Dot thinks I'm mad, with perhaps good reason. I travelled to a 2.5 hour meeting today and guess the round trip distance and the whole trip took 10 hours. Was the distance 200km, 400km, 600km, or perhaps 800 km?
I've forgotten to mention that I went by air and the return distance was closer to 1800 km involving 4 separate flights. The journey was to Canberra via Sydney! Moreover, the journey was so fast that I missed seeing Beck and Max completely and saw Emily for about 30 seconds. That was a chance meeting in the entrance to the Department of Education and Employment and Workplace Relations. They employ her and my contact was in the same building!!
Was I mad to go that distance for a 2.5 hour meeting? Perhaps I should add that the meeting was successful, though I'll keep the subject matter under wraps for now.
Meanwhile, the flight was incredibly bumpy through massive cloud formations and it has now started to pour in Armidale.
AS
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If the subject matter of the meeting is worthwhile then it should not matter if you have a lot of travelling to get there. For example, once a month myself and 2 friends drive from Poole to Yeovilton Air Museum for a lecture on a flying subject. It is 50 miles each way. The lecture lasts about 1.5 hours but there is a 1/2 hour social refreshment break after an hour. We 3 take it in turns to drive and it constitutes a good blokes' night out. All good 'Ozzies' should know the benefits of a blokes night out without the 'Sheilas'. Richard (U.K.)
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