May need a new icon soon...

So, 2 days at new work, with the main conclusion that I need to have nice early nights and get a bit more sleep...

I think work is going divide into 3 areas: lets call them crunch, 20 questions and hot air*. Currently reading up on what is available on the public bit of the web as my computer hasn't been signed up to certain critical bits of software. Most of the previous work has been on crunch and 20 questions, so most of the reading is focussed there, especially since the hot air people are still on holiday and it appears to be a recent initiative (2030??!?).

A few things to note based on what I have read**:

Being male does not increase your life expectancy. Don't know the general population proportions to be able to compare specifically, but there is significant over-representation there. Testosterone and phallic compensation objects really don't combine well.

Slow down and relax. The faster you go, the more likely the accident (or whatever) will kill you.

Don't overtake stupidly or wander into the wrong lane. Head on collisions (especially on open rural roads - see the above mentioned contributing factor) will kill you dead dead dead. Not so many injuries, just mainly dead.

Be careful around trucks. If you run into them at high speeds, they wont notice and you will be dead. The truck driver will be slightly shaken or maybe minorly injured and very upset, but you will be very much past that. Play nicely and remember they have far more mass.

About 20% of Edit: 26 crash deaths (of precisely what sample I can't exactly remember, but I know where to look it up)or more per year could be avoided or reduced to injuries by wearing a seatbelt. That is a lot of people who didn't need to die.

I shall stop being morbid and go to sleep now.

*The paperwork, meetings, and muttering at Microsoft products (bloody top posting) are par for the course and will be accepted as givens.

** Including some sweeping generalisations, but only plus or minus about 10 %.