Random Irritations

cliveb said:
I don't have Sky, but hearing this just staggers me.
The internet is awash with NTP servers.
Pretty much every OS defaults to getting it right.
Sky must have deliberately (and unnecessarily) fiddled around in order to break it.
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True that. We have no clocks in our house, and our phones update automatically, so the only clock I had to manually change was the one in my car. And it took two button presses in all of two seconds.
 
rudebhoy said:
Bought a bed from a well known premium online brand. The frame was supposed to be in 3 boxes. 5 turned up. When I put it together I saw that 2 of the boxes were duplicates sent in error. I emailed them, they said they would arrange collection and let me know when it was scheduled. That was last Wednesday.

Came home from golf yesterday to find a card through the door from UPS saying "we attempted collection but no one was in, we will try again next business day". Checked email including spam folder, no advance notification.

Phoned them up and after an eternity on hold got to speak to some guy who tried to make out it was my fault for not being in. Asked them for a time window for the next collection attempt, he said it would be between 9 and 4. I asked if they could give me a smaller window, he said no. I asked if they could ring or text when they were on the way, same answer.

So, had to cancel today's game to wait in for these clowns.
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pauljames87 said:
As they sent In error say I'll leave them outside, if their not gone by tomorrow I'll be taking them down the local tip
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I was going to say the same, I'd have been tempted to leave them outside in my side alleyway for them to collect while I was out!
 
rudebhoy said:
just noticed that he is the only one in the picture not wearing a mask. Aside from the message this sends, I thought wearing a mask in an indoor public place was a legal requirement in Scotland these days?
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They said something on the news yesterday about UN police having jurisdiction once you pass a certain point in the COP complex, so perhaps it's not Scottish law that applies once you're in the halls.
 
Pin-seeker said:
I was going to go vented again.
Would you recommend condenser over vented?
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We had 2 x vented driers and then went condenser last time as I was fed up with dealing with the steam, fluff etc. They are so much easier to work with. They have a fluff filter that you need to empty every couple of loads, a water container that you empty every 3-4 loads. They are a doddle, no hassle whatsoever. If you get a condenser drier, I'd recommend it, you will never go back to the basic style.
 
The annual post about insurance companies. Aviva wanted to put my home and contents insurance up by £66.00 (over 5 years no claims) so got a quote from Direct Line, more cover and less than half the price of my renewal quote. called Avivs who joyously said they can do a deal, they would agree to only charge me £30 more than last year, but still nearly double what Direct Line wanted. Advised them that I was not a great fan of scalpoing long term customers and have taken my business elsewhere.
 
GB72 said:
The annual post about insurance companies. Aviva wanted to put my home and contents insurance up by £66.00 (over 5 years no claims) so got a quote from Direct Line, more cover and less than half the price of my renewal quote. called Avivs who joyously said they can do a deal, they would agree to only charge me £30 more than last year, but still nearly double what Direct Line wanted. Advised them that I was not a great fan of scalpoing long term customers and have taken my business elsewhere.
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Just imagine the number of elderly and/or vulnerable people who believe that loyalty to their existing provider is a good thing and the amount of money these companies are scamming from those not savvy enough to compare via the net. Horrible business practice (my parents in law ended up paying 4 times the highest home insurance rate we could find on the net through misguided loyalty to the bank they had used for over 50 years).
 
D-S said:
Just imagine the number of elderly and/or vulnerable people who believe that loyalty to their existing provider is a good thing and the amount of money these companies are scamming from those not savvy enough to compare via the net. Horrible business practice (my parents in law ended up paying 4 times the highest home insurance rate we could find on the net through misguided loyalty to the bank they had used for over 50 years).
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Agree and it is the subtle way they do it. Increase by a few quid every year,maybe £10-£20 so as you cannot be bothered to change it then it suddenly hits home. Actually left it as a formal complaint this year about price gouging practices.
 
GB72 said:
The annual post about insurance companies. Aviva wanted to put my home and contents insurance up by £66.00 (over 5 years no claims) so got a quote from Direct Line, more cover and less than half the price of my renewal quote. called Avivs who joyously said they can do a deal, they would agree to only charge me £30 more than last year, but still nearly double what Direct Line wanted. Advised them that I was not a great fan of scalpoing long term customers and have taken my business elsewhere.
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just done the 18mthly dance with Sky, they double the monthly cost, I refuse, they offer to meet in the middle, I give a months notice to leave, a week later they offer me a deal at the original price I was paying!!!! Waste of my time and theres (they must be able to see after 21 years of my account detail!!!!)
 
D-S said:
Just imagine the number of elderly and/or vulnerable people who believe that loyalty to their existing provider is a good thing and the amount of money these companies are scamming from those not savvy enough to compare via the net. Horrible business practice (my parents in law ended up paying 4 times the highest home insurance rate we could find on the net through misguided loyalty to the bank they had used for over 50 years).
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For me it's down right disgusting

My renewal came through at something like £330 I think it was

Went on the old meerkat they told me same provider £250..

Another provider (who I only left as put the price up to £800 whilst the loft was being done so soon as it was finished I was allowed to cancel. Get a refund then buy another policy for a fraction as I had "no active building work") offered me £210

Same they got rid of their same price second year offer.. that was decent ...providing nothing changed it was same price
 
pauljames87 said:
For me it's down right disgusting

My renewal came through at something like £330 I think it was

Went on the old meerkat they told me same provider £250..

Another provider (who I only left as put the price up to £800 whilst the loft was being done so soon as it was finished I was allowed to cancel. Get a refund then buy another policy for a fraction as I had "no active building work") offered me £210

Same they got rid of their same price second year offer.. that was decent ...providing nothing changed it was same price
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I had let mine creep up far too much. Home and Contents with Aviva last year £360.00, no claims over that year, over 5 years no claims, they decided this year I should pay £426.00. Went on the Direct Line website (my old insurers) and got a better level of cover for £187.00. Called Aviva to give them a chance to retort and they said they could do it for £390.00. I explained that this was still more than double Direct Line and they gave the usual spiel about had I checked their rating, are they are reputable company etc. It was Direct Line for Heaven's sake. Gave the poor bloke a bit of a lecture about disgraceful price gouging, advised we would be having a similar chat about my car insurance in a couple of months and he left it as a formal complaint so as someone had to look at my comments.
 
GB72 said:
I had let mine creep up far too much. Home and Contents with Aviva last year £360.00, no claims over that year, over 5 years no claims, they decided this year I should pay £426.00. Went on the Direct Line website (my old insurers) and got a better level of cover for £187.00. Called Aviva to give them a chance to retort and they said they could do it for £390.00. I explained that this was still more than double Direct Line and they gave the usual spiel about had I checked their rating, are they are reputable company etc. It was Direct Line for Heaven's sake. Gave the poor bloke a bit of a lecture about disgraceful price gouging, advised we would be having a similar chat about my car insurance in a couple of months and he left it as a formal complaint so as someone had to look at my comments.
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I had one with the car once they wanted £800

So compared the market got £500

Called them up to leave .. we can do £600 loyalty price

Erm why would I? I've got it for £500 do one
 
We tried to take a new home and contents policy online last year and it kept coming up with an error. When I rang up they said it was because I had a claim in the last year and I had ticked no claims on the form. I explained that we had rung up but were told it wasn’t covered (flat roof) so we got our own builder to sort it. Apparently that is classed as a claim in the eyes of the insurance industry
 
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