[Dazzler]

+ I am in Rome now
+ it's warm here, +17 degrees.
- I am to fly to Arkhangelsk on 3 December for 8 days to work there.
+ once I arrive I will have a week of vacation)
+ I am on vacation now till the end of month

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Many would argue 17c isn't warm. 

Is your wife with you?

Have fun mate. You seem to enjoy an interesting life. 

[meehalych]

+ I am in Rome now
+ it's warm here, +17 degrees.
- I am to fly to Arkhangelsk on 3 December for 8 days to work there.
+ once I arrive I will have a week of vacation)
+ I am on vacation now till the end of month

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Many would argue 17c isn't warm. 

Is your wife with you?

Have fun mate. You seem to enjoy an interesting life. 

I'm with my mother, who's birthday is on November 28, so this trip is my gift to her. My wife didn't go, because of her pregnancy.

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[Dazzler]

 

[xiziz]

We got -6c here today and finally our new windows are getting installed. Lots of big ventilation holes and passing the doors with new materials means were all huddled up in the couch, comfy +10c, indoors.

On the positive the belorussian handymen are a lot more competent than the swedish ones ive dealt with.

[Dazzler]

We got -6c here today and finally our new windows are getting installed. Lots of big ventilation holes and passing the doors with new materials means were all huddled up in the couch, comfy +10c, indoors.

Jeeper! Trish would be screeching at only +10 indoors... +20 or nothing for her! 

On the positive the belorussian handymen are a lot more competent than the swedish ones ive dealt with.

Good to hear!

[Asterix]

+ I'm finally done with my house renovation project... 
- Tuesday was a bad day, 385 colleagues of mine lost their job... 
+ Friday is company Christmas Party..
- Saturday will be, eeehh, lost.. 

[Dazzler]

+ I'm finally done with my house renovation project... 
- Tuesday was a bad day, 385 colleagues of mine lost their job... 
+ Friday is company Christmas Party..
- Saturday will be, eeehh, lost.. 

 

Hope your job is safe Henning. Enjoy the party...

[Surferdude]

+ I'm finally done with my house renovation project... 
- Tuesday was a bad day, 385 colleagues of mine lost their job... 
+ Friday is company Christmas Party..
- Saturday will be, eeehh, lost.. 

Geez!
385! That's a lot.
Why did I think you were working in the renewable energy industry? If so, you'd think jobs would be being created. I must have you confused with someone else.

[eye30]

Hope you are safe...

[Dazzler]

+ I'm finally done with my house renovation project... 
- Tuesday was a bad day, 385 colleagues of mine lost their job... 
+ Friday is company Christmas Party..
- Saturday will be, eeehh, lost.. 

Geez!
385! That's a lot.
Why did I think you were working in the renewable energy industry? If so, you'd think jobs would be being created. I must have you confused with someone else.

Henning does. Siemens I think. Make components for wind farms and other things too I think. But it's all about contracts these days and things are pretty competitive. If they don't win enough contracts to keep the workforce going then some will be let go. Is that how it works Henning?

[Surferdude]

+ I'm finally done with my house renovation project... 
- Tuesday was a bad day, 385 colleagues of mine lost their job... 
+ Friday is company Christmas Party..
- Saturday will be, eeehh, lost.. 

Geez!
385! That's a lot.
Why did I think you were working in the renewable energy industry? If so, you'd think jobs would be being created. I must have you confused with someone else.

Henning does. Siemens I think. Make components for wind farms and other things too I think. But it's all about contracts these days and things are pretty competitive. If they don't win enough contracts to keep the workforce going then some will be let go. Is that how it works Henning?

Yeah. It was wind farm components I had in my mind, thanks to my daughter-in-law's involvement in power distribution - currently a solar farm in Glenn Innes which is attached to a wind farm.

[Dazzler]

+ I'm finally done with my house renovation project... 
- Tuesday was a bad day, 385 colleagues of mine lost their job... 
+ Friday is company Christmas Party..
- Saturday will be, eeehh, lost.. 

Geez!
385! That's a lot.
Why did I think you were working in the renewable energy industry? If so, you'd think jobs would be being created. I must have you confused with someone else.

Henning does. Siemens I think. Make components for wind farms and other things too I think. But it's all about contracts these days and things are pretty competitive. If they don't win enough contracts to keep the workforce going then some will be let go. Is that how it works Henning?

Yeah. It was wind farm components I had in my mind, thanks to my daughter-in-law's involvement in power distribution - currently a solar farm in Glenn Innes which is attached to a wind farm.

Off topic for a second (who me) Glenn Innes is a nice old country town.. Lovely buildings in the main street. 

[Asterix]

+ I'm finally done with my house renovation project... 
- Tuesday was a bad day, 385 colleagues of mine lost their job... 
+ Friday is company Christmas Party..
- Saturday will be, eeehh, lost.. 

Geez!
385! That's a lot.
Why did I think you were working in the renewable energy industry? If so, you'd think jobs would be being created. I must have you confused with someone else.

I do. For 10 years i've been working at Siemens Wind Power, but recently we merged with a Spanish wind company, Gamesa so we're now SiemensGamesa Renewable Energy. In the new company we're ca 25,000 employees worldwide but only IIRC ca 4000 at the location where I work. As always when a merger takes place, there will be redundancies..

