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  • Cherryfudge
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    As far as I can tell there is no actual reason for any of the rules they have in this place. They just appear out of nowhere and try to make you feel like you're the crazy one.

    You should make that into the sort of plaque people put on their desks. You could make your fortune!
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  • savingholmes
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    As far as I can tell there is no actual reason for any of the rules they have in this place. They just appear out of nowhere and try to make you feel like you're the crazy one.

    You should make that into the sort of plaque people put on their desks. You could make your fortune!
    I had a very similar thought. 

    Well done on all the steps. Sorry that things keep shaking your nest. Hope things settle / something better comes along.
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  • Lol I come across so many signs every day, I did consider setting up an Etsy shop making nicer ones. 
    It would be a challenge and a half to make an elegant sign asking people not to poo in the building 😂
  • Cherryfudge
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    Lol I come across so many signs every day, I did consider setting up an Etsy shop making nicer ones. 
    It would be a challenge and a half to make an elegant sign asking people not to poo in the building 😂
       :o

    (and because it won't let me leave just that as a comment)

    :o  
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  • I've seen signs asking that in more than one building Cherry 😂
  • Cherryfudge
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    Excellent idea @WelshmansDaughter. If you plan ahead you are in control.
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  • doingitanyway
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    From one people pleaser to another....Stick to your guns!
    If you have built castles in the air, your work should not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them

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  • Finally the seasons have changed and I can wear leggings under trousers again. 
    It's the small things.
    I'm on the bus already (7.20) to go to Starbucks. Originally I was thinking to go to my allotment then realised I am not quite ready for that. 
    Part of me thinks I should just do things but without a structure behind them they tend to just fall by the wayside. 
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