Glad to hear at least one good positive thing in your life! I'm sure you will get there with the mutants, after all that hard work, how can you not!

My PhD is going well, have settled in etc and kinda know what I'm doing at last!:D

Sorry Pea, I did notice, it should have read, how much WOULD it cost. Not as bad as I thought though.....

Hi Neil, how are you getting on?

I definately dont miss being a lab scientist when I think of all the smells I have had to endure...... thiophenol.......stinky!

burns

Oh and JoJo, I'm quite willing to pay 30 quid for a pair of jeans at next especially as they will last me at least 5 years of wear (with at least a wash a week) and not go out of fashion. Practically all my clothes are from there, I think its worth the money seeing how long clothes will last. Things like jumpers and certain types of tops will never go out of fashion, so saves you in the long run.

4 pairs of Joseph trousers a year, wow, how much does that cost you? (To Pea).

I don't drink alcohol, that saves me quite a bit of dosh but I do have Sky, not sure if £15 a month is less then how much most people spend on booze?

I also eat out at nice resturants now and again but prefer home cooked food.

I also pay my mortgage which is quite hefty and also partly pay another one.

I seem to have quite a bit left over.

It smells funny in primark, I don't like to go in there.

Yes but surely they cant get rid of ALL the phd students?

I think the best way for you to sort this out is if ALL of the PhD students get together and confront this postdoc. If that doesnt work, you will have to ALL try talking to someone higher up.

It needs to be sorted out fast as it already seems to be affecting you wanting to go in.

I agree with Stu here about PostGradForum team being inconsistent. You removed Stu's thread (insulting yes) about johannstein which I can understand BUT that guy has not really offered much useful advice to people on here unless it goes along the basic lines of:

"The reason is because you are rubbish and I'm great therefore everything I say is the truth and nothing more".

I think the team should seriously consider removing him as a user, he doesn't really contribute anything useful to this forum.

Bazzab, if your supervisor(s) didnt think you were good enough, they wouldn't have given you such an opportunity.

It's now up to you to work hard and not let them think they had bad judgement. It sounds like you have what it takes, don't ever give up.

It's totally "normal" to have doubts, we all do. I'm not sure WHAT kind of pedestal a certain "pretend-scientist" thinks he is on but he WILL fall off it one day. It's fate.

Nooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Don't take pills unless you really need to.

Pink wafer biscuit flavour energy drinks... sounds interesting....hmmmmmm.

ARE YOU SURE?

struggle

I dont like this thread, it should be closed. It's like everyone is paying homage to a false scientist.

Please close it.

I don't think Alan would like Horlicks.

It's evil I tell you!

So is ovaltine (however you may spell it)....extra yuk!