Roger Bunting
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I\'m not descended from royalty, as far as I know. I\'ve no idea where my family come from beyond my great grandparent\'s generation.
My latest Pet Peeves...
- Thread starter supervike
- Start date
Cos they Shagged everything that had a heartbeat.
Bit of a no-brainer there Donna
??? Or was that just Prince PCENSORED
:innocent:1. When you want to check out some merchandises in supermaket and find out the price stickers were right on top of their instruction.
2. people talking on cell phone in cinema
3. The latest trend here on how to wear a cap. kids will sort of just lay it on top of their head, effectively making their head look 1.5x longer
4. Boss tell you longer working time = more quality output.
FLL
2. people talking on cell phone in cinema
3. The latest trend here on how to wear a cap. kids will sort of just lay it on top of their head, effectively making their head look 1.5x longer
4. Boss tell you longer working time = more quality output.
FLL
Roger Bunting
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A few weeks ago I changed my ISP. However my old one still charged me for the next couple of months. I contacted them and it seemed to all get sorted out and they sent me a refund cheque. Yesterday they sent me an invoice, wanting some of that refund back. :cussing: The ridiculous part is that it\'s 2p they want, 2 stinking pence. It will cost me more than that to either post the payment form back or phone them and pay (and complain) that way. I may just send them an invoice with my payment for the cost of the stamp.
mattsterbenz
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Do it! Send them an invoice along with your 2p check. It would totally be worth it just to see the response you get! lol
-Matt
Morons on Phones
EXACT EXAMPLE of conversation from about 40 mins ago:
Phone rings, I pick up
<Me> Good Morning. IT Services, Mike Dodds speaking.
<Caller> Is that Garry?
<Me> No It\'s Mike Dodds, Garry doesn\'t work Friday\'s.
<Caller> Well Can I speak to Gary.
<Me> Sorry Garry Doesn\'t Work Friday\'s.
<Caller> Well when\'s he in?
<Me> Monday.
<Caller>Oh. Well You\'ll have to come down and help me.
<CLICK as Phone is hung up>
<Me>(to dead phone) Thank you.
10 Minutes later, Phone rings; I Pick up.
<Me> Good Morning. IT Services, Mike Dodds speaking.
<Caller>You were supposed to come and help me.
<Me> Ah and who is calling please?
<Caller> What?
<Me> If you are the gentleman who called about 10 minutes ago, you failed to leave me your name or room number.
<Caller>Are you taking the P*ss. {Trying to be forceful}
<Me>No.
<Caller> It\'s Peter ********** I\'m in Room G18 and I\'m telling you to come here and take off this Windows software and put on Office.
<Me> {puzzled} Sorry, but all machines come configured with Microsoft Office.
<Caller> No I want Office, like I have at home.
<Me> {Still puzzled} But the machines are all set up with Office 2003 as corporate standard.
<Caller> No I want Office 98 like I have at home.
<Me> Ah!I\'m sorry but Office 98 is no longer supported by Microsoft and isn\'t corporate standard or in line with the E-Govt strategy.
<Caller>Look I\'m not wasting my time talking to some Sweaty Oick. I want to talk to a manager.
<Me> {Trying to be polite} You are.
Silence
<Me> Hello?
<Caller> Right I want to talk to your manager. Who is he?
<Me> That will be Ian *********, Director of IT Services. He\'s at his desk, shall I transfer you?
<Caller>Errrrrrr <click>
I\'m getting too old to deal with F***wits.
EXACT EXAMPLE of conversation from about 40 mins ago:
Phone rings, I pick up
<Me> Good Morning. IT Services, Mike Dodds speaking.
<Caller> Is that Garry?
<Me> No It\'s Mike Dodds, Garry doesn\'t work Friday\'s.
<Caller> Well Can I speak to Gary.
<Me> Sorry Garry Doesn\'t Work Friday\'s.
<Caller> Well when\'s he in?
<Me> Monday.
<Caller>Oh. Well You\'ll have to come down and help me.
<CLICK as Phone is hung up>
<Me>(to dead phone) Thank you.
10 Minutes later, Phone rings; I Pick up.
<Me> Good Morning. IT Services, Mike Dodds speaking.
<Caller>You were supposed to come and help me.
<Me> Ah and who is calling please?
<Caller> What?
<Me> If you are the gentleman who called about 10 minutes ago, you failed to leave me your name or room number.
<Caller>Are you taking the P*ss. {Trying to be forceful}
<Me>No.
<Caller> It\'s Peter ********** I\'m in Room G18 and I\'m telling you to come here and take off this Windows software and put on Office.
<Me> {puzzled} Sorry, but all machines come configured with Microsoft Office.
<Caller> No I want Office, like I have at home.
