Day of the Triffids

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blobrana wrote:
   Hum,

Remember today/tomorrow the meteor shower starts...

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Thanks Blob,

You've just reminded me of two important things, firstly to watch for shooting stars tonight (and make some wishes), and also that I mustn't forget to water Albert (my spider plant).

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Well yeah, just sayng "I'm going to water the plant" sounds so impersonal, so I christened it Albert.  

An old college mate of mine had a plant called "Emily", if my  memory is correct that was a type of weed too...

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@Blob

I missed the show as East Anglia was well and truly clouded over last night, a real shame considering I try and make a habit of watching out for meteors this time of year.

I saw a great display back in '95...

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@Blob

That sounds good to me, I remember back in '95 when me and a couple of mates were lying on a grassy bank in the middle of nowhere during a very warm night watching meteors shooting across the sky seeing who could count the most.

Make sure you remember to make a wish too....

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@Odin

Hehe, we're such a bunch of hopeless romantics on this site aren't we?

I seem to remember making a similar wish on that sultry evening nine years ago....

*sigh*

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Haha!

Luckily there's more shooting stars....

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Seriously Odin,

Best of luck dude...  I hope the lady in question is worth it.

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Well, I found suitably stmospheric music (Oxygene, c/o JM Jarre) for shooting star spotting.  Unfortunately the weather has other ideas.

@Blob,

Did you really call your Amiga "Douglas"?  

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odin wrote:
@blob:
Heh, actually I tend to call my A1200 Sleipnir :-).

I have to be completely unoriginal and confess mine's called "Amy".  Haven't yet named the Alfa Romeo or the mountain bike hehe.

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Oh yes......those eyes..........
Slight problematic detail, she lives in Budapest.

Jeez dude, you like complications?  If she's worth it then good luck to you...  How did you meet?

I think I'll be making a wish on your behalf at this rate.

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Well although it was cloudy last night I made a wish on Odin's behalf....

How long does the perseid shower last for?  I'm hopeful of better weather at the weekend.

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Hmmm (hum!?) radar feed takes all the romance out of meteor spotting.

It's disappointing that the weather conspires against a metoer storm yet again.

@Blob,

Slightly O/T but I was outside a couple of weeks back staring at a moonless sky.  I could make out a faint point of light moving across the sky at high speed....  Could it have been a satellite or something man made?  Are artificial satellites visible from the ground?