no electric in this building till 1220, oh joy, watching fat people having to use stairs instead of the lifts

( mongychops, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 10:41, archived)

can the steps take the strain?

( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 10:42, archived)

you'd think it was the end of the world, people getting all moaning, no internet or phones
i'm ok, my power is on, i'm considered essential
( mongychops, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 10:47, archived)

ha
I got a physically manifested spam this morning from Virgin Media. It began about how in these hard-up times we're all penny pinching, but you wouldn't want to compromise on your television, would you?
Identification of luxury fail.
( Moon Girl Technologies horrendous beanbag, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 10:49, archived)

Last time our power went out
I got up and headed to the fuse box, while 3 other people went to the kitchen to make a cup of tea...
( magnum, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 10:50, archived)

do you have an old style whistling kettle
and a gas stove ?
( turb0t, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 10:52, archived)

i've had a few calls from people wondering why things won't work, fucking divs
it's a complete 3 phase power faliure, i'm loving it, except when the power goes back on the surge will trip all the mcbs and then i'll be a busy boy
( mongychops, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 10:52, archived)

our department is on the second floor
we get people up here who genuinely get too puffed out to speak climbing up 2 flights of stairs
it's pathetic
( manolith hooray for me, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 10:47, archived)

people here want to go home rather than climb stairs, i might turn the back up generator off, see how they like it in the dark

( mongychops, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 10:50, archived)

we got sent home once because there was no power
but college staff and obviously students are notoriously lazy
( manolith hooray for me, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 10:54, archived)

I read that as in '2012', like the olympics.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Thu 4 Jun 2009, 10:57, archived)