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 Massive invasion of privacy
	Massive invasion of privacyThey've put up scafolding around my flat and are working right outside my window. I avoid eye-contact at the best of times, let alone when I'm in my pants at home.
Would you lot feel uncomfortable with this, or am I being a total autistic? I don't want to have to wave or nod at someone every time I go for a glass of water.
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(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:06, 111 replies, latest was 13 years ago)
 Gonz, I believe the workmen will be every bit as uncomfortable
	Gonz, I believe the workmen will be every bit as uncomfortablewith looking at you in your pants as you would be. If this is any comfort.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:07, Reply)
 Do you think if I make them uncomfortable enough, they'll leave? This could be a challange.
	Do you think if I make them uncomfortable enough, they'll leave? This could be a challange.(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:11, Reply)
 what's it for?
	what's it for?you have certain rights, such as the right for the landlord not to derogate from grant/to allow you quiet enjoyment, but if it's for genuine repairs to the building, and it's done reasonably, you ain't going to get no love from the court.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:07, Reply)
 I'm not sure, the roof or something like that. There's a sign downstairs that I haven't taken notice of yet, that has been up for a week or two.
	I'm not sure, the roof or something like that. There's a sign downstairs that I haven't taken notice of yet, that has been up for a week or two.(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:10, Reply)
 yeah..... probably a good idea to let them fix the roof, eh?
	yeah..... probably a good idea to let them fix the roof, eh?i say move in with your ma. if she has a problem with you being in your pants, she shouldn't have given birth to you.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:11, Reply)
 I reckon a roof is quite handy, donno whats wrong with it, there's a flat between me and the roof though so I don't _need_ it that much, at the moment.
	I reckon a roof is quite handy, donno whats wrong with it, there's a flat between me and the roof though so I don't _need_ it that much, at the moment.Ma left for cyprus yesterday, she's gone for 3 weeks. I suppose after a few days if I feel weird about it still, I can jog down hers for a little while, but she doens't live near any shops and as a non-driver, that sucks.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:15, Reply)
 They put up scaffolding because they have so much
	They put up scaffolding because they have so much money they need to spend it somehow.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:14, Reply)
 I got some blinds, but on a day like today, i'm getting all the natural Vit D an office worker can ge.t
	I got some blinds, but on a day like today, i'm getting all the natural Vit D an office worker can ge.t(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:11, Reply)
 You don't own the freehold do you, Gonz?
	You don't own the freehold do you, Gonz?  This will happen when you live in a flat.
Put some clothes on!
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:12, Reply)
 A man shouldn't have to wear trousers in his own flat, Stunned.
	A man shouldn't have to wear trousers in his own flat, Stunned.I'm with Gonz on this one.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:15, Reply)
 He owns the right to live there and so he owns the right to aerate his genitals within its confines if he so chooses.
	He owns the right to live there and so he owns the right to aerate his genitals within its confines if he so chooses.(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:23, Reply)
 so buying within a  freehold, is pretty much just renting?
	so buying within a  freehold, is pretty much just renting?except you can paint the walls a bit.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:35, Reply)
 yeah, when your lease runs out, you'd have to give the flat back.
	yeah, when your lease runs out, you'd have to give the flat back. madness, it seems.
But, it means you don't have 10, 20, 60 flats responsible for building maintenance, ground rent etc
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:41, Reply)
 probably not true
	probably not truemost landlords demise the skin, ie the plasterwork and the surfaces of the floors, for the simple reason that the most expensive bits to maintain during the course of a long leasehold interest are the plaster and decor...
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:23, Reply)
 Leasehold.
	Leasehold.A man in this day and age should not have to wear clothing, with the only exception being whilst on the couch, and that's only because you can't fit the couch in the washing machine.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:17, Reply)
 I once had a gay-off with my friend tom and our tounges touched before we called it a draw.
	I once had a gay-off with my friend tom and our tounges touched before we called it a draw.I don't think I want to play that game with these guys.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:16, Reply)
 My local decent beer shop has renamed itself in your honour.
	My local decent beer shop has renamed itself in your honour.They had to move premises and have renamed themselves Beer Gonzo.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:17, Reply)
 Oh come on, you went to a posh boarding school.
	Oh come on, you went to a posh boarding school.Are you seriously telling me that you never experienced anything like this?
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:28, Reply)
 never, not even slightly
	never, not even slightlythat is a very antiquated view of boarding schools. My was coed ffs
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:37, Reply)
 i live on the second floor and only the kitchen window is really overlooked
	i live on the second floor and only the kitchen window is really overlookedso i get quite used to not having to care about being careful. just one episode where i thought i could get a drink in the nak at 3am; didn't realise that opening the fridge door would illuminate my grotbags for the "delight" of the guys playing poker in the opposite kitchen. science fail.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:17, Reply)
 i did jump out of my skin one day though, when we had the builders in
	i did jump out of my skin one day though, when we had the builders in when i was making
stupid scaffolding.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:18, Reply)
 I think I've seen this film
	I think I've seen this filmDid you then invite him in to 'repair your washing machine'?
