That would be a great excuse... 2011/6/15 Matthew B Ames <matthew.a...@qinetiq.com>
> I noticed that where I work we can claim money for mile for cycling – > trouble is the 120 mile round trip to get to work by bike makes for rather a > long day! I have to make do with a lunchtime run when I am onsite, or a 20 > mile mountain bike when working from home in my lunch break. > > > > Maybe he has a bit-on-the-side and he popped home to do her while > “verifying the secure mail delivery” J > > > > *From:* James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] > *Sent:* 15 June 2011 11:30 > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: [OT]: I.T. idiots > > > > Pedal bike. I wouldn't mind the chance to get away for a bit of exercise > during work time as well! > > On 15 June 2011 11:27, Matthew B Ames <matthew.a...@qinetiq.com> wrote: > > Depends if he then submits a mileage claim or not…. J > > > > Bike = motorbike, or pedal? If the latter then double points to be awarded > for getting exercise while on company time. > > > > *From:* James Rankin [mailto:kz2...@googlemail.com] > *Sent:* 15 June 2011 11:17 > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* OT: I.T. idiots > > > > I work with a guy who just suddenly upped and went home without a word > about half an hour ago. He has just telephoned me to let me know he has > successfully verified our secure email delivery procedure, by riding all the > way home on his bike, and confirming receipt of the email on his home PC. > Considering the fact that he could have done this without leaving his desk > by using a) a smartphone or b) our public access network, I am left > wondering how he ever got to work on this team. > > -- > "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into > the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able > rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such > a question." > > *IMPORTANT: The information in this email is CONFIDENTIAL. If its contents > are disclosed in any way my lawyers will swoop down from black helicopters > like Seal Team Six and drag you away with a black bag over your head. They > will then take you to a secret prison and make you fight to the death with > other people who dared to share this email. You will be given a large bowie > knife and a supply of methamphetamines while I watch the said deathmatch and > wager vast sums of money on who will be the winner. If the fight becomes > boring or there is a stalemate, I will release rabid dogs and my two-stone > cat into the arena to liven things up a bit. If these animals become in any > way docile, I will squirt them with water pistols until they become a bit > more temperamental.* > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended > solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not > the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based > upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender > if you believe you have received this email in error. QinetiQ may monitor > email traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of > security. 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If its contents > are disclosed in any way my lawyers will swoop down from black helicopters > like Seal Team Six and drag you away with a black bag over your head. They > will then take you to a secret prison and make you fight to the death with > other people who dared to share this email. You will be given a large bowie > knife and a supply of methamphetamines while I watch the said deathmatch and > wager vast sums of money on who will be the winner. If the fight becomes > boring or there is a stalemate, I will release rabid dogs and my two-stone > cat into the arena to liven things up a bit. If these animals become in any > way docile, I will squirt them with water pistols until they become a bit > more temperamental.* > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > > This email and any attachments to it may be confidential and are intended > solely for the use of the individual to whom it is addressed. If you are not > the intended recipient of this email, you must neither take any action based > upon its contents, nor copy or show it to anyone. Please contact the sender > if you believe you have received this email in error. QinetiQ may monitor > email traffic data and also the content of email for the purposes of > security. 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