How hot is the coffee in police stations and other odd questions

[buddhasbelly]

I'm watching a programme where a suspect is being interviewed at a police station and they ask him if he wants a coffee.

It got me wondering if the coffee in police stations is always a bit tepid and never boiling hot (therefore tasting a bit shit) in case it gets thrown at a police officer.

Any police officers care to enlighten me?

Also what other pointless questions do you have?

Yes I know Google is a thing. I like a bit of chat.

@sunflowersmith Yes, if working in a 'laid back' clinic. I've known many females to scan their baby regularly and have also seen a few vets xray their hand / foot when checking for a break.
If you're in a big chain clinic with a "big boss" about it would be frowned upon and probably not done.

I'm intrigued to know why single drivers of cars ( as in nobody else in there) wear masks? I see that a lot and just don't understand why.

Also, why do people have pushchairs for dogs?

@BluntWithAC thanks!

And no police officers don't report everything they see of duty. I have PO friends and they turn a blind eye to all sorts (not drink driving or burglary or anything dangerous but minor speeding/ mate having a joint they ignore it).

@ToPlayOrNotToPlay

I wonder about the plastic stuff in swimming costumes. Is someone supposed to wipe it down? Obviously you only try swimwear on over your underwear, however if someone hasn't how does that piece of plastic make it more hygienic? always makes me feel really ick

I wonder ehy you don't get plastic in underwear.

But you should wash clothes before wearing because of this ick.

@weleasewoderick23

I'm intrigued to know why single drivers of cars ( as in nobody else in there) wear masks? I see that a lot and just don't understand why.

Also, why do people have pushchairs for dogs?

Not sure about alone in a car with a mask but I think the pushchair for dogs is because the dog is elderly/unwell but needs some fresh air and can't go for a walk?

@Justanotherobserver

What do birds think when humans keep changing their 'plumage' and what do they think when they see us hanging it out on the washing line?

I'm not sure if the answer to this but our cat struggles to recognise us when we have hats on!

But, you would be hitting the raindrops faster wouldn’t you, so would they not splat rather than lightly landing, therefore making you feel wetter? I am seriously over invested in this question as I spend far too much of my life dodging rain while bringing the washing in😂

Exactly. It really makes my brain hurt thinking about it

@Sewaccidentprone

On a similar vein, in films, tv programmers etc why do they have empty cups? Why not fill them with water or something with a similar weight as to me it’s very noticeable.

Holding something virtually weightless looks different.

This!

I'll really be into a dramatic scene and somebody lifts a take away cup to their lips......and fucking well pretends to drink from an empty cup!

Suddenly I remember what I'm watching isn't real and I lose interest 😡

@OldTinHat

I asked the cashier in Morrisons yesterday if the music they play is on a loop and if she has to listen to the same stuff everyday. Apparently not - they have playlists for valentines, mothers day, fathers day, actual time of day and it's not repeated at all.

So that was a useless question answered and it made me very happy 😊

When I worked at Claire's Accesories we got sent a new cassette (monthly I think?) and had to play it on repeat until the new one arrived. So the same 90 minutes of music over and over. It was painful.

How are bees born? I've never seen a bee egg.

DH is a copper and he is always a copper so unlike a pp's experience, yes he does intervene or he makes a quick phone call when off duty. It's part of his contract. I guess there are probably shades of grey though and when we have the DC with us, he always makes a phone call and never steps in.

He says hot drinks are for cells only and never in the custody area or in interview.

Oh and I sometimes drive alone in a car with a mask on. It's because I've forgotten to take it off.

I used to work with men that had serious addiction issues who were extremely violent and abusive to us staff. It wasn’t a protocol or anything but if I ever gave them a tea I’d fill it with half hot, 1/4 cold water 1/4 milk just in case of this scenario.

My colleagues probably did the same but it just never came up in conversation. Either that or they were crazy enough to give someone threatening to kill them on the daily a boiling cup of liquid.

I used to ask DH loads of questions about custody. I used to really worry when I had babies about how they'd accommodate a BFing mother.

@OldTinHat

I asked the cashier in Morrisons yesterday if the music they play is on a loop and if she has to listen to the same stuff everyday. Apparently not - they have playlists for valentines, mothers day, fathers day, actual time of day and it's not repeated at all.

So that was a useless question answered and it made me very happy 😊

In Debenhams it was repeated on a loop. Some songs I can never hear again.

Humans are symmetrical on the outside, so why aren't we symmetrical on the inside?

@Sewaccidentprone

On a similar vein, in films, tv programmers etc why do they have empty cups? Why not fill them with water or something with a similar weight as to me it’s very noticeable.

Holding something virtually weightless looks different.

I agree! It drives me nuts as you can totally tell that it’s empty and they’re pretending to drink.

Can you catch Covid from a dead body? As discussed with the woman on the checkout in Tesco last week 😂

'OldTinHat

I asked the cashier in Morrisons yesterday if the music they play is on a loop and if she has to listen to the same stuff everyday. Apparently not - they have playlists for valentines, mothers day, fathers day, actual time of day and it's not repeated at all.

So that was a useless question answered and it made me very happy 😊

When I worked at Claire's Accesories we got sent a new cassette (monthly I think?) and had to play it on repeat until the new one arrived. So the same 90 minutes of music over and over. It was painful.'

In Poundstretchers it was a seasonal tape, much excitement on the day the new tape arrived. After two days of the same songs on a loop though and you were thoroughly sick of them. Never recovered actually - still hate those songs 26 years on!

And why do vicars always wear dog collars when on TV (Richard Coles I'm looking at you)?

Doctors don't appear wearing scrubs or stethoscopes.

@weleasewoderick23

I'm intrigued to know why single drivers of cars ( as in nobody else in there) wear masks? I see that a lot and just don't understand why.

Also, why do people have pushchairs for dogs?

My friend's dog had "Westie Lung" when he was old and couldn't walk much so she had a pushchair for him so she could take him to the park with her other dog and he could amble around a bit and enjoy it once there. Bless him, he was an awesome dog.

Yeah, beauty therapists ime have their own way pot

@CaMePlaitPas

How are bees born? I've never seen a bee egg.

The Queen lays eggs in the honeycomb, one in each cell. Thats what they make it for. They become larve and the worker bees feed them honey. Some get royal jelly to prep them for being future queens in other hives.

All the bees involved in this are female, as are the bees who go off to get the nectar. They rotate jobs through different stages of their life (so the older bees stay home and look after the larve and queen). Less than a quarter of the hive is male. They just sit about and eat honey and be useless till its time to go off and mate with a new queen, who will form a new hive. In winter, the male bees are kicked out to die while the hive hibernates.

I love bees.

I think police officers quite often don't 'see' things so that they don't have to do anything. I was at a wedding where one side was a 'party' crowd and the other side were fairly straight-laced and included a police officer. There were tons of things happening and cocaine etc being taken but it was all done away from the main reception rooms and the police guy very carefully never left the main reception rooms.

@MumThatsNotFair

Humans are symmetrical on the outside, so why aren't we symmetrical on the inside?

No answer for this, but this hurts my head: your brain knows where all your organs are and what all your cells and tissues are up to any any one time, but it doesn't tell you.