Random Irritations

[Fade and Die]

My Dad used to think the Vesta curry and the chow mein were a culinary high.
He'd always form a circle of rice around the edge of the plate and pour the contents into the middle.
I was surprised to see them on sale a while back in one of the bargain stores.
I resisted the nostalgic tug!

Probably for the best if there were women and children around.

 

[chico]

My Dad used to think the Vesta curry and the chow mein were a culinary high.
He'd always form a circle of rice around the edge of the plate and pour the contents into the middle.
I was surprised to see them on sale a while back in one of the bargain stores.
I resisted the nostalgic tug!

Talking of nostalgia, I took a notion to Toast Toppers a couple of months ago. It was a quick snack when I was growing up and had loads of them. They stopped production in 2017 probably just as well.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Cold weather
Trolls

Sooner the main golf season hits the better

 

[Deleted member 35927]

Thread moaners v

 

[KenL]

Thread moaners v

Why not just name them?

 

[Pin-seeker]

Ordering a steak medium rare & it comes well done.
Why ask how I want it cooking

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Ordering a steak medium rare & it comes well done.
Why ask how I want it cooking

Did you send it back?

If so, how confident were you of it returning without it being 'interfered' with

 

[Pin-seeker]

Did you send it back?

If so, how confident were you of it returning without it being 'interfered' with

No,never send food back for that reason.
I’d rather have an over cooked steak than one that’s been gobbed on

 

[Fade and Die]

Cold weather
Trolls

Sooner the main golf season hits the better

The Plane thread? Ah it’s just a bit of fun, and is it really very different from you trying to convince everyone the Gakpo didn’t trip himself up?

 

[Deleted member 35927]

No,never send food back for that reason.
I’d rather have an over cooked steak than one that’s been gobbed on

I usually order it rare , hopefully it comes out someway less than well done.

 

[Pin-seeker]

I usually order it rare , hopefully it comes out someway less than well done.

Usual place I go cook it to perfection.
Today was just a local pub,cheap & cheerful.
That’s why I was only randomly irritated

 

[KenL]

Ordering a steak medium rare & it comes well done.
Why ask how I want it cooking

Mistakes happen and die.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

The Plane thread? Ah it’s just a bit of fun, and is it really very different from you trying to convince everyone the Gakpo didn’t trip himself up?

Nothing to do with plane thread

And there is factual video evidence to proof who tripped Gakpo

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

Did you send it back?

If so, how confident were you of it returning without it being 'interfered' with

I did that in a pub restaurant once - the steak was tough - and a few moments later I got a "fresh steak". It was the same steak - the piece I'd cut off was missing and I pointed it out.
I was told "Yes sir, chef's given you a sharper knife as the other one was blunt".
I sent that back but said I didnt want anything else instead.
After my wife, parents and I left, the restaurant was closing. As we drove away staff were leaning out of an upper window jeering and flicking us the finger!
Good call not asking for a third replacement!!
By the way, this was quite a few decades back and my mother's upbringing was such that, when we'd finished the meal she'd collect the plates and cutlery to hold out for the waitress. If they'd asked her to help she would have.
When I called the waitress to send my steak back my Mum's face resembled Edvart Munch's "The Scream".
She was mortified and said I'd embarrassed her!

 

[AmandaJR]

Throwdown. Love it BUT one contestant is really irritating me

 

[GB72]

Sky. I know they have processes to follow but the account was in my wife's name and following our separation we wanted it in mine. Sky cannot do that. Ok how about I open a new account and keep the box and router. Nope, have to take a day off as they have to disconnect and reconnect my broadband with a few days gap when I will be without and by ref to take all the existing equipment and send an engineer to fit a new box etc.

 

[IanM]

Sky. I know they have processes to follow but the account was in my wife's name and following our separation we wanted it in mine. Sky cannot do that. Ok how about I open a new account and keep the box and router. Nope, have to take a day off as they have to disconnect and reconnect my broadband with a few days gap when I will be without and by ref to take all the existing equipment and send an engineer to fit a new box etc.

Get the name of a senior manager and kick up a fuss. They soon have procedural changes.

Goggle Customer Service Director or similar.... worked for me!

 

[HampshireHog]

Sky. I know they have processes to follow but the account was in my wife's name and following our separation we wanted it in mine. Sky cannot do that. Ok how about I open a new account and keep the box and router. Nope, have to take a day off as they have to disconnect and reconnect my broadband with a few days gap when I will be without and by ref to take all the existing equipment and send an engineer to fit a new box etc.

Sounds like they want to give you a new customer discount incentive.

 

[GreiginFife]

Sky. I know they have processes to follow but the account was in my wife's name and following our separation we wanted it in mine. Sky cannot do that. Ok how about I open a new account and keep the box and router. Nope, have to take a day off as they have to disconnect and reconnect my broadband with a few days gap when I will be without and by ref to take all the existing equipment and send an engineer to fit a new box etc.

I'd be more surprised to find any company that would allow a contract signed by one person to be transferred in to another person's name in any case except death.

The only thing I think they have done wrong here is the provisioning of the line. There should be no need for either an engineer visit or a gap in service. It should be a simple case of send new router by post, provision line in accordance with new customer regulation and that's it. Engineer should only be required if you either a) don't have an active line or any NTE at the premises, or b) you request a line entry relocation or new NTE (to replace an old one).

If it's FTTP and the NTE has already been terminated correctly then there should be no need for an engineer at all.

 

[BubbaP]

3rd 'news item' on the beeb uk


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