At work, we usually take a break somewhere between 8:30 and 9:30, depending on various factors, and lunch at 12:00 or 12:30. Start time is generally 6 am, so it's nice to rest your feet and the rest of your body for a bit. Sometimes I look at news on my phone, or peruse craigslist, or whatever.
At larger jobsites, it seems that there is always someone who thinks that the time when everyone is eating lunch is a good time to discuss all manner of bodily functions. Personally, I would like to concentrate more on what's happening at the entrance of the digestive system, rather than the exit. Nonetheless, if, for instance, someone is eating Mexican food with spicy salsa, this person will point out what he believes will be the effect of the spiciness on the terminus of the alimentary canal. Of course he feels that this is hilarious, and may also describe the effluvia that may result.
When my kids were little, I told them that there's a reason we have a door on the bathroom. Kind of like what happens in Vegas...
If he (or she, it's not always men, but usually is), tires of the excretory, various other secretions, as well as gruesome sports injuries, infections, and so on may be the topic of discussion.
While I realize that there is a time and place to discuss these things, especially when something goes wrong, for me, lunch isn't it.
At larger jobsites, it seems that there is always someone who thinks that the time when everyone is eating lunch is a good time to discuss all manner of bodily functions. Personally, I would like to concentrate more on what's happening at the entrance of the digestive system, rather than the exit. Nonetheless, if, for instance, someone is eating Mexican food with spicy salsa, this person will point out what he believes will be the effect of the spiciness on the terminus of the alimentary canal. Of course he feels that this is hilarious, and may also describe the effluvia that may result.
When my kids were little, I told them that there's a reason we have a door on the bathroom. Kind of like what happens in Vegas...
If he (or she, it's not always men, but usually is), tires of the excretory, various other secretions, as well as gruesome sports injuries, infections, and so on may be the topic of discussion.
While I realize that there is a time and place to discuss these things, especially when something goes wrong, for me, lunch isn't it.