C Block - there's no place like it.

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NDWDave Nov 2019 7:21pm, 5 Nov 2019 10,557 posts	0 NDWDave No it is a fancy name for a tap that costs £3,000 and breaks all the time
GlennR Nov 2019 8:02pm, 5 Nov 2019 46,076 posts	0 GlennR We gave up on them. Now have proper water boilers.
Fragile Do Not Bend Nov 2019 9:09pm, 5 Nov 2019 5,041 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend I’ve seen adverts for those boiling water taps for your kitchen and wondered if there was a safety feature to stop someone sticking their hands under it thinking it’s an ordinary tap.
FergusG Nov 2019 9:15pm, 5 Nov 2019 3,304 posts	0 FergusG [You need to place your thumb on the sensor at the front before the button on the top will dispense hot water. Despite a huge laminated card with photographic instructions showing how to work it, most of our visitors seem incapable of getting hot water from it at all!]
Fragile Do Not Bend Nov 2019 9:43pm, 5 Nov 2019 5,042 posts	0 Fragile Do Not Bend I work with the general public, that doesn’t surprise me at all Fergus.
NDWDave Nov 2019 8:00am, 6 Nov 2019 10,559 posts	0 NDWDave Although they cost a lot, they are probably worth it as the HR team take ages to make tea even with an instant hot water tap. They would be even worse if they had the chance to fill the kettle to the brim and then stand around while it boils.
Maclennane Nov 2019 8:54am, 6 Nov 2019 21,584 posts	0 Maclennane Don't they crust up in hard water areas? I can get my dailiy calcium allowance from half a glass of water round here, so I'm loathe to invest
icenutter Nov 2019 12:36pm, 6 Nov 2019 290 posts	0 icenutter Our office boiling tap can't keep up with demand, so enviably you get lukewarm tea.
ThorntonRunner Nov 2019 12:58pm, 6 Nov 2019 2,625 posts	0 ThorntonRunner NDWD - I normally reckon that keeping HR in the kitchen chatting to each other for as long as possible increases the overall productivity of the company
GlennR Nov 2019 2:40pm, 8 Nov 2019 46,182 posts	0 GlennR Dear all, The draft minutes for the Financial User Group held on Friday 1st November are now available. Please click here for details. Kind regards,

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