Bits and Bobs 48

Grim... · **Posted:** Tue Mar 07, 2017 18:27

That's when we celebrate the Beex server.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

Ordered Lego Worlds today for the kids - looks brilliant!

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:10

'Don't have any change for parking? Why not pay by card online?*'

*After faffing around registering all your details and credit card information on our website in the rain because it's yet another different company, then being asked to call the number where the mystery voice asks you for all your credit card details a second time, then waiting for the confirmation text to arrive to reassure you that you haven't booked parking in Inverness by mistake. Plus a 20p transaction fee and a 30p credit card surcharge.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:17

Why not sit in the car and do it?

Kern · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 10:25

'Convenience' .

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 15:03

Someone in my office is retiring today. We've just had a presentation for him and I'm jealous.. Imagine not having to go to work every day? Wouldn't that be amazing?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

I'd be bored as hell, I reckon.

I think last year I went into work on a third of my vacation days.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16560

I mean I like my work but

myp · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 15:20

Cras wrote:

I'd be bored as hell, I reckon.

I think last year I went into work on a third of my vacation days.

MaliA · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 15:21

TheVision wrote:

Someone in my office is retiring today. We've just had a presentation for him and I'm jealous.. Imagine not having to go to work every day? Wouldn't that be amazing?

Not when I was dolescum.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16560

I don't think being retired would feel the same as when you were a filthy scrounger.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 15:24

Cras wrote:

I'd be bored as hell, I reckon.

I think last year I went into work on a third of my vacation days.

You Sir, need more hobbies

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 15:45

KovacsC wrote:

Cras wrote:

I'd be bored as hell, I reckon.

I think last year I went into work on a third of my vacation days.

You Sir, need more hobbies

I used to work with someone like this. He'd book annual leave but still come into the office. The only difference being that he would leave early and wear his jeans instead of work trousers.

Satsuma · **Joined:** 20th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 14359

TheVision wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

Cras wrote:

I'd be bored as hell, I reckon.

I think last year I went into work on a third of my vacation days.

You Sir, need more hobbies

I used to work with someone like this. He'd book annual leave but still come into the office. The only difference being that he would leave early and wear his jeans instead of work trousers.

Just...wha...I can't even fathom why he'd want to do this. Jesus.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 16:12

It's insane. Free time is even more scarce a resource for me than money! I'd love to never go to work again.

I remember when I was made redundant and took about 9 months off; best time of my life!

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 16:15

Cras wrote:

I'd be bored as hell, I reckon.

I think last year I went into work on a third of my vacation days.

But did you actually do any work, or just generally annoy your colleagues?

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Are we trying to differentiate from my regular working days, or...?

TheVision · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 16:26

Curiosity wrote:

I remember when I was made redundant and took about 9 months off; best time of my life!

I did this too and had 9 months off the first time I was redundant and about 3 months the second time. I remember going bowling with a friend all day. There was only us in the bowling alley and it was a special "£5 to bowl all day" offer.

JBR · **Joined:** 2nd Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 3214

Not working is the bomb. I do think for some it takes practice, mind - that's why some people dread or fail to adjust to retirement.

But I had a year off work and soon found that doing 'everything else' was much more entertaining. Now I know I could ditch work tomorrow and never run out of things to do. If you like routine, you can still have a routine. For me, it's all about not having one.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 17:27

Cras wrote:

I'd be bored as hell, I reckon.

I think last year I went into work on a third of my vacation days.

Va-fucking-cation?!

Also: FREAK FREAK!!!

devilman · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 17:38

Cras wrote:

I'd be bored as hell, I reckon.

I think last year I went into work on a third of my vacation days.

So little is written down with the company I work for that I've no idea how many holidays I'm entitled to. I asked HR and they didn't know either. They don't even have a full list of employees - just those who work in India.

Grim... · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 17:40

I think maybe you need new HR folk.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

Also payroll

devilman · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 17:43

Grim... wrote:

I think maybe you need new HR folk.

Can't argue with that. The old head of HR (who has thankfully now left) once advertised for a vacancy in his department that specified 'women only'.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Wed Mar 08, 2017 18:35

Cras wrote:

Are we trying to differentiate from my regular working days, or...?

more teabagging.

