Random Irritations

[Deleted member 1740]

I'm an instant payer of tradesmen invoices having seen how much damage the big builders did to smaller suppliers/trades, but getting to the point where Im going to delay paying the invoices for as long as the works been delayed from the agreed date soon!!!!

Not saying this is you but a lot of over promisers and under delivers lately!!!

I understand that its a 2way issue and things don't always go according to plan.

Often Builders will tell you one thing but the tradesman wont know or can't meet what the builder has told the punter.

I stopped working for builders a while ago, everyone i've ever worked for has never made a penny on the jobs, i'm amazed how they trade????‍?

 

[Deleted member 1740]

Always pay tradeesmen on the day I receive the invoice. With trades as busy as they are at the moment, they will always be inclined to accept work from those that pay on time and having a phone full of numbers for all of the essential tradesmen who you can trust is worth its weight in gold.

Yeah and those who pay upon invoice will be looked after when their boiler breaks down in height of winter, whilst Mr lucan who is ignoring the bill will be kept on the "if i get chance to" list.

 

[fundy]

I understand that its a 2way issue and things don't always go according to plan.

Often Builders will tell you one thing but the tradesman wont know or can't meet what the builder has told the punter.

I stopped working for builders a while ago, everyone i've ever worked for has never made a penny on the jobs, i'm amazed how they trade????‍?

no builder involved, im talking about trades im employing directly on my house who cant deliver on the dates they promise time and time again sadly. inability to communicate properly just makes it worse too (not something you have an issue with haha)

as for not making a penny, plenty of margin in these jobs, too much on most of them for my liking!!!

 

[Deleted member 1740]

no builder involved, im talking about trades im employing directly on my house who cant deliver on the dates they promise time and time again sadly. inability to communicate properly just makes it worse too (not something you have an issue with haha)

as for not making a penny, plenty of margin in these jobs, too much on most of them for my liking!!!

Ouch!!

 

[chrisd]

Irritation one: Trying to speak to an insurance company who "apparently appreciate my business, but not enough to answer the phone"

Irritation two: receiving a letter from a bank that I don't bank with, and finding out some scrote scammer has opened an account in my name ! Got it blocked !

 

[Mudball]

Is be straight on that 5 year fix and begging for another 10 year

Rates only going one way ATM will be a long time if ever before we see what we have had again

I am thinking of the 5 yr too.. we have been overpaying on our current one, and so the new one is just below the 5yr one. So financially, it still works.

The window of opportunity is very small, since BoE was to announce another rather hike last week but put it on hold till the morning. So i will be on the blower to them tomorrow

 

[srixon 1]

Electric vehicles that crawl along 60 mph roads at 35 mph. GTFOOTW.

 

[IanM]

Electric vehicles that crawl along 60 mph roads at 35 mph. GTFOOTW.

Give it 10 mins, they'll be parked on the side of the road with a flat battery.

 

[drdel]

Finance (bank) website rejected password. Requested email to reset new one is provided ! Called their 'chat line' 5 min with an AI system then another 15min 'wait for an 'agent'.

Another 45 minutes of repeating issues then told they can't sort it I must ring their helpline. 20minutes in queue with auto voice saying use the chat line!

Finally speak to a person and repeat request for email link to reset password. Agent says he can sort it.

So a total time of nearly 90 minutes and you'll not be surprised to know the website reports "wrong password '.

I'm off to the shed to play with the 12bore!!!

 

[IanM]

Finance (bank) website rejected password. Requested email to reset new one is provided ! Called their 'chat line' 5 min with an AI system then another 15min 'wait for an 'agent'.

Another 45 minutes of repeating issues then told they can't sort it I must ring their helpline. 20minutes in queue with auto voice saying use the chat line!

Finally speak to a person and repeat request for email link to reset password. Agent says he can sort it.

So a total time of nearly 90 minutes and you'll not be surprised to know the website reports "wrong password '.

I'm off to the shed to play with the 12bore!!!

I was once working with an organisation where I had to explain why "password resets/lockouts " shouldn't only be available via their intranet!

 

[IanM]

Films / dramas that jump around chronologically ! Annoying

 

[bobmac]

Drivers who, for some reason, see a road sign that states ''ROAD AHEAD CLOSED'' and think it doesn't apply to them.

 

[Robster59]

Just moved into our new house. Before we moved out of our old one, we full cleaned the house, emptied all the bins and made sure everything was as clean as it could be before we moved out. We get to our new house, and they had not cleaned it, all the bins were full of rubbish, junk left in the garage and all the rooms to clean. We didn't expect it to be spotless, but they could have made an effort. My missus is stressed up enough as is with the house move, without coming to the house and have to clean everything before we put anything in the cupboards.

 

[Robster59]

We were on holiday for a week between leaving our old house and moving into our new one. We spent a week in Kirkby Lonsdale, which was nice, but WHY do people think that once they're on holiday they are invulnerable? They can walk in the middle of the road, cross without looking, chatting in the middle of the road, etc.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

Drivers who, for some reason, see a road sign that states ''ROAD AHEAD CLOSED'' and think it doesn't apply to them.

to be fair around here you will see the sign and you have to continue but its 90% of the time a side road thats closed and the road your on is fine

 

[bobmac]

to be fair around here you will see the sign and you have to continue but its 90% of the time a side road thats closed and the road your on is fine

I know but there are no side roads, just a short road with a sign saying closed on it with a big digger where the road used to be.

 

[Deleted member 21784]

no builder involved, im talking about trades im employing directly on my house who cant deliver on the dates they promise time and time again sadly. inability to communicate properly just makes it worse too (not something you have an issue with haha)

as for not making a penny, plenty of margin in these jobs, too much on most of them for my liking!!!

Feel your pain

Had a tradesman booked in for yesterday, 3 hour job

Booked in July suppose to come between 9-3

By 1 hadn't heard so called .. someone had moved the booking for tomorrow (today) sorry is 0830 ok? Yeah that's fine these things happen

0830 comes .. no sign
09:00 comes no sign or call
Called him 09:15 sorry just had to go supplier on the way to you now

Still not here

 

[Piece]

Drivers who, for some reason, see a road sign that states ''ROAD AHEAD CLOSED'' and think it doesn't apply to them.

Sometimes it doesn't, when you need home access

 

[Beezerk]

One of the lads, a policeman who’s been going through a tough time recently.
Apparently he got caught drink driving last night ?
What a stupid idiot, that’s his career down the toilet.

 

[Yorkhacker]

She's 96 and her health hasn't been the best recently, as you might expect for someone of 96, and has been withdrawing from public appearances that in previous years she would never have missed. Having recently lost her husband of over 70 years it wouldn't surprise me if she's held on to get to the Platinum Jubilee and now goes rapidly downhill. I hope I'm wrong but I'd be surprised if she sees out the year.

Accurate prediction of the year prize!