9th October, 2023: World Post Day.
Once again … ?
Monday has rolled around: with the inevitability of an oncoming Monday.
Which … is possibly obvious … !
At any, it’s Monday: and I’ll be off to my weight management programme, later.
Hopefully?
I’ll’ve lost something!
Apart from my mind, wits and sense!
Let’s move on, shall we?
Yesterday’s Teaser saw Olga*, Mum† and Debbi‡ putting in their answers: with everyone scoring ten out of ten.
The day also saw Trevor¶ leaving us a message.
Let’s see how everyone does with today’s questions, shall we?
Q1) 9th October is World Post Day. Post — in this case — can also be called what: fence, mail or after?Q2) Posted item will have stamps on them. And what else: Franks, Kevins or Daves?Q3) Letters are usually posted. In which ‘E’?Q4) For a letter to get to where it’s going? It needs to have a name … and which ‘a’?Q5) Finally … ? To send you letter in the post, you have to put your letter in a postbox. British postboxes are usually which colours: red, white or blue?
Q1) Episode 1 of The Tenth Planet was broadcast on 8th October of which year of the 1960s?A1) 1966.Q2) The story was part of which series: Dr Who, Star Trek or Blake’s Seven?A2) Dr Who.Q3) The story marked the first appearance of whom: the Cybermen, the Klingons or Servalan?A3) The Cybermen.Q4) Those characters are what: cyborgs, robots, aliens or a senior military officer in the Federation?A4) Cyborgs.Q5) The story was the last appearance of who, as the show’s main character: William Hartnell, Jon Pertwee or Peter Davison?Q6) The story was the first appearance of who, in the show’s main role: Patrick Troughton, Tom Baker or Colin Baker?Q7) The first episode was written by one of the show’s better known writers. Which writer: Kit Pedler, Dennis Potter or Nigel Kneale?A7) Kit Pedler.Q8) What’s the Tenth planet called: Mondas, Telos or Skaro?A8) Mondas. (Telos is the other homeworld: and the setting for The Tomb of the Cybermen. Skaro is the home of the Daleks.)Q9) The Tenth planet is a twin of which other planet: Mars, Earth or Venus?A9) Earth.Q10) Finally … ? How many of the originally broadcast episodes survive: one, two or three?A10) Three. (The last episode — episode four, the one with the crucial regeneration scene — was animated for the story’s DVD release.)
Here’s a thought …
“A postal service can be private or public, though many governments place restrictions on private systems.”From the Wikipedia article about the post.
And a song …
Today’s questions will be answered in tomorrow’s Teaser.
Decisions about scores are final.
Thank you for coming: have a good day.
* That’s the impression I’ve had, after reading about it, Olga: that The Day After is comparatively optimistic. We’ll have to see, as and when: I might just try something else, first.
Ah … yes: I believe most institutions are cautious about uploaded
zip files. It’s understandable — they could contain anything — but also frustrating for us! Hopefully, though, they should have sent her a copy!† Hello, Mum!
‡ I figured it might appeal, Debbi, despite the length! Oh, Trevor left a comment, yesterday … …
¶ Yeah … that certainly sounds like the right place at the wrong time, Trevor.
Back in 1968/69 when I worked for Nottinghamshire County Council I once had to work a Friday night. The council had recently upgraded from a 2nd generation ICT 1301 to a 3rd generation ICL 1904. On the Friday lunchtime there was a fire down on the ground floor by the air conditional unit. As a result the ICL 1904 was shut down for a number of hours. As the youngest single male in the department I was “volunteered” to work over night on the Friday. I said yes after the pubs shuts and that was agreed. I caught a late bus from the city centre to Trent Bridge where County Hall was.
ReplyDeleteAs I approached the Hugh Wooden doors I was followed by 2 police officers. As I unlocked the outer door I said evening to the cops and let them follow me into the airlock between the wooden outer doors and the glass inner doors which I unlocked. They then went into the ground floor vehicle registration office to check some car registrations. Years before centralised and computerised DVLA system.
I too the lift up to the main computer suite (Most of one wing of the building). Switched the lights on and awoke GEORGE from it’s sleep and got it to continue running the ICL 1904.
Sat with my feet on the control table reading my book, occasionally changing tapes, disks , card decks and paper.
At about 01.00 the doors to the computer room were slammed open and in walked 3 or 4 Firemen in full breathing gear. Asked if I had heard the fire alarm I said no. The poor caretaker had been woken up and dragged into the building. After seeing there was no problem they left. Twice within the next hour I had firemen back in the computer room.
We agreed that I would be safe with no alarm and so they switched off the alarm circuit.
Just after 06.30 the Cleaners for the computer suite arrived. On seeing me there they said morning and then with out me asking brought me a big mug of tea. Totally against the rules to have food or drink in the computer room. I drank the tea and got the cup out of the Computer room before the operations manager arrived at 07.30 followed closely by one of the female operators.
I told the manager about the fire alarm system being switched off and he arranged for the air conditioning ducts to be blown out when the computer was not working.
I caught a bus back to my pad in the city centre for a well deserved sleep.
I got a substational amount of over time and so I was happy.
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Q3) An envelope
Q4) Address
Q5) Red
I hope the news are good for you today. I'll keep you "posted" on the doctor's appointment front, although I will wait until she is back to proceed. (I have paper copies of the reports and some of the tests, so that might be the easiest option).
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I shall have to go back and see what he said then. :)
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2. Franks
3. envelope
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5. red (I've seen a few blue and yellow, here and there, but mostly red--in an image search, of course :) )