Blather, Waffle and Poppycock!

[Westmarcher]

  

[you realise don't you that, this is all Lemmey's fault]

[fred.]

I was doing coaching as in "a bit like, but not mentoring".

On each day we have to "coach" each other through a problem. I've been partnered with a girl whose first issue was that she gets too emotionally involved with clients.

I'm working on a scenario that will have her in tears on day 4. 

Coaching - as in constantly asking questions, and never providing answers? I went on a coaching course, and it was quite odd, in that the coach claims to be able to coach anyone in anything as it's all about finding what's blocking them.
Personally I'm more used to a coach in the sporting sense of actually knowing stuff and being able to spot what you are doing wrong at a technical level and get it right.

[Ithoriel]

Coaching - the art of persuading someone that the problem, far from being the underfunding, understaffing, under resourcing and undermining of a project by managers, is in fact the person themselves!

"Don't tell me what it's all about
'Cause I've been there and I'm glad, I'm out
Out of those chains, those chains that bind you
That is why I'm here to remind you ..."

[FierceKitty]

Coaching - the art of persuading someone that the problem, far from being the underfunding, understaffing, under resourcing and undermining of a project by managers, is in fact the person themselves!

"Don't tell me what it's all about
'Cause I've been there and I'm glad, I'm out
Out of those chains, those chains that bind you
That is why I'm here to remind you ..."

We grow old, Master Shallow...

[fsn]

I say chaps!

At what point does one become a Lt General (that's pronounced "Left-tenant")?

If it's 6,000, then Babycham and cherry brandies all round!

If not ... that I shall just have to step up my posting until I achieve rank!

[d_Guy]

Dude, put down the crackpipe - you ARE a Loo-tenant General!
Congratulations! I'll have an IC light.
Not sure how we missed it!

Babycham (which autocorrect insists is baby ham) is my new word for the day.
Time to push on to full general.

[Orcs]

I was doing coaching as in "a bit like, but not mentoring".

On each day we have to "coach" each other through a problem. I've been partnered with a girl whose first issue was that she gets too emotionally involved with clients.

I'm working on a scenario that will have her in tears on day 4.  

I thought you would be working on a scenario that meant she lost her underwear on day 4  

[Last Hussar]

No Orcs, that's just you.

Well, at least we now know what a Ranker FSN is.

[Orcs]

No Orcs, that's just you.

I can't help it if that's my forte.

[d_Guy]

Which is your fort?

[Orcs]

Which is your fort?

Its Forte ( e should have an accent above it)  it means :-

1. a thing at which someone excels.


But as you mention Forts I am keep looking for an old Airfix Fort Sahara that is complete and not costing an arm and a leg.

This is a little Ironic as my cousin has leased the Fort below for 25 years from the Ghanaian Government.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Metal_Cross

[d_Guy]

Oh! - for-tay! 

Gack! Just priced one on eBay- see what you mean - wish I had hung on to mine.

[fsn]

This is a little Ironic as my cousin has leased the Fort below for 25 years from the Ghanaian Government.

Lynette Nusbacher, Techno's a book plate and now Orcs could sweet talk his cos and play Beau Geste in 1:1!

Is there some conspiracy to rob poor FSN of what few wits he has?

What next! Fenton was once Prime Minister of Albania? Ithoriel is actually a wood elf (well, 1/4 on his mother's side) or maybe D_Guy actually sketched the plan for Operation Desert Storm on a napkin whilst dining with Stormin' Norman Schwarzkopf in a Hooters in Atlanta?

Tell us more Orcs. How does one get to rent a fort in Ghana?

[Orcs]

Tell us more Orcs. How does one get to rent a fort in Ghana?

No sure.  He does a lot of church related charity work in Ghana. when he is there he projects Children's  films onto the walls of the castle  on Saturday night for the locals kids to watch. 

He is a bit of a colourful characters and has a reputation for being un-orthodox.  He was the farmer who built his house behind hay bales and was all over the news. Its now demolished.

http://www.surreymirror.co.uk/fidler-told-t-castle/story-28799892-detail/story.html

I went there for his Mums funeral. To my delight his yard is full of REAL ARMOURED VEHICLES. Lots of FV432's a T55 and a FV432 converted to look like a Stug lll.  One of the companies that rents a barn converts and restores them. Unfortunately I was in a suit and was unable to clamber around. 

[paulr]

I'm fairly sure a suit wouldn't have stopped me clambering about