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I was at the mosque when I met an acquaintance who then introduced me to his friend. normal small talk followed like where do you stay and what you do for a living, I said "I work in IT", hearing "IT" the guy asked me "Will you be able to repair my PS3". :eek:
Normally I have sarcastic answers ready, but this time I was left speechless and I just said no. :bash:
 
So was doing a spring clean in my pc and came across a date on one of the case fans. I got the Coolermaster Storm Scout in 2010 and nothing has failed, not yet, after 8 years.

I'm duly impressed with the quality of the case and the fans.

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For the past two weeks almost, we've been on overnight observation (8p.m. - 6a.m.) for Neighbourhood Watch, because of problems here. I assign each person to an hour's shift and for that period of time, one sits in the house, in the dark, watching the street and reporting on anything that moves.

I find doing nothing very tiring, because the only other time that I sit and do nothing is when my furkids and I watch the sunset - our daily ritual. Vaping is what gets me through my hour on a quiet night and I've discovered something really interesting. The flavour is enhanced - probably because there is no other stimuli!!
 
For the past two weeks almost, we've been on overnight observation (8p.m. - 6a.m.) for Neighbourhood Watch, because of problems here. I assign each person to an hour's shift and for that period of time, one sits in the house, in the dark, watching the street and reporting on anything that moves.

I find doing nothing very tiring, because the only other time that I sit and do nothing is when my furkids and I watch the sunset - our daily ritual. Vaping is what gets me through my hour on a quiet night and I've discovered something really interesting. The flavour is enhanced - probably because there is no other stimuli!!
right, that's it, i'm coming to visit...:clap:
 
For the past two weeks almost, we've been on overnight observation (8p.m. - 6a.m.) for Neighbourhood Watch, because of problems here. I assign each person to an hour's shift and for that period of time, one sits in the house, in the dark, watching the street and reporting on anything that moves.

I find doing nothing very tiring, because the only other time that I sit and do nothing is when my furkids and I watch the sunset - our daily ritual. Vaping is what gets me through my hour on a quiet night and I've discovered something really interesting. The flavour is enhanced - probably because there is no other stimuli!!
That and possibly the colder less humid air giving a denser vapor. Also I imagine you would take slower more leisurely drags. Then there is, as you said, the sensory deprivation as well.

Combination of many possible factors.

Regards
 
the day is coming close, my fiber internet is getting installed on Tuesday, I hope it's worth the wait and all the hard work shifting my house.
Never I was so excited in my life about getting an internet connection

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the day is coming close, my fiber internet is getting installed on Tuesday, I hope it's worth the wait and all the hard work shifting my house.
Never I was so excited in my life about getting and internet connection

Sent from aPhone
Shifting your house? Did you move to a new trailer park? LOL.

Regards
 
the day is coming close, my fiber internet is getting installed on Tuesday, I hope it's worth the wait and all the hard work shifting my house.
Never I was so excited in my life about getting an internet connection

Sent from aPhone

Hope it all goes well @Faiyaz Cheulkar, considering that you've moved in order to get fibre!
 
You moved to a new house. I notice now that if you say it as we do: "move house" it also implies one has physically moved your home from one location to the next.

Must say it is a rather drastic move to get better internet!

Regards

@Raindance I wish it were possible to move house. If it were, I would have moved house a long time ago!!
 
Apropos "moving house" as above. All languages have their idiosyncrasies and it's always the literal i.e. dictionary meaning which is the "correct" one. Saying that you're "moving house" might well be the accepted way of speaking, depending on the society. That's the thing with language use - all the unspoken, unwritten laws which are embedded in a particular society.

There's one particular idiosyncrasy which drives me nuts. Someone will tell you, "I'm painting my house." That means that he is on a stepladder with paintbrush in hand - but is he? Nope. What he means to say and should say is, "I've having my house painted". So when someone tells me, "I'm painting my house." I always ask them if they're doing it themselves or if a contractor is doing it.

The other common saying when someone dies is, "She lost her husband." Well, has she tried to look for him? Did she report her loss to Lost and Found?

Ah, language, thou art a fiend and a foe!
 
You moved to a new house. I notice now that if you say it as we do: "move house" it also implies one has physically moved your home from one location to the next.

Must say it is a rather drastic move to get better internet!

Regards

Wife works from home whenever possible to try avoid travelling to town during rush hours. I also work from home.
It's difficult without a proper internet connection. LTE doesn't work, no matter how many different providers I try.
For some reason Telkom hates me. I wanted a second internet connection for back up so asked Telkom to put ADSL here at the new address, they have still not connected me, I even raised a complaint to ICASA, still no response.
 
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Wife works from whenever possible to try to avoid travelling to town during rush hours. I also work from home.
It's difficult without a proper internet connection. LTE doesn't work, no matter how many different providers I try.
For some reason Telkom hates me. I wanted a second internet connection for back up so asked Telkom to put ADSL here at the new address, they have still not connected me, I even raised a complaint to ICASA, still no response.
telkom hates everyone equally.
 
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