Random Random Chat Thread XL

[TheBrightSide]

It's prob 9 x 8. Not huge. Hmm. Lots to think about. Cheers.

I’d go for Buffalo. Bit more expensive but looks great and stays green all year round.

 

[eth-dog]

Also depends how much sun and shade ratio is. If it's really shady I'd go with Buffalo for sure.

 

[GUMBLETRON]

In any other context Buffalo would be deemed a noxious weed. It might look great but it's a right pain to keep in check, and I don't find it particularly nice underfoot.

 

[eth-dog]

Kikuyu is a nice lawn. Couch isn't bad except it can be a bit woody when doing edge trimming.

 

[Runk]

Has anyone had experience in dealing with co-workers who invade your personal space at your desk?

I have a co-worker who I'm losing my collective shit over how close she gets to me. It is just next.level.

 

[Beerfish]

 

[DapperDon]

Has anyone had experience in dealing with co-workers who invade your personal space at your desk?

I have a co-worker who I'm losing my collective shit over how close she gets to me. It is just next.level.

I used to have a co-worker who would loiter and look over my shoulder even when I was doing personal banking.

Some people just have no boundaries.

 

[Lore]

Has anyone had experience in dealing with co-workers who invade your personal space at your desk?

I have a co-worker who I'm losing my collective shit over how close she gets to me. It is just next.level.

Context? Are they actually talking to you at the time, or both looking at the same page on your computer?

I haven't dealt with it sitting at a desk, but if you're standing you can sort of rock back on one foot but leave the other foot where it was, which stops them stepping closer since your foot is still there and they'd step on it. I had a dance teacher years ago that would get too close when just having a conversation and that worked for me.

The obvious thing would just be to tell them. "You're breathing on me" or "Can you move over a bit I need room to write/type without bumping you".

If you're non-confrontational you could try just making your own posture take up more space, adjust the chair, roll back from the desk, offer them a chair, use a cloud-based program so you can work together without sharing a screen.

Or become one of those people that constantly wipe down their keyboards and offer hand sanitiser to everyone. People like that I always feel like I'm going to offend them if I get within 10 feet lol.

Alternatively, lots and lots of offensive aftershave.

 

[Runk]

I used to have a co-worker who would loiter and look over my shoulder even when I was doing personal banking.

Some people just have no boundaries.

It's kinda like that.

 

[Pweter]

It's kinda like that.

If invading personal space just be polite and say you need some room to spread stuff out. Even if you don't need the space, find an excuse to use it (a few messily arranged print outs that you flip through occasionally will do).

If looking over your shoulder all the time just give a polite "are you right mate?" and when they inevitably say "yeah, why?" you can say you've noticed they're often looking over what you're doing which makes you uneasy.

Polite is key, at least initially as they probably aren't aware of their behaviour.

 

[Runk]

If invading personal space just be polite and say you need some room to spread stuff out. Even if you don't need the space, find an excuse to use it (a few messily arranged print outs that you flip through occasionally will do).

If looking over your shoulder all the time just give a polite "are you right mate?" and when they inevitably say "yeah, why?" you can say you've noticed they're often looking over what you're doing which makes you uneasy.

Polite is key, at least initially as they probably aren't aware of their behaviour.

What if I just wait for them to go home and I shift all their equipment slightly to the right?

 

[boncer34]

In any other context Buffalo would be deemed a noxious weed. It might look great but it's a right pain to keep in check, and I don't find it particularly nice underfoot.

That shit grows up my fence.

 

[Runk]

That shit grows up my fence.

Send me some

 

[Pweter]

What if I just wait for them to go home and I shift all their equipment slightly to the right?

Passive aggressive is always an option.

 

[TheBrightSide]

Send me some

I pinched a cutting from my sister’s nice buffalo lawn a few years ago, it now covers half of my back yard. It’s a great way to do it if you’re patient.

 

[VelvetSledge]

Went to six different supermarkets tonight to find baby formula and nappies.

Six.

Ended up spending over double what I usually do because all that was left was the ultimate primo brands.

This is insanity. How dumb are people?

 

[yodellinhank]

You know what I think?

I think this is all a bullshit ploy by the supermarkets to cash in on the hysteria. Oh you'd better get in and buy some TP we could run out, look we're running out - oh feel free to browse the rest of our selection of in-stock items while you're here...

P.S. you never know which item could be next to disappear, wanna try make a gue$$?

That's what I think.

 

[eth-dog]

Happy St. Patrick's day!

 

[Mr Bultitude]

Just wanted to wish you all that peace finds you this morning wherever you are. Look after yourselves and others when you can

 

[rumply]

Wow, George Pell acquitted on all charges, to walk free this arvo...

 

[sameolds33]

Wow, George Pell acquitted on all charges, to walk free this arvo...

Reasonable doubt....standard of proof. If only there was an appeal to CAS...

"With respect to each of the applicant's convictions, there was, consistently with the words the Court used in Chidiac v The Queen (1991) 171 CLR 432 at 444 and M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 at 494, "a significant possibility that an innocent person has been convicted because the evidence did not establish guilt to the requisite standard of proof"."

These are the reasons the High Court quashed George Pell's convictions

Read the judgement summary issued by the High Court of Australia after it overturned George Pell's sexual abuse convictions.

www.abc.net.au

EDIT: Just to make it clear, I think the High Court got the law right here. And Daniel Andrews got the response right too:

"I make no comment about today’s High Court decision.


But I have a message for every single victim and survivor of child sex abuse:


I see you.


I hear you.


I believe you."

 

[Zephyr Spirally]

Reasonable doubt....standard of proof. If only there was an appeal to CAS...

"With respect to each of the applicant's convictions, there was, consistently with the words the Court used in Chidiac v The Queen (1991) 171 CLR 432 at 444 and M v The Queen (1994) 181 CLR 487 at 494, "a significant possibility that an innocent person has been convicted because the evidence did not establish guilt to the requisite standard of proof"."

These are the reasons the High Court quashed George Pell's convictions

Read the judgement summary issued by the High Court of Australia after it overturned George Pell's sexual abuse convictions.

www.abc.net.au

EDIT: Just to make it clear, I think the High Court got the law right here. And Daniel Andrews got the response right too:

"I make no comment about today’s High Court decision.


But I have a message for every single victim and survivor of child sex abuse:


I see you.


I hear you.


I believe you."

Completely agree.

 

[TheBrightSide]

So I have a work colleague who is a bit of a psychopath.
I know for a fact he has tortured small animals.
The worst thing is, he considers himself to be quite the comedian.
I’m really looking forward to the day that someone seriously takes him down a peg, he makes my blood boil.

 

[Runk]

So I have a work colleague who is a bit of a psychopath.
I know for a fact he has tortured small animals.
The worst thing is, he considers himself to be quite the comedian.
I’m really looking forward to the day that someone seriously takes him down a peg, he makes my blood boil.

You know for a fact how? They've sent you pictures? You have seen them do it?

 

[TheBrightSide]

You know for a fact how? They've sent you pictures? You have seen them do it?

It’s too hard to explain.
I should also add that I had a big night on acid last night, and was only half awake when I wrote this.