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Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 1

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/24/2014)
rodjkidd (4/23/2014)
Hope the op and recovery go well. You gotta make it over for SQL Bits.
Rodders...
On the shed-dyule for Bits, and planning on it.

Yay!

Gail Shaw
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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 2

GilaMonster (4/24/2014)
Finally making some progress on at article on premature optimisation. Anyone willing to be a proof-reader? Hopefully will be done this week or next.

Pretty sure I can make the time out here to proof an article.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 3

GilaMonster (4/24/2014)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/24/2014)
rodjkidd (4/23/2014)
Hope the op and recovery go well. You gotta make it over for SQL Bits.
Rodders...
On the shed-dyule for Bits, and planning on it.
Yay!

I am assuming this means a hug from Ms. Shaw and the chance to share a meal or drink?

rodjkidd SSCoach Points: 15915 More actions · Answer 4

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/24/2014)
rodjkidd (4/23/2014)
Hope the op and recovery go well. You gotta make it over for SQL Bits.
Rodders...
On the shed-dyule for Bits, and planning on it. Can't imagine what would cause issues, but you never know.
Only choice is whether to fly to Birmingham or Heathrow...

I saw you were on the submitted list today.

Train goes straightish from Birmingham airport to Telford. Via Brum central, so you might have to change train, but I think they just sit at Birmingham for a few minutes longer than normal.

I'll be driving by at some point on the Wednesday, so could pick a few people up from the airport, if the flights tie in.

If I'm still at the same contract them Heathrow isn't that far either, come to think of it!

Rodders...

rodjkidd SSCoach Points: 15915 More actions · Answer 5

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/24/2014)
GilaMonster (4/24/2014)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/24/2014)
rodjkidd (4/23/2014)
Hope the op and recovery go well. You gotta make it over for SQL Bits.
Rodders...
On the shed-dyule for Bits, and planning on it.
Yay!
I am assuming this means a hug from Ms. Shaw and the chance to share a meal or drink?

Lets hope so!

Rodders...

rodjkidd SSCoach Points: 15915 More actions · Answer 6

Right that's me done for 2 weeks.

Chicago bound tomorrow. SQL Sat and SQL Skills

Rodders...

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 7

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/24/2014)
GilaMonster (4/24/2014)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/24/2014)
rodjkidd (4/23/2014)
Hope the op and recovery go well. You gotta make it over for SQL Bits.
Rodders...
On the shed-dyule for Bits, and planning on it.
Yay!
I am assuming this means a hug from Ms. Shaw and the chance to share a meal or drink?

Definitely!

Not sure when I'll be flying in, have to see what I can get out of my company first (they're happy to pay for flights but are baulking at counting the conference as working days. 🙁 )

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Gail Shaw SSC Guru Points: 1004504 More actions · Answer 8

rodjkidd (4/24/2014)
Train goes straightish from Birmingham airport to Telford. Via Brum central, so you might have to change train, but I think they just sit at Birmingham for a few minutes longer than normal.

Hmmm... Will have to see whether it'll be better to fly JHB - Heathrow - Birmingham or fly JHB - Heathrow and take the train up to Birmingham.

Since company will pay for flights but not other transport costs, probably the former.

Gail Shaw
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

We walk in the dark places no others will enter
We stand on the bridge and no one may pass

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 9

I'm likely going to Cambridge for a couple days, so for me it would be either Birminham/Heathrow -> Cambridge, and then to Telford. The return is likely the more critical for me. I need to figure out Sun returns from both and then decide. Figure easier to get to Birmingham from Telford Sat night.

Roy Ernest SSC-Dedicated Points: 38780 More actions · Answer 10

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Damn it.. I miss the hugs from Miss Shaw. 🙂

-Roy

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 11

GilaMonster (4/24/2014)
Finally making some progress on at article on premature optimisation. Anyone willing to be a proof-reader? Hopefully will be done this week or next.

yes please.

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TomThomson SSC Guru Points: 104773 More actions · Answer 12

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/24/2014)
rodjkidd (4/23/2014)
Hope the op and recovery go well. You gotta make it over for SQL Bits.
Rodders...
On the shed-dyule for Bits, and planning on it. Can't imagine what would cause issues, but you never know.
Only choice is whether to fly to Birmingham or Heathrow...

I avoid Heathrow whenever possible - it's a pretty unpleasant airport.

Tom

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173061 More actions · Answer 13

I just posted an issue with a VB Script Task (SSIS) and would appreciate the thoughts of anyone with experience.

My in-house Dev is telling me I can't do this in SSIS and need to have a web service built, which is rather annoying me. He knows as much about SSIS as I know about programming and informed me that just because SSIS uses Visual Studio as the framework for its design doesn't mean that SSIS can do all the things that a properly programmed web service can do. He's being really nice about the comment, but it just makes me want to prove him wrong.

Especially since I'm going to have to be the one to support any resulting problems and I don't know boo about web services. :w00t:

Anyway, free internet cookies are available in the Tent in the Desert and the Hippo is off duty, so feel free to stop by. @=)

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rodjkidd SSCoach Points: 15915 More actions · Answer 14

TomThomson (4/25/2014)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/24/2014)
rodjkidd (4/23/2014)
Hope the op and recovery go well. You gotta make it over for SQL Bits.
Rodders...
On the shed-dyule for Bits, and planning on it. Can't imagine what would cause issues, but you never know.
Only choice is whether to fly to Birmingham or Heathrow...
I avoid Heathrow whenever possible - it's a pretty unpleasant airport.

Tom,

Interesting, I don't have a huge amount of experience with flying abroad, so bearing that in mind... Can't say I'd had any real problems with Heathrow, other than it's just bigger than the other "London" airports and Birmingham, so take longer to get to gates etc. But I do know of a couple of the American speakers who avoid it when ever they can due to the security there and non UK citizens.

But certainly for SQL Bits in Telford, Birmingham (or more accurately Solihull International Airport - you can tell where I lived when I lived in the West Midlands 😀 ) will be a lot easier, depending on if flights go there and the cost difference with London / LHR

Rodders...

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 15

Well, I put in for another 6 months out here in Afghanistan. Looks like I'll miss another PASS Conference. I did put in for 2 weeks over Christmas as I really want to be home for the holidays this year.