Brumerican Posted August 29, 2018 Share Posted August 29, 2018 On 28/08/2018 at 21:09, NurembergVillan said: Wearing his away kit. If only he knew how much Wildfire was below that floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted August 29, 2018 Moderator Share Posted August 29, 2018 2 hours ago, chrisp65 said: did you get a hole in one? I have struck the ball and under the rules of the game it is not requisite that I strike it again. did you get a hole in one? I have many Scottish colleagues and they have a deep affinity with the game, a game I may add, that is played by many. did you get a hole in one? I think my score card over many years speaks for itself Deep, brother, deep. pringle sweater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob182 Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 You know in films when people’s eyes play tricks on them, and they see what they’re thinking of, like a man taking the shape of a burger? Well I’ve just had that. I’ve just got to Snowhill Station and for a second I swear the little screen said ‘Diarrhoea’ instead of ‘Dorridge’. I’ve been clenching the whole train ride. The last thing I need is to be poking my dirty pants out of a train window and waltzing up to work wearing a makeshift carrier bag pair of shorts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 11 minutes ago, Rob182 said: You know in films when people’s eyes play tricks on them, and they see what they’re thinking of, like a man taking the shape of a burger? Well I’ve just had that. I’ve just got to Snowhill Station and for a second I swear the little screen said ‘Diarrhoea’ instead of ‘Dorridge’. I’ve been clenching the whole train ride. The last thing I need is to be poking my dirty pants out of a train window and waltzing up to work wearing a makeshift carrier bag pair of shorts. I just had that. But in my vision, there was the same post by the same poster talking shit. Proper weird. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowychap Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 1 hour ago, Rob182 said: Dp 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDuck Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 Feeling nauseous all day, along with some lovely headaches, thanks to this massive fire at a factory just up the road from me in Melbourne's western suburbs. Fire apparently a combination of acetone, paint, asbestos, bales of wool and oxygen canisters. EPA telling us the air quality is fine, no problems 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted August 30, 2018 Share Posted August 30, 2018 4 hours ago, MrDuck said: Feeling nauseous all day, along with some lovely headaches, thanks to this massive fire at a factory just up the road from me in Melbourne's western suburbs. Fire apparently a combination of acetone, paint, asbestos, bales of wool and oxygen canisters. EPA telling us the air quality is fine, no problems Asbestos isn't doing it's job very well, huh? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Didn't know where to put this and didn't want to open a new thread, but... I went to an interview for a new job two weeks ago and it felt like it went rather well. They called for references and I talked to two of them that thought the job was mine, more or less. Anyway, now it's gone two weeks and I've heard nothing. I was talking to my colleague, who's also one of my references, about it and we discussed whether to call them and ask how it's all going. If I do that will I sound needy or just interested? Shall I just wait for them to call? I'm the kind of person who just hates to sit and wait for these kind of things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted September 4, 2018 VT Supporter Share Posted September 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, Pelle said: Didn't know where to put this and didn't want to open a new thread, but... I went to an interview for a new job two weeks ago and it felt like it went rather well. They called for references and I talked to two of them that thought the job was mine, more or less. Anyway, now it's gone two weeks and I've heard nothing. I was talking to my colleague, who's also one of my references, about it and we discussed whether to call them and ask how it's all going. If I do that will I sound needy or just interested? Shall I just wait for them to call? I'm the kind of person who just hates to sit and wait for these kind of things. Two weeks? Call them. It's not fair of them to keep you hanging on like that. It's proactive, not needy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 19 minutes ago, Pelle said: Didn't know where to put this and didn't want to open a new thread, but... I went to an interview for a new job two weeks ago and it felt like it went rather well. They called for references and I talked to two of them that thought the job was mine, more or less. Anyway, now it's gone two weeks and I've heard nothing. I was talking to my colleague, who's also one of my references, about it and we discussed whether to call them and ask how it's all going. If I do that will I sound needy or just interested? Shall I just wait for them to call? I'm the kind of person who just hates to sit and wait for these kind of things. Just turn up with a sandwich box and a framed picture of the family (any family, preferably with the kids lined up in size order). Good chance they'll panic and find you a desk. Failing that, yes, a polite brief contact to ask if they require any further information and to ask when you're likely to know one way or the other. