Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11th October 2025.

11th October, 2025.

It’s official: I was up early, yesterday, for very little.

I got up early, yesterday: so I could get to town early, pick up my new spectacles, and go home.

That way, if there were any problems with the thing, I’d know sooner, rather than later.

But … 

They were delayed.

Delayed … !

To the point where I’m going back, today, to pick them up.

Ho … … … hum!

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Oh … cat-food adverts … !

YouTube insists on throwing English language cat-food adverts at me.

Despite not having a cat.

The brand in question is a very swish brand that features delicious meaty chunks … in gelée.

Gelée.

Gelée, rather than jelly.

Why they insist on that, I don’t know: but it sounds utterly pretentious.

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Peace has broken out in Gaza.

Allegedly.

Dependant on many things.

It’s been heavily influenced by the US President.

Though I’m not sure I trust his motives for coming up with the plans.

Beyond telling you he want’s a Nobel Peace Prize.

Thankfully, this year’s peace prize has gone to Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado.

Personally … ?

I’m grateful it’s gone to one of the US President’s supporters, rather than the man, himself.

I suspect he’d become insufferable as a result … 

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 6-2-2019: The Crash

6th February, 2019.

Yes: I’ve had the bad news from BT.

I’ve not been picked for a second interview.

I am … 

Not surprised, somehow.

As the next stage of the process was the online assessment I took, yesterday.

It was one of those with three components.

Part one’s a timed numeracy and detail matching test.

I get the feeling I do well on these: any deficiencies on the time I believe is countered by my basic ability with maths and detail.

Part two?

An audio based section on customer services that, again, I think I did well with.   Especially after this many years in customer facing roles.

Part three?

Was one of those tests where you get a series of statements, with with a range of multiple answers: ranging from ‘Strongly Agree’ to ‘Strongly Disagree’.

I hate these tests: and never get through them.

Tests like these are something I don’t know how to navigate: or, at least, navigate with a good enough result to counter any of my failings in the first and second parts.

Frankly?

My next appointment with the Job Centre is tomorrow.

I think I might want a LONG chat with my work coach.

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Nik Nak’s Daily Teaser — 11-10-2016

Hmmm … 

That’s seemed to go well.

As you know, I’ve started my new job: yesterday, in fact.

There’s possibly a story or two, there.

The actual training … ?

Seemed to go well enough.

The only problem with the day … ?

Was the trains.

I got myself out of the house on the dot of two in the afternoon.

Plenty of time to get to the station, get the train to Shenfield, get from Shenfield to Chelmsford, and then walk from Chelmsford station to the office.

Only to get to work, half an hour late.

Because someone had killed themselves, by jumping in front of a train, at Chadwell Heath.

Now, I’m sympathetic.

I’ve suffered bouts of depression for many years.

But frankly?

That’s not the thing I wanted to hear on my first day at work!

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The Daily Teaser — 11-10-2015

Can I mention sausages, at this point … ?

No, really.

Basically … ?   I went shopping, yesterday: and managed to treat myself to a pack of sausages.

Gourmet sausages: made by a company called ‘The Giggly Pig’.

Although WHY the pig’s laughing is something I couldn’t tell you.

At ANY rate … ?   At any rate, the company show up on a fairly regular basis: at the street market held Friday’s, in Brentwood High Street.

And they HAD to be there, cooking off sample sausages, just as I was going past: with a bit of spare money.

And plenty of samples to try.

I ended up buying half a dozen of the hickory smoked ones: and had three of those for dinner, yesterday.

It has to be said: those sausages are expensive.

But my word, they’re worth the money, if you have it to spare … 

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