Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: Derby Chang Boris Liberman wrote: Rant begins. I work in Tel Aviv for 10 years with some interruptions. Today was the absolutely worst morning of them all. I overslept and missed my regular train at 6:55am so that I decided to drive by car. There was a terrorist attack alert in Tel

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-04 Thread John Sessoms
From: Derby Chang Bob W wrote: Terrorist alert - not necessarily a terrorist attack. We get a lot of transport chaos days in London when the system is clogged up for hours. Whether its because of a bomb alert or something else we generally show our unwillingness to buckle to threats and

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-03 Thread Boris Liberman
Thank you everyone who replied. The last thing I wanted was to bring the terrorism argument here. If you think it is worth further discussion - then be sure to contact off list. OTOH, even if there were attack planned but only carefully placed information trigger, the damage was done, and

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread Derby Chang
Derby Chang wrote: Boris Liberman wrote: Rant begins. I work in Tel Aviv for 10 years with some interruptions. Today was the absolutely worst morning of them all. I overslept and missed my regular train at 6:55am so that I decided to drive by car. There was a terrorist attack alert in Tel Aviv

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread PN Stenquist
I hope there will come a day when you won't have to worry about terrorist attacks. Your ordeal reminds me of the days when I commuted to New York on a New Jersey Transit bus. I'd leave home at 6:50 AM to be sure I could be in the office at 9. One day a truck overturned on the turnpike, and

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread Derby Chang
Boris Liberman wrote: Rant begins. I work in Tel Aviv for 10 years with some interruptions. Today was the absolutely worst morning of them all. I overslept and missed my regular train at 6:55am so that I decided to drive by car. There was a terrorist attack alert in Tel Aviv and they placed

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread David Savage
Could have been worse Boris. It could have been more than an alert. Cheers, Dave 2008/12/2 Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Rant begins. I work in Tel Aviv for 10 years with some interruptions. Today was the absolutely worst morning of them all. I overslept and missed my regular train at

RE: Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread Bob W
I sympathise with you, Boris, but it happens at least once a month like that in London. Bob Rant begins. I work in Tel Aviv for 10 years with some interruptions. Today was the absolutely worst morning of them all. I overslept and missed my regular train at 6:55am so that I decided to

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread Derby Chang
Bob W wrote: There was a terrorist attack alert in Tel Aviv and they placed great many block posts on the way. At approximately 8:30, having seen the [...] Geez, Boris. You are too non-chalant about that line in the middle...there was a terrorist attack. Most people would

RE: Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread Bob W
There was a terrorist attack alert in Tel Aviv and they placed great many block posts on the way. At approximately 8:30, having seen the [...] Geez, Boris. You are too non-chalant about that line in the middle...there was a terrorist attack. Most people would write the day off.

Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread Boris Liberman
Rant begins. I work in Tel Aviv for 10 years with some interruptions. Today was the absolutely worst morning of them all. I overslept and missed my regular train at 6:55am so that I decided to drive by car. There was a terrorist attack alert in Tel Aviv and they placed great many block posts on

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread Jack Davis
Well controlled 'rant' considering the day's events. At least you made up some sleep. Jack --- On Tue, 12/2/08, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Off topic rant To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread frank theriault
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 3:06 AM, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rant begins. I work in Tel Aviv for 10 years with some interruptions. Today was the absolutely worst morning of them all. I overslept and missed my regular train at 6:55am so that I decided to drive by car. There was a

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread David J Brooks
You'd make a good pipeline worker. A 10 hour day, is an early day.:-) Dave On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 3:06 AM, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rant begins. It is customary to work for 10 hours every day plus I will need about an hour to get back (by train) tonight. I feel wasted.

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread Rick Womer
I'm really glad the news this morning didn't mention terrorism in Tel Aviv. I'm also really glad I live a 20 minute walk from work. Rick http://photo.net/photos/RickW --- On Tue, 12/2/08, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: From: Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Off topic rant

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread jtainter
Boris, so sorry about your troubled day. I hope tomorrow is better. Joe -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread Amita Guha
On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 3:54 AM, Bob W [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Terrorist alert - not necessarily a terrorist attack. We get a lot of transport chaos days in London when the system is clogged up for hours. Whether its because of a bomb alert or something else we generally show our

Re: Off topic rant

2008-12-02 Thread Christine Aguila
Boris: I'm just glad things worked out for you--eventually. We've all had days like this. Hope you've recovered :-). Cheers, Christine On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 3:06 AM, Boris Liberman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Rant begins. I work in Tel Aviv for 10 years with some interruptions. Today