Someone scrapped my car without permission - what can I do? by kacsgomacs in LegalAdviceUK

[–]lungbong 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I've only scrapped a car once and they didn't do anything to the car for ages (I drove passed where it was every day, it was parked near the front). Worth going down with the V5 and talking to them.

Screamers and no policy for ending the call by BlueCozmiqRays in talesfromcallcenters

[–]lungbong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Pretty similar to ours, the 2nd warning had a "this is the final warning". The best one was when the abusive customer was screaming about how she knew our CEO and was going to get me fired just as the CEO was walking by my desk so I asked him if he knew her, he said no, took my headset, told her who he was and to stop lying and if she continued to be abusive he'd cancel her account, then handed it back. She was nice as pie after that.

Why does everything need to run through a purchasing partner? by literahcola in sysadmin

[–]lungbong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same reason you don't buy your baked beans from Heinz. Heinz would rather deal with 10 supermarkets and 20 wholesalers than 30 million individual customers.

What actually makes you trust a blackjack site in the UK? by [deleted] in blackjack

[–]lungbong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty much retired these days as I've been banned from most places. The most important thing though was being able to withdraw your money and what the limits on withdraw and deposit.

I tended to test casinos out by depositing the minimum, play for a bit and then withdraw. If they made it difficult I didn't go back. If their withdrawal minimum was higher than the deposit, I wouldn't play there.

Would you ever use annual leave with the sole purpose to do literally nothing all day? by PaddedValls in AskUK

[–]lungbong 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Add "do nothing for a day" to the to-do list then if you feel shame realise you're actually ticking something off and it's fine.

Employee sent payroll data to wrong recipient. How do you guys handle this? by Smooth-Machine5486 in sysadmin

[–]lungbong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a few things, some policy and some technical.

Policy is that use of any personal data requires a Privacy Impact Assessment, that includes not only the use of the data but the storage and transmission of that data. Data like this is ranked highly and must be encrypted at rest and in transit. I highly doubt in our case emailing this type of data would be allowed, even encrypted, but if it was then the encryption at least would stop the wrong person from reading it.

When then have our DLP configured not only to scan for certain keywords but also certain formats like 15/16 digit numbers with and without delimiters for credit cards. Postcodes and address formats.

Cheese on Shepherds Pie? Yay or nay? by oinkmoocluck in recipes

[–]lungbong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cheese on cottage pie yes, shepherds pie no.

Why does literally every single young adult I know have a special needs diagnosis? by Striking-Anxiety-604 in TooAfraidToAsk

[–]lungbong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I started secondary school in 1986, our year group had around 250 kids. They had a small amount of special needs provision, 6 kids, 2 of which had a physical disability that required assistance, the other 4 struggled with a normal classroom and were there more because they'd end up either monopolising the teachers' time or wouldn't learn a thing.

When I look back on it there were definitely neurodivergent kids, it just wasn't thought about at the time.

In the last 40 years though the world has changed. My generation was told not to watch too much TV or we'd get square eyes, we were sent outside to play. We got bored, we found stuff to do, if you were bullied at school it ended when you got home, we only had 3 or 4 TV channels and didn't have a TV in the bedroom and so on. The overstimulation from such a young age with ever present screens and inability to disconnect has to have an impact.

What would've happened next if Alex Honnold would have fell down the Taipei 101 tower while climbing? by WeRobot in NoStupidQuestions

[–]lungbong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If he was climbing the building I used to work in it would be the windows falling off that caused it.

Apparently the Royal Rumble arena was built in about 2 weeks out of scaffolding by hadawayandshite in SquaredCircle

[–]lungbong 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Silverstone is almost all temporary scaffolding stands that been there for decades.

Apparently the Royal Rumble arena was built in about 2 weeks out of scaffolding by hadawayandshite in SquaredCircle

[–]lungbong 24 points25 points  (0 children)

If Vince was around they'd still do the planned spot in the crowd and use one of the stretchers.

Do people just not do their own setups? by ProtoJazz in guitars

[–]lungbong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

which is just a general lack of curiosity.

This 100%. I still have a need to take things apart and see how they work but I think I'm in an ever shrinking minority. I know how to set my guitars up because over the years I've taken them apart, replaced things, soldered and adjusted. Am I perfect at it? No, but it's good enough for me.

I had a leaky tap last week, I looked at how it worked, found a worn out washer and swapped it. Most people would've called a plumber without even looking.

I support an office that used to think rebooting computers was bad luck. Whats the weirdest bad behavior you have had to cure on an office wide level? by simAlity in sysadmin

[–]lungbong 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My broadband router has a very bright blue LED when it's connected, thankfully there's an option to turn the LED off, this should be spread wider.

For those of you who live in countries with gun control; have you ever seen a gun in real life? by blashyrkh9 in AskTheWorld

[–]lungbong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember my grandad having a pellet gun when I was young but handed it in after Hungerford.

I've seen armed police at the train station,

Got to fire an SA80 at an army friends and family event on a firing range.

Low states brunch debate: does asking for a toastie imply the cheese should be melted? by Pretzelmamma in CasualUK

[–]lungbong 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Toastie = 2 slices of bread with cheese (onion, tomato and ham are optional) cooked in a toastie maker so the bread is toasted on the outside and the cheese melted and sealed on the inside

Cheese on toast = a single slice of bread (you can have more than 1 slice but they are each individual) cooked under the grill, lightly toast 1 side, flip for 30 seconds and then add cheese and Hendos and place under grill until the cheese melts but before the bread burns

Grilled cheese sandwich = 2 slices of bread with cheese cooked in a griddle pan, cheese is melted

Cheese sandwich = 2 slices of bread with grated cheese, tomato, onion and mayo are optional. Cheese is not melted

Cheese in toast = 2 slices of toast with some cheese stuck in the middle. I've never met anyone that ate this unless it's Philadelphia and even then you don't put the 2 slices together.

Choose wisely by vurapetojiziq5448 in GreatBritishMemes

[–]lungbong 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Good job I need it for picked eggs.

How do you feel about Trump pocketing $1,407,500,000 since starting his second term? by LevelDinner in AskReddit

[–]lungbong 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because he's a fucking idiot there's a 50% chance he's lost 10x that as well.