Nevets posted:

How come the people who enjoy sorting stuff have a mental condition and the people who think fifty two pickup is a fun joke are just classified as assholes?

Nevets posted:

How come the people who enjoy sorting stuff have a mental condition and the people who think fifty two pickup is a fun joke are just classified as assholes?

Motronic posted:

slurry_curry posted:

When I turned the "shop" area of my basement into my home office, I had to remove the old canning cupboard, since it took up a lot of space and was too small to be useful for storage. It was also the only part of the entire house that was insulated. With sawdust. The light fixture(bare bulb in a ceramic base) had a coffee can for an electrical box, that was completely surrounded in saw dust. Worked well enough I guess, seeing as the house was built in the late 20's and I removed it in 2018.

DrBouvenstein posted:

Granted, my M:tG collection was never anywhere NEAR as massive as that, but is it a common organizing technique to sort cards by FUNCTION (i.e. counterspell, steal/swap, give flying) as that fellow has done?

slurry_curry posted:

I forgot that I took a picture!



That was after I had vacuumed out a bunch of the sawdust that was packed around it, and how ever much fell on my head when I took the first board off. I totally forgot all of the cloth that was "protecting" the wiring.


All of the card catalog chat is well timed. Just started working with a sheetmetal shop to build us a stand/shoe storage thing out of steel to put our card catalog on, that will sit just inside the front door. It had the cheapest/ugliest screw on legs mounted on it when we bought it. Ours is a lot smaller than those ones, only 3 drawers high by 5 wide.

there wolf posted:

There is nothing about that setup that indicates the person gives a single gently caress about aesthetics. They scored that incredibly piece of furniture entirely for it's function and will slap tape on it for the entirety of it's service.

My Lovely Horse posted:

I mean to be fair it's a piece of furniture that's originally intended to be 100% function.

peanut posted:

where lol

Moatman posted:

Chester, PA

Jaded Burnout posted:

Get out a blacklight if you want to see the real damage.

Jaded Burnout posted:

Get out a blacklight if you want to see the real damage.

Jaded Burnout posted:

Get out a blacklight if you want to see the real damage.

Jaded Burnout posted:

Get out a blacklight if you want to see the real damage.

Motronic posted:

That explains everything except for why it's not even worse.

wesleywillis posted:

I thought the black light thing was kind of a myth.

Well, myth in that you need to spray some kind of poo poo on (surface) before you can see black light jizz stains.

Bad Munki posted:

As a black light haver, you can see a lot of wild things even in your own home. I believe the spray (luminol or something? I forget) serves to make trace amounts more visible. In most hotels, that’s probably not an issue.

MRC48B posted:

I don't think you have seen that many hotels.

Moatman posted:

Candlewood Suites in Chester, PA

wesleywillis posted:

I thought the black light thing was kind of a myth.

Well, myth in that you need to spray some kind of poo poo on (surface) before you can see black light jizz stains.

wesleywillis posted:

I thought the black light thing was kind of a myth.

Well, myth in that you need to spray some kind of poo poo on (surface) before you can see black light jizz stains.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IDontWorkHereLady/comments/dlfr3e/do_you_know_who_i_am_and_youre_fired_until_they/ posted:

"Do you know who I am" and "you're fired" until they realised their terrible mistake.

Firstly this didn't happen to me. I was with the person when they received a phone call about this issue. Then he explained it all to me. He's not on Reddit so I'm sharing it. It's priceless.

All names changed to protect personal and company identities

Listed buildings - Important to the story. In the UK there is a system for preserving ancient and important buildings. If a building has historical importance it is known as a "Listed building" and the rules about how it's developed/maintained/improved are VERY strict.

I need to be vague about the work involved otherwise it's too easy to identify the parties involved.

My friend David is skilled in a very niche area of construction. He repairs and renovates buildings using a very old construction method that hasn't been common for several centuries. All his work is on conservation projects and "listed buildings".

Work was required on a Grade 1 listed property.

The overall building work was being done my the main contractor ACC Ltd. One part of the work is VERY specialized.

The contractors managers didn't know anyone who did it so the architect gave them a list of qualified people. The contractors chose my friend because he had the earliest availability.

5 days into the work the owner of ACC Ltd, the main contractor company, arrived on site. He was throwing his weight around and being a "noisy gobshite" (David's words). David was just doing his job and ignored him.

Noisy gobshite told one of his carpenters to get him a coffee. The carpenter disappeared. Noisy gobshite continued wandering and "gobbing off" about delays "costing him a fortune".

15 minutes after the carpenter had disappeared the Noisy Gobshite asked my friend a question.

