The phone is not ringing.
As Willow goes, so goes my nation.
Oz ,'Selfless'
Natter 54: Right here, dammit.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Oct 30, 2007 11:40:16 am PDT #9345 of 10001
Jesse - Oct 30, 2007 11:42:27 am PDT #9346 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Jesse, you should have gone as Dale Evans.
Maybe next time...
Toddson - Oct 30, 2007 11:45:40 am PDT #9347 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Mandatory sports-themed costume. So ... very limited choices. Which, when reduced to no choice, was actually an improvement (CHEERLEADERS? WTF?). And ... team building kind of thing. Also to make staff easily distinguishable from those who've paid to attend the conference.
Cute little turtle! took me a minute to figure out that it wasn't bendy-er than turtles usually are.
Kevin - Oct 30, 2007 11:46:28 am PDT #9348 of 10001
Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.
I feel your pain, Gloomcookie.
My building is an iconic one in Liverpool. As a result, we have anti-terror doors now that stop people tail gating people in, that sort of thing.
And a new bomb alarm procedure. If somebody phones or mails in a bomb threat, the alarm is sounded and we have to;
- Remain in the building - Look for the bomb. Including - Bins - Cupboards - Raise the alarm if we find it
So, yes, if there's a bomb threat I'm really going to stay in the building whilst idiots rattle their bins.
tommyrot - Oct 30, 2007 11:47:25 am PDT #9349 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Mandatory sports-themed costume. So ... very limited choices.
You could go naked and be the streaker the police have to chase off the soccer field. Or would that be worse than cheerleader?
tommyrot - Oct 30, 2007 11:48:47 am PDT #9350 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Remain in the building - Look for the bomb.
Um... whos idea was that?
"Is that a bomb?"
"I don't know - kick it to find out."
Toddson - Oct 30, 2007 11:48:53 am PDT #9351 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
No - the idea was to give staff some selections to make a choice from. They didn't want anyone getting, um, CREATIVE.
Toddson - Oct 30, 2007 11:49:59 am PDT #9352 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
That idea (staying to search for the bomb) is on a level with asking people to schedule emergencies.
And tommy, Air Borne has come out with Squid Soap! in a cute container!
beth b - Oct 30, 2007 11:50:14 am PDT #9353 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
For all those that were thinking about going home - I recommend it. I am still miserable - but no one is looking fearfully at me as I hack a lung out. ( well, the cat looks annoyed, but that is because I woke him up.)
Jesse - Oct 30, 2007 11:51:08 am PDT #9354 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Which, when reduced to no choice, was actually an improvement (CHEERLEADERS? WTF?).
Yeah, I'd be OK if my job told me to wear black pants and they would give me a striped shirt, or whatever. I don't need to see my coworkers dressed as cheerleaders.