Random Irritations

The tube. Last night signal failure, means I have to take a completely different route and my wife has to pick me up to take me back to where my car is, over an hour late home. This morning I'm at the station nice and early but the next train is cancelled and the one after that only going four stops so is useless. And when I finally get a train it's all stations and there are no seats of course.

God I wish I could work from home again.
 
ColchesterFC said:
I know we're not allowed to discuss it, but can I still be randomly irritated by Brexit? And Germans. The German authorities have decided that no UK passport holders are allowed to work on vessels in German waters, even outside the 12 mile limit. One of our vessels on our current job was ordered into port and told to replace all of the UK personnel on board. Has really screwed up my next rotation as it's meant to be on the Dutch/German border and line turns are in German waters which means I'm not allowed on the vessel.
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Have a word with the MCA...I don't know the full context, but some of that sounds in breach of a IMO directive
 
Small shops where, if a customer has a problem, all the staff get involved in it while a massive queue forms, rather than just letting one employee deal with it while the others sort out new customers.
It's usually pharmacies.
 
BiMGuy said:
Can I add my weight behind the car insurance premium irritation.

I’ve been toying with swapping mine. The premiums on the cars I’ve been looking at are nuts. Some nearly triple my current premium.
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Agree, first time ever I have had a renewal quote (last month) from my existing insurer, and not be able to get a lower quote from price comparison website!

There always used to be lower ones, even if it was with some small firm I had never heard of and probably wouldn't go with, but this year no other price comparison quote got within £80 of my renewal quote (from Hastings).
 
SteveJay said:
Agree, first time ever I have had a renewal quote (last month) from my existing insurer, and not be able to get a lower quote from price comparison website!

There always used to be lower ones, even if it was with some small firm I had never heard of and probably wouldn't go with, but this year no other price comparison quote got within £80 of my renewal quote (from Hastings).
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I’m with Hastings and they beat all new offers this year for me, too.
 
SteveJay said:
Agree, first time ever I have had a renewal quote (last month) from my existing insurer, and not be able to get a lower quote from price comparison website!

There always used to be lower ones, even if it was with some small firm I had never heard of and probably wouldn't go with, but this year no other price comparison quote got within £80 of my renewal quote (from Hastings).
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People should stop rocking the boat, they moaned and moaned so much that excisting customers should be offered the same deals as new customers .. when will people learn? Any change will never benefit them ..so now we all get rubbish deals

Won't see the new customers 20% off anymore
 
RichA said:
Small shops where, if a customer has a problem, all the staff get involved in it while a massive queue forms, rather than just letting one employee deal with it while the others sort out new customers.
It's usually pharmacies.
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Had exactly this at a pharmacy yesterday, then get told "there will be a wait" when I finally do get to the front of the queue........and the alternative is what? Go elsewhere? Comeback another day?....no, just process the dispensing and let me leave with that I came in for mate!
 
House insurance with LV has increased from £153 to £253. No claims in the last 20 years, tried calling them but seemingly that's their best price.
So the search begins.
 
williamalex1 said:
House insurance with LV has increased from £153 to £253. No claims in the last 20 years, tried calling them but seemingly that's their best price.
So the search begins.
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I wonder if it makes better financial sense to have a claim every couple of years so there’s at least a return on the outlay even if that outlay is higher :unsure:
 
Car insurance renewal quote up from £360 to £506 - did the usual search and 16 companies offer same terms under £400. Now time for the dance with existing insurer - a real waste of everyone's time.
 
D-S said:
Car insurance renewal quote up from £360 to £506 - did the usual search and 16 companies offer same terms under £400. Now time for the dance with existing insurer - a real waste of everyone's time.
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A lot of people have found. me included, that they will not do the dance this year, it has been take it or leave it.
 
GB72 said:
A lot of people have found. me included, that they will not do the dance this year, it has been take it or leave it.
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You may well be right and, if so, they will lose my custom. They only increased it a fiver or so last year so I didn’t even do the check and stayed with them. Just more admin for all parties.
 
Local pharmacy has changed hands. Has it improved service? Flat no! Old school till, where nothing is priced nor stored electronically (i.e. scan barcode for price). New staff had look in a large book to price up some Gaviscon and Strepsils - 1970s style.
 
D-S said:
Car insurance renewal quote up from £360 to £506 - did the usual search and 16 companies offer same terms under £400. Now time for the dance with existing insurer - a real waste of everyone's time.
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I don't see the point of that. Never have. Just vote with your money and leave.
 
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