Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

bugslet

Generali wrote: »

I'm still so bloody tired after the treatment. Yesterday I had to go for a 40 minute snooze at work in the sick room. Today I thought I was going to fall asleep at my desk. This is driving me bananas.

I know you have said that it's just not that simple to take time off from work, but you need more rest. Minor illness is tiring, major illness and the radio is just plain exhausting!

neverdespairgirl wrote: »

What not-normal about your haulage? Or is that too identifying?

Far too identifying - there's only four of us in the UK!

Edit: I did try to PM, but you are full.

lostinrates

I believe bugs transports already blown up helium balloons. For functions. Each one lost on loading or un loading costs money, you know. Grrr.

Edit...those ones with the little weighted feet that walk around are extra, btw, lots extra.

And those drivers who refuse to check the curls in the ribbons haven't dropped out and refuse to get their scissors out and scrape them back in, they make Bugs feel murderous. Every balloon should arrive in PERFECT condition. Whether they are leaving one ( well, they never leave one, they aren't that kind of buisiness) or 100,ooo.

PasturesNew

lostinrates wrote: »

I believe bugs ....s.

Really? Never knew that! Oh my.

**Deleted the true horror of what bugs does .... to protect any thin veil of decency on her part**

bugslet

Hang on, make up your mind is it blown up helium balloons or blown up sex dolls? Either way, it's very demanding work!

There's words in there that are too close for comfort actually.:eek:

neverdespairgirl

bugslet wrote: »

Far too identifying - there's only four of us in the UK!

Edit: I did try to PM, but you are full.

Sorry - now emptier again.

lostinrates wrote: »

I believe bugs transports already blown up helium balloons. For functions. Each one lost on loading or un loading costs money, you know. Grrr.

Edit...those ones with the little weighted feet that walk around are extra, btw, lots extra.

And those drivers who refuse to check the curls in the ribbons haven't dropped out and refuse to get their scissors out and scrape them back in, they make Bugs feel murderous. Every balloon should arrive in PERFECT condition. Whether they are leaving one ( well, they never leave one, they aren't that kind of buisiness) or 100,ooo.

In which case, Kermie is bound to want to apply to join Bugs' company.

His first helium balloon love has gone the way of all flesh - sinking slowly to the floor.

Kermie's Abba spent £2 yesterday on two new helium balloons on his way back from work, and cycled home with them These ones are silver stars, and Kermie adores them. But two of them are confusing - which one do you look at first?

PasturesNew

I thought helium was restricted/banned these days. It was certainly in short supply in 2011/2012 when balloons became so popular they were restricting medical access to the gas being used for medical reasons.

It is used, say, to cool the magnets in MRI scans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19676639

Prof Welton told BBC Radio 4's Today programme: "We're not going to run out of helium tomorrow - but on the 30 to 50 year timescale we will have serious problems of having to shut things down if we don't do something in the mean time."

He added: "The reason that we can do MRI is we have very large, very cold magnets - and the reason we can have those is we have helium cooling them down.

"You're not going into an MRI scanner because you've got a sore toe - this is important stuff.

"When you see that we're literally just letting it float into the air, and then out into space inside those helium balloons, it's just hugely frustrating. It is absolutely the wrong use of helium."

Nikkster

:j

I never knew! I think I've found someone to supply me with my Nemo balloon
And I won't even have to walk back from town with it looking like an idiot!

PasturesNew

Nikkster wrote: »

... I won't ... have to walk back from town ... looking like an idiot!

I suspect this situation isn't easily fixable

Nikkster

PasturesNew wrote: »

I thought helium was restricted/banned these days. It was certainly in short supply in 2011/2012 when balloons became so popular they were restricting medical access to the gas being used for medical reasons.

It is used, say, to cool the magnets in MRI scans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-19676639

I'm sure there was something on the news recently about it being 'banned' as a legal high type thingy, and the police getting upset about people inhaling it on the street...

(I'm not making that up, honest)

Edit: I was half right - got the gas wrong, it was nitrous oxide (laughing gas) rather than helium:
http://www.channel4.com/news/laughing-gas-nitrous-oxide-legal-high-police-drugs-brick-lane-festivals

bugslet

PasturesNew wrote: »

Must be mine.... I'll delete it

Nah, stop trying to take all the glory:p