Today I'm angry about.....

[thebish]

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[Prufrock]

The red bit isn't nearly big enough.

[Annoyed Grunt]

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Whilst I'm not a big dog lover, whoever did this should probably get the same treatment.

(The link does contain a picture).

[Dujon]

Aye, Grunt, there's plenty of scum around in this world.

Just yesterday north of Sydney in an area known colloquially as 'The Central Coast' a twelve year old child lit a bushfire. He did a pretty good job of it. Fortunately for local residents the fire was heading away from property and worried firefighters were spared the wind change that would have pushed it into residential areas. Smoke from the fire caused the closure of the freeway (motorway to some of you) linking the region to Sydney. If press reports are correct this resulted in a traffic bank-up of 10 kilometres.

I can imagine people 'tut-tutting' and saying such things as "Ah, children and matches, it's to be expected." Not this little arsonist though; prior to his planned adventure he broke into a house in his neighbourhood and stole 'accelerants' from its store room. He's been arrested and awaits his court appearance.

Maybe it's my past experience in the local Rural Fire Service and also having to defend my own home from bushfires, but I have no time for excuses from those who choose to put others - including wildlife and stock - at risk by playing with fire.

[Hoboh]

Aye, Grunt, there's plenty of scum around in this world.

Just yesterday north of Sydney in an area known colloquially as 'The Central Coast' a twelve year old child lit a bushfire. He did a pretty good job of it. Fortunately for local residents the fire was heading away from property and worried firefighters were spared the wind change that would have pushed it into residential areas. Smoke from the fire caused the closure of the freeway (motorway to some of you) linking the region to Sydney. If press reports are correct this resulted in a traffic bank-up of 10 kilometres.

I can imagine people 'tut-tutting' and saying such things as "Ah, children and matches, it's to be expected." Not this little arsonist though; prior to his planned adventure he broke into a house in his neighbourhood and stole 'accelerants' from its store room. He's been arrested and awaits his court appearance.

Maybe it's my past experience in the local Rural Fire Service and also having to defend my own home from bushfires, but I have no time for excuses from those who choose to put others - including wildlife and stock - at risk by playing with fire.

Blowtorch?

[Lord Kangana]

I'm not going to take too long to be angry about this, because that would kind of defeat the point, but I sat in one of those coffee shops yesterday (see previous rant) and listened to the only other chap in there spend twenty minutes on the phone talking some of the most unimagineable bollox I have ever heard in all my born days.

I believe this is referred to as "management speak". I had absolutley no clue what he was on about, and I'm fairly certain he didn't either. He looked well dressed though, so clearly theres a living to be made for people who know f*ck all about anything but who can find enough morons to pay them to do it.

[Gary the Enfield]

I'm not going to take too long to be angry about this, because that would kind of defeat the point, but I sat in one of those coffee shops yesterday (see previous rant) and listened to the only other chap in there spend twenty minutes on the phone talking some of the most unimagineable bollox I have ever heard in all my born days.

I believe this is referred to as "management speak". I had absolutley no clue what he was on about, and I'm fairly certain he didn't either. He looked well dressed though, so clearly theres a living to be made for people who know f*ck all about anything but who can find enough morons to pay them to do it.

As a consultant in the utilities sector I come across people like this on a daily basis. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING is in jargon or abbreviated to initials. One client talks about a PAC meeting which, I'm told, means going cap in hand to the board to justify a budget to drive a development forward. We usually have to submit figures a month before this so they can be ratified (a pre-PAC meeting). The other day we were told we now need to provide estimates of the formal quotes a month ahead of that which they are calling pre,pre PAC meeting.

And I still don't know what PAC actually stands for.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

And I still don't know what PAC actually stands for.

pricks, arseholes and cnuts

[Gary the Enfield]

And I still don't know what PAC actually stands for.

pricks, arseholes and cnuts

Hmmmm..... you could be onto something.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

And I still don't know what PAC actually stands for.

pricks, arseholes and cnuts

Hmmmm..... you could be onto something.

