Geezers 'Pet Hate' thread

That's how I handle all calls by using the Answer Phone. Then if I recognise a voice I will answer. If it's a cold call then I let the Cats deal with it.

 

Only just come across this thread and am working my way through it.

Folding arms is always an interesting point towards what the person is thinking/feeling. In general it's a defensive position but it can also depend on how they hold their hands whilst doing it. With clenched fists tends to indicate aggressive/defensive attitudes. With hands open on upper arms tends to indicate superiority. Try it and see how you feel

I used to help one of the big manufacturers train their new sales reps and deliberately reversed body language when they were brought in to try and sell to me at work . It was important to see how long it took for them to catch on.

Nowadays I have a different reason for standing with legs apart and arms crossed. Legs apart - to keep me steady, and arms folded - to support my back

Never quite understood this one.

I would want to wash my hands before using the toilet - don't want to handle myself with dirty hands!

Then wash again afterwards. There should also be a bin by the door so that you can take a piece of toilet paper, or a tissue, and use it to open the door (after the handle has been used by people who don't wash their hands).

 

Although I'm fussy about spelling and punctuation I don't think it matters a great deal on friendly forums. What we want in these situations is a friendly interchange of ideas without the participants having to worry about whether they are going to be criticised for not having had the advantage of correct elucidation of grammar and comprehension.

GC is here for friendly discourse and I really appreciate that members are willing to post on here, quite often with very important ideas, without the need to worry that they will be criticised.

Regular members also know that I do criticise grammar and spelling if it's incorrectly used by college/university students that ask us to complete their research questionnaires. I also decry grammatical misuse in a business situation.

There's a time and place for everything.

Spell checkers don't always work too well, either!


Eye halve a spelling chequer
It came with my pea sea
It plainly marques four my revue
Miss steaks eye kin knot sea.

Eye strike a quay and type a word
And weight four it two say
Weather eye am wrong oar write
It chose me strait a weigh.


As soon as a mist ache is maid
It nose bee fore two long
And eye kin put the error rite
Its rare lea ever wrong.


Eye have run this poem threw it
I am shore your pleased two no
Its letter perfect awl the weigh
My chequer tolled me sew.

 

It's so much easier to flash the hazard warning lights

 

The problem is, that flashing can get you into trouble