Since its so quiet in here right now, I`ll put in
a little story i just wrote in the Coconut-thread in
Seti.. ;-) And well.. a new thread for it here.. because it would be nice to hear about the small
happenings in our lives.. So please write away.. ;-))


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Yeah.. as most of you should have noticed by now, the spring has come.
And by that all these birds putting the strange-shaped thingies around
on the ground, or in the threes, or in where ever they can make it. Its
said to be called eggs. But my thought of eggs, as eatable stuff, is
white on the outside. ;p My parents tried to get me to eat other
coloured eggs when i was a kid.. but i was not too fond of their ideas. ;-))
So mostly, if we had collected eggs (aye, of course, I loved to collect
them..hehehe) my mum used them for pancakes and other cakes. The bakings
get such a wonderful yellow colour when used this other ingredience. ;p

Well.. mostly it was seagull eggs that was used. For many years now I have
let the seagulls have their eggs for themselves. And why not, as I didnt
like those eggs anyhow. But what do you think has happend the last years?
Aye... i have two boys.. They have for some or another reason got this
fancy to collect eggs. hehehe. They have "heard" they are eatable.. but they
dont want to eat them. So they give them to me. Im trying to tell them that
I do not like to eat them either.. lol.. and they have heard it more than once.

The other day my oldest son came back home with two eggs. I said; wow.. what
are you planning to use them for? Are you going to bake? ;-)) Nope, he said,
I dont know what to do about them. hehe. I told him that maybe his grandmother
would like them. But she is not home right now, so if so, he would have to
put them in the fridge and wait, and hope there wouldnt come any seagulls in
there. So yesterday he came back home from school and then he asked me;
Mum, have you been checking today? Checking What, I said. - If we have gotten any
bird-kiddies in our fridge. ;-D All i said was that, If there are bird-kiddies
in the fridge, its surely not cold enough in there. ;-))

Well... this was just a tiny little everyday-story from the Moon`s Island.

Have a great day! ;-D


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Well we aren't collecting eggs, but the geese have been hatching their goslings and we have about 30 goslings running around on our lake shore.

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Lovely story Miss Moon, keep them coming. I asume that the picture is of a Herring Gull given the size?

;-) its not a herring seagull, as that has a black back. Exactly what sort the
picture shows im not sure about.. i didnt ask him. ;-)

Well.. i have alot of seagull stories.. and other stories.. hehe.. maybe I should tell another one, whilst we wait for the ham omelett to get finished ;-)
When Seti is back up again, i should probably post it there too.. Im not to happy about copying posts.. but since we are in different places, i guess i have to forget about that thought. Well.. here we go;

When I was a kid, and actually up to 1994 we had sheeps here. And of course, every summer we used two weeks to cut the grass, to make winter food for the animals. Since this is an island, we also cut the grass down to the sea-line some places. And one of these places were a very loved spot for the seagulls to make a nest. That was not what you may call optimal circumstances for us as workers. hehe. It was terrible difficult to get the job done when angry seagulls was diving from above to take our heads ;-) Normally we got rid of them by taking all the eggs, and when that had happend a couple of time, they usually left, and found another place to stay.

One particular year, we got a new couple on this special spot. It was a Great Black-backed Gull couple. And they were obviously young and determined to have this great place to have their kids. As usual we started to take all the 3 eggs. They made new ones. Again, we took the 3 eggs. They made new ones. After doing this 4 times, and they still just continued to make more, and Not move, my father took a whole bucket of gravel and pored on top of the nest, after again removed the 3 eggs. After just a day or two we saw the seagull couple lying there again. When we went to have a look at it, we found that they had removed EVery little stone, one by one, out of the nest. hehehe. They had made 3 new eggs, and seemed to be very happy with themselves. ;-) Next step for us was to again - remove the 3 eggs, and then put a BIG rock in the middle of the empty nest. Yeah! Now we have got them. Finally. ;-) Its about to be smarter than seagulls.. thats the whole trick. ;-))
Next day.............. the seagull couple was lying there again... They had made a new nest, right beside the big rock. Now they even had sort of a shield to the north, so even more cosy. LoL. 3 new eggs... and they were happy as never before.

