Mundane News

[Moon bunny]

The pair of you working from home then.

You still sliding his meals in under the door?

No, he had fish and chips waiting for me.

 

[classic33]

No, he had fish and chips waiting for me.

That were nice of him.


Beware Greeks bearing gifts.

 

[oldwheels]

Disney are filming on campus this week. Security is 'tight' apparently near the location. A colleague was parking, and was asked 3x by Disney Security if she was 'staff'.

An excuse for parking on our premises for launch ceremonies at the nearby shipyard was “ I got permission from head office”. Took great pleasure telling them I was head office and eff off or a couple of hogsheads could accidentally land on their car bonnet.
Sounds nasty but they interfered with our work and we did in fact move hoggies up a ramp beside where they parked.

 

[Andy in Germany]

An excuse for parking on our premises for launch ceremonies at the nearby shipyard was “ I got permission from head office”. Took great pleasure telling them I was head office and eff off or a couple of hogsheads could accidentally land on their car bonnet.
Sounds nasty but they interfered with our work and we did in fact move hoggies up a ramp beside where they parked.

A favourite where I worked in Devon was "we have permission from the estate manager" which came as a surprise to the estate manager who was standing next to me.

She was a six foot ex-copper. What happened next was a surprise to the illegally parked tourists...

 

[Andy in Germany]

Unless you try, you'll never know.

My boss is surprisingly convinced of his position.

It has to be said my colleague is brilliant in this role: she's a fairly petite redhead who seems all nice and friendly until someone is bullying, harassing or in this case bureaucratic and incompetent with one of of the clients, then she will explain in polite terms exactly what will now happen and everyone finds themselves obeying without question.

She doesn't have an iron will; it's hardened titanium.

 

[classic33]

My boss is surprisingly convinced of his position.

It has to be said my colleague is brilliant in this role: she's a fairly petite redhead who seems all nice and friendly until someone is bullying, harassing or in this case bureaucratic and incompetent with one of of the clients, then she will explain in polite terms exactly what will now happen and everyone finds themselves obeying without question. She doesn't have an iron will; it's hardened titanium.

There's the warning sign.

 

[PeteXXX]

I'm going to sit on the swing seat in the garden and read my book.

 

[Magpies]

Fettled the rim brakes on my Spa Ti Audax bike, changed the worn Ultegra pads to Koolstop salmon. Nearly went over the handlebars testing an emergency stop!

 

[biggs682]

Tonight's tea is fresh runner beans, pasta , bacon , tomatoes and mushrooms and it's very nice indeed.

 

[biggs682]

Got an important collection to do later 😁

 

[Reynard]

Had a lovely luncheon of hummus on toast, plus an apple, some greengages and plums and two

Sat half dozing in the sun sort of watching the cycling (was almost treating it like a radio commentary) earlier. Plum crumble is oven ready and I'm now watching the short track MTB.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

The only trouble with increasing your fluid intake is that it increases your need to weeeeeeee

Wait till you reach the weeeeeeekend

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Fish and chips and mushy peas tonight

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Fish and chips and mushy peas tonight

It was going so well until you got past chips....

 

[Ming the Merciless]

It was going so well until you got past chips....

and?