Palfy Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 16 hours ago, MikeO said: Forty minute each way journey became four hours from leaving home to getting back, we went to get the new PC I'd picked but it was out of stock Feel your pain Mike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 16 hours ago, MikeO said: Forty minute each way journey became four hours from leaving home to getting back, we went to get the new PC I'd picked but it was out of stock What pc you gone for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 27 minutes ago, Hafnia said: What pc you gone for? https://www.currys.co.uk/products/lenovo-ideacentre-aio-3-27-allinone-pc-intel-core-i7-512-gb-ssd-black-10251212.html Had to throw in £80 as I only got £749 for the broken one, but looks pretty decent I think; had Acers for years so trying something different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hafnia Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 46 minutes ago, MikeO said: https://www.currys.co.uk/products/lenovo-ideacentre-aio-3-27-allinone-pc-intel-core-i7-512-gb-ssd-black-10251212.html Had to throw in £80 as I only got £749 for the broken one, but looks pretty decent I think; had Acers for years so trying something different. Looks decent. Does it have an ok graphics card? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Hafnia said: Looks decent. Does it have an ok graphics card? I really don't know tbh, but it'll be fine for what I need I'm sure...won't be playing Assassin’s Creed anytime soon Hafnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Hafnia said: Looks decent. Does it have an ok graphics card? No. Its an integrated one. Fine for watching videos etc but gaming will be impossible. Hafnia 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, Matt said: No. Its an integrated one. Fine for watching videos etc but gaming will be impossible. Oh no!! How will I cope? There's an upgrade option, "Vivid IPS FHD display features optional NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics" if ever I should need it. Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 23, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 1 hour ago, MikeO said: Oh no!! How will I cope? There's an upgrade option, "Vivid IPS FHD display features optional NVIDIA® GeForce® graphics" if ever I should need it. It's integrated so it's effectively worthless unless you're playing solitaire or something from the 90s/00s. For day to day stuff though, that won't need upgrading for 10 years probably, depending on what Microsoft does with software going forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted October 23, 2023 Report Share Posted October 23, 2023 5 minutes ago, Matt said: It's integrated so it's effectively worthless unless you're playing solitaire or something from the 90s/00s. For day to day stuff though, that won't need upgrading for 10 years probably, depending on what Microsoft does with software going forward. The only game I ever play is from 2004, so we're all good Flawless on ultra high setting on my laptop anyway, so not really an issue Ten years eh? Bloody thing likely to outlive me then! Matt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunlopp9987 Posted December 4, 2023 Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 Sorry just need to RANT for a second. I work as an admin for a real estate brokerage. We got a new office back in September, and my bosses (a husband and wife CEO/COO team) have demanded that my co-worker and I come into the office 5 days a week. First off, what year is it. Second, and this part is the most baffling, they WILL NOT let us work from home. I just told him that I'd be working remotely on the 26th (back home in Minnesota) and he said nope, you're either here working in the office or it's a day off. The problem with this is, I've used up all my PTO this year. Also, you can't put this protocol into place MORE THAN HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR and just call it that. If I would've known this would be a thing, maybe I wouldn't have taken that trip to DC back in February. I am actively looking for other jobs, because this is truly a nightmare hellscape to work at. Ok rant over. But you have to agree, it's bullshit. Matt and MikeO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 4, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2023 4 minutes ago, dunlopp9987 said: Sorry just need to RANT for a second. I work as an admin for a real estate brokerage. We got a new office back in September, and my bosses (a husband and wife CEO/COO team) have demanded that my co-worker and I come into the office 5 days a week. First off, what year is it. Second, and this part is the most baffling, they WILL NOT let us work from home. I just told him that I'd be working remotely on the 26th (back home in Minnesota) and he said nope, you're either here working in the office or it's a day off. The problem with this is, I've used up all my PTO this year. Also, you can't put this protocol into place MORE THAN HALFWAY THROUGH THE YEAR and just call it that. If I would've known this would be a thing, maybe I wouldn't have taken that trip to DC back in February. I am actively looking for other jobs, because this is truly a nightmare hellscape to work at. Ok rant over. But you have to agree, it's bullshit. Good luck with the search mate dunlopp9987 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 On 03/10/2023 at 17:50, Matt said: This was private mate. The nurse has submitted an internal one apparently. Going to have to go to town on them now. 3rd attempt and this time it all went as smooth as it could. But they lost the blood work again. 6 fucking months so far, just to get a blood test. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted December 5, 2023 Report Share Posted December 5, 2023 12 hours ago, Matt said: Going to have to go to town on them now. 3rd attempt and this time it all went as smooth as it could. But they lost the blood work again. 