Noisy Gobshite : "Where is that loving chippy with my coffee?" (Chippy=carpenter)

David: "Don't know"

Noisy Gobshite: "Go and find out"

David: "I'm only here for this job (pointing to the walls) I don't work for ACC Ltd"

Noisy Gobshite: "I don't give gently caress whether you're an employee or a subcontractor, you still work for me. Now go and find my loving coffee"

David: "Firstly, I don't appreciate being talked to like that and secondly, my contract with you is to do these walls, nothing more. I'm definitely not a gopher"

Noisy Gobshite : "Oh, you don't appreciate being talked to like that, do you? Which subcontractor do you work for?"

David: "None. I'm self employed. It's just me"

Noisy Gobshite : "A loving day labourer? And you've got the nerve to talk to like that? Do you know who I am?"

David: "Yep"

Noisy Gobshite : "Well you're loving fired. Get off the loving site NOW!"

David: "Ok, put it in writing"

Noisy Gobshite : "gently caress off. Just get off the loving site"

David pulled his phone out and started recording.

David: "Ok, I'll go. I just want proof you told me to go"

Noisy Gobshite grabbed David's hand holding the phone and screamed into the phone

Noisy Gobshite : "GET OFF THE SITE YOU loving IDIOT. YOU'RE FIRED. IF YOU'RE STILL HERE IN 10 loving MINUTES I'LL HAVE YOU loving THROWN OUT"

David: "Cool, no problem"

He picked up all his kit and walked away. As he was leaving the contractors site manager passed him (ironically with a coffee for the boss) and with a smile said.

Site Manager: "You leaving early Dave? Bloody part-timers(joking)"

David: "No, your boss just fired me. Our contract is ended. Sorry mate"

Site Manager: "Noooo. Noo, no. Let me sort this out. Wait, please. Please,wait."

David left.

The Site Manager was losing his poo poo because he knew something that Noisy Gobshite didn't. Only 7 people in the UK are qualified to do the work. They all have a waiting list and David had been the only one available.

By the time he was home he had 12 missed calls.

That was Thursday. 2 working days missed so far. He said he'll go back but only if he gets paid for the extra days and has a genuine apology in person from the boss.

I met my friend when he was getting a call from the Site Manager saying the boss apologises but is "out of the country" so can't apologise f2f.

David also told me he phoned the other specialists to warn them but they'd all been phoned on Friday begging them to do the job. Nobody took the work. They're all booked solid.

David also phoned the architect to warn him. Situations like this some unscrupulous contractors try to bodge the job and fake the work.

David is going to stick to his guns. Pay for all missed days plus f2f apology. He is sure he'll get it. I've said I'll pay anything to watch the f2f apology

Update
Site Manager phoned to say he was told by Noisy Gobshite to threaten legal action if David doesn't finish the job. Site Manager was very embarrassed and apologetic. David reminded him he didn't leave and has proof that he was fired.

Site Manager phoned again to say Noisy Gobshite will apologise f2f on Friday. Can David start tomorrow? David said no. Following the threat of legal action the conditions are different.

f2f apology before work restarts.

Added pay for wasted days.

Payment of full contract value upfront before work starts.

All must happen by Thursday.
That's the last day he can start and still expect to finish before his next booking. If he also works the weekends he has just enough time.

I asked him why he isn't charging a huge extra amount for the guy being such a wanker. He said it doesn't look good if you take advantage of companies when they're under time pressure. "Not the done thing".
It seems that one of my friends is an eighteenth century gentleman.

Correction

I misunderstood David when he said only seven others do this work. He meant seven other businesses apart from his. They're small businesses so he says it's probably about 20 people who can do it. Still a small number but not as comically small as seven. Sorry for misleading you all about the number.

Update Two

Unfortunately it seems there will be no apology. David has discovered that the Site Manager was blamed for "not making Noisy Gobshite aware of the situation beforehand" and was fired.

David contacted the operations director for ACC Ltd (Noisy Gobshite's number two) and informed them that an apology is no longer required as he will not be returning to the job. The Ops Director apologised for everything and offered to renegotiate the money "very generously". David told him that he had only considered going back to the job as a personal favour to the original Site Manager. Since he isn't there he feels no obligation to return. Ops Director said he will get back to David but didn't say why.

I asked why he didn't say "give him his job back or I won't come back". David said "Noisy Gobshite is too petty and weak to be told what to do by a craftsman. It will have to be the company's idea for the Site Manager to come back. If I tell them to bring him back it won't happen". David says the Site Manager is great at his job but is only 4 years from retirement so it's not easy to find a job at 61.

