SAMs happy-hour-GMT+1-daily-work-COFFEE BAR

[AstroSam]

Oooh, ice cream... tastes like fidelity!

Can I just say, the latest patch fixed the gladius flight model and I've never been so happy playing vanduul swarm! Blew the heck out of a couple of waves last night while talking with Montoya and Stars (until they ran away to have a private meeting/makeout session anyway)

Good morning everyone, hope Friday treats you well and you enjoy the weekend, it's a bank holiday in he UK, so we get an extra day off! I'll be heading up to visit my partner's family so I might not be about much.

Hooray, enjoy your extra long weekend!! :) And remember to act on upcoming Monday like that:

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:D

I just don't sleep lol

Well...what...how...can't be. I just don't believe you. Its just that you don't recognize, I tell ya!

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[Mog_No_1]

Whats a sore knee? Never heard that before. But anyway, your working times don't sound too well, do they? I always thought, "Aussis" are people of laziness and life-work-balance (such is said here in Germany)? What you describe sounds more like the opposite...?
Have a break - take a kitkat ;)

I think unfortunately you have mistaken Austraila for the other Oz........:rolleyes:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mm3ypbAbLJ8







In truth Australia is more like this.......:eek:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hEJnMQG9ev8




The reality is that Australian population have some of the longest working hours in all the 1st world countries and highest taxed also. Europe I know are cutting it right back....might explain some of the issues in Europe where the Greeks are broke coz people work only 30 hours a week. o_O Yes has a sore knee - hurt knee! :D Is better today.

 

[AstroSam]

...tell you what: if you like physical pain, just walk through a crowded city in Germany and yell like "Yeah, Germany is so fucking rich, they have to give MOAR MONEY FOR THE GREEK" - well, in German language for sure ;)

As for the taxes, we pay 21 VAT and a top tax rate of 45% - which is currently in discussion to rise that up to 54% and more. The politicians just can't decide at which monthly income level this tax rate will become effective. In the meantime, the pensionable age rises from 64 to 70 years. But don't ask our local enterprises; they instead call a 50 years old employee as "ineffective" and, well, "old". Under the line, rising this pensionable age, this whole bullshit is only aiming at one point: to cut the pension.

Speaking about the working hours per day:

http://www.hrweb.at/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/int_Arbeitszeit_2011_1.jpg

Seems, that USA, Austria, Canada and Japan are not counting to the "first world"? ;)

http://www.nationsonline.org/bilder/third_world_map.jpg








Coffee?

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[Mog_No_1]

...tell you what: if you like physical pain, just walk through a crowded city in Germany and yell like "Yeah, Germany is so fucking rich, they have to give MOAR MONEY FOR THE GREEK" - well, in German language for sure ;)

As for the taxes, we pay 21 VAT and a top tax rate of 45% - which is currently in discussion to rise that up to 54% and more. The politicians just can't decide at which monthly income level this tax rate will become effective. In the meantime, the pensionable age rises from 64 to 70 years. But don't ask our local enterprises; they instead call a 50 years old employee as "ineffective" and, well, "old". Under the line, rising this pensionable age, this whole bullshit is only aiming at one point: to cut the pension.

Speaking about the working hours per day:

http://www.hrweb.at/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/int_Arbeitszeit_2011_1.jpg

Seems, that USA, Austria, Canada and Japan are not counting to the "first world"? ;)

http://www.nationsonline.org/bilder/third_world_map.jpg








Coffee?

