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@zippy1981 I'm guessing it was a rail tour - no steam here in production for 40+ years about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to zippy1981
Cool - just saw a steam train go past from the hotel room window (looking over the London - Cornwall main line through Reading) about 5 hours ago via TweetDeck
@retracement @glen_small it's a private delivery about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to retracement
@retracement #sqlhelp Cool. I don't know what 4032 does. about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to retracement
@retracement #sqlhelp Don't know any way off the top of my head to do that. about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to retracement
@retracement #sqlhelp Looks like you've got 3602 confused with something else about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to retracement
@retracement #sqlhelp What are you trying to do? 3605 allows some traceprints to go to errorlog and 3602 is used during master db rebuilds about 11 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to retracement
And his buddy had to unzip him so he could go to the bathroom. Fabulous people-watching this evening in Reading, UK :-) 4:13 PM Jun 2nd via TweetDeck
Wild - guy just came into hotel bar with full-body leopard-skin suit, metal-studded leather posing pouch and padded hand-cuffs. 4:13 PM Jun 2nd via TweetDeck
Just finished bk #27 this yr: When Christ and his Saints Slept amzn.to/Kqom0s Excellent C12th fiction about King Stephen's reign 12:11 PM Jun 2nd via TweetDeck
Another day, another 6 thousand miles of flying. On the way back to London for another two weeks. 1:10 PM Jun 1st via Twitter for iPad
@fatherjack @SQLRockstar Absolutely. I used a similar program to recover data from a flash card that WinZip wiped (bug). 6:18 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to fatherjack
@fatherjack @SQLRockstar What about the transactional consistency of the data? People that rely on this stuff should be fired. 6:16 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to fatherjack
@SQLRockstar Yeah, good luck with that. 6:11 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to SQLRockstar
@erinstellato I still have those ear-wax figures for you... 3:45 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to erinstellato
@erinstellato Good, as far as staying on the time zone. Not so good at getting a cold from being tired, and falling asleep at dinner :-) 3:38 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to erinstellato
@erinstellato Yup. 2nd of 3 trips to UK in May and June. 3:35 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to erinstellato
@BrianCartmel Unfortunately not - we're teaching Monday and Tuesday. 3:35 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck in reply to BrianCartmel
Once more unto the breach dear friends, once more. Well, once more unto London for 2 more wks of teaching. Not as exciting but a lot safer! 3:31 AM Jun 1st via TweetDeck
If any of you want some excellent historical fiction, check out Sharon Kay Penman. Start with When Christ and His Saints Slept. Great stuff! 5:34 PM May 31st via Twitter for iPad

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