Things that please me - Part 5

[MP_]

So the farmers don't need the rain after all.

Still need it, it may not grow more than this

 

[Mofra]

I have never understood why a 7 needs to be crossed.

It was traditionally crossed in the Arabic tradition, from which we derive our numbering system.

 

[the_interloper]

I have never understood why a 7 needs to be crossed.

I used to cross my “z” in maths for complex numbers, to make sure it didn’t get mixed up with a 7 (which is never crossed)

 

[MP_]

Heading back to my dream job after an 18 month contract in a different department. Best news is that the manager that runs the place is now under review for mismanagement and so the work environment is going to be so much better than when I left. I even have no anxiety about going back which I I’d had for a few years when I was last there.

 

[the_interloper]

Heading back to my dream job after an 18 month contract in a different department. Best news is that the manager that runs the place is now under review for mismanagement and so the work environment is going to be so much better than when I left. I even have no anxiety about going back which I I’d had for a few years when I was last there.

Perfect! One of our regional heads is on the rocks at my work which is awesome, long story but he’s an impediment to business and pisses our director off no end. Our director is awesome and I want him to stay which I think he will now.

Always good when shit managers get the boot, gives you confidence that the higher ups actually know what’s going on

 

[MP_]

Perfect! One of our regional heads is on the rocks at my work which is awesome, long story but he’s an impediment to business and pisses our director off no end. Our director is awesome and I want him to stay which I think he will now.

Always good when shit managers get the boot, gives you confidence that the higher ups actually know what’s going on

Yeah this guy just simply doesn’t understand our side of the business and has refused to learn it over the last ten years. He’s a sales and marketing guy but is also managing our production side but has never bothered to learn it. Now that everything is under review and our team is being listened too they can see he is the issue.

 

[the_interloper]

Yeah this guy just simply doesn’t understand our side of the business and has refused to learn it over the last ten years. He’s a sales and marketing guy but is also managing our production side but has never bothered to learn it. Now that everything is under review and our team is being listened too they can see he is the issue.

Yeah that can be a problem for sure. Ours is opposite, our regional head is a production guy and doesn’t understand sales and marketing ha ha

 

[MP_]

Yeah that can be a problem for sure. Ours is opposite, our regional head is a production guy and doesn’t understand sales and marketing ha ha

There’s also some dodgy paperwork being lodged, weird invoice pricing, missing stock and he’s been caught out blatantly lying about things. He’s close to retirement age and has heart/bp issues so it wouldn’t surprise me to see him retire within the next 6-12 months once the review is complete.

 

[BACCS]

Currently in training for the Sydney marathon in September and completed my longest run so far on Tuesday, 30km in just under 3 hours. Pulled up well which was pleasing too!

Basically ran from Seacliff to Henley and back along the Esplanade. Only required the one Powerade at the halfway mark, otherwise got away with some brief water stops at fountains along the way.

Not sure I’ll ever put myself through this again, but I’m glad the training is paying off so far!

 

[phantom13]

I cross my 7s and Zs but not my 0s.

Im the same my 3 year old absolutely ****ing hates it.

Cant say i blame him, the fast and loose rules on the English language have started and kids seem to get how stupid they really are.

Trying to explain Knife doesnt start with an N is just impossible.

 

[Gough]

Im the same my 3 year old absolutely ****ing hates it.

Cant say i blame him, the fast and loose rules on the English language have started and kids seem to get how stupid they really are.

Trying to explain Knife doesnt start with an N is just impossible.

My granny taught English to Vietnamese refugees in the 80s and she'd regularly rage about all the inconsistencies.

 

[Engimal v3]

"The "Crossed Seven" is commonly used throughout Europe, but, outside of mathematics, is sporadically used in the United States, and it is not permitted to be written on some inventory tags that are optically read by computers."

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When I learned German the explanation was that a hastily-written long-stroke 1 could be mistaken for a 7, hence they use crossed 7s.

This is my reason. In a rush, my 7s, 1s, Ls and Is can look very similar.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Im the same my 3 year old absolutely ****ing hates it.

Cant say i blame him, the fast and loose rules on the English language have started and kids seem to get how stupid they really are.

Trying to explain Knife doesnt start with an N is just impossible.

I get very itchy when my kids don’t cross their 7s! It’s a battle I’m not going to win.

 

[eddiesmith]

Good old country hospitality.

Walking up to the parking meter and a lovely old lady comes up and offers me her ticket with an hour left on it.

 

[Jatz]

I don't cross any numbers/letters. Never come across someone that did either haha.

Maybe we don't do it in NSW as opposed to Vic?

 

[Cruyff14]

How the bloody hell could anybody mistake a 7 for 1. 7 literally is sloped/angled. Who writes 1 angled?

 

[Beerfish]

How the bloody hell could anybody mistake a 7 for 1. 7 literally is sloped/angled. Who writes 1 angled?

Sometimes when you have to write a heap of numbers quickly you get all sorts of wacky looking shit.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

I wanna see everyone's handwriting now

 

[burge13]

I write in capitals which on the rare occasion I do write gets compliments for its neatness. They quickly wind that back when I tell them neat handwriting is a sign of perfect hand-eye coordination

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

I wanna see everyone's handwriting now

The missus' handwriting is ridiculous. Looks like it was typed out

 

[burge13]

The missus' handwriting is ridiculous. Looks like it was typed out

She has great hand-eye coordination I'm sure

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

The missus' handwriting is ridiculous. Looks like it was typed out

that's hot

 

[The Golden Glenferrie]

She has great hand-eye coordination I'm sure

Nope

 

[burge13]

Nope

She's an outlier then

 

[Gough]

My handwriting is so bad it caused my parents to buy their first computer so I could type my high school essays.