<Me> {Still puzzled} But the machines are all set up with Office 2003 as corporate standard.
<Caller> No I want Office 98 like I have at home.
<Me> Ah!I\'m sorry but Office 98 is no longer supported by Microsoft and isn\'t corporate standard or in line with the E-Govt strategy.
<Caller>Look I\'m not wasting my time talking to some Sweaty Oick. I want to talk to a manager.
<Me> {Trying to be polite} You are.
Silence
<Me> Hello?
<Caller> Right I want to talk to your manager. Who is he?
<Me> That will be Ian *********, Director of IT Services. He\'s at his desk, shall I transfer you?
<Caller>Errrrrrr <click>
I\'m getting too old to deal with F***wits.
Working in customer service can be sooooo entertaining.
Ancient history call:
I was working at a recreation center, and it was a holiday.
Phone rings.
Me: Yonge Village. We\'re open.
Caller: Are you open today?
Me: No, sir. I just came in to answer the phones and tell people we aren\'t open.
It\'s a volunteer service, because I had nothing better to do.
Caller: Are you being sarcastic?
Me: No, sir. I wouldn\'t do that. I could get fired.
And, today... totally different job.
Me: ******* Furniture. Scott speaking.
Caller: Is this Alan?
Me: No, it\'s Scott. Still.
Caller: Is Louis there?
Me: No, he\'s out of town.
Caller: Is Alan there?
Me: Yes, but he\'s with a customer. I can take a message, or you can call back for
him in about 20 minutes. He should be free by then.
Caller: I want to know about where my order is.
Me: Which order is that?
Caller: (like I\'m stupid) My order. Do you think I\'d call about someone else\'s order?
Me: No, but you haven\'t identified yourself, yet, so I have nothing to go on.
What is your order number, please?
Caller: 416-***-****.
Me: Not your phone number. Your order number. It\'s in the top right corner of your
bill.
Caller: June 23, 2008.
Me: Directly above the date. In red ink.
Caller: Oh. 15644.
Me: Hold on while I check on that for you. *Several minutes pass while I make a
call to find out about the status of the order* We\'ll be receiving it next week.
Caller: Next week? But I need it this weekend!
Me: I\'m afraid it won\'t arrive that quickly.
Ancient history call:
I was working at a recreation center, and it was a holiday.
Phone rings.
Me: Yonge Village. We\'re open.
Caller: Are you open today?
Me: No, sir. I just came in to answer the phones and tell people we aren\'t open.
It\'s a volunteer service, because I had nothing better to do.
Caller: Are you being sarcastic?
Me: No, sir. I wouldn\'t do that. I could get fired.
And, today... totally different job.
Me: ******* Furniture. Scott speaking.
Caller: Is this Alan?
Me: No, it\'s Scott. Still.
Caller: Is Louis there?
Me: No, he\'s out of town.
Caller: Is Alan there?
Me: Yes, but he\'s with a customer. I can take a message, or you can call back for
him in about 20 minutes. He should be free by then.
Caller: I want to know about where my order is.
Me: Which order is that?
Caller: (like I\'m stupid) My order. Do you think I\'d call about someone else\'s order?
Me: No, but you haven\'t identified yourself, yet, so I have nothing to go on.
What is your order number, please?
Caller: 416-***-****.
Me: Not your phone number. Your order number. It\'s in the top right corner of your
bill.
Caller: June 23, 2008.
Me: Directly above the date. In red ink.
Caller: Oh. 15644.
Me: Hold on while I check on that for you. *Several minutes pass while I make a
call to find out about the status of the order* We\'ll be receiving it next week.
Caller: Next week? But I need it this weekend!
Me: I\'m afraid it won\'t arrive that quickly.
BarstoolProphet
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Girlfriends that go away on 10 day vacations, then come home and say they met someone else on the vacation and dump you. AFTER you\'ve gotten her home from the airport.
james sequeira
New member
That sucks bar, I had like 3months of new information when I eventually found out.
Sand Rat
New member
More of a laugh than a pet peeve but it goes with the theme of being tired of dealing with adults who cant read a warrenty -
Caller: (for about the tenth time): Can you honestly say you know what its like to go without a phone for three weeks? A phone is not an accessory, its a necessary device for modern life.
Me: Sir, I spent 32 months in Iraq, without a phone to my name, so yes, I understand exactly what it feels like to be without a phone.
Caller: (you can actually hear his train of thought go off the tracks and over the edge of the cliff) er. . . . er. . . . er. . . . I guess three weeks isn\'t that long to be without a phone.
Caller: (for about the tenth time): Can you honestly say you know what its like to go without a phone for three weeks? A phone is not an accessory, its a necessary device for modern life.
