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Posted By: Trumpy Happy New Year!! - 12/31/06 07:46 AM
Well,
It hasn't happened here yet, but I'm willing to get this in before anyone else does.
New Zealand is the first place in the world to see the New Year, save the Chatham Islands, which is part of NZ anyway.
I'd like to wish everyone and anyone that has has had a part in ECN over the last year, a very good year ahead.
Take care folks. [Linked Image]
Posted By: RODALCO Re: Happy New Year!! - 12/31/06 10:38 AM
You cheated Mike [Linked Image], still 23 minutes to go.

Happy New Year all guys and girls

Raymond
Posted By: Roger Re: Happy New Year!! - 12/31/06 02:19 PM
Happy New Years!

Let's all be safe out there. [Linked Image]

Roger
Posted By: pauluk Re: Happy New Year!! - 12/31/06 03:36 PM
About 8 hrs. 20 mins. to go here.....

Happy New Year everyone!
Posted By: Rewired Re: Happy New Year!! - 12/31/06 04:18 PM
Happy New Year Everyone!

12 hours, 43 mins remain... Tick tock.. tick tock... [Linked Image]

A.D
Posted By: Alan Belson Re: Happy New Year!! - 12/31/06 04:30 PM
6 hrs 30 minutes. We beat you by an hour Paul!! A very Happy New Year to you all.
Posted By: HotLine1 Re: Happy New Year!! - 12/31/06 04:33 PM
A little math, 11 hours, 28 min, give or take...
Happy New Year to all, be healthy and safe.

John
Posted By: gfretwell Re: Happy New Year!! - 12/31/06 05:25 PM
The mortar tubes are loaded and the champaign is on ice. We are ready here in Florida.
Happy New Year to all
Posted By: Lostazhell Re: Happy New Year!! - 12/31/06 05:40 PM
14:21 to go here [Linked Image] Best wishes to all! [Linked Image from img.photobucket.com] [Linked Image from img.photobucket.com]

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Posted By: Elviscat Re: Happy New Year!! - 12/31/06 06:50 PM
13 hours 3 minutes here on the West Coast, we can see the fireworks fired off from the space needle fom the upper dormer of my house, unfortunately fireworks are illegal here, of coure THAT can be circuented by a quick trip down to a local indin reservation [Linked Image]

Happy new year all, I'd like to post when it actually arrives, bt I doubt my GF would be very happy with that.

-Will
Posted By: mxslick Re: Happy New Year!! - 12/31/06 06:55 PM
Happy New Year everyone. May you find it safe, productive and fun!!

LOL, Will stole my thunder for the countdown.... [Linked Image] Happy New Year to you and your girlfriend!!

I'll probably be here at home with my cat...he's a funny drunk. [Linked Image] (Just kidding.)
Posted By: Bill Addiss Re: Happy New Year!! - 12/31/06 10:32 PM
Happy New Year to All!

And Thank You for what you contribute here.

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Bill
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Posted By: Alan Belson Re: Happy New Year!! - 12/31/06 10:48 PM
To all those on their own for the New Year, [ like me an' Tony, sob sob ], heres a little something to cheer you wherever, and whoever, you are on our flourishing green planet! Wha'hae th' noo and a prosperous 2007 to you all!

ECONOMIC MODELS EXPLAINED, USING COWS.

Socialism. You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbor.

Communism. You have 2 cows. The State nationalises both and gives you some milk.

British Conservatism. You have 2 cows. The State privatises your farm, rents your cows to a rock-band and sells you some milk.

Nazism. You have 2 cows. The State takes both cows and shoots you.

European Community-ism. You have 2 cows. The State licences both in a 450 page contract and buys the milk, then throws it away.

American Capitalism. You have 2 cows. You sell one, buy a bull and multiply your herd. The economy grows, you sell the herd and retire to California.

Cubism. You have 2 cows. One of them has three eyes. The other is wearing a tutu.

