Popular Post rodders0223 Posted August 9, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 9, 2016 1 hour ago, BOF said: The fact that people on twitter who want to say more than 140 characters are now just resorting to taking a screen grab of **** enormous blocks of text. Yeah that kinda defeats the purpose and it will not be read. TLDR 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 21 hours ago, Morley_crosses_to_Withe said: Reveal hidden contents (Slightly colourful language. Not entirely safe for work). Exactly the routine I had in mind when I posted my reply Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V01 Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Had my car in to have a CV joint replaced, bloke has brought it back and asked when the MOT is due because it's likely to fail. Brake disc are corroded and worn, probably need new pads too and power steering fluid is foaming which he's never seen before and will probably mean there is a leak somewhere. Gonna have to MOT early as possible to give me time to scramble if I need a new car. I guess this one is being run into the ground either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 (edited) On 8/7/2016 at 12:10, HanoiVillan said: An excellent point IMO. Coming back to Britain after living in other countries, you realise how dumb - and fundamentally anti-consumer - most companies are. Why is my broadband cheap for 12 months and then insanely expensive for the rest of human history afterwards? We think it's normal, because it's 'how we do things here' but for most of the rest of the world it's utterly bizarre. I really wish Labour hadn't dropped their 'rip-off Britain' arguments. This country really is a rip-off. Rip-off Britain update: Have a peach of a mouth ulcer. Couldn't bear it any more,so just drove to the 24 hour Tesco. They didn't have pastilles, so I had to buy gel which I don't like anyway, but took it to the till. The tube of gel, bear in mind, weighs a pretty hefty eight grams, so it was of course a reasonable price for this tube to be £5.85. I gaped. I spluttered. I gibbered. I bought it anyway cos my mouth really **** hurts. Then I drove home, turned the computer on and performed a basic calculation: Silver traded on commodity markets Iglu mouth ulcer gel £/g £0.49 £0.73 Rip-off Britain. Edited August 9, 2016 by HanoiVillan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 We've known how to send low paid minions to dig precious metals out of the ground for hundreds, thousands of years. You've paid for a magic paste, that cures wounds on your mouth. You're living in the future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 I bought some rightguard antiperspirant because the shop sold out of the one I usually used. I put it on for the first time today and I'm in danger of flooding the office from my pits...useless stuff, I swear I'm sweating more than I do if I just wear none at all, and I'm just sat at a desk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 13 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I bought some rightguard antiperspirant because the shop sold out of the one I usually used. I put it on for the first time today and I'm in danger of flooding the office from my pits...useless stuff, I swear I'm sweating more than I do if I just wear none at all, and I'm just sat at a desk. So here's the business plan: We set up a company called something like Scienctific Sweat Engage/Eliminate Technology. We have manly packaging in greys and blacks with a ripped bloke doing the blue steel stare from the box. We advertise, using sports blokes and tech graphics to suggest our product will get you dry and therefore get you a blowie. We buy industrial quantities of always panty liners, re package them in threes (two armpits and a bum crack). Stick them in the 'Ssweet! boxes. Boom! I know this works, been trialling the pads for months. Dry as a mormon wedding. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 21 minutes ago, Davkaus said: I bought some rightguard antiperspirant because the shop sold out of the one I usually used. I put it on for the first time today and I'm in danger of flooding the office from my pits...useless stuff, I swear I'm sweating more than I do if I just wear none at all, and I'm just sat at a desk. Are you sure you bought the right one, the ball and aerosol are not so effective when used in the armpits. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 The first and last deodorant/antiperspirant you'll ever need is cheapo roll on sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 10, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 10, 2016 3 minutes ago, darrenm said: The first and last deodorant/antiperspirant you'll ever need is cheapo roll on sure I go this way. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Are other deodorants race-specific? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 10, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 10, 2016 Just now, darrenm said: Are other deodorants race-specific? Oh absolutely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted August 10, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 10, 2016 People who decide what's good for you. Context - I sit on a bank of six desks. Every day each one of us makes a round of teas, which keeps us going through the day. Everyone has white without apart from me as I like a small amount of sugar in my tea (like half a teaspoon). There are two people who, when it comes to their round, refuse to put sugar in my tea because it's bad for me. Unfortunately, one of them is my Director so I can't really make too much of a fuss but really, I'm a 43 year old senior manager. I can decide if I want sugar in my tea or not! It shouldn't pee me off as I can just as easily drink tea without sugar but it's the fact that they're telling me what I can and can't do that's annoying. