The Virtual Pub
Come Inside... => Saloon Bar => Topic started by: Miss Demeanour on January 17, 2011, 07:38:07 AM
-
Apparently that is today like rubschin: ( seems to be a lot of these 'most miserable days' in January claim to fame things ). This one is ordained so as it is the most common day people seek counselling. Honestly have they not heard about the VP lol:
Blue as in miserable not as in anything else by the way noooo:
The Telegraph suggests the following as ways to cheer you up
Give to charity -I do that through my taxes surely rubschin:
Lovebomb your partner - Make your first text message or tweet of the day a slushy one. For this simple karmic act, known to philosophers as “paying it forward”, you can expect a good vibe in return - not a chance cry:
Sing - oh god, please no noooo:
Get the teas in - physical warmth makes you warmer to others apparently - I don't drink hot drinks noooo:
Sit up straight - sumfink about posture having an effect on our moods and exercise , yadda, yadda , yadda
Eat yourself happy - WOO HOO - however they go on to saying this should be green veg and fish. Bastards evil:
Go dancing - noooo:
Go barefoot - giving tired feet new sensations apparently sick2:
Get flirty - sumfink about hormones but if you get little response surely that makes bluer Monday even more depressing noooo:
Flowers - Shrugs:
Listen to birds - not the female ones but the flying ones. The National Trust apparently has launched an online audio guide to Britain’s best-loved birds. tunble:
Write a journal - effectively that is what I do here lol:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/wellbeing/8260284/How-to-get-through-Blue-Monday.html (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/wellbeing/8260284/How-to-get-through-Blue-Monday.html)
-
According the Daily Fail you need to do three things to lift your mood:
The top three techniques which work best to lift your mood on this most miserable of days are: helping someone in need, receiving a compliment out of the blue and listening to the sound of the sea, according to a survey commissioned by charity ActionAid.
The charity is hosting a 'Happy Bubble' in London's Finsbury Avenue Square today to help beat the blues.
Two giant, heated bubbles will be filled with space hoppers, and free massages and other fun items will be free for the public between 7am - 7pm.
Personally I would have thought reading the Daily Fail would be enough to depress anyone.
That said I woke feeling very down today. Have taken Valium but feel no better.
Utterly pissed off for no discernible reason. Heaven help anyone who annoys or upsets me today! evil:
-
scared:
-
That said I woke feeling very down today. Have taken Valium but feel no better.
Utterly pissed off for no discernible reason. Heaven help anyone who annoys or upsets me today! evil:
You called? ;D
-
That said I woke feeling very down today. Have taken Valium but feel no better.
Utterly pissed off for no discernible reason. Heaven help anyone who annoys or upsets me today! evil:
You called? ;D
;D
-
So far I have lined up the Dept of Work and Pensions who will receive a phone call asking why they sent me three letters, all of the same date, each contradicting the other, IJT Inks who will be getting a call to ask why they have failed to send an order they acknowledged two weeks ago, 2 people who have failed to pay invoiced charges for the use of the Village Hall for over 6 months and the County Council employee in charge of Highways who has failed to respond to previous letters of complaint.
If I feel like this then others will be sharing in it eveilgrin:
-
Well I am getting to work on The Brats room evil:
Totally cleared it this morning - totally feckin filthy. Ripping out the carpet, and starting painting some walls later.
I intend to work my frustrations off evil: evil: evil:
-
According the Daily Fail you need to do three things to lift your mood:
The top three techniques which work best to lift your mood on this most miserable of days are: helping someone in need, receiving a compliment out of the blue and listening to the sound of the sea, according to a survey commissioned by charity ActionAid.
The charity is hosting a 'Happy Bubble' in London's Finsbury Avenue Square today to help beat the blues.
Two giant, heated bubbles will be filled with space hoppers, and free massages and other fun items will be free for the public between 7am - 7pm.
Personally I would have thought reading the Daily Fail would be enough to depress anyone.
