How Was Your Day?

[Zear0]

10 hours ago, tom27111 said:

We're playing The Logo board game.

 

My category was numbers and letters, the question was: Name the worlds most popular brand of lubricant.

 

Apparently, I've ruined the evening as I said "KY Jelly"

 

The answer was WD40, but I stand by my answer that also fits in the category.

Might be one for the "unpopular opinions" thread, but WD40 is a water dispersal agent (clues in the name) and not a lubricant... 

 

Seen to recall some other saddo moaning about this before. 

Edited 20 August 2023 by Zear0

[Jon the Hat]

For the second time in my life I find myself staying in a hotel full of basketball players. World Cup is in Jakarta (as well as Philippines and Japan).  Some very tall gentleman around the place.  At 6’2” I feel short.

[Jon the Hat]

On 20/08/2023 at 16:16, Zear0 said:

Might be one for the "unpopular opinions" thread, but WD40 is a water dispersal agent (clues in the name) and not a lubricant... 

 

Seen to recall some other saddo moaning about this before. 

Yet it stops shit from squeaking. 

[Izzy]

My daughter got her GCSE results today. 

She’s had a difficult childhood with quite a bit of trauma which led to her being diagnosed with OCD, borderline personality disorder, and depression. We’ve spent thousands on therapy for her over the last few years and she’s now improving.
 

Despite all that, she worked her arse off for her exams but always played down her expectations.

 

She ended up getting:

 

3x 6 grade

1x 7 grade

5 x 8 grade

1 x 9 grade

 

In old money I think that’s equivalent to 3 x B’s and 7 x A’s which is just awesome.

 

Couldn’t be more proud of her. 

 

[Raj]

8 minutes ago, Izzy said:

My daughter got her GCSE results today. 

She’s had a difficult childhood with quite a bit of trauma which led to her being diagnosed with OCD, borderline personality disorder, and depression. We’ve spent thousands on therapy for her over the last few years and she’s now improving.
 

Despite all that, she worked her arse off for her exams but always played down her expectations.

 

She ended up getting:

 

3x 6 grade

1x 7 grade

5 x 8 grade

1 x 9 grade

 

In old money I think that’s equivalent to 3 x B’s and 7 x A’s which is just awesome.

 

Couldn’t be more proud of her. 

 

I had to ask the mrs who's a teacher what all these grades mean and she confirmed  that's brilliant  and you should be mega proud and well done to her.

👍👍👍

[Innovindil]

55 minutes ago, Izzy said:

My daughter got her GCSE results today. 

She’s had a difficult childhood with quite a bit of trauma which led to her being diagnosed with OCD, borderline personality disorder, and depression. We’ve spent thousands on therapy for her over the last few years and she’s now improving.
 

Despite all that, she worked her arse off for her exams but always played down her expectations.

 

She ended up getting:

 

3x 6 grade

1x 7 grade

5 x 8 grade

1 x 9 grade

 

In old money I think that’s equivalent to 3 x B’s and 7 x A’s which is just awesome.

 

Couldn’t be more proud of her. 

 

Be proud of yourself too Izzy. Can't be an easy job that. 

[MPH]

So one part of my job is to write to insurance companies to get them to pay for stuff. I have to collect information from various sources, print it our then send it all in one fax.  It usually takes about 2 weeks to get an approval of payment back from them. Yesterday when printing Documents off  for a claim i found that one of them, inexplicably,  was 267 pages long! In total the fax i had to send  was a total of over 350 pages. Its by far the biggest fax i have ever had to send. Its usually a maximum of 60-70 pages. I left work last night fearing the worst and thinking just how long it was going to be until i hear back on this claim... Well i got to work at 8am this morning and the claim had already been approved  . looking at the time on the Fax, it was approved and sent back within an hour of me sending them the original fax.. Some person has clearly taken one look at this massive 350+ page fax and is like " i'm not having that" and approved it and gone home lol. Me and my work colleagues have been laughing about it all day. Laughter is a good medicine.

[FoxesDeb]

25 minutes ago, MPH said:

So one part of my job is to write to insurance companies to get them to pay for stuff. I have to collect information from various sources, print it our then send it all in one fax.  It usually takes about 2 weeks to get an approval of payment back from them. Yesterday when printing Documents off  for a claim i found that one of them, inexplicably,  was 267 pages long! In total the fax i had to send  was a total of over 350 pages. Its by far the biggest fax i have ever had to send. Its usually a maximum of 60-70 pages. I left work last night fearing the worst and thinking just how long it was going to be until i hear back on this claim... Well i got to work at 8am this morning and the claim had already been approved  . looking at the time on the Fax, it was approved and sent back within an hour of me sending them the original fax.. Some person has clearly taken one look at this massive 350+ page fax and is like " i'm not having that" and approved it and gone home lol. Me and my work colleagues have been laughing about it all day. Laughter is a good medicine.