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Cheers, guys! I sent an e-mail and then we'll see what happens. Hate waiting. Actually don't have the number. It was in the advertise, but I never wrote it down. So a nice e-mail it was. I hope. I really need a new job. And this felt like a good one. But one thing I noticed, though, was that they were probably not that used to get new people in like this. It felt like they weren't used to doing interviews. I think that they normally recruit from within. It's a small company. But thanks for the advices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 My experience with my current employer suggests that if they're hopeless about contacting you about this @Pelle they'll probably be pretty bad about contacting you about anything (of course the job may still be good for other reasons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amsterdam_Neil_D Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 2 hours ago, Pelle said: It felt like they weren't used to doing interviews. I think that they normally recruit from within. It's a small company Mafia. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 4 hours ago, Pelle said: Didn't know where to put this and didn't want to open a new thread, but... I went to an interview for a new job two weeks ago and it felt like it went rather well. They called for references and I talked to two of them that thought the job was mine, more or less. Anyway, now it's gone two weeks and I've heard nothing. I was talking to my colleague, who's also one of my references, about it and we discussed whether to call them and ask how it's all going. If I do that will I sound needy or just interested? Shall I just wait for them to call? I'm the kind of person who just hates to sit and wait for these kind of things. that colleague definitely 100% told them you're a word removed 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pelle Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Got a response from them earlier today. They were still doing interviews, but I was still in the run for the job for sure. They expect to be done at the end of next week. I highly doubt it's the mafia. And my colleague doesn't want me to leave this place, so possibly. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post VILLAMARV Posted September 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2018 On the train home from Brum tonight I got the pissed guys choose the table I was sat at to be pissed at. A lady sat opposite me had the rowdy one next to her and I got the quiet as a mouse one with the bag full of cider. After about 15 mins of everyone in the carriage being regaled with very loud sweary stories about how he doesn't deserve all the shit he gets everywhere and how when the police had arrested them earlier?!? and how they were headed straight to the cemetary when they got back to finish their ciders and smoke "And sorry for my language everyone - a big spliff" he then started to sprawl all over the table. Elbows well over the invisible line down the middle. I was reading my book, the lady opposite me was obviously uncomfortable but busying herself with her phone. He then told his mate to look out the window and pointed out the window at something. His finger on the glass, he was reaching in front of this lady's face and literally no more than 2 or 3 inches from her face. At which point I had to say something, "Excuse me, but you're making me feel uncomfortable and I'm quite sure you're making the lady uncomfortable by not respecting her personal space" I saw two faces appear between the seats which gave me approving looks. There was a bit of back and forth with me trying to pacify things and assure him no one has "a problem" it's just when you're on a public transport its not weird to expect the space between your knees and your face to remain your own! Anyway he started getting a bit worked up. The lady suggested we all just leave it and I agreed with her and the bloke fell silent. To his credit he did apologise to her and as a couple of people opposite had moved he took their seat and sat in the aisle seat adjacent to his mates aisle seat next to me. He managed to bang into another woman who was unlucky enough to be sat in the seat next to his new choice and after a little while he started chirping stuff to me over his mate as if I'd been aggressive towards him and back onto how people have a go at him for nothing. I felt I should stop pretending to read at this point because my mind wasn't in the book anymore and was basically wondering if it was going to kick off and as we got to the next station I was hoping they'd get off. They didn't. But a young British Transport Policeman got on and immediately walked up to them and engaged them in a few questions as there had been reports of a disturbance. Fair play to the lad he was brilliant with them. Engaging, respectful, authoritative, he informed them they were going to be accompanied to their destination (Which happened to be the next stop - Gloucester) where they would be met by his colleague who was going to chat to his quiet mate and just have a little chat and all that. Calmed everything down, totally diffused the situation. Everyone apart from