Shoot the Wall (A.K.A. The Rant Thread)

[Carol the Dabbler]

Precisely.  If it was business-related, you would at least have the consolation that it was helping your business, awkward though the timing might be.

[Pseudonym]

Yup. It's related to the question I had before about whether a 50th is a big birthday - apparently he had to go, couldn't say no to his wife for 'such a big birthday.' Such bad timing. 

[Carol the Dabbler]

Ah!  I assumed he was just throwing her a big party.  Now it all fits together.  Not saying it's fair to you, just that I understand now.

[Pseudonym]

On the plus side I do quite like working on my own, and the CCTV he's installed means I can see delivery men coming before they pop up behind me. Just would have been good if he'd waited until we were back in stock of everything. Ah well. 

[Carol the Dabbler]

They pop up behind you because they come in the back door and you're facing the front door?

[Pseudonym]

Not so much in the new premises (we moved at the start of last month), but in the old one I'd be using a sander or a saw, with a loud extractor fan running and often with headphones on. The way the equipment was set up meant the door was behind me, so a few times I turned around to find some bloke lurking behind me. They were obviously trying to figure out how to get my attention without startling me, especially if I was using tools, but it always made me pretty uncomfortable. 

[Carol the Dabbler]

Glad to hear that you've set up your new place differently.  That old set-up sounds like very bad practical feng-shui (for the very reason that you mentioned).  Even if you're just sitting quietly at a desk, it's best to be facing the door, so you won't have a subconscious feeling that someone could sneak up behind you, which could interfere with your concentration.

 

If you don't believe me, just ask Wild Bill Hickok.

 

[Pseudonym]

Ah yes, someone may well sneak in behind me and yell 'damn you! Take that!' It's a risk and a fear wherever I go. :D

[Van Buren Supernova]

The way the equipment was set up meant the door was behind me, so a few times I turned around to find some bloke lurking behind me.

 

That is not good, consider putting a giant clicky clanging mouse trap behind you.

There was time when I hang 30 bells on my doorknob, it was a rented place and the door of the room opens directly to yard accessible by anyone, and it was a shabby lock.

 

 

Anyone hates captcha?

Written and pictures?

I feel like I am a robot because I got them wrong a lot of times. Like just now, I got the visual wrong for at least 8 times because the images and directions are not clear.

[Pseudonym]

A lethal type mouse trap?

 

I don't have too many problems with Captcha. I remember trying to help some older folks set up an email address years ago though and they got it wrong over and over and over until I practically had to snatch the keyboard away and do it myself. 

 

When I worked in the call centre you'd sometimes get someone coming through, do your 'hi, you're through to {name}, how can I help?' and they'd say 'are you real or a robot?' I was always tempted to say I was a robot. 

[SherlockedCAMPer]

I have robo callers that had a near human voice but was just forced enough to know the difference but they stated a name anyway. So I'm not too surprised.

[Pseudonym]

I wasn't surprised either, but it was sooo tempting to mess with them. 

[Artemis]

Why are tornado sirens going off? It's sunny and clear, and it's not 1pm on the first Wednesday of the month.

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Do you have a statewide drill going on? We had that in Minnesota about 3 weeks ago. My only other thought is someone accidentally (hopefully not on purpose) pushed the button.

[Artemis]

I'm in MN too ("Land of the frozen til summer then we melt" indeed). It didn't last very long, so I'm thinking accidental button push. I don't know what else it could be.

[Carol the Dabbler]

Unless they've changed it to 11 am on the second Monday of the month.  :P

[SherlockedCAMPer]

Unless they've changed it to 11 am on the second Monday of the month. :P

Not likely as the sirens didn't go off by me.

[SherlockedCAMPer]

I'm in MN too ("Land of the frozen til summer then we melt" indeed). It didn't last very long, so I'm thinking accidental button push. I don't know what else it could be.

I was wondering what the chances were that another state had their drill at the same time as MN. Guess I won't know for awhile. Also wondered what the chances were that you were in this hyperactive state (a college friend stated that we had all the seasons in 4 days a week ago as she was getting 2+ inches of snow.

[Van Buren Supernova]

I wasn't surprised either, but it was sooo tempting to mess with them.

Oooohh.. that could be fun, for unreasonable customer only.

 

 

Press 3 for assistance.

Press*

Press harder please.

Press*

Not hard enough. Please say three instead.

Three!*

Audio not loud enough. Please yell at your phone.

THREE!!*

Excellent. Now to complete the process, I need you to climb a Mango tree. I repeat, mango tree. Any other tree would result in your account being terminated, your identity wiped out from existence and Terminator T1000 sent to watch you sleep.

 

 

**most of you probably can tell I'm bored at work and can't wait to get home.

[Pseudonym]

I always wanted to say 'no, I'm not a robot' in the most monotone robotic voice possible and then carry out the whole call that way so they really had no idea what the hell they were talking to. 

 

I've only just got into work, eight hours and counting. :(

[Arcadia]

Is anyone else in this country having trouble finding a decent head of lettuce? The ones in my stores are all wilted and/or covered with brown spots ... when I can find one. A couple of times I've had to buy bagged lettuce because they didn't have any heads of lettuce... which I hate, because it costs more and they go bad faster.

 

Is there a lettuce blight? Oh, and they've all been fluffed out to make them look like they're bigger than they actually are. Argh!

[Pseudonym]

We had a courgette shortage here because of issues with European harvests, maybe the lettuce issue is related to that?

[Arcadia]

First I had to look up what a courgette was.
 
Most of the stores I shop at, the lettuce is grown locally. I'm just wondering if this is a nationwide problem or just a plot to annoy me personally.

[Pseudonym]

Just you then. Everywhere else is inundated with them rolling around the streets like tumbleweeds. 

 

Is a courgette a zucchini over there? 

[SherlockedCAMPer]

First I had to look up what a courgette was.

 

Most of the stores I shop at, the lettuce is grown locally. I'm just wondering if this is a nationwide problem or just a plot to annoy me personally.

I've been hitting my preferred grocery store on the wrong day for good produce so not sure, but possibly.

 

Just you then. Everywhere else is inundated with them rolling around the streets like tumbleweeds.

 

Is a courgette a zucchini over there?

Yes.