Evening
Didn't get much sleep last night. At work I suspected the documentation I was reading was making itself up as I was reading it, and ended up reading stuff that just wasn't there.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 20:25, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

No sleep
is like being high and on a comedown at the same time.
( willenium Fist bump for verification, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 20:35, Reply)

And the portal between my office and my dreamland opens up

( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 20:46, Reply)

This is in no way a good thing

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 21:30, Reply)

But that's cool because you can essentially make shit up.
"9057 failed in tunnel, 120' FREE RETURN and the Queen of France has announced that she will be levying a tax on all unlicensed ostriches who do not have three toes."
( Maladicta, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 20:35, Reply)

I still dont think it is worth it

( willenium Fist bump for verification, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 20:37, Reply)

That was in fairness a bad example.
It would probably, knowing me, involve the insertion of song lyrics: "SNCB staff striking today, no Brussels service. Free exchange or refund within 60 days never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down, never gonna run around and desert you..."
( Maladicta, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 20:40, Reply)

There may be ostriches blocking the tunnel in one direction
but there's a whole lot of Rick Astley clones blocking the tunnel in the other direction.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 20:54, Reply)

My colleagues and I would love that!
"Supervisor 1 and Supervisor 2, Rick Astley is in the tunnel!" "Woo and yay!"

We also get daily reports about the VIPs that travel and are waiting for Mr Astley to appear...
( Maladicta, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 20:58, Reply)

So let me guess
The Channel Tunnel now has a traffic jam of ostriches and you have to deal with the resulting complaints. Serves them right for putting a big pile of bird-seed in the middle of the tunnel.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 20:44, Reply)

Oh, don't say that. We're doing well so far this month - no delays more than an hour!
I will be amused if I get into work tomorrow and that's on the alert screen, though...
( Maladicta, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 20:45, Reply)

But these are cartoon ostriches
They can eat birdseed at lightning pace and be done in just a few seconds. The delays may be short, but the backlog will be huge.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 20:48, Reply)

D: I hate backlogs!
We had the mother of them all this time last year and I was begging the boss to get me some temps...
( Maladicta, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 20:54, Reply)

Was this when one of the tunnels was b0rked?
This coincided nicely with my move back to UK after having previously lived on the continent. And to make things even more awkward that day, all the trains were taking bizarre routes.
( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 21:06, Reply)

Oh yes. Don't talk to me about reaccommodations and the amended timetable.
Mal does not like. I would fireproof the tunnel myself to never be that stressed again!
( Maladicta, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 21:16, Reply)

I now have a mental image of Maladicta strapped to the front of a Eurostar train with a spray-gun spraying fire-retardant foam everywhere as she goes along.

( mistaspakkaman and the inedible shifting caterpillars, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 21:26, Reply)

Works for me!
hur hur hur, you said retard
( Maladicta, Thu 5 Nov 2009, 21:34, Reply)