I have a man here....

[piskieinboots]

..fixing heating - again - and he keeps talking to me but I don't want him to cos I'm feeling 'quiet'....what should I say to him?

[zazen999]

'Oh My God!' and then just keep looking intelligently at the screen...

[Peter]

Something about your "really bad migraine".

[HeyWayne]

Have a Tourettes moment.

[bluemoon]

You're having a 'quiet' day? Hmm...... OK, what planet are you from and what have you done with the real Piskie?

[piskieinboots]

You're having a 'quiet' day? Hmm...... OK, what planet are you from and what have you done with the real Piskie?

ROFL - how well you all know me

The consolation is that he has the most delish Sarf African accent

[HeyWayne]

ROFL - how well you all know me

The consolation is that he has the most delish Sarf African accent

I love the Saf accent on a woman. That 10 yerrs younger woman especially.

One of the dudes in my office is a Saf, want me to get him to say sumfing?

[piskieinboots]

One of the dudes in my office is a Saf, want me to get him to say sumfing?

can you type it when he does - I like to share yanar

[HeyWayne]

can you type it when he does - I like to share yanar

Yar yar, hi siz hillow. Wot ilse woad you laike him to siy?

[piskieinboots]

ask him if he knows Mike Catt

[Two_Sheds]

..fixing heating - again - and he keeps talking to me but I don't want him to cos I'm feeling 'quiet'....what should I say to him?

Start telling him you're having a really bad heavy period ... not only will he stop talking, he will do your work in double-quick time and get outta there

[Seahorse]

Tell him you're deaf. That's what I do (cos I am a bit but it doesn't really affect me if I make an effort). If he carries on, just say 'pardon' every time till he gives up.

[piskieinboots]

love him, he's gone now and he cleaned up after himself
*impressed

[Shortie]

The consolation is that he has the most delish Sarf African accent

Yuuuummmm. One of the perks of the team I work on is that besides lots of peeps from Oz, there are loads of SA's here too

Hmm... quiet day.. I think I second the 'shocked look at screen to get engrossed' idea. I do that all the time to gasbag bess who I have the misfortune to sit next to in work (put it this way, my morning processes have been taking me until 2pm to get done. This morning -she on holiday - it's done and dusted by 11am)