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John BullOne thing I've noticed is that people who say "we'll cross that bridge when we come to it" in meetings, tend to be the most surprised when they come to the bridge.
LCKENDRICK@garius I tend to find those people generally have set fire to said bridge and expect you to put it out.
Alastair Temple@garius yeah, as with all generalisations not always true but I think often what they really mean is "I think that isn't a bridge we are ever going to have to deal with so stop wasting time thinking about/planning for it".
John O’Donnell
arceuthobium@smilingdemon @garius “I expect to get promoted before we get to that bridge so it won’t be my problem when you losers have to cross it.”
Gareth Kitchen@garius or lack of one!
yelling jackal@garius Bringing up accessibility stuff in software meetings (in shitty work environments) is this. "Oh we can hire a consultant to retroactively do that!" 
Then no one plans in that that needs to happen, and software gets dinged 'cause it's being used for clients who legally need to be compliant with that stuff.
Then no one plans in that that needs to happen, and software gets dinged 'cause it's being used for clients who legally need to be compliant with that stuff.
Cheetah Fluff
Matt@garius punctuated with phrases like "well, I had no idea this issue would happen" while you sit there with your head in your hands thinking "we talked about this 6 months ago and you dismissed it"
@MattPCart @garius
Then they blame someone for not telling them this would happen.
Then said person points to a stack of emails they have sent every day for the last month warning that it would happen, and then tell Mr Bridge that it’s their fault, and I, sorry they, are not going to do a fucking thing about it.
Then they blame someone for not telling them this would happen.
Then said person points to a stack of emails they have sent every day for the last month warning that it would happen, and then tell Mr Bridge that it’s their fault, and I, sorry they, are not going to do a fucking thing about it.
Gary Hudson@garius @MattPCart nothing tastes more bitter in the mouth than the words “I told you so“ So we seldom utter them
@GaryFHudson @garius I had to hack this phrase and change it to "well, I did say..." and then provide the evidence.
Still doesn't go down well as someone will inevitably pipe up with "well, be that as it may, we still need to solve this problem."
*groan
@stevewfolds
Andy Kelly@MattPCart @garius I am in a situation (well, several situations) that is likely to go that way. Got my arse-covering emails in already.
Martin 🎶💻🤓🐱
Zoe@MartinLDNUK1977 @garius naurrr that alt text though
Keith Evans@garius In my experience they end up panicking and blaming everyone when the bridge isn't where they thought it was and now haven't got time to brake.
Seb.@garius procrastination only works for so long...
Martin@concretebadger @garius oh I really like that one!
Hope Sara@garius I can relate to this 😂 I’ve been to known to say “thaaat’s future Hope’s problem…” and then at a later date “ohh no… it’s now my problem…” 🤦🏼♀️
MelbPTUser@garius What happens if you're the civil engineer designing said bridge? 😜
@MelbPTUser @garius no problem boss it meets all the specs you… what do you mean you’ve upped the weight limit thirty percent?
Not with Stupid; I AM Stupid.@garius I like to twist metaphors, such as “He really upset the applecart amongst the pigeons” and “I'll burn that bridge when I come to it.”
Alexandra Lanes@garius I always say “We’ll burn that bridge when we come to it” and watch to see if anyone notices
@garius
In my experience, by the time they say it, there are already people on the bridge.
They just haven’t noticed yet.
In my experience, by the time they say it, there are already people on the bridge.
They just haven’t noticed yet.
Steve Williams@garius @columbduffy Trolls rely on them for their income 👹
Columb Duffy@blabberlicious @garius i interpreted this as an observation of the world st large, not just online. Happens in work frequently
number137@garius me trying to cross the bridge first -to burn it down before the fuckers can follow
Colin@garius Also the most likely to have burned it
ck@garius my nickname was Cassandra at several jobs for this reason, see too many bridges
fungible thadius@garius
That’s when we can just put a pin in that and circle back to that later.
That’s when we can just put a pin in that and circle back to that later.
Kaladin 🧑🦽💨@garius amen. there's both YAGNI (Ya Ain't Gonna Need It) and SLYWiNI (Sounds Like Ya Will Need It)
ottO@garius I like to say that “the us from the future are going to want to come back in time and punch us in the face for this”
Edwardtaaffe@garius
Agreed, but it takes both types. That's why teams work.
Agreed, but it takes both types. That's why teams work.
jec&@garius that's my boss for sure
Andrew Lewis Workshop@garius this is similar to the "we got the funding - holy crap, now we have to do all the stuff we said in the bid" moment.
Mike Knell@garius I've heard that as "We'll cross that bridge if we come to it" from people who very much hope the bridge will turn out not to exist despite the fact that at least two engineers present at the meeting visited the bridge a few weeks ago and reported multiple structural weaknesses.
Jos Dingjan
Kincaid
Philippa Cowderoy@garius Totally coincidentally, this theme gets used for one of the goofiest bosses the Final Fantasy games ever had you fight
(I also can't help but link to the composer's band's version https://youtu.be/0KtKbcTSpp8 )
"We'll fight a goofy-ass boss when we get there" is, of course, never the case...
[Video Soundtrack] Battle at the Big Bridge [FINAL FANTASY V]
sara mitchel@garius the global view on climate change
Stephan Neuhaus@garius even though James Brown had asked repeatedly to be taken to it.
Cat West@garius Or they’re the ones who burned it down in a ‘cost cutting’ move the previous quarter.
Karl Matthias 🇺🇦@garius but, like, we're standing on that bridge now.
Tony Wells@garius
"But Sir, we live in Königsberg !"
"But Sir, we live in Königsberg !"