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posted by [personal profile] pmsumner at 05:12pm on 28/06/2003
I don't understand why I've never seen Ice Station Zebra before! I mean, I have a dad who's really big on sub films (I guess working on them for 20yrs does that to you), and I've seen most of the other decent ones around. mmmm, Run Silent Run Deep tops them all...

This is too good :) And what I especially like, in any film - not just this one, is interplay between Americans and Brits. It's always been a fascinating subject for me, much more fun in real life though.

I bought myself a pair of Hush Puppies today, drove to Brantano in Clydebank. I have a huge problem with shoes, and it bugs me every time I need new ones. See, I tried on a pair of size 10s in these Hush Puppies and they felt a little big, and they didn't have any 9s. So, then I tried a pair of size 10s in something else, only to find I couldn't even get my foot in there! Tried 11s, no joy there either.

See, I have feet that are way too wide, and in combination with a very high instep (that's the right term for the bridge of your foot, right?), this makes it damn near impossible to find shoes that fit in all dimensions. I have to buy long to find the width.

Oh well, if the sayings are true, I'm not complaining! ;)

I wandered round Clydebank shopping centre too. It's changed a bit since I was last there. They've been "doing it up" for the last 5yrs, and they've recently put in a new multi-storey car park and roofed most of it. problem is, that even today when the weather was overcast, it felt like a greenhouse. Argh. Oh, AND I was going to go to Dixons to get an in car charger, but it's closed *sobs* Had to go to Phones4U (icky).

While there, popped into Currys at the retail park, and I was investigating the DVD Recorder they had there. They had one at £299. Three hundred pound for a DVD recorder? I don't see why anyone would buy a VCR now, when you can get a DVD-R for the same price you'd get a high end VCR. Another target of my affections were the table-top dishwashers, and not just because of [livejournal.com profile] ruthytoothy getting one, either. I've wanted one for ages but I don't have any space. The table-top one could quite nicely fit in by the window :)

I'm paying about £30 a month for a Washer-Dryer, to rent. Been just under 10months now, so that's around £300 I've spent on it. I've been trying to justify buying one instead of renting, but I can't. Financially it's more sensible, but when it goes wrong...

Eh.

Loved this message from vsftpd ....
ftp> mput *.mp3

Prompting off for duration of mput.
227 Entering Passive Mode (192,168,0,2,237,13)
150 Go ahead make my day^W^W^Wsend me the data.
There are 14 comments on this entry. (Reply.)
 
posted by [identity profile] elmyra.livejournal.com at 01:13pm on 28/06/2003
Your dad worked on a sub? *worships* My father's a complete sub freak too, without the advantage of having worked on them. :-)

I personally think they're fantastic. If I was a citizen of a country which had a navy to speak of, I'd seriously consider a techy navy career.
 
posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 01:22pm on 28/06/2003
Yeah, he's a long standing submariner, land based now but still involved from a technical standpoint.

Subs are fascinating creatures, I find them amazing every time I see them, and watch everything I can about them on Discovery / History Channels :)

Spent a bit of time on board too and it's even better *G*
 
posted by [identity profile] elmyra.livejournal.com at 01:54pm on 28/06/2003
jealous now... :-)
 
posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 01:57pm on 28/06/2003
Bah, I'm jealous of you too, so we're even :)
 
posted by [identity profile] elmyra.livejournal.com at 02:04pm on 28/06/2003
What on earth for?
 
posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 02:09pm on 28/06/2003
Your time spent abroad, travelling, studying and working throughout Europe. Yup.

That about sums it up, I guess :)
 
posted by [identity profile] elmyra.livejournal.com at 02:13pm on 28/06/2003
Ahh well, guess we're even then. :-) Mind you, I think every lifestyle has its advantages and its drawbacks.
 
posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 02:19pm on 28/06/2003
Oh yeah, for sure.
Like living on a submarine for 3 months has some advantages - maybe... ;)
 
posted by [identity profile] elmyra.livejournal.com at 02:29pm on 28/06/2003
Dunno - if it's yellow... *g,d&rvvf*
 
posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 03:16pm on 28/06/2003
grrr, if you hadn't ducked so fast I would so be *thwapping* you about now!
 
posted by [identity profile] sbj180.livejournal.com at 04:11pm on 28/06/2003
I thought you had to be my age (i.e. old :) to buy them ;)
 
posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 04:20pm on 28/06/2003
But I have a nightmare finding shoes that fit, and it happened that they fit...

I don't care about branding as long as it works!!!
 
posted by [identity profile] sbj180.livejournal.com at 04:46pm on 28/06/2003
I can't argue with that :)
 
posted by [identity profile] phil99.livejournal.com at 05:03pm on 28/06/2003
You could try :)

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