I've decided I like David even more than I did 3 days ago.

Update Three

It's 2am here. We've just got back from the pub. David got a call while we were out from the sacked Site Manager. David updated the Architect on the situation this afternoon. The Architect contacted the sacked Site Manager to tell him about a company who need a Site Manager.

The sacked Site Manager phoned David just before 9pm. I had to sit through the phone call, only hearing one side. I must have looked childishly excited like I'd got an arseful of sparrows. Then David filled me in. The site manager rang to thank him and to find out his favourite drink so he can send him a bottle. He hasn't got the new job yet but he is seeing them on Friday. Apparently, the Architect's recommendation carries some weight so he's optimistic.

David refused at first. "I didn't get you a job, the Architect did". The site manager said "but you set all this poo poo in motion and told the Architect that I'd been fired. Because of you, I never need to deal with that obnoxious pillock ever again". David wasn't specific about who the obnoxious pillock was. We'll have to guess.

David said his drink is Cardhu Gold Reserve. He said he will accept a bottle only if (a) the Site Manager gets the new job and (b) if the Site Manager will come over and drink the Cardhu with David.

It looks like the handsome scribe who did the enormously difficult time-consuming job of skilfully writing this saga down on Reddit isn't included in the whisky consumption. As David poetically put it: "piss off knobhead, you can buy your own loving drink".

All good news (hopefully) except that nobody gets to see that tosspot, Noisy Gobshite, eat poo poo when he has to apologise. I was so looking forward to that.

Additional information
David and the fired Site Manager know each other outside of work. Each are members of charity organisations in the same town. Two different groups but they work together a lot. Site Manager is in "Rotary Club" and David is in "Round Table". I don't think he's a knight but you never know.

Update four

Operations Director for ACC Ltd phoned David to suggest that they take the Site Manager back and generously renegotiate the money. David says they've "missed the boat". There is no way he can finish the job on his own before he starts his next job. There is an absolute minimum of 11 days work left if everything goes without a hitch. David's next job starts 4th November. Only 10 days left if he works both weekends. Too late. I wish I could be a fly on the wall when Noisy Gobshite is told.

The Most Common Question

Many are asking what David does. If I said what it was it's so identifying that I might as well give you his real name and his address. Sorry.

The reason there are very few of them is it takes 5 years to become just competent and at least 9 years to be a master craftsman. The jobs need at least one master present when the work is done.

Update five
Bad news. The fired Site Manager didn't get the other job. He met the new company but they're not taking him on. The reasons aren't clear. David is meeting him on Sunday to discuss it. I can tell David feels like poo poo about it even though it's not his fault. Site Manager says he's going to take action for unfair dismissal. I thought this was going to be win-win-win but I suppose life isn't like that.

Update six
News about the sacked Site Manager. The situation isn't as bad as we first thought. I think we misunderstood what happened on Friday. David talked to him yesterday. The company he saw on Friday are not employing him in the normal way, that part was correct. But they have offered him a fixed term contract for 18 months on a distribution centre build. It's not perfect but on the bright side it's slightly better paid than ACC. It's only 18 months but that's better than nothing. There is also the chance that the new company might extend the contract if another project comes in.

Update seven (seven?seriously?)

David has heard that they're getting a Bulgarian to come over to do the job. David was grinning when he told me. He thinks he knows what will happen. There is a similar but different technique that was used on some 19th century buildings in Sofia. David thinks that the guy will use that technique. It looks similar but two very important materials are different.

David has decided to wait. He plans to let the Bulgarian finish the job and get paid. Then David is going to suggest to the planning department and the client that they check the two components. Unless the Bulgarian knows the 17th century English method he will have used the wrong materials. It would mean ripping it out and starting again. They are incredibly strict with this type of work. I shouldn't want this so much but I really hope this happens. I'm a petty man.

Further information

Many people are asking when will David know if the Bulgarian has done the job right.
David might know fairly soon since there are very few suppliers of one of the materials. If the Bulgarian contacts them David will be told. David's words "It's a tiny incestuous part of the industry and they gossip like old women. Correction, WE all gossip like old women"

If he doesn't go there David is leaving it alone until he is told that the work is finished and the Bulgarian is paid. He doesn't want to put the guy's money at risk. In David's words "I don't want the Bulgarian to drag his arse over here and go home empty-handed just because I can't wait to drop silly bollocks in the poo poo. The man's got a living to earn. I'll wait."

