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Post by eny » Sun Dec 13, 2020 2:19 am

Best thing I've seen on Twitter all year, just a beautiful story:


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Post by Wrathbone » Sun Dec 13, 2020 8:21 am

:)

Nice that there are places where something like that can happen. If someone tried it round here, they’d probably end up with a discarded kebab box in the garden.

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Post by Tommy » Sun Dec 20, 2020 9:49 am

Passed my final (ever) exam and, pending hitting qualifying hours, will be a chartered accountant in August!

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Post by Rossell » Sun Dec 20, 2020 10:26 am

Congratulations to you Tommy :D

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Post by Tommy » Sun Dec 20, 2020 10:37 am

Rossell wrote:
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Congratulations to you Tommy :D
Cheers! It's a very unusual time to sit down and do a full-day exam (or any exam really). Software that screenshares what you're doing on the computer and a webcam pointed at you throughout the day but no indication anybody is watching. So if you nip off for a piss, you're literally looking at your screen and declaring to a stranger (or nobody) that you're going to the toilet and will be back shortly.

It also throws up red flags if you access the internet (browsers or e-mails). Think I accidentally opened Outlook about five times while trying to click Word. Again, apologising to a laptop is odd. Anyway, last time I'll ever have to do that!

Put 3k steps in from pacing about the house 6-9am on Friday before they released results. :lol:

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Post by Rossell » Sun Dec 20, 2020 12:20 pm

Mate that sounds draconian to the point where I'd say "nah" to the whole shebang. Kudos on getting through it intact. I think the only comparison I can think of are the full day art Gcses that some mates did in school.

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Post by Maturin » Sun Dec 20, 2020 12:53 pm

God i hated my Art GCSE in the mid-90s. By halfway through the day I just got bored of it and my work in the afternoon suffered as a result. Ended up getting a B for it when I was actually pretty shit-hot the rest of the time and was predicted an A.

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Post by Tommy » Sun Dec 20, 2020 3:28 pm

It's weird too because (probably due to my mates taking the piss) I'd started to get a chip on my shoulder about still having exams at 27. Not that there's anything wrong with it but it does make you conscious that everybody else who followed the 'normal' route is 3 years younger.

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Post by Tommy » Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:03 pm

Probably a bit of a controversial one.

Whisky.

I moved to Edinburgh over 2 years ago. As you can imagine, I have been plied with whisky at every social gathering ever since. Some objectively terrible, some widely acclaimed.

I've never rejected one. I almost did the very first time I was asked by a stranger in a pub who my new flatmate and I had befriended whether 'I have a dram', but realised you have to sample the local produce. But I don't understand how long I have to drink it before I understand what's so great about it. And what's more, I only feel safe saying this while I'm in England, and behind a keyboard; they take it incredibly seriously!

I accidentally ordered two bottles instead of one when I drunkenly did part of my Christmas shopping. Rather than return it or give it to somebody else I thought I'd keep it, since it's 'good', and see if I can get what all the fuss is about. Nothing so far.

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Post by Sly Boots » Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:35 pm

Possibly the wrong thread, Tommy! :lol:

But I do love a bit of whisky, although cognac has become my go-to spirit in recent years.

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Post by Raid » Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:04 pm

I tend to go through phases of what alcohol I enjoy. At the moment I'm on wine, in the past I've gone through phases of fancy G&Ts, mid-range whiskies, white beers and so on. Currently I can't stomach the idea of neat spirits; they don't last long enough and I can't really enjoy them with food as I find them too strong to compliment it.

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Post by Tommy » Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:08 pm

Sly Boots wrote:
Mon Dec 28, 2020 10:35 pm
Possibly the wrong thread, Tommy! :lol:

But I do love a bit of whisky, although cognac has become my go-to spirit in recent years.
Why the fuck would room 101 and room 102 be next door to each other. :x

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Post by eny » Mon Dec 28, 2020 11:11 pm

Lol 😆
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Post by Snowy » Tue Dec 29, 2020 11:35 am

I am not a fan of whisky but I do like a nice bourbon.
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Post by Animalmother » Tue Dec 29, 2020 12:18 pm

Had a glass of wine with my Christmas dinner and had a wee lie down after. Woke up over 3 hours later, apparently I'm not used to wine :?

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