Category Archives: Whine and Cheese

Don't see that every day

Posted on 20 November, 2009 by Mike

METAR CYYJ 210100Z 30006KT 10SM TS FEW025CB SCT036 BKN064 BKN092 03/03 A2952 RERA RMK CB2SC2SC2AC2 SLP996= And more specifically: WSCN31 CWEG 210058 SIGMET M1 VALID 210100/210500 CWEG- WTN 10 NM OF LN /4917N12329W/15 W VANCOUVER – /4825N12256W/15 E VICTORIA. BKN … Continue reading →

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This oughta be fun

Posted on 20 August, 2009 by Mike

My Blackberry went for a bit of a swim — well, more like a wading session — early this morning when I tried to answer it but knocked it into a glass of water. It worked fine when I talked … Continue reading →

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Subtle

Posted on 12 June, 2009 by Mike

The Delta Police Department is recruiting. I wonder which emergency service is full of unhappy people right now?

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If I owned a ski resort, this would be paradise

Posted on 21 December, 2008 by Mike

If living on the prairies taught me anything, it’s that it’s far better to shovel 2″ of snow twice rather than 4″ of snow once. So in that spirit, I attacked the driveway here at 2100, clearing the roughly 3″ … Continue reading →

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This is crap.

Posted on 9 January, 2007 by Mike

Life sucks. Work is a mess and won’t get better any time soon; if the administrative crap hasn’t been enough, I’ve had a couple of tough cases lately, and they’ve been bugging more than they should. I’ve gained a bunch … Continue reading →

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NOT. FUNNY.

Posted on 25 November, 2006 by Mike

I guess this is our annual taste of winter: Greater Victoria 3:19 PM PST Saturday 25 November 2006 Snowfall warning for Greater Victoria continued 10 cm of snow expected for the Queen Charlottes and 20 to 30 cm of snow … Continue reading →

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Frick on a stick

Posted on 25 November, 2006 by Mike

Following up on my post below– it turns out that indeed my warranty has lapsed, and I am therefore SOL. (Duuh-oy! I bet you didn’t see that one coming!) Dell doesn’t seem to think the existence of parallel problems in … Continue reading →

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Something dark is coming

Posted on 25 November, 2006 by Mike

Allors, there is a problem with hallie the notebook. It complains that it does not recognize the AC power adapter type and petulantly refuses to acknowledge that it is plugged in — thus leaving me running on battery power. Needless … Continue reading →

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How is this news?!

Posted on 20 August, 2006 by Mike

I’d have a lot less trouble taking journalism seriously if it stopped putting idiotic things in my newspaper: BERLIN (Reuters) — Two German women complaining on office e-mail about their partners’ poor sex drive found the details of their private … Continue reading →

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This is a security system?

Posted on 3 June, 2006 by Mike

I locked myself out of my online banking application the other day, the result of having flunked its “are you really you” verification system twice. It was asking me, after having punched in my giant bank card number and my … Continue reading →

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