OT - The official TeAm "good news" thread 2.0

[EvilWobbles]

Thought I'd contribute

I just passed my last Microsoft certification test and am now officially an MCSE on Windows Server 2003.

 

[GeoffS]

Originally posted by: EvilWobbles
Thought I'd contribute

I just passed my last Microsoft certification test and am now officially an MCSE on Windows Server 2003.

Wow! Great job! :thumbsup:

 

[Wolfsraider]

Originally posted by: EvilWobbles
Thought I'd contribute

I just passed my last Microsoft certification test and am now officially an MCSE on Windows Server 2003.

Holy cow thats great man

 

[Coquito]

Originally posted by: EvilWobbles
Thought I'd contribute

I just passed my last Microsoft certification test and am now officially an MCSE on Windows Server 2003.

I probably can't even get a A+. Excellent work there.

 

[xjamesx]

I've just started the long road towards a BSc w/Honours in Physics with the Open University

Perhaps one day we'll all be crunching on one of my projects

 

[Wolfie]

Good news eh? Well, I don't really know if this counts, but I became a Volunteer firefighter last month. I really enjoy it.

 

[Assimilator1]

Originally posted by: GeoffS

Originally posted by: Assimilator1
Btw how fit do you have to be for JJ? ,I'm not overwieght but I am rather 'stiff'

I'm not as fit as I could be... 5'10" 195lbs... a bit flabby and not particularly flexible, my main source of exercise being ice hockey refereeing and walking my Rottie mix (and I stress walking... he needs to smell everything... running is impossible with him), so lower body was okay, upper body was basically ignored... in the 3 months I've been at it, I'm discovering I'm getting more flexible (btw I'm 41 yrs old) and the endurance is getting better too (our teacher uses boxing elements in our training also)... there's a guy that's over 400 lbs in our class... it's all about desire, determination and discipline! Start up and keep with it

Thanks for the info

Btw lbs means nothing to me ,I use stones or Kgs ,I'm 5'10" ,about 12.5st ~80kgs (I think)

 

[rise]

good news, for me and my family and bad news for anyone unfortunate enough to be around me for a while: i go on the patch wednesday to stop smoking

i should finish my last smokes by then and i pick up the prescription today.

ahh well, with the $$ i save i can afford a new rig every 8 months

 

[GeoffS]

Originally posted by: Assimilator1

Originally posted by: GeoffS

Originally posted by: Assimilator1
Btw how fit do you have to be for JJ? ,I'm not overwieght but I am rather 'stiff'

I'm not as fit as I could be... 5'10" 195lbs... a bit flabby and not particularly flexible, my main source of exercise being ice hockey refereeing and walking my Rottie mix (and I stress walking... he needs to smell everything... running is impossible with him), so lower body was okay, upper body was basically ignored... in the 3 months I've been at it, I'm discovering I'm getting more flexible (btw I'm 41 yrs old) and the endurance is getting better too (our teacher uses boxing elements in our training also)... there's a guy that's over 400 lbs in our class... it's all about desire, determination and discipline! Start up and keep with it

Thanks for the info

Btw lbs means nothing to me ,I use stones or Kgs ,I'm 5'10" ,about 12.5st ~80kgs (I think)

No problem... 195 lbs @ 2.2 kg/lb = ~89Kg... I think...

 

[Assimilator1]

Originally posted by: rise4310
good news, for me and my family and bad news for anyone unfortunate enough to be around me for a while: i go on the patch wednesday to stop smoking

i should finish my last smokes by then and i pick up the prescription today.

ahh well, with the $$ i save i can afford a new rig every 8 months

lol ,good luck on giving up

 

[GeoffS]

Originally posted by: rise4310
good news, for me and my family and bad news for anyone unfortunate enough to be around me for a while: i go on the patch wednesday to stop smoking

i should finish my last smokes by then and i pick up the prescription today.

ahh well, with the $$ i save i can afford a new rig every 8 months

Great job on your desire to kick the habit! That's the first step!

A guy at work here tried hypnosis... he's been off for over a week now... a woman here at work tried hypnosis and was smoking again the next day... not sure how hypnosis suppresses physiological needs/desires brought on by addiction... but it seems to be hit an miss.

