Dearly beloved HAF members. It is with great sadness that I say au revoir, as I am off to Dubai this evening. :violin:
I am not looking forward to it, because I am pretty sure the godless HAF site is blocked there. If all goes well I will be back home next Friday the 24th, so it is simply au revoir, not goodbye.
Please behave yourselves while I'm away.
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 17, 2017, 11:22:00 AM
Dearly beloved HAF members. It is with great sadness that I say au revoir, as I am off to Dubai this evening. :violin:
I am not looking forward to it, because I am pretty sure the godless HAF site is blocked there. If all goes well I will be back home next Friday the 24th, so it is simply au revoir, not goodbye.
You will be missed.
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Please behave yourselves while I'm away.
No.
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 17, 2017, 11:22:00 AM
Dearly beloved HAF members. It is with great sadness that I say au revoir, as I am off to Dubai this evening. :violin:
I am not looking forward to it, because I am pretty sure the godless HAF site is blocked there. If all goes well I will be back home next Friday the 24th, so it is simply au revoir, not goodbye.
Please behave yourselves while I'm away.
It'll be interesting to see if you are correct. I fear you will be.
"YOU CAN'T LEAVE, ALL THE PLANTS WILL DIE"!
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 17, 2017, 11:22:00 AM
Dearly beloved HAF members. It is with great sadness that I say au revoir, as I am off to Dubai this evening. :violin:
I hate goodbyes... :cryandrun:
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 17, 2017, 11:22:00 AM
Please behave yourselves while I'm away.
Impossible.
Safe travels!
Take pictures, but don't get arrested. See you again soon.
Safe travels! Dubai is an...interesting place.
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 17, 2017, 11:22:00 AMPlease behave yourselves while I'm away.
:sidesmile:
Aw, Hermes, I've already missed you because I haven't been here for a bit, and now you're in DUBAI?!?! What the hell? Are vacationing with the rich and famous?
Well, as long as you come home in one piece, I'll try to overlook this absence. ;)
Om shawazi a'biswal!
I got here about 2 hours ago, and was surprised to be able to connect to HAF. Let's hope it's not just a fluke and it continues for the rest of my stay.
Thanks for all the good wishes.
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 18, 2017, 09:53:19 AM
I got here about 2 hours ago, and was surprised to be able to connect to HAF. Let's hope it's not just a fluke and it continues for the rest of my stay.
Thanks for all the good wishes.
Just don't get caught, wipe visits here from your history, just in case!
And don't get tempted.
Quote from: Dragonia on November 18, 2017, 04:56:41 AM
Aw, Hermes, I've already missed you because I haven't been here for a bit, and now you're in DUBAI?!?! What the hell? Are vacationing with the rich and famous?
Well, as long as you come home in one piece, I'll try to overlook this absence. ;)
Yes, hobnobbing with royalty. :frolic:
But also presenting a training course.
Quote from: Dave on November 18, 2017, 09:55:13 AM
And don't get tempted.
Ha, not likely. I'm into Asians.
:o Wishing you luck worked! We must have some godlike ability to influence events just by wishing they come true!
We must name this apparent superpower. Not 'prayer', that's already taken.
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on November 18, 2017, 01:52:48 PM
:o Wishing you luck worked! We must have some godlike ability to influence events just by wishing they come true!
We must name this apparent superpower. Not 'prayer', that's already taken.
I am sure Father Bruno will have a name for it. I hope it can be repeated in polite society.
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 18, 2017, 02:21:09 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on November 18, 2017, 01:52:48 PM
:o Wishing you luck worked! We must have some godlike ability to influence events just by wishing they come true!
We must name this apparent superpower. Not 'prayer', that's already taken.
I am sure Father Bruno will have a name for it. I hope it can be repeated in polite society.
"Thoughts and Prayers" my man, simply, "Thoughts and Prayers".
We do need a word or phrase as atheist don't we in situations which call for such intentions of good will?
For example, what do you all say when someone sneezes? I usually just say "Bless you"...there was a Seinfeld episode where Jerry tried to switch "God Bless You" with "You are So Good Looking", but it didn't work.
I suppose we could say "Godzilla or "Go-Zirrah! ;D
For people dealing with loss or grief I usually just tell them that I'm thinking of them, sorry for their loss and let them know that I'm available if they need help or simply need company, etc...
