Random Irritations

[Kellfire]

Triggered!

Ok boomer.

 

[Blue in Munich]

i found it tough tbh as I’ve always worked since I left school, have Holidays and the odd day off for golf days etc but never have days off to sit around doing nothing. I get bored very quickly and always doing something but lockdown was a real struggle for me.

The lack of routine is a killer.

The change to your routine can be as bad Stu. Mrs. BiM and I were both fortunate in one respect that both of our firms kept going, so there was never a money issue. However we went from going out to work in separate offices 8 hours a day to both being forced to share the same kitchen table and being in each other's pockets 24/7. Add that to the fact that we were living through next door's loft extension with the world's least considerate builders and despite the fact that there were no money concerns, there were plenty of other issues.

Not in any way intending to diminish your issues, which I understand, just pointing out that it can in different ways be as trying for those who appear to have kept the same work routine.

 

[Blue in Munich]

You are joking aren't you? I'm still waiting for a refund from Shamazon from May, and I have two items that we've given up trying to return to them. Once the refund is sorted the account will be permanently closed.

Scamazon again. The item that I returned in May and claimed a refund for in June because the seller didn't refund me. Email from them last night telling me that due to the high numbers, claims can take 4 - 6 weeks to process & please be patient. 10th of June to yesterday is 7 weeks Scamazon, get on with it.

 

[Beezerk]

Car MOT is due on 3rd of August, trying to book it in through the lease firm website and it came up an error saying it needs to be within 90 days of the MOT expiry date and wouldn't let me continue any further.
Out of interest I went onto the GOV website MOT checker, it says it passed its MOT on 24th July and is now valid until the end of January 2021.
A bit confused, the car was parked outside a factory near Wishaw all day on that particular date

 

[PJ87]

Car MOT is due on 3rd of August, trying to book it in through the lease firm website and it came up an error saying it needs to be within 90 days of the MOT expiry date and wouldn't let me continue any further.
Out of interest I went onto the GOV website MOT checker, it says it passed its MOT on 24th July and is now valid until the end of January 2021.
A bit confused, the car was parked outside a factory near Wishaw all day on that particular date

Was it due August? If was due 24th July would have qualified for the 6 month extension which would have been and gone

Maybe a mix up on your part day wise?

 

[Beezerk]

Was it due August? If was due 24th July would have qualified for the 6 month extension which would have been and gone

Maybe a mix up on your part day wise?

Yes it was definitely due in August, I've got an email from the lease firm telling me so. The car is 3 years old in August so also makes sense that way...I think
I have heard about MOT extensions because of Covid but I haven't really looked into it, I've had a company car for the last 15 years so MOT's isn't something I really deal with anymore lol.

 

[PJ87]

Yes it was definitely due in August, I've got an email from the lease firm telling me so. The car is 3 years old in August so also makes sense that way...I think
I have heard about MOT extensions because of Covid but I haven't really looked into it, I've had a company car for the last 15 years so MOT's isn't something I really deal with anymore lol.

I'd bet it was due 31st July or before .. infact I'd say 24th just cuz that's when it was "presented"

If you had an MOT due between 30th march and 31st July you got auto 6 month extension.. just applied automatically 3 days before the due date

Just checked my mot for my car due next year

22nd June ..car registered June 23rd 2 years ago

Could have been registered end July ? Check online will tell ya I believe

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Face masks, or more pertinently the number of face masks dropped anywhere littering everywhere.Why can’t the user put it in a bin?
I can see them being worse than the plastics waste issue

 

[PJ87]

Proper first world problem but American Golf

emailed me friday 15% off this bag.. ooo tempting (first annoyance.. i was doing so well lol)

ordered friday before 5.. 3-5 working day delivery

its now wednesday which is 3 working days.. not even dispatched..

 

[Lazkir]

Ok boomer.

Chomp!

 

[PJ87]

Oh yes I remember my annoyance today

the first year of children! the twins are due sept.. but lot set to be early as they are.. I havent missed the 1st year stage at all

sterilising bottles! hated that first time.. I managed to convince the mrs that the new instant pot I bought you can use the sterile function in that so we dont have another machine on the side.. so thats a bonus

washing machine back on baby care cycle.. which is utterly bonkers.. normal one takes 65 mins.. this one trys for 2 hours 30 mins... really? come on.. takes forever to get through a load

two seperate washing up liquids again

that sort of nonsense .. rather than just running a house as one.. everyone on the same

for example today we all had boiled egg and soilders myself my wife and my daughter .. very nice

will be back to milk for the kids lol

 

[Lazkir]

i found it tough tbh as I’ve always worked since I left school, have Holidays and the odd day off for golf days etc but never have days off to sit around doing nothing. I get bored very quickly and always doing something but lockdown was a real struggle for me.

