Middleton Mouse Posted August 31, 2008 Share Posted August 31, 2008 You have my sympathy. I only wait now before going to the doctor's because I'm so sick of spending half my life camping out there. I just wait till I feel like I'm on death's door and really couldn't look after my children another day without falling over. Pretty sad that it got to that point, though. I also have new GPs who haven't learnt yet that when I say I'm ill I'm actually pretty desperate. I had bronchitis two and a half years ago and although the infection itself cleared up I still have residual symptoms from it now which no doctor seems to be interested in giving the time of day despite the fact that it affects my daily life now. I'm the same in a way but I tend to hang out because I hate going to the doctors/hospital, probably because I can't really remember not being away from them when I was younger. I've past the sore throat stage now and onto the coughing stage. Tried phoning a pal earlier and managed a 5min conversation before having to give up. Sodding cold! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raith Against The Machine Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Fucking useless Royal Mail b*****ds They tried to deliver a parcel on Friday, and I wasn't in, so I went online and arranged for it to be delivered to my local Post Office, so I could pick it up this morning. So while I'm out, wandering about in the pissing rain going down to the Post Office, they've tried to redeliver it here! So I've got another wee card, telling me to get up to Dunfermline to pick up my parcel. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whistle Blower Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 I was off work last week and wanted to take my son swimming early one morning however, the pools in Prestwick and Ayr don't open untll 12 noon during the week. So much for Fit Ayrshire Babies 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 If the postman starts delivering the mail much later he'll be doing the nightshift 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Stuart. Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 went into halfords with the intention of buying car shampoo. ended up spending £250 quid on a new cd player for ma car. but on the bright side, it does look really cool. it changed colour and everything 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH33 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 People pulling out of a meal at the last minute. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saints1884 Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 If the postman starts delivering the mail much later he'll be doing the nightshift We never seem to have the same post person for more than a day,and today he/she didn't come around till gone 12.30pm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Stand Bairn Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 50 minutes on a bus from Camelon to Grangemouth tonight. Once and once only 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gav-ffc Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 50 minutes on a bus from Camelon to Grangemouth tonight. Once and once only Fuxake, What number was that? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Stand Bairn Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Fuxake, What number was that? Can't remember. 4 I think. Never ever ever again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 People pulling out of a meal at the last minute. Serves you right for being a cannibal. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fudge Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Today would have been our 4 month anniversary 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Psychosis Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Another thing I'd like to add to the list of stupid inventions are these ridiculous verbal and numerical reasoning tests that I have to do at an interview tomorrow. They're written by morons and are a total waste of time. For those of you who aren't familiar with them, they work like this: you get given a paragraph of text to read and then they ask questions on it. Normally they make a statement and you have to decide whether---based on the text alone---the statement is true, false, or that there isn't enough information to decide either way. As an example of just how stupid they can be, and the complete and utter lack of logic the writers display, here's an example of one I did as practice last week. It was a paragraph about some medical research and something to do with some protein. The relevant bit of the text said "this protein is man-made". The question/statement says: "Based purely on the information in the question alone, decide whether the following statement is TRUE, FALSE, or CANNOT SAY". "This protein was made by a man" So, clearly, being a creature of logic, I said "cannot say", because "man-made" means "made by humans" and doesn't exclude women from having done it. Stupid writers "proper" answer? "True". I s**t you not. It actually makes me really angry that my prospects of getting a job depend on being able to answer these stupid things... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Half A Person Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Another thing I'd like to add to the list of stupid inventions are these ridiculous verbal and numerical reasoning tests that I have to do at an interview tomorrow. They're written by morons and are a total waste of time.For those of you who aren't familiar with them, they work like this: you get given a paragraph of text to read and then they ask questions on it. Normally they make a statement and you have to decide whether---based on the text alone---the statement is true, false, or that there isn't enough information to decide either way. As an example of just how stupid they can be, and the complete and utter lack of logic the writers display, here's an example of one I did as practice last week. It was a paragraph about some medical research and something to do with some protein. The relevant bit of the text said "this protein is man-made". The question/statement says: "Based purely on the information in the question alone, decide whether the following statement is TRUE, FALSE, or CANNOT SAY". "This protein was made by a man" So, clearly, being a creature of logic, I said "cannot say", because "man-made" means "made by humans" and doesn't exclude women from having done it. Stupid writers "proper" answer? "True". I s**t you not. It actually makes me really angry that my prospects of getting a job depend on being able to answer these stupid things... I think you wrote 'I CANNOT SAY' solely to be pedantic and you've cut your nose off to spite your face. Surely you must have known the answer they would be looking for? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Psychosis Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 (edited) I think you wrote 'I CANNOT SAY' solely to be pedantic and you've cut your nose off to spite your face. Surely you must have known the answer they would be looking for? I'm not being pedantic. I'm using only the information contained in the passage and the rules of logic, like the f**king instructions said! How are you meant to work out the answer they're looking for if the rule tester doesn't follow the rules? Edited September 1, 2008 by Uncle Psychosis 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 (edited) If it specifically said "made by a man" then surely the correct answer would be I CANNOT SAY. Personally I think you've cleverly and correctly identified the trick, although there's always the risk that you can be too clever... Edit: Having read the post again and understood the last part, I can see you were too clever. I would likely have did the same. Hard lines. Edited September 1, 2008 by vikingTON -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGG Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 Today would have been our 4 month anniversary Hang on a minute... you were only posting on here this week about how great it is to be single and who you're shagging now! ? Really? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuctifano Posted September 1, 2008 Share Posted September 1, 2008 People pulling out of a meal at the last minute. Is this some kind of variation on soggy biscuit? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunning1874 Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Okay, the context of this complaint may make people think I should be concentrating on the more important matter at hand, as the Lockerbie bombing was a very significant thing, but anyway, I was watching a documentary on the bombing, and specifically Al-Megrahi's conviction. They came out with this statement towards the end: "Megrahi is being held in Greenock Prison, in Glasgow." What the f**k? I've also heard Greenock described as a suburb of Glasgow on television before. We're 30 miles away! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vikingTON Posted September 2, 2008 Share Posted September 2, 2008 Paisley's fair enough as you could blink on the motorway and you're there from Glasgow, but to say Greenock's in Glasgow is just moronic. It's not even in Renfrewshire. -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.