The totally off-topic thread

[ALH]

I've had a migraine and pushed through a meal, because it was booked, I was taken out and didnt have much say in it. Absolute agony.
I get visual migraines, so lovely flickering arches in my vision, bright spots that stop me from being able to see properly, and the lovely headache that comes when you dont get pain relief in quick enough.

Cripes. What a nightmare.

My migraines have thankfully slowed down as I have aged. Better managent I guess. Stress seems to be a trigger. My low point was the sale of 2 properties and purchase of 1 on the same day. I had no option but to attend settlement. Drugged up to the eyeballs, with GPH pretty well propping me up and guiding my signatures. Never again.

 

[JohnK]

They most likely did not wash their hands before coming down the lift

It gets worse by the day. It's not acceptable to wear pyjamas in public and that includes airline cabins.

And some people are pigs. We were at breakfast at Gold Coast Mercure resort and this middle-aged lady spoke to the staff and then walked over to the sliced bread and proceeded to handle a number of them individually with her fingers. Disgusting.

 

[blackcat20]

But airlines provide pyjamas specifically to be worn on board

 

[AisleSeat]

Just had a phone call from someone on the central web team.

Them: Hi, we've been looking at <some site> you've built and we like what you did with the button on this one page. How did you do it as we'd like to use that somewhere else.

Me: Uh, it's just a link with some styling to make it look like a button (background colour, padding etc)

Them: Oh, but how does it work

Me: I'm not following. I mean, there's not much to it. (I'm now thinking I'm being trolled)

Them: We like that a user clicks it and it opens on a new page. (Who is this idiot?)

Me: You know what, I don't think I put this particular element on the page. Let me ask my colleague and get back to you.

Them: That'd be great. Thanks.

My boss had been listening and when I explained the conversation she just shook her head. Seems the central web team hires anyone these days.

 

[Pushka]

Just had a phone call from someone on the central web team.

Them: Hi, we've been looking at <some site> you've built and we like what you did with the button on this one page. How did you do it as we'd like to use that somewhere else.

Me: Uh, it's just a link with some styling to make it look like a button (background colour, padding etc)

Them: Oh, but how does it work

Me: I'm not following. I mean, there's not much to it. (I'm now thinking I'm being trolled)

Them: We like that a user clicks it and it opens on a new page. (Who is this idiot?)

Me: You know what, I don't think I put this particular element on the page. Let me ask my colleague and get back to you.

Them: That'd be great. Thanks.

My boss had been listening and when I explained the conversation she just shook her head. Seems the central web team hires anyone these days.

Wow. That opening in a new page is web design 101.

 

[OZDUCK]

We are just back from having our free flu jab - paid for by HBF. No lollipop this year but a soft mint instead.

I had flu shots at work for years. When I retired I got lazy and skipped a year. I then got the flu or something very similar which put me into bed for a week and nearly into hospital - I haven't skipped one since.

 

[AisleSeat]

Just had a phone call from someone on the central web team.

Them: Hi, we've been looking at <some site> you've built and we like what you did with the button on this one page. How did you do it as we'd like to use that somewhere else.

Me: Uh, it's just a link with some styling to make it look like a button (background colour, padding etc)

Them: Oh, but how does it work

Me: I'm not following. I mean, there's not much to it. (I'm now thinking I'm being trolled)

Them: We like that a user clicks it and it opens on a new page. (Who is this idiot?)

Me: You know what, I don't think I put this particular element on the page. Let me ask my colleague and get back to you.

Them: That'd be great. Thanks.

My boss had been listening and when I explained the conversation she just shook her head. Seems the central web team hires anyone these days.

So apparently I was talking to a "business analyst" and not a developer in the web team. So that makes sense that they had no idea.

 

[RooFlyer]

Them: Hi, we've been looking at <some site> you've built and we like what you did with the button on this one page. How did you do it as we'd like to use that somewhere else.

Me: Uh, it's just a link with some styling to make it look like a button (background colour, padding etc)

Them: Oh, but how does it work

Me: I'm not following. I mean, there's not much to it. (I'm now thinking I'm being trolled)

Them: We like that a user clicks it and it opens on a new page. (Who is this idiot?)

Me: You know what, I don't think I put this particular element on the page. Let me ask my colleague and get back to you.

Them: That'd be great. Thanks.

You can give them my number if you like. I think I did that on WIX.

 

[JohnK]

Not a single email for the things you do right but as soon as you do something that may look wrong, there's that email in the inbox.

The 6 year wait is too long. Please Powerball.... or Oz lotto.... or....

 

[Denali]

But airlines provide pyjamas specifically to be worn on board

But thats only to be worn in the plane or at home, not in the Hilton lounge or at Bondi cafe's sipping $12 lattes and smash avo toasties.

 

[Denali]

Not a single email for the things you do right but as soon as you do something that may look wrong, there's that email in the inbox.

The 6 year wait is too long. Please Powerball.... or Oz lotto.... or....

Im having one of those very rare days myself. As I said to my new CFO, when he told me it was OK. Not its not, I dont like to stuff up at work (even though it wasnt a stuff up).

 

[love_the_life]

But thats only to be worn in the plane or at home, not in the Hilton lounge or at Bondi cafe's sipping $12 lattes and smash avo toasties.

As I saw recently at Woden: not a good look!

 

[TomVexille]

It gets worse by the day. It's not acceptable to wear pyjamas in public and that includes airline cabins.

In your opinion. But as you said, people shouldn't consider how their choices affect you as that's impossible and not warranted

 

[Denali]

Must admit, I wouldnt mind not wearing a bra every day but thats not a good look.

 

[serfty]

It gets worse by the day. It's not acceptable to wear pyjamas in public and that includes airline cabins.

In my opinion that is absolute rubbish.

I'll wear airline provided PJs in any cabin I want.

If you can't accept that then fly an airline that does not provide them.

 

[TheRealTMA]

Unknown AFF member collecting heating materials for winter while knitting flight socks.

 

[Deleted member]

No. Just, no.

Is this acceptable at the hotel breakfast buffet?

First of all, one needs to understand that these people don’t have “any” personal standards. So it isn’t going to make a blind bit of difference to how they behave away from home.

 

[Pushka]

First of all, one needs to understand that these people don’t have “any” personal standards. So it isn’t going to make a blind bit of difference to how they behave away from home.

And just be glad that none of your family members would behave likewise. It’s the only thing we can worry about.

 

[Denali]

Hello Dolly on TV!

Wish I could have seen Bette Midler on Broadway when she was staring in it.

 

[JohnK]

In my opinion that is absolute rubbish.

You are entitled to think exactly what you want when you want.

I'm not here to change that but I can say "It's not acceptable to wear pyjamas in public". It's not a good look.

And I'll fly whichever airline looks after me the best. I can do that and still think pyjamas in public are silly.