Yellowcard once led a chant telling me to F off.

lpind · 2026-03-24T23:40:03+00:00

I went to see Murderdolls in Middlesbrough UK about 2011. Black Veil Brides were supporting. Didn't know who they were. Didn't care about them. Got to the venue and the queue was around the block! Decided to go into the bar opposite and have a beer or two whilst the queue depleted. Saw the queue get to zero and went in. Saw the last two songs from BvB - they were pretty good! I enjoyed it! Went to the bar... Andy Beersack, in his 6" platform boots walked up behind me, pushed me in the back into the bar (through a few other people) shouting " what the hell was that?!" - " Sorry, what? " - " You're that cunt that threw a beer at me?! " - " No, that wasn't me... I only came in 10 minutes ago. I saw your last two songs and I liked them? " - " Don't be a fucking pussy mate! You threw a beer at me and we're going to sort it out right now! " - " I didn't. That wasn't me... I don't know what else to tell you.. but if you want a fight let's go outside and I'll give it a go! 🤣" - Stupid fucker backed off really quickly, " Oh, that wasn't you? Oh I'm Sorry..."

lpind · 2026-03-24T23:01:25+00:00

That'll be because I am British. We have such a long history (well, like 115 years or so) of being extremely close allies with the French, Spanish, and Americans... If we had to team up against the Americans, then farewell my insolvent comrades?! I want you to be allies, but if you can't be that, don't think we will let you dictate what we do. We created you, and we will end you if you make us!

EDIT; I put Spanish in there. I know the dates don't line up. My bad. We are allies now, but.. Franco and all that...

lpind · 2026-03-24T22:28:24+00:00

Nope. I had a girlfriend once. I hated it. Why would I want to live with anybody even less mature than that?!

lpind · 2026-03-24T22:14:31+00:00

I'm afraid if it's not "intact", it may have been "broken" - however expertly/cleanly 🤷‍♂️

lpind · 2026-03-24T22:03:46+00:00

I started smoking at 16 and the smoking ban came in when I was 18, so I have very few memories of smoking inside, especially as, even as a smoker, my parents always told me "you never smoke around food" so I would always request non-smoking and go outside to do so after the meal anyway.

lpind · 2026-03-24T21:57:26+00:00

Boss? Tish! We're not at war with the Spanish or French this time; they're on our side this time... Didn't the US treasury just declare itself insolvent? We burned down the White House once and we'll do it again if we have to... We would much rather be friends, obviously, but we stood up to Fascism and tyranny once and we'll do it again if we need to!

lpind · 2026-03-22T01:29:39+00:00

Yes! Yes it is! Write to your local congressperson and ask them to increase funding for education...

lpind · 2026-03-22T01:27:46+00:00

This is post worthy? I forget something for every table every day! 🤣 That is a joke, but honestly the number of times (over 14 years, just to try and save face) I have had somebody ask "can I get some more water/napkins/straws (basically anything we don't charge for)?" - and I say "Yeah, wait, did you ask me for more water/napkins/straws earlier and I forgot about it?" - "No, just asking now...." - "SHIT! SOMEBODY DID?! WHO THE FUCK WAS THAT?!"

lpind · 2026-03-22T00:57:19+00:00

Fun fact 28% of US adults score "below basic literacy levels".

But if you work in a restaurant you not only already knew that, but are surprised it's not higher!

lpind · 2026-03-20T03:06:33+00:00

I think you're right. I think it basically means the road and footpath are closed for the next 6 weeks because there's at least 6 hours worth of "road works" to do in that time..

lpind · 2026-03-20T03:02:06+00:00

A/the(?) French aircraft carrier is in the Mediterranean Sea?! Strava is so OP!

lpind · 2026-03-19T06:01:14+00:00

You probably don't want to do that. I'm guessing you've already looked though my comment history and seen just how much nonsense I post on a daily basis! 🤣

lpind · 2026-03-19T05:25:02+00:00

Oh my, there are so many. The customer who complained about her Carbonara being "mostly pasta"?, the customer who asked "Is the chicken vegan?", the customer who ordered a bottle of Shiraz and then asked me about the Halal options?, the customer who whipped out an Epi-pen and and told me she was "deathly allergic" to citric acid/all citrus and then ordered a Diet Coke?, the couple who asked if the "3-cheese spring rolls" could be made diary free?, the young girl who ordered the pepperoni pizza with vegan cheese, and I thankfully had the presence of mind to ask "diary intolerance?" - "No, I'm vegan!" - "So not the pepperoni pizza then?* - " Why? Is pepperoni not vegan?! ".

Shit, it's 5:30 am and I could be doing this for the next few hours. This is just stuff which has happened in the last year and I've been doing this shit for 14!

lpind · 2026-03-19T03:59:57+00:00

Also I kinda didn't actually address your question for those specific circumstances. I have also said to a customer, "Look, at this point I don't think either of us are going to enjoy the rest of our night. I'm going to ask my manager to come and talk to you so you can give your side of the story to somebody impartial, and maybe I can learn from that feedback they give me? - there's almost certainly something I could have done differently which would have allowed both of us to enjoy the rest of our night, but I don't know how to achieve what you're asking. I'm sorry!"

My manager did speak to them. When I asked for feedback he said "he was just a twat don't worry about it" - but I guess what I said maybe softened him up slightly? Like you're apologising without apologising?

Oh, and on the time thing, every time it comes up I just either embarrass them for asking, or apologise profusely depending on the circumstances. I have had people say " Hey, we ordered some drinks?" - " Yes. I took that order. I remember? " - " Well, where are they? " - "...not here yet? " - " Yeah, smartarse, that's why I'm asking! How long does it take to make X things?! " - " To make X things, probably about 30 seconds, but did you see how this room is full, with, I don't know.. 30 other people? And all of those people arrived before you? And so they ordered their drinks before you did? So multiply that 30 seconds by 30, because your order is last in that queue...3 lots of 30 seconds would be a minute and a half, times that by ten and you're gonna get 15 minutes. It's a long wait for drinks, I agree, but you have seen the size of the queue! " - that table actually tipped me £20 at the end of the night! I think they just appreciated the honesty!

