I did something childish today.
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tdm34 said:
As I said it was over 20 years ago and the youth had turned the TV up to maximum volume several times in a short period, and I can assure you that the amp did blow! And that the manufacturer (Sony) did reject the warranty claim, back in those days they checked things properly.
Why not just stick a bit of black tape over the sensor once the tv was turned on?mattdaniels said:
You don't need a remote, you just need to be on the escalator and position your hands and feet appropriately...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agbjgwQMgN4
now that is funny - may have to be tried out... at rush hour... at London's busiest tube-stationshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agbjgwQMgN4
Went to visit the in-laws yesterday, my wife was in the kitchen cooking the dinner ,I had some fun with MiL and FiL with my phone switching the telly over and off a couple of times .
Also I didn't realise I could use it on Sky, Sky+ and Freeview tellys, so had a go of that too.
Fil started to shout and get frustrated to which my Mrs came rushing in to see what all the commotion was, me trying to hold in my laughter, of course she sussed me.
Didn't speak to me on the way home.
Fine.
I just can't resist it.
Also I didn't realise I could use it on Sky, Sky+ and Freeview tellys, so had a go of that too.
Fil started to shout and get frustrated to which my Mrs came rushing in to see what all the commotion was, me trying to hold in my laughter, of course she sussed me.
Didn't speak to me on the way home.
Fine.
I just can't resist it.
irocfan said:
mattdaniels said:
You don't need a remote, you just need to be on the escalator and position your hands and feet appropriately...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agbjgwQMgN4
now that is funny - may have to be tried out... at rush hour... at London's busiest tube-stationshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agbjgwQMgN4
You'd be lynched in under a second
tdm34 said:
Not grumpy at all mate, but if someone interfered with you trying to earn a decent living I bet you be a bit pissed off! As I said once or twice I'd see the joke but after that no! About 20 years ago there was a Casio watch that could turn the volume of TVs up/down, well one day in the store one of the TVs in the window kept inexplicably going very loud, and on each occasion I'd go outside and turn it down, after this happened about 5/6 times the volume went up until there was an audible pop and then silence! yup you've guessed it the amp in the TV had popped, so we dragged it out, boxed it up and sent it back to the manufacturer, who after examining it promptly sent it back unprepared as it rejected the warranty claim, so I did a bit of detective work and looked at the cctv of the day in question and low and behold each time there was an inexplicable rise in the volume level of the Tv the same 13/14YO youth was staring into the window messing with his wrist, but the pic was too grainy to identify the youth, fast forward a couple of weeks, and guess what? It starts again, so after the second occurrence I waits across the street and after 15 minutes the youth again appears outside the shop and sure enough the volume on the TV starts to climb, I sneaked up behind him, grabbed his wrist and removed the watch, and then ground it into atoms on the pavement! About a hour or so later said youth appears in the shop with bolshy dad in tow! Demanding to see the manager!(me!)
Asking for reimbursement for the watch that I'd destroyed, I handed him the report from the manufacturer that coated the repair to the TV with the blown amp, the bill came to about £175 iirc, he scarpered sharpish when I said "it's OK I'll pay for his watch can I have your details please, but that when I'd got the details I'd be passing them on to the police to pursue a criminal damage claims"
As you see these little japes can lead further than intended!
Still think you are grumpy. Anyone tried the escalator thing yet? Will it work going up?Asking for reimbursement for the watch that I'd destroyed, I handed him the report from the manufacturer that coated the repair to the TV with the blown amp, the bill came to about £175 iirc, he scarpered sharpish when I said "it's OK I'll pay for his watch can I have your details please, but that when I'd got the details I'd be passing them on to the police to pursue a criminal damage claims"
As you see these little japes can lead further than intended!
Edited to add: https://www.prod.facebook.com/friedbrainsandbacon/...
Edited by andygo on Monday 23 March 17:15
Once I found a full 4 pint bottle of out of date milk in the work fridge so for no apparent reason hid it up inside the staff room suspended ceiling, cap slightly "relieved". As it was the upstairs of a out of town retail unit there were no windows at all and just basic air circulation ventilation.
As this was my weekend job whilst I was at Uni, when returning to work the following week there was a faint waft of off milk wafting around the staff room and upper floor area. The next week the smell was pretty strong and the week after that you could smell it from downstairs and inside the store making your eyes water the nearer you got to the source.
Entrance to the staff loos meant you had to walk down a long corridor and walk past the staff room which was only possible if you held a large item of clothing over your face to prevent you retching and gagging at the smell.
After 5 weeks I thought enough was enough recovering the now separated milk solids and fats in a blown plastic bottle with green putrid congealed liquid in the bottom.
As this was my weekend job whilst I was at Uni, when returning to work the following week there was a faint waft of off milk wafting around the staff room and upper floor area. The next week the smell was pretty strong and the week after that you could smell it from downstairs and inside the store making your eyes water the nearer you got to the source.