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Well apprentice.......I revert to the first rule of being the apprentice......I'm always right, even when I'm wrong, I'm right. Second rule of being an apprentice, follow the first rule! :rolleyes:

Think your graph is fixed, cant be right. Or im the only person in the country keeping things going. o_O I remember the days of being a 1st year apprentice.....80hour weeks for a month straight.....and I had bronchitis. First day back from 9 weeks off work from a big motorbike crash.....25hours straight! :eek: A normal 40 hours weeks which is what it is ment to be rarely happens but this is the nature of my industry. I cant say to the client, your problem that is a hazard or costing the business money will have to wait till tomorrow coz its my home time! Thats not how the service industry works. I work the hours required even when sometimes they are totally rediculous. Germany isnt alone, here also the government is trying to raise money from either cuts, taxes, stopping pensions, raising GST, you name it they will try it. As for America being a 1st world country, depends if we are talking pre or post Trump! :p

 

[Mog_No_1]

Well is Saturday and home from a day of callouts, is abit of extra money for the tax man I guess, will make them happy. Had a 3.5 hour round trip to get to a job where half if that time I didnt get paid for since its returning home from the job in the outer metro area. Totally sucks ass but its how it is. Fingers crossed no more atleast today or tonight...knock on wood. On the bonus side come pay day might consider getting that Harbinger! :rolleyes:

 

[AstroSam]

Saturday, 11 a.m. - gotta do some work, buy food for the family, do work in the garden - but no lunch cooking today: we are going to the cinema. Popcorn as lunch, yay! :D
HAve a nice weekend!
Sam

 

[Blind Owl]

Hey Owl, hows the fresh air in the fields? You having fun and lots to do? Is the landscape as plain as the last time? Cheers, hope you'll be back home soon :)

Much less desolate this time around, dear Sam. More trees, spring has sprung, there is green all around, and I have plenty to keep me busy. Just a couple more weeks and I'll be home with my family. :) I'm having a great time so far.
Thank you for asking. And how are you this fine Saturday. I ask you this add in crawling back into bed at 345am. Haha. I had to do a shift on sentry.

 

[Mog_No_1]

Much less desolate this time around, dear Sam. More trees, spring has sprung, there is green all around, and I have plenty to keep me busy. Just a couple more weeks and I'll be home with my family. :) I'm having a great time so far.
Thank you for asking. And how are you this fine Saturday. I ask you this add in crawling back into bed at 345am. Haha. I had to do a shift on sentry.

On sentry and guarding from those French Canadians? Dont blame ya! LOL :rolleyes:

 

[Blind Owl]

On sentry and guarding from those French Canadians? Dont blame ya! LOL :rolleyes:

They are the worst! Haha

 

[Stubieroo]

I heard someone was giving out coffee here and as a rule, you never say no to coffee.

 

[CrudeSasquatch]

Hey dudes!
Here in Canada, I work 0 hours a week. It's a hard life!

 

[Blind Owl]

Hey dudes!
Here in Canada, I work 0 hours a week. It's a hard life!

And I feed him! He's got it rough I tell ya. ;)

Gonna start claiming him as a dependant soon. Haha

 

[BUTUZ]

At least make him do the housework. And make him wear that test squadron apron....

 

[CrudeSasquatch]

At least make him do the housework. And make him wear that test squadron apron....

Do I have to take it off of her before I put it on? I mean.. we can share...

 

[Blind Owl]

At least make him do the housework. And make him wear that test squadron apron....

@CrudeSasquatch would have to do a lot of shaving to reach this level of non-eyesore. ;)

 

[CrudeSasquatch]

@CrudeSasquatch would have to do a lot of shaving to reach this level of non-eyesore. ;)

Also she's way more tanned thanI

 

[Blind Owl]

Also she's way more tanned thanI

No sun in the basement. Ha.

 

[AstroSam]

Morning all (sounds almost like "morning owl, hm :D )!

Monday morning, 08.30 a.m., the sun is shining and its going up to a 27°C. I've lots to do in the office! But I'll try to have a look into this thread now and then.

https://calendar.fiu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/Good-Morning-Coffee-Gif-14.jpg

 

[Devastat3]

1:45am.... horrible thunderstorm happening... might have to go hide in the bathroom if the tornado sirens go off... I could use a cup of your strongest coffee right about now.

 

[WarrenPeace]

Quiet night here, after flash flood warnings last night at 3 am. I'm on the third floor, I'll either be fine or the building will get swept away, in which case I very much doubt that trying to get in my car and go somewhere else would be a feasible idea.