Pixelfill

piss take - please

where were you - we were there tonight, and you didn't show up Have a good one tomorrow - Sorry we can't make it. Mike

Happy Birthday one and all - just about got it in before close of play

Good Luck with the sale. Mike

I wimped out - I decided that for the time being I should stay as I haven't really given myself enough time to make a decision, nothing to stop me still looking, though if I find somewhere I'll kick myself at missing out on the redundancy. plus the rumours are another round is likely to occur later in the year. - I'm sure your Uncle Peter has further details I also heard rumours that the release date would be very soon, which is a bit too close for comfort. Thanks for all your input though guys it was very much appreciated. Mike

Hi Simon, No as you say it isn't binding at present, nor would it be guaranteed - though with the Unions involved and the number of people needed to be released I think they'd have to seriously want to keep me to avoid the application being rejected. However conversely if I applied I'd need to come up with a good reason not to accept it as the individual calculations have already been done, and the rest of the process is effectively a formality - should you be approved. Thanks for all your replies so far. Mike

1) How secure is the role if you stay? That's the concern - our industry is really on it's arse at the moment, so I suspect staying will merely be a stay of execution 2) Are you in a position to take a gamble? Once again a difficult one, I'm the major earner in the household, but aside from some credit and the mortgage we would be pretty comfortable for a while. It would be the equivalent of 18 months take home pay (after tax, pension and NI). i.e. much less than salary

sorry - I had checked the site I was curious about your role specifically.

Cheers dude, will do. Off topic, but what do you do there ?

Well where is she - In her absence Has Vicki finished yet, has she anything else lined up? I think I'd prefer to walk straight into another job than risk waiting a while and stagnating. Mike

We've been offered VR at our place, and the terms are quite reasonable. I've been there 15 years, and would get a settlement which equates to just over 1 1/2 years take home salary. Now as with all big companies you get used to the way things work, and what the company expects of you, and for the last few years budgets have been tight so training has been at a real minimum. So I've lost touch with whether I have marketable skills. Our area is quite a niche market as it is, and in most other comparable markets things move at quite a pace, so there is a very real possibility that I've "fallen behind" the market. Also I've never been a specialist in my field, just a good all rounder. For these and numerous other reasons I can't decide whether to jump or cling on, and the application deadline is tomorrow so I'm running out of breathing room. I guess what I'm wondering is if anyone else has found themselves in a similar position, and what their decision was and how it panned out. Also what is the job market like at the moment, my work is in real-time graphics for simulators - as said I'm a generalist, part general software, C++, and part "Artist", so I guess the nearest comparable mass market is the computer games industry. Over to you... Thanks for reading Mike

We can't make 16th, but sounds a sensible idea nonetheless. Mike

If the TRL diagram works then yes you just need 2 relays and a switch to recreate the circuit. AFAIK this is different to the Garfy mod. which I believe replicates the Blitz Active Spoiler control functionality. Mike

Power stations do exist. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6616651.stm

Most (if not all) JSpec cars have the ODO converted to count up in miles at the point the speedo conversion is done, so I don't think that has any bearing on the figures. Mike

just to clarify - I'm guessing you won't be meeting at 12:00 am (i.e. midnight) I presume you mean lunchtime, if not then you really need to rethink, or at least say whether you mean Friday or Saturday night. Mike

hello guys, I've been a lurker over on clubaristo for a long while. Mike

yeah Toyota and Subaru have joined forces on the car to reduce the development costs, as I understand it they'll both release a car based on the same basic model. In much the same was as the Peugeot, Citroen, Toyota supermini a few years back.

take a spare inner tube !

I have heard "rumours" that certain bulbs are actually not user servicable parts on some vehicles. Surely this has to be 80110ck5 ?! Mike

oh no not Robert I'm sure Robert understands the reasoning behind my earlier post, and as you spotted he's been here a short while so you should be okay Mike

please make sure that the offer is from a full club member for your own security. If it's not a full club member please report the PM. Mike

shame it's pink

Thanks guys Happy birthday to you sir Mike

hello Mike