Just in case of confusion "Silly bollocks" is the same person as "Noisy Gobshite"

It should take the Bulgarian about 3 weeks to finish the job unless he works weekends. David knows plenty of people on site and a few at ACC head office so he'll know when the job is finished.

So I've got to sit on my hands for 3-4 weeks and pretend I'm NOT an excited 7 year-old girl pissing her pants about Christmas coming.

Update eight

David has been told that the Bulgarian got straight to it and started work. He's had materials delivered but from an ordinary building supplier. The stuff he needs to do the job properly is too bulky for him to bring with him even if they sell it in Bulgaria.

He hasn't ordered it from the UK supplier. There are 3 but only one has enough for this job because they got it in for David. So, unless it is coming by road and ferry he is not using the right materials.

David wouldn't allow it to go unreported even if he wasn't annoyed about Noisy Gobshite. He's got a genuine passion for looking after all these buildings he works on and he is a purist when it comes to historical accuracy.

So now I have to hold my water for 3-4 weeks. David says that if he's using more modern materials he might finish sooner. 3 weeks is the time it takes if you stay in the 17th century.

I've turned into a bit of a weirdo about this job. When I phoned David earlier on a pretext he realised I was after info again.

David: "gently caress me! Do you want me to fit a bodycam so you can see and hear everything as it happens?"
Me:"if it's not too much trouble and you can link me into your phone calls. That'd be nice"
David after laughing : "You loving knobcheese. Is it ok if I cover the lens when I'm making GBS threads and shagging my wife?"
Me: "Personally, I don't do those two things at the same time but whatever floats your boat"
David : "You're telling me you do them separately? When are you shagging my wife?"
Me: "Right after she's cleaned all the poo poo off the sheets from doing you. Some of us are fussy"
David "Piss off. You're an uptight clean freak" Hangs up.

No goodbye No see you soon. English manners aren't what they used to be.

I know it doesn't look like it but, honestly, I do have a life. I promise.

Update Nine

Lots of news.

The Bulgarian finished the job and went home two weeks ago. According to the people who met him Stefan (the Bulgarian) was a good guy and a very hard worker. He did 12 hour days and weekends so he could cut the cost of staying in the UK.

Based on what he learned about Stefan, David is happy that he waited until Stefan got paid before he reported the work.

David was already fairly sure that Stefan was not doing the job correctly. He had checked the three firms who are the only UK suppliers of the most obscure material involved in the job and none said they'd had an order for the site. Of course, it was possible that Stefan imported it but nobody on site had seen an overseas material order.

So, as planned, David contacted the local authority planning department, the client and the architect and an organisation called Historic England. He explained his concerns and the easiest, least intrusive way of testing.

Then he waited for them to look into it. It only took a couple of days but I can honestly say that I've never been so anxious or felt so invested in something that is "none of my pissing business".

First report came from the architect. WRONG METHOD USED! Wrong method using the wrong materials. He'd used a 19th century Bulgarian technique not the 17th century English that is demanded. The Architect was enormously pissed off. David said he's never heard the Architect use bad language before, but this phone call was blue. Apparently "Noisy Gobshite" is called "that ignorant loving cockwomble" by the architect. David asked me what a "cockwomble" is. I had no idea. Suggestions welcome.

The architect said he was going to contact the local authority because he doesn't want them to think this is anything to do with him.

Most of the rest came to David second or third hand. He knows some of the staff from ACC. I asked if it was difficult to get them to tell him anything. He said they can't pick the phone up fast enough.

The local authority planning officers visited the site and inspected the work. They told the contractor that the work was entirely wrong and must be cleared and done properly.

Then it got interesting.

The inspectors had a look around the site. They found an "issue". I can't be specific about this because it would be too easy to identify the buildings involved.

The contractor has destroyed part of the building.

There was an internal feature that didn't look particularly important but is part of the roof structure. They removed it and put in a much better modern support. But they are not allowed to. Neither the project manager or the new site manager or staff knew the importance.

Guess who ordered it to be replaced (cheap quick option) instead of repaired (slow expensive option). Of course, it was Noisy Gobshite.

It's a criminal offence to destroy anything on this type of property. Jail time type of crime. Even if they don't go to jail it's a massive fine.

So now everybody in that company is pointing fingers at each other and claiming no responsibility. Noisy Gobshite has claimed that he did not give the order to take out the internal parts of the roof structure. The project manage has email evidence he did.

On Tuesday 19th the client ordered all of the contractors staff off the site. They're having everything examined. It's almost certain they're firing the contractor. They've issued instructions for bids from new contractors. They'll also sue the contractor for the cost of repairing and replacing everything they've done wrong. The architects estimate was £800k.

