tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post4771323617519463774..comments2023-06-25T11:24:57.244+01:00Comments on fairyhedgehog: Faster than a speeding internetfairyhedgehoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-20274307499733285182010-09-06T07:41:22.647+01:002010-09-06T07:41:22.647+01:00Jemi, it was the hospital pigeons that Lexi mentio...Jemi, it was the hospital pigeons that Lexi mentioned that struck me the most: there's no way you can send blood samples by email!fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-12151517569564032942010-09-06T03:20:19.788+01:002010-09-06T03:20:19.788+01:00That is hysterical! Modern technology isn't al...That is hysterical! Modern technology isn't always the best :)Jemi Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02214408467456320167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-74112083863631799232010-09-05T21:09:24.637+01:002010-09-05T21:09:24.637+01:00jj, if it makes your husbandshout it it must be go...jj, if it makes your husbandshout it it must be good!<br /><br />Simon, I'd love to hear what you'd make of it! We ought to use it as a story prompt and see how many different stories people come up with.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-61821019484175887182010-09-05T20:51:36.126+01:002010-09-05T20:51:36.126+01:00Yep, I can believe it! It's hard to beat a mem...Yep, I can believe it! It's hard to beat a memory stick or a DVD delivered by post for bandwidth - it's generally much faster than broadband! But it does sound like an interesting set up for a story. What could be on the memory stick I wonder?Simon Kewinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11537163555998763769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-36775826177921237252010-09-05T19:11:39.333+01:002010-09-05T19:11:39.333+01:00I love this story! Also, I just read it aloud to m...I love this story! Also, I just read it aloud to my husband and he yelled, "Yay, pigeon!"jjdebenedictishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16950592240599703771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-77592303198212034802010-09-05T17:33:30.093+01:002010-09-05T17:33:30.093+01:00Lexi, I've just googled the story about pigeon...Lexi, I've just googled the story about pigeons carrying blood samples and apparently it happened twice: once in the UK and once in France! What a great idea.<br /><br />Summer Ross, or you could write the story and I'll read it!<br /><br />DJK, it's great, isn't it?fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-48373292099998926332010-09-05T17:23:01.623+01:002010-09-05T17:23:01.623+01:00Hah! I love stories like this one!Hah! I love stories like this one!DJ Kirkbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08481107164497582398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-16594613394894234902010-09-05T16:33:41.306+01:002010-09-05T16:33:41.306+01:00LOL, I think your right- a story might be in that....LOL, I think your right- a story might be in that...if you write it I want to read it.Summer Rosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08122694893668693244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-79208149776558855122010-09-05T16:19:41.930+01:002010-09-05T16:19:41.930+01:00I seem to remember pigeons being used by a hospita...I seem to remember pigeons being used by a hospital as the fastest way to transport blood samples across town for testing...Lexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14404818053292364819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-78810895560738415842010-09-05T16:17:31.461+01:002010-09-05T16:17:31.461+01:00Kitty, I love the way you always reply so quickly ...Kitty, I love the way you always reply so quickly and cheerfully! I need those smiles! Yay for Winston indeed!<br /><br />Sarah, after a fortnight without internet I really appreciate how many things we can look up that we couldn't previously! But when the technology goes slow or is wrong it can be a pain.fairyhedgehoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14141089706966852951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-87387154913311260542010-09-05T15:19:27.999+01:002010-09-05T15:19:27.999+01:00As I stand in the grocery line and wait for the co...As I stand in the grocery line and wait for the computer to acknowledge my credit/debit card payment, I often remark on how computers have sped up our lives. And I usually get a tired half smile in return. I see that once a week. The checker sees it multiple times a day every day she/he works.<br /><br />Technology is not the game changer some people think it is. Yes, we can do things we couldn't do before. But faster? Ask Winston.Sarah Laurensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252565450452195395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8289273.post-87090505100329045542010-09-05T12:40:35.690+01:002010-09-05T12:40:35.690+01:00Yay!!!!! Yay!! for Winston!! The pigeon rules!!!! ...Yay!!!!! Yay!! for Winston!! The pigeon rules!!!! Good for him!!!<br /><br />It's like I watch enough nature programmes and sometimes the presenter fawns so much about the bird predators (beautiful though they are!!) chasing the pigeon and I'm thinking - well the pigeon's not doing too badly too matching the big hawk, eagle, vulture, owl, whatever for speed and flight!<br /><br />Yay for Winston! :-)<br /><br />Take care<br />xOld Kittyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185547869183611159noreply@blogger.com