Surrealism. You have 2 hedgehogs*. The Government pays you to take Banjo lessons.

American corporation. You have 2 cows. You sell one and force the other to produce the milk of 4 cows. You hire a consultant to tell you why the cow dropped dead.

Enron corporation. You have 2 cows. You sell 3 to your publicly-listed company using letters of credit opened by your brother-in-law at the bank. Then you execute a debt/equity swap with an associated general offer so you get all four cows back, with a tax exemption for 5 more cows. The company report says you own 8 cows, with options on 2 more. The public buys the bull.

French corporation. You have 2 cows. You go on strike, set fire to your neighbor’s cows, block the roads and have a good riot because you want a cow monopoly. Then you go to lunch for 6 hours.

German corporation. You have 2 cows. You discipline them to milk themselves.

Swiss corporation. You have 2 cows. Well, not actually yours, you just get paid to store them.

Saudi corporation. You have 2 cows. Ex-pats milk them for you, for inflated tax-free salaries.

Scottish corporation. You have 2 cows. You sell one to your wife.

Canadian corporation. You have 2 cows. You sell the milk to a dairy, and the urine to a brewery.

Irish corporation. You have 2 cows. You export 20 of them to Northern Ireland in a tax swindle, then open another crate of Guinness.

Japanese corporation. You have 2 cows. You redesign them to be the size of a small dog and so they produce twice their own body weight in milk each day when fed only sawdust. Then you invent a cartoon character called ‘Cowkomon’ and clean up.
Hai!

Italian corporation. You have 2 cows, er…somewhere. You decide to have lunch!

Chinese corporation. You have 2 cows. You employ 350 people to milk them, claiming full employment and high cow productivity.

Jewish corporation. You have 2 cows. One sits on your wife. You think you’ve gone deaf.

British corporation. You have 2 cows.
They’re both mad.

Australian corporation. You have 2 cows. Business seems good, so you shut the office and go to the beach for a few tinnies and a barby to celebrate.

Swedish corporation. You have 2 cows. They escape to Norway.

New Zealand corporation. You have 2 cows.
The one on the left looks rather attractive.

UK Nature Notes
* cf. Hedgehog, a small, harmless & loveable mammal, native to Britain, so called because they snort like a hog and live in hedges. Harmless, but covered in prickly spines and usually swarming with fleas.
* cf. Titmice. Not much fun either.

Only joking! [Linked Image]

Alan
Posted By: ShockMe77 Re: Happy New Year!! - 01/01/07 02:02 AM
I prefer good ole American capitolism! [Linked Image]

Happy New Year and good luck in the new year to the NEW YORK JETS!
Posted By: Luketrician Re: Happy New Year!! - 01/01/07 03:28 AM
Happy new year to all! It's been a pleasure to be apart of ECN. Thanks for having me, looking forward to more educational & interesting discussions next year. Cheers!

Luke

Oh yeah, and if someone could drink some 'bubbly' for me. I am the on call electrician here at the plant this weekend. [Linked Image]
Posted By: togol Re: Happy New Year!! - 01/01/07 05:20 AM
Happy New Year all,

Thanks again Alan

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Posted By: Lostazhell Re: Happy New Year!! - 01/01/07 08:42 AM
Happy New Year Everyone [Linked Image] [Linked Image from img.photobucket.com]
Posted By: renosteinke Re: Happy New Year!! - 01/01/07 06:01 PM
In another thread, sundry folks have been bragging about how "hick" their towns were.

For those folks, I have this announcement:

NOW is the time to TAKE DOWN your holiday lights! [Linked Image]
Posted By: Lostazhell Re: Happy New Year!! - 01/02/07 01:17 AM
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NOW is the time to TAKE DOWN your holiday lights!

why take 'em down now? they've been there since Reagan was in office. [Linked Image] [Linked Image] [Linked Image]


PS.. j/k [Linked Image]
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