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Just had an argument with french customs.
Luckily my french is passable, otherwise I'd have been a bit lighter in the wallet dept.
Gave them our paperwork, bloke didn't recognise swmbo 'prolongation', then didn't recognise my paperwork.
Supervisor gets called, then the manager.
Putain refused to speak English, but I made my point in french, explaining that due to french bureaucracy moving at a glacial pace,and that my paperwork, although 3 years old does not have an expiry date, and therefore is legal.
I think they weren't sure of their legal position so eventually everything was stamped and away we go!
Bum was twitching a wee bit mind!

I saw quite a lot of geese off on their holidays. Noisy buggers.

Got the train into work today. There's a fast one that gets me straight to London Bridge. Left a bit later than I would have liked, so jumped on a passing bus: £2
Got the station, and feck me, they've changed the time of that train, making it 10 mins later than it used to be.
Might as well grab a coffee: £3.70
In the waiting room there's a nice lady selling poppies for the Legion: £10.

£15 down and I've not even got into The Smoke yet.

I need to retire, this working business is bloody expensive.

gremlin wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:42 am Got the train into work today. There's a fast one that gets me straight to London Bridge. Left a bit later than I would have liked, so jumped on a passing bus: £2
Got the station, and feck me, they've changed the time of that train, making it 10 mins later than it used to be.
Might as well grab a coffee: £3.70
In the waiting room there's a nice lady selling poppies for the Legion: £10.

£15 down and I've not even got into The Smoke yet.

I need to retire, this working business is bloody expensive.

You're older than I was when I retired.

gremlin wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:42 am Got the train into work today.

Gremlin earlier today.

Yorick wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:44 am
You're older than I was when I retired.

Despite my moaning, I'm happy in my work*. If I jacked it in at 5pm, I'd have to have something lined up on Monday. When I was off after my cock-op I was climbing the walls with boredom within a week.


*Evicting widows on Christmas Eve has yet to lose its appeal.

Count Steer wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:53 am

gremlin wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:42 am Got the train into work today.

Gremlin earlier today.

Now there was a disappointing film. Watched it all the way to the end, expecting him to bone her in the first class compartment, but...nothing.

gremlin wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 10:12 am

Count Steer wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:53 am

gremlin wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:42 am Got the train into work today.

Gremlin earlier today.

Now there was a disappointing film. Watched it all the way to the end, expecting him to bone her in the first class compartment, but...nothing.

I've heard it called many things but 'first class compartment' is a new one.

gremlin wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:42 am Got the train into work today. There's a fast one that gets me straight to London Bridge. Left a bit later than I would have liked, so jumped on a passing bus: £2
Got the station, and feck me, they've changed the time of that train, making it 10 mins later than it used to be.
Might as well grab a coffee: £3.70
In the waiting room there's a nice lady selling poppies for the Legion: £10.

£15 down and I've not even got into The Smoke yet.

I need to retire, this working business is bloody expensive.

I thought the donation amount was voluntary/discretionary? Or is the waiting room for you wealthy toffs only?

Taipan wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 11:15 am

gremlin wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:42 am Got the train into work today. There's a fast one that gets me straight to London Bridge. Left a bit later than I would have liked, so jumped on a passing bus: £2
Got the station, and feck me, they've changed the time of that train, making it 10 mins later than it used to be.
Might as well grab a coffee: £3.70
In the waiting room there's a nice lady selling poppies for the Legion: £10.

£15 down and I've not even got into The Smoke yet.

I need to retire, this working business is bloody expensive.

I thought the donation amount was voluntary/discretionary? Or is the waiting room for you wealthy toffs only?

A. With coffee at£3.70 a pop , yes.
B. It's gremmers...is he the lady in the carriage or the dude on the platform?

Taipan wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 11:15 am

gremlin wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:42 am Got the train into work today. There's a fast one that gets me straight to London Bridge. Left a bit later than I would have liked, so jumped on a passing bus: £2
Got the station, and feck me, they've changed the time of that train, making it 10 mins later than it used to be.
Might as well grab a coffee: £3.70
In the waiting room there's a nice lady selling poppies for the Legion: £10.

£15 down and I've not even got into The Smoke yet.

I need to retire, this working business is bloody expensive.

I thought the donation amount was voluntary/discretionary? Or is the waiting room for you wealthy toffs only?

Three quid suggested donation for the lapel pin. Though that was a bit tight, so I went a tenner.

David wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 11:23 am
B. It's gremmers...is he the lady in the carriage or the dude on the platform?

Wait 'til the train enters a long tunnel, then you can have a grope and find out.

David wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 11:23 am

Taipan wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 11:15 am

gremlin wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 9:42 am Got the train into work today. There's a fast one that gets me straight to London Bridge. Left a bit later than I would have liked, so jumped on a passing bus: £2
Got the station, and feck me, they've changed the time of that train, making it 10 mins later than it used to be.
Might as well grab a coffee: £3.70
In the waiting room there's a nice lady selling poppies for the Legion: £10.

£15 down and I've not even got into The Smoke yet.

I need to retire, this working business is bloody expensive.

I thought the donation amount was voluntary/discretionary? Or is the waiting room for you wealthy toffs only?

A. With coffee at£3.70 a pop , yes.
B. It's gremmers...is he the lady in the carriage or the dude on the platform?

Painted toenails will be the giveaway.

And lets face it, who'd pay for Gremlin's toenails.

David wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 11:23 am B. It's gremmers...is he the lady in the carriage or the dude on the platform?

Hmm. When did anyone last see the suave and debonair Gremmers in the same room as Trevor Howard eh?

cheb wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 11:36 am

Painted toenails will be the giveaway.

There's a good point. Need to get my trotters polished for my trip to Vietnam in December. I reckon one big toenail done in the Union Jack and the other with the red background and yellow star of the Vietnamese flag would be a talking point.

Count Steer wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 11:53 am

David wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 11:23 am B. It's gremmers...is he the lady in the carriage or the dude on the platform?

Hmm. When did anyone last see the suave and debonair Gremmers in the same room as Trevor Howard eh?

I oft get the urge for a good ready-rubbed shag.

gremlin wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:50 pm

Count Steer wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 11:53 am

David wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 11:23 am B. It's gremmers...is he the lady in the carriage or the dude on the platform?

Hmm. When did anyone last see the suave and debonair Gremmers in the same room as Trevor Howard eh?

I oft get the urge for a good ready-rubbed shag.

From the rear?

Just walked past one of the many goldfish bowl meeting rooms, typical of modern offices. On the wall-mounted screen was a page from a Powerpoint presentation, entitled something along the lines of, 'Emphasising other job opportunities during redundancies'. Fuck me, HR dept, read your own memos on confidentiality.

Well, we all suspected the Grim Reapers were coming over from head office to collect some souls next week, and now we know. I'm not holding out any hope for a pay off.

Yorick wrote: Fri Nov 08, 2024 12:54 pm
From the rear?

At my age I can't afford to be fussy.

Last day of the course today. God the last three days have been boring!! My exam/assessment was Tuesday and I was last, but no fukker waited for me! As a result I waited for the last person the last two days cos it's horrible finishing a long day and - no one! Today we all finished early and most of them went for a drink somewhere, but I think I've seen enough of most of them!! And the ones I want to keep in touch with, I will!

I have to go back in two weeks to retake the highway code, and we don't get the results of this week until next week

But I feel a lie in coming on for tomorrow!!