That said I woke feeling very down today. Have taken Valium but feel no better.
Utterly pissed off for no discernible reason. Heaven help anyone who annoys or upsets me today! evil:
When living in Leicester listening to the sound of the sea instilled a sense of panic in me. eeek:
-
According the Daily Fail you need to do three things to lift your mood:
The top three techniques which work best to lift your mood on this most miserable of days are: helping someone in need, receiving a compliment out of the blue and listening to the sound of the sea, according to a survey commissioned by charity ActionAid.
The charity is hosting a 'Happy Bubble' in London's Finsbury Avenue Square today to help beat the blues.
Two giant, heated bubbles will be filled with space hoppers, and free massages and other fun items will be free for the public between 7am - 7pm.
Personally I would have thought reading the Daily Fail would be enough to depress anyone.
That said I woke feeling very down today. Have taken Valium but feel no better.
Utterly pissed off for no discernible reason. Heaven help anyone who annoys or upsets me today! evil:
When living in Leicester listening to the sound of the sea instilled a sense of panic in me. eeek:
As the gull flies I live less than a mile and a half from the Irish Sea. Wonderful views of it from the back rooms but since I am half way up a mountain I too would be concerned if I could hear it eeek:
-
cussing: Banghead I have just spent the best part of an hour trying to sort out/amend a re-direction service. Royal Mail are a bunch of tossers. I need to calm down. This is not so much of a blue Monday rather a red mist Monday.
-
Write to the manager at the delivery office closest to the address that you DON'T want your mail to go to. Keep a copy and if the situation is not resolved to your satisfaction within 14 days write to Royal Mail, Tallents House, 21 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 9PB. enclosing a copy of your letter of complaint to the delivery office and any response received from them. It helps if you enclose a copy of your redirection request, stamped by the office that received it. If you requested it on line you need to let them have a copy of the confirmation notice.
Remember that the redirection service is not guaranteed (see Royal Mail T's&C's on line) and it does require you to give at least 5 working days notice of the redirection.
Yes ~ I do know that the Royal Mail is run by a bunch of muppets!
-
Right ~ that's the Dept of Work and Pensions told!
Not a very satisfying conversation ~ call centre gerl agreed with me that they are even worse than the DVLA, that they don't know their arse from their elbow and that their service is appalling. I'm now even more annoyed because she completely took away my argument .... and I was soooo looking forward to it confused:
IJT Inks, who in the past have given an excellent service, are so overwhelmed with calls this morning that they have a recording asking people to email them .... but only after telling you for 5 minutes how important your call is to them cussing:
I have emailed eveilgrin:
None of the late payers are answering their 'phones Banghead
The only thing Blue about this Monday is the air around here censored:
-
Right ~ that's the Dept of Work and Pensions told!
Not a very satisfying conversation ~ call centre gerl agreed with me that they are even worse than the DVLA, that they don't know their arse from their elbow and that their service is appalling. I'm now even more annoyed because she completely took away my argument .... and I was soooo looking forward to it confused:
IJT Inks, who in the past have given an excellent service, are so overwhelmed with calls this morning that they have a recording asking people to email them .... but only after telling you for 5 minutes how important your call is to them cussing:
I have emailed eveilgrin:
None of the late payers are answering their 'phones Banghead
The only thing Blue about this Monday is the air around here censored:
Steady progress, that's what I like to see. ;)
-
It took me nearly 4 hours to get to work this morning.
Rain and stupid drivers = complete standstill from N Cheam to New Malden, only about 3 to 4 miles, took 90 minutes.
-
Right ~ that's the Dept of Work and Pensions told!