We desided to let them stay. They had won. And we just had to cope with it somehow. The strange thing was, that because of our occourance around their nest over and over again, they had got used to us. So they didnt care about what we were doing some few meters away from them.. ;-)

We and the seagulls lived in peace the rest of the summer.............
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Thanks, Moon. Nice stories.
I wouldn't worry too much about copying posts as each board is separate and we are unlikely to be signed up for all of them.
Plus, if they're copied just to the Sic forum on each project then it is only those who have already signed up for your weirdness who will be seeing them, it won't be as if you're spamming the general board of each project. :)
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Cheers,

PeterV

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Hehehe.. those who have signed up for my wirdness? lol. Thats the most
horrible thing ive ever heard. ;-))

Yes.. well, im not going to spam all the main boards with it ;-) But I do
have this Coconut-thread in Seti. Thats my free-corner for coconuttiness.. so
I post them there. ;-) Those who open that thread do know that it can contain
some weird stuff... :p

But dont you folks have some stories also? I mean, I cant be the only one
who is nuts by nature.. ? ;-)
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OMG! Panic! It's spreading like wildfire! it's an epidemic!

We're all coming down with a severe case of coconuttiness......

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Okidoki... another small bird-story then.. hehe

Its just to complaint, and i will not post more of them.. maybe
heading to another theme instead.. as I might do anyway. pP ;-))


Another summer, another two weeks of work on the field, so the animals should
have food when the winter come.
Another bird, Eurasian Oystercatcher, called Tjeld in Norway. They also put their nest
and eggs directly on the ground. They also behave in a special way when they
feel something threatning their eggs, or kiddies. Mostly they fly away to a
totally different spot, sit down there and make a horrible noice, to somehow
fool the threater to think the eggs or kids are someone else. ;-) That normally
works, so until this spesific day I had not seen anything else from these birds.

Well, we were back to work, me and my father. We should gather all the grass in the area down to the sea.. and of course the Oystercatcher-couple, which we knew was there, got the idea we were too close. First they started to scream, from the other side of the narrow sound.. sitting on a pole over with our neigbours. hehe. They screamed one by one, then in choir, but it didnt help. We didnt go anywhere. After a long time, with a lot of noise, one of the birds came flying over. I guess they must have desided that my father was a "bigger" threat than I was.. hehehe.. so this bird consentrated on him.

First he landed some few meters from my dad, and started to scream to him. The bird jumped up and down some few times, and fell over. On its back, with the legs into the air. Dead. Totally. My dad looked at it and said to me; "look at that little guy.. he really Can play dead. ;-) It would work on another animal of course, but the poor bird doesnt know that im not a bird or another animal who has not learned these things. ;-)" He asked me to follow closely what would happen.

He went over to the bird, just as the bird wanted him to. When my dad bend over it to catch it, the bird jumped up, moved away a little bit, and stamped its small feet into the ground, very hard and determined. LoL.. He looked my father straight into the eyes, and stamped over and over again, until my father moved towards it. Then it turned around, and started to walk away.. first slow, then when my fathers strated to walk after, it went faster and faster.. hehe. If you have seen the way pinguins "run" .. well this was how the bird was running over the fields.. And my father "run" behind it, copying the birds movements.. Two running pinguins, one tiny, one big.. all the way back to the houses. It was hilarioius! hehehe.. I will never ever forget that sight. ;-)




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Nice story. :)
Exactly the way that bird behaves to Save the Children. :)
It can look kind of funny, but mostly it works too. Fun to watch it, and sometimes play along with it for a while.
I can see it clearly before my eyes. The bird first and your father after it. ;)
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;-)
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You shouild write and publish a book of childrens stories ......