+ I'm finally done with my house renovation project... 
- Tuesday was a bad day, 385 colleagues of mine lost their job... 
+ Friday is company Christmas Party..
- Saturday will be, eeehh, lost.. 

Geez!
385! That's a lot.
Why did I think you were working in the renewable energy industry? If so, you'd think jobs would be being created. I must have you confused with someone else.

Henning does. Siemens I think. Make components for wind farms and other things too I think. But it's all about contracts these days and things are pretty competitive. If they don't win enough contracts to keep the workforce going then some will be let go. Is that how it works Henning?

Correct

By the way, we've just finished producing nacelles for an OZ windfarm called Badgingarra. I think it's in WA. 

[meehalych]

+ I am on vacation)
+ I've got my first present - scaled model of Embraer 170


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[Dazzler]

+ I am on vacation)
+ I've got my first present - scaled model of Embraer 170

Nice present! Is your wife with you? 

[meehalych]

+ I am on vacation)
+ I've got my first present - scaled model of Embraer 170

Nice present! Is your wife with you? 

Yes, she is) I am actually back home. No more Arkhangelsk, I hope

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[Dazzler]

Excellent! 

[xiziz]

Finally got the end inspection written off on my new windows. Company has been hell of a hassle, which is why ive been rather inactive the last two weeks. They made some errors and were fighting back not to give us any kind of concessions at all. Well, even in Sweden, the customer is always right, but you have to be very persistent(lucky me to have an american wife). In the end we got a ~20% discount, and considering we replaced 22 windows, including fitting and framing, its quite a sum. Were just happy its over and we can look forward to christmas now!

And it got 5c warmer indoors, so I had to turn the heater down(even more monies saved!) quite a bit.

[mickd]

Excellent,  always need to be consistent,  polite and firm.
Wish we were another  5c cooler in the  house yesterday,  42c and ducted AC  is dead.
      

[Dazzler]

Finally got the end inspection written off on my new windows. Company has been hell of a hassle, which is why ive been rather inactive the last two weeks. They made some errors and were fighting back not to give us any kind of concessions at all. Well, even in Sweden, the customer is always right, but you have to be very persistent(lucky me to have an american wife). In the end we got a ~20% discount, and considering we replaced 22 windows, including fitting and framing, its quite a sum. Were just happy its over and we can look forward to christmas now!

And it got 5c warmer indoors, so I had to turn the heater down(even more monies saved!) quite a bit.

That's great! Interesting about you having an American wife! We/I need to keep that in mind when we bag the yanks!

Excellent,  always need to be consistent,  polite and firm.
Wish we were another  5c cooler in the  house yesterday,  42c and ducted AC  is dead.
      

Ouch! It was 28 in our family room yesterday.  We usually just use a box fan for cooling, but I used our reverse cycle aircon on cooling to knock a couple of degrees off before Trish said it was getting to cold..  Not looking forward to the heat of Perth in January.   

[The Gonz]

We just wait until the afternoon cool change and open the windows. It's priceless, while all you can hear from outside are the aircon systems continuously run by the neighbours around us.

[meehalych]

+ the time when we move to our new home is nearing - the furniture is the only thing missing in there
+ Merry Christmas guys!)

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[Dazzler]

+ the time when we move to our new home is nearing - the furniture is the only thing missing in there
+ Merry Christmas guys!)

Exciting times! Enjoy!

.. and Merry Christmas / Happy New Year to you guys too. 

[meehalych]

+ I have got a renewed company authorization with Embraer 170 included
- it means that from this moment I will spend time at the airport at work almost every day, for I am the only one holding B1 cat here
+ no more Arkhangelsk or Murmansk
- I am on duty now because of Embraer night stop and will leave the airport in the evening
+ with some minor exception the first turnaround of Qatar, flying A320, passed flawlessly)

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[Dazzler]

+ I have got a renewed company authorization with Embraer 170 included
- it means that from this moment I will spend time at the airport at work almost every day, for I am the only one holding B1 cat here
+ no more Arkhangelsk or Murmansk
- I am on duty now because of Embraer night stop and will leave the airport in the evening
+ with some minor exception the first turnaround of Qatar, flying A320, passed flawlessly)

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+ That sounds like more money for you to count on payday! 

[meehalych]

+ Happy New 2018 Year! All the best to you and your family!)

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[Dazzler]

+ Happy New 2018 Year! All the best to you and your family!)

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[The Gonz]

HNY, Mischa

[sundiz]

- Went to a shop to get some metal blueing chemicals. On the highway a stud flew from a car driving in front of me. It hit my windscreen. A smalls crack came on the lower part of the windscreen. Unfortunately it came right above the air vent. As engine heated up and it started to blow hot air, it made the windscreen crack. Now there is 40-50cm crack. I don't think it would pass MOT anymore.

+ The windscreen was in bad shape due flying rocks and studs. Almost like sandblasted. Now I have a good reason to get new glass...

+ It seems that me and my friends have been spending too much money in that shop. Chatted some time with the salesman and he gave me the chemicals for free!

[The Gonz]

Now you have the excuse you need for a nice clear windscreen.
Free stuff? I'd always be happy with that!