Anything noteworthy happen to you today?

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm

Thanks Aqua. Haven't seen you for a while. I was wondering if you were okay. Over 30C in your part of the world in May does seem a bit much, Bonny. Hope you're feeling better today.

Yes, everything's ok, I've been busy working, and working out and playing the guitar, I've learnt quite a few songs, actually. :guitar2:

Quote: Originally posted by BBP

I don't know, I only domy hero stuff while I'm sleeping!

Damn, that's not very practical, but I guess that where you draw your astonshing and renowned fearlessness.
You should make a comics of your adventures, you could call it The Astounnding Somnambula.

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm

Good to see everyone having a laugh. I've just been hammering away at the piano. I need a break from all this physics from time to time. On the up side, I can tell you what a Higgs boson is, if you've ever wondered.

Nonono, poly, you don't play the piano with hammers, it's not the proper way, or perhaps if you belong to the John Cage School of Bricolage and Music.

I've read a bit about the Higgs boson when it came out, it's overrated, imo. Just kidding, that's awesome actually.

Another awesome thing I read about yesterday was articles about the discovery of gravitational waves, check them out.
https://www.ligo.caltech.edu/news/ligo20170601
https://phys.org/news/2017-06-gravitational-insight-black-ho...

Quote: Originally posted by aquagoat

Nonono, poly, you don't play the piano with hammers, it's not the proper way, or perhaps if you belong to the John Cage School of Bricolage and Music.

Very funny!

Meanwhile, not very funny at all, is London right now.

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm

Wow. That certainly changes the mood. But I can relate. My mother is really far gone with dementia and it kills me every time I visit. And my exam today was complete disaster. Luckily it was only for part of that particular course and I have a chance to redeem myself with the exam for the other part in a week and a half.

Damn, sorry about your mother Poly, that's really a difficult situation to go through.
As for the exams, i'm sure you'll do just fine in 1&1/2 week, come on, we know you can do it. Actually, we know you WILL do it.

Quote: Originally posted by BBP

Or Eindhoven... My old bosses from the newspaper round had had enough on their plate last year - husband Henk suffers diabetes and had a long list of problems with his eyes, feet and kidneys - as he was brought home from dialysis, the taxidriver helping him let him slip and Henk stubbed his toe on the taxi porch. Harmless for most, but because of his diabetes and ill foot health, it meant he had to amputate two toes. In the hospital the wound got infected and he gradually lost more and more, then the infection spread to his other leg - now both legs are amputated. Henk and Nel were hoping for a quiet year after all that happened - but yesterday they were pulled out of their house at 1AM by the fire brigade. Something burning had landed on the balcony above them and set fire to the entire block. Their flat is now uninhabitable. Lines of inquiry are into an aimed attack. http://www.ed.nl/eindhoven/appartementen-gladiolusstraat-ein...

Today I caught Nel as she was leaving the apartment block. Had a good chat.

She told me:
The night of the fire, around 1:30 AM, Henk woke up from the sound of stones and people shouting "brand" - Henk misunderstood and thought they said Frans, a name. When the noise continued he woke Nel up and asked her to call the police. They assumed there was some sort of pub brawl. As Nel reached for the phone, she noticed the heat, the smoke and the many people outside - she dialled the emergency number, did her story and then called her sister who lives nearby. Nel and her sister tried to get Henk out of bed, but they couldn't. Then sister ran next-door to rouse the woman there, an 87-year-old who can't walk either, it took ten minutes before that lady managed to get out of her house.
Meanwhile a policeman had arrived to try and lift Henk. On his own he couldn't. Then another cop came, they managed to lift him together and walk out. They're on the first floor (2nd to Americans) and of course the elevators can't be used.

All the flat's inhabitants are safe and sound, no serious injuries.
Henk and Nel were temporarily placed in a motel, but that was not ideal for blind and legless Henk so they were moved to a nursing home. Nel doesn't like it one bit though - although there live 300 people she hardly ever sees people there, people are almost forced to catch up in the restaurant, which will cost them money... not to mention the place has a view on the graveyard. Henk mentioned the windows don't open and the airco isn't too effective, which with yesterday's unprecedented heat (body temp) makes for an evil combination.

Luckily their house was mostly spared - the balcony is pretty much gone but the fire started higher up and was about to travel down, but it was put out in time. They can move back in on Monday. Also they both realize how lucky they were - the news of London was more than enough evidence of that.

Quote: Originally posted by BBP

Lost my phone... :swear:

Ha, sorry abaut that, Bonny.

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm

I've been away for a while sorting my head out. I've decided physics masters was not for me and I've withdrawn. I'm back working on my physics book and also helping one of my ex lecturers with his book. I'm also finding more time for my music again.

Ha, sorry about that, man.

Quote: Originally posted by aquagoat

Well, all my windows were opened, then it started raining and there was a lot of wind and before I could close the windows, a draught decided to violently shut the one in the kitchen. The left glass is completely destroyed. I live on the first floor, so I'm lucky no-one was walking underneath that window, cause 140 cm of glass broken in long sharp pieces can do a lot of damage on somebody's head. And fortunately it's summer, so I don't really mind having a window half opened all the time. Now I'm waiting for the assurance company to react. And i've contacted a few glaziers to get the job done. Unless I can do it myself, it musn't be more complicated than making a roof.

Okay, I get it! It used to happen to us all the time in our old house, there was a door between the kitchen and the hall. If both the front door and the back door were open, it could slam shut. I think the glass window in it broke about 7 times.
That was a single-sheet of window in an indoor setting, and Dad usually fixed it himself. Installing double glass that also needs to be a waterproof fit is a lot more work.
And my BF (whose father is a builder with his own business) has often told me about how glass easily cuts you if it only slides a bit on your hand, so wear tough gloves.

Quote: Originally posted by BBP

Quote: Originally posted by aquagoat   Well, all my windows were opened, then it started raining and there was a lot of wind and before I could close the windows, a draught decided to violently shut the one in the kitchen. The left glass is completely destroyed. I live on the first floor, so I'm lucky no-one was walking underneath that window, cause 140 cm of glass broken in long sharp pieces can do a lot of damage on somebody's head. And fortunately it's summer, so I don't really mind having a window half opened all the time. Now I'm waiting for the assurance company to react. And i've contacted a few glaziers to get the job done. Unless I can do it myself, it musn't be more complicated than making a roof. Okay, I get it! It used to happen to us all the time in our old house, there was a door between the kitchen and the hall. If both the front door and the back door were open, it could slam shut. I think the glass window in it broke about 7 times. That was a single-sheet of window in an indoor setting, and Dad usually fixed it himself. Installing double glass that also needs to be a waterproof fit is a lot more work. And my BF (whose father is a builder with his own business) has often told me about how glass easily cuts you if it only slides a bit on your hand, so wear tough gloves.

I think I'll get it done by a professional, not that I feel unable to do it myself, but since it gives on the streets, if anything happens after the repair, I'm sure my insurance company won't cover me cause it wasn't done by a pro.

Quote: Originally posted by polydigm

Don't worry about me, it was the right decision. I'm feeling better than I did before making that decision. So, breaking glass, losing phones, I can't leave you guys alone for five minutes.

Apparently, daddy.