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:21, Reply)
 no
	noi waited for him to fuck off. NOBODY gets to share my special potato salad.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:24, Reply)
 OG's kitchen window is similarly overlooked.
	OG's kitchen window is similarly overlooked.I did something very similar, except I got a wink from the grotty old trout having a ciggie in her doorway.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:21, Reply)
 Surely they were hanging low enough for them not to be visible through the window?
	Surely they were hanging low enough for them not to be visible through the window?(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:18, Reply)
 I'm sorry, sometimes I lash out at the cruel world that mocks me so
	I'm sorry, sometimes I lash out at the cruel world that mocks me so(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:26, Reply)
 Message from your builders: please put you cock away. It may only be a mushroom, but they still don't want to see it.
	Message from your builders: please put you cock away. It may only be a mushroom, but they still don't want to see it. (, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:20, Reply)
 I saw it on Embarassing bodies when some geez had lots 20 stone or something
	I saw it on Embarassing bodies when some geez had lots 20 stone or somethingthe left over loose skin formed a sort of pomncho that covered his tiny cock.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:25, Reply)
 not sure his cock worked any more to be honest, it was  sorry looking thing
	not sure his cock worked any more to be honest, it was  sorry looking thing(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:28, Reply)
 Oh thank goodness they can find it, I ain't seen it in months. Where was it? I checked in YOUR MUM, that was the last place I remember using it, but didn't wanna accuse anyone of anything.
	Oh thank goodness they can find it, I ain't seen it in months. Where was it? I checked in YOUR MUM, that was the last place I remember using it, but didn't wanna accuse anyone of anything.(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:23, Reply)
 And my coat.
	And my coat.Gets a bit warm up there and by the time I'd finished, I had clean forgotten I was wearing one.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:27, Reply)
 Grab my hard backed illustrated entire works of Shakespeare would ya?
	Grab my hard backed illustrated entire works of Shakespeare would ya?(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:30, Reply)
 Just had NASA on the phone - seems one of their Saturn V's is missing, could you just check?
	Just had NASA on the phone - seems one of their Saturn V's is missing, could you just check? (, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:33, Reply)
 I found a Channel 4 camera crew, they're doing some documentary on Horders and got lost on the way out.
	I found a Channel 4 camera crew, they're doing some documentary on Horders and got lost on the way out.(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:34, Reply)
 No, it's a Disney crew doing the next Star Wars flick
	No, it's a Disney crew doing the next Star Wars flickit saved them building a Sarlacc set all over again.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:51, Reply)
 The obvious solution is to stay in the only room in the flat that they are not overlooking until they have finished their work.
	The obvious solution is to stay in the only room in the flat that they are not overlooking until they have finished their work.If you do need to fetch anything from another room, crawl on the floor.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:34, Reply)
 That's what I do if I ever have working class people in the house fixing things.
	That's what I do if I ever have working class people in the house fixing things.(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:35, Reply)
 Have you and Monty got a special word that marks you out as having better breeding?
	Have you and Monty got a special word that marks you out as having better breeding?(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:45, Reply)
 Too risky
	Too riskyWhat if they ask you about 'the match' or try to engage you in some technical chat about whatever they're fixing?
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:40, Reply)
 I work in marketing and advertising
	I work in marketing and advertisingI can bullshit my way through most things
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:41, Reply)
 I just find it incredibly difficult to follow what they are saying, ironically enough because they tend to pepper their speech with phrases like "Do you know what I'm saying?"
	I just find it incredibly difficult to follow what they are saying, ironically enough because they tend to pepper their speech with phrases like "Do you know what I'm saying?"(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:44, Reply)
 yes and nod, if they are laughing laugh.
	yes and nod, if they are laughing laugh.if they look serious, look serious.
They're not very bright, you'll easily fool them. But you may end up agreeing to some fairly racist ideas.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:45, Reply)
 But I don't know what they're saying.
	But I don't know what they're saying.We used to have a guy worked in the warehouse here who would add an unnecessary confirmation of what he had just said at the end of every sentence:
"I'm going to do such and such, I am"
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:48, Reply)
 I'm an expert on matters such as this:
	I'm an expert on matters such as this:www.b3ta.com/questions/offtopic/post1944119
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 15:00, Reply)
 thinking of their burly arms around you
	thinking of their burly arms around youhammering away into your grotesque cloaca, just like how they're hammering the scaffolding. Be the scaffolding gonz
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:44, Reply)
 Speaking as an ex scaffolder,
	Speaking as an ex scaffolder,I've seen some fucking sights. This sounds reasonably grim.
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:48, Reply)
 Both sound good
	Both sound goodBut seeing as I am stuck here till 5, I’d rather have a new thread
(, Thu 25 Apr 2013, 14:58, Reply)
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