That reminds me of the saying "nothing beats the bandwidth of a van full of [insert media of choice] heading down the motorway at 70mph"

The thing is, you can It's much easier to boost the pidgins bandwidth than it is to boost the ADSL. a 2nd 4GB micro SDHC isn't going to slow the pidgin down much..

And the problem isn't just rural broadband. There's loads of suburban areas where you're lucky to get 1Mbit speed especially at peak times, mainly because the local exchange is so far away, and BT can't be bothered to get fiber-to-the-cabinet rolled out any quicker.

The company also treats the gasoline with a catalyst that 'activates' it, partially oxidizing it to enhance combustion."

Doesn't oxidizing mean burning it ?
So they make it better by half buring it already...

Hummm....

Sure bring your laptop I'd be lost if I didn't take mine abroad.

Get a travel adapter and bring a 4-way.

Could be worth picking up a pay-as-you-go sim for your cell phone, assuming you have a modern phone that does the European bands If that doesn't work, then a PAYG pnone can be had for less than £10. It will work out much cheaper than using your hotel phone or your domestic tariff.

Don't get a taxi into the city from the Airport, they will charge a small fortune. The train is the fastest way into the center of town from both Gatwick and Heathrow.

Consider flying Virgin Atlantic, the seat-back entertainment is the best there is on the trans-Atlantic route IMO.

Visit the Natural History Museum, and the Science Museum, Allow a day for each, and keep clear of them on a wet Sunday as they are packed then (there are loads of free parking spaces in London on Sundays, so they make a good free, wet day out for everyone with kids, within an hours drive of them, and that's a lot of people) Allow at least a day each on these.

If you're on a tight budget, check the Museum web sites for indoor picnic areas. Many of them have these, so you can save a bunch of money by brining your own lunch to them.

I've not visited the Imperial War museum, but it's on my list to visit.

The London eye is always good, as long as it's not hammering with rain (which is often is)

If you want to get out of London then you can do day trips by rail as far as York as long as you travel week days. Canterbury or Oxford are good for a visit and you could use the coach to get there to save a few more quid.

If you've got the money, a day trip to Paris by train is also feasible (or stay there for a couple of nights)

I answered 1, because the other 8 (over 9 years) positions were all on a contract basis so weren't "conventional"

Strange to think this job is the first "propper" job I've had...

I can think of two scientists who have done some great TV work recently.

Dr Alice Roberts, presenter of BBC's The Incredible Human Journey http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00klf6j

and Dr Iain Stewart, presenter of the BBC's The Power of the Planet http://www.bbc.co.uk/sn/tvradio/programmes/earthpoweroftheplanet/

Well, with my kids, sleep is easy. But the more attention you give them when they talk, the more they talk.

On a side note, whoever said "there's no such thing as a stupid question" obviously never had kids. Lots of intelligent questions, sure. But a load of dumb ones too....