Warhead · Noob as of 6/8/10

I would love to retire, right now, but I don't know if I'll ever be able to afford to, unless the Warhead household collectively agrees to change its lifestyle.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

MrChris wrote:

Ordered Lego Worlds today for the kids - looks brilliant!

Oh god this looks so good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtU_kVZCEIY

devilman · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2017 11:19

MrChris wrote:

Ordered Lego Worlds today for the kids - looks brilliant!

Oh god this looks so good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtU_kVZCEIY

I think that's possibly the first Stampy video I've clicked on and at any point you click in the video timeline, he's rabbiting away, non-stop. God knows how people watch this stuff for 20 minutes.

(the game looks fun though)

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

devilman wrote:

MrChris wrote:

Ordered Lego Worlds today for the kids - looks brilliant!

Oh god this looks so good:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YtU_kVZCEIY

I think that's possibly the first Stampy video I've clicked on and at any point you click in the video timeline, he's rabbiting away, non-stop. God knows how people watch this stuff for 20 minutes.

(the game looks fun though)

The kids love Stampy, although they've decided they prefer iBallisticsquid. As do I, but Stampy is good fun. Their minecraft videos are quite entertaining.

Jem · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2017 14:00

I'd love to retire too, but I'm not sure people would be able to tell the difference. I'd still spend 90% of my time on a computer dicking about with websites.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2017 15:14

That is my job. Although I am in Derby on Monday to discuss my promotion.

myp · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2017 15:15

KovacsC wrote:

That is my job. Although I am in Derby on Monday to discuss my promotion.

Sticking around then?

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2017 19:17

If people stood on the FUCKING RIGHT of escalators at Leeds station, i would be almost home by now

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2017 19:22

And I wouldn't be on a train which they are now turning on and off again to make ot FUCKING WORK

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2017 19:27

The train is 18 years old.

Mr Dave · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2017 19:28

MaliA wrote:

The train is 18 years old.

Well, what do you expect then? Of course it's going to be drunk.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2017 22:54

MaliA wrote:

The train is 18 years old.

That's not that old, to be honest.

MaliA · **Posted:** Thu Mar 09, 2017 23:29

Grim... wrote:

MaliA wrote:

The train is 18 years old.

That's not that old, to be honest.

It is new for Airedale line. I was a bit grumpy earlier

KovacsC · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2017 7:55

Lonewolves wrote:

KovacsC wrote:

That is my job. Although I am in Derby on Monday to discuss my promotion.

Sticking around then?

Will see what happens.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

Has anyone else noticed the resemblance between Cbeebies presenter Rebecca...

And silver screen naked person Dakota Johnson...

?

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

Christ, the mobile site doesn't like those pictures!

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2017 9:43

I love CBeebies Rebecca. More than any one of them. She pulls funny faces.

MrChris · **Joined:** 1st Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 30498

MaliA wrote:

I love CBeebies Rebecca. More than any one of them. She pulls funny faces.

She does some creditable accents on "let's play", or used to at any rate.

TheVision · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:03

Rebecca is my favourite.

MaliA · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2017 10:07

Oh, there's gonna be corpses

devilman · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2017 11:35

An obscure addition to Amazon Prime this week - Thank You For Playing: Iconic Video Game Magazines. A 95-minute documentary on the Polish games magazines of the 90s

Quote:

Documentary about the phenomenon of Polish video game magazines in the 90s. Times when magazine pages were put together with glue and scissors and original games were a scarcity. A unique journey to the classic Amiga and PC titles accompanied by an extraordinary soundtrack.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38464

5 years ago today. Lest we forget.

https://goo.gl/photos/AxvMmZuN6sNjhRYY8

Grim... · **Posted:** Fri Mar 10, 2017 23:32

Twenty years ago: Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Pundabaya · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 5016

Robocop is coming up to the big 30 in July.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49232

DavPaz wrote:

5 years ago today. Lest we forget.

https://goo.gl/photos/AxvMmZuN6sNjhRYY8

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