6 fucking months so far, just to get a blood test. Unfuckingbelievable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted December 24, 2023 Report Share Posted December 24, 2023 Freezer filled to bursting point, son pulls out a draw to try to retrieve something...but it's stuck, plainly something has shifted and is catching on another shelf. So what to do? A rational person would stick their hand in to find the offending pack and ease it out of the way. Son, not being rational, decides to use the brute force approach and tugs on the draw with all his might....bang! Glass shelf disintigrates into a gazillion pieces Bodged a temporary fix so it's still functioning happily, new glass arriving Friday. Palfy, Gwlad, Matt and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 15 Author Report Share Posted February 15 Fuck all you anti-vaxxers and your bullshit reasoning which is bringing yet another eradicated disease back to the news. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-68305511 MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 15 Author Report Share Posted February 15 On 05/12/2023 at 06:41, Matt said: Going to have to go to town on them now. 3rd attempt and this time it all went as smooth as it could. But they lost the blood work again. 6 fucking months so far, just to get a blood test. Oh, I registered a complaint with them after this. Blood work was found in 2 hours and results the next day. Now on my second medication after the first one I reacted badly to. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Animal print fabric, leopard skin in particular; looks great on a leopard, shite on a person...cave dwelling homo sapiens 150.000 years ago I give a pass to. Matt and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 2 minutes ago, MikeO said: Animal print fabric, leopard skin in particular; looks great on a leopard, shite on a person...cave dwelling homo sapiens 150.000 years ago I give a pass to. What about my Fred Flintstone outfit, can you give that a pass please Mike. MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 25 minutes ago, Palfy said: What about my Fred Flintstone outfit, can you give that a pass please Mike. Yaba daba don't. MikeO, Palfy and Matt 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 5 minutes ago, Romey 1878 said: Yaba daba don't. Betty would. Palfy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romey 1878 Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 Just now, Matt said: Betty would. Betty is a whore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 1 hour ago, Romey 1878 said: Betty is a whore. Wasn't what I was going for but absolutely. Romey 1878 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 5 hours ago, Matt said: Betty would. I have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 29 Author Report Share Posted March 29 People refusing to queue and instead think pushing past the person in front of them is normal. Ffs, this is the one thing we were still really good at too MikeO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted March 31 Author Report Share Posted March 31 Well we've started day 3 of our trip to Florida and are still stuck in Newark. Should get to Atlanta in about 5 hours then a 6 hour drive with the in-laws before we get to th3 destination. Been up 27hrs now and less than impressed. We'd been booked in a hotel overnight by United, who have been pretty good for the most part, but this hotel, which is 15 mins away by car, said it was going to take 45-50mins to get the shuttle sorted because we were a last minute booking they'd sent the driver home, which is fair enough. But when 1h15m passes and its 23h at night local time, we gave up and the girls have been sleeping on the floor whilst I keep an eye on the homeless and junkies wandering around the airport... Wonderful trip so far Cant do all nighters at 40, not built for it and with all the new medication (still nothing for the adhd), I'm a fucking zombie Oh, and I head back in 6 days... Edit: this is where we were supposed to stay, looks like we dodged a bullet (figuratively, although reading the reviews...) https://maps.app.goo.gl/QoHa329mB9e8qD75A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 I'm three hours into a six hour fast for a medical thing, nightmare. I'd be a crap Muslim, Ramadan would push me over the edge Sibdane and Romey 1878 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gwlad Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 5 hours ago, MikeO said: I'm three hours into a six hour fast for a medical thing, nightmare. I'd be a crap Muslim, Ramadan would push me over the edge Weird isn't it? I sometimes realise I haven't eaten all day but when you are forced not to is an entirely different thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeO Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 44 minutes ago, Gwlad said: Weird isn't it? I sometimes realise I haven't eaten all day but when you are forced not to is an entirely different thing. Yup, know the feeling...fortunately home now so rice on the go for a big bowl of chilli, had a sarnie on the way home as well My eating's been so fucked up for the last decade for one reason and another, it's nice to finally have a proper appetite and behaving taste buds Gwlad, Palfy and Romey 1878 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palfy Posted April 3 Report Share Posted April 3 39 minutes ago, MikeO said: Yup, know the feeling...fortunately home now so rice on the go for a big bowl of chilli, had a sarnie on the way home as well My eating's been so fucked up for the last decade for one reason and another, it's nice to finally have a proper appetite and behaving taste buds Pleased to hear it mate. It’s been a long journey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patto Posted April 14 Report Share Posted April 14 Scouse not English what a load of shite this is and people outside of Liverpool think it’s everyone in Liverpool thinks like this. does my swede in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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