Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little

[cheb]

Beep. Age restricted item. Please wait for assistant. Beep. Repeat ad tedium. One time it was a box of laundry washing sachets.

I generally avoid automated tills.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Ah you're still all in the figuring out the new fangled machines phase

Had em in all the supermarkets here for 15 years plus. Bish bash bosh, fire it all through with no messing about.

Tesco also always have a massive board of vacancies in the doorway so I can't imagine it's impacting staffing too much. They all just so online order picking instead!

[cheb]

Have they solved the age restriction problem then?

[Mr. Dazzle]

Have they solved the age restriction problem then?

Yeah they get the employees who aren't asleep/stoned to man the monitoring station

[Bigjawa]

Beep. Age restricted item. Please wait for assistant. Beep. Repeat ad tedium. One time it was a box of laundry washing sachets.

I generally avoid automated tills.

I got ID'd as in actually asked to produce my licence for buying energy drink. I said to the brat "I'm 46, I have 9 kids and a granddaughter, my hair is grey and I'm clearly over 25 so just hit the button." He refused and the manager had to be called.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Beep. Age restricted item. Please wait for assistant. Beep. Repeat ad tedium. One time it was a box of laundry washing sachets.

I generally avoid automated tills.

I got ID'd as in actually asked to produce my licence for buying energy drink. I said to the brat "I'm 46, I have 9 kids and a granddaughter, my hair is grey and I'm clearly over 25 so just hit the button." He refused and the manager had to be called.

Dunno if it's the same now, but when I worked in a supermarket aged <18 you weren't allowed to make a judgement on whether someone was >18. You either needed ID or you needed to ask a grown up to make the call for you.

It's obviously pretty daft if the customer was 57 or whatever, but if you're a bum fluff faced teenager fresh off the training course and afraid of being fired....

[Bigjawa]

Beep. Age restricted item. Please wait for assistant. Beep. Repeat ad tedium. One time it was a box of laundry washing sachets.

I generally avoid automated tills.

I got ID'd as in actually asked to produce my licence for buying energy drink. I said to the brat "I'm 46, I have 9 kids and a granddaughter, my hair is grey and I'm clearly over 25 so just hit the button." He refused and the manager had to be called.

Dunno if it's the same now, but when I worked in a supermarket aged <18 you weren't allowed to make a judgement on whether someone was >18. You either needed ID or you needed to ask a grown up to make the call for you.

It's obviously pretty daft if the customer was 57 or whatever, but if you're a bum fluff faced teenager fresh off the training course and afraid of being fired....

This was in Tesco, there's actually a button that asks is the customer clearly over 25, they guy wasn't a scared wee teenager either, he would have been an early 20s hipster with a stupid waxed tache amd a man bun.

[gremlin]

I like it when they ask, as it helps to reinforce my delusions of appearing youthful.

[Yorick]

I like it when they ask, as it helps to reinforce my delusions of appearing youthful.

Ever heard of "seriously taking the piss'?

[gremlin]

I like it when they ask, as it helps to reinforce my delusions of appearing youthful.

Ever heard of "seriously taking the piss'?

No. Must be an old person's saying.

[Yorick]

I like it when they ask, as it helps to reinforce my delusions of appearing youthful.

Ever heard of "seriously taking the piss'?

No. Must be an old person's saying.

Gremmers yesterday at work

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[gremlin]

Pffft.

Shoes: Never wear brown in town.

[Cousin Jack]

Pffft.

Shoes: Never wear brown in town.

Obviously VERY old!

[Horse]

I like it when they ask, as it helps to reinforce my delusions of appearing youthful.

Ever heard of "seriously taking the piss'?

No. Must be an old person's saying.

Or you're deaf?

[Taipan]

I got ID'd as in actually asked to produce my licence for buying energy drink. I said to the brat "I'm 46, I have 9 kids and a granddaughter, my hair is grey and I'm clearly over 25 so just hit the button." He refused and the manager had to be called.

Dunno if it's the same now, but when I worked in a supermarket aged <18 you weren't allowed to make a judgement on whether someone was >18. You either needed ID or you needed to ask a grown up to make the call for you.

It's obviously pretty daft if the customer was 57 or whatever, but if you're a bum fluff faced teenager fresh off the training course and afraid of being fired....

This was in Tesco, there's actually a button that asks is the customer clearly over 25, they guy wasn't a scared wee teenager either, he would have been an early 20s hipster with a stupid waxed tache amd a man bun.

He must have been more of an issue than being ID'd!

[gremlin]

Three days of mourning have been announced at Chez Gremlin.

It suddenly occurred to me yesterday that I hadn't seen two of my favourite shirts for a while. Both were purchased in Italy and both were of such style as to make grown men weep tears of envy upon seeing them. I searched high and low, in every wardrobe, the ironing bag, Gremlinette's wardrobes, suitcases, the washing baskets, all to no avail.

I last had them in Thailand. I suspect they're still there...

[v8-powered]

Three days of mourning have been announced at Chez Gremlin.

It suddenly occurred to me yesterday that I hadn't seen two of my favourite shirts for a while. Both were purchased in Italy and both were of such style as to make grown men weep tears of envy upon seeing them. I searched high and low, in every wardrobe, the ironing bag, Gremlinette's wardrobes, suitcases, the washing baskets, all to no avail.

I last had them in Thailand. I suspect they're still there...

I did that with a whole drawer of my wife's underwear, also in Thailand. Last time she ever asked me to pack for her

[gremlin]

Three days of mourning have been announced at Chez Gremlin.

It suddenly occurred to me yesterday that I hadn't seen two of my favourite shirts for a while. Both were purchased in Italy and both were of such style as to make grown men weep tears of envy upon seeing them. I searched high and low, in every wardrobe, the ironing bag, Gremlinette's wardrobes, suitcases, the washing baskets, all to no avail.

I last had them in Thailand. I suspect they're still there...

I did that with a whole drawer of my wife's underwear, also in Thailand. Last time she ever asked me to pack for her

I bet there's a Thai fella batting away all the birds as we speak....

On the plus side, it gives me an excuse to spend a few days in Bologna to restock the wardrobe.

[Yorick]

Three days of mourning have been announced at Chez Gremlin.

It suddenly occurred to me yesterday that I hadn't seen two of my favourite shirts for a while. Both were purchased in Italy and both were of such style as to make grown men weep tears of envy upon seeing them. I searched high and low, in every wardrobe, the ironing bag, Gremlinette's wardrobes, suitcases, the washing baskets, all to no avail.

I last had them in Thailand. I suspect they're still there...

That's 10€ down the swanny

[Noggin]

I've finally done a load of sorting out of kitchen stuff - moving most of the supplies to under the bed and keeping some on the shelves of a kitchen 'trolley' thingie.

I had put a big jar of malt extract on those shelves cos I had a plan to make some malt loaf later.

Won't be doing that