Not a very satisfying conversation ~ call centre gerl agreed with me that they are even worse than the DVLA, that they don't know their arse from their elbow and that their service is appalling. I'm now even more annoyed because she completely took away my argument .... and I was soooo looking forward to it confused:
IJT Inks, who in the past have given an excellent service, are so overwhelmed with calls this morning that they have a recording asking people to email them .... but only after telling you for 5 minutes how important your call is to them cussing:
I have emailed eveilgrin:
None of the late payers are answering their 'phones Banghead
The only thing Blue about this Monday is the air around here censored:
happy100 I too have been trying to deal with the DWP. cussing: Not much progress made.
I then went onto the DVLA website to change my address. Big big mistake. I made an even bigger mistake when I decided to phone them. I did not speak to anyone rather listened for twenty minutes to an automated welsh twat giving me a list of options, at the end of which automated welsh twat told me that this matter could not be dealt with over the phone and the line went dead. Explode:
I may shortly be mainly quaffing a large G and T.
-
No coincidence that both DVLA and Dept of Work and Pensions Unhelpful Desks are based in Wales. The lady I spoke to in Dept W&P was however in Yorkshire at their "Overspill Centre". Tells you all you need to know really.
Meanwhile IJT Inks have emailed a fulsome apology and dispatched a replacement item by 1st Class post.
I shall continue to chase the reluctant debtors this evening.
-
It took me nearly 4 hours to get to work this morning.
Rain and stupid drivers = complete standstill from N Cheam to New Malden, only about 3 to 4 miles, took 90 minutes.
Anything to do with this do you suppose?
http://tinyurl.com/6gj4w6d
-
And here we are in another one..... and have you seen the time? noooo: ::)
-
And here we are in another one..... and have you seen the time? noooo: ::)
Have you seen my tea...? ::)
-
Is it today?
Strangely I find myself in good humour.
Out of step as usual. surrender:
-
Every Monday is Blue Monday to me.
-
Day one of a five day elfin safety course today, three days this week, two next week, it was mind-numbing cry:
-
Day one of a five day elfin safety course today, three days this week, two next week, it was mind-numbing cry:
Dig the ole and remember to fill it in...? How can that take three days...? Shrugs:
Or was there some technical stuff too...?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eq5pzufCZuY
-
I came home with the keys to the IT cabinet - I shall now have to traipse to Kingston tomorrow morning to hand them over.
Person with other set is not around tomorrow.
That's a day taken care of.
-
I came home with the keys to the IT cabinet - I shall now have to traipse to Kingston tomorrow morning to hand them over.
Person with other set is not around tomorrow.
That's a day taken care of.
Blue Tuesday then...? noooo:
-
I came home with the keys to the IT cabinet - I shall now have to traipse to Kingston tomorrow morning to hand them over.
Person with other set is not around tomorrow.
That's a day taken care of.
Could have been worse.
Discovery up a mountain
After filming was complete, Jeremy, who was in a rush to get somewhere else, jumped into the filming helicopter to be whisked away to catch a flight to London from the nearest airport. It was only when he was halfway there that he realised he'd still got the Discovery keys in his pocket. Cue a quick aerial U-turn and another hover over the mountain while a suitably embarrassed Clarkson dropped the keys down to the film crew. Fortunately the noise of the chopper drowned out what they were calling him.
-
I came home with the keys to the IT cabinet - I shall now have to traipse to Kingston tomorrow morning to hand them over.
Person with other set is not around tomorrow.
That's a day taken care of.
Could have been worse.
Discovery up a mountain
After filming was complete, Jeremy, who was in a rush to get somewhere else, jumped into the filming helicopter to be whisked away to catch a flight to London from the nearest airport. It was only when he was halfway there that he realised he'd still got the Discovery keys in his pocket. Cue a quick aerial U-turn and another hover over the mountain while a suitably embarrassed Clarkson dropped the keys down to the film crew. Fortunately the noise of the chopper drowned out what they were calling him.
lol: lol: lol:
-
According to a "Survey" reported in today's Telegraph 10am on a Tuesday is the low point of the working week.