Me: Sir, I spent 32 months in Iraq, without a phone to my name, so yes, I understand exactly what it feels like to be without a phone.
Caller: (you can actually hear his train of thought go off the tracks and over the edge of the cliff) er. . . . er. . . . er. . . . I guess three weeks isn\'t that long to be without a phone.
When authors have reams and reams and reams of history books available to them and they just make stuff up. Case in point: Bonekickers last Tuesday.
The fall of the Knights Templar is one of the most interesting and tragic stories in Medieval history and there is a wealth of information on it. You can go to any bookshop or Library in the realm and there with be whole shelves dedicated to them. What do the writers do? \"They were kicked out for being too extremist\". And all this time we\'d thought it was because Phil IV wanted their cash. Silly us
The fall of the Knights Templar is one of the most interesting and tragic stories in Medieval history and there is a wealth of information on it. You can go to any bookshop or Library in the realm and there with be whole shelves dedicated to them. What do the writers do? \"They were kicked out for being too extremist\". And all this time we\'d thought it was because Phil IV wanted their cash. Silly us
wiccanpony
Official Freak Bar Witch
Originally posted by Swordwind
When authors have reams and reams and reams of history books available to them and they just make stuff up. Case in point: Bonekickers last Tuesday.
The fall of the Knights Templar is one of the most interesting and tragic stories in Medieval history and there is a wealth of information on it. You can go to any bookshop or Library in the realm and there with be whole shelves dedicated to them. What do the writers do? \"They were kicked out for being too extremist\". And all this time we\'d thought it was because Phil IV wanted their cash. Silly us
I read some of the trial documents on the Knights Templars, very interesting.
mattsterbenz
New member
When a certain author of a popular fantasy series is several years late on the fifth book (or I might say 4th, if you get my meaning), and keeps making excuses.
*Cough* George R. R. Martin *cough*
*Cough* George R. R. Martin *cough*
It\'s called being \"Stalled\" or \"Drying up\"
Talion
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My current Peeve is ignorant companies.
Been applying for a few jobs. Taken the time to fill it all in, give them my mobile number, e-mail address, postal address.
And they can\'t be bothered to send any kind of notification back, rather than put you out of your misery and say thanks but no thanks, they just don\'t bother at all.......................
Been applying for a few jobs. Taken the time to fill it all in, give them my mobile number, e-mail address, postal address.
And they can\'t be bothered to send any kind of notification back, rather than put you out of your misery and say thanks but no thanks, they just don\'t bother at all.......................
Talion, While I understand your frustration I also sympathise with the company on this.
Last Technician post we advertised for interview, we had close to 300 applications. That was for a single job on very low paid rate.
It\'s not cost/time effective for a company to send out postal aknowledgements, or to take someone away from normal workloads to make telephone calls.
I\'ve also worked in a number of places where the company email address was the ONLY one a company had, plus you must remember in the UK in legal terms an email holds the same legal weight as a letter. Therefore people are very cagey about sending something out in case there are ramifications later.
Last Technician post we advertised for interview, we had close to 300 applications. That was for a single job on very low paid rate.
It\'s not cost/time effective for a company to send out postal aknowledgements, or to take someone away from normal workloads to make telephone calls.
I\'ve also worked in a number of places where the company email address was the ONLY one a company had, plus you must remember in the UK in legal terms an email holds the same legal weight as a letter. Therefore people are very cagey about sending something out in case there are ramifications later.
Originally posted by Swordwind
When authors have reams and reams and reams of history books available to them and they just make stuff up. Case in point: Bonekickers last Tuesday.
The fall of the Knights Templar is one of the most interesting and tragic stories in Medieval history and there is a wealth of information on it. You can go to any bookshop or Library in the realm and there with be whole shelves dedicated to them. What do the writers do? \"They were kicked out for being too extremist\". And all this time we\'d thought it was because Phil IV wanted their cash. Silly us
To say that it was written by the same team that did Life on Mars and Ashes to Ashes, Bonekickers was piss poor. It was almost seemed like a childrens program but for the naughty language in it.
I fail to see why the discovery of some saracen coinage and eastern weaponry in England could be considered such a big mystery when the medieval period was supposed to be relatively cosmopolitan, especialy with all the traffic back and forth from Outremer. They made a big deal about how the Templars were the \"poor knights of Christ\" so they shouldn\'t have any money with them when in reality the order was incredibly wealthy due to the \"banking\" system they established.
The casting was awful, the premise was weak and the script was sub-par. One can only hope the series improves but from what I\'ve seen of the next episode I doubt it will.
Bad call BBC :cussing:
Roger Bunting
New member
Was it not their wealth that was one of the reasons Philip IV wanted them gone?
