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Old 21-03-2016, 18:22
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Today for the squillionth time, the queue I was in was
moving far too slowly at the single checkout that was
working.
Reason? Some mindless bimbo was chatting to her friend
on her (pink) mobile phone,and ignoring the cashiers
requests for money etc!
Is this about?
a) Slow moving ques
b) Women who are way out of your league
c) Pink mobile phones
d) Austerity
e) All of the above
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Old 21-03-2016, 18:47
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Stupidity.
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Old 21-03-2016, 20:02
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Had an interview today it mostly went well and then I had a test, with a grand total of 20 minutes to complete 3 tasks with software, The briefs were not written in an easy-to-read way. I did as much as I could, and explained myself so I said 'the layouts aren't great at the moment as there wasn't enough time...'

Had to also use a program which is very different to my background, I've taught myself elements of it in preparation, but had to guess, as I'm not at an advanced level (yet). So yes, a good start but I left thinking 'ugghh'.


Also chart music like Ellie Goulding who sounds rather squealy (really don't get the hype about her at all), and Sam Smith (who to me always sounds like he is whining).
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Old 21-03-2016, 20:48
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Kinder eggs and their gender biased toys - Teenage mutant ninja turtles in the blue eggs and My little Pony toys in the pink ones....
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Old 21-03-2016, 22:14
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But once you've watched the discs do you put disc 1 on top of 2 for easy access next time? In which case that doesn't save time either: Watched 1, put in case, watch 2. Watched 2, remove 1 in order to put place 2 under 1 so that next time it is on top
Sometimes I even struggle to get the discs out at all, some of them feel like they're welded to the spindles.
There have been times when I thought I might break or damage a disc because it's taken so much pulling and effort to remove it.

You could buy some CD/DVD sleeves/wallets, so one disk is in the wallet and one on the spindle.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B...rch_detailpage

Just one example. They are not particularly good quality, but at 1.67p each they'll do the job.
How kind you are, jra.
Thank you for going to the trouble to look that up for me.
You've been a great help.
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Old 21-03-2016, 22:24
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Kinder eggs and their gender biased toys - Teenage mutant ninja turtles in the blue eggs and My little Pony toys in the pink ones....
Is this such a problem? Nowhere does it state that the blue eggs are for boys and the pink eggs are for girls. There is nothing stopping a girl from choosing a blue egg with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy in it?
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Old 21-03-2016, 22:59
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How kind you are, jra.
Thank you for going to the trouble to look that up for me.
You've been a great help.
No worries. Glad to help.

Just slot the second disk in it's sleeve under one of the lug(s) on the left hand side and the case should still close as normally.
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Old 21-03-2016, 23:00
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Today for the squillionth time, the queue I was in was
moving far too slowly at the single checkout that was
working.
Reason? Some mindless bimbo was chatting to her friend
on her (pink) mobile phone,and ignoring the cashiers
requests for money etc!
And did you speak up? At the time?
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Old 21-03-2016, 23:28
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Kinder eggs and their gender biased toys - Teenage mutant ninja turtles in the blue eggs and My little Pony toys in the pink ones....
Surely that is just pointing out the toy you will get, Does it say 'for boys' or 'for girls' on them anywhere?
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Old 22-03-2016, 02:10
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Zara Larrson. Swedish girl singing in English with a West Indian accent.
"all night, all summurrrrr..."
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Old 22-03-2016, 03:01
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Self-serve checkouts - those people who scan everything, pay, then spend ages bagging it all up. Why not bag each item after scanning it! This happened in Tesco Express. The normal checkout had a massive queue. Only one of the self-serves was working but the queue was much shorter.

Also, rude checkout assistants who talk to their colleagues whilst serving...barely acknowledging the customer. Downright rude.
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Old 22-03-2016, 07:33
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Self-serve checkouts - those people who scan everything, pay, then spend ages bagging it all up. Why not bag each item after scanning it! This happened in Tesco Express.
You know you have to leave the bought items in the bagging area until you paid, right ?! Cool. You think people should buy a 5p bag or bring one from home, then put the scanned items into that, so after paying they can just lift the bag out of the area and leave rather than spend a good few mins packing - well, speaking as one of those people who miff you off.... yup, you've got a point. I could bring bags from home and do that, AND it would make filling my personal shopping trolley much simpler at the end - although I am a fast packer so I don't think I'd piss you off too much.
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Old 22-03-2016, 07:34
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You know you have to leave the bought items in the bagging area until you paid, right ?! Cool. You think people should buy a 5p bag or bring one from home, then put the scanned items into that, so after paying they can just lift the bag out of the area and leave rather than spend a good few mins packing - well, speaking as one of those people who miff you off.... yup, you've got a point. I could bring bags from home and do that, AND it would make filling my personal shopping trolley much simpler at the end - although I am a fast packer so I don't think I'd piss you off too much.
No you don't. You can pay for a bag beforehand and pack while you scan
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Old 22-03-2016, 07:47
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No you don't. You can pay for a bag beforehand and pack while you scan
Bagging up an item could mean putting it into your personal shopping trolley as well as putting it into one of those 5p bags. I was just clarifying what the OP meant. And in the bit after the BIB I talk about those 5p bags. - We're on the same page.
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Old 22-03-2016, 08:17
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Is this such a problem? Nowhere does it state that the blue eggs are for boys and the pink eggs are for girls. There is nothing stopping a girl from choosing a blue egg with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy in it?
In McDonalds Happy Meals there are sometimes toys that are gender specific simply because of the promotion involved, eg, the Lucy figure from Peanuts. You'd be surprised how many boys do not want a "girls toy". Being in my mid 50s I was surprised that for all the gender equality we've been promoting over the past 40 years, boys want "boys toys" and girls want "girls toys".
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Old 22-03-2016, 08:27
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Being in my mid 50s I was surprised that for all the gender equality we've been promoting over the past 40 years, boys want "boys toys" and girls want "girls toys".
They could make their toys gender neutral by simply fitting wheels to the dolls and giving them guns.
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Old 22-03-2016, 11:19
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Sky news showing tne same 5 second clip on a contiuous loop probably hundreds of times.
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Old 22-03-2016, 11:45
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Not so much annoying, but I always wonder.
Imagine you are walking along a main road (on the pavement of course) and you come to a side road. Do you simply walk straight across the junction, not veering off-course, or do you turn into the road and walk several yards down it before crossing and then walking back up to continue along the main road?
I see loads of people doing the latter and I just can't figure out why they do it.
Surely it's more dangerous, as a car coming along the main road cannot see you until he makes the turn? If you go straight across, an approaching driver can see you from a distance.
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Old 22-03-2016, 12:54
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People who take too long at self service tills. Yesterday someone was going to the till with a full trolley of shopping not just a few items, grrr
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Old 22-03-2016, 16:39
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Bagging up an item could mean putting it into your personal shopping trolley as well as putting it into one of those 5p bags. I was just clarifying what the OP meant. And in the bit after the BIB I talk about those 5p bags. - We're on the same page.
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Old 22-03-2016, 16:47
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Asda 'fast lane' self-service tills.
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Old 22-03-2016, 17:21
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Two things related to a film coming out:

1 - The fact that somebody thought we needed a sequel to "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" thirteen years after the original.
2 - The use of "Σ" to represent "E" on the posters for both films - thus making the title "My Big Fat Grssk Wedding".
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Old 22-03-2016, 17:56
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Old 22-03-2016, 18:33
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Old 22-03-2016, 20:04
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People who hold their phones in the air to take crappy videos of gigs, spoiling both the view and the atmosphere for anyone behind them. Then they post the awful results onto YouTube to confirm what tossers they are.
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