Rant

Why the hell do people wear nice suits/office clothes, only to ruin it by wearing WHITE trainers on the tube.
Wear black man, colour co-ordinate that shit!

if you have to wear a suit at work,
it is a sure sign of failure.
unless youre name is Georgio Armani

Why the hell do people wear nice suits/office clothes, only to ruin it by wearing WHITE trainers on the tube.
Wear black man, colour co-ordinate that shit!

I HATE this ^.

Alot. It's makes my blood boil in a way that is a totally irrational and out of all proportion to the offence.

Right?!
I wore black leather converses

I HATE this ^.

Alot. It's makes my blood boil in a way that is a totally irrational and out of all proportion to the offence.

punters mate, dont worry about it.

Re: newspiece on look east this evening. A company is asking that smokers clock out when going for a smoke and clock back in when they're done.

I am a non-smoker and have worked places were smokers are allowed specific breaks whilst non-smokers continue working so this makes complete sense to me.

One lady on the news (smoker) argued that it's no different to when someone makes a cup of tea or goes to the toilet but if you're doing those things as well as smoking then you're getting more break time than everyone else.

Why do people call the lift, when clearly the button has already been pressed and is illuminated? What else do you bring to the table by doing this? Certainly not a reduced waiting time. The lift is coming – somebody else (maybe me), has already pressed the sodding button. It’ll come when it can. Just wait.

Frantically pressing the button because you’re late for your meeting on the fourth floor is the very definition of pointless. Stop doing it, otherwise I’ll have another funny turn.

"bring to the table"?

Yeah, funny choice maybe. The deal’s done though – the lift is coming. Their (additional button-presser) contribution is null and void. So they’ve brought nothing to the table.

What table?

The metaphorical one

Oh.

Well maybe he didn't see it? maybe he didn't know he was meant to be supplying metaphorical substance to place upon this metaphorical furniture?

The lift table, silly!

^^He should have taken the stairs then

Take the stairs you lazy sod.

Their (additional button-presser) contribution is null and void. So they’ve brought nothing to the table.

It has also done no harm.

No doubt about it. Still a pet-hate of mine though.

fuck off - everyone knows that pressing the button more makes the lift come faster.

yep - its like the button for the pedestrian crossing.

Take the stairs you lazy sod.

I am not allowed to take the stairs in my office due to health and safety concerns.

instead I have to call a lift from the ground floor, up 38 floors, so I can go up one level to the cafe.

A watched kettle still never boils though

I am not allowed to take the stairs in my office due to health and safety concerns.

they afraid your old ticker could give up at any moment?

same with traffic lights at pedestrian crossings

yep - its like the button for the pedestrian crossing.

same with traffic lights at pedestrian crossings

no shit, but it does though, doesn't?

it does, like the tubbon [sic] at a pedestrian crossing.