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Kristen
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 Posted - 2007-07-10 : 12:30:17
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We're off on holiday on Thursday. It all looks a bit energetic to me ... I mean, nearly 15 miles every-other-day ... 
www.Cycling-for-Softies.co.uk
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dinakar
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2007-07-10 : 12:44:47
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kool.. have fun...
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jezemine
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2007-07-10 : 16:09:21
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that looks like an excellent time! I wish my wife liked to cycle...
15 miles will go fast, just an hour (or two if you are really slow). I biked 90 miles this past July 4!
have fun!
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eyechart
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2007-07-10 : 16:32:22
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Michael Valentine Jones
Yak DBA Kernel (pronounced Colonel)
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Posted - 2007-07-10 : 17:19:10
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15 miles in 2 days?
You could walk it if you can manage a one mile per hour pace.
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madhivanan
Premature Yak Congratulator
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Posted - 2007-07-10 : 23:45:13
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Have a nice time there 
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Kristen
Test
22859 Posts |
Posted - 2007-07-11 : 02:58:19
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"daily blood transfusions"
Good plan, I see from their web site that that is an optional extra, thanks!
"15 miles in 2 days?"
No MVJ, you didn't read the post properly. Its 15 miles in ONE day, and then a day off. Very strenuous ...
I'll report back when the project is completed ...
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X002548
Not Just a Number
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
11752 Posts |
Posted - 2007-07-11 : 10:09:25
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have fun on your holidays K-Bot v2!
well him being a multi-millionaire and a huge castle mansion owner i have no idea why he still works
oh yes... tayes... 
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2007-07-23 : 12:53:23
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Back now.
Strongly recommended. Had a fabby time. And the Tour de France came right past the front of our hotel which was an added bonus.
The French, bless them!, have tarmaced over their old deserted railways - presumably using EC grants funded by Us Brits - and the tow-paths etc. alongside the rivers to make very agreeable cycle tracks. The old stations have been converted to Bike Rental stores, all surounded by sleepy French countryside. And I've got somewhat fit (offset the Effort with the Gourmet French cuisine!) in the process.
I'm very seriously tempted to adopt this as a Summer complement to skiing in the Winter.
I bought a couple of Chateaus that I liked the look of whilst I was there. Let me know if you want to stay there ...
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eyechart
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2007-07-23 : 13:23:53
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that sounds like a nice vacation and really good timing/planning with the tour being in town at the same time. For some reason just catching a glimpse of the peleton as it speeds by sounds really cool to me.
Also, this thread got me thinking about vacations and such. Since we have an international group that frequents sqlteam, I was wondering how much vacation time you all typically get and are actually able to use?
I get 3 weeks of vacation per year, and can have up to double that on the books max (if I don't use it all in a single year) However, I stop accruing vacation as soon as I hit my max. Unfortunately, I have only used my full vacation a couple of times in the last 8 or 10 years.
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2007-07-23 : 13:30:03
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22 days.
any overtime i do counts as extra vacation.
i have to spend my last years leftover vacation days by the 1st July of the current year. they don't get accrued.
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2007-07-23 : 13:32:42
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you know... we could make an sqlTeam world gathering... say somewhere in Asia... maybe Thailand or Philipines
It's not very expensive so everybody can come, plus it's a great vacation spot.
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2007-07-23 : 13:39:41
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Pah! My string of Chateaux not good enough for you?  |
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dinakar
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2007-07-23 : 13:40:57
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no vacation time as such. The downside of consulting. Ofcourse I get paid for any OT. so if I can plan in advance I can make up with OT's (if its < 10-15 hrs). anything higher I have to take a cut 
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2007-07-23 : 13:42:17
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hey K-Bot, is that an invitation?
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Kristen
Test
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Posted - 2007-07-23 : 13:49:35
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| You are always welcome, you know that. But you gotta bring the beers ... |
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spirit1
Cybernetic Yak Master
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Posted - 2007-07-23 : 13:52:57
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i don't think i can put beers on the plane
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graz
Chief SQLTeam Crack Dealer
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Posted - 2007-07-23 : 15:06:05
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Welcome back! That sounds like fun. I've been an avid Tour watcher again this year.
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eyechart
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2007-07-23 : 15:08:24
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quote:
Originally posted by spirit1
i don't think i can put beers on the plane
sure you can
if I can get spirytus rektyfikowany out of poland you can surely get some beers into France...
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eyechart
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker
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Posted - 2007-07-23 : 15:11:22
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quote:
Originally posted by graz
Welcome back! That sounds like fun. I've been an avid Tour watcher again this year.
me too. I wasn't going to watch it this year because of all the scandals.. But I still find myself tuning in to phil liggett every morning to see what is going on.
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