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Kim

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #50 on: 19 August, 2015, 02:50:03 pm »
Quote from: andrewc on 19 August, 2015, 02:47:25 pm
I'd just about adjusted to the height, now the damn place is rotating & I'm feeling a bit queasy !  :sick:

Gosh, they don't turn that on unless it's a special occasion.
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andrewc

Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #51 on: 19 August, 2015, 02:57:52 pm »
Quote from: Kim on 19 August, 2015, 02:50:03 pm
Quote from: andrewc on 19 August, 2015, 02:47:25 pm
I'd just about adjusted to the height, now the damn place is rotating & I'm feeling a bit queasy !  :sick:

Gosh, they don't turn that on unless it's a special occasion.

Opens window, leans out, does 360 degree Huey...
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Mr Larrington

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #52 on: 19 August, 2015, 03:06:55 pm »
Quote from: andrewc on 19 August, 2015, 09:57:04 am
The new team my colleagues are moving to has just begun to enforce a "no jeans" & "collared shirts only" dress policy.  How to improve morale....

When I toiled in the Nut Mines, the Evil Squirrels used to keep us techies on a different floor so that visiting nobs would not have their view sullied by scruffy oiks such as we.  Then budget cuts, redundancies, reorganisations and the baleful influence of the USAnian Suits ultimately in charge saw our little enclave closed down and we had to move to the same floor as the rest of the company.  No more jeans, no more T-shaped shirts, no more sandal (without socks, natch).

I got a ticking-off from an HR Droid for wearing black jeans.  An HR Droid wearing blue jeans.  But this was a lady HR Droid.  Apparently the ban on jeans, T-shaped shirts, sandals ect. ect. only applied if you had a penis.  I allowed as how if this rule were to be rigorously applied then all employees, regardless of the arrangement of their reproductive organs, should conform to it.

No more was said.
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andrewc

Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #53 on: 19 August, 2015, 03:25:44 pm »
Quote from: andrewc on 19 August, 2015, 02:57:52 pm
Quote from: Kim on 19 August, 2015, 02:50:03 pm
Quote from: andrewc on 19 August, 2015, 02:47:25 pm
I'd just about adjusted to the height, now the damn place is rotating & I'm feeling a bit queasy !  :sick:

Gosh, they don't turn that on unless it's a special occasion.

Opens window, leans out, does 360 degree Huey...

Well Fuck! I was a little queasy, my sister who was accompanying me just passed out at the table.

Just had to rush her downstairs .
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Kim

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #54 on: 19 August, 2015, 03:30:17 pm »
!

I hope she's okay (and that it's not anything more sinister than a revolving tower allergy).
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HTFB

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #55 on: 19 August, 2015, 03:32:43 pm »
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spesh

Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #56 on: 19 August, 2015, 03:39:36 pm »
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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #57 on: 19 August, 2015, 04:03:46 pm »
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andrewc

Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #58 on: 19 August, 2015, 05:20:14 pm »
Quote from: Kim on 19 August, 2015, 03:30:17 pm
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I hope she's okay (and that it's not anything more sinister than a revolving tower allergy).

Another faint downstairs but she seems OK now. I'm walking her around Bond St & Regent St so she can buy me a present in return for the meal. So far, zilch!

She's passed out a few times before, docs can't figure out why. As she's deaf & was feeling dizzy it could be vestibular ?
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Basil

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #59 on: 19 August, 2015, 06:08:47 pm »
Quote from: Mr Larrington on 19 August, 2015, 03:06:55 pm
I got a ticking-off from an HR Droid for wearing black jeans.  An HR Droid wearing blue jeans.  But this was a lady HR Droid.  Apparently the ban on jeans, T-shaped shirts, sandals ect. ect. only applied if you had a penis.  I allowed as how if this rule were to be rigorously applied then all employees, regardless of the arrangement of their reproductive organs, should conform to it.

No more was said.

Yes, I got this once.  Reprimanded by a senior manager for my non business dress.  At the time she was wearing a shapeless, faded, baggy sweat shirt. (On the banned list)
But that was apparently OK, it was a "top".
Wtf is a top?
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Kim

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #60 on: 19 August, 2015, 06:14:13 pm »
Quote from: Basil on 19 August, 2015, 06:08:47 pm
Wtf is a top?

Like a T-shirt, but  the sleeves (if long) are invariably too short and you're allowed to wear them in offices.
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Basil

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #61 on: 19 August, 2015, 06:15:49 pm »
Quote from: Kim on 19 August, 2015, 06:14:13 pm
Quote from: Basil on 19 August, 2015, 06:08:47 pm
Wtf is a top?

Like a T-shirt, but  the sleeves (if long) are invariably too short and you're allowed to wear them in offices.

Only if you're female.  >:(
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Kim

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #62 on: 19 August, 2015, 06:19:55 pm »
Quote from: Basil on 19 August, 2015, 06:15:49 pm
Quote from: Kim on 19 August, 2015, 06:14:13 pm
Quote from: Basil on 19 August, 2015, 06:08:47 pm
Wtf is a top?

Like a T-shirt, but  the sleeves (if long) are invariably too short and you're allowed to wear them in offices.

Only if you're female.  >:(

It's karmic payback for stupid trousers with no pockets.  And the low-level disapproval of sensible shoes.
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Basil

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #63 on: 19 August, 2015, 06:30:51 pm »
OK, you win on the shoes thing.  Bugger having to wear stuff like that.
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Jaded

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #64 on: 19 August, 2015, 06:37:30 pm »
Quote from: andrewc on 19 August, 2015, 05:20:14 pm
Quote from: Kim on 19 August, 2015, 03:30:17 pm
!

