What is hacking you off today?

[SUFC_Ross]

Being back in work after a short break to the Costa Del Sol celebrating my Mrs' best friends 30th birthday ( My Mrs used to live there) I never realised that a 'Short break' is nowhere near long enough away from the office :'(

 

[RHB]

Harris and Hoole Coffee Shop at Tesco Prince Avenue. We popped in for a few items and decided on a H&H cup of coffee as I had card full of H&H stamps for a free one. Her - "Oh no, we stopped doing the cards last year, you can only get a free drink now if you download our app". Me - "Can't you accept this card as nowhere does it tell me you've stopped", Her "No" (not even a sorry). Bought coffee x 2 in silence. Gave her a £20 pound note, Her - "have you got anything smaller", Me - "No, I stopped using smaller notes last year". (Childish but it had to be said).

I decided I would email H&H and offer them feedback. To their credit I received a response with an apology and they copped a plea that the card should have been accepted. All I had to do now was give them my email address and they would credit me with a free coffee. Great, apart from the fact I have no wish to use my phone to buy coffee. Why isn't this in the 'what's making you happy' thread? - Because I left my full H&H card on the table in the coffee shop last time round complete with a little farewell message from me at the top!!! Bugger.

 

[Mad Cyril]

My daughter wanted a box of "Frozen" cereal yesterday - she had a taste this morning and didn't like it. Ok, £2.99 down the pan, but no problem as I'd eat it. So I have a small bowl, and now I've got the sugar rush from hell. Thank god she didn't like it - how can they sell this ****? No wonder our kids are growing up obese.

Into the bin you go.

It's inedible filth. Only sugar contains more sugar.

 

[londonblue]

People that call German Shepards Alsatians!!!

According to this:

Quora

The name Alsatian was only rescinded in the UK in 2010. I suppose people are still getting used to it!

 

[MK Shrimper]

It's inedible filth. Only sugar contains more sugar.

Indeed, though on a plus point I'm abstaining from sugary treats for awhile to see how I get on - not as though I ate that much. That lull after lunch.... :sad:

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

People that call German Shepards Alsatians!!!

People that call German Shepherds German Shepards.

 

[MK Shrimper]

People that call German Shepherds German Shepards.

Brach der hinteren Berg?

 

[Napster]

and now I've got the sugar rush from hell. .

Sugar rushes are a myth alas.

Eating Sugar Makes Kids Hyper

Like some other myths on our list, this one has enough semblance of truth to sound legitimate. Simple sugars are pure calories (i.e., energy). They're quickly digested and sent to the bloodstream. So a rush of energy in the blood should cause a rush of activity in the body. The evidence often cited is the typical scenario of kids at a party. They binge on cake, cookies and sugary drinks, and then play games and generally wreak (mostly harmless) havoc. Ergo, sugar causes their behavior.

The science of sugar metabolism tells a different story, however. When sugars enter the bloodstream, they're first sent to the muscles and internal organs for immediate use. Excess sugars are not "worked off." They're stored in the liver and muscles as glycogen for later use. Anything over storage capacity winds up as fat. At the party, it's excitement that inspires the kids' rambunctiousness; sugar just fuels it. A bored child may snack on donuts or sugar-laden cereal and then watch TV or play video games quietly.

Sugary snacks and sodas are rightly blamed for their role in obesity and tooth decay. But hyper behavior is one rap you can't pin on them -- unless, of course, they're caffeinated products like cola or chocolate. More about caffeine up next.

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/07/sugar-does-not-make-kids-hyper/

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...-children-really-get-sugar-rush-hyperactivity

 

[MK Shrimper]

Sugar rushes are a myth alas.



http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2010/07/sugar-does-not-make-kids-hyper/

http://www.theguardian.com/lifeands...-children-really-get-sugar-rush-hyperactivity

For kids maybe, but I definitely felt odd after eating what was a fairly small bowl of the filth. I avoid Dunkin' Donuts for exactly the same reason.

 

[Napster]

For kids maybe, but I definitely felt odd after eating what was a fairly small bowl of the filth. I avoid Dunkin' Donuts for exactly the same reason.

For everyone. It's basic biology.

 

[londonblue]

For kids maybe, but I definitely felt odd after eating what was a fairly small bowl of the filth. I avoid Dunkin' Donuts for exactly the same reason.

I was a kid when I last had a doughnut. It gave me a seriously bad headache, and I haven't touched one since.

 

[RHB]

I was a kid when I last had a doughnut. It gave me a seriously bad headache, and I haven't touched one since.

I was 64 (still am) when I last had a doughnut. It was a Krispy Kreme, I didn't get a headache and I intend to have another one soon.

 

[Napster]

I was 64 (still am) when I last had a doughnut. It was a Krispy Kreme, I didn't get a headache and I intend to have another one soon.

There's a song about you. Mine is "young, gifted and black."

 

[Yorkshire Blue]

There's a song about you. Mine is "young, gifted and black."

Young and gifted?:unsure:

 

[Napster]

Young and gifted?:unsure:

and black, that's a fact.

 

[Tangled up in Blue]

and black, that's a fact.

Ha! Maybe your taste in music is. :winking:

 

[madaboutblues]

I have a new car so wanted to change my details with my insurance company - Sheila's Wheels. They agreed to change as long as I paid another £137 on top of my current policy taking the grand total up to £417 for the year. I decided to check on the comparison websites first only to find the same policy with Sheila's Wheels on there for £181 so I rang them back and said I'll have it at that price please only to be told "new customers only" :thumbdown::thumbdown:
Oh and just to top it off, when I cancelled my policy with them they charged me £87
Good news is my new policy with another company is only £165 so I'm still quids in :smile:

 

[MK Shrimper]

Local radio - so in a tribute to George Martin, we'll play something from "Let It Be".....which George Martin had nothing to do with and was one of the causes that The Beatles split up. Lord a'mercy :facepalm:

 

[MK Shrimper]

I'm on my new healthier diet and I feel like I'm in detox from heroin (well I imagine this is what it's like.....:stunned:)

 

[MK Shrimper]

Very foggy up here in MK land today, and there are muppets driving without any lights on, let alone fog lights. :nope: