"Those close to you bring continual disappointment" "Great demands are made on you but remember never overdo things." "Star Gazers Virgo August 23rd" " September 22nd" "But you promised!" "Promised what?" "You promised when I spoke to you last week!" "You said you'd think about it and that there was a real chance I could!" "Er...yes, well, I have thought about it." "No!" "You completely forgot!" "You're just making a decision as we sit here!" "No, not at all!" "I've considered it and in view of the fact that we are undermanned..." "We're not undermanned!" "Daniel can easily manage!" "Yes..." "I reckon I could..." "Daniel is still a trainee employee." "You have to give me a break Georg!" "This is my first big concert." "I booked this gig!" "Solin is in town, governor!" "Look, it's getting harder and harder to keep you here at work!" "Just the other day, you weren't even going to turn up because you were taking part in some song contest!" "I turned up twenty minutes late." "Because I called you.." "I mentioned this to you ages ago, Georg!" "I have to get two hours off!" "." "Yes, I'm sorry, it's just not possible." "Yes, it is!" "No!" "Why not?" "Because it might get very busy and we have a trainee employee." "You often pop out yourself." "That's OK, isn't it!" "You don't write that down in your fucking book!" "That's because I need to go..." "But why don't you write it down in your book?" "Look!" "Try to understand once and for all!" "Oh, I understand completely, Georg!" "I'm in charge here!" "You're boring!" "No!" "Yes!" "No!" "Yes!" "No!" "Yes!" "No!" "Why don't you just let him go?" "Look, Daniel." "I am in charge here." "Just leave the decision making to me." "It obviously means a lot to him." "Yes." "Listen, I had quite an unexpected call this morning." "Really?" "From Pelle Lundgren, on Skån." "He's the primus motor in the community there." "Yes..." "Do you know, he's bought some windmills that will provide the community with sufficient electrical energy the foreseeable future." "That is remarkable..." "There's a customer..." "Yes." "Turn that down." "Buttermilk with muesli." "Good evening?" "Georg Bjarnfredarson?" "That's me." "I'm from the social welfare office." "I've come to check up on your son." "Yes." "Are you Flemming Geir?" "Flemming" "Yes." "Is he on his way home now?" "Yes, he just wanted to look in on his dad." "Then he's straight off to Bjarnfredur  I mean to his grandmother." "Ye, I see." "Yes." "Thanks." "You just put that on my tab won't you?" "Yes." "God, he's boring tonight." "Oh?" "Solin have their first major gig and I'm stuck here." "Because he's mental." "What do you mean mental?" "Just that...mental." "How's things, anyway?" "You alright?" "Yes, great, thanks." "Yes." "Hey, would you like some free tickets for the concert?" "When are they playing?" "Tonight." "Starts at ten." "I have to work." "Yes...yes, OK." "Yes, as I was saying it's just the one time." "What is it with you?" "Aren't you ever going to try to find time to do something about this situation with your son?" "Yes, I am trying." "I thought that after bringing you up," "I'd be entitled to a little time to myself." "Yes, I understand, but this..." "won't happen again." "No, I jolly well hope it won't, Georg." "I've reached an age where I feel I deserve some peace and quiet." "You understand that, don't you?" "Yes." "Come on, Flemming Geir." "Come on." "Bye Flemming." "Olafur." "What?" "ER..." "I've...been thinking about it." "Thinking about what?" "And..." "I've decided... to give you permission to go." "You have?" "Yes." "For one hour." "And how much are you going to take off my wages?" "Nothing." "Really?" "No, I just, I...can see how important this is to you." "Call it a trial run." "And I hope you won't betray my confidence in you." "And not a minute longer, mind!" "No, I promise." "That's good." "Well, Daniel my boy." "Our little fund is turning over very nicely" "Now, it's just a question of a final push." "What?" "It's a custom here on Fridays to go through the bins and see whether we can find any cans or bottles." "You take care of the forecourt and I'll take in here." "Here, put on some rubber gloves, go outside and go through the garbage bins by the hoses." "Look in the containers too, keep your eyes open, and don't forget the ones round the back." "They often empty all the cans and trash out of their cars round there." "You often have to dig down deep to find them." "Is this part of my job here..." "Don't ask questions." "Just do as you're told." "And don't be frightened with the containers." "Just throw yourself in and have a good dig around." "If there are a lot of large bottles, empty them like this." "Squeeze them together." "Place the top on again." "They take up much less space like that." "Go up to the front court of the car salesroom too." "Is that..." "Yes, of course..." "There are two large bins there and they're usually full." "But isn't is better if I just deal with the ones here...?" "No, I'll manage those." "It's not much trouble, really." "Make sure you keep a low profile while you're at it, though." "Understand?" "Don't