Tinpot floodlights

[ambersalamander]

Once, I had the pleasure of visiting Corinthian-Casuals to watch Sutton play there, and why I asked the tea-bar man whether there were chips, he replied jokingly, "We can't do chips at evening games, because if we turn on the chip fryer the floodlights'll blow." Tinpot humour at its best!

Last night, we returned for a Surrey Senior Cup semi-final. This time, they were selling chips. I made some jokey remark to a friend about how I hoped the floodlights wouldn't blow.

After 75 minutes of play, with Sutton 2-0 up and very much the dominant team, there was a loud bang followed by total darkness. Despite the club's best efforts (one would hope and expect), they were unable to restore power to the floodlights. Match abandoned

Because it was a county cup game, funny rules apply. Apparently (according to our manager who presumably had it straight from the horse's mouth), the case has to go to the Surrey FA Executive Committee or something next week, and THEY will decide whether the result stands and if not, where the rematch will take place.

Hmm. I shan't ask about chips in future.

[Col ISIHAC.]

Conclusive proof that chips are bad for you.

So give them up? There's a good girl :-)

[bh]

At least we won the replayed game!

[ambersalamander]

Apr 25, 2012 20:23:27 GMT Col ISIHAC. said:

Conclusive proof that chips are bad for you.

So give them up? There's a good girl :-)

I don't actually eat chips too often, TBH.

I'm trying to avoid eating at football altogether now, because whenever I do, there seems to be some idiot trying to mimic me eating or commenting on it, and it winds me up. I don't mind people taking the mickey out of me, but I've always been very shy about eating - it's just one of those things - and I hate big group meals and in general eating in public. I don't know why it makes me so uncomfortable, but I'd rather go hungry than have someone staring at me while I eat, miming someone shovelling fistfuls of food into their face or telling me I'll have to watch my figure after eating that, ha ha. I notice they don't do it to male supporters...hmm, interesting. The nadir was one evening game after I hadn't eaten a proper meal for three days, and I'd bought a burger to stop myself fainting from hunger. Some old boy came up to me leering, and went "Eating again, eh, Sarah?" This baffled me: most people do that three times a day, don't they?

I am the first to admit that I'm a bit weird, but we all have our quirks and foibles ;D

[Col ISIHAC.]

I used to polish my foibles every Sunday morning, but eventually the plate wore thin and I let them be!

[ambersalamander]

;D

[DazaB_WCFC]

Just eat constantly like I do.


Mind you, I get the comments when I'm seen not eating now

[ambersalamander]

I've lost quite a bit of weight lately ;D Bikini is coming out next week...

I was just about to post this when my (thick) manager came in and started asking me questions about work and whether we were meeting at 1 or 2. I was, at the time, halfway through a bowl of soup. Was it not obvious I was in the middle of my lunch break? Grr. She does this all the time, usually prefacing it with "Sorry, I know you're on your lunch break but..."

The meeting she mentioned was something she had just emailed to me and two other people, all of whom were on lunch, five minutes previously. For some reason though it always has to be me who makes a decision.

Not acceptable. If someone is eating lunch at work, you behave as if they'd gone out for lunch like everyone else who isn't a forum geek has done.