Entrance to the staff loos meant you had to walk down a long corridor and walk past the staff room which was only possible if you held a large item of clothing over your face to prevent you retching and gagging at the smell.
After 5 weeks I thought enough was enough recovering the now separated milk solids and fats in a blown plastic bottle with green putrid congealed liquid in the bottom.
BristolRich said:
Once I found a full 4 pint bottle of out of date milk in the work fridge so for no apparent reason hid it up inside the staff room suspended ceiling, cap slightly "relieved". As it was the upstairs of a out of town retail unit there were no windows at all and just basic air circulation ventilation.
As this was my weekend job whilst I was at Uni, when returning to work the following week there was a faint waft of off milk wafting around the staff room and upper floor area. The next week the smell was pretty strong and the week after that you could smell it from downstairs and inside the store making your eyes water the nearer you got to the source.
Entrance to the staff loos meant you had to walk down a long corridor and walk past the staff room which was only possible if you held a large item of clothing over your face to prevent you retching and gagging at the smell.
After 5 weeks I thought enough was enough recovering the now separated milk solids and fats in a blown plastic bottle with green putrid congealed liquid in the bottom.
On a related note - a long time ago we'd had a night out and as per SOPs we all got kebabs before setting off home. Me being a greedy bAs this was my weekend job whilst I was at Uni, when returning to work the following week there was a faint waft of off milk wafting around the staff room and upper floor area. The next week the smell was pretty strong and the week after that you could smell it from downstairs and inside the store making your eyes water the nearer you got to the source.
Entrance to the staff loos meant you had to walk down a long corridor and walk past the staff room which was only possible if you held a large item of clothing over your face to prevent you retching and gagging at the smell.
After 5 weeks I thought enough was enough recovering the now separated milk solids and fats in a blown plastic bottle with green putrid congealed liquid in the bottom.
d ordered two, one to eat in the car, the other to have when I got home. Had the first one and put the other one on the floor to pick up later.Mate drops us off and I completely forgot about the kebab.
Next day, he and his missus park up at Heathrow's long term and goes on holiday for three weeks.
It was nice and hot during those three weeks.
Apparently, on their return when they opened the doors to get in the stench was so bad they both threw up. They couldn't drive the car. They had to get it recovered. Took two weeks and numerous heavy cleans to get it back to normal - he sold it as soon as he could.
Asterix said:
BristolRich said:
Once I found a full 4 pint bottle of out of date milk in the work fridge so for no apparent reason hid it up inside the staff room suspended ceiling, cap slightly "relieved". As it was the upstairs of a out of town retail unit there were no windows at all and just basic air circulation ventilation.
As this was my weekend job whilst I was at Uni, when returning to work the following week there was a faint waft of off milk wafting around the staff room and upper floor area. The next week the smell was pretty strong and the week after that you could smell it from downstairs and inside the store making your eyes water the nearer you got to the source.
Entrance to the staff loos meant you had to walk down a long corridor and walk past the staff room which was only possible if you held a large item of clothing over your face to prevent you retching and gagging at the smell.
After 5 weeks I thought enough was enough recovering the now separated milk solids and fats in a blown plastic bottle with green putrid congealed liquid in the bottom.
On a related note - a long time ago we'd had a night out and as per SOPs we all got kebabs before setting off home. Me being a greedy bAs this was my weekend job whilst I was at Uni, when returning to work the following week there was a faint waft of off milk wafting around the staff room and upper floor area. The next week the smell was pretty strong and the week after that you could smell it from downstairs and inside the store making your eyes water the nearer you got to the source.
Entrance to the staff loos meant you had to walk down a long corridor and walk past the staff room which was only possible if you held a large item of clothing over your face to prevent you retching and gagging at the smell.
After 5 weeks I thought enough was enough recovering the now separated milk solids and fats in a blown plastic bottle with green putrid congealed liquid in the bottom.
d ordered two, one to eat in the car, the other to have when I got home. Had the first one and put the other one on the floor to pick up later.Mate drops us off and I completely forgot about the kebab.
Next day, he and his missus park up at Heathrow's long term and goes on holiday for three weeks.
It was nice and hot during those three weeks.
Apparently, on their return when they opened the doors to get in the stench was so bad they both threw up. They couldn't drive the car. They had to get it recovered. Took two weeks and numerous heavy cleans to get it back to normal - he sold it as soon as he could.
BristolRich said:
Once I found a full 4 pint bottle of out of date milk in the work fridge so for no apparent reason hid it up inside the staff room suspended ceiling, cap slightly "relieved". As it was the upstairs of a out of town retail unit there were no windows at all and just basic air circulation ventilation.
As this was my weekend job whilst I was at Uni, when returning to work the following week there was a faint waft of off milk wafting around the staff room and upper floor area. The next week the smell was pretty strong and the week after that you could smell it from downstairs and inside the store making your eyes water the nearer you got to the source.