let anyone see you." "That's one." "Trainee personnel?" "Yes?" "Where are you?" "I'm here looking through the trash like you asked me to." "Yes, have you found very much?" "No, I can't find anything." "Really?" "Listen, step into my office for a moment." "Alright, I'm on my way." "Take a seat." "Do you recognise this?" "Yes, isn't that a small Coke light?" "Do you drink this?" "No...well, sometimes maybe." "But that isn't mine." "I found this in the garbage in the garage workshop." "Yes...er..." "This sandwich wrapper was rolled up inside the bottle." "Yes." "The interesting thing about this type is that we don't sell it here." "No, well, I saw Olafur with it a little earlier..." "He brought it with him from the shop." "Is that so?" "No, no, no, no." "You misunderstand me." "He's on the black list." "Do you know what that is?" "No." "No." "It means that he cannot have a bank account and that kind of thing." "I bear a responsibility towards my staff at Shell." "After all, I'm the shift foreman." "I'm the shift foreman here, too." "Yes, exactly." "Are you sure about that?" "Yes." "Yes, but of course, you don't actually have any staff..." "No." "No, but what would you think as...foreman... if you were always going into the petrol station to purchase goods there?" "Why are you so late?" "I got a flat and it took ages." "And I thought I'd never find the thingy." "Find what?" "Oh, you know." "Nothing." "Have you been drinking?" "No." "Breathe in my face!" "You stink of alcohol, Olafur!" "That's impossible!" "I only had one beer." "I don't believe it." "I take my eyes off you for a second and you go out on a binge!" "I give you my little finger and you tear off my whole arm" "Drunk as a skunk!" "You can lie to me as much as you want, but you can't lie to this breathalyzer." "Put it in your mouth!" "It must be broken." "Here, try this one." "And put it in your mouth properly!" "No, this is obviously useless brand." "No, if it doesn't show on a breathalyzer, he's not drunk." "Well, I did only have one beer." "I don't need to smell his Breath to know whether he has drunk one beer or ten." "A customer coming in here isn't going to say:" ""Excuse me, this employee here, has he had one beer or forty?"" "He is just going to know that the lad is drunk!" "He can tell from the way he is behaving!" "He's not drunk." "He only had one beer." "We are working here with a highly corrosive and inflammable fluid!" "One has to be constantly on the alert!" "You don't sit down at the controls of a nuclear reactor after consuming a cold beer from the fridge!" "It's a petrol station not a meat counter." "That'll go on your tab along with the breathalyzers." "Yes." "Yes, and either you compensate Daniel and me for the damage you have caused us with your..." "I just had the one beer." "Shut up!" "I'm not arguing with you while you're dangerously inebriated." "You have two choices:" "either you pay your wages for this shift into the fund or, as the head of this shift, I'll call the police and notify them that you have come to work drunk, and that I don't trust you with inflammable materials." "And what would your sister have to say about that?" "Do I only have these two choices?" "Yes." "I just..." "Ok, just dock my wages." "I'm putting some gum on your tab too, so that you can disguise the smell of alcohol." "Go outside and put some salt on the forecourt." "and sober yourself up!" "Can you give me some ciggies and put them on my tab?" "I can't put any more on your tab now." "What?" "Sorry, your boss, the bloke who came in earlier, said so..." "What" "You know, the bloke with the funny beard." "Did he come over here?" "Yes, he...came over and asked whether you had a tab here." "Then he said you weren't allowed to buy stuff anywhere else but the garage..." "because we're in competition ...and because you're on the black list." "Daniel darling." "Why have you stopped at university?" "I...er..." "I've decided to take a break." "Take a break?" "Without speaking to your father and myself?" "." "I mean, I'm 23 years old" ".. I didn't feel I had to discuss with anyone ...what I wanted to do." "Your mother and I are very hurt to think you would just take off like this without even telling us." "She has been extremely upset over the whole thing." "It's not about you two." "I just needed to...have a little breathing space." "How should we know that when you don't even discuss the matter with us or even answer the phone?" "I don't know..." "That should do you." "You have your "private space"." "Isn't it about time we all sat Down and discussed things like a normal family?" "Saevar has had a word with them at medical school and there is no problem getting reinstated..." "Maria, it's not quite as simple as that." "However, we can look into matters." "I'm not sure I want to continue with medicine." "Are you going to work at a petrol station?" "I need some time to think about my options." "Go home and think about them there." "I can't do that..." "I've taken on a full-time job here." "I can't just walk out." "Yes, we just don't know what to do with you." "You don't have to do