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dAVe80 Posted August 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted August 10, 2016 26 minutes ago, choffer said: People who decide what's good for you. Context - I sit on a bank of six desks. Every day each one of us makes a round of teas, which keeps us going through the day. Everyone has white without apart from me as I like a small amount of sugar in my tea (like half a teaspoon). There are two people who, when it comes to their round, refuse to put sugar in my tea because it's bad for me. Unfortunately, one of them is my Director so I can't really make too much of a fuss but really, I'm a 43 year old senior manager. I can decide if I want sugar in my tea or not! It shouldn't pee me off as I can just as easily drink tea without sugar but it's the fact that they're telling me what I can and can't do that's annoying. Keep a bag of sugar on your desk, put it in yourself. Either that, or put 5 spoons of sugar in everyone elses drink when it's your turn to make the tea, and say it's to give everyone an energy boost. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MakemineVanilla Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 47 minutes ago, choffer said: People who decide what's good for you. Context - I sit on a bank of six desks. Every day each one of us makes a round of teas, which keeps us going through the day. Everyone has white without apart from me as I like a small amount of sugar in my tea (like half a teaspoon). There are two people who, when it comes to their round, refuse to put sugar in my tea because it's bad for me. Unfortunately, one of them is my Director so I can't really make too much of a fuss but really, I'm a 43 year old senior manager. I can decide if I want sugar in my tea or not! It shouldn't pee me off as I can just as easily drink tea without sugar but it's the fact that they're telling me what I can and can't do that's annoying. Pretend you are Japanese and choose to do the same as everyone else, for the sake of Wa (social harmony). It is the assumption that you have a choice which is unsettling you, Grasshopper. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted August 10, 2016 Moderator Share Posted August 10, 2016 1 hour ago, choffer said: People who decide what's good for you. Context - I sit on a bank of six desks. Every day each one of us makes a round of teas, which keeps us going through the day. Everyone has white without apart from me as I like a small amount of sugar in my tea (like half a teaspoon). There are two people who, when it comes to their round, refuse to put sugar in my tea because it's bad for me. Unfortunately, one of them is my Director so I can't really make too much of a fuss but really, I'm a 43 year old senior manager. I can decide if I want sugar in my tea or not! It shouldn't pee me off as I can just as easily drink tea without sugar but it's the fact that they're telling me what I can and can't do that's annoying. I don't understand people who would do that. I know it's only a small thing relatively, but it's basically passive aggression. As it's only a small thing it could quite easily be brought up in a "jokey" manner without it being an issue, although with everyone 'getting' the subtext i.e. give me **** sugar. Otherwise I'd go the dAVe80 route and keep sugar in my desk. words removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted August 10, 2016 VT Supporter Share Posted August 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, BOF said: I don't understand people who would do that. I know it's only a small thing relatively, but it's basically passive aggression. As it's only a small thing it could quite easily be brought up in a "jokey" manner without it being an issue, although with everyone 'getting' the subtext i.e. give me **** sugar. Otherwise I'd go the dAVe80 route and keep sugar in my desk. words removed. The daft thing is, the two primary protagonists are always bringing in cake to go with our tea. Beggars belief. Actually, maybe the cake is the real reason I don't complain about my tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 1 hour ago, choffer said: People who decide what's good for you. Context - I sit on a bank of six desks. Every day each one of us makes a round of teas, which keeps us going through the day. Everyone has white without apart from me as I like a small amount of sugar in my tea (like half a teaspoon). There are two people who, when it comes to their round, refuse to put sugar in my tea because it's bad for me. Unfortunately, one of them is my Director so I can't really make too much of a fuss but really, I'm a 43 year old senior manager. I can decide if I want sugar in my tea or not! It shouldn't pee me off as I can just as easily drink tea without sugar but it's the fact that they're telling me what I can and can't do that's annoying. And they are both totally wrong. Sugar is not bad for you. Especially a measly half a **** teaspoon. Idiots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darrenm Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Even if it's your director, just without smiling, look them in the eye and say "All jokes aside, I actually do like sugar in my tea. Can you put one in please? Or don't worry about making it for me, I'll do it myself" Some people don't realise the joke's gone too far. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meath_Villan Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 4 hours ago, darrenm said: Are other deodorants race-specific? its been said the mitchum brand is best for runners etc... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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