You shouild write and publish a book of childrens stories ......

Of course, but you would make more money doing the book.
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Only if you have adult stories :)
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I have adult stories, but im not that good in english. pPpPp


;-))


Good night all.
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The book would give you practice.
You write it how you think it should look and we'll just interpret the words how we like. :)
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Cheers,

PeterV

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Hehehe.. You guys are just hopeless.. LoL
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What do you expect? We have a coconut for a leader.
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While no ones looking I'll just quickly pinch one......

You really makes me smile.. even in the middle of these sad things happening.. You are all Great!
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I have the feeling its time with another story -

just dont know what about yet.. ;-))


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My grandparents on my mums side lived in Bergen.
Ive always loved my grandfathers house. Ive been walking
in and out there since I was born.. and I
have also lived there for two shorter periods.. First from I was 1,5
to 2,5 years. When my brother was 1/2 a year we moved back here to our
island ;-) Then, when I was 5, I wanted So much to go in a kindergarden,
and there were none such here at that time. So they desided they would
let me stay with my grandparents for half a year to go in a kindergarden
in Bergen. I loved it! But I also missed my parents of course. Well, it
was a special experience for a little girl ;-)

My grandfather bought that house in 1950 i think.. They had 5 kids, my
mother is the oldest. The house has 4 appartments; one in the celler,
two on 1th floor, and 1 on top floor, where my grandparents lived. The others
has been rented out. But now - the horrible sad thing; My grandmother died
few years ago, and my grandfather this spring, as you know.. Now its
empty.. and none of us can afford to take it over.. as its worth alot of
money.. :( So........ maybe it will all be rented out for a while, and then
sold.. Many of us grand children want our parents to save one of the apartment,
- keep it in the family, own it toghether.. so that all of us that doesnt live in Bergen can have a place
to come to.. and feel home - as we always have done there. It will be horrible
the day they eventually sell all of it.. Yes, its a great house - and its
a wonderful place - so close to the center of the city, and still as it
lies on a trown... ;-)

Also my own house i painted yellow from the start. I never saw it as anything
else.. But it went actually several years before I came in thought that also
my grandfathers house is yellow ;-))
Well....

I`ll have a look through some photos later tonight, and post a few.. There is a
very special door into the top apartment in this house. I love that one too.
Never seen anything like it. ;-) ..yes, I have a photo of it. You just wait
and see. ;-D



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That is a very happy/sad story Moon, and a beautiful house. :)
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Maybe the team buy it as a Clubhouse, and let Moons family stay for free when they visit Bergen?
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Maybe the team buy it as a Clubhouse, and let Moons family stay for free when they visit Bergen?

Maybe the team buy it as a Clubhouse, and let Moons family stay for free when they visit Bergen?

Good idea there adriver.

What a really lovely thought for a lovely house....

numbercrunching->milestones ii->chris s->Hei Miss Moon. I would think that Norge is doing quite well these days!

Careful, you may well get moderated for making off-topic comments like that!
I got an email last night from 'moderator' telling me that one of my comments there had been moderated [= deleted] and that I should stay on topic - only milestone announcements, no comments on other people's milestone announcements!

I'll post the email here tonight, unless it gets moderated...
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Cheers,

PeterV

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I saw it.......

and true enough... dont stick your nose up anywhere.. Lol

be veeeeeeeeeery careful.. comments not allowed -
and you shouldnt comment this comment either.. Only
kings and queens can.

