Serendipity

by **Richard** » 06 Sep 2007, 12:58

Be careful if you book your holiday over the Web, especially if you are going to Rhodes. See the "Bad spelling" article in today's Katherimini:

by **Kojak** » 06 Sep 2007, 13:07

A friend of mine went to a travel agent to organise a trip to Dacca, Pakistan/Bangladesh to visit another mutual friend. He was greatly surprised to land in Africa! Fortunately the agents admitted their mistake and he eventually got to the right destination. Here's an excerpt from a spoof "Horrorscope" I wrote a few years ago..

"Sagittarius"
Your star sign may be the archer but your aim is way off. The only bow you possess is the one in your hair. You thought you were going to Rhode Island USA. Get the first ferry back and next time read your airline ticket.

by **maziemoo** » 06 Sep 2007, 15:05

I love the word serendipity....never seem to find an opportunity to use it....but it sounds nice

by **Ozzie Geoff** » 06 Sep 2007, 16:06

Book a holiday to Sri Lanka MM and then you'll get serendipt.. :twisted:

by **Adriana** » 07 Sep 2007, 07:34

Had an email the other day from an Antipodean who thought Symi would be a good base for cruising Croatia...

by **maziemoo** » 07 Sep 2007, 09:12

Errrrrr.......

definitely!

by **Adriana** » 07 Sep 2007, 09:27

Mind you the inaptly named Accuweather site not only says Rhodes is in the Sporades but is giving the weather forecast for the Sporades, not the Dodecanese. :idea:

Please add about 5 degrees to all the temperatures given! :evil:

by **Kojak** » 07 Sep 2007, 10:26

Does that mean I won't need my umbrella this year?

[img]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1062/1341035244_9b85611a94.jpg?v 0[/img]

by **Mille** » 07 Sep 2007, 10:39

LOL, this thread made me check my booking papers!

ops:

I have a nifty thing on my desktop showing the current weather at Rhodes Airport. 27 degrees and partially clouded.

I think it's from wunderground. Would be nice to have a weather station on the top of the SV office tho

by **maziemoo** » 07 Sep 2007, 10:59

This is the link I use
(sorry can't get it to turn blue and underline thingy)....comparing it with what Adriana tells us in her news postings, it seems quite accurate.

[quote="Mille"]

LOL, this thread made me check my booking papers!

ops:

I have a nifty thing on my desktop showing the current weather at Rhodes Airport. 27 degrees and partially clouded.

I think it's from wunderground. Would be nice to have a weather station on the top of the SV office tho

[/quote]

by **maziemoo** » 07 Sep 2007, 11:00

Oh bless.....he looks so innocent

....sitting there with his glass of ouzo :geek:

!

Just goes to show you can't keep a good man down

!

[quote="Kojak"]

Does that mean I won't need my umbrella this year?

[img]http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1062/1341035244_9b85611a94.jpg?v 0[/img]
[/quote]

by **maziemoo** » 07 Sep 2007, 11:11

I'm sure the young man in question will try to tell us it is :twisted:

by **Kojak** » 07 Sep 2007, 11:21

It was Greek milk! - everyone knows that! I'm a great fan of dairy products. The umbrella wasn't for me - it was just to stop my "milk" getting diluted,

by **Jerry** » 07 Sep 2007, 11:53

You could say one mans milk is another mans poison.

by **Richard** » 07 Sep 2007, 12:16

Mazie, try hitting the preview button before posting. Then you can see how it will look on the page It also gives you one last chance to remove the more embarrassing mistakes. Saved me a few times.

by **Kojak** » 07 Sep 2007, 12:17

There's a theory that extremely small doses of poison help you build up a resistance - I'm just taking a crash course! :geek:

by **maziemoo** » 07 Sep 2007, 12:27

I did Richard....obviously I'm not having a good day

ops: !

[quote="Richard"]

Mazie, try hitting the preview button before posting. Then you can see how it will look on the page It also gives you one last chance to remove the more embarrassing mistakes. Saved me a few times.
[/quote]

by **maziemoo** » 07 Sep 2007, 12:28

I like your thinking Kojak, I must remember to take a leaf out of your book

[quote="Kojak"]

There's a theory that extremely small doses of poison help you build up a resistance - I'm just taking a crash course! :geek:

[/quote]

by **Kojak** » 07 Sep 2007, 17:16

Honed to perfection over many years Mazie! :geek:

by **MacDuff** » 14 Sep 2007, 06:42

I don't know about the effectiveness of the Kojak concept of taking extremely small doses of poison creating a resistance, but it works with alcohol so why not with poison :geek:

I've tried it with alcohol, so why don't you try the poison Kojak and report back 8-)

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