Lord, Protect me from knowing what I don't need to know.    Protect me from even knowing that there are things to know that I don't know.   Protect me from knowing that I decided not to know about the things that I decided not to know about.   Amen.     Douglas Adams                                                                                                                                                                             

Heyyy well done FG ! and not a bad first forum post!                                                                                                                                                                              

Another classic from the Doug meister: A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof was to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools   being an IT PM - this is VERY relevant to me!!                                                                                                                                                                              

god bless you sister....sister feisty..ready for the confession...well done on your first posting                                                                                                                                                                             

Both excellent quotes                                                                                                                                                                               

Well thank you kindly my BM buddies... *takes bow*                                                                                                                                                                               

The mind is like a parachute , it only functions when its open . (author unknown)                                                                                                                                                                             

  The mind is like a parachute , it only functions when its open   Wow Billy You dont say much But when you do !                                                                                                                                                                                                        

well put exc                                                                                                                                                                             

People think computers will keep them from making mistakes, they're wrong, with computers you make mistakes faster. Adam Osborne   (and oh boy is he right on that one!)                                                                                                                                                                               

Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company. George Washington                                                                                                                                                                             

well, i was asleep when my mobi rang at 3.30am, as i am always on call for police etc, i answered to find a woman asking for a price for me to open a safe, when i gave her a price then asked do you want me to come out now, she said and i quote...." aww no i was just looking up numbers in the yp and as your 24 hrs i thought i would ask for a price...i havent actually lost my keys ...YET ".....I did try and be polite with my reply

" Talking to you is like pushing fog uphill with a rake!"   My old RSM.                                                                                                                                                                             

" Strange women lyin in ponds, distributin swords. Is no basis for a system of government "   Dennis the peasant.                                                                                                                                                                             

We are stuck with technology when what we really want is just stuff that works.  How do you recognize something that is still technology?  A good clue is if it comes with a manual   Douglas Adams                                                                                                                                                                                 

"If you think you are can or cannot do something you are right!" Cannot reamember through lack of sleep lol below is reason why.   "If a drunk driver is chased though Hull in a stollen car he will crash!" erm me! 5ish this morning after an eeejit totalled the Celica and my next door neighbors two cars (VW Bora Total write off Beetle rear and front damaged plus annother neighbors Citreon MPV Rear end damage.) At least the driver was caught by the man most aggreived rugby takled to the ground (he'd allready stopped his own progress in the car by nutting the windscreen not sure he had seat belt on but all airbags were deployed) do not know if he ended up more brain damaged by the crash than he already obviously was...... The "man" is pond life in my book. Turns out the keys were taken from the owners home! This happened opposite a School/Health ctr gates a few feet from a School crossing in a 20mph restricted road with speed bumps/chicanes luckily happened in the wee smallish hours.                                                                                                                                                                                 

"If something is too hard to do the first time you try, it ain't worth doing."   Homer Simpson                                                                                                                                                                             

doh !!!                                                                                                                                                                             

'You're a hard person to ignore, but worth the effort'                                                                                                                                                                             

kids jumps off a wall , just before his mum shouts..'dont come running to me when you fall off and break ya leg !!! '