Things that frustrate us all
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that sucks! Particularly if it happens somewhere in the wilderness, far away from a second spare tire.
Why is it that always in fall all streets get torn up simultaneousely? I tried a detour around a road repair site today only to find that that one was blocked due to road repair work. And the detour around the detour had the same poblem. It's time they finally invent beaming!
Why is it that always in fall all streets get torn up simultaneousely? I tried a detour around a road repair site today only to find that that one was blocked due to road repair work. And the detour around the detour had the same poblem. It's time they finally invent beaming!
With my luck, they'll beam me along with someone annoying like Neelix and we'll end up combined in one person...
LOL good point 
And since nowadays every technological item has ist "programmed obsolescense" (inbuilt and strategically planned point of breaking) it'd malfunction the day after the guarantee ended.
And since nowadays every technological item has ist "programmed obsolescense" (inbuilt and strategically planned point of breaking) it'd malfunction the day after the guarantee ended.
It's 2 degrees Celsius outside right now. I'm starting to feel the cold inside, so I decide, OK, it's time to turn the furnace on for the first time this season.
So of course... it won't start.
So of course... it won't start.
It's 2 degrees Celsius outside right now. I'm starting to feel the cold inside, so I decide, OK, it's time to turn the furnace on for the first time this season.
So of course... it won't start.
That's terrible. I hope you have one of these small electric heaters to keep you warm before the repair guy comes.
*sends warm wishes* Can you get someone to mend it in the weekend? Many companies don't work in the weekends
Huge argh moment just now: my mom called and started a 6 volume novel length story. After vol 1 it turned out that our dog was found in the garden with a severe head wound. As you can imagine, I urged her to skip the other 5 volumes and come straight to the point: is he dead or alife, what is his prospect. I tried it 4 or 5 times and she still wouldn't stop babbling about how it happened. WHAT happened, damn it, and is he alife, yes or no?!!
So I called my dad on his cell. The dog is alife and well enough to bark at the postman (always a good sign). He injured himself when he ran into an old antenna my dad stored in a corner. He's going to recover but it was a close shave.
Huge argh moment just now: my mom called and started a 6 volume novel length story. After vol 1 it turned out that our dog was found in the garden with a severe head wound. As you can imagine, I urged her to skip the other 5 volumes and come straight to the point: is he dead or alife, what is his prospect. I tried it 4 or 5 times and she still wouldn't stop babbling about how it happened. WHAT happened, damn it, and is he alife, yes or no?!!
So I called my dad on his cell. The dog is alife and well enough to bark at the postman (always a good sign). He injured himself when he ran into an old antenna my dad stored in a corner. He's going to recover but it was a close shave.
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*sends warm wishes* Can you get someone to mend it in the weekend? Many companies don't work in the weekends
Huge argh moment just now: my mom called and started a 6 volume novel length story. After vol 1 it turned out that our dog was found in the garden with a severe head wound. As you can imagine, I urged her to skip the other 5 volumes and come straight to the point: is he dead or alife, what is his prospect. I tried it 4 or 5 times and she still wouldn't stop babbling about how it happened. WHAT happened, damn it, and is he alife, yes or no?!!
So I called my dad on his cell. The dog is alife and well enough to bark at the postman (always a good sign). He injured himself when he ran into an old antenna my dad stored in a corner. He's going to recover but it was a close shave.
I must say, it took me a couple of sentences to realize that your mother wasn't actually a novelist!
Best wishes for the dog.
lol, sorry. I just didn't know how else to convey the image of unbearable length.
I just hope that she'll never be forced to call an ambulance - in case it's a birth, the hospital might get the address out of her just in time to deliver the patient's grandchild.
Thank heavens we have an excellent vet! dad says the dog is already trying to hunt the postman - definitely a good sign =)
I'm due to a visit next weekend and you may be sure that the garden will be checked thoroughly for any more hidden dangers even though dad said he already did that. But as a German proverb says: trust is good, control is better.
I just hope that she'll never be forced to call an ambulance - in case it's a birth, the hospital might get the address out of her just in time to deliver the patient's grandchild.
