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Nice way to start a Monday morning, half a network down.

A quite impressive failure of the power supply in our e-mail server. If you look closely, you can see the burn marks on the back of it. Somehow, this zapped back to the UPS knocking it offline and causing it run off the batteries, which then promptly ran out. After taking the server out the rack, recharging the UPS and plugging everything back in (like one great big jigsaw puzzle, even with all the cables neatly labelled) everything seems to be working as normal.

As least, that’s if normal involves complaints that the new interactive whiteboards are too high (had to bite my tongue not to respond with “No, you’re just too short”).

Still, at least as of tomorrow I’ll be able to say I’m off to see the eskimos (and Kat, I think her name was…) next month…

If you’re here, guess it means the new webserver is up + running. Got sick of running multiple sites off the old server, so moved this site onto it’s own host. Just means I can fill it with more crap. Some images from the galleries may not move right over, but they should be accessible from the old server for the time being. Will move them if I can be arsed.

A good couple of good weeks, spoilt only by Chelsea letting Everton sneak a goal in yesterday. Would have picked up an extra 6 points if they’d kept a clean sheet. But, 2nd place in both the staff league and overall across the school is quite nice. Expecting half the squad to get injured during training this week mind!

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Seems like an invasion again – another squawking baby during lunch. Is alright, will grow up one day, and say “Daddy, can I have a pony please?”…

Another sprog appeared at work yesterday.

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Sure enough, bang on 11a.m, off they toddles. The book’s now running on what time the boards will turn up. Some ‘orrible git even had the cheek to wager they wouldn’t.

That would have been me, actually.

So, the bacon butties + tea I sent the installers off to munch on didn’t last long and it’s been another half an hour with them sat in their van. Still no boards, and I’m thinking they’re waiting till 11a.m before dodging off, probably because the pubs will be opening up and they’ll blag an early lunch and couple of jars to wash it down with.

Nice start to the week for them I suppose.

Let’s see who gets here first – a dozen interactive whiteboards I’ve been waiting 6 weeks for that have already had 3 failed delivery dates, or my installation team due to fit them today after being called off twice already.

I’m guessing the installers will arrive shortly, wait until 10a.m (according to word down the grapevine), then be pulled to do another job rather than hanging around. No-one seems keen on the idea of the boards actually arriving, which is reassuring.

Could be a fun start to the week.

So, kick-off 3p.m tomorrow for the start of the new fantasy football season.

My dreams for the season ahead – improve on last year’s performance. Less said about that the better. Turns out most teams have ended up looking very similar indeed, with a number of key players forming the basis for most squads, i.e Cech, Terry, Lampard of Chelsea; Ferdinand + van Nistelrooy of Man Utd.; with most people also taking Lauren of Arsenal, Bent of Charlton, plus Gerrard and/or Nolan.

Should be interesting to see how the 3/4 players that differ work out and determine how the sides perform – is almost like 5-a-side! Appropriate since staff up the stakes by playing fiver-a-side, meaning each team puts Ã�£5 in the pot, winner takes all. Ended up Ã�£60 beer money for the champion last season, so not to be sniffed at.

Follow Wooden Spoon FC throughout the season.

Not here, but on Cairngorm. Always nice to see, though will probably be gone in a few hours!