What do you do on your lunch breaks?

Syringer

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The actual eating part of lunch doesn't take more than 20 minutes or so, and I'm wondering how else I can fill the rest of the 40 minutes of it..
 

brtspears2

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Usually run a few errands on the way back from lunch, such as waiting in line at USPS. That kills a good 20-30 minutes.
 

Encryptic

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Originally posted by: Syringer
The actual eating part of lunch doesn't take more than 20 minutes or so, and I'm wondering how else I can fill the rest of the 40 minutes of it..

Kill spiders? :p

No, I usually just read Slashdot or read a book while eating lunch, unless I need to run an errand on my lunch break.
 

Megadeth

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I hate eating alone so I usually find someone to go out to eat with.... Usually my girlfreind, but sometimes she cant, so I'll call one of my freinds or something... If I don't feel like spending money on lunch then I will go home (I live about a mile from where I work)....
 

Syringer

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I thought there was some sort of legal thing where you're required to have an hour lunch at a full time job? Maybe it's just California?
 

lozina

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I drive home for lunch and the drive is 15 minutes each way so there's not much time to do anything else
 

RagingBITCH

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I usually drive to Fry's and just walk around there for a bit. Or a Best Buy or Target or something. I have the exact same problem :(
 

PanzerIV

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Some days I eat lunch out with coworkers but that gets expensive so more often than not I either get or bring something to eat and read the rest of the time. It gets so incredibly boring sometimes because I live way to far to go home for lunch.
 

poopaskoopa

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Curse the microwave in the kitchen at work because it's such a candyass. It takes forever to heat up my lunch.
 

Scouzer

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Our lunch 'hours' are only 43 minutes, so...can get rushed to eat when I eat out.
 

andrewjm

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Originally posted by: Syringer
I thought there was some sort of legal thing where you're required to have an hour lunch at a full time job? Maybe it's just California?

i believe its 30min per every 4 hours of work...

8hr work = 1hr lunch
 

Encryptic

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Originally posted by: poopaskoopa
Curse the microwave in the kitchen at work because it's such a candyass. It takes forever to heat up my lunch.

Break the microwave so they'll be forced to buy a new one. :evil:
 

Trey22

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I live .75 miles from work, so at lunchtime I hop in my bug, come home, have some leftovers, and spend the rest of the time playing Battlefield 1942.
 

Squisher

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Hopefully eat lunch.

Because I'm a repairman, if something breaks I have to stop and fix it. I might not get a lunch or any breaks if the sh!t hits the fan.