I hope she's okay (and that it's not anything more sinister than a revolving tower allergy).

Another faint downstairs but she seems OK now. I'm walking her around Bond St & Regent St so she can buy me a present in return for the meal. So far, zilch!

She's passed out a few times before, docs can't figure out why. As she's deaf & was feeling dizzy it could be vestibular ?

Low oxygen on account of the height...?
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barakta

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #65 on: 19 August, 2015, 10:56:33 pm »
Quote from: andrewc on 19 August, 2015, 05:20:14 pm
Quote from: Kim on 19 August, 2015, 03:30:17 pm
!

I hope she's okay (and that it's not anything more sinister than a revolving tower allergy).

Another faint downstairs but she seems OK now. I'm walking her around Bond St & Regent St so she can buy me a present in return for the meal. So far, zilch!

She's passed out a few times before, docs can't figure out why. As she's deaf & was feeling dizzy it could be vestibular ?

Does she get weird hot/cold and heartrate symptoms as well as dizziness? 

I only found out about 7 years after my worst blacking outs that they were probably my autonomic nervous system calling for a "Make human horizontal and away from vestibulo-visual overload".  If your sister is deaf and has balance issues they should refer her to an auditory or vestibular medicine specialist and offer her some physio to help improve her vestibular issues if possible.

Hope your sister is feeling OK now.
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andrewc

Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #66 on: 19 August, 2015, 11:21:48 pm »
Thanks Barakta,  she was fairly uncomfortable for a while, but improved when we went outside.

She's no major balance issues, doesn't normally suffer with any form of motion sickness.

Last time she passed out was coming down stairs though, which ended up with a nasty bump.   I think she had some tests for epilepsy after that which couldn't find anything unusual.

Dramatic unconsciousness at restaurant tables seems to be a recurring theme in my life,  and this time I can't even blame Kim  ;)



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davelodwig

Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #67 on: 19 August, 2015, 11:28:30 pm »
Quote from: Mr Larrington on 19 August, 2015, 03:06:55 pm
Quote from: andrewc on 19 August, 2015, 09:57:04 am
The new team my colleagues are moving to has just begun to enforce a "no jeans" & "collared shirts only" dress policy.  How to improve morale....

When I toiled in the Nut Mines, the Evil Squirrels used to keep us techies on a different floor so that visiting nobs would not have their view sullied by scruffy oiks such as we.  Then budget cuts, redundancies, reorganisations and the baleful influence of the USAnian Suits ultimately in charge saw our little enclave closed down and we had to move to the same floor as the rest of the company.  No more jeans, no more T-shaped shirts, no more sandal (without socks, natch).

I got a ticking-off from an HR Droid for wearing black jeans.  An HR Droid wearing blue jeans.  But this was a lady HR Droid.  Apparently the ban on jeans, T-shaped shirts, sandals ect. ect. only applied if you had a penis.  I allowed as how if this rule were to be rigorously applied then all employees, regardless of the arrangement of their reproductive organs, should conform to it.

No more was said.

I worked for Birmingham City Councils, education department or a subdeck there of. I was one of about 10 blokes in our division and we were expected to wear business suits and ties at all times, even when driving the van or unloading the van at a conference. The ladies who ran HR apparently had no rules for female dress, and denim skirts etc were all perfectly allowed.

Once I'd worked out it was impossible to get sacked from the council I would turn up in whatever I wanted (craghoppers and polo shirt usually) and forget to go to my meetings with hr to discuss my dress.
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andrewc

Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #68 on: 20 August, 2015, 07:02:15 pm »
Sister appears to be fine & was back at work today.   Thanks for all the sartorial advice!






After yesterdays gourmet fayre this afternoons lunch was a horrible chicken & bacon sandwich & a kit kat  :sick:
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mcshroom

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #69 on: 20 August, 2015, 07:06:26 pm »
Where's the rest of it? You're supposed to take the picture before you've almost finished! ;D
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Kim

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #70 on: 20 August, 2015, 07:20:52 pm »
That also appears to be Not A Plate.
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Ruthie

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #71 on: 20 August, 2015, 07:49:14 pm »
That's a lovely jacket.
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andrewc

Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #72 on: 20 August, 2015, 08:18:31 pm »
It was a plate, just a rather large one.

Full menu.  I believe they were charging paying punters £68 for this, though I doubt that included the wine, which was topped up on a regular basis  :thumbsup:



I wasn't keen on the cauliflower veloute'   ,  luckily it was only a large egg cup full.

The jacket is M&S Collezione seconds via ebay!   One of the little buttons on the cuff is broken so I got a £100 jacket for £20  :D

More pics https://www.flickr.com/photos/andrewclark/albums/72157657503441002
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hellymedic

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Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #73 on: 20 August, 2015, 09:37:24 pm »
Giraffe OTP says 'nouvelle cuisine' is French for 'dirty plate'...
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andrewc

Re: "Smart Casual"
« Reply #74 on: 20 August, 2015, 09:57:25 pm »
It was severely lacking in carbs.   I was tempted to ask for a portion of chips........ ;D

Had to hit Pret at Euston before the train back to Liverpool & had a bacon bagel when I got home.

It was lovely food & very well served (I left in such a rush I didn't leave a tip  :-[),   I paid £27:50 for a similar tasting menu in Liverpool last year. That was at a catering college's "training" restaurant.  Given the venue & the "London" factor, I don't think the price they were charging the public was too unreasonable. There are several restaurants in Liverpool that will charge the same or more! http://www.theartschoolrestaurant.co.uk/menu/
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