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Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 2:51 pm
by Wedgie
It's rife in hospitality. I enjoy it though as I have a low tolerance for dickheads and give twice as worse back. :lol:

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:50 pm
by The Bedge
Wedgie wrote:It's rife in hospitality. I enjoy it though as I have a low tolerance for dickheads and give twice as worse back. :lol:

Maybe if you gave them good service in the first place, you wouldn't cop it.. :P

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:03 pm
by Booney
The Bedge wrote:
Wedgie wrote:It's rife in hospitality. I enjoy it though as I have a low tolerance for dickheads and give twice as worse back. :lol:

Maybe if you gave them good service in the first place, you wouldn't cop it.. :P


Threatening to take customers to court never goes down well.

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 5:06 pm
by Wedgie
The Bedge wrote:
Wedgie wrote:It's rife in hospitality. I enjoy it though as I have a low tolerance for dickheads and give twice as worse back. :lol:

Maybe if you gave them good service in the first place, you wouldn't cop it.. :P

My customers say noone pours a better beer!
It's mainly what I observe when on the other side of bars especially TAB punters. Even the people that get in late or stuff up their tickets get in on time with me as I'm pretty quick on the TAB machine. 8)

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Tue Jun 22, 2021 5:10 pm
by Wedgie
Booney wrote:
The Bedge wrote:
Wedgie wrote:It's rife in hospitality. I enjoy it though as I have a low tolerance for dickheads and give twice as worse back. :lol:

Maybe if you gave them good service in the first place, you wouldn't cop it.. :P


Threatening to take customers to court never goes down well.

Never threatened a customer but I'll counter-sue anyone who takes me to court because I'm adhering to the law.
I would think/hope most intelligent people would do the same.

Still a bit grumpy mate? Cheer up, pop in, I'll buy you a drink! :partyman:

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 12:10 am
by stan
JK wrote:
Jimmy_041 wrote:
Booney wrote:Life's too short.


Probably the result of the lockdowns................

I am noticing how short tempered Victorians have become on the phone


Might be onto something. Pretty stupid to take Lockdown frustrations out on someone else subject to the same restrictions, but I guess logic rarely appears in people with anger issues.
I have found Victorians are a bit warped at the moment. The 2nd and 3rd and 4 th little lockdowns have just pushed the. To the edge a bit. I suspect it will simmer down soon, but they are a bit jumpy at the moment.

Fair reason too, they have a government that jumps at shadows.

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Wed Jun 23, 2021 9:18 am
by Booney
Wedgie wrote:
Booney wrote:
The Bedge wrote:
Wedgie wrote:It's rife in hospitality. I enjoy it though as I have a low tolerance for dickheads and give twice as worse back. :lol:

Maybe if you gave them good service in the first place, you wouldn't cop it.. :P


Threatening to take customers to court never goes down well.

Never threatened a customer but I'll counter-sue anyone who takes me to court because I'm adhering to the law.
I would think/hope most intelligent people would do the same.

Still a bit grumpy mate? Cheer up, pop in, I'll buy you a drink! :partyman:


Grumpy, from what?

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 10:09 am
by Wedgie
How did that 12 storey building in Miami collapse?
Unbelievably shocking!

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 2:42 pm
by daysofourlives
Wedgie wrote:How did that 12 storey building in Miami collapse?
Unbelievably shocking!


Probably the same way the twin Towers did, at the press of a button

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 5:21 pm
by Corona Man
Didn't quite know where to put this one. Did we ever have a thread call "Miscellaneous Debris"?

Anwho.

I received a FB PM from a lady I didn't know last night. Thought that was a bit odd. So I clicked on the picture & soon worked out that the message was either from the wife, or the daughter of a guy I played Vets Cricket with at the National Carnival in Perth in 2019.

The message was "Hi, would you like to chat"...... I ignored it. Then this morning a few more messages, until I finally bit, and said can I help you, not sure why you want to chat to me. The reply love hearts and she changed the message format to Pink.

Houston we have a problem, this is not right, and by now I have worked out, its this blokes daughter... I am guessing 14 or 15. Yikes.

So I call the guy I played cricket with, saying this is not right, and if it were my 14 yo daughter contacting a 55 year old guy, I'd like the guy to let me know.

He explained his daughter is actually 24, but has an intellectual disability, and is more like a 13 or 14 year old. Apparently my name came up in conversation a week or so ago, from there the young lady has looked me up on facebook. Her dad went on to say she had been asking about me, where did I live etc. He thanked me for my call. I feel better about the whole thing now too. So I do now understand.

