I think I know why people get in elevators and hit the floor buttons repeatedly. Here in Glasgow, none of the elevators (or "lifts") I've been in have "door close" buttons. Only "door open" buttons. So the way to get the door to close immediately is to hit the floor keys. This may be my first insight into annoying people.
(And yes, I too have been known to annoyingly hit floor buttons repeatedly. Rarely. Rarely. And usually only to be funny.)
Friday, March 30, 2007
Thursday, March 29, 2007
Is it mine?
This week I've been reminded of something that I've never understood. There are about 50-75 of us at any given time working in one large room and several nearby conference rooms. Cubicle walls are low and plenty of work is being done in small groups. Thus, it can get noisy at times, especially with cell phones and office phones ringing here and there.
Today a cell phone rang a distinctive tune and about 4 people grabbed for their phones. Now, I'm not saying it's not possible that these 4 people had the same ring tone. BUT. Chances are good that they didn't all share this particular tune. So what I don't get is why people reach for their cell phones just because they hear a phone ringing. If it's not your ring tone, what on earth are you doing? I see it all the time and it drives me nuts.
Today a cell phone rang a distinctive tune and about 4 people grabbed for their phones. Now, I'm not saying it's not possible that these 4 people had the same ring tone. BUT. Chances are good that they didn't all share this particular tune. So what I don't get is why people reach for their cell phones just because they hear a phone ringing. If it's not your ring tone, what on earth are you doing? I see it all the time and it drives me nuts.
Welcome to the UK
So it's been awhile since I've posted. What can I say, life's been busy. But here I am in Glasgow, Scotland, working long hours every day of the week. (That's sort of a lie. We weren't in the office on Sunday--we just had to be "on call," whatever that's supposed to mean to a person who doesn't have a cell phone that works over here, nor is sitting in front of her laptop, connected to the Honeywell network.)
My first "Welcome to the UK" moment happened within the first hour of checking into my Marriott hotel room. I thought I had found the refrigerator, until I opened it and realized that I was staring at the mini bar. I noticed a Smirnoff Ice bottle and picked it up to examine the difference from its US counterpart. As I was holding the bottle in my right hand, I happened to noticed the "Move us and we'll charge!" sign on the inside of the mini bar door. Basically, the mini-bar was sensored so that even if you move something, it'll be charged to your room. So not only was I looking at paying about $7 for a bottle of Smirnoff Ice...I couldn't even drink it.
(As a follow-up to this story, I did not get charged for moving the Smirnoff Ice. They must have written me off as an ignorant American, with which I'm perfectly OK.)
My first "Welcome to the UK" moment happened within the first hour of checking into my Marriott hotel room. I thought I had found the refrigerator, until I opened it and realized that I was staring at the mini bar. I noticed a Smirnoff Ice bottle and picked it up to examine the difference from its US counterpart. As I was holding the bottle in my right hand, I happened to noticed the "Move us and we'll charge!" sign on the inside of the mini bar door. Basically, the mini-bar was sensored so that even if you move something, it'll be charged to your room. So not only was I looking at paying about $7 for a bottle of Smirnoff Ice...I couldn't even drink it.
(As a follow-up to this story, I did not get charged for moving the Smirnoff Ice. They must have written me off as an ignorant American, with which I'm perfectly OK.)
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