Amazing displays of ignoranceSandettie Light Vessel Automatic tells us: "My dad's friend told us there's no such thing as gravity - it's just the weight of air holding us down". Tell us of times you've been floored by abject stupidity. "Whenever I read the Daily Express" is not a valid answer.
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Scaryduck LIKES EGG, Thu 18 Mar 2010, 16:48)
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mesometimes i wonder how i hold onto my job.
i am trying to book a telecon with a client and a surveyor, fairly high value £3M terminal dilapidations claim (landlord suing for outstanding repairs to a building at the end of a lease, in case anyone cares, which i certainly don't). this means lots of fussing about online availability of dilaps schedules and licences to alter and dreadful phrases like "so that we can be sure we are all singing from the same hymn sheet".
so the client is based in the states, and we are trying to book a time for the conference call. he suggests 3.30pm UK time on mon next week. and i reply (to all):
"thank you for facilitating the conference call and i confirm that i am available to dial in at the time you suggest. however, just to remind the uk contingent that the clocks go forward this weekend."
i only realised quite what a monumental tool this made me look after i pressed send. i can only think i left my brain in the pub last night...
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rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 9:22,
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But they do, don't they?*checks*
Oh, arse, it's next weekend.
Ta for saving me chronological embarrassment at work; I was going to do my clocks tomorrow night.
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flake has nothing against your right leg, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 9:35,
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you're kidding??shit that makes me look even dumber - i was only worrying about the fact that i thought it made any difference whatsoever to the time of the call!
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rachelswipe with a fork, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 9:46,
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It does, doesn't it?I know the going back is a week out in some countries, as last year I was in the US when european clocks changed and Europe when US ones did.
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Ungersven would support SpankyHanky's patreon, Mon 22 Mar 2010, 14:48,
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.On Monday, nobody will understand what the problem is.
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Not Pineapple anymore, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 9:54,
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According to the newsletterit was last week!
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K2k6 has a proper job these days, Fri 19 Mar 2010, 10:53,
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Makes sense to me.Then again, we don't bother changing our clocks. Saskatchewan, Canada. Reasons I have heard why we don't change:
It will confuse the cows, they won't know what time they are to be milked.
Babies won't be able to fall asleep if it's to early.
Just because everybody else does it....
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