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    Beer Thread

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    Not beer, but finally got to try the Corryvreckan last night. Didn’t want to punt 70 quid on an unknown, and it’s not the sort of thing pubs tend to stock. 

    I’m a fan of the 10yr old and Uigeadail, but this was something special. At 57% it just explodes in your mouth (I know) and goes through so many levels of flavour it’s like having 4 at once (I know). 

    Also the perfect compliment to the Burton Bridge Best, which comes as standard. 

    https://www.thewhiskyexchange.com/p/10767/ardbeg-corryvreckan

    Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    3 hours ago, Paul71 said:

    Not what I needed right now.

    Maybe it’ll be a blessing in disguise.

    If you’re still having panic attacks at work I’d say you’re not well enough to be there, or at least, that work situation is still not conducive to your well being. Nothing is more important than your health, and continued exposure to high stress levels is not going to make things better. 

    Could redundancy be the opportunity to take time out and rethink what you really want to be doing? 

    Random stuff that people do that annoy me

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    I may have mentioned this before, but it’s an ongoing irritant; people quoting overlong posts in their entirety just to respond to one line of comment or say, I agree.

    Often it happens multiple times with the same post, where it’s obvious what is being talked about and is completely unnecessary.

    Scrolling through whole pages to find the next worthwhile comment is annoying, especially as there’s the function to quote a single word or phrase. It’s just laziness, so please stop it.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    *waits for numerous people to quote this post and just type ‘I agree’.

     

    Rate the last film you saw partie deux

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    St Vincent, with Bill Murry. Formulaic old git helps youngster coming of age thing, but heartwarming nonetheless and worth the watch for Murry doing what he does so well. 

    Also recently saw Skeletons for the first time, filmed in and around Bonsall, including my friends’ house. Clever idea, strong characters and a bittersweet humour; really enjoyed it. 

    Gaming

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    1 hour ago, StringerBell said:

    Careful, the market dictating somebody is getting well paid for somebody they love doing? You’ll be extolling the virtues of capitalism in a minute.

     

    You assume, incorrectly, that anyone who can see the flaws in total deregulation must be an authoritarian Stalinist. 

    There are other options. 

    Gaming

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    48 minutes ago, David said:

    These kids are literally turning people playing video games into millionaires, genuine millionaires driving Lamborghini's. It's mind boggling it really is. 

    Bit like football then...

    New joke thread (trigger alert, may offend if you want it to)

    in The Jim Smith Room

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    Billy was due to start a new job as a lighthouse keeper. Although the pay wasn’t great, the work appealed because it wasn’t strenuous and he’d have plenty of time to read the paper. 

    His first day came, his Mum packed him up with plenty of sandwiches and supplies and the boat took him across. The first task was to check the light, so he climbed all the way up the spirally spirally stairs, made sure everything was working properly, then sat down with a cup of tea, a sandwich and the paper.

    Just then the phone rang, so he bolted all the way down the spirally spirally stairs to answer it. It was his Mum; Billy, did you remember to pack your clean underwear, have you got enough teabags, have you turned the light on? Yes, yes Mum, yes I have. When she’d finished, he went all the way back up the spirally spirally stairs to finish his cooling tea and check the headlines.

    He’d just moved onto the sports pages when the phone rang again. He ran all the way down the spirally spirally stairs and lifted the receiver. It was the coastguard; is everything alright, have you settled in, did you remember to turn the light on? Billy reassured the coastguard that all was fine and then climbed wearily all the way back up the spirally spirally stairs and slumped in his chair with the paper. 

    No sooner had he started reading the article about the arrest of the bishop than the phone rang again. Furiously, Billy threw the paper on the floor and half fell down the spirally spirally stairs, all the way to the bottom to answer the phone. It was his Auntie Maude; Billy, will you give your Mother a ring, because she’s worrying about you on your first day now? It’s alright, Auntie, I’ve already spoken to her, everything’s fine. Eventually, he got her off the line and dragged himself all the way back up the spirally spirally stairs to the top. 

    The paper had fallen open at the classified ads, so he perused them absent mindedly whilst wondering what he was going to do about the problem with the telephone. Then one caught his eye; dogs, trained to do anything! Clutching the paper, he hobbled all the way back down the spirally spirally stairs and dialled the number. Hello, dogs trained to do anything, can you train a dog to answer the phone? Yes, yes we can, and we have a dog trained for that very purpose. Great! Billy agreed to the price and arranged to have the dog brought over on the boat in the morning. 

    The next day, the boat arrived and Billy met his new dog for the first time. At least he’ll get plenty of exercise running up and down the spirally spirally stairs, Billy thought.  

    When the morning tasks were done, Billy sat down with a cup of tea and the paper. Right on cue, the phone rang. The dog shot off, straight down the spirally spirally stairs, all the way to the bottom. Billy heard the dog’s claws clacking down the stairs and then the phone stopped ringing. Great, he’s answered it, Billy thought. Then clack clack clack clack, as the dog came racing all the way back up the spirally spirally stairs. Billy looked at the dog, expectantly; yes? It’s for you, said the dog. 

    Depression, anxiety, stress and other related issues

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    1 hour ago, Ramshankered said:

    Very, very late reply but thanks for this – she's got a meeting soon with her line manager (poor sod), so she'll be going in all gun's blazing. 

    Good for her! I think it’s important in these situations to recognise that the problem isn’t her. So often the burden of responsibility and the expectation to change is placed on the individual who is ‘not coping’, where the issue is really situational. 

    A friend is going through this at the moment and had her meeting yesterday. She went in with a clear agenda, listing the things which were not working, the things that had been tried which had helped, those which hadn’t helped, and specific suggestions for what to try next. She was also clear about the support she needed from the senior leadership. 

    Being proactive helped her to feel more positive and in control of the process and gave the impression that she was assessing the situation in a professional as well as a personal manner. Several changes have been agreed and she is now feeling more hopeful. 

    Hopefully your partner will get the understanding and support that she needs and deserves. 

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