General Random Conversation..

[themags 0]

so we've moved desk location and it's fucking freezing here

the lass who sits opposite me went home sick yesterday and i've got mega shit flu/cold

 

spoke to the health and safety guy who basically didnt want to know

 

TWATS i tell you

[themags 0]

Lad had been having problems with his team leader and was in for a disciplinary yesterday. Things didn't go in his favor and he was dismissed very harshly from what I heard. He was allowed back to his desk to collect his stuff, where he promptly dropped the nut on his old team leader and then proceeded to kick the shite out of him.

 

nice!

[Guest alex]

Lad had been having problems with his team leader and was in for a disciplinary yesterday.  Things didn't go in his favor and he was dismissed very harshly from what I heard.  He was allowed back to his desk to collect his stuff, where he promptly dropped the nut on his old team leader and then proceeded to kick the shite out of him.

 

nice!

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Well, if they didn't have grounds for dismissal before, they have now

[themags 0]

the upstairs bit here is basically a call centre, no one could break it up as they were stuck on calls

[Smooth Operator 10]

Class where's this? Not BT? Wacky started there recently and has a short tempter!

 

I'm attending a disciplinary hearing tomorrow for not locking my pc when i leave my desk, i've done it 3 times in 2 months and apparently that warrants an oral warning. I'm gonna try and keep my mouth in check but there's no guarantees!

[Lou 0]

Awwww look... it's my thread........

 

I've been missing this place.

 

Woo... Geordie Jugglers in an hour!!! It's such an adventure getting there... last week, neither me or the cab driver had any idea where we were going ,except for a couple of dodgy maps... t'was fun.

[themags 0]

and a quality thread it is

[Shearergol 0]

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[Happy Face 29]

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[Shearergol 0]

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[Happy Face 29]

Lad had been having problems with his team leader and was in for a disciplinary yesterday.  Things didn't go in his favor and he was dismissed very harshly from what I heard.  He was allowed back to his desk to collect his stuff, where he promptly dropped the nut on his old team leader and then proceeded to kick the shite out of him.

 

nice!

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Wonder if that'll make it into abbreviation's this Monday.

[Lou 0]

and a quality thread it is

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As weird as this is for me to say.......

 

 

 

... I agree with Gol.

[Pilchard Chops 0]

so we've moved desk location and it's fucking freezing here

the lass who sits opposite me went home sick yesterday and i've got mega shit flu/cold

 

spoke to the health and safety guy who basically didnt want to know

 

TWATS i tell you

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There is no legal maximum working temperature but the law requires employers

to ensure "the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings shall be

reasonable". The law on minimum temperatures is clear and unambiguous:13

degrees C for strenuous work, 16 degrees C generally.

The GPMU supports the TUC campaign for legal maximum temperatures set in the

same way as minimum temperatures - at 27 degrees C for strenuous work and 30

degrees C generally. This indicates the kind of temperatures that should

trigger action to reduce the effects of high temperatures at work.

 

 

HEAT AT WORK

 

Too much heat can cause fatigue, extra strain on the heart and lungs,

dizziness and fainting, or heat cramps due to loss of water and salt. Hot,

dry air can increase the risk of eye and throat infections, and breathing

problems such as asthma and rhinitis.

 

Above a blood temperature of 102 degrees F there is a risk of heat stroke;

collapse can occur above 106 degrees F with symptoms of delirium and

confusion. Such temperatures are rare, but can be reached in hot workplaces

in paper mills, on particular processes and confined spaces generally.

 

Most of the effects of heat at work are not so serious, but they can still

cause problems.

 

 

COMMON EFFECTS

 

The police report that heatwaves bring in their wake outbursts of violence,

often directed at people working with the public.

 

The loss of concentration brought on by the heat doesn't just slow you down,

it can lead to accidents, such as people being careless around machinery, or

stumbling against hotplates.

 

Having to work (and travel) in hot weather pushes-up people's stress levels,

making all the health effects of stress at work more likely - stomach

problems, disrupted sleep patterns and heart disease.

