Random Irritations

[Dando]

Golfers who slag off a particular brand but are then all over the free giveaway competition of said brand ?

but it's free stuff mate

 

[Beezerk]

but it's free stuff mate

And will end up on Ebay anyway ?

 

[GreiginFife]

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.

 

[backwoodsman]

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 ...

 

[GreiginFife]

Blimey. I thought three in a week was bad enough, but three in a day ...

Make that 4

 

[chellie]

Make that 4

I wouldn't answer the phone. Sure that cuts down the calls. I do 1471 after a call to see what number called. Or buy a phone that lets you block numbers.

 

[Imurg]

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...

 

[GreiginFife]

I wouldn't answer the phone. Sure that cuts down the calls. I do 1471 after a call to see what number called. Or buy a phone that lets you block numbers.

Answer machine is picking them up, I am working so can't answer anyway.

 

[patricks148]

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

 

[harpo_72]

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

Have you said yes to the work?

 

[Mandofred]

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

A bit harsh I think with the price.

 

[Blue in Munich]

Trying to book a service for the burglar alarm we find that the people running the company retired & shut it down last October. Nice of them to tell us!

 

[Beezerk]

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

Diy, fettling bikes is pretty easy ?

 

[arnieboy]

Make that 4

We normally get two or three a day.

 

[BrianM]

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

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.

 

[patricks148]

Diy, fettling bikes is pretty easy ?

yes, i just don't have the tools any longer..... or the patience

 

[patricks148]

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

 

[patricks148]

Have you said yes to the work?

nope despite me ringing them at least 4 times to find out when it would be ready and leaving my phone number each time, "the don't have a contact number for me"

 

[woofers]

Celebrities and Influencers

 

[GB72]

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