Entrance to the staff loos meant you had to walk down a long corridor and walk past the staff room which was only possible if you held a large item of clothing over your face to prevent you retching and gagging at the smell.
After 5 weeks I thought enough was enough recovering the now separated milk solids and fats in a blown plastic bottle with green putrid congealed liquid in the bottom.
Reminds me of something my Dad did a fair while ago.As this was my weekend job whilst I was at Uni, when returning to work the following week there was a faint waft of off milk wafting around the staff room and upper floor area. The next week the smell was pretty strong and the week after that you could smell it from downstairs and inside the store making your eyes water the nearer you got to the source.
Entrance to the staff loos meant you had to walk down a long corridor and walk past the staff room which was only possible if you held a large item of clothing over your face to prevent you retching and gagging at the smell.
After 5 weeks I thought enough was enough recovering the now separated milk solids and fats in a blown plastic bottle with green putrid congealed liquid in the bottom.
He's a builder and used to work as part of a gang on building sites (there would be other gangs there also) usually two builders to one labourer.
On said sites the employer would provide a cabin for the workers to eat and drink in, known as the lobby. On this lobby door there was a sign that said NO SMOKING in big letters. Of course the smokers took no notice of this and the employer (they were all subcontractors) didn't police it - it wasn't illegal back then. Something my Dad hated because he used to smoke, quit and now cannot stand the smell of it. So, he took it upon himself to soak a couple of bits of rag in milk and tack them to the undersides of the table it was summer so the lobby would get really warm. Not that he cared he was moving onto another site the following week.
From what he heard it took them a week to find out where the fetid stench of off milk was coming from
PanzerCommander said:
BristolRich said:
Once I found a full 4 pint bottle of out of date milk in the work fridge so for no apparent reason hid it up inside the staff room suspended ceiling, cap slightly "relieved". As it was the upstairs of a out of town retail unit there were no windows at all and just basic air circulation ventilation.
As this was my weekend job whilst I was at Uni, when returning to work the following week there was a faint waft of off milk wafting around the staff room and upper floor area. The next week the smell was pretty strong and the week after that you could smell it from downstairs and inside the store making your eyes water the nearer you got to the source.
Entrance to the staff loos meant you had to walk down a long corridor and walk past the staff room which was only possible if you held a large item of clothing over your face to prevent you retching and gagging at the smell.
After 5 weeks I thought enough was enough recovering the now separated milk solids and fats in a blown plastic bottle with green putrid congealed liquid in the bottom.
Reminds me of something my Dad did a fair while ago.As this was my weekend job whilst I was at Uni, when returning to work the following week there was a faint waft of off milk wafting around the staff room and upper floor area. The next week the smell was pretty strong and the week after that you could smell it from downstairs and inside the store making your eyes water the nearer you got to the source.
Entrance to the staff loos meant you had to walk down a long corridor and walk past the staff room which was only possible if you held a large item of clothing over your face to prevent you retching and gagging at the smell.
After 5 weeks I thought enough was enough recovering the now separated milk solids and fats in a blown plastic bottle with green putrid congealed liquid in the bottom.
He's a builder and used to work as part of a gang on building sites (there would be other gangs there also) usually two builders to one labourer.
On said sites the employer would provide a cabin for the workers to eat and drink in, known as the lobby. On this lobby door there was a sign that said NO SMOKING in big letters. Of course the smokers took no notice of this and the employer (they were all subcontractors) didn't police it - it wasn't illegal back then. Something my Dad hated because he used to smoke, quit and now cannot stand the smell of it. So, he took it upon himself to soak a couple of bits of rag in milk and tack them to the undersides of the table it was summer so the lobby would get really warm. Not that he cared he was moving onto another site the following week.
From what he heard it took them a week to find out where the fetid stench of off milk was coming from
We have just discovered that one of our colleagues is Red/Green colourblind.
All day we have been picking up red and green things and asking him what colour it is. This was already quite funny for us but now we are just picking anything and asking him what colour it is. Which has proved much funnier than it should do.
Very nearly convinced him that his grey jacket lining was green earlier.
All day we have been picking up red and green things and asking him what colour it is. This was already quite funny for us but now we are just picking anything and asking him what colour it is. Which has proved much funnier than it should do.
Very nearly convinced him that his grey jacket lining was green earlier.
mattdaniels said:
andygo said:
Now a 'Escalator Pause' remote would be lots of fun, wouldn't it?
You don't need a remote, you just need to be on the escalator and position your hands and feet appropriately...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agbjgwQMgN4
soad said:
mattdaniels said:
andygo said:
Now a 'Escalator Pause' remote would be lots of fun, wouldn't it?
You don't need a remote, you just need to be on the escalator and position your hands and feet appropriately...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agbjgwQMgN4
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