David in Normandy wrote:
In article , Nick Maclaren says...

In article ,
Martin writes:
|
| Sounds like a VAX. Instead of soap, put roundup in it.
|
| or VMS.

Now, that is getting a bit too geekish :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.


DEC VAX VMS. Sweet memories of a "proper" operating system.

I swear more than half the contributors to this group are either current
or ex IT.

Hey, and one of us (i.e. one of me :-) is still a current
VMS consultant !

VMS - when downtime is not an option.

On 4/10/07 12:12, in article ,
"designmea" wrote:


Hi, thanks for all of your messages!

First of all, thankyou for pointing out the spelling mistakes. I know
they are there and will be proof reading and correcting them as soon as
possible. Having lots of work to do and no internet access at home means
these things happen

Also, im not a web designer by any means, this is my first attempt at a
website. Although I am happy to take critisism (I know the site isnt
perfect), im just happy to have achieved anything at all! Just as a
note, the website wont work unless you have flash on your computer.

As for my design specialism, I am a '3D Designer', which basically
means I can design a pretty broad range of products. I am not an
engineer or an architect however, so the boundaries are only with what
I have the skills to do.

Thankyou for reponses so far on my website, if anyone else has
suggestions or thoughts for products that could be good for gardeners
or any other ideas, please dont hesitate to contact me. Holly.



Well, you've already got Cat's request for a lethal hoe. ;-) Good luck,
Holly.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

In article , Sacha
says...
On 4/10/07 12:12, in article ,
"designmea" wrote:


Hi, thanks for all of your messages!

First of all, thankyou for pointing out the spelling mistakes. I know
they are there and will be proof reading and correcting them as soon as
possible. Having lots of work to do and no internet access at home means
these things happen

Also, im not a web designer by any means, this is my first attempt at a
website. Although I am happy to take critisism (I know the site isnt
perfect), im just happy to have achieved anything at all! Just as a
note, the website wont work unless you have flash on your computer.

As for my design specialism, I am a '3D Designer', which basically
means I can design a pretty broad range of products. I am not an
engineer or an architect however, so the boundaries are only with what
I have the skills to do.

Thankyou for reponses so far on my website, if anyone else has
suggestions or thoughts for products that could be good for gardeners
or any other ideas, please dont hesitate to contact me. Holly.



Well, you've already got Cat's request for a lethal hoe. ;-) Good luck,
Holly.



How about a mole trap that works and is quick and easy to set without
losing fingers?
--
David in Normandy.
(The free MicroPlanet Gravity newsreader is great for eliminating
rubbish and cross-posts)

In article , R.A.Omond says...
Hey, and one of us (i.e. one of me :-) is still a current
VMS consultant !

VMS - when downtime is not an option.


If you need any job control language writing I'm your man! It's been a
good few years but I'm sure the VMS grey cells are still there under the
dust :-)
Getting way off topic now, but I once wrote a very large JCL program to
monitor and regulate the system, run various jobs, backups, reports etc.
I even gave it it's own username space to run in "Marvin". It would
monitor and log off idle users and send messages to appropriate people
saying printers had run out of paper etc. It got quite chatty with one
user one day and they phoned up the I.T. dept asking to speak to Marvin
:-)
--
David in Normandy.
(The free MicroPlanet Gravity newsreader is great for eliminating
rubbish and cross-posts)

In article ,
David in Normandy writes:
|
| Getting way off topic now, but I once wrote a very large JCL program to
| monitor and regulate the system, run various jobs, backups, reports etc.
| I even gave it it's own username space to run in "Marvin". It would
| monitor and log off idle users and send messages to appropriate people
| saying printers had run out of paper etc. It got quite chatty with one
| user one day and they phoned up the I.T. dept asking to speak to Marvin
| :-)

You should have said that he had eloped with Eliza :-)


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Oct 4, 3:56 pm, David in Normandy wrote:
In article , R.A.Omond says...

Hey, and one of us (i.e. one of me :-) is still a current
VMS consultant !

VMS - when downtime is not an option.

If you need any job control language writing I'm your man! It's been a
good few years but I'm sure the VMS grey cells are still there under the
dust :-)
Getting way off topic now, but I once wrote a very large JCL program to
monitor and regulate the system, run various jobs, backups, reports etc.
I even gave it it's own username space to run in "Marvin". It would
monitor and log off idle users and send messages to appropriate people
saying printers had run out of paper etc. It got quite chatty with one
user one day and they phoned up the I.T. dept asking to speak to Marvin
:-)

.... the Paranoid Android?

Cat(h)

In article om, Cat(h)
says...
On Oct 4, 3:56 pm, David in Normandy wrote:
In article , R.A.Omond says...