Just hate for her to get infatuated with the wrong bloke, and be taken advantage of.

She has deactivated the chat now.

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Wed Sep 22, 2021 5:29 pm
by Booney
Corona Man wrote:Didn't quite know where to put this one. Did we ever have a thread call "Miscellaneous Debris"?

Anwho.

I received a FB PM from a lady I didn't know last night. Thought that was a bit odd. So I clicked on the picture & soon worked out that the message was either from the wife, or the daughter of a guy I played Vets Cricket with at the National Carnival in Perth in 2019.

The message was "Hi, would you like to chat"...... I ignored it. Then this morning a few more messages, until I finally bit, and said can I help you, not sure why you want to chat to me. The reply love hearts and she changed the message format to Pink.

Houston we have a problem, this is not right, and by now I have worked out, its this blokes daughter... I am guessing 14 or 15. Yikes.

So I call the guy I played cricket with, saying this is not right, and if it were my 14 yo daughter contacting a 55 year old guy, I'd like the guy to let me know.

He explained his daughter is actually 24, but has an intellectual disability, and is more like a 13 or 14 year old. Apparently my name came up in conversation a week or so ago, from there the young lady has looked me up on facebook. Her dad went on to say she had been asking about me, where did I live etc. He thanked me for my call. I feel better about the whole thing now too. So I do now understand.

Just hate for her to get infatuated with the wrong bloke, and be taken advantage of.

She has deactivated the chat now.


Appropriate response to the matter, well played mate.

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Thu Nov 18, 2021 10:57 am
by Lightning McQueen
We have to constantly shut machines down because we can't get casuals through our labour hire company because they don't have any.

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 9:00 am
by gadj1976
This article.

I mean I know it's talking about chess but someone needs to decipher it for me.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/more-spor ... 4508ed9f7a

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:09 pm
by Booney
gadj1976 wrote:This article.

I mean I know it's talking about chess but someone needs to decipher it for me.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/more-spor ... 4508ed9f7a


Amazing.

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:28 pm
by Lightning McQueen
gadj1976 wrote:This article.

I mean I know it's talking about chess but someone needs to decipher it for me.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/more-spor ... 4508ed9f7a



My thoughts precisely :shock:
When the Russian fianchettoed his light square bishop, the Norwegian steered the game into a kind of reversed Benoni defence — technically an Agincourt variation of the English opening.

I must say, what was the white thinking by having his King so far from home? Suicidal.

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 12:32 pm
by DOC
In other words they both moved a piece.

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 1:56 pm
by Jimmy_041
Lightning McQueen wrote:
gadj1976 wrote:This article.

I mean I know it's talking about chess but someone needs to decipher it for me.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/more-spor ... 4508ed9f7a



My thoughts precisely :shock:
When the Russian fianchettoed his light square bishop, the Norwegian steered the game into a kind of reversed Benoni defence — technically an Agincourt variation of the English opening.

I must say, what was the white thinking by having his King so far from home? Suicidal.


I'm confused :?
Is that the Old, Czech, Modern or Snake Benoni defence? :-k :-B

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 2:06 pm
by Lightning McQueen
Jimmy_041 wrote:
I'm confused :?
Is that the Old, Czech, Modern or Snake Benoni defence? :-k :-B

Boldest move since Bobby Fischer in 83.

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Wed Dec 08, 2021 9:40 pm
by Footy Chick
Jimmy_041 wrote:
Lightning McQueen wrote:
gadj1976 wrote:This article.

I mean I know it's talking about chess but someone needs to decipher it for me.

https://www.news.com.au/sport/more-spor ... 4508ed9f7a



My thoughts precisely :shock:
When the Russian fianchettoed his light square bishop, the Norwegian steered the game into a kind of reversed Benoni defence — technically an Agincourt variation of the English opening.

I must say, what was the white thinking by having his King so far from home? Suicidal.


I'm confused :?

Is that the Old, Czech, Modern or Snake Benoni defence? :-k :-B

There are 2 games that i've never understood, despite many attempts to teach me.

1) Canasta
2) Chess

Perhaps I'm not much of a strategist :lol:

Re: Things that you don't understand

PostPosted: Thu Jan 20, 2022 10:03 pm
by Bandit
1. Where all the chunks were in my "chunky beef and mushroom" tin of soup for lunch
2. People who drive down the front of a bunnings, seriously who does that! Around the back of the car park or your just a PITA to the rest of us.