I have decided to use Capital Letters properly. Initially my blog was just a timewaster for when I was at work. But I have since (a) become addicted and (b) discovered that I had far more time to waste at work than I initially thought so I guess I might as well take the extra time to type my entries properly.
Yesterday (Tuesday)
I have a new partner with me at work and he started yesterday. Technically I am in charge. This means I enjoy privileges such as getting to use the computer that boots up faster and having a keycard for the front door.
Unfortunately the new guy seems like a dick. I got a call from a warden asking for a team to be sent out to clean up the remains of a dog that had been ran over in the road, and also a request for the team to speak to the owner before sending the carcass to the incinerator. This seemed to leave my new colleague in stiches. I couldn't see how that was funny. An animal had died unnecessarily and its owner was very upset about it.
Last week, we got a call from a woman complaining about the shape of a tree (I think she said it looked like a willy). That was funny because (a) it was ridiculous that someone could be offended by a tree (b) it was ridiculous that it was somehow our responsibility to put it right and (c) it meant that somewhere in Nottingham there was a tree with a defined bell-end on it.
To summarise:
Willy shaped tree = funny
Dead dog and sad owner = not funny
It's only been a day though, so maybe I will adjust to my new colleague's sense of humour in time.
EDIT: Apparently it looked something like this.