Unfortunately, they are found in most workplaces these days. I usually make some acronym up and watch the horror on their face when they realise they don't know it and then struggle to blag it

[bobo the clown]

"Project Accounts Committee" in my experience .... ie a bunch of people who suck their teeth & chew wasps and have permission to "be difficult" when anyone wants to spend some money.


I do quite enjoy looking bemused as management-speak tossers and then saying "I have NO idea what you've just said".

It's often an 'Emperors' New Clothes" moment as many people there will quietly brave up to admit they were a little "off beam" also but were keen to appear"on message" and so were "keeping the Genie in the bottle" until a "primary reveal opportunity" presented itself.

Above, in case you're wondering, I have just maximised the paradigm.



I think.

[Beefheart]

There's an internal document we have which lists all of our official acronyms. I just checked, 164.

[superjohnmcginlay]

I'm not going to take too long to be angry about this, because that would kind of defeat the point, but I sat in one of those coffee shops yesterday (see previous rant) and listened to the only other chap in there spend twenty minutes on the phone talking some of the most unimagineable bollox I have ever heard in all my born days.

I believe this is referred to as "management speak". I had absolutley no clue what he was on about, and I'm fairly certain he didn't either. He looked well dressed though, so clearly theres a living to be made for people who know f*ck all about anything but who can find enough morons to pay them to do it.

As a consultant in the utilities sector I come across people like this on a daily basis. Everything, and I mean EVERYTHING is in jargon or abbreviated to initials. One client talks about a PAC meeting which, I'm told, means going cap in hand to the board to justify a budget to drive a development forward. We usually have to submit figures a month before this so they can be ratified (a pre-PAC meeting). The other day we were told we now need to provide estimates of the formal quotes a month ahead of that which they are calling pre,pre PAC meeting.

And I still don't know what PAC actually stands for.

Powdered Activated Carbon. Some utilities consultant........

[CrazyHorse]

It's pressurised air cannister.

[thebish]

followed a kid on an L-plate scooter through the centre of Paignton today... he was right up the arse of the car in front - constantly revving his sh*tty little sewing machine with his right hand and looking down to the left - where he was holding his mobile phone and texting someone.... he was wearing shorts and a t-shirt with sandals....

[Bruce Rioja]

followed a kid on an L-plate scooter through the centre of Paignton today... he was right up the arse of the car in front - constantly revving his sh*tty little sewing machine with his right hand and looking down to the left - where he was holding his mobile phone and texting someone.... he was wearing shorts and a t-shirt with sandals....

Did you run the 4ucker over? No? See - too kind by half, you!

[thebish]

followed a kid on an L-plate scooter through the centre of Paignton today... he was right up the arse of the car in front - constantly revving his sh*tty little sewing machine with his right hand and looking down to the left - where he was holding his mobile phone and texting someone.... he was wearing shorts and a t-shirt with sandals....

Did you run the 4ucker over? No? See - too kind by half, you!

err.. no - I was on my bike texting someone at the time...

I did roar past him at the lights and turn to give him a stern glare through my tinted visor...

(i should add that - given he was texting someone - he was not wearing gloves either...)

[bobo the clown]

I did roar past him at the lights and turn to give him a stern glare through my tinted visor...

Ah .... the stern glare.

THAT will have sorted him out !!

[Bijou Bob]

followed a kid on an L-plate scooter through the centre of Paignton today... he was right up the arse of the car in front - constantly revving his sh*tty little sewing machine with his right hand and looking down to the left - where he was holding his mobile phone and texting someone.... he was wearing shorts and a t-shirt with sandals....

And people wonder why A&E nurses call bikers and scooterists 'Mobile Donors'.

[thebish]

I did roar past him at the lights and turn to give him a stern glare through my tinted visor...

Ah .... the stern glare.

THAT will have sorted him out !!

I find it usually does the trick!