The lack of routine is a killer.

Always difficult for people such as myself to understand, I do realise how lucky I am not to have suffered from things like this. I'm a 'just crack on with it' kind of guy so tend to think others can/should just do the same.

I got a large dose of reality when someone close to me suddenly suffered a mini breakdown and I had to not only deal with their issues, but also my complete lack of understanding why they couldn't just 'snap out' of it.
Whilst I can't put myself in their shoes, I've learnt to listen a lot more and to trust what the wife tells me when I'm being less than sympathetic.

 

[Papas1982]

Always difficult for people such as myself to understand, I do realise how lucky I am not to have suffered from things like this. I'm a 'just crack on with it' kind of guy so tend to think others can/should just do the same.

I got a large dose of reality when someone close to me suddenly suffered a mini breakdown and I had to not only deal with their issues, but also my complete lack of understanding why they couldn't just 'snap out' of it.
Whilst I can't put myself in their shoes, I've learnt to listen a lot more and to trust what the wife tells me when I'm being less than sympathetic.

I had literally the exact same thing last weekend.

Got a call from my bro who was on the edge. Had no idea he was even remotely depressed.

Luckily have 12 days off soon, so will be spending the time there whilst trying my best not to say things like "man up".

 

[Deleted member 3432]

Lake District mountain rescue teams have been called out 19 times since Friday. Wasdale team alone have had 9 call outs.

Weather has been dreadful yet these clowns are still getting themselves into trouble, appartently 11 of the call outs where through the sheer stupididly of the clueless people who were ill prepared and inexperienced on the fells.

Any ounce of common sense should have told them not to go up.

Mountain rescue teams are all volunteers, they don't need this volume of call outs

 

[patricks148]

Lake District mountain rescue teams have been called out 19 times since Friday. Wasdale team alone have had 9 call outs.

Weather has been dreadful yet these clowns are still getting themselves into trouble, appartently 11 of the call outs where through the sheer stupididly of the clueless people who were ill prepared and inexperienced on the fells.

Any ounce of common sense should have told them not to go up.

Mountain rescue teams are all volunteers, they don't need this volume of call outs

same up here, go out in shorts and flip flops, weather changes oe suprise suprise weather is diff at the top of a mountain trouble is they call out the helicopter

 

[Rooter]

Lake District mountain rescue teams have been called out 19 times since Friday. Wasdale team alone have had 9 call outs.

Weather has been dreadful yet these clowns are still getting themselves into trouble, appartently 11 of the call outs where through the sheer stupididly of the clueless people who were ill prepared and inexperienced on the fells.

Any ounce of common sense should have told them not to go up.

Mountain rescue teams are all volunteers, they don't need this volume of call outs

Please ignore my lake district help post! LOL
Jokes aside, it will never, not be a surprise, some people are just idiots. We are there in 2 weeks with the kids and will be walking places that are suitable for them so fingers crossed won't require the rescue services!!

 

[PJ87]

american golf.. seems like a few people been waiting weeks and still no sign of their parcels

why is it the big boys like AG and currys struggle with these issues so much.. almost like they cant deal with simple tasks

 

[GB72]

american golf.. seems like a few people been waiting weeks and still no sign of their parcels

why is it the big boys like AG and currys struggle with these issues so much.. almost like they cant deal with simple tasks

I think because more and more, the big companies hold less and less actually stock and have become drop ship companies for the Chinese manufacturers. Add to that the fact that so many AG customers want a custom order that then needs to be assembled and then dispatched from China and you have logjam. With the size and weight of clubs, I am suspecting that they are not coming by air either.

 

[BrianM]

Got my P45 today and final payslip and I’ve been taxed 40%, should only be 20% ??
I’ll get it back at end of tax year apparently unless I’m under hardship.

 

[fundy]

Got my P45 today and final payslip and I’ve been taxed 40%, should only be 20% ??
I’ll get it back at end of tax year apparently unless I’m under hardship.

there are ways to get it back sooner if you apply to HMRC