Grrrr .... tips

Hi,

Well, I'm now in Melbourne after a year hanging out in the northern hemisphere. On my Singapore to Melbourne leg of the trip, one of the tips to my new bamboo rod got busted. Just near the very tip, so when I get back to Auckland in a few days from now, I can still take it into the shop and get them to fix it up for me. Not a major expense or anything, but I'm a bit peeved at myself for not packing the end of the rod tube well enough. Something hit it straight on, and pushed the plug into the tube where it mashed one of the tips. Oh well, just moaning because I can.

- Jeff

Jeff -

How is Genesta doing with the trip home ?? The traveling part of it ??

John

Hi John,

She's doing exceptionally well! Most of the flights have been at night, so she's just gone to sleep after takeoff and sleeps through most of it. When she wakes up, she's old enough to watch some kids TV and that keeps her happy. All the long flights are over now, and there's just one more 3.5 hour flight back to Auckland and, hard though it is for me to believe, it's over.

- Jeff

Well Jeff, its almost welcome home! If you get a spare day over the Christmas break maybe we could fish the Waiomu?
All the best.
Mike.

Hi Mike,

A day on the Waiomu would be great! It shouldn't be hard to find a day I can go. I ordered my license on-line awhile back, so it's waiting for my return. Also, I schedualled all my annual leave for Dec, and though I'll be into work to cover a few things, I'm not officially required to be back until Jan.

- Jeff

OK Jeff let me get this right, you have been away an entire year, and you are comming back to a months leave??? That is sweet! :p
Talk soon.
All the best.
Mke.

Hi,

Well, the away bit was working (and very productive actually). And, I've used some of the leave days already. However, I have quite a bit still owing, and no doubt will end up not actually using them all. However, my leave doesn't roll over from one year to the next, which is a shame as I never use all of it. Most academics don't use up their leave, some never use any of it. There are some, of course, who probably take too much, but on the whole academics tend to work more than is probably healthy. Still, it is pretty sweet all the same! :)

- Jeff