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[Croesus]

Just finished Steppenwolf by Hermann Hesse.

I wonder how many blokes read that and think - that's me.

Anyway back to Atlas Shrugged. Nearly there but the John Galt speech, all 60 pages of it, I'm finding hard work.

[Croesus]

Got an interesting possibility here - just spoke with the agent.

Based in NY but 100% remote via an Argentinian consultancy (so money will be cr@p but, hey ho).

The role is very legacy - basically working on an old C++ MFC application - was once my bread and butter and I suppose...

[Croesus]

Well, according to Gemini:

Although the UK (including Heathrow) historically aligned with EU aviation security standards, the UK is not part of the EU's "One Stop Security" area, which typically allows travelers connecting between two EU airports (or an EU airport and certain...

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I went through CDG recently to get a connecting flight - I had a 2 hour layover & I nearly missed my connection as I had to go through the whole security palaver again and the queues were MASSIVE.

I'm pretty sure I've never done this before - you do it once at your deperture airport...

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Yus, there was an article about this in the Economist. Behind a paywall, unfortunately:




https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/04/13/the-tech-jobs-bust-is-real-dont-blame-ai-yet?utm_campaign=shared_article...

[Croesus]

At least when you miss your train because of insane tailbacks, or whatever, they let you board a later one. I think I must have bought a non standard ticket for that, can't remember now but wasn't much more expensive so definitely worth it....

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Do they even do holiday programmes anymore?

She was quite watchable. More so than Cliff Michelmore. And Frank Bough, for that matter although a holiday with Frank might have been more fun:-)...

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Lovely.

You can't beat an English country lane at this time of year on a sunny day with all the cow parsley in full bloom.

That yellow stuff looks like rape, though, and my missus can't be within a mile of it as it triggers the worst hayfever imaginable.

Where...

[Croesus]

So, do you find your east to west journey better on the French side or do you take the Chunnel and chance your arm with all the tailbacks over here?

Whilst the Eurotunnel is a great service, the drive was a total nightmare last time so I'd probably think about Portsmouth to Caen in future...

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Duple: 70 Years of Coachbuilding by Alan Towsin.

As an ex Mech. Eng. an interesting read.

Had no idea of the origins of the company name - the founder's original venture was the production of a convertible pick up - during the week, you used it for deliveries and on the weekend,...

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Well, I've just done the unthinkable.

Agent called me last Tuesday and offered me a "working interview" at a less than average day rate with a company not too far from where I live.

Honestly, it had red flags all over it - maternity leave cover, 2nd line support etc...