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Images => People, Portraits, Street, PJ & Cityscapes => Topic started by: stenrasmussen on January 06, 2017, 20:28:12

Title: Well, 2016 was different
Post by: stenrasmussen on January 06, 2017, 20:28:12: to me at least. And this image kind of reflects this.
(I took a redundancy package in April. Got 9 months full pay which I happily spent on our house and garden. A tough job market but I managed to land 3 jobs before the end of the year and my decision fell on an italian company. Not to bad a choice I reckon as I've never been to the land of Caesar and Milano is where I will be traveling to on occasion).
Title: Re: Well, 2016 was different
Post by: Jakov Minić on January 06, 2017, 22:00:42: Milano, Italy, wow.
I believe that Italy is one the most beautiful countries in the world.
The history, the food, the wine, the weather, the variety of landscapes... not so many countries in the world that can compete with Italy.
Italians are probably not going to recommend Milano as a place to visit having in mind Florence or Venice or Rome, but I love it.
The vicinity of Monza, Bergamo and Lago di Como make it one of my favorite places for long weekends. :)
Congratulations on your new job!

The photo is stunning!
Title: Re: Well, 2016 was different
Post by: Erik Lund on January 06, 2017, 22:03:29: Very moody shot! Good luck with the Italians :)
Title: Re: Well, 2016 was different
Post by: BW on January 06, 2017, 22:07:51: Nice, gloomy atmosphere, which reflect the future of oil and gas related jobs. Unfortunately too late to do something about the effect of burning fossile fuels. Let´s hope the future bring some solution to our ignorance. Anyway, congratulation with the new job :)
Title: Re: Well, 2016 was different
Post by: stenrasmussen on January 07, 2017, 10:01:25: Thanks guys :)
As for the debate on oil and gas: without these natural products we wouldn't have the Tesla, Leaf, e-this&that, paint, mattresses, decent roads, cameras, boats, ships, clothing, shoes, toothbrushes, memory cards, computers, cables, power stations, heat pumps, medicine, foods, etc. The matter is to make sure we don't pollute which is a technical matter.
Title: Re: Well, 2016 was different
Post by: Akira on January 07, 2017, 11:07:57: Sten, congrats on your new job! The image looks fantastic except for the message on the spherical object. Terminator inside?! :o
Title: Re: Well, 2016 was different
Post by: Thomas G on January 07, 2017, 11:51:29: Awesome! They put the moon down in the city park. Someone younger expressed his appreciation right away 🐲
Title: Re: Well, 2016 was different
Post by: John Geerts on January 07, 2017, 14:17:03: Congrats Sten.

Beautiful blue-yellow contrast.
Title: Re: Well, 2016 was different
Post by: Ron Scubadiver on January 07, 2017, 14:37:11: Quote from: stenrasmussen on January 07, 2017, 10:01:25
Thanks guys :)
As for the debate on oil and gas: without these natural products we wouldn't have the Tesla, Leaf, e-this&that, paint, mattresses, decent roads, cameras, boats, ships, clothing, shoes, toothbrushes, memory cards, computers, cables, power stations, heat pumps, medicine, foods, etc. The matter is to make sure we don't pollute which is a technical matter.

I agree. Also some more basic stuff because it is -6C outside and the natural gas furnace in my house is keeping me from freezing to death.
Title: Re: Well, 2016 was different
Post by: Anthony on January 07, 2017, 15:01:50: Congratulations on the new job, Sten. And thanks for posting the lovely image.
Title: Re: Well, 2016 was different
Post by: elsa hoffmann on January 07, 2017, 19:21:18: Wishing you all the best with this new venture. I will let you know when I am in town to join up for a coffee. Might not be right now - say around 2025 or something ;D
Title: Re: Well, 2016 was different
Post by: armando_m on January 08, 2017, 00:17:13: Congrats on the new job, and quite a different shot , nice too.

Right around the same time in 2016 I was on the redundancy list for about 3 months, while most of my former team left, in the end I stayed in a new position.