It's hard being an atheist in a secular world...
If I knew Hermes better, I probably would have said, "Oh you're going to Dubai? Well fuck you, you bastard, enjoy your trip. I'll be here in Michigan, cold, damp and wet while you party with the Kardashians"! ;D
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on November 18, 2017, 01:52:48 PM
:o Wishing you luck worked! We must have some godlike ability to influence events just by wishing they come true!
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Only I have the magical powers to do that around here! >:(
If something like that happens to anyone else, it's just a big fat coincidence! I already knew he was gonna have access to the forum that's why I didn't wish
hermes2015, :airquotes: good luck. :airquotes:
:P
Quote from: Father Bruno on November 18, 2017, 04:49:25 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 18, 2017, 02:21:09 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on November 18, 2017, 01:52:48 PM
:o Wishing you luck worked! We must have some godlike ability to influence events just by wishing they come true!
We must name this apparent superpower. Not 'prayer', that's already taken.
I am sure Father Bruno will have a name for it. I hope it can be repeated in polite society.
"Thoughts and Prayers" my man, simply, "Thoughts and Prayers".
We do need a word or phrase as atheist don't we in situations which call for such intentions of good will?
For example, what do you all say when someone sneezes? I usually just say "Bless you"...there was a Seinfeld episode where Jerry tried to switch "God Bless You" with "You are So Good Looking", but it didn't work.
I suppose we could say "Godzilla or "Go-Zirrah! ;D
For people dealing with loss or grief I usually just tell them that I'm thinking of them, sorry for their loss and let them know that I'm available if they need help or simply need company, etc...
It's hard being an atheist in a secular world...
If I knew Hermes better, I probably would have said, "Oh you're going to Dubai? Well fuck you, you bastard, enjoy your trip. I'll be here in Michigan, cold, damp and wet while you party with the Kardashians"! ;D
To be fair, the people I deal with here are great and I find them quite humble and grateful for the expertise one brings in. It's also quite astonishing to see how many very scantily dressed young ladies are to be seen on the streets.
I usually say "gesundheit" when someone sneezes.
Quote from: Magdalena on November 18, 2017, 05:32:11 PM
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on November 18, 2017, 01:52:48 PM
:o Wishing you luck worked! We must have some godlike ability to influence events just by wishing they come true!
(https://media.giphy.com/media/R8J1B9VWFO0es/giphy.gif)
Only I have the magical powers to do that around here! >:(
If something like that happens to anyone else, it's just a big fat coincidence! I already knew he was gonna have access to the forum that's why I didn't wish hermes2015, :airquotes: good luck. :airquotes:
:P
:worried: I see...
Just arrived back home. At least I was able to keep up with HAF while I was in the UAE.
Thanks again for all the magic good wishes, thoughts, and prayers, fellow HAFers. I will need those again next month when I will be spreading the Good News to the delightful Omanis. I will be in the capital of Oman, Muscat, the last week in December.
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 24, 2017, 08:15:53 AM
Just arrived back home. At least I was able to keep up with HAF while I was in the UAE.
Thanks again for all the magic good wishes, thoughts, and prayers, fellow HAFers. I will need those again next month when I will be spreading the Good News to the delightful Omanis. I will be in the capital of Oman, Muscat, the last week in December.
Another good reason for not celebrating Christms then?
Quote from: Dave on November 24, 2017, 10:03:46 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on November 24, 2017, 08:15:53 AM
Just arrived back home. At least I was able to keep up with HAF while I was in the UAE.
Thanks again for all the magic good wishes, thoughts, and prayers, fellow HAFers. I will need those again next month when I will be spreading the Good News to the delightful Omanis. I will be in the capital of Oman, Muscat, the last week in December.
Another good reason for not celebrating Christms then?
I don't need any reasons. The only part of my body that celebrates Christmas is my stomach.
I am off to Dubai this evening. It is an 8 hour flight, then I have a 3 hour wait before my flight to Muscat in Oman tomorrow morning. I have been there before and was quite impressed with the country, because it is not as nouveau riche as Dubai and is one of the more enlightened Middle Eastern countries.
