Failed my driving theory test, lost my watch and then also lost the case for my glasses. An all round bad day.
That totally stinks. Sorry.
I lost my phone yesterday. I was super-stressed, but then some random guy called me using the phone and told me he had it! I went into the city this morning and he returned it. Restores my faith in humanity, that does…
I came into work today and found out they were laying people off. I still have a job, but two guys I’ve worked with for 17 years and I am good friends with are both out of work.
Sucks.
One time I locked my keys in my car twice in the same day. Ended up getting the same tow guy to unlock it both times, he thought it was hilarious. That was a crap day.
Sometimes you just have to count the minutes until you get to go home and hide under the covers. Sorry it keeps piling up.
I work for five attorneys, we’ve just switched to a scanning/paperless system which has trebled my already massive filing workload, and it looks like they’re going to hire another attorney and assign me to him. So I’ll work for six fecking attorneys.
On the upside, maybe I can maneuver this into receiving a very fat raise.
What’s a driving theory test?
Do you get to pick up their workload or were things so slow they weren’t needed?
Part of the requirements to get a UK driving license. You do a written test (theory) which is split in to two parts,when you pass it you can then take a practical test in a car with a instructor.
One long-term project was scrapped and I am probably going to be assigned a shorter term project (about a year or so) to replace it.
And when I got home tonight I found out that my aunt died, and Mrs. Geek’s grandmother has cancer.
Holy crap today sucked.
Ah. In the US the part you failed is just called “the written.”
Yeah, I was wondering about “driving theory” too! I thought it was a philosophy class, like, "Theoretically, if I don’t change my oil, my engine may seize. 
A Bad Day
It was a while ago, but one day while unemployed, I got TWO parking tickets in the span of two hours. One of the new fangled meters was broken when I parked, but was remotely fixed while I was parked there. (!!) Turns out these ticket people have maps that alert them when meters have expired. And the meter was card only. It wasn’t accepting cards, but apparently it was rebooted after I parked and alerted the nearest ticket giver.
Big Brother DOES exist.
Ugh, that really sucks. I’ve survived two rounds of big lay-offs in the last 5 years, and I know - it’s always heartbreaking to see your friends and colleagues let go. A week or two from now (it takes a while to sink in) take them out for a meal or coffee and volunteer to review their resumes (and of course be a reference.) Trust me, it helps - if they haven’t had to apply for a job for years, resumes get rusty, and in a “just-lost-job” funk it’s tough to craft a sharp one.
Sorry to hear about that Longshanks.
Thanks. I live in the States and most of what I know about getting licensed in the UK comes from watching the Britcom May to December, the episode called “You’re Driving Me Crazy.”
Darn, I miss Anton Rodgers.
Sorry to hear about your day. Tomorrow will probably be better.
I lost my phone at the gym once. I called the number (you never know) and a very confused sounding woman answered it. “H…h…hello?” “Hi. You have my phone.” “I… I guess I do.” Later that day she drove to my place of employment to return it to me. I never did get the whole story, but it set my cynical misanthropy back by at least two years.