Author Topic: First-World Problems. (Read 336571 times)

Kim · « **Reply #325 on:** 10 February, 2014, 02:11:53 pm »

Quote from: orienteer on 10 February, 2014, 01:53:27 pm

Why the f..k is the sound volume during the ads double the normal level? Sooo much effort to hit the mute button while the ads are on.

It isn't. Such things are strictly regulated.

Which doesn't mean that advertisers can't compress^[1] their audio to make it sound louder at a given level...

_{[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_range_compression#Broadcasting}

Andrij · « **Reply #326 on:** 10 February, 2014, 02:27:36 pm »

Coworker snapped the heel of her Louboutins and sprained an ankle after stepping on a Cava cork.

Charlotte · « **Reply #327 on:** 10 February, 2014, 02:29:39 pm »

The poor thing - how's she bearing up, Andrij?

I appear to have mislaid my office security badge and I need to borrow my colleagues' every time I need to go to the kitchen to make coffee. I don't know how much longer I can cope.

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #328 on:** 10 February, 2014, 05:17:52 pm »

The hot water tap broke and then the replacement kettle broke. So now we have to use the other hot water tap, in the kitchen area, a good minute's walk away.

Julian · « **Reply #329 on:** 10 February, 2014, 06:33:54 pm »

The website that will allow me to renew my professional registration isn't working and I might have to remember to do it tomorrow.

andrewc · « **Reply #330 on:** 10 February, 2014, 07:09:32 pm »

Quote from: Julian on 10 February, 2014, 06:33:54 pm

The website that will allow me to renew my professional registration isn't working and I might have to remember to do it tomorrow.

There's a professional register for splendid people ? I never knew that! What letters do you get after your name ?

L CC · « **Reply #331 on:** 11 February, 2014, 09:50:19 am »

I'm spending today eating my feelings but have only one (70% dark, obviously) chocolate bar left. I will have to move on to salt & pepper cashew nuts shortly.

Ruth · « **Reply #332 on:** 11 February, 2014, 07:47:47 pm »

fboab, have you contacted FEMA?

I have run out of bubble bath. Shouldn't someone be organising an aid package or something? At this rate I'll have to clean the bath before the cleaner comes on Thursday.

Dibdib · « **Reply #333 on:** 11 February, 2014, 07:59:21 pm »

Cat is pinning me to my chair and I want a cup of tea.

Jurek · « **Reply #334 on:** 11 February, 2014, 08:05:00 pm »

That cat is an utter fiend.

andrewc · « **Reply #335 on:** 11 February, 2014, 08:28:48 pm »

The Turkish cafe where I went for a pre concert mixed grill gave me so much food I couldn't finish it...
I had to eat quickly as I was in such a hurry & now feel terribly bloated. I may go "pop" during " Death & the maiden"!

Dibdib · « **Reply #336 on:** 11 February, 2014, 09:05:29 pm »

And now... it's really hard to watch a subtitled movie *and* keep an eye on twitter.

My day gets harder and harder.

hellymedic · « **Reply #337 on:** 11 February, 2014, 10:35:34 pm »

The taxi I took earlier today had free Wifi.
I was carrying nothing which could use this on my ten minute trip.

Charlotte · « **Reply #338 on:** 11 February, 2014, 11:04:54 pm »

I spent a good half hour sitting on the floor in front of our tech cupboard, setting up the new Billion BiPAC 7800DX and upgrading the hard drives in our NAS.

Now I've got a square bottom.

mattc · « **Reply #339 on:** 12 February, 2014, 01:18:03 pm »

Quote from: Dibdib on 11 February, 2014, 09:05:29 pm

And now... it's really hard to watch a subtitled movie *and* keep an eye on twitter.

My day gets harder and harder.

Only in the 1st World would people call their cat "twitter".

clarion · « **Reply #340 on:** 14 February, 2014, 01:20:24 pm »

I've got some brand new vegan walking boots, and I wore them to work before they were broken in. Now I've had to walk across the road to buy a blister plaster.

mcshroom · « **Reply #341 on:** 14 February, 2014, 03:03:52 pm »

Why do Vegans need walking?

geraldc · « **Reply #342 on:** 14 February, 2014, 03:05:46 pm »

I was eating smoked salmon sandwiches whilst working at my desk, and now my keyboard smells of fish

Vince · « **Reply #343 on:** 14 February, 2014, 03:07:31 pm »

Quote from: clarion on 14 February, 2014, 01:20:24 pm

I've got some brand new vegan walking boots, and I wore them to work before they were broken in. Now I've had to walk across the road to buy a blister plaster.

I'd take the boots back. They were obviously trying to eat your foot and therefore most certainly not vegans.

clarion · « **Reply #344 on:** 14 February, 2014, 03:11:20 pm »

mattc · « **Reply #345 on:** 14 February, 2014, 07:52:11 pm »

Due to a wet lunchtime and limited choice of facilities, I spent an hour today listening to 20-somethings banging on about their 'travelling' in the 3rd world (mainly Thailand, NZ and Oz).

Luckily they only had a day's work for me.

Kathy · « **Reply #346 on:** 15 February, 2014, 09:44:21 pm »

Fancied an after-dinner drink, but the only port in the house needs filtering and decanting.

Gus · « **Reply #347 on:** 18 February, 2014, 02:51:44 pm »

My fatbike allmost can't fit into my bathroom when I need to clean it.

Pickled Onion · « **Reply #348 on:** 20 February, 2014, 08:31:35 am »

My train this morning arrived the wrong way round. Yes, it was back to front. No-one knew where the doors would be and we all had to change places on the platform.

I'm going to feel out of sorts all day now! Who can I complain to?

greenmeansgo · « **Reply #349 on:** 20 February, 2014, 10:37:58 am »

It's not been very sunny recently, but now it's so bright that I have to close the blinds so that I don't get lots of glare off the monitor.

Other weeks it's sunny during the week, but rainy at the weekend so I don't get to enjoy the good weather!

Author Topic: First-World Problems. (Read 336571 times)

Ruth