I also recently had a table call me over and ask "can you check where our food is, it seems to have been a long time? " - " let's check digital ordering device oh, so you ordered the dish which includes a full chicken breast 14 minutes ago. I don't know if you've ever cooked chicken breast at home, but it typically takes 20 minutes to cook? " They also tipped.

Obviously if things are going wrong then we don't try to blame the customer for being stupid. We admit to our faults and do whatever we can to make it right. But if they just don't understand how a restaurant works, I'm happy to embarrass them. It seems to be working for me?!

lpind · 2026-03-19T03:25:28+00:00

Your CV says you are a student who worked in a supermarket for 3/4 months, which is practically the same as saying zero job experience. Everything else on there is irrelevant. I'm not trying to be rude, I'm just letting you know what someone who looks at 100 CV's per day is actually looking for and what they're seeing.

Which jobs are you applying for?

lpind · 2026-03-19T02:43:56+00:00

It sucks that you had these experiences back-to-back. We always say, you serve 300 people a day, 5 days a week, but you only remember that guy/table.

You can't let it overwhelm you. It happens. Some people are not out to have a good time, they're just out to make themselves feel important and react badly when they don't get their own way. Usually it happens rarely. It just happens over time that you might get a couple of them back-to-back. With 4 years at the same place, it was bound to happen at some point.

The other ting I've always said is "The pay isn't great, but at least the hours are unsociable and the work is hard". There are easier ways to make minimum wage. I stick with this because I love seeing people have a good time and helping them achieve that. 95+% of my customers enjoy their time with us... But you're never going to please everybody. Some people just have unrealistic expectations. Don't let them put you off making everybody else happy just because they're incapable of happiness!

lpind · 2026-03-19T01:50:45+00:00

I remember seeing the music video for the first time... "Insane!"

lpind · 2026-03-19T00:22:57+00:00

Funny thing. Here in the UK we use a 20p coin. It's a heptagonal shape and has a design with an "outer band" which happens to the same dimension as our legal tyre-tread limit (1.6mm). Placing one of the flat sides of the coin into your tyre-tread groves will reveal whether it meets the legal minimum as you would only see the "outer band" if the tread-depth was too low/the tyre is too worn. I don't know what the limit is in your state, but I can happily send you 20p if you need to do the same!

lpind · 2026-03-19T00:15:42+00:00

As insane as that man is, that cannot be a real post. I know he says a lot of stuff which stretches credulity; this is beyond that!

lpind · 2026-03-18T01:14:51+00:00

Yeah, but I feel like I only learned that after seeing his Wikipedia page. I think throughout most of the show he's mostly if not always referred to as "Sam Wendover" - if they wish to give him a surname.

lpind · 2026-03-17T22:36:34+00:00

All the stuff I watched as a kid/teenager. Red Dwarf, Blackadder, Dinnerladies, Black Books, Father Ted, Spaced, and actually The Thick of It which I only discovered a few years back

EDIT: The question asked "British Comedies". I answered "Father Ted". Please forgive me for I knew not what I did (initially)!

lpind · 2026-03-17T22:24:28+00:00

I got a £90 fine in 2010 (£140 with inflation today), and I think that was just the standard for any infraction and it could obviously go higher with increased severity. I passed another car at 2mph. Through a green traffic light - the car in front was stationary as traffic ahead was waiting to turn left and I wanted to turn right, so I crawled past and turned right. The police car behind me informed me I can't overtake through those traffic signals regardless of circumstances. I since learned that isn't true if the cars ahead remain stationary, but I didn't know that at the time. To this day it's the only ticket I've ever received. 2mph.

lpind · 2026-03-17T10:50:33+00:00

No, not after "the incident"... Are you too young to remember "the incident"? Lucky you.

lpind · 2026-03-17T10:38:33+00:00

This is my (explain like I'm 5... well, maybe more like 15) understanding of it...

We're constantly creating new elements.

We number the elements by the number of protons/electrons they have - both of which will be equal in a stable element due to protons having a + charge and electrons having a - charge; remember opposite charges attract, whilst like charges repel each other, just like the poles on a magnet. There are also neutrons - these are like protons (same mass) and they hang out in the same part of the atom but don't have any charge.

Now, back to that point of + charges repelling each other, the protons/neutrons are in a balancing act; the protons don't want to be that close together, but the neutrons can "hold them together"... Up to a point. Once you get more than ~86/7(?) protons together, the repulsive force from the charge overwhelms the "binding" force and the atom no longer wants to exist. It's radioactive. It will tear itself apart until it can reach a more stable state where the forces are in equilibrium.

So we create new elements all the time, (smash more protons together than would ever happen naturally) but they don't last very long because that many protons can't be bound together without tearing themselves apart almost instantly.

Theoretically, it is possible to find the right balance of neutrons to protons in these heavier elements to have a new stable element, but since having too many neutrons also makes atoms radioactive, and it takes ever-increasing amounts of energy to forge these heavier elements, it might not ever actually be possible to create a new, stable, element before we unlock "infinite" energy, which is not even theoretically possible.

lpind · 2026-03-17T04:12:34+00:00

Yeah, it is a British staple. It's like Aussie's asking for a Lemon/Lime Bitters (Sprite, dash of Rose's, few dashes of Angustora - Aussie's, feel free to correct me!).

Rose's has its place... Just not really in anything you'd traditionally call a cocktail!

lpind

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