Break

... ke baad. Day X, no bar-be-Q .... law of averages must be catching up! Along with the heat, rain, parking, conference calls, dinner, lack thereof, run, lack thereof, tiredness creeps in. Day was a near disaster but, in the words of the bard... "When the hurly burly's done, when the battles lost and one (just one more to go for the day)..." came across an interesting set of t-shirts.... just in case you are thinking of doing a Mirza Ghalib ... here are some samples :-)

• Why don't you slip into something more comfortable like a coma?
• If you find it hard to laugh at yourself, I would be happy to do it for you
• Better to have loved and lost then living with a psycho the rest of your life
• If you're going through hell, keep going

And for the more cynically inclined

Flying is simple, you just throw yourself at the ground and miss.... though I wish you didnt.

More on the subject...freshly plagiarised from the net..

I'm Not Your Stalker

I’m not your stalker

just because I watch you…from the bushes on your way home.

I’m not your stalker

just because I take pictures of you…while you’re sleeping.

I’m not your stalker

Just because I send you roses…with hidden cameras in them.

I’m not your stalker

just because I love you…even now you don’t know it.

I’m not your stalker

just because I have your underwear…that I stole when you were not at home.

I’m not your stalker I’m your best friend

what do you mean you want a restraining order?

So here's looking at fresh woods .. and the weekend...

Cheers!

Fwd: Fw: We are uneducated in many areas --------

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From: XY Date: Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 12:26 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: We are uneducated in many areas --------
To: XX

As an ardent photographer and student of science (with more than a passing interest in electricity as some of my long suffering relatives will certify) this looks like an interesting hoax (see mail below). Lets consider the writers 'statements'

1. Indian Railways operates on 25kV not 40 kV (not that that will save your goat)
2. If you want to photograph a large group, you get them to climb the 'stationary' fuel wagon - it makes a nice backdrop (I presume better that Amravati railway platform). As an aside, fuel (70,000 litres) + 25kV power line (homes are at 230V - the voltage at the electric line is 100 times the home power)...what was he thinking???!?!
   
3. The electric charge passed through his body and the fuel.........(adulteration)?
4. The height of the wire is 5.6 meters and the height of the Wagon is 4.2 meters....therefore the safe height is..[drum roll] .. 1.6 meters or 4 1/2 feet (not really as at 4.5 feet you are the contact which connects 25kV to the fuel. As another aside, if Bijli dosent get you, gravity will!
5. Hence the flash or camera or any other contact is irrelevant ... unless you are a 2.5 feet person (ape?) with proportionate limbs..
   
6. Fully Educated - Fully Knowledgeable .. right....
7. Bad English :-)
   

Hence...candidates {all 12000 of them who didnt know its a VERY BAD IDEA to a) climb fuel tankers with a camera in one hand and b) you are more than 2 1/2 feet tall} for Darwin Awards or just a hoax mail?

said analysis not to be taken very seriously. I agree with driving and mobile phones ;-)

Happy Monday~

Z

On Mon, Feb 22, 2010 at 10:07 AM, XX wrote:

Dear All, With deep pains (and tears in my eyes), i am sorry to inform You that yesterday morning, one of my dear friend's elder son (Mr. Aditya Suresh Joshi), age 19, studying in 1st year of engineering, died in Keshvani Hospital, Mumbai. He was admitted in Keshavani Hospital as burned patient. Reason: 4 days back this boy had gone to Amravati (One of the district place located in State of Maharashtra) on study tour. After their study was over, he, his classmates & his teachers, all of them were standing on "Badnera" railway station to catch the train. "Badnera" is the name of the railway station for "Amravati" city. As soon as they arrived on Badnera Railway station, many of them started taking pictures of their friends using "Mobile Phones" and/or "Digital Camera". One of them complained that, in his camera, he was not able to capture more number of friends in one frame. He was not able to catch the angle. Another boy suggested that let's climb on train boogie and take picture so that all of them can be accommodated in single frame. At that there was one goods wagon (all of them were oil tankers) train resting between 2 main railway lines. Kumar Aditya climbed up oil boogie. Above his head, 40,000 volts electrical line was passing through. As soon as he clicked the digital camera? 40,000 volt current passed through the camera flash light to his camera and then from his camera to his fingers and then from his fingers to his body. All this happened within fraction of minutes. Next moment he was thrown from the top. His body was half burned on the spot. At that time, his father (my friend) was traveling in Bangkok. His many friends in Pune came to know about this via mobile SMS. They instantly arranged air ambulance in Amravati and his burned body was brought to Keshavani Hospital, Mumbai. i was told that this is the best hospital in Mumbai. For 1 and 1/2 day or so he was talking to his relatives. When he was admitted to the hospital, at that time only, doctor informed his relatives that don't keep great hopes. Because of lot of complex issues in half burned body? He died yesterday morning. Now how many of us are aware about this technological threats & dangers? Honestly, Kumar Aditya and his father was not aware. His family was not aware. Our entire friend circle of more than 12,000, we were not aware. Now should we call ourselves as fully educated and fully knowledgeable people? Think of it. Please avoid mobile phones on petrol outlets. Please avoid talking on mobile phones while driving. i also know many of my friends who do not bother about this good suggestion and each one of them have opted for "Chalta Hai Yaar Attitude". Please avoid talking on mobile phones while they are in charging mode. Avoid charging mobile phones near Your bed and/or near wooden furniture. Avoid mobile phones near high voltage electrical lines like railway stations and use flash lights. My friend, his family members and we all friends learned our lesson with loss of young life. Now Would You like to empower Your friends about this accident so as to avoid future accidents? We can save human life by empowering all the IT users who are in Your network? i have done "My Karma {with deep pains & tears in my eyes}" by empowering You about this horrible experience.