Secrets of your trade.

Only one so far is their 'at risk from home visited' alert is!

@nevernotstruggling Just been reading the whole thread and wondering when the social workers were going to tell us what the ' secrets' of their trade were.

What directives are they given to knock back referrals that don't meet their threshold?

Would love to know

As PP has said Ice machines never get cleaned they are often really grubby .
Staff going to 'change a barrel' could be a number of things like needing the loo , but staff been sent to change a barrel often is a way to defuse a situation between staff and customers .
If the drink does not taste right and you want a replacement say so right away not once you have drank half of it .
Whistling . tapping . shouting . been rude , will not get you served any quicker . we will make you wait longer

If you are planing to have more than a couple of spirits with a mixer or there are a few of you wanting the same mixer , order the spirit and ask for it in a tall glass and order a pint of mixer , it will work out cheaper.

If you like ice in your pint of mixer or cider ask for it in a separate glass, that way you get a full pint of your drink not 3/4 and a quarter of a pint of ice
( that is if you are brave enough to still want ice )

I once saw food that had fallen on the floor (in the kitchen) at a chain pub be scooped back into the frier for a sec and refried then put back on to plates!

To be fair that probably did kill any germs lurking on it...

..

The food and hygiene ones are making me 🤢

@babyno5 he needs to get in those last 3 years to take him up to 40 years served, to maximise his pension (unless he's bought extra years).

My DBro remembers working in one govt department where his boss was heading for retirement and spent his last few months writing to all the contacts he'd made over the years putting himself forward for directorships and consultancies. Of course what field your DH is in, and his grade, makes a big difference!

Never seen beer 'reused'. It's pretty hard to get a drip tray out of its metal hoop and pour it into a glass, especially as the pumps are bar height.

Have seen salads and salad dressings being taken off finished plates and go straight back out onto a new plates!

Also seen old vinegar bottles being refilled when they are supposed to be emptied and dispose of (use by dates invalidated).

All sorts of nasty unhygenic carry on. Mind you, seeing Gordon Ramsey's nightmares is enough to put you off stepping foot outside your own kitchen!

I dont dispute that Supervet is very intelligent and frontier pushing; however there is some debate about how ethical some of the procedures are; they cost thousands and are a huge undertaking for the patient. Sometimes the need to try something new and experimental fuelled by the owner’s need to not give up and desperation to try anything pushes the pets too far in my opinion.
My other trade secret is that sometimes the vet will take your pet away from The consult room to get ‘help around the back ‘ - it really is not a sinister motive even though it looks that way ! It’s usually that primarily a lot of pets -especially dogs - are better behaved for exams/bloods etc away from their owners, and secondly - we are skilled and coaxing and restraining animals in such a way that they will allow us to do what needs to be done- it looks easy but I assure you it is a skill to not get bitten or allow your vet to get bitten ! Have had plenty of injuries Though 😀

Some pubs discreetly serve the beer that has overflowed into the drip tray

That's why you stay away from flat roof pubs!

@Allergictoironing yes it's Home Office. He even recollects one or 2 bowler hats 😂😂.
I do keep telling him every time the "voluntary redundancy" e mail comes out that he should take it and go contracting as he could easily earn double with less hours but I fear he's become institutionalised!!

Glad it has comforted folk. X

@Crosser62  Thank you for your post. It will give unimaginable comfort to so many.

My DM's best friend was a nurse and says exactly same.

God bless all nursing and caring staff

I get it I really do. Just hadn’t really thought of it being thrown away! I take stuff to work all the time and it all gets eaten so I’ll stick to bought stuff for school!

There is a very very small profit margin on beer in pubs
Some pubs discreetly serve the beer that has overflowed into the drip tray

There is a huge profit margin on the on-tap fizzy drinks. Huge cases of the pre mix is hooked up to a carbonator. They’ll charge pounds for a soft drink and it probably cost pennies

Almost every single veterinary person I know loathes the drama and thinks Noel Fitzpatrick is a twat....and his real name is Martin ;)

He comes across as someone who is doing it more for himself rather than the animals e.g. look at this amazing thing I've made/I think this is the most revolutionary thing I've done etc.

Girl - so sorry about your girl xx

Aw @Girlinstripedpyjamas I worked in nurseries and schools before going into health visiting and I'm sorry, but there's just no way!

I have no idea what your house is like, if you washed your hands or if you let your snotty child lick the spoon. I'm sure your cake would be lovely, and I'm sure your kitchen is lovely and clean! The gesture itself is lovely and much appreciated! But we just wouldn't eat them. Sorry

@Girlinstripedpyjamas my mum works in a school and while they won't eat anything made by the kids they will if it's obviously by an adult! They have a mum who makes amazing spring rolls and they all eat those..

Almost every single veterinary person I know loathes the drama and thinks Noel Fitzpatrick is a twat....and his real name is Martin ;)

Oh I’m so pleased to read this. DH took our beloved cat to be PTS as I couldn’t bear it but then he just handed her over. This is comforting x

Another Veterinary Nurse here - we all dislike doing /assisting euthanasias but most of the colleagues I have worked with will do ANYTHING and everything possible to make it as stress free and smooth as possible for the pet. If owners can’t bear to stay we will cuddle, kiss, sing and talk to their pets so their last moments are as soothing as possible. I have been known to feed gravy bones to dogs as the injection is being given...we do all care.
All the vets and nurses I work with really do care very much about your pet - above everything. Including your feelings- we try to be as understanding as we can but we are here for them primarily. Generally , we are not money grabbing or rich - vets have the highest suicide rate of any profession. The existence of the NHS makes it difficult for a lot of people to understand our prices and I am so fed up of spending 22 years always trying to explain and/or justify this.
Oh - and the Supervet is NOT REAL LIFE.

I also used to be a
Dispensing optician.... the mark up on specs is huge.

You know those ray bans you
Paid £199 for? At cost they'd be about £30....
Your frames that cost £99? They actually cost £15.

The mark up on specs (frames) is extortion.

Lenses are
Not much better. A single vision easy rx can be 99p

They'll charge you £60....

@babyno5 Never had a tea trolley in my department while I was there (started there 36 years ago, shit that makes me feel old!), I think that may have been only in the "old" ministries like Home Office & FCO. We didn't even get a fridge for our milk until about 1996/7, used to keep ours on the outside of the windowsill to stay a bit cooler.

I remember a few years ago when I was working for a consultancy, and the bosses had to explain to my workmates that if we accepted a cuppa when we were in the local government offices we should offer to contribute to the kitty. The other people at the consultancy who had never been public servants were shocked and horrified that the poor public servants had nothing at all supplied, especially when they realised just how much less public servants earned for the same jobs as them. At that time I was earning about 50-60% more than I had doing the same job as I'd done in central government.