 

JOBS AFFECTED

 

People who work in the heat already are at increased risk of heat exhaustion

when the outside temperature goes up.

 

People who work in hazardous occupations already, and who have to keep their

wits about them to avoid injury are less likely to be able to in the heat.

People working with almost any machinery are at risk.

 

THE LAW

 

At present, there are fairly explicit laws on minimum temperatures, but not

on maximum temperatures.

 

All employers are under a general duty to look after the health and safety

of their staff (Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974), and to ensure that

during working hours the temperature in all workplaces inside buildings is

reasonable (Workplace Health, Safety and Welfare Regulations 1992). In

addition, employers have to assess the risks to workers of a variety of

hazards, including temperature (Management of Health and Safety at Work

Regulations 1992).

 

The law requires thermometers to be available to enable workers to check the

temperature.

 

There are various informal guides to safe working temperatures, and

generally, the acceptable zone of thermal comfort for most types of work

lies between 16 degrees C - 24 degrees C (about 61 - 72 F).

 

Acceptable temperatures for heavier types of work are concentrated at the

lower end of this range, while sedentary tasks may still be performed with

reasonable comfort towards the opposite extreme.

 

The Chartered Institute of Building Services Engineers recommend the

following temperatures for different working areas:

 

- heavy work in factories 13 degrees C

- light work in factories 16 degrees C

- offices or dining rooms 20 degrees C

 

 

WHAT THE LAW SAYS ABOUT COLD

 

The Approved Code of Practice under the Workplace (Health, Safety and

Welfare) Regulations 1992 states that workrooms should normally be:

 

at least 16 degrees C for most types of work; and

at least 13 degrees C for work involving "severe physical effort".

 

These levels are legally enforceable minimums, and workers have the

effective right to refuse to work when the workplace temperature is below

them. Chapels should reach agreements with employers on these matters. It is

normally accepted that no action should be taken if the correct temperature

is achieved within an hour of starting work.

 

 

The GPMU believes that workers should be protected from having to work in

uncomfortably hot conditions in the same way as they are protected from the

cold. For most workers, the main reason for heat exposure at work is high

temperatures due to the weather, inadequate ventilation and so on. The

general duties of health and safety law mean that some precautions can and

must be taken.

 

Work which necessarily involves heat at work should be minimised, or

workers' contact with it reduced (for example by enclosing the hot

operation, by use of remote control devices etc).

 

Workers whose exposure to heat cannot be reduced should be provided with

adequate breaks and facilities to cool them down, including personal cooling

equipment or cooling air flows. In many cases more breaks than normal will

be needed. They should be taken in cool areas. Cool drinks should also be

provided.

[themags 0]

Lad had been having problems with his team leader and was in for a disciplinary yesterday.  Things didn't go in his favor and he was dismissed very harshly from what I heard.  He was allowed back to his desk to collect his stuff, where he promptly dropped the nut on his old team leader and then proceeded to kick the shite out of him.

 

nice!

45527[/snapback]

 

 

Wonder if that'll make it into abbreviation's this Monday.

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you work at the same place i take it?

 

you know me?

[Happy Face 29]

Lad had been having problems with his team leader and was in for a disciplinary yesterday.  Things didn't go in his favor and he was dismissed very harshly from what I heard.  He was allowed back to his desk to collect his stuff, where he promptly dropped the nut on his old team leader and then proceeded to kick the shite out of him.

 

nice!

45527[/snapback]

 

 

Wonder if that'll make it into abbreviation's this Monday.

45775[/snapback]

 

you work at the same place i take it?

 

you know me?

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Sure, you're DJ Karl, the beat connector and the rhyme provider.

 

Actually, no, that was a lie. You're the one who said we work for the same company a few weeks back.

[Brock Manson 0]

I'm wearing my hat which Stephen Wall threw up to me last week at the ice hockey

 

It's the man of the match hat and he signed it

[Lou 0]

Is that with or without the antlers and mini skirt???