anything with me" "Oh yes we do Daniel." "Your future is at stake." "Now, now." "Yes, it's alright." "Your mother is in a real state over this." "Where's the lavatory?" "I'm sorry, the lavatory is reserved exclusively for our customers." "It's my life!" "It's not just your life." "It's the life of our entire family that you're holding in a vice-like grip, Daniel." "I..." "I'm not..." "Daniel, look at your poor mother." "How do you think she's supposed to concentrate on her ceramics in this condition?" "Mum..." "I just have to find myself." "Find yourself?" "." "No, you're coming with us." "No!" "Excuse me!" "The boy is employed full time here." "He can't just leave his shift like that." "I'm not going anywhere." "Maria, my dear." "Come along." "Yes, come along now." "Daniel.." "Yes, well!" "That was quite a scene." "Family matters can be difficult." "I know from experience." "If you need any help I am a bottomless fount of excellent advice" "Of course, I am qualified in pedagogy and psychology, so I should be able to provide you with some guidance." "Yes, sure..." "What?" "Nothing." "Hi." "Hi." "I'm just going to leave here." "I've had as much as I can take from those people." "I mean, he shouldn't be in charge here." "He was promoted over my head" "I was on my summer holiday and when I got back he was the foreman." "I'd been working here for six months longer than him." "You can't let these people walk all over you forever..." "I mean, if I was the foreman, things would be different." "All these stupid rules that no one has agreed to..." "I mean, for instance... if you asked for some time off" "I'd just say, no problem." "I'd let you take time off." "Not like it is now." "It's like working at NASA." "This is no space station, see." "You have to stick to your principles." "No one else is going to do that for you." "It's no use, you know." "He's an idiot!" "...Hey, he played it in C sharp instead of A..." "I mean, everyone knows that song." "What a dickhead!" "All consumption of alcohol is strictly prohibited here." "Wow!" "Hold on, who are you?" "The headmaster?" "No one's rolling around on the floor here." "It's just the one beer." "Yes, outside, I say!" "Ok." "Where's Olir?" "There's no Oli here." "Yes there is!" "Olafur..." "There's the bitch?" "How are you doing?" "What the...what are you up to?" "OK, outside, everyone outside, right now...outside." "Why?" "Because." "It's not allowed." "It's alright." "He's dressed up warm, got A reflector on his back." "Bye Dad." "Bye." "Say goodbye to your dad!" "Say goodbye to your dad!" "Bye." "Look at those babes!" "What's up, bitch?" "Want to get on board our bus?" "No..." "I can't." "What the hell was that about, earlier?" "You just buggered off." "I understand, you didn't want to miss the news on the telly." "Well, I could have called your dad and had him record it" "No, I just had to go." "Everything was in a right state here at the station, and there was loads to do and the governor went nuts." "Look, you have to go." "No, come on man!" "Into the limo!" "Stop acting like a prat." "Yeah, what do reckon it's like doing a ton?" "What the hell's the matter with you!" "It's dead simple!" "You just get into the limo and get pissed with us!" "Hello?" "Yes, but I can't, you see." "He's already deducted four hours' wages from me..." "Hello!" "What are we talking about here?" "Yes, he docked me four whole hours." "He's crazy!" "Four hours!" "You couldn't have been away than a few..." "Hey, where are Mulder and Scully?" "Yes, well, I had a beer and..." "I can't be bothered to explain." "Jesus!" "Don't let him get away with it!" "No Kiddi, please don't go in there!" "I can't afford to lose this job!" "Hey, are you crazy or what?" "Are you docking my cousin's pay..." "Who the hell are you when you're at home?" "I'm trained in the art of defence." "Oooh, I'm so scared I've pissed my pants!" "If you come any closer, I'I be forced to defend myself." "Hello!" "What's the matter with you... what..." "Outside!" "He pops out for half an hour and he doesn't even go very far!" "We live on an island, remember?" "I have an emergency button here and if I press it the police will come in a flash of a second." "That'd be really nice." "getting the law down here..." "What breed of fish are you anyway?" "Not a breed." "You've got a cleft palate, right?" "No." "You're a wee bit demented, aren't you?" "Hold on, your parents are brother and sister, right?" "No!" "Well, I'm sure you don't have an ID number." "Yes, I do" "You!" "Me?" "!" "Yes, you're dead drunk and doped up." "Doped up?" "He just told me that you docked his pay for something he didn't even do!" "It...it was an agreement..." "a mutual agreement!" "An agreement, my arse!" "Where have you been assembling spaceships?" "Nowhere!" "It's part of an agreement ...about... the holiday fund and the bottles and cans ...going on a trip abroad where Olafur..." "He's been really looking forward to it!" "Yes, I bet he has..." "Have a lot of fun in Legoland and at Tivoli." "You can take some more retards with you." "Oli." "Lunatic fringe of the green party!" "In the motor!"