The local authority planning department wrote to the contractor outlining what they've done wrong and advising them of their plans to inspect and the possibility of prosecution.

According to the staff Noisy Gobshite disappeared to the lawyers on the day the letter arrived. David had three different people from ACC phone him within an hour when the news of the letter circulated around the staff.

So now we're waiting for a few things.

Client's inspection. If that confirms that ACC have damaged the site then the client has the right to fire the contractor. ACC doesn't get paid and they have a massive repair bill.

Local authority inspection by conservation experts. If they've destroyed features in the property the local authority will prosecute ACC as a company and the person who ordered it.

David is very unhappy because the internal structure that has been destroyed can't be replaced. In his words "That wood has been sitting there doing it's job for 400 years until that loving jizz stain comes into the picture. Then it's gone and that's it, never again" He seems genuinely sad.

I'm betting that Noisy Gobshite is wishing he'd got his own coffee on that day last month.

Correction and Apology

The letter to ACC (not their real name) DID NOT threaten to prosecute. It only made them aware of the planning department's intention to send a specialist to inspect the building and in particular the area affected by the change.

Apparently, prosecution, if it happens, takes forever.

My sincere apologies for misleading you all. Like everyone else I was too keen to pick up my pitchfork and believe the worst. A combination of wishful thinking and Chinese whispers meant that by the time the story got to David it was much more serious and advanced.

Noisy Gobshite might actually be prosecuted but if it happens it's more likely to be six months than six days.

That's the second correction since I started. I promise to try to be a bit more conscientious on future updates.

My fault not David's. David warned me. "Everything that goes in your ears doesn't have to spill straight out of your mouth. You're too keen to feed the masses. They might think you're farting rainbows right now but that won't last if you make a bollocks of the info." He's right. As usual. As loving usual. As annoyingly loving usual.

Requested information

A few people have asked what happened to the original Site Manager who was fired but I couldn't answer until tonight. We (me, David, Site Manager and two others) met in the pub.

He definitely has the new job (subject to fidelity insurance checks which he'll pass) He starts on 9th February.

He got paid off "in lieu of notice" by ACC. It's standard practice for firing. His contract gave 3 months notice and he was owed 12 holiday/vacation days so they paid him just over 3.5 months pay in one lump. He also gets to keep the car until March.

He said "When he fired me I was shaking like a making GBS threads dog but the wife reminded me that I could take my pension early and how much I hate that company and especially hate that dodgy pillock. Then (architect) called me about the distribution centre job and I stopped worrying"

He has got Christmas off and he is starting the new job on a slightly higher salary. The only downside is that the job is only guaranteed for 18 months. There is the strong possibility that the company will keep him after that if they have work. It's just not definite.

Initially he was planning to take Noisy Gobshite to an industrial tribunal for unfair dismissal. Now he can't because he isn't going to suffer financially. He said "obviously I'm glad I'm not losing money but I was looking forward to beating that wazzock in court".

Right now he is using the extra time to build a better sleigh and some reindeer. Yep, a sleigh. It's to go on the back of a truck. His group walk around the area dressed as elves and snowmen, with Father Christmas on the sleigh, playing Christmas carols at window-rattling volume collecting donations for a charity. I've been roped into it many times.

He brought David the whisky he promised. David said he shouldn't but Site Manager said "Yorkshiremen keep their word. Even to a shower of soft shandy-sipping southerners like you lot. Besides, I'm not risking breaking this lucky streak. Even the whisky was half price". Both me and David pointed at him simultaneously and said "a real Yorkshireman!". For the unaware, Yorkshire folk have a reputation for two things. Very straight talking and being "careful" with their money.

So, after bollocking him for suggesting that I was a southerner* we left the pub and went to Site Manager's garage so we could drink the whisky and admire his work on the sleigh. If I tell you all how good Cardhu Gold Reserve tastes will they send me some freebies?

(* I'm Welsh. Born near Caernarfon. Saesneg yw fy ail iaith. Cymru am Byth. That's why you've probably noticed some poor grammar.)

I'm waffling now because I'm full of whisky. It's 1 a.m. so it's past my bedtime. Bye for now.

Jaded Burnout posted:

Synthbuttrange posted:

That just kept going and going

Nenonen posted:

I'm torn, on one hand it's a great story, on the other hand it reeks of classic STDH.txt

Jaded Burnout posted:

Jaguars! posted:

Kind of a dick revenge move

`Nemesis posted:

https://twitter.com/PlannerSean/status/1200768151815766017

`Nemesis posted:

https://twitter.com/PlannerSean/status/1200768151815766017