Thank heavens we have an excellent vet! dad says the dog is already trying to hunt the postman - definitely a good sign =)
I'm due to a visit next weekend and you may be sure that the garden will be checked thoroughly for any more hidden dangers even though dad said he already did that. But as a German proverb says: trust is good, control is better.
*sends warm wishes* Can you get someone to mend it in the weekend? Many companies don't work in the weekends
I was able to get a service appointment for Tuesday!
My father's mission in life is to drive me nuts...
{{{{{Garth}}}}} don't let yourself be driven crazy. Come here to vent and get good vibes! And in the worst case you'll always be welcome in the Mental illness thread.
Congratulations! I hope your work crew will be as cheap, quick and efficient as the nice electrician who mended my oven on Friday.I was able to get a service appointment for Tuesday!
That's great to hear your oven got fixed! That must be a huge relief! When mine died, I had to go without one for seven months. Not fun times.
Every day. Every fucking day, I send an email to all my staff that says "Make sure your phone is switched on and able to receive calls. You must be reachable by phone. "
And every single day, I call some fuckwit who has made a horrifying mistake only to get their voicemail, so I leave a message . I then go to the chat program, to find they aren't smart enough to turn it on, and then I email them and write "Call me!" I then sit and wait. And wait.
And the home office says the supervisors don't call the staff enough times during the day.
And every single day, I call some fuckwit who has made a horrifying mistake only to get their voicemail, so I leave a message . I then go to the chat program, to find they aren't smart enough to turn it on, and then I email them and write "Call me!" I then sit and wait. And wait.
And the home office says the supervisors don't call the staff enough times during the day.
Annoying indeed, but isn't it possible that they are just in an important meeting or on the phone with a client and therefore can't receive your call or chat? Don't know about the situation in your line of business but in mine the client always has priority. Even the Minister has to wait till I have time to answer his call. Also, nobody will make or answer a call between 12:00 and 13:00 in my country since lunch time is practically sacred here. Pretty much like everything stops for tea in GB
@Fallen Angel 7 months! Good lord!! I hope it wasn't during cookie baking season.
@Fallen Angel 7 months! Good lord!! I hope it wasn't during cookie baking season.
Also, nobody will make or answer a call between 12:00 and 13:00 in my country since lunch time is practically sacred here. Pretty much like everything stops for tea in GB
Yours must be a different GB to mine. Here everyone eats at their desk, nibbling at the lunch between emails. Lunch time meetings are not unheard of, but I always push back on those.
The NHS was the worst for meetings, it wasn’t unusual to see a calendar invite appear for 07:30 or 19:00, even though I worked 9-5.
eeks! Health service is indeed a brutal trade as far as treatment of employees is concerned. You should think they of all people 'd know better.
I was refering to Jack Buchanan's song 'everything stops for tea'. And to the Britain of Asterix where even war against the Romans stops at teatime. Those were the days!
Over here indeed all offices are closed for lunch. Many officially, the rest inofficially. There's also a 20-30 minute coffee break starting at 9:30 during which most of the country is at a standstill. It's proverbial and as such featured in a series of ads for a waffle/chocolat bar under the motto "Germany, 9:30"
I was refering to Jack Buchanan's song 'everything stops for tea'. And to the Britain of Asterix where even war against the Romans stops at teatime. Those were the days!
Over here indeed all offices are closed for lunch. Many officially, the rest inofficially. There's also a 20-30 minute coffee break starting at 9:30 during which most of the country is at a standstill. It's proverbial and as such featured in a series of ads for a waffle/chocolat bar under the motto "Germany, 9:30"
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At least our place has an excuse for the calendar invite times as it's possibly including various Asian, European and US people.
Mostly at my desk at lunch too, but I normally try and knock my phone to voice mail and that mostly stops interuptions.
Annoying indeed, but isn't it possible that they are just in an important meeting or on the phone with a client and therefore can't receive your call or chat? Don't know about the situation in your line of business but in mine the client always has priority. Even the Minister has to wait till I have time to answer his call. Also, nobody will make or answer a call between 12:00 and 13:00 in my country since lunch time is practically sacred here. Pretty much like everything stops for tea in GB
NO. I work in educational testing. My "staff" are people scoring exams from their home. They are not supposed to be doing ANYTHING except scoring exams online and interacting with supervisors. It's the entire job description.