WAMT....what annoyed me today!

Losing a days biking to waiting for a parcel to be delivered... not the end of the world, but it was the first time in a week or so that I actually felt fit enough to get stuck in and ride at a decent pace.








Oh, and Drama Llamas.
 
My biggest grip today , been closed at work for 20 minutes and the phone rings . Answer it as it could be area manager , no it's a customer who answers his own question in his first sentence , and then continues to talk over me while I try to explain we can't do anything until tomorrow as he has just acknowledged in his first sentence. All I wanted to do was go home after an eleven and half hour shift .
 
WAMT - well last week actually...:)
i had 4days in Keswick so 3 pub dinners with real ale..:beer:

what really astounded me ( thats a polite word for p8$$ed me off) was the large number of couples who spent their entire time on their ipad thingys before the meal arrived
is conversation dead finally..?
rant/................:)
 
Yardbent said:
WAMT - well last week actually...:)
i had 4days in Keswick so 3 pub dinners with real ale..:beer:

what really astounded me ( thats a polite word for p8$$ed me off) was the large number of couples who spent their entire time on their ipad thingys before the meal arrived
is conversation dead finally..?
rant/................:)
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Sadly that applies to children as well, I mean young children having a meal with their parents.
 
Yardbent said:
WAMT - well last week actually...:)
i had 4days in Keswick so 3 pub dinners with real ale..:beer:

what really astounded me ( thats a polite word for p8$$ed me off) was the large number of couples who spent their entire time on their ipad thingys before the meal arrived
is conversation dead finally..?
rant/................:)
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Shirleyr said:
Sadly that applies to children as well, I mean young children having a meal with their parents.
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I don't think it is dead or any different - when I used to work in restaurants well before the era of mobile phones there were always couples that didn't speak to each other (found that so weird), and likewise families would didn't engage their children in the conversation (again a totally alien concept to me and my upbringing).

But yes especially for children I find it sad when they are just planted behind a tablet playing Peppa Pig or Dora the Explorer, it is a vital time for family communications which can only help their confidence later in life. And when they play it with the loudspeaker on it is just plain annoying for those around them.

The funny thing is that I am guilty of answering my phone sometimes, last time my daughter put my phone in a glass of water.
 
Oh yes :) my wife didn't realise that which was funny :)
 
Being reminded "again" that I work in a software company full, to the top, of nerds who sneer at quality and ergonomics. I've just had to hack around to get the companies "own software" to work, by pleading with nerds who think it's cool to type magic words in hidden text files. I really did try help them.
 
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Seeing, what I thought was a nice teenager taking the family dog for a walk, had the full toilet bag in hand and then without warning turned round to see if anyone was looking, didn't see me looking out of a window. He suddenly chucked the bag containing the dogy what's it over into the field. :bat:
 
Shirleyr said:
Seeing, what I thought was a nice teenager taking the family dog for a walk, had the full toilet bag in hand and then without warning turned round to see if anyone was looking, didn't see me looking out of a window. He suddenly chucked the bag containing the dogy what's it over into the field. :bat:
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Time for a high power torch to point out the error of his ways ;)
 
Trying to do what should be simple. Find appropriate non multi storey car park near Salford passport office. Only one that might be any use has a hacked website that continually re directs so I have no idea whether it's still there and whether it's one of those stupid car parks that ticket people if you dare leave the car park on foot.
 
I'm a vegetarianarian - I only eat vegetarians (and fish!)
 
Monday morning at work and my Windows PC has decided to reverse the direction of the mouse scroll wheel. Why? Now up means down.
And 900 died in Haiti. :-(
 
ianp5a said:
Monday morning at work and my Windows PC has decided to reverse the direction of the mouse scroll wheel. Why? Now up means down.
And 900 died in Haiti. :-(
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Mr Bastable said:
Microsoft.
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Actually, yes, Microsoft are to blame for messing with my mouse. But regarding Haiti, they are very helpful donating satellite imagery for Haiti and other crisis regions for mapping.
 
Server Hamster said:
No Ma'am, just the Server Hamster. I think you're mistaking me for a Biker Mouse from Mars.
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I think you are a robot, 'Server Hamster' if I hadn't got my alien photo up I would certainly copy and paste you, never mind, next time perhaps. I don't know what a Server Hamster is and in capital letters, sort of dumb waiter.:D
Fancy calling me Ma'am, completment from a strange but our friendship must end here:wave:
 
Shirleyr said:
I don't know what a Server Hamster is
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The server Hamster keeps the wheels of TP turning, by running on her wheel, to keep the power flowing, don't dis the hammy or she'll go on strike again!
 
Not today - Sunday morning my primary monitor decided to curl up it's toes. :(
 
Shirleyr said:
I think you are a robot, 'Server Hamster' if I hadn't got my alien photo up I would certainly copy and paste you, never mind, next time perhaps. I don't know what a Server Hamster is and in capital letters, sort of dumb waiter.:D
Fancy calling me Ma'am, completment from a strange but our friendship must end here:wave:
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Oh you must never belittle the Server Hamster!
She is all knowing, all powerful....even Marcel fears her wrath.

Many members have disappeared following derogatory comments.

You must make a sizeable donation to a hamster rescue charity immediately!!

:D
 
My sister bought her children a Hamster and it was just getting used to going without food and then for some reason it died. Thanks all for the info, I'll leave it like that. Moving on quickly to something else.:exit:
 
Shirleyr said:
My sister bought her children a Hamster and it was just getting used to going without food and then for some reason it died.
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Was it lack of water perhaps?
 
Cobra said:
You should see the bill for "cooking sherry" :D
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I forward a bottle at each grocery shop just to be on the safe side!
 
viv1969 said:
I forward a bottle at each grocery shop just to be on the safe side!
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You wouldn't like to come and collect the empties would you?
(Bring a trailer :D )
 
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