I hope I can access the HAF site in Muscat and keep up with everyone here.
^^
Have a wonderful trip, hermes2015.
:computerwave:
Yup, enjoy but be safe.
Enjoy. Don't forget the photos!
Thanks for all the good wishes. I'm off to the airport in an hour. I will be back home on Saturday the 6th, but will try to connect before then while I am in Muscat.
I checked into my hotel in Muscat about 4 hours ago and found that I could log onto HAF. Had a siesta and it's still working. I just hope it will be OK the rest of the week so I won't suffer from withdrawal symptoms.
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 30, 2017, 11:24:43 AM
I checked into my hotel in Muscat about 4 hours ago and found that I could log onto HAF. Had a siesta and it's still working. I just hope it will be OK the rest of the week so I won't suffer from withdrawal symptoms.
Cool. So what are you up to there?
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on December 30, 2017, 11:45:04 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 30, 2017, 11:24:43 AM
I checked into my hotel in Muscat about 4 hours ago and found that I could log onto HAF. Had a siesta and it's still working. I just hope it will be OK the rest of the week so I won't suffer from withdrawal symptoms.
Cool. So what are you up to there?
I am presenting a 5-day seminar/training course on gas chromatography at a crude oil and natural gas exploration and development company. It will be mainly theoretical, with a lot of organic chemistry, but also a bit of practical lab work. I will have about 16 trainees. I've done this before in Oman, so I shouldn't get too many surprises.
That is interesting, since the previous company that I worked for (Beckman Coulter) is active in gas chromatography as well.
Quote from: Tom62 on December 30, 2017, 12:57:17 PM
That is interesting, since the previous company that I worked for (Beckman Coulter) is active in gas chromatography as well.
They are not a major player in analytical scale GC anymore. Agilent Technologies, the company I am associated with, is now the leader.
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 30, 2017, 01:23:56 PM
Quote from: Tom62 on December 30, 2017, 12:57:17 PM
That is interesting, since the previous company that I worked for (Beckman Coulter) is active in gas chromatography as well.
They are not a major player in analytical scale GC anymore. Agilent Technologies, the company I am associated with, is now the leader.
I believe that Beckman Coulter is nowadays more active in "Life Sciences", manufacturing biomedical laboratory instruments.
YAY! WE CAN STILL HEAR YOU!!! (TALK LOUDER 'CUZ IT'S LONG DISTANCE!!!)
Quote from: joeactor on December 30, 2017, 04:15:00 PM
YAY! WE CAN STILL HEAR YOU!!! (TALK LOUDER 'CUZ IT'S LONG DISTANCE!!!)
:sadwave:
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 30, 2017, 12:42:51 PM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on December 30, 2017, 11:45:04 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 30, 2017, 11:24:43 AM
I checked into my hotel in Muscat about 4 hours ago and found that I could log onto HAF. Had a siesta and it's still working. I just hope it will be OK the rest of the week so I won't suffer from withdrawal symptoms.
Cool. So what are you up to there?
I am presenting a 5-day seminar/training course on gas chromatography at a crude oil and natural gas exploration and development company. It will be mainly theoretical, with a lot of organic chemistry, but also a bit of practical lab work. I will have about 16 trainees. I've done this before in Oman, so I shouldn't get too many surprises.
Sounds interesting, Hermes. :popcorn:
Quote from: xSilverPhinx on December 31, 2017, 08:47:22 PM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 30, 2017, 12:42:51 PM
Quote from: BooksCatsEtc on December 30, 2017, 11:45:04 AM
Quote from: hermes2015 on December 30, 2017, 11:24:43 AM
I checked into my hotel in Muscat about 4 hours ago and found that I could log onto HAF. Had a siesta and it's still working. I just hope it will be OK the rest of the week so I won't suffer from withdrawal symptoms.
Cool. So what are you up to there?
I am presenting a 5-day seminar/training course on gas chromatography at a crude oil and natural gas exploration and development company. It will be mainly theoretical, with a lot of organic chemistry, but also a bit of practical lab work. I will have about 16 trainees. I've done this before in Oman, so I shouldn't get too many surprises.
Sounds interesting, Hermes. :popcorn:
It's going well so far. Most of them are quite keen to learn.
Be safe and bring back some photos.