So only 30 minutes to go then. bom
PS Looking for a link could only find this one from the Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1350263/Feeling-stressed-morning-Research-finds-10am-Tuesday-stress-peak-week.html
-
According to a "Survey" reported in today's Telegraph 10am on a Tuesday is the low point of the working week.
So only 30 minutes to go then. bom
PS Looking for a link could only find this one from the Daily Mail:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1350263/Feeling-stressed-morning-Research-finds-10am-Tuesday-stress-peak-week.html
Zoomed past it here while cleaning the dustbin.... so it prolly was the low point akchoowly.... sick2:
-
Left home this morning, got about half a mile when mobile rang - spare keys found, so back home for me.
-
Left home this morning, got about half a mile when mobile rang - spare keys found, so back home for me.
happ096
Result!
-
Now trying to convince my elderly neighbour that she owes me for the 3 TV mags I have bought for her and not the other way round. Same for the apples and yoghurt.
She's really losing it.
-
Now trying to convince my elderly neighbour that she owes me for the 3 TV mags I have bought for her and not the other way round. Same for the apples and yoghurt.
She's really losing it.
You need to show her who is boss tel! eveilgrin:
-
Just like you do with LL happy001 happy001 happy001
-
Just like you do with LL happy001 happy001 happy001
evil:
-
Now trying to convince my elderly neighbour that she owes me for the 3 TV mags I have bought for her and not the other way round. Same for the apples and yoghurt.
She's really losing it.
Does she have a computer?
She would fit in well here.
-
Now trying to convince my elderly neighbour that she owes me for the 3 TV mags I have bought for her and not the other way round. Same for the apples and yoghurt.
She's really losing it.
Does she have a computer?
She would fit in well here.
Many a true word is spoken in jest confused:
-
I sometimes get 5 or 6 calls a day to see if I'm going to Sainsburys and her list of things to buy gets repeated over and over again.
Then when I take the stuff around to her, she has the TV on so loud she can't hear the doorbell.
So I end up standing at her front door calling her from my mobile, to answer the door.
Good job I have some patience - Mrs Tel and other neighbours don't really want to deal with her anymore and she is getting so awkward and morbid.
-
I sometimes get 5 or 6 calls a day to see if I'm going to Sainsburys and her list of things to buy gets repeated over and over again.
Then when I take the stuff around to her, she has the TV on so loud she can't hear the doorbell.
So I end up standing at her front door calling her from my mobile, to answer the door.
Good job I have some patience - Mrs Tel and other neighbours don't really want to deal with her anymore and she is getting so awkward and morbid.
Are you mentioned in the will...? whistle:
-
I sometimes get 5 or 6 calls a day to see if I'm going to Sainsburys and her list of things to buy gets repeated over and over again.
Then when I take the stuff around to her, she has the TV on so loud she can't hear the doorbell.
So I end up standing at her front door calling her from my mobile, to answer the door.
Good job I have some patience - Mrs Tel and other neighbours don't really want to deal with her anymore and she is getting so awkward and morbid.
Are you mentioned in the will...? whistle:
Probably:
"I instruct the executors to pursue Mr. Tel next door about payment for 300 copies of TV Times"
and
" To that nice Mrs Tel next door, and all the neighbours who didn't keep coming round to annoy me, £10,000 for a really good party"
whistle:
-
I sometimes get 5 or 6 calls a day to see if I'm going to Sainsburys and her list of things to buy gets repeated over and over again.
Then when I take the stuff around to her, she has the TV on so loud she can't hear the doorbell.
So I end up standing at her front door calling her from my mobile, to answer the door.
Good job I have some patience - Mrs Tel and other neighbours don't really want to deal with her anymore and she is getting so awkward and morbid.
Are you mentioned in the will...? whistle:
Probably:
"I instruct the executors to pursue Mr. Tel next door about payment for 300 copies of TV Times"
and
" To that nice Mrs Tel next door, and all the neighbours who didn't keep coming round to annoy me, £10,000 for a really good party"
whistle:
lol: lol: lol: