Mumby Magic Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 Chewing Gum Tastes goes in a minute. Makes People look like Camels Is a barsteward to get off things. Like poor jokes? Thejoketeller@mullymessiah
ckn Posted February 13, 2018 Author Posted February 13, 2018 32 minutes ago, Mumby Magic said: Chewing Gum Tastes goes in a minute. Makes People look like Camels Is a barsteward to get off things. Couple of years ago I was wearing a brand new suit. First day with it on. Train into London and my knee touched the underside of the table in front. Chewing gum stuck to my trousers. Took bloody ages to get the stain out properly. "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout"
Mark S Posted February 13, 2018 Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, ckn said: Maajid Nawaz covering for James O'Brien on LBC this morning. Covering the same ground as yesterday's show, but with more preaching and less tolerance for listening to both sides. I'll have some silence instead. That reminds me of something that really annoys me. People on the radio who obviously need to wet their beak, the sound of something talking with a dry mouth is infuriating. Also Nick Ferrari’s whistling nose annoys the hell out of me. Edited February 14, 2018 by Mark S 1
ckn Posted February 16, 2018 Author Posted February 16, 2018 So, funeral yesterday. Lovely ceremony, well done all around, even the family resisted being openly idiotic. But... my brother-in-law turned up in grey (faded black) jeans, hoodie and Adidas shoes. He's a proper snob normally, thinks that because daddy was a doctor that makes him better than us council estate trash. He even wouldn't get up from a seat to give it up to older folk. Decent crowd at the funeral from the very rough mining village, every one from those just there offering passing condolences to old friends were better dressed than that. For me, that was a shameful show of disrespect and he's bloody lucky it was a funeral where everyone was doing their best to be on their best behaviour despite some pretty ingrained feuds. 1 "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout"
Phil Posted February 16, 2018 Posted February 16, 2018 36 minutes ago, ckn said: So, funeral yesterday. Lovely ceremony, well done all around, even the family resisted being openly idiotic. But... my brother-in-law turned up in grey (faded black) jeans, hoodie and Adidas shoes. He's a proper snob normally, thinks that because daddy was a doctor that makes him better than us council estate trash. He even wouldn't get up from a seat to give it up to older folk. Decent crowd at the funeral from the very rough mining village, every one from those just there offering passing condolences to old friends were better dressed than that. For me, that was a shameful show of disrespect and he's bloody lucky it was a funeral where everyone was doing their best to be on their best behaviour despite some pretty ingrained feuds. I dare say there’ll come a day when you can remind him as forcefully as you wish of his behaviour on that day, but moral high ground is a real thing too. "Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality" - Mikhail Bakunin
ckn Posted February 16, 2018 Author Posted February 16, 2018 53 minutes ago, Phil said: I dare say there’ll come a day when you can remind him as forcefully as you wish of his behaviour on that day, but moral high ground is a real thing too. There is that. My uncle said one of his mates asked if he could “chib” him, he wanted to but didn’t want to cause a problem at the funeral without permission. Ahhh, the brutal openness of a mining community. 1 "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout"
Spidey Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 Met my departments senior manager this week. Shes very keen for me to travel to HQ every week (170ish Miles away) I went on Wednesday. I now hate the A34 Also I’m trying now to catch up on the 6 hours work I didn’t do while driving. Im all for face to face stuff. But is that really the best use of my time?
Spidey Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 Just now, Saint 1 said: What's wrong with phone calls?! Crazy to unnecessarily do that journey every week I’m not going to divulge my company name as the irony levels would be astonishing ?
Bleep1673 Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) Seems a very 1990's way of doing things. I need a meeting can you come from Luton to Stevenage, so we can go to Hertford for a meeting with the head of Bedford? Surely there is a better way of doing it? Edited February 22, 2018 by Bleep1673 1
Bleep1673 Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 A modern company needs to be able to do a conference call through Skype, or someone else without having to trail the management, or workforce 100's of miles for a one hour discussion on the Senior Managers shoe size, like a company I was volunteering for recently. The Manager had to go from Hastings to Liverpool, to decide whether the Deputy senior manager, could go to Torquay in brown, or black shoes. Expenses paid. I volunteered for the next gig.
ckn Posted February 22, 2018 Author Posted February 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Bleep1673 said: Seems a very 1990's way of doing things. I need a meeting can you come from Luton to Stevenage, so we can go to Hertford for a meeting with the head of Bedford? Surely there is a better way of doing it? When I worked in an international law firm, we regularly had multinational tele/video-conferences. I ran an entire project in Brazil while never leaving my London office. Now, working in the NHS, they get very twitchy if I don't show up at HQ for a couple of days. It's managerial inadequacy matched to a lack of trust in their employees. 1 "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout"
Futtocks Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 I'm currently between jobs, so am doing a few hours per week at a charity shop. It is partly to keep mybrain in work mode, partly because it looks favourable on my CV and also because they've just introduced a new computerised register/stock control system, which is a useful skill to acquire. But the thing that makes me rant is the amount of thievery from a charity shop, in a well-to-do neighbourhood. Not exactly "fighting The Man" or "striking back against global capitalism" when all they do is steal money from a cause that helps the most needy in society. Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson
Phil Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 Went to the doc yesterday to get a sick note for being off with the flu and he starts getting shirty ? “I don’t see why you can’t go back to work, your lungs are clear and you’ve not got a temperature” “ Because I don’t feel well enough to that’s why!!” Bloody hell if he’d looked at my records the last time I needed a sick note was in 2004, that’s hardly hard core malingering. Got a good mind to take this further, his attitude stank. 1 "Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality" - Mikhail Bakunin
henage Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) Probably spent most of the day writing out sick notes for his regular customers , the ones that have a private entrance in the chemist . Edited February 22, 2018 by henage
Phil Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 On reflection I think this should be in the rant thread. Could a mod move it please? "Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality" - Mikhail Bakunin
Phil Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 Just now, henage said: Probably spent most of the day writing out sick notes for his regular customers , the one that have a private entrance in the chemist . I got a sick note over the phone from the triage nurse the week before, all I wanted was another week, there’s some at work been off for 4/5 weeks with this flu. "Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality" - Mikhail Bakunin
Bearman Posted February 22, 2018 Posted February 22, 2018 3 hours ago, Futtocks said: I'm currently between jobs, so am doing a few hours per week at a charity shop. It is partly to keep mybrain in work mode, partly because it looks favourable on my CV and also because they've just introduced a new computerised register/stock control system, which is a useful skill to acquire. But the thing that makes me rant is the amount of thievery from a charity shop, in a well-to-do neighbourhood. Not exactly "fighting The Man" or "striking back against global capitalism" when all they do is steal money from a cause that helps the most needy in society. Hangings too good.... Ron Banks Midlands Hurricanes and Barrow
ckn Posted February 22, 2018 Author Posted February 22, 2018 26 minutes ago, Phil said: On reflection I think this should be in the rant thread. Could a mod move it please? Done. 1 "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout"
henage Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 13 hours ago, Phil said: I got a sick note over the phone from the triage nurse the week before, all I wanted was another week, there’s some at work been off for 4/5 weeks with this flu. Seems to be a sick merry go round at my place of work , makes me a little mad as its the same folk in the same order that go on sick . Hope you're over the worst .
Phil Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) 3 minutes ago, henage said: Seems to be a sick merry go round at my place of work , makes me a little mad as its the same folk in the same order that go on sick . Hope you're over the worst . I felt I was till last night when I started feeling pretty crook again ? but apparently that’s what this bug does, it comes back for a second or even third go. It will be a real pain if I have to go back to the doc, at least it’s a group practice I may get a different one. Edited February 23, 2018 by Phil "Freedom without socialism is privilege and injustice, socialism without freedom is slavery and brutality" - Mikhail Bakunin
henage Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 I have just emailed my Doc with my knee problem , wont get back until Monday as I ve missed the cut of time for a reply today . Works well , used it before saves a lot of messing around . Only good for certain stuff but seems to work for me
Mark S Posted February 23, 2018 Posted February 23, 2018 I am just about feeling 100% after starting with this flu in early Jan. I didn’t take anytime off which has caused it to last much longer.
graveyard johnny Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 (edited) why can't youngsters say THINK anymore instead of FINK? Edited March 1, 2018 by graveyard johnny I know Bono and he knows Ono and she knows Enos phone goes thus
Futtocks Posted February 28, 2018 Posted February 28, 2018 26 minutes ago, graveyard johnny said: why cant youngsters say THINK anymore instead of FINK? Why can't old gimmers say CAN'T any more, instead of CANT? Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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