 

[rise]

thanks guys. i managed to quit for over a year some time ago so i know i can do it. in fact i did it while hospitalized for a week or so a couple years ago. so it can be done.

the problem is filling in the 14,000+ times a year i lit up with something more productive

 

[networkman]

Now I can post and actually be really cheerful about it! I got my taxes done this evening(H&R Block) and am anticipating a refund of about $3,100 from the Feds. :Q

Aside from bills that I'm going to be cheerfully paying off with the funds, I also spent $300 on the Microsoft Action Pack. For those that don't know, this is a great way for consultants and others to get a TON of great MS products legally to try, test, develop, use, etc. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/partners and click on the link to "Subscribe to Microsoft Action Pack" to learn more.

Needless to say, I'm looking forward to installing XP Pro, Office 2003, 2003 Server, 2003 Exchange Server, 2005 SQL Server, etc. on my home-office computers.

[/i]Financial note: Yes, I know that I'd be wiser to be getting a little extra in each paycheck during the year and investing it to gain the benefit of interest along the way.. I just haven't been disciplined enough to do so.[/i]

 

[Coquito]

Originally posted by: Wolfie
Good news eh? Well, I don't really know if this counts, but I became a Volunteer firefighter last month. I really enjoy it.

I always wanted to be a firefighter growing up. They somewhat recently changed the requirements to include a couple years of college. I don't want to go back.

 

[GeoffS]

Originally posted by: networkman
Now I can post and actually be really cheerful about it! I got my taxes done this evening(H&R Block) and am anticipating a refund of about $3,100 from the Feds. :Q

Aside from bills that I'm going to be cheerfully paying off with the funds, I also spent $300 on the Microsoft Action Pack. For those that don't know, this is a great way for consultants and others to get a TON of great MS products legally to try, test, develop, use, etc. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/partners and click on the link to "Subscribe to Microsoft Action Pack" to learn more.

Needless to say, I'm looking forward to installing XP Pro, Office 2003, 2003 Server, 2003 Exchange Server, 2005 SQL Server, etc. on my home-office computers.

[/i]Financial note: Yes, I know that I'd be wiser to be getting a little extra in each paycheck during the year and investing it to gain the benefit of interest along the way.. I just haven't been disciplined enough to do so.[/i]

Excellent! I'm looking at about $2200, and have been eyeballing that Action Pack for about 6 months now... And, I, too, am not disciplined enough to put the extra money aside each paycheck either! :roll:

 

[dmcowen674]

Good thread guys and good news :thumbsup:

I got married, my Debi is an incredible woman.

Got out of destroyed New Orleans.

Living Happily Ever After :heart:

David & Debi

 

[GeoffS]

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Good thread guys and good news :thumbsup:

I got married, my Debi is an incredible woman.

Got out of destroyed New Orleans.

Living Happily Ever After :heart:

David & Debi

Congratulations Dave! Weathering many storms and holding up well to the challenge I see! :thumbsup:

 

[Wolfsraider]

Originally posted by: GeoffS

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Good thread guys and good news :thumbsup:

I got married, my Debi is an incredible woman.

Got out of destroyed New Orleans.

Living Happily Ever After :heart:

David & Debi

Congratulations Dave! Weathering many storms and holding up well to the challenge I see! :thumbsup:

Wow Congrats David

 

[RaySun2Be]

Originally posted by: Wolfsraider

Originally posted by: GeoffS

Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Good thread guys and good news :thumbsup:

I got married, my Debi is an incredible woman.

Got out of destroyed New Orleans.

Living Happily Ever After :heart:

David & Debi

Congratulations Dave! Weathering many storms and holding up well to the challenge I see! :thumbsup:

Wow Congrats David

Double congrats!

You've come a long way, Dave. So glad to hear things are going well and happy times are here again!

 

[networkman]

That's great to hear, David!

 

[Assimilator1]

Congrats Dave :wine:

(unless I missed it you kept quiet about that )

 

[Coquito]

Ice salt is back in stock!

 

[networkman]

My Microsoft Action Pack arrived today!!

This weekend, I'm going to be having fun installing XP Pro, 2003 Server, etc. Now that the software is here, I can bring online a pair of XP2800s!

 

[RaySun2Be]

I can bring online a pair of XP2800s!

Now that's what I call Great News!

 

[Assimilator1]

Originally posted by: RaySun2Be

I can bring online a pair of XP2800s!

Now that's what I call Great News!

Yep sounds good