Waiting on an Atom, in New Zealand

[Hedge]

My god, you must be about to burst......

[apollyon25]

Yeah...
Its a good feeling though!
Ive been very distracted at work.

[wisp]

[quote="apollyon25"]
Sorry I missed that one.

Quote -

Let me know if you need an escort. I'll might be in town.
The forum will hate you if they don't get that picture of your face when you first clap eyes on it. 

I'll be in contact with the customs guy as to when it arrives and is unloaded (pending customs release obviously) and I'll be there to supervise the unloading and loading up on the truck... I'll be taking the camera.
I am sure someone will be there to capture my expression!
I'll let you know when I hear from the customs agent Wisp.

[/quote]

Update please. Still waiting for that call. 

[apollyon25]

as am I.

[Alec]

[quote="John Lloyd"]
Great to read the car made it.  Let's hope the customs boys don't take it for a test drive and it disappear off the end of the dock. 
[/quote]

Where does it say his car made it?

[quote="apollyon25"]
Report data current at 15/1/2008 09:46

Container    Wharf ISO Wght Holds        Temp. Demurrage   Vessel     Arrived

MWCUxxxxxxxx   OB  22R1  3.6 MAF                            DUF 0803                  

       
Import Containers found: 1
Import Containers not Found: 0
Thankyou for checking your Container Status with Ports of Auckland
[/quote]

I can only see a container mentioned so maybe we'd better wait until they open it up. 

When I worked at Kraft Foods controlling the import all their foreign cheeses, it was amazing just how many Edam and Gouda could go missing from a sealed container.

[apollyon25]

It could be worse... it could have been on the Ice Prince!

[Alec]

[quote="apollyon25"]
It could be worse... it could have been on the Ice Prince!
[/quote]

How could it sink with 5,258 tons of timber on board as I always thought that wood floated (with the exception of Lignum Vitae that is)?



[That just reminded me of a test I used to give to the children when I was a Teacher. They had to predict the the properties of materials in different situations and one test had a lump of Lignum Vitae, a piece of Pumice Stone and a bowl of water where they had to say which one would float and which would sink.   ]

[apollyon25]

That would ahve confused them...

A wood that sinks and a stone that floats...

[Alec]

[quote="apollyon25"]
That would ahve confused them...

A wood that sinks and a stone that floats...
[/quote]

It made them look at things a bit more critically and not take things for granted.

Another trick I used was when they just asked me for a nail so I would produce a 12" one.

They would say that they only wanted a small nail so I would offer them the smallest panel pin I had.

They soon learned to work out exactly what they needed and use the correct description when they ask for something.

[benyeats]

[quote="Alec"]
[quote="apollyon25"]
That would ahve confused them...

A wood that sinks and a stone that floats...
[/quote]

It made them look at things a bit more critically and not take things for granted.

Another trick I used was when they just asked me for a nail so I would produce a 12" one.

They would say that they only wanted a small nail so I would offer them the smallest panel pin I had.

They soon learned to work out exactly what they needed and use the correct description when they ask for something.
[/quote]

That would have taught me teachers are twats

Ben

p.s. exactly the same kind of lesson I enjoy teaching the Scouts when I help out with them

[Alec]

I always taught Special Needs so anything that made the learning process more interesting and memorable seemed to work the best. 

[apollyon25]

Appropriate for on here then...

[wisp]

[quote="apollyon25"]
Appropriate for on here then...
[/quote]

Says he that was jumping around like a lunatic this after noon. 

Yep, it's here. The wait is over. 

Pictures in this thread -> http://forum.atomclub.com/index.php/topic,6555.0.html