 

Edited October 14, 2005 by Lou

[Brock Manson 0]

Is that with or without the antlers and mini skirt???

 

:lol :lol

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Very funny, they're both in Plymouth, unlikely to be worn again. Me cousin still wears the pink skirt you know.

 

Jealousy since I'm so stylish

[Lou 0]

Male or female cousin??

[Brock Manson 0]

Male or female cousin??

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Female

[Lou 0]

OK. Worth asking, I thought. It might run in the family

[Happy Face 29]

I'm shattered. Hardly any kip last night. There were many random topics I considered through the night. A couple are....

 

1. Why is it called the World Wide Web? I might be wrong but i thought it was invented in America by Americans, is basically ran by and policed by Americans who decide the terminology and protocols. It should be called the Predominantly American Web, all addresses should start "PAW." rather than "WWW." which has the added bonus that you can imagine the whole thing being run by the Paw Paw bears..."Shut up you idiot! I've got it...."

 

2. Isn't radio Newcastle dull? I mean REALLY REALLY dull. It's like a bland version of that show off Father Ted where the bloke wears lovely jumpers. The big topic of discussion in the early hours of this morning was how 5 metro stops were vandalised and some people were going to be 10 minutes late for work. They had people giving running commentaries "I am now getting on the replacement bus service and it's quite busy" Jesus! Then you'd get the weather report and a bit where you had to ring in and guess who was speaking, the quote was something like "possibly" and they told you she was Welsh. Basically people were ringing in with random Welsh women. Then it was back to the replacement bus - "I've been dropped at Byker and I'm walking the rest of the way, but I'd normally do that anyway". They mentioned in passing that many people had been killed in a series of explosions in Iraq, but then got back to the important matter of how late John from North Shields was going to be for work. Should have got me back to sleep really, but didn't.

 

3. At what point did I become a potential murder victim? Born June 13th 1979, so I was conceived around September 13th 1978. I could be legally terminated within 24 weeks so it was 28th February 1979 that I was actually 'born'. February 27th I was nothing. 28th i was something. A ridiculous notion really. What the fuck's with this whole time limit?

 

4. Shall I start a new Website? I'd call it " Thestorysofar.com and describe my escapades on it. I'd invite people to tell me what to do, and have to do at least one thing suggested per week. (In the light of day it seems quite an odd idea for me to have had, I can't build websites and I don't like being told what to do).

 

5. Will another wank make me more tired?

[Lou 0]

1.  Why is it called the World Wide Web?  I might be wrong but i thought it was invented in America by Americans, is basically ran by and policed by Americans who decide the terminology and protocols.  It should be called the Predominantly American Web, all addresses should start "PAW." rather than "WWW." which has the added bonus that you can imagine the whole thing being run by the Paw Paw bears..."Shut up you idiot!  I've got it...."

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I'm not sure if you'll take this as a good thing, but here goes anyways...

 

I like you

 

 

And it's quite fun being told random things that you have to do. I spent about, oooo, 3 or 4 days doing it. A friend gave me either a small task (I had to stick a sticker on someone without them noticing - NB: don't do choose that person to be your dad when you know damn well that he'll know it's you. he attacked me.*) or gave me a random phrase (for example "a pistachio carpet" or "I was once killed by...") that I had to slip into general conversation during my day.

 

I took it to be a bit worrying that I could tell someone that I once got killed by a pair of socks, and it was rather annoying, and them not even batt an eyelid. Sigh. Oh well.

 

Ahh, the crazy days.

 

 

 

 

 

* obviously in a play-fight way. not in a child-abuse, lock-him-up-in-prison way!!

[Guest alex]

Just be careful you don't ask Wacky or Smooth Operator for a random task or you'll end up 'Washing the dog' or similar.

[Lou 0]

I missed the original 'washing the dog' convo, so I have no idea what you guys are on about. And, to be honest, I'm happy this way!