Random Irritations

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

When you come up with a great idea that will make people's lives easier in the long run, but it will cost quite a bit of time and effort to yourself to set it up and you're not sure you can be bothered.

Like around 1987/88 when I went to my boss with the idea of using GPS for vehicle navigation. I'd developed a GPS-aided digital map navigation system for helicopters and realised that when on the ground taxiing around the airfield helicopters acted pretty much like cars...and likewise when in a hover they were like a car temporarily stopped (at such as traffic lights). We went to the company and it said we'd never be able to get the DoD releasing GPS position data accurate enough for cars. And that was that. But there you go. End of. Ah well.

 

[chellie]

Whilst on an ebay theme, looking for some new walking boots, bored at work. Someone has described a pair as 'like new, might not have been worn'. That would be fine were it not for the pictures showing mud on the soles and fraying around the top of the boot . Try to be slightly honest about descriptions.

Check out M and M direct.

 

[Orikoru]

Whilst on an ebay theme, looking for some new walking boots, bored at work. Someone has described a pair as 'like new, might not have been worn'. That would be fine were it not for the pictures showing mud on the soles and fraying around the top of the boot . Try to be slightly honest about descriptions.

Have to admire their use of the word 'might' as if they didn't know one way or the other.

 

[AmandaJR]

Time-wasters on Facebook Marketplace who say they'll come at a set time and date to purchase, and don't and just disappear. Why would you bother? What on earth do they get out of it?

 

[BubbaP]

Discovered this evening that the overflow/xmas freezer in the garage had packed up. Irritating as would usually have been empty and off by now. Plenty of cooking since, saving what could be. Thankfully is bin day tomorrow so the rest went straight into the food waste bin.

 

[Fade and Die]

More appliance irritations, the element went on the oven last night, halfway through cooking a lasagna, the kitchen electrics tripped, I reset the breaker and carried on. When the timer went I opened the oven and the penny dropped what has caused the breaker to trip! Uncooked Lasagna ?

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Someone I work with. Lives in Southampton

When he was covering manager getting the higher grade he would drive to be in for their 05:30 take off

Now he's back with us he won't and can't get here for our 7am take off .. 07:15 earliest .. over a week it adds up considering everyone else is here by 06:30 as we get the night turns away

So either

Drive.
Move.
Or simple. Don't do earlies... Late shifts are available to swap ...

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Homes under the hammer.

Magnolia walls and brown carpets...... mmmm yes please, how stylish ?

 

[Hobbit]

Homes under the hammer.

Magnolia walls and brown carpets...... mmmm yes please, how stylish ?

You're turning into a retired Old Fart Victor.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Amazon Prime. I don't need Amazon Prime - I don't want Amazon Prime - but whenever I go to buy something through Amazon they try to get me to take it up...I know about Amazon Prime. If at some point in the future I need it, I know where to find it. But meanwhile please stop pestering me about it and making me have to check that you haven't sneaked it onto my order - give me a 'Don't ask me about Prime' setting.

 

[Swinglowandslow]

Amazon Prime. I don't need Amazon Prime - I don't want Amazon Prime - but whenever I go to buy something through Amazon they try to get me to take it up...I know about Amazon Prime. If at some point in the future I need it, I know where to find it. But meanwhile please stop pestering me about it and making me have to check that you haven't sneaked it onto my order - give me a 'Don't ask me about Prime' setting.

Exactly this. Really winds me up. Unless you are" really on your toes" , you find you've signed for it. It is so infuriating that I stopped using A for a while.
"Opting out" of such products should be outlawed.
If the customer wants it , he should have to opt in, not have to search diligently to find a way to opt out.

 

[USER1999]

Getting emails and texts from Axa saying sorry you are leaving (car insurance), you can still renew it's not too late.

Yes, it is, you robbing bunch of infracionables.

 

[AmandaJR]

I wonder if Amazon are missing a trick with Prime as, ever since we signed up for it, I tend to use them as my go to for placing orders online. I'll do a bit of price research but usually they are there or thereabouts and the delivery service is great (apart from the amount of cardboard). If they made it a couple of quid a month or even free (could exclude video from the free service) then I think their sales would sky rocket.

Plus Amazon Smile is a decent way of your favourite charity getting some funds for nothing, apart from signing up.

 

[GreiginFife]

Forgetting about the need to pay import duty now from EU countries.

Always used the same supplier, not since November though, just been hit with additional £110 in fees.

Lesson well and truly learned there.

 

[Dando]

Homes under the hammer.

Magnolia walls and brown carpets...... mmmm yes please, how stylish ?

did it have an avocado bathroom suite as well

 

[sunshine]

the delivery service is great (apart from the amount of cardboard)

This is the box that arrived when I ordered a new battery for my laser rangefinder

 

[AmandaJR]

The dogs help with ours!

 

[williamalex1]

The dogs help with ours!

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[Fade and Die]

The dogs help with ours!

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Ted just likes to get in them......

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Ted just likes to get in them......
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He must think he's a cat