me in my bit of the carriage got off at Gloucester, with the quiet one turning round about 8 times as he realised the colleague had been told which door he was getting out of so decided eventually to walk against the crowd and follow his mate and his escort out the other door. The poor lady across from me was left not knowing what to do as she was the one behind him in the queue and therefore first to be barged out the way When they were both on the platform the lady had waited behind to thank me and then I was just left in a totally empty bit all on my own which was quite surreal until a few bods got on at Newport. (Which is where it normally goes weird tbh ). And then I walked home feeling like one of the Boondock Saints 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 9 hours ago, VILLAMARV said: On the train home from Brum tonight I got the pissed guys choose the table I was sat at to be pissed at. A lady sat opposite me had the rowdy one next to her and I got the quiet as a mouse one with the bag full of cider. After about 15 mins of everyone in the carriage being regaled with very loud sweary stories about how he doesn't deserve all the shit he gets everywhere and how when the police had arrested them earlier?!? and how they were headed straight to the cemetary when they got back to finish their ciders and smoke "And sorry for my language everyone - a big spliff" he then started to sprawl all over the table. Elbows well over the invisible line down the middle. I was reading my book, the lady opposite me was obviously uncomfortable but busying herself with her phone. He then told his mate to look out the window and pointed out the window at something. His finger on the glass, he was reaching in front of this lady's face and literally no more than 2 or 3 inches from her face. At which point I had to say something, "Excuse me, but you're making me feel uncomfortable and I'm quite sure you're making the lady uncomfortable by not respecting her personal space" I saw two faces appear between the seats which gave me approving looks. There was a bit of back and forth with me trying to pacify things and assure him no one has "a problem" it's just when you're on a public transport its not weird to expect the space between your knees and your face to remain your own! Anyway he started getting a bit worked up. The lady suggested we all just leave it and I agreed with her and the bloke fell silent. To his credit he did apologise to her and as a couple of people opposite had moved he took their seat and sat in the aisle seat adjacent to his mates aisle seat next to me. He managed to bang into another woman who was unlucky enough to be sat in the seat next to his new choice and after a little while he started chirping stuff to me over his mate as if I'd been aggressive towards him and back onto how people have a go at him for nothing. I felt I should stop pretending to read at this point because my mind wasn't in the book anymore and was basically wondering if it was going to kick off and as we got to the next station I was hoping they'd get off. They didn't. But a young British Transport Policeman got on and immediately walked up to them and engaged them in a few questions as there had been reports of a disturbance. Fair play to the lad he was brilliant with them. Engaging, respectful, authoritative, he informed them they were going to be accompanied to their destination (Which happened to be the next stop - Gloucester) where they would be met by his colleague who was going to chat to his quiet mate and just have a little chat and all that. Calmed everything down, totally diffused the situation. Everyone apart from me in my bit of the carriage got off at Gloucester, with the quiet one turning round about 8 times as he realised the colleague had been told which door he was getting out of so decided eventually to walk against the crowd and follow his mate and his escort out the other door. The poor lady across from me was left not knowing what to do as she was the one behind him in the queue and therefore first to be barged out the way When they were both on the platform the lady had waited behind to thank me and then I was just left in a totally empty bit all on my own which was quite surreal until a few bods got on at Newport. (Which is where it normally goes weird tbh ). And then I walked home feeling like one of the Boondock Saints TL DR but I imagine you were being a douche. Stop being a douche Marv. It's naughty. Mods, 4 week ban plz. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post snowychap Posted September 5, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 5, 2018 19 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: Mods, 4 week ban plz. Can't you just stop logging in? Seems a bit over the top to ask them to ban you. 1 8 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VILLAMARV Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 19 minutes ago, lapal_fan said: TL DR but I imagine you were being a douche. Stop being a douche Marv. It's naughty. Mods, 4 week ban plz. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapal_fan Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 5 minutes ago, snowychap said: Can't you just stop logging in? Seems a bit over the top to ask them to ban you. Hey! That's so mean. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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