Buzz Killington Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Chartered Accountants are very good at accounting and tax but have absolutely no common sense. Someone in our other office 50 miles away has covid and one of my colleagues thinks we should all do a covid test “just in case”. None of us have ever met the person with covid never mind been close to them. Also apparently covid is still a thing. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 On 26/08/2023 at 18:02, Sergeant Wilson said: Mark McManus was in it too. He used to regale us with stories when he was in The Station Bar, during breaks from Taggart. He claimed all the kangaroos that played Skippy were dead and worked like puppets on wires. They burned the corpses when they were beyond use. 'Facts You Made Up' thread for this pish. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 28 minutes ago, hk blues said: 'Facts You Made Up' thread for this pish. Facts Mark McManus made up. It used to be great in the Station. You had the rock stars, Justin Currie, James Grant and Keven McDermott at one table. The cast of Taggart at the next, then the Take the High Road crowd at another. Loads of others, before they were famous from the "Kids from Fame" school up the road. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 5 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Facts Mark McManus made up. Speaking ill of the dead - shame on you! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 3 hours ago, Buzz Killington said: Chartered Accountants are very good at accounting and tax but have absolutely no common sense. Someone in our other office 50 miles away has covid and one of my colleagues thinks we should all do a covid test “just in case”. None of us have ever met the person with covid never mind been close to them. Also apparently covid is still a thing. Chartered accountants are not very good at tax. They're enthusiastic amateurs at best. Like taking a stealth bomber to kwik fit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 27 minutes ago, coprolite said: Chartered accountants are not very good at tax. They're enthusiastic amateurs at best. Like taking a stealth bomber to kwik fit. If you took a stealth bomber to Kwik Fit they’d try to convince you that you need new brakes all round and a complete exhaust system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 Just now, Granny Danger said: If you took a stealth bomber to Kwik Fit they’d try to convince you that you need new brakes all round and a complete exhaust system. It might last another couple of months if you're lucky. If you want to take the chance it's up to you 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 7 minutes ago, coprolite said: It might last another couple of months if you're lucky. If you want to take the chance it's up to you Prighozin should have taken his jet to Kwik Fit then- that definitely was an unfortunate accident that could have been easily avoided and not anything to do with Putin, V. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 1 minute ago, tamthebam said: Prighozin should have taken his jet to Kwik Fit then- that definitely was an unfortunate accident that could have been easily avoided and not anything to do with Putin, V. Are you implying there are 4 other body doubles ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 On 26/08/2023 at 11:02, Sergeant Wilson said: Mark McManus was in it too. He used to regale us with stories when he was in The Station Bar, during breaks from Taggart. He claimed all the kangaroos that played Skippy were dead and worked like puppets on wires. They burned the corpses when they were beyond use. The way I heard it, McManus got into a pick-up truck to be driven to the filming location. There was a sack in the back which was moving about and when he asked about it he was told, "Oh, that's the star of the show!" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted August 29, 2023 Share Posted August 29, 2023 1 hour ago, GordonD said: The way I heard it, McManus got into a pick-up truck to be driven to the filming location. There was a sack in the back which was moving about and when he asked about it he was told, "Oh, that's the star of the show!" His stories varied wildly depending on his whisky intake. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Do hybrid working so all have laptops that plug into docking station at desk at home or desk in office. When I plug into the docking station I also plug the laptop into power at the same time, seems logical. Every day the same folk about 10.30 / 11.00 that start jumping around as their laptop is suddenly at 12% power and they need to plug it in. Just do it when you setup. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 58 minutes ago, MEADOWXI said: Do hybrid working so all have laptops that plug into docking station at desk at home or desk in office. When I plug into the docking station I also plug the laptop into power at the same time, seems logical. Every day the same folk about 10.30 / 11.00 that start jumping around as their laptop is suddenly at 12% power and they need to plug it in. Just do it when you setup. Does it make any difference? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, hk blues said: Does it make any difference? Don't need the noise and hassle of the same idiots jumping about desks looking for a charger in their bag like this has never happened before and making a fuss and nuisance, easily avoidable fuss and distraction by clueless 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, MEADOWXI said: Don't need the noise and hassle of the same idiots jumping about desks looking for a charger in their bag like this has never happened before and making a fuss and nuisance, easily avoidable fuss and distraction by clueless Why do they need a charger with a docking station? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, hk blues said: Why do they need a charger with a docking station? Docking station only links laptop to network for internet and work systems, Power is separate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 Just now, MEADOWXI said: Docking station only links laptop to network for internet and work systems, Power is separate. I thought docking stations also provided power - I'm 99% sure the one I used 20 years ago did but it's been a while (20 years in fact). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEADOWXI Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 15 minutes ago, hk blues said: I thought docking stations also provided power - I'm 99% sure the one I used 20 years ago did but it's been a while (20 years in fact). Not this system, Looking at two cables in side of laptop just now, a power cable from socket to power inlet and a cable from docking station to laptop. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, MEADOWXI said: Not this system, Looking at two cables in side of laptop just now, a power cable from socket to power inlet and a cable from docking station to laptop. Fair enough...the real problem then isn't your colleagues but cheapskate IT department who bought underspec docking stations! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weirdcal Posted September 14, 2023 Share Posted September 14, 2023 3 minutes ago, MEADOWXI said: Not this system, Looking at two cables in side of laptop just now, a power cable from socket to power inlet and a cable from docking station to laptop. Mine has the sole cable charges the laptop as well as transmits the data for the screens to the dock. Hp elitebook and hp dock - usb c cable only 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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