Save Toby (Or Darryl)

The expense of Engineering

Engineering aint always cheap. So far today I have destroyed over $100 in equipment thanks to having installed a resistor on the circuit board. This part costs about $11 for a roll of 5000. Purchased in the sort of quantity that any large equipment manufacturer would buy them and I am sure that the parts in question would probably be approaching 10 for a cent. So the mere presence of a part costing under a cent has cost me over $100.

Hmm. Something is wrong with this world I suspect if that is the case. ARGH.

Anyway I have just heard that my 10AM meeting is still on so I need to get going… ARGH. I wrote the parts below before this bit obviously.

Save Darryl

There is a Web Site called SaveToby.Com in which people are encouraged to donate money to save Toby the Rabbit from, um, meeting an, um, (un)savory end. The Web Site sounds like a joke in terms of accepting donations, apart from the merchandise. And although you can buy the merchandise, it really is a joke too.

A friend of mine threatened to start up his own version, of the form SaveMyPet.Com to which I replied that I was also thinking of starting one… DontSaveMyPet.Com. This would allow a bidding war, and increase the income available from the site. Quite Logical I think. To which he wants to register another new domain, DontSaveDarryl.Com. If such a domain ever exists, I would encourage you not to donate to it. Please. I Guess SaveDarryl.Com will be linked to this WWW site real soon now.

You *WILL* be required to donate to the SaveDarryl.Com site when it becomes live. It will be in the updated terms and conditions for accessing this web site.

Cute Photo

Here is another cute photo from my collection. It is from a Hollywood Parking log back in 2000. I seem to recognise the man with the shadow, but I can’t remember the company name. Maybe a reader will be able to help me.

More Olympics Stuff

Follwoing the Sydney Olympics, all SOBO (Sydney Olympic Broadcasting Organisation) Staff were awarded a Silver commemerative medalion. I am not sure what it is actually made of, but it weighs a but. I would hope that it is nickel or something like that, similar to coins, but you never know. I do know that it looks sort of cute, and came with a personalized certificate.