My Motley Meanderings

A bird fell down the chimney at the office today. The fireplace is bricked up but there's an air vent behind my desk where it used to be. I pulled out the table that was in front of the vent and knocked a hole in the steel grill (it was permanently bricked in place). ( Read more... )

OK, I know I've been lax in updating my journal for the past few weeks. Work got pretty hectic for a while but I can't go into details in a public post. I guess it's time for another random update: ( Read more... )

Seeing as everyone else and their dog has already done it, here are my top ten results from the Career Matchmaker quiz (username: nycareers, password: landmark).

1. Mechanical Engineering Tech
2. Drafter
3. Model Maker
4. Farm Equipment Mechanic
5. Heavy Equipment Mechanic
6. Automobile Mechanic
7. Diesel Mechanic
8. Aircraft Mechanic
9. Small Engine Mechanic
10. Motorcycle Mechanic

What I actually do isn't anywhere in the top 40; the closest is "Computer Engineer" at number 32.

I'm heading off by bus this morning to the People's Republic of Boltonia to look at an exotic piece of internetworking hardware. If I don't make it out again, divide my stuff amongst yourselves.

ETA:
The journey took three hours each way including waiting around for buses, and the walk from Bolton bus station to the ex-mill the networking kit was in. Considering Bolton is only 25 miles away from Burnley, that's an average of not much better than 8MPH. I really need to get Fenchurch on the road soon...

Here's a picture of a couple of gasometers in Bolton:

Worryingly they looked like they were about to collapse in a pile of rust, and there was a faint whiff of leaking gas in the area.

I just got back from a work-related junket to the Computer Trade Show and the IFSEC show (CCTV cameras and the like) at the NEC in Birmingham.

This post is just a bit of silliness. If you're not interested in seeing pictures of *ahem* interestingly dressed young women, skip on past.

Otherwise, ( here are a few the exhibitors who particularly caught my attention. )