I'm sure I've asked you this before, but I can't remember the answer. Why in God's name are you still using faxes in this day and age?!?

[MPH]

6 minutes ago, FoxesDeb said:

I'm sure I've asked you this before, but I can't remember the answer. Why in God's name are you still using faxes in this day and age?!?

 

 

I wondered the same thing but apparently its a  regulatory legal requirement to have a physical copy of a claim! and when its sent via email/ internet , its not considered a physical copy. Honestly? i haven't  bothered to check if my boss is telling me porkies or not, i just do it and get paid.

 

Edited 24 August 2023 by MPH

[FoxesDeb]

3 minutes ago, MPH said:

 

 

I wondered the same thing but apparently its a  regulatory legal requirement to have a physical copy of a claim! and when its sent via email/ internet , its not considered a physical copy. Honestly? i haven't  bothered to check if my boss is telling me porkies or not, i just do it and get paid.

 

It's just so surprising to hear a fax machine mentioned, I'm sure we haven't used them really in Europe for about 20 years.

 

Having said that, there is a thing here in Spain whereby if you need to send something official that's *really* important,  you send it by Burofax, I think it's so there is no denying it's actually been received, but that's rare and only really used for Govt docs, and I'm not certain it's a fax of old. 

 

But yeah, getting paid is always the aim of the game!

[FoyleFox]

57 minutes ago, FoxesDeb said:

I'm sure I've asked you this before, but I can't remember the answer. Why in God's name are you still using faxes in this day and age?!?

@MPHare you really John Rudkin?

[MPH]

1 minute ago, FoyleFox said:

@MPHare you really John Rudkin?

 

 

 No way, mate... i work my fax machine like a dog.

[Wrighty22]

Me and my son went to the Wave in Coventry yesterday. If you haven’t been I’d highly recommend it. 
 

First time I’ve ever been to Coventry, and what an absolute dive. 

[Parafox]

Went to the Cosby yarn bomb event yesterday. Even without kids, it's worth a visit.

[pleatout]

21 hours ago, MPH said:

 

 

I wondered the same thing but apparently its a  regulatory legal requirement to have a physical copy of a claim! and when its sent via email/ internet , its not considered a physical copy. Honestly? i haven't  bothered to check if my boss is telling me porkies or not, i just do it and get paid.

 

We used to have this.  Took about 10 minutes of delving to find it was horlicks.  Google Civil Evidence Act 1995 emails

[foxile5]

Frustrating.

 

One of the many days, recently, where it's painfully obvious that no matter how much work and effort I put in the system is stacked in favour of people who are born into privilege.

 

Life shouldn't be made difficult.

 

 

[Wymsey]

8 minutes ago, foxile5 said:

Frustrating.

 

One of the many days, recently, where it's painfully obvious that no matter how much work and effort I put in the system is stacked in favour of people who are born into privilege.

 

Life shouldn't be made difficult.

 

 

May I kindly ask what you're referring to?

[Bordersfox]

9 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

May I kindly ask what you're referring to?

You worried about your Butler going on strike Wyms? 

[Wymsey]

Just now, Bordersfox said:

You worried about your Butler going on strike Wyms? 

It was a genuine question.

[Bordersfox]

Just now, Wymsey said:

It was a genuine question.

I know 

[foxile5]

15 minutes ago, Wymsey said:

May I kindly ask what you're referring to?

Oh, just the personal effort I'm having to make to progress my career when there are people who have been afforded financial support and freedom that privilege begets.

 

Free to those who can afford it and very n expensive to those that can't. Particularly in the arena of qualifications and resources.

 

[Bordersfox]

17 minutes ago, foxile5 said:

Oh, just the personal effort I'm having to make to progress my career when there are people who have been afforded financial support and freedom that privilege begets.

 

Free to those who can afford it and very n expensive to those that can't. Particularly in the arena of qualifications and resources.

 

Solidarity comrade ❤️

[VLC86]

14 hours ago, Wrighty22 said:

Me and my son went to the Wave in Coventry yesterday. If you haven’t been I’d highly recommend it. 
 

First time I’ve ever been to Coventry, and what an absolute dive. 

Nearly went to this without a child last week but didn’t want to look like a paedo, my sister went with her kids the next day and said it’s good.

[filbertway]

Pretty sound. Working and watching Reading fest with a few ales and rums.

[Izzy]

Teeing off soon for round 1 of our golf club championships. 125 have entered and only the top 30 qualify for tomorrows second round. Tense, nervous...

 

and I turned 50 today. Feeling proper old now