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MariaHobbit
Post subject: Stupid comments
Posted: Wed 29 Jul , 2009 8:25 pm
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Today a trucker came to deliver something and said, after he'd parked his truck, "I didn't know you guys were still here, it's been a long time since I've been back here."

Like our continued existance depends on his observation of us! Does he think everyone he doesn't interact with frequently drops off the face of the planet?

Since we are under standing orders to be nice to delivery people, I just smiled and said after a pause, "No, we're still here."

I thought a thread for inane comments was in order.

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jewelsong
Post subject: Re: Stupid comments
Posted: Wed 29 Jul , 2009 8:39 pm
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MariaHobbit wrote:
Like our continued existance depends on his observation of us! Does he think everyone he doesn't interact with frequently drops off the face of the planet?
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Well, maybe that's true. I mean, if a tree falls in the forest, does it make a sound if no one is there to hear it?

Perhaps the existence of others is only true so long as we experience it....


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MariaHobbit
Post subject: Re: Stupid comments
Posted: Wed 29 Jul , 2009 9:19 pm
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Hence, the pause before I answered him. :D All that ran through my mind as a possible conversation.... and then I decided --well, no, better not. The beetling brows and grumpy expression discouraged a philosophical debate, somehow.

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The Watcher
Post subject: Re: Stupid comments
Posted: Thu 30 Jul , 2009 12:41 am
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Why are you under orders to be nice to them?

We are currently experiencing major road work here, and I am not nice to anyone when they give me **** to start with. :cool: :blackeye:

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laureanna
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Posted: Thu 30 Jul , 2009 4:19 am
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I just spent three hours going door to door hanging little notes on door knobs explaining how I'm going to rip up their street and make their lives miserable for the next three months. (I'm a civil engineer working for my city's public works department.) Of course, I didn't word it quite that way. More like "you may experience temporary loss of on-street parking, and access to your driveway, but you will be given 72 hour notice."

The next few week will be spent answering phone, placating some of the 1000 or so people who got the door hanger and who want me to stop or postpone construction because they are planning on putting in hardwood flooring, or having an open house, or having a garden party, or moving, or just don't like the loss of on-street parking, whatever. (That's a sample of what I dealt with last year.) My favorite, last year, was the real estate lady who called me up and explained that she was having a meeting with 50 people, but the entire street had "no parking" signs along the curb (because the street was about to be paved). She asked if she could just lay the signs face down for the duration of her meeting, so that her clients could park on the street. :roll:

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MariaHobbit
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Posted: Thu 30 Jul , 2009 2:33 pm
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Wow. :LMAO: Sure, let them park. The crews will just bulldoze the vehicles aside.....
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Why are you under orders to be nice to them?
Because it makes a significant difference as to quality of service. If we are friendly to delivery folks, they are more likely to cut us some slack when we are a tad late with our packages they've come to pick up-- or if we really need something delivered early to us, they'll make an extra effort to help us out if we call and ask. :shrug: It's really just basic courtesy, but the owner of the company made it part of policy just so no one would forget.

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I got told yesterday, "You've been his right hand man for a long time now, haven't you?"

Errrrrr, both I and the boss are left handed. Being a right hand man is not a compliment for us! :LMAO:
Besides, I'm not a man.

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Leoba
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Posted: Thu 30 Jul , 2009 8:43 pm
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I'm getting plenty of silly comments at the moment:

"You're looking bigger now" and "You've grown" being particular favourites. I don't know quite what they expect someone to look like at nearly 7 months pregnant, but size 8 it certainly isn't!

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MariaHobbit
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Posted: Thu 30 Jul , 2009 8:45 pm
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You're expecting? That's wonderful! :D

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Lidless
Post subject: Re: Stupid comments
Posted: Fri 31 Jul , 2009 6:50 am
Als u het leven te ernstig neemt, mist u de betekenis.
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She's expecting everyone on the board knows about it by now!

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elfshadow
Post subject: Re: Stupid comments
Posted: Fri 31 Jul , 2009 3:32 pm
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I had no idea, Leoba, that's wonderful! Congratulations! :) When is your due date?


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Eruname
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Posted: Fri 31 Jul , 2009 3:38 pm
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I'm guessing early-mid October since she said she's nearly 7 months?

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Nin
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Posted: Fri 31 Jul , 2009 10:49 pm
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She talked about it in LJ and on Facebook, but as she never mentionned it here, I never did it either, not feeling the right to announce someone else's pregnancy.

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Lidless
Post subject: Re: Stupid comments
Posted: Sat 01 Aug , 2009 9:53 am
Als u het leven te ernstig neemt, mist u de betekenis.
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Q: How does a poster announce they are pregnant?























A: *bump*

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