DA Baracus Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, 19QOS19 said: Few things in one - Asked the lassie to add 10% to our bill tonight and she told me they don't get the tip if you do that. Another lassie asked what the issue was and I explained it. I'm not sure but I think she was the assistant manager. She said that the machines are awkward and I left it at that. What really pissed me off on top of the fact I couldn't leave a tip was that the waitress walked past me soon after and looked like she had had a telling off. I actually pulled her to the side to ask if I had got her in bother and she said "No. It's fine", which suggested she had actually been pulled up. Combine that with the fact the owner happily took my tip the week before and failed to inform me of this (effectively charging me £7 more) I'm pretty pissed off a poor lassie has been telt off for being honest. Aye, that's the managers/owners stealing tips. Really poor show. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig fae the Vale Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 My smart meter is saying we've spent 40 grands worth of electricity today. The Internet suggests its a display issue which is relatively common but either way they'll not be getting that amount. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Craig fae the Vale said: My smart meter is saying we've spent 40 grands worth of electricity today. The Internet suggests its a display issue which is relatively common but either way they'll not be getting that amount. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Same here 2 years earlier. There was Higher Maths, but I don't think there was Higher Arithmetic.That was certainly the case in 86 and 87 when I sat my O levels and highers. My daughter thinks I'm talking shite when I tell her that I had to sit a seperate arithmetic exam without being allowed to use a calculator. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Few things in one - Asked the lassie to add 10% to our bill tonight and she told me they don't get the tip if you do that. Another lassie asked what the issue was and I explained it. I'm not sure but I think she was the assistant manager. She said that the machines are awkward and I left it at that. What really pissed me off on top of the fact I couldn't leave a tip was that the waitress walked past me soon after and looked like she had had a telling off. I actually pulled her to the side to ask if I had got her in bother and she said "No. It's fine", which suggested she had actually been pulled up. Combine that with the fact the owner happily took my tip the week before and failed to inform me of this (effectively charging me £7 more) I'm pretty pissed off a poor lassie has been telt off for being honest. My sister in law worked in various restaurants over the years and always tells us to leave the tip in cash. More chance the staff will see it in her experience. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 10 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: Same here 2 years earlier. There was Higher Maths, but I don't think there was Higher Arithmetic. I’m another with O Level Arithmetic and there was definitely no Higher Arithmetic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 13 hours ago, tamthebam said: I have an O grade in Latin Big team etc So have I! 5 years of torture for an O Grade. The head of the Classics department pulled 4 of us out of a Latin class and STRONGLY ADVISED us to take O Grade instead of Higher. I agreed with him. (I think he knew we were that bad that we wouldn't even get a compensatory O if we sat Higher, but we might scrape an O off our own bat.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Joe Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 8 hours ago, Eednud said: I’m another with O Level Arithmetic and there was definitely no Higher Arithmetic. Was it not an O' Grade? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 (edited) 8 hours ago, peasy23 said: 19 hours ago, Jacksgranda said: Same here 2 years earlier. There was Higher Maths, but I don't think there was Higher Arithmetic. That was certainly the case in 86 and 87 when I sat my O levels and highers. My daughter thinks I'm talking shite when I tell her that I had to sit a seperate arithmetic exam without being allowed to use a calculator. Perhaps an example of the Mandela Effect, but I'm fairly sure that I had separate calculator and non-calculator papers in Maths exams during the latest 90's / earliest 2000s. FWIW, I am absolutely atrocious at arithmetic, but managed to get through the rest of maths with a bit of hard work. Resat Higher maths in 6th year to improve my grade from a C to a B (for uni application, only to later change courses to one that only needed a C ). How the f*** I never got an A still confuses me though. I put most of my effort into maths that year (at the expense of other subjects which were just a means to an end) and knew all the past paper questions inside out. Might genuinely have been a series of arithmetic f***-ups in a non-calculator paper. Edited October 2, 2022 by Hedgecutter 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Perhaps an example of the Mandela Effect, but I'm fairly sure that I had separate calculator and non-calculator papers in Maths exams during the latest 90's / earliest 2000s. FWIW, I am absolutely atrocious at arithmetic, but managed to get through the rest of maths with a bit of hard work. Resat Higher maths in 6th year to improve my grade from a C to a B (for uni application, only to later changing courses to one that only needed a C ). Int 2 Maths (Standard Grade's replacement) had a non-calculator paper 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: Int 2 Maths (Standard Grade's replacement) had a non-calculator paper Sounds about right then, cheers. Bit shite for anybody with numeracy difficulties though, which might sound odd to some, but the terms arithmetic and mathematics aren't synonymous. I don't remember physics (which may as well have been called 'Applied Mathematics') requiring non-calculator papers. Despite my best attempts, I've never been able to remember the times tables. Might be a mild dyscalculia thing, but it's no wonder I developed maths anxiety. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 + (70/7) + (2x5) - 19 for O Grade arithmetic here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eednud Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 38 minutes ago, Cosmic Joe said: Was it not an O' Grade? Picky, picky, picky. I’m an old čunt for fucks sake. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'WellDel Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 12 minutes ago, Melanius Mullarkay said: + (70/7) + (2x5) - 19 for O Grade arithmetic here. B+ mate, well in. I was shite at maths but found arithmetic shooty in and got a 1 as well. (in 1989, auld bassa that I am). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 11 minutes ago, 'WellDel said: B+ mate, well in. I was shite at maths but found arithmetic shooty in and got a 1 as well. (in 1989, auld bassa that I am). Same (‘86 for me though, ya spring chicken) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 You are all really old. I sat Standard Grade Italian under two different Governments. We did the Listening and Reading papers on the Wednesday, then had Thursday off for the 1997 General Election, and had the Writing paper on the Friday 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mark Connolly said: , and had the Writing paper on the Friday The same day I hooked up with the current missus. Mama Mia! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 11 hours ago, Craig fae the Vale said: My smart meter is saying we've spent 40 grands worth of electricity today. The Internet suggests its a display issue which is relatively common but either way they'll not be getting that amount. Maybe they've included your drink bill. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 14 hours ago, DA Baracus said: Crowd shaming. Aye, we know Livingston don't have big crowds. They never will. So what? I think it's incredibly wanky to cry about their support. At least their fans support their team rather than Sevco or Celtic. I think the tweet by this website is exceptionally wanky and pretty pish behaviour. Agreed. The worst bit is that it seems to aimed, at least in part, at the fans that do go which is bit silly really. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Mark Connolly said: I sat Standard Grade Italian Ah, parliamo Italiano? Nah, not really. Just bella, bella. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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