Random Irritations

The two oil boilers at work were getting their annual service. The boilers are fine, the flues are not. One is a hazard, carbon monoxide leaking into the factory, and so the boiler is now off. The other is recommended to be replaced as well, just a matter of time before it goes the same way. A good months profit gone, bah.
You really are averse to spending money ?
 
Amen to that. Our local FB pages are really decent, certainly not filled with dross. But two from yesterday, “which carriers are flying into Almeria in February,” and “which bars are serving Christmas lunch.”

Get off your …. and Google it.

This came about from a guy in the Top 100 courses Facebook group who wondered if anyone “local” to St Andrews could tell him if mats was in play when playing next week.

Typed in “Mats St. Andrews” and voilà. First link available had the answer.

I guess he really just wanted to tell people he was off to play St Andrews.
 
Websites with infernal pop-ups within 10s of arrival:
  1. Chat-bot, "how may I help you today?".
  2. Survey box, "do you have a few mins to take a survey?".
  3. Newsletter box, "do you want to sign-up...??"
  4. Cookies box....
No, I want you to F. O. and let me surf the site without interference. I'll 'ask' if I want something.

Especially as thay actually PREVENT you from browing their web site...drives me crackers!
 
We have a proper Walter at work.. now he has apparently run over his foot with a boat last night ?
 
Whatever happened to ringing a telephone number, particularly a business number and getting a human being answering, maybe even saying something like " Can I help you?"
Jeez!
Might be because that line is constantly bombarded with heavily accented sales people from off shore call centres … our home line is abused horribly and now my mobile is being used that way. So I never answer a number that is not someone from my addresses.. I guess I am missing out on some hot opportunities
 
Why bother talking about the environment when your asking everyone to go to the office and work ? If they don’t need to be there then stop the carbon footprint or pay enough to allow them to walk or ride there ?
I just can not be bothered with all these double standards COP whatever is just farcical and so are the plonkers talking there and then the activists are utter muppets for attacking the normal people. I would ask for divine intervention but I think they are busy causing mayhem and destruction under the global warming banner.
 
Might be because that line is constantly bombarded with heavily accented sales people from off shore call centres … our home line is abused horribly and now my mobile is being used that way. So I never answer a number that is not someone from my addresses.. I guess I am missing out on some hot opportunities

We recently (6 months or so ago) changed our home handsets to BT ones that block unknown callers because we were working from home and the number we were getting; we have not had one get through since. Might be worth a try if they are that irritating.
 
Why bother talking about the environment when your asking everyone to go to the office and work ? If they don’t need to be there then stop the carbon footprint or pay enough to allow them to walk or ride there ?
I just can not be bothered with all these double standards COP whatever is just farcical and so are the plonkers talking there and then the activists are utter muppets for attacking the normal people. I would ask for divine intervention but I think they are busy causing mayhem and destruction under the global warming banner.

Does it mean a smaller carbon footprint? 40 people working in one heated office, only putting their home heating on of an evening, as opposed to 40 separate offices being heated during the day. Granted its not that simple as there is travel to consider, but neither is it as simple as you're suggesting.
 
Does it mean a smaller carbon footprint? 40 people working in one heated office, only putting their home heating on of an evening, as opposed to 40 separate offices being heated during the day. Granted its not that simple as there is travel to consider, but neither is it as simple as you're suggesting.
No it’s not as simple as I suggest but pretty much can say that people’s commute is a key issue. As for office heating I don’t remember working in offices that were super insulated either. Also people leave their heating on and economy 7 .. well that was appalling from memory.
 
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