Stevo985 Posted July 25, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2017 7 hours ago, Paddywhack said: I don't really care what day of the week it is or how close to the weekend it is, everyday at work is horrible. I've never really understood the TGIF thing. Yeah it's Friday, but you're still at work. Saturdays, Saturdays are where it's at. I dunno, I think Friday is the best day of the week. Probably helps that I only do half days on a Friday, but still. That's the day I'd usually be going out (if I was going out at all that weekend), and you're safe in the knowledge that you can sleep in the next day and not have to get up for anything, and it's not Sunday when you wake up. I'd say Fridays are my favourite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted July 25, 2017 Author VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2017 (edited) My first couple of years of retirement were unstructured, so I never noticed what day it was - Monday was no different to Saturday. Now we do the childcare Monday to Thursday, it feels more like a working week. But Thursday is our last day, so it feels like Friday used to. And we have a three day weekend. This is turning into the Boring Thread. Edited July 25, 2017 by mjmooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LakotaDakota Posted July 25, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2017 What if all the before/after weight loss photos are really the other way around and people are just showing the results of what happens when you sit on your arse eating biscuits all day. 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 6 hours ago, PriceyDownunder said: My week is linear, with no end... It just keeps rolling past. But my year is circular, clock fashion. Ever since I was a kid. But it runs anti-clockwise and slightly off-keel. December 31st is Midnight, of course. Which makes January 1st 11.00 o'clock; February 1st is 10.00 o'clock; March 1st is 9.00 o'clock, and so on, but June and July seem to occupy the same space to allow December 1st to be 1.00 o'clock, so that last hour as all December... Currently we are around 4.00 o'clock... This way madness lies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 25, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2017 7 hours ago, PriceyDownunder said: My week is linear, with no end... It just keeps rolling past. But my year is circular, clock fashion. Ever since I was a kid. But it runs anti-clockwise and slightly off-keel. December 31st is Midnight, of course. Which makes January 1st 11.00 o'clock; February 1st is 10.00 o'clock; March 1st is 9.00 o'clock, and so on, but June and July seem to occupy the same space to allow December 1st to be 1.00 o'clock, so that last hour as all December... Currently we are around 4.00 o'clock... now THIS is mental. Makes me feel better 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted July 25, 2017 Moderator Share Posted July 25, 2017 On 24/07/2017 at 07:06, mjmooney said: On 23/07/2017 at 23:33, Stevo985 said: Do people visualise the days of the week as I do? In my head, the days of the week are a circle. Almost like a clock. But Mon-Thurs are on the right and Sat-Sun on the left, with Friday kind of at 6 o'clock, partially in the week and partially in the weekend. I even visualise time as part of that week clock. So now on a Sunday night we're more or less at 12 oclock. Friday when I finish work is 6 oclock. And midday on wednesday is 3 oclcock. It doesn't take any effort to do this, it's automatic. At 2pm on Thursday my mind will automatically place me on that week clock. And it's not just whole days. I visualise pm on a Saturday as being 3 quarters of the way through Saturday on my big week clock. Is this mental? The only reason I can think for visualising this way is that I think when I was very yougn I had a jigsaw that arranged the days of the week like that. I've never been able to find it on Google though. Nope. I just think of it as linear. I think of it linear too, but I wouldn't say you're mental Just keep an eye on it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted July 25, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2017 3 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Probably helps that I only do half days on a Friday, but still. Oh how I miss working in automotive. I used to love Fridays. Three hours and out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted July 25, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2017 Is anyone else a little disconcerted by the new "like" images? Feels like you're sending little love hearts to people. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RimmyJimmer Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 1 minute ago, choffer said: Is anyone else a little disconcerted by the new "like" images? Feels like you're sending little love hearts to people. I'm comfortable with it hun 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted July 25, 2017 Moderator Share Posted July 25, 2017 16 hours ago, dAVe80 said: Monday I don't mind. Catch up with work pals, have a bit of chat about the weekend. Tuesday is the worst, unless the Villa are playing, then I've got that to distract me. Wednesday is halfway, so I start to feel OK. Thursday is cool, cus I know it's Friday tomorrow. Friday is fantastic, as I can smell the weekend. Only another 20 to 30 of years of this shit! There's a Cure song in there somewhere, Dave. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 25, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2017 14 minutes ago, choffer said: Oh how I miss working in automotive. I used to love Fridays. Three hours and out. They took that away from us at JLR. Then I moved to Aerospace and got it back 8-12 on a Friday is so easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wazzap24 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 53 minutes ago, choffer said: Is anyone else a little disconcerted by the new "like" images? Feels like you're sending little love hearts to people. Your posts are my favourite posts BAE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 Should be a 4 day working week max anyway. The balance needs to be readdressed. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RimmyJimmer Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 47 minutes ago, Wainy316 said: Should be a 4 day working week max anyway. The balance needs to be readdressed. Vote labour and it will be done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 3 minutes ago, RimmyJimmer said: Vote labour and it will be done I did. It is actually a Green Party policy though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 10 hours ago, LakotaDakota said: What if all the before/after weight loss photos are really the other way around and people are just showing the results of what happens when you sit on your arse eating biscuits all day. I was just tucking into a biscuit while reading that. A weight watchers one, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 6 hours ago, Stevo985 said: They took that away from us at JLR. Then I moved to Aerospace and got it back 8-12 on a Friday is so easy. Fridays for me can often be the busiest day of the week. People have a tendency to want to complete on financial transactions at the end of a week. Can ruin the Friday feeling somewhat. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted July 25, 2017 Share Posted July 25, 2017 1 hour ago, Xela said: Fridays for me can often be the busiest day of the week. People have a tendency to want to complete on financial transactions at the end of a week. Can ruin the Friday feeling somewhat. I'm generally on e-mail guard duty on Fridays. We're on a ridiculously tight programme at the moment with multiple building works that should be taking 14 or 16 weeks each, needing to be done in 10 or 12 with no margin to slip. So everyone is watching the official programme to make sure they aren't the guys that missed a deadline that crashed a job. Friday's often involve receiving an e-mail at 4:57pm that says something like 'you needed this information on programme week 3 - and here it is'. Yeah like **** does 5:00pm on Friday count as 'this week'. I reject them and tell everyone they'll be logged as arriving Monday morning, week 4... That's how hard I am. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted July 25, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 25, 2017 3 hours ago, Xela said: Fridays for me can often be the busiest day of the week. People have a tendency to want to complete on financial transactions at the end of a week. Can ruin the Friday feeling somewhat. To be fair it's usually busy for me too. I tend to give myself stuff to do on a Friday on the assumption that I'll have the same time to do it as a normal day, and then obviously I don't Throw a couple of meetings in there and suddenly Iv'e got 2 hours to do stuff! I say I finish at 12, but I'm very rarely out of there before 1 (which I realise is still awesome) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 Fridays are normally pretty chilled on site. It's the knock off a bit early and get away with it day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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