is a salad with gravlaks, made by myself. I much prefer gravlaks to smoked salmon.
And another thing that Covid has made me realise...
... there's four contractors left in the office which is now completely deserted with all staff working from home. There's my good self, Alexey the Russian and Mohamed the Egyptian. Oh, and a French cartographer of the female kind of persuasion. To be honest Alexey is bit serious and Mohamed ain't much fun so it's just turned out that the French cartographer kind of person and myself have ended up having a couple of drinks in the evening. Obviously nothing untoward has or ever would happen, but what I have noticed is... bladdy hell... have I really spent that long in Asia and have I really changed that much...???
Fukkin 'conversation', it's done me in. Talking... questions, answers, discussion, opinions... it never ends... I have to concentrate all the time... does life really have to be so hard? It's wearing me out.
I know it's a bad reflection on the way my life's gone... but I just wanna sit with my dogs again.
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