Random Irritations

Spam/Scam phone calls ... the third one in a week claiming to be from HMRC telling me I needed to follow instructions to prevent my National Insurance number being frozen! Getting better on the reactions as time passes - heard most of the first message, some of the second, and had cut the call after two words of the third...

Three today alone with the automaton voice telling me my internet connection will be cut off due to "illegal activity". Clearly with more people working from home they only need to scam/scare a few hundred people in to pressing 1 to connect to their "technical executive" at a cost of about £100 and the scam works.
 
Three today alone with the automaton voice telling me my internet connection will be cut off due to "illegal activity". Clearly with more people working from home they only need to scam/scare a few hundred people in to pressing 1 to connect to their "technical executive" at a cost of about £100 and the scam works.
Blimey. I thought three in a week was bad enough, but three in a day ...
 
Any calls I get on my mobile have to be spam at the moment.
Haven't had a work call in 6 weeks and everything else is done by text or WhatsApp...
 
had my Mountain bike in for a repair, the rear guide sprockets kept jumping, guy said the chain ring was a bit worn too, rang them this morning, want £250 for repairs, thats without the chain ring which still hasn't arrived, only paid £300 SH talk about rip off... FYI they hadn't done what i took in in for in the first place, the sprockets:mad:
 
had my Mountain bike in for a repair, the rear guide sprockets kept jumping, guy said the chain ring was a bit worn too, rang them this morning, want £250 for repairs, thats without the chain ring which still hasn't arrived, only paid £300 SH talk about rip off... FYI they hadn't done what i took in in for in the first place, the sprockets:mad:
Have you said yes to the work?
 
had my Mountain bike in for a repair, the rear guide sprockets kept jumping, guy said the chain ring was a bit worn too, rang them this morning, want £250 for repairs, thats without the chain ring which still hasn't arrived, only paid £300 SH talk about rip off... FYI they hadn't done what i took in in for in the first place, the sprockets:mad:
A bit harsh I think with the price.
 
had my Mountain bike in for a repair, the rear guide sprockets kept jumping, guy said the chain ring was a bit worn too, rang them this morning, want £250 for repairs, thats without the chain ring which still hasn't arrived, only paid £300 SH talk about rip off... FYI they hadn't done what i took in in for in the first place, the sprockets:mad:

Diy, fettling bikes is pretty easy ?
 
had my Mountain bike in for a repair, the rear guide sprockets kept jumping, guy said the chain ring was a bit worn too, rang them this morning, want £250 for repairs, thats without the chain ring which still hasn't arrived, only paid £300 SH talk about rip off... FYI they hadn't done what i took in in for in the first place, the sprockets:mad:

Where was this Patrick?
We got Harry a new Merida mountain bike from Monster Bikes and he came off a flyer before Christmas and they repaired it for free, very happy with the customer service.
 
Where was this Patrick?
We got Harry a new Merida mountain bike from Monster Bikes and he came off a flyer before Christmas and they repaired it for free, very happy with the customer service.
Inverness Bikes on Portland street, usually use Monster, but when it went at the start of Dec, i rang them, the guy said just bring it down, when i got there another guy says was it booked in??
We are booked till the end of Jan,no one would have told you to just bring it down:rolleyes:
 
Brit on an Antigua Facebook group I follow boasting how he is there on holiday by bluffing that he was a travel agent and travel photographer going on business
 
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