Offtopic, but on behalf of everyone with it, if you ever do find what causes exploding head syndrome, please let me know!

Either that, or a family of small elves. Just sayin'.

I'm no scientist, but isn't there a theory that simply by observing something there's a chance you are changing it's behaviour? I have no citation, but I've certainly heard it more than once, and it seems to apply to this whole situation. My 5c worth.

I was humiliated in primary school for saying that while freezing, the liquid/ice expands. According to the teacher it contracts. Mum wasn't pleased when I tried the experiment to prove I was right using a glass bottle of apple juice in the freezer.

As a resident, I'll second that. Fuckin' kangaroos. :D

I know!! I saw the movie during my HSR (Health and Safety Rep) course, and it was horrible. As someone who's seen the impact extensive burns can have on the body, I was horrified. People so scared to lose thier jobs / lose money that they allowed it to continue. I wouldn't have wanted to be in thier shoes on the day, or in the aftermath. Just makes me sad.

"The pastas in their heads, the future's in our hands!" What the hell, Living End?? What type of pasta?!?

Piper Alpha is an odd-ball, because there were so many points in time that it could have been stopped, or the damage reduced, yet it seemed that everything that could go wrong did. From my knowledge (backed up be wiki), if one person had just told the person in charge about the gas pipe being out of action nothing would have happened. First time I watched the docco on it, it blew my mind. Interesting read on wiki, if you're interested. (also, from memory, it was initially designed as gas, and was converted to both gas and oil... or vice-virsa.)

Oddly enough, last week I found some of my old floppies at home. Since my home pooter doesn't have the drive, I brought them to work, wondering if there was anything interesting on them. There wasn't. :( So bought, probably 5 years ago (I'm no geek!), and used, last week.

Kristine Sutherland.

And for some innocent bystanders, there my be no tomorrow.

On my phone (Samsung), it has differnt profiles (Normal, Silent, Driving, Meeting...), so if I set it to Driving, it has the voice mail "You've called SpaceCadet, I'm driving...", or if it is Meeting it is "You've called SpaceCadet, I'm in a meeting...". Same for texts, if someone texts me it sends an automatic preprogrammed reply. Maybe on your next upgrade see if you can get a phone that does the same - or even if your current phone does it. It took me a while to find the option and work out how to set it up. Once it is going though, it is a blessing. :)

"Can't stop the signal." - Mr. Universe, Serenity.

She has a shiny nose. Wait, wrong language, sorry.

I'd rather have David Tennant within me, but hey. :)