Hey, and one of us (i.e. one of me :-) is still a current
VMS consultant !

VMS - when downtime is not an option.

If you need any job control language writing I'm your man! It's been a
good few years but I'm sure the VMS grey cells are still there under the
dust :-)
Getting way off topic now, but I once wrote a very large JCL program to
monitor and regulate the system, run various jobs, backups, reports etc.
I even gave it it's own username space to run in "Marvin". It would
monitor and log off idle users and send messages to appropriate people
saying printers had run out of paper etc. It got quite chatty with one
user one day and they phoned up the I.T. dept asking to speak to Marvin
:-)

... the Paranoid Android?

Cat(h)


Yes, that's the one. I can't remember if the user was phoning to
complain about something or to arrange a date with him :-)

It is a bit unsettling to remember that I wrote the Marvin software
twelve years ago!
--
David in Normandy.
(The free MicroPlanet Gravity newsreader is great for eliminating
rubbish and cross-posts)

"designmea" wrote in message
...

Hi, thanks for all of your messages!

First of all, thankyou for pointing out the spelling mistakes. I know
they are there and will be proof reading and correcting them as soon as
possible. Having lots of work to do and no internet access at home means
these things happen

Don't worry about it, everyone else is perfect and knows everything!

Also, im not a web designer by any means, this is my first attempt at a
website. Although I am happy to take critisism (I know the site isnt
perfect), im just happy to have achieved anything at all! Just as a
note, the website wont work unless you have flash on your computer.

I liked it, it was fresh and clean. And why on Earth does anyone who Knows
About Computers NOT have Flash?

As for my design specialism, I am a '3D Designer', which basically
means I can design a pretty broad range of products. I am not an
engineer or an architect however, so the boundaries are only with what
I have the skills to do.

I understood that.

Ignore people who think it's clever to insult those who are trying hard.

Mary

"David in Normandy" wrote in message
...

Once I saw a white van with the lettering "Garden Maintinince" or
similar spelling error. I couldn't help wondering if it was accidental
or like the badly spelled sign outside Arkwright's (Ronny Barker's) shop
- there as a lure to get people through the door so he could sell them
something.

Well, David, nobody's perfect - except in his (usually) own estimation.

The man who never made a mistake never made anything.

I doubt that any of the detractors knew everything when starting out.

Mary

"Cat(h)" wrote in message
ups.com...


I saw no-one having a go at the young lady.
I saw plenty of feed back at the shop window (website) she uses to
promote her project - some positive, some negative - which she might
just see for what it is, constructive criticism which is helpful to
her. As a designer, it is important that she would get a real feel
for the response of her audience to what she designs, even her
website, surely?
And if she delivers on my permanent weeding hoe, she's guaranteed to
become a gazillionnaire, and even more worthwhile, my eternal
gratitude ;-)

Cat(h) (so lighten up a smidgen, eh?)

Please do

"Cat(h)" wrote in message
oups.com...

I'm being rather more challenging than that: I want *permanent* weed
removal. As in pluck once in a lifetime. As in creeping-buttercup-
begone-never-to-be-seen-again.

Just get a trowel, dear. and persevere. OIt worked for me.

As in total weed sterility (with
perfect wanted plant fruitfulness, of course).

For certain values of 'weed' of course. That is, YOUR values.

I wonder if the laser technology for unwanted hair removal could be
adapted...

It doesn't work.

"David in Normandy" wrote in message
...

I swear more than half the contributors to this group are either current
or ex IT.

Well said.

Mary

"Cat(h)" wrote in message
ps.com...
On Oct 4, 3:56 pm, David in Normandy wrote:
In article , R.A.Omond says...

Hey, and one of us (i.e. one of me :-) is still a current
VMS consultant !

VMS - when downtime is not an option.

If you need any job control language writing I'm your man! It's been a
good few years but I'm sure the VMS grey cells are still there under the
dust :-)
Getting way off topic now, but I once wrote a very large JCL program to
monitor and regulate the system, run various jobs, backups, reports etc.
I even gave it it's own username space to run in "Marvin". It would
monitor and log off idle users and send messages to appropriate people
saying printers had run out of paper etc. It got quite chatty with one
user one day and they phoned up the I.T. dept asking to speak to Marvin
:-)

... the Paranoid Android?

You're showing your age.

Cat(h)

"David in Normandy" wrote in message
...
How about a mole trap that works and is quick and easy to set without
losing fingers?

I second that last bit. Barrel traps work well but it's easy to hurt
yourself when setting them.

In message , Mary Fisher
writes
I liked it, it was fresh and clean. And why on Earth does anyone who
Knows About Computers NOT have Flash?

I would expect that the more one knows about computers the less likely
one is to have Flash.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley