Random Irritations

KenL said:
Why get involved?
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NearHull said:
I think LMS is a serving member of the military - that comes with responsibility for subordinates and peers.
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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.
 
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...
 
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.
 
Firestormgjc said:
Bells Palsy again , eye won’t close , can’t speak properly one, scare little children ..
Cant eat properly and when do I keep biting my mouth.
Upside two weeks off screens ,so I can hit the range as much as I like , well as long as my eye lets me
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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.

Voyager EMH

Post in thread 'Things That Gladden The Heart'

Two hours in A&E and I was on my way home this evening with a diagnosis of Bell's Palsy much to my and Mrs V's relief.
Could have been worse.
Good ol' NHS.

Off to bed now.
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Neilds said:
Not all officers are superior- although they all act that way 😂
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Most are clueless and just do as they’re told by the juniors who actually know their job 🤣
The Squirrel said:
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...
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Thankfully I’m not an officer, I’m to busy working for a living 🤣
 
rudebhoy said:
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.
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1. Odd behaviour because it would have meant there stuff was not getting closer to the till on the conveyor but was it because they did not want to pack the nearest item until the end. What no 'next customer' dividers either

2. The staff should have taken them to task any way - I think I remember there is one price for eat in and another for take out (I always get asked at Greggs- it is to do with VAT)
 
Watching the TV and there was suddenly a loud bang

Power supply on the computer whilst it was in standby mode!!

Luckily still had a spare PSU to get by with (just that it has a noisy fan and the other one was a quiet PSU).
 
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