It's Your Round Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 51 minutes ago, bickster said: I've been answering phones 4 hours a day for weeks now, the sheer amount of people that need cabs that have dogs with them... Now only a certain amount (less than 50%) of drivers will even take dogs, dogs jobs are nearly always a pain in the arse but lockdown appears to mean a much higher percentage of people requesting a dog friendly car It's nearly always somewhere odd as a pick up too, it's like they've taken the dog for a walk and either the dogs knackered or they are .................................... On a similar note (not that it pissed me off), one lad wanted a pick to take him and his mate up from Wigan with 2 bikes.... £45 per cab mate £35? Bloody hell can't you do it cheaper my mates had a puncture No mate you aren't understanding... £45 per cab and you'll need 2 cabs for 2 bikes, so that'll be £90... F*** Off, you having a laugh... Do I sound like I'm joking! I do hope they enjoyed the journey back to Liverpool on public transport the non social distancing spanners A puncture repair kit would cost a hell of a lot less. Maybe they’ll remember that for future trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted May 11, 2020 Moderator Share Posted May 11, 2020 1 hour ago, It's Your Round said: A puncture repair kit would cost a hell of a lot less. Maybe they’ll remember that for future trips. Bolt cutters are more fashionable I guess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjw63 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Waiting to talk to Virgin media and being forced to listen to their horrendous on-hold vocoder infused chart music. Utter **** crap. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StefanAVFC Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Our medical provider we get through my work. Awful. I went to a specialist doctor on Monday. He told me I needed a blood test (with many tests within that) before going to my CT scan on Friday, but stated I'd need to go back to first contact to get that referral as he wouldn't do it (below him or something). Went to 1st contact dr the next day, he disagreed with the specialist about the diagnosis and what tests I needed. But with a great sigh, gave me the referral. Went to get the test yesterday, the 1st contact didn't agree to 3 of the tests (even though he said he did) so I couldn't get them done. Just **** talk to one another and stop blocking my shit you awful bastards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2020 1 hour ago, rjw63 said: Waiting to talk to Virgin media and being forced to listen to their horrendous on-hold vocoder infused chart music. Utter **** crap. On a similar note, the hold music on our company's conference call service says "The host has not yet arrived" and then plays hold music. That hold music is interrupted every 30 seconds or so by a voice saying "Your conference will start momentarily" But it won't. It's just a prerecorded message. I could be waiting here for half an hour and it would still constantly tell me it was starting momentarily. I don't know why this annoys me so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted May 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2020 1 hour ago, Stevo985 said: On a similar note, the hold music on our company's conference call service says "The host has not yet arrived" and then plays hold music. That hold music is interrupted every 30 seconds or so by a voice saying "Your conference will start momentarily" But it won't. It's just a prerecorded message. I could be waiting here for half an hour and it would still constantly tell me it was starting momentarily. I don't know why this annoys me so much It would annoy me, because of the Americanism. Momentarily means "FOR a moment", not "IN a moment". We already have "shortly" for that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Today I've decided I have to cut ties with one of my oldest mates as I've finally admitted to myself he's an absolute word removed. I've given him the benefit of the doubt for too long. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 16 minutes ago, sharkyvilla said: Today I've decided I have to cut ties with one of my oldest mates as I've finally admitted to myself he's an absolute word removed. I've given him the benefit of the doubt for too long. I ditched a lifelong friend about 7 years ago. Best men for each other, friends since infants but a realisation that I started to dislike him and for many reasons decided that he was pretty poor mate. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, Seat68 said: I ditched a lifelong friend about 7 years ago. Best men for each other, friends since infants but a realisation that I started to dislike him and for many reasons decided that he was pretty poor mate. I'm meant to be godfather to his baby so that hurts but I just no longer respect either him or his missus, mainly for things they've done recently but he's been a prat in general for years as well. Life goes on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted May 14, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted May 14, 2020 5 hours ago, mjmooney said: It would annoy me, because of the Americanism. Momentarily means "FOR a moment", not "IN a moment". We already have "shortly" for that. To be fair, It’s an American company and an American comms company they use for the conf calls. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Been roped into a work team Houseparty quiz tonight. Just downloaded the app on my phone. To paraphrase a famous meme 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 18 minutes ago, Xela said: Been roped into a work team Houseparty quiz tonight. Just downloaded the app on my phone. To paraphrase a famous meme I've got one tonight for my brother's birthday and work one on Sunday. My worst enemy is doing the questions for the work one but I don't want to seem like a scrooge and not do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brommy Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Spent two hours on a web chat with Amazon customer service, politely chasing a refund of £134 they initially promised after I had 5 emails confirming orders I had not placed. I immediately informed them of the issue, so they froze my account to enable a password change, cancelled all 5 orders and said my credit card would be refunded. Despite changing my account password, a week later, five different 5 star reviews were written, supposedly by me, for the products I hadn’t ordered. I changed my Amazon password again. 2 weeks and 2 further nudges later, Amazon have refused the refund because my credit card authorised the payment for the fraudulent orders! It took over 2 hours of web chat for them to log my complaint because they insisted I would need to claim a refund from my credit card company, despite Amazon taking the money from my account. Disgusting customer service from Amazon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheAuthority Posted May 15, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted May 15, 2020 5 hours ago, brommy said: Spent two hours on a web chat with Amazon customer service, politely chasing a refund of £134 they initially promised after I had 5 emails confirming orders I had not placed. I immediately informed them of the issue, so they froze my account to enable a password change, cancelled all 5 orders and said my credit card would be refunded. Despite changing my account password, a week later, five different 5 star reviews were written, supposedly by me, for the products I hadn’t ordered. I changed my Amazon password again. 2 weeks and 2 further nudges later, Amazon have refused the refund because my credit card authorised the payment for the fraudulent orders! It took over 2 hours of web chat for them to log my complaint because they insisted I would need to claim a refund from my credit card company, despite Amazon taking the money from my account. Disgusting customer service from Amazon. (Sorry, I hate dealing with scumbag companies/health insurance/medical offices/banks too.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Bond Villain ^ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 (edited) 16 hours ago, sharkyvilla said: Today I've decided I have to cut ties with one of my oldest mates as I've finally admitted to myself he's an absolute word removed. I've given him the benefit of the doubt for too long. Was this the guy who got sacked for "slapping a bird's arse in the office" (I'm a child of the 70s, so please excuse my lack of pc-ness) ? Or am i thinking about a different VTer ? Edited May 15, 2020 by mottaloo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I’m using an i-pad and a HP laptop side by side. If I try dabbing the screen of the laptop with the magic pen that comes with an ipad one more time... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottaloo Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: I’m using an i-pad and a HP laptop side by side. If I try dabbing the screen of the laptop with the magic pen that comes with an ipad one more time... I feel your pain ! The number of times I've shouted at my DAB radio "Alexa - off" and it's ignored me... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted May 15, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted May 15, 2020 11 hours ago, brommy said: 2 weeks and 2 further nudges later, Amazon have refused the refund because my credit card authorised the payment for the fraudulent orders! Why are you bothering with Amazon? If you paid on your credit card, take it up with them. You'll get your money back much quicker with them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkyvilla Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, mottaloo said: Was this the guy who got sacked for "slapping a bird's arse in the office" (I'm a child of the 70s, so please excuse my lack of pc-ness) ? Or am i thinking about a different VTer ? Yes that's the one, good memory. He's now started stalking her online sending nasty messages and making complaints about her at work. She's 18 and just out of college, her older sister works on my department and I'm friends with both. That's why I said I have lost all respect for him and I must look like a dickhead by association. His behaviour towards women has always been pretty shocking. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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