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Name: Ian W H
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Homepage: http://halliday.co.nz

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My background is in I.T., but I have most recently worked
for the Credit Risk Management department of an international bank.

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employer.

I have experience in three
island nations:

  • United Kingdom (1961 to 1990 and 2005 to date)
  • Vanuatu (1990 to
    1993)
  • New Zealand (1993 to 2005)

I'm a
friendly soul, who will talk about most stuff,
even if I don't know what I'm talking about. I am
married with three adult sons,
believe in God, speak
at Toastmasters and
waste far too much time on this sort of
thing.

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since 1987

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Tweets for Today

  • 08:02 Off to work again. I don't think I got nearly enough sleep last night. Back too late, then twittering, couldn't get to sleep. Weekend soon! #
  • 08:46 @tobyho I'm sure Mr Dylan himself would say Senor is about six minutes, from a response to a 60s journo who asked what his songs were about. #
  • 08:50 @reyes I was tweeting all night from a VF BB. But between Euston and Chester? Quite different matter. Even on trains with "enhanced signal". #
  • 12:38 Straight down Bishopsgate, past the mass of roadworks and other construction. Blue skies, busy streets. #
  • 17:46 Loads of beautiful smelling but overpriced flowers for sale on Liverpool St station tonight. Guess it must be St V day soon. Tomorrow! #
  • 18:13 Am on the 18.10 to Chester, a remarkable achievement seeing as I didn't leave Bishopsgate till 17.38. It's dark outside. Or is it a tunnel? #
  • 19:18 Hello to all new followers... great to have you. It looks - so far - as if the train to Chester will actually be there on time. Much better! #
  • 20:23 Now at Chester Station with @vivhalliday - next stop Bromborough and hot, sweet coffee. #
  • 21:28 Christopher said: If you think your life sucks, try having chemotherapy on Valentine's Day. #
  • 23:47 Last coffee of the night. And I've remembered to turn the heating off, so we won't wake up baking and parched in the middle of the night. #
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Tweets for Today

  • 08:00 On the mornings when I seem to be late to breakfast, I arrive at the station earlier! Overcompensation by eating faster? Eating less? #
  • 11:49 @JoMangee no, it's never tomorrow. If it's after midnight, it's still today - just a different one. #
  • 19:02 I've arrived at London Twestival. Already around a hundred people here and I think it will be pretty crowded in here in just a few minutes. #
  • 19:41 It's snowing outside at Twestival. Already met a load of fascinating people here. No, it doesn't feel like a geekfest. #
  • 20:58 Here at Twestival the singer on the main stage is singing Walk On The Wild Side. While three ladies in spangly stuff dance to it. #
  • 21:48 It's getting ever noisier at the London Twestival. Still snowing. Packed in here. Never been to anything quite like this before. #
  • 21:49 @ChuckSmith saluton from London Twestival #
  • 23:54 Well, that's it from the Twestival in London. Lots of fun, lots of money raised for charity: water. Now back to Wembley. Met Line for once. #
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Tweets for Today

  • 08:00 On the mornings when I seem to be late to breakfast, I arrive at the station earlier! Overcompensation by eating faster? Eating less? #
  • 11:49 @JoMangee no, it's never tomorrow. If it's after midnight, it's still today - just a different one. #
  • 19:02 I've arrived at London Twestival. Already around a hundred people here and I think it will be pretty crowded in here in just a few minutes. #
  • 19:41 It's snowing outside at Twestival. Already met a load of fascinating people here. No, it doesn't feel like a geekfest. #
  • 20:58 Here at Twestival the singer on the main stage is singing Walk On The Wild Side. While three ladies in spangly stuff dance to it. #
  • 21:48 It's getting ever noisier at the London Twestival. Still snowing. Packed in here. Never been to anything quite like this before. #
  • 21:49 @ChuckSmith saluton from London Twestival #
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Tweets for Today

  • 13:22 Round the block to buy a sandwich. #
  • 15:26 Well, on another round trip. London to Wirral and back within nineteen hours. On an insanity scale of zero to ten, surely an eight or nine. #
  • 15:45 Oh, that's all we need. Just arrived at Euston and they're asking Inspector Sands to report to the Control Centre. #
  • 15:50 Yes, Euston Station has just been evacuated due to a reported emergency. So, what for the 16.10 to Chester? Fire sirens are wailing here. #
  • 16:01 Various BTPs and other staff are inside the station, but the rest of us are outside. All trains up to 1610 showing as "delayed" of course. #
  • 16:09 All the staff are back into Euston and there is an expectation that passengers will be let back in shortly. Some trains retimed. #
  • 16:10 And we're back. #
  • 16:15 Staff lady shouts. "Do not run: the trains will not leave without you" and I'm now on it. 2 hours to Chester, signals & weather permitting. #
  • 16:22 Left Euston at 16.21 or thereabouts. #
  • 16:36 Apparently we'll be 16 minutes late at MK and only seven by the time I get to Chester (18.16, new projected time) - well, we'll see. #
  • 16:47 North of Bletchley and suddenly all the fields are covered with snow again. That's not what I would have expected. #
  • 17:59 As the train runs just that little bit slower, the chances of catching the 18.30 out of Chester are getting that bit slimmer. :+( #
  • 18:33 Actually saw the train leave Chester on its way north. So now it's a rearranged lift and an inconvenience to others. Sorry Debbi #
  • 19:34 Nearly at Hoylake for the Deanery meeting. There *might* be time for a coffee beforehand. #
  • 22:00 Home, after a discussion on the future of Deaneries in Wirral. Fascinating. Coffee now calls, of course. #
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