NearHull
Well-known member
I think LMS is a serving member of the military - that comes with responsibility for subordinates and peers.
Random Irritations
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Lucifer MorningStar
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Because of this exact reason! Due to my rank and where I currently am I’ve been allocated as block warden. So 2 idiots fighting falls to me to deal with the incident and the fall out afterwards today which was meant to be a day off. I’d much rather have stayed in bed and ignored it but there’s 30 other people in the building I’m responsible for and have to set an example this kind of thing will not be tolerated or allowed to happen.
The Squirrel
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They're damn lucky they're not in the Napoleonic navy where the Articles of War meant that striking a superior officer was basically a mandatory death sentence...
rudebhoy
Q-School Graduate
Two very random irritations.
1. Friday we are in the supermarket. Shortest queue was a self pack till with a conveyor belt. There is only one couple in front of us, the belt is 95% full of their stuff with a six inch gap at the end. I put a couple of items on and wait. They start putting their stuff through but leave one item at the end nearest the till, meaning that the belt never moves. They do not scan that item until the very end. Never seen this tactic before, it’s obviously designed to stop us putting our stuff on the belt until they are finished. Bizarre behaviour.
2. We are out for a walk yesterday, and pop into a local cafe for a bacon butty and coffee. The place is rammed (as usual) so we are asked to sit in a little waiting area until a table becomes free. There are 4 seats, two are taken by a couple of women. We sit there for a few minutes, then a member of staff comes over and gives them a bag each, so they have obviously ordered takeaway food. They sit there for 5 minutes then take their rolls out of the bags and proceed to eat their food. The staff give them a few funny looks but no one tells them it’s a waiting area, not an eating area. Again, totally bizarre behaviour. (For reference it was dry and sunny outside so they weren’t sheltering from the weather.
1. Friday we are in the supermarket. Shortest queue was a self pack till with a conveyor belt. There is only one couple in front of us, the belt is 95% full of their stuff with a six inch gap at the end. I put a couple of items on and wait. They start putting their stuff through but leave one item at the end nearest the till, meaning that the belt never moves. They do not scan that item until the very end. Never seen this tactic before, it’s obviously designed to stop us putting our stuff on the belt until they are finished. Bizarre behaviour.
2. We are out for a walk yesterday, and pop into a local cafe for a bacon butty and coffee. The place is rammed (as usual) so we are asked to sit in a little waiting area until a table becomes free. There are 4 seats, two are taken by a couple of women. We sit there for a few minutes, then a member of staff comes over and gives them a bag each, so they have obviously ordered takeaway food. They sit there for 5 minutes then take their rolls out of the bags and proceed to eat their food. The staff give them a few funny looks but no one tells them it’s a waiting area, not an eating area. Again, totally bizarre behaviour. (For reference it was dry and sunny outside so they weren’t sheltering from the weather.
Voyager EMH
Slipper Wearing Plucker of Pheasants
I had that a while ago.
Was rather concerned for a couple of hours.
Pain in the whatsit for some days after, but recovery was far better than my first fears.
I was warned about likelihood of recurrence in the years ahead.
