"we're all self isolating at the minute, why not come over at the weekend?"
... Because that's not how isolating works for a start?
Yeah, nah, I'd love to get out of the house right now, but mate, no. Ken you're healthy, ken I'm healthy... Ish. but we're restricted from socialising for a reason. Hit me up when this is all sorted and I'll drink you under the table then, but just not now.
Like the ones who were told to self isolate for two weeks after visiting a covid positive patient, decided they only needed to do 7 days because they were on their own, but was then back with their famalam on the 6th day, despite saying that "I'll do nine days cos they say that if you're not showing by day nine you're fine" which where the f*ck they've heard that I have no idea but you've completely ignored the advice you were given anyway so kindly just do one.
God knows how other people who have bigger social circles than me feel, we don't have a huge family and I have fewer friends, but the level of bullsh*t I have seen by just some of this limited amount of people has been astounding.
Had to go pick up my pal, her dogs and her sister in law up today as an insurance company f*ck up has seen her partners insurance lapse in March and the car has been seized by the police and she's facing six points on her license which is fab when she has a driving heavy job
So yay for mixing houses and woohoo for online only insurance companies where the only thing you can do over the phone is claim or buy a policy.
Mate keeps giving me stupid advice and not listening to what I'm saying.
"You should get a dog" No, I can't get a dog because when I'm working I'm gone from the house for 13 hours, I can't afford the food and vets bills, and I have no real back garden for it.
"You're putting in far too much effort into your college course" No, I'm putting in the effort that's required. It's an online course that I'm doing outside of work hours, so yes it is taking up a lot of my time, but it still has to be done. Even though it doesn't matter what grade I get by the end of it, I still have to actually learn this sh*t for work. Also, you're a f*cking college lecturer. How are you, of all people, saying I'm putting in too much effort?
"Have you tried (whatever dating app) recently?" No, and stop f*cking pressuring me about it. I know how to do it, I know they exist, but I am too all over the place and not in the mood.
I don't know how many more times I need to politely point this sh*t out or passive aggressively try to change the subject, but it annoys me way the f*ck more than it helps.
Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us? Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir. Mal: Ain't we just.
i spoke to my paternal uncle a couple of months ago and he called me by my previous first name. i hate it when people call me by any of my previous names.
i went out on Monday and someone whistled at me. F**k that.
My Mum works in a supermarket, my step dad is shielding so so it’s a worry that they won’t be able to keep safe.
Today she got upset because the supermarket was letting 300 people in the store at the same time, she was working on the same aisle as 15 other shoppers and people going the wrong way and not keeping her distance. Because the supermarket values profit over safety. It took her getting really upset for them to start letting less people in.
A) people are ducking w*nkers not keeping distance when supermarket workers have to be out, it’s ignorant, they are keyworkers too and should be respected. B) why did my mum have to get so upset to have something done when this is a massive company whose adverts promote how amazing their measures are and that they keep staff and shoppers safe when they obviously don’t give a cow about it
Would it be worth her putting it in writing to her boss, maybe from several/most of the staff? At least then it's on file etc, possibly more likely to get a proper response if the manager feels they could go over his head with it if he doesn't act.
It's horrible though. Staff like your mum deserve proper safeguarding and help from the management with everything that's going on.
Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us? Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir. Mal: Ain't we just.
Which is great. Because to do so, they have removed the 50% staff clothing discount, which was supposed to run until tomorrow.
The new offer doesn't cover underpants. I went specifically to buy underpants today because it was the last day of half price underpants. Grumble.
*burp*
EvilTongs:
It was bizarre how a group of us spontaneously returned when the pandemic stuff kicked off.
Vel:
Bizarre or playing the long game? Hmmm, Mr Tongs?
Bellatrixa:
I'm just here to reset my password and go about my business, trying not to cringe too much at how I was affected by the abusive f*ckwit I was living with towards the end of my time on this site.