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.

As long as you nag him in the manner of a grumpy Inspector, he'll probably appreciate it/respond in a thoroughly Pavlovian fashion. Sounds like he didn't have it easy at all. The force is a difficult career when all things are equal. Too right you're proud of him.

Can I just ask though, is it possible to train them not to mumble "clear left" from the passenger seat every time you approach a junction? It's been 15yrs of service and I'm not sure how much longer I can take it.

@ReadtheReviews

This is one that's been explained to me a 100 times but I still don't like the answer. Although I accept it's true... Why, if you're in a falling lift, would you not survive if you jumped upwards at the exact moment it hit the ground?

(yeah yeah, can't jump upwards at the same speed it's falling. Humph.)

I have ALWAYS wondered the same thing!

@RestingPandaFace

How did someone first discover that you could drink cows milk?

Ooh i think this about eggs, I mean really who thought of that and also even how to make a cake!

@ancientgran your DH sounds fabulous!
First question, when you pick up your suitcase from the carousel, if someone picks up yours by mistake, how do you prove it /get it back?
Second question, why do easy jet have a speedy pass, when it's still just a free for all
Question three, can Vets legally treat minor ailments on humans in an emergency?

If febreze really kills odour how come it doesn't kill its own odour of fresh linin or whatever the scent is

[quote DebenhamsHadSomeLovelyStuff]@ancientgran your DH sounds fabulous!
First question, when you pick up your suitcase from the carousel, if someone picks up yours by mistake, how do you prove it /get it back?
Second question, why do easy jet have a speedy pass, when it's still just a free for all
Question three, can Vets legally treat minor ailments on humans in an emergency?[/quote]
I've never thought about it before, but something inside the suitcase with your name and address would probably be a good idea. At least if they've taken it home they'd be able to contact you.

@DameHelena yes! They generally puff up their 'do when a rival male appears in their territory or when they're bollocking their missus

Another police one, whenever they're shown raiding houses/looking for evidence on TV the house is always fairly tidy so they can go through rooms/stuff quite quickly. Even squalid houses/slums are very dirty but not cluttered. How would a raid for drugs, or a murder weapon say, work in real life in a very cluttered house or a hoarders house, with cupboards bursting with random junk and clothes piled up all over the bedroom floor etc? Are the police allowed to just plough through and make it even messier while they look for whatever it is or do they have to sort of tidy up as they go just to sort through the place?

I've asked that before. They mostly don't tidy up afaik. Putting right damage depends on whether you're guilty as well if I'm remembering correctly. I wanted to know if they'd replace my door if they accidentally bashed it in after choosing the wrong house to raid. DH reckons it's rarely the wrong house and consequently, they have no obligation to have it repaired.

@ancientgran what a wonderful DH you have and what a touching story. My Mother took on a group of skinheads in the 1970’s who were mocking a women with learning difficulties in a cafe when I was about ten, she was all of 5ft 2, reminded me of that . It was a real defining moment for me.

I have oft pondered if animals speak the language of the country they were raised in, it stems from my school friend insisting when we were 12 on a school trip that the cows in France mooed with a French accent.

@ShowOfHands

I've asked that before. They mostly don't tidy up afaik. Putting right damage depends on whether you're guilty as well if I'm remembering correctly. I wanted to know if they'd replace my door if they accidentally bashed it in after choosing the wrong house to raid. DH reckons it's rarely the wrong house and consequently, they have no obligation to have it repaired.

Thank you, would be a nightmare to find out you've just bashed into the wrong house

@Drivingish I’ve been on a couple of house searches where it’s the wrong door we have went through🤦🏻‍♀️

Line of Duty starts off with a wrong house raided doesn’t it. I know it’s a spoiler but it’s been out years.

@weleasewoderick23

I've always assumed the lone people in the cars with masks were doing deliveries or something where they wanted a mask on for meeting people but didn't want to keep touching it with dirty hands to remove in between .

Who invented knitting ?

@IstillMissHim yep, I had a boiling coffee when I was arrested as well (also for slapping someone), and the police officer was really kind to me too.

Yes and how come most cats like fish if they don't like the water? They would never come across fish in their natural habitat if they won't go near water.

my cat fishes.
Literally sots on side of the pond and tries to catch the fish. he sometimes succeeds.

I have oft pondered if animals speak the language of the country they were raised in, it stems from my school friend insisting when we were 12 on a school trip that the cows in France mooed with a French accent.

this is true!
There was a report recently, and they showed that animal sounds are regional. Cows in different parts of the country have different moos. And it is regional, not just individual to specific cows.

Mary, Joseph, Jesus and conception.

The idea that Mary herself was born from immaculate conception is a specifically catholic view. It is not in the Bible, and is not believed by non catholics. Mary was, according to the Bible, just a normal girl.
According to the Bible: Mary and Joseph were engaged, but not married, and so she was still a virgin.
Jesus conception is by the Holy Spirit.

@Jongy

Sitting here and suddenly two flies appear.

Haven’t seen a fly since the end of last summer.

Where do the bastards go to during winter?

Really??

Flies only live a few days, it's never the same fly...

@Calandor

Do hairdressers do each others hair at the salon (say after work) or do something hey do their own? When do they do it (day off, after shift, lunch break)? Do they have to pay?

Lorry drivers - you can get mini fridges that plug into cars so why don't they use those for meals etc instead of buying fast food?

@Calandor - I can answer this for you - not a hairdresser but been in many. Saw the last hairdresser in a salon I went to doing her own hair - e.g. straightening it. She was doing it after her shift before she went home. If some hairdressers are better than others at e.g. curls with straighteners they ask their colleagues to do this.

I don't think they have to pay each other for e.g. services.

Colour/cut - I've known hairdressers who ask someone else to do their hair (if e.g. highlights) or they do their own - if e.g. root touch up. No idea if they have to pay for this.

@Sewaccidentprone

Do beauty therapists wax their own legs?

Yes we do and our other bits but under arms are quite difficult to get the right pull.. so we wax each other when we get 5 mins. Sometimes we just do one leg and then do other one later 🤣

I mean really who thought of that and also even how to make a cake!

It's evolved over thousands of years, the first bread was nothing like what we have today, it would have been a type of grain and water that people ate like a porridge, perhaps one day it got left in the sun and people realised that it fermented and sort of became bread like... and that eventually became a type of cake when other ingredients were experimented with like adding eggs... over time flour got processed, sugar got processed and we ended up with what we have now.

@steppemum

I have oft pondered if animals speak the language of the country they were raised in, it stems from my school friend insisting when we were 12 on a school trip that the cows in France mooed with a French accent.

this is true!
There was a report recently, and they showed that animal sounds are regional. Cows in different parts of the country have different moos. And it is regional, not just individual to specific cows.

I love this

[quote AnotherCrazyBirdLady]@DameHelena yes! They generally puff up their 'do when a rival male appears in their territory or when they're bollocking their missus [/quote]
I would think and hope that a female robin gives a good bollocking back...