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Marc Clifton wrote: Pension? What's that?
The crumbs some company or government gives you for being a good wage-slave, hoping you will be stupid enough to believe you can live on it with any quality of life.
«While I complain of being able to see only a shadow of the past, I may be insensitive to reality as it is now, since I'm not at a stage of development where I'm capable of seeing it. A few hundred years later another traveler despairing as myself, may mourn the disappearance of what I may have seen, but failed to see.» Claude Levi-Strauss (Tristes Tropiques, 1955)
modified 8-Aug-17 8:49am.
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My quality of life would be good, just not long. My retirement age was recently raised from 60 to 67 and it would pay about $9000 USD per month should I slave away until then. They're hoping they can stress me and others like me to death before then; so they won't have to pay a pension.
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In Thailand, you could live like a proverbial prince on one-third of US $ 9000 per month 
cheers, Bill
«While I complain of being able to see only a shadow of the past, I may be insensitive to reality as it is now, since I'm not at a stage of development where I'm capable of seeing it. A few hundred years later another traveler despairing as myself, may mourn the disappearance of what I may have seen, but failed to see.» Claude Levi-Strauss (Tristes Tropiques, 1955)
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By the time he retires, $9000 will probably buy you a Twinkie. Just.
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Yes, I have discovered that. I like Thailand a lot. I've been there 4 times and will be in the Big Mango in October. It is an option I'm considering.
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If you visit Chiang Mai, look me up.
cheers, Bill
«While I complain of being able to see only a shadow of the past, I may be insensitive to reality as it is now, since I'm not at a stage of development where I'm capable of seeing it. A few hundred years later another traveler despairing as myself, may mourn the disappearance of what I may have seen, but failed to see.» Claude Levi-Strauss (Tristes Tropiques, 1955)
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I'm guessing you don't have a wife who was just diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Almost. Last week our boss had caught a cold, now it looks like he delegated it to me. Yesterday I mostly spent in bed, today I had to come in for a telephone conference with our customer. I would prefer to be in bed, but at least I can leave again after we are done.
Edit: The CP lottery is hyperactive today. I get some new random settings with every click.
I need a perfect, to the point answer as I am not aware of this.
Please don't reply explaining what method overloading is
modified 8-Aug-17 7:07am.
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We wish you a quick recovery (and a happy new year  )
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Thanks, but do you really expect it to take that long?
I need a perfect, to the point answer as I am not aware of this.
Please don't reply explaining what method overloading is
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It depends whether you have a healthy lifestyle ... and a lot of developers ... etc. etc. 
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I tend to tell them I can do telephone conferences from home in this situation.
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"He's a nasty, corrupt work number." (3,6)
Good luck.
Andy B
modified 8-Aug-17 8:26am.
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Nice one! 
I did yesterdays, so I'll leave it to someone else to post the solution. Or I'll do it in four hours, one or the other...
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Must be the sign of the devil: 666
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I prefer the Number of the µBeast: 333
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The devil in me means I'm not going to answer this.
This space for rent
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That's two of you mentioning something about the devil.
I can tell you that's not part of the answer.
Andy B
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OK: SEA SHANTY.
Anagram of "He's a nasty", a Sea Shanty was a "keep in time" working song.
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Well done Griff! Your turn again tomorrow.
Andy B
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Technically I was out of time, but you knew I'd got it from the beginning, so I'll do tomorrows (I got delayed getting back to the computer).
I'll make tomorrow's a hard one (so it'll probably get solved in 2 minutes or less) 
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Hi All,
Just a final post, got home put frozen pizza in oven, had a beer put BBC news on, fell asleep, woke an 2 hours later by the smoke alarm, got burnt circle out of oven(  ). My advise don't attempted to heat food and work!
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Good advice, Glenn. If it's any consolation, that's something all of us have either done, or will do, one day.
Will Rogers never met me.
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Maybe that's why my new oven won't let me simply turn it on. I have to tell it how long to stay on, after which it turns off (with a very audible signal - I set it to maximum level).
It is a hassle when you check the food, and it needs only five minutes more: I can't just leave it in there fore another five minutes and then turn it off, but have to select one of fourteen baking modes and set the timer anew. I guess I will get used to it, and do the reprogramming without having to engage my brain, within a couple of months.
Actually, I never thought of a scenario like the one you describe. It sure gives good reasons for the oven to operate that way.
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never thought of making an ovan like this. Maybe the future considering microwave-ovans have been like this for decades without much huff-puff?
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