Re: Hello Acme

BeH <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> On 11.02.2024 15.49, Merlyne wrote:
>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>> news:[email protected]: 
>> 
>>> On 14.01.2024 16.02, Merlyne wrote:
>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> They are like running shoes with no laces.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I wear flipflops all summer, much to the chagrin of the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> people who work near my office.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> So I conclude that you don't run a lot in the office.
>>>>>>>>>>>> No. It's not safe.
>>>>>>>>>>> Lots of scissors, I imagine.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Actually no.
>>>>>>>>>> There are wires sticking out from under walls and such.
>>>>>>>>> That's almost as dangerous as scissors. You should complain to
>>>>>>>>> your work safety representative.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I don't think that exists any more.
>>>>>>> Then who checks the fire extinguishers and takes care of the
>>>>>>> unsecured scissors?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The scissor fairy does.
>>>>> You work in an enchanted office building?
>>>> I like to think I do.
>>> And yet you prefer to work from home...
>>>
>> You can't put a price on waking up 5 minutes before your shift
>> starts, working in your pajamas and then going out to the kitchen at
>> noon and making a grilled cheese sandwich.
> Maybe not, but at home is where not-working happens and it's full of
> distractions. Also most often not enchanted.
> 
Sometimes you have to put on your big person pants and sit at the 
computer and do your job.

>>>>>>>>>> Plus it's really hard to run in flipflops.
>>>>>>>>> That too. Not that I've ever tried.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It's shoe/boot time again.
>>>>>>> Which practically invites running. Even more reason to secure
>>>>>>> the wires. 
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'll put in a complaint about that.
>>>>> You probably should. Do you have a complaints department in your
>>>>> enchanted office building?
>>>>>
>>>> No one can find it.
>>> I've heard that before.
>>>
>> Who can I complain to about not finding the complaints department?
> Do they have mailbox in the lobby. For anonymous complaints and such?
> 
Actually, I don't know. Probably not.
There are cameras and security guards in the lobby.
It would be next to impossible to drop something off withoug being 
traced.

>>>> Also, no one listens.
>>> That I've never heard before.
>>>
>> What?
> You can say that again.
> 
Say what?

>>>>>>>>>>>> Okie dokie. I sit corrected.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> You certainly do. Apropos there are also some chairs out
>>>>>>>>>>> there that I plan to re upholster at some point.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I've done that a few times.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> When I get around to it I will have done it once.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> So after the water feature then?
>>>>>>> Maybe I'll spontaneously do it one day. Who can say. I'll need
>>>>>>> some cloth first. And a sturdy stapler.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> You need a staple gun.
>>>>> Yes, I know. I tought I had one, but it was a crappy piece of junk
>>>>> that was unable to dispense staples with any regularity. Also the
>>>>> included staples were the wrong size. At least it was cheap.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can borrow mine.
>>>> Do you want the manual one or the electric?
>>> The manual will be nice to have. Especially for the electric one.
>>> But any will do.
>>> A you going to mail it along with the buttons?
>> 
>> I'm not sending staple gun through the mail. You'll have to come and
>> get it.
> You know, I think my passport has expired...
> 
You have the worst excuses.