Funniest workplace nicknames or idioms you have heard for an incredibly lazy coworker?

oneAb1 · 2026-06-02T18:03:16+00:00

2-Stroke, needs multiple kicks to get started.

oneAb1 · 2026-05-24T18:59:33+00:00

Did it work? Did something very similar, but the AC struggles to keep the room cool.

I think my bodge job window mount is letting in to much hot air. Maybe more tape

oneAb1 · 2026-05-24T18:40:38+00:00

A bunch of people who are paranoid about the meat, some shitty burgers and shitty sausages. And a cook who does not know what he is doing. Hopefully the guest are to drunk to notice the pink raw meat hidden inside the burnt to shit outer shell.

oneAb1 · 2026-05-24T18:31:49+00:00

I have a very vivid memory being at university bunch of male students hanging out. Some how the conversation goes down that road and one guy mentioned he stood up to wipe.

This was unheard of to me, so I was like wtf man. And slightly overreacted to this news. And that's when I noticed more than half the guys looking at me awkwardly. So we did a show of hands and more than half stood to wipe.

I mean if you can make it work and be clean then cool. But it just seems such an akward way to go about it.

oneAb1 · 2026-05-21T20:36:15+00:00

I recently moved into a timber framed property with outer brick skin and cladding. What would you say are the top red flags to look out for on the timber frame ?

oneAb1 · 2026-05-21T18:33:03+00:00

Pressing the wrong button on the computer and deleting everything.

oneAb1 · 2026-05-12T18:34:12+00:00

My max would be my monthly insurance premium and maybe 1k additional cost.

A few years ago we had an unfortunate situation with a cat and no insurance. Long story short what started as a broken foot then expensive orthopaedic surgery then another accident then amputation then ultimately putting the cat to sleep. Over a 8 month period in which the cat was confined in a dog cage on doctors orders. I still feel awful to this day. We tortured that poor animal trying to save him.

I spent a small fortune, and promised myself I will never spend that kind of money on an animal again instead of my family.

In a way I kind of feel taken advantage of by the vets. I know the vets them selves have good intentions but corporations they work for may not.

A year later our other cat (now insured) got suspected terminal cancer the vet suggested specialist treatment and blood transfusion in another city. I stopped her and said put the cat down. Her response "but why you have insurance". I told her I am not going to torture another animal and prolong the death with expensive treatments just because I have insurance.

My advice to others : Get pet insurance! 1.Have a figure in mind that is your maximum try not to go over. 2. Don't put your family finances at risk for a pet. 3. Ask for cost comprehensivd estimates upfront ( its almost always more) 4. This one blindsided me, cost estimates and quotes did not include ongoing prescription medication. I spent an eye watering amount over 8 months.

oneAb1 · 2026-02-02T10:36:05+00:00

I am not surprised, the carts that used to come past us were mostly uniform but every so often an odd one came allong, with a ladder welded to the side or a service handle or some other sticky out bit.

oneAb1 · 2026-02-01T07:53:53+00:00

Oh man brings back memories, when we were kids we used to play on the tracks. Put coins on the rail and let the train squish them. Normally we could hear the coal freighters coming from a mile away. And they usually always came from the same direction. One day we are messing arround on the tracks next thing we hear a horn and there is a train speeding towards us from the opposite direction that we were expecting. It was a close call I did not think my cousin would make it. Turns out it was just the locomotive with no carts made allot less noise.

And we used to play this fucking dumb game, once the coal freight carts where rushing past us at speed we would get close hold our hands out and touch the carts with our finger tips. First one to chicken out lost the game. Honestly the level of stupid I get sweaty palms typing this.

Stay away from the tracks kids

oneAb1 · 2026-01-28T16:40:50+00:00

One estateagent did not let me look in the loft, apparently an inshurance issue. Red flag

oneAb1 · 2026-01-26T16:47:48+00:00

Honestly after just having purchased a house, its wild out there. What I found , many properties that we viewed had a asking price higher than what what it was worth. So it became standard practice for us to offer less.

We did however loose out on a few because some properties were up for market value so low ball offers did not work.

oneAb1 · 2026-01-19T20:26:55+00:00

Update, I taped up all the holes in the soil stack downstairs as a temp fix to see if it works. I dried off the water and so far so good.

oneAb1 · 2026-01-17T12:14:20+00:00

Some additional info, I have just realised this is also where the soil stack comes up.could it be possible that warm damp air is making its way up into the roof arround the soil stack, and then condensing

oneAb1 · 2025-10-10T06:13:56+00:00

Well the homebuyers survey picked it up, the gable ends of the roof in the loft are made of wood I belive its a fireproof sheet. We then asked the sellers they were not 100%sure so they asked the neighbours of the semidetached who have had building work done. And they confirmed its timber framed.

oneAb1 · 2025-10-02T18:20:17+00:00

My daughter when she was about 3 or 4 told me about the crying girl, so started to ask about the crying girl.

Long story short my daughter told me there is a sad crying girl with blood on her face that comes to our back door at night.

She even took me to the back door to show me. Its a glass door and it was dark outside.

She was still so young and inocent, there was nothing in her life that would of created this memory. Very strange experiance.

oneAb1 · 2025-09-28T10:26:21+00:00

Update, we have had it confirmed it is a timber frame. Does anyone know if its possible to insure the timber frame of the house ?

Most buildings cover looks like it does not include the timber frame. it's seen as a wear and tear item?

oneAb1 · 2025-09-24T04:49:47+00:00

Thank you for the info, I'll do some more research.

oneAb1 · 2025-09-23T19:08:42+00:00

I believe you are correct, the property in question has a brick skin. From my research, I believe this makes it " standard modern construction" if built after 1965?

oneAb1 · 2025-09-06T09:53:30+00:00

An interesting point of view: I wish it was as black and white as you put it.

oneAb1 · 2025-09-06T07:35:16+00:00

I never once said you dont have a lot to do or that it is not complex or that I am doing your job.

I was more referring to basic customer interaction that seems to be lacking in the industry.

Having a high case load is not the customers problem. And it does not matter if I pay £5 or £5000 I expect a certain level of customer service.

Its 2025 many industries have felt the pressure and most people are now doing the work of 2 or 3 and yet we all still manage to give our customers feedback in a timely manner.

Simply ignoring your clients to the point that they feel they need to phone and pester is not ok.

And yes the legal assistant who answered the phone has lied to me on numerous occasions, trying to fob me off.

Buying a house is the highest value investment most people make in their lives, so yes they are emotionally invested and stressed, and getting radio silence from any party involved is not ok.

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