;-o .. oh.. what a sad world...........................
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The email I promised, hope you get to see it before it gets modded:

From: "BOINC User" <boinc@cs.rpi.edu>
To: <verstapp@actewagl.net.au>
Sent: Thursday, May 28, 2009 9:30 AM
Subject: MilkyWay@home moderation notice


>
> Your post [ID 23523] in thread 'Milestones II'
> http://milkyway.cs.rpi.edu/milkyway/forum_thread.php?id=854#23523
> has been hidden by moderator Blurf (ID 3069).
>
> Your post was categorized as Other
> Moderator comment: Please keep this thread to Milestones announcements only-thanks.
>
>
> The content of your post:
>>Need to decrease the time
> But hadn't you already optimised it to a sub-microsecond loop?
> Or was that someone else? :)
>
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Cheers,

PeterV

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It sounds like you have been Blurfed.
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Good to see that it doesn't only happen to Moon. :)
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Cheers,

PeterV

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Lets have some fun. lol
We`ll have a vote; Are these
last posts "everyday-stories" or
do they belong in Incognito`s
thread... ;-))
If the last one is choosen, I`ll
put my funny face on and make some
moving - that automaticly give me
the joy of sending mod-mails to my
team-mates. hehe..
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Good to see that it doesn't only happen to Moon. :)

Good to see that it doesn't only happen to Moon. :)

Peter.. you should know that that coconut is a very difficult
indivitual to have on the boards. She is absolutely the worst
sort. I have heard it whispered in the corners...

;-)

Lets have some fun. lol
We`ll have a vote; Are these
last posts "everyday-stories" or
do they belong in Incognito`s
thread... ;-))
If the last one is choosen, I`ll
put my funny face on and make some
moving - that automaticly give me
the joy of sending mod-mails to my
team-mates. hehe..

Lets have some fun. lol
We`ll have a vote; Are these
last posts "everyday-stories" or
do they belong in Incognito`s
thread... ;-))
If the last one is choosen, I`ll
put my funny face on and make some
moving - that automaticly give me
the joy of sending mod-mails to my
team-mates. hehe..

I vote for the 2nd amendment to the 3rd proposal, as agreed by the seconder of the 1st suggestion ......

what was the question again??

I so move, Madame Chairman. Oooops she's gone dancing in the cafe next door.....

Hehehe :-)))

Here is a small everyday story.

Most of you know that I drive for a living at this time.

Well the last week was 4377 even though it was short. for the first 2 days we only had 2 drivers, that did the work of 4 the last 2 days there were 3 of us but the work load was just as bad. one of our drivers had a medical procedure done on Monday and was still too sore to come back to work on Friday.
On the bright side of this we have some very good passengers and they understand when we are short handed. Most of them will do all they can to help us out and make our day go a bit easier.
I just hope when I get to their age and can no longer drive that I will be as understanding and patient as they are.
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What you do today you will have to live with tonight

Here is a small everyday story.

Most of you know that I drive for a living at this time.

Well the last week was 4377 even though it was short. for the first 2 days we only had 2 drivers, that did the work of 4 the last 2 days there were 3 of us but the work load was just as bad. one of our drivers had a medical procedure done on Monday and was still too sore to come back to work on Friday.
On the bright side of this we have some very good passengers and they understand when we are short handed. Most of them will do all they can to help us out and make our day go a bit easier.
I just hope when I get to their age and can no longer drive that I will be as understanding and patient as they are.

Ouch!! That was terrible, I suggest you buy us all a large Baileys in atonement.....

Ouch!! That was terrible, I suggest you buy us all a large Baileys in atonement.....

Cheers...

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Hmmm.. what do we drink for? I must have forgotten....

but I`ll take a Baileys when ever! ;-)
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I don't remember either.......
Maybe somebody else do???
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You're a driver too? ;-)

Do we?
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Guess not ;-)
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'spose we don't then...

Let's do and say we didn't.
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Ehrrm, we could say we didn't, then quietly do, then deny all knowlege, then ..... What was the question again?

Was it a question somewhere?
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Notalwaysright is a blog of retail stories - checkout operators having problems with weird customers.
sometimes its not easy being a queen
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Cheers,

PeterV

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Notalwaysright is a blog of retail stories - checkout operators having problems with weird customers.
sometimes its not easy being a queen

Some pretty funny stuff there.
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