Random Irritations

[Bunkermagnet]

I was annoyed with that as well. They want to do an annual service. What for is my thoughts. I had a Citroen ICE car several years ago and that was service once every two years and I have always understood brake fluid change was every two years.

One of the things that really annoyed me on my last service was a pollen filter change costing £40 with under 10k on the clock and I see that on Mudball's BMW service after just one year.

I think every 2 yrs is standard across the board with dealerships, though whether they need it after 2 years is probably moot.

 

[GreiginFife]

I’d be questioning why a car under 3 years old would need a brake fluid service, let alone “topping up” at a year. That would set alarm bells off for me.

My old 840 was 2 year service and 3 year brake fluid. New 235 is 2 year service and brake fluid, I asked why it’s 2 years on brake fluid and just got a shrug of the shoulders. So it won’t be getting done at 2 years for the brake fluid as that’s unnecessary.

 

[WorldHandicapSystem]

Those prices have nothing to do with it being an EV.

If you take your car to a main dealer expect to pay their extortionate prices. A break fluid change should be no more than £50.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

No whatabouteryat all. He went to Qatar and took the lolly. There's a great clip on Have I Got News For You where he gets embarrassed and offers very little defence.

He's a hypocrite in everything he does. Football, business and now his foray into politics.

He's a Temu Gary Lineker

None of which changes the truth or otherwise of what he asserts. You either know or believe what he says to be true, or at least true in part, or you think his assertion is total codswallop. The words are the same no matter who speaks them.

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Those prices have nothing to do with it being an EV.

If you take your car to a main dealer expect to pay their extortionate prices. A break fluid change should be no more than £50.

TBH, I doubt £50 would come close, as I don't see even an independant garage only charging at £50 an hour labour, plus materials as well.

 

[WorldHandicapSystem]

TBH, I doubt £50 would come close, as I don't see even an independant garage only charging at £50 an hour labour, plus materials as well.

I paid £39.99 for the fluid change when my car was serviced in May.

 

[IanM]

Poor old mum in law (87) is in The Royal Surrey with covid. The rest, thankfully is good news...

Thankfully, she's on the mend and in decent spirits.

Its funny being in the hospital where my dear old mum was a nurse for many years 70s-90s .

 

[D-S]

Gregg (even the spelling of his name irritates me) Wallace. Now suing the Beeb for a relatively trivial £10k. I assume merely to keep his name in the media.

 

[IanM]

Gregg (even the spelling of his name irritates me) Wallace. Now suing the Beeb for a relatively trivial £10k. I assume merely to keep his name in the media.

That's a weird amount...

 

[D-S]

That's a weird amount...

From his lawyer “He stated Mr Wallace was seeking damages for "distress, harassment and loss of amenity not exceeding £10,000" as well as interest.”

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Pancreatic Cancer

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Had a lovely evening at the range just come home opened my phone and I’ve got work emails sent to my personal email account! Last line in one says respond to confirm receipt and plans for next week as we haven’t been able to get hold of you on work email!

I’ve deleted it!! I’m not responding and I’m going to be highlighting the issues of sending me work related emails to my personal device. I’m on holiday and my out of office states that they can moan at me Monday and I won’t be listening as the person emailing me was the one who approved my leave So is well aware why he couldn’t get a response from my work email .

 

[Wilson]

Had a lovely evening at the range just come home opened my phone and I’ve got work emails sent to my personal email account! Last line in one says respond to confirm receipt and plans for next week as we haven’t been able to get hold of you on work email!

I’ve deleted it!! I’m not responding and I’m going to be highlighting the issues of sending me work related emails to my personal device. I’m on holiday and my out of office states that they can moan at me Monday and I won’t be listening as the person emailing me was the one who approved my leave So is well aware why he couldn’t get a response from my work email .

Surely a quick text/whatsapp with an “apologies for messaging whilst your on leave, but need to confirm plans for next week etc.” would be a far better option?

 

[D-S]

Had a lovely evening at the range just come home opened my phone and I’ve got work emails sent to my personal email account! Last line in one says respond to confirm receipt and plans for next week as we haven’t been able to get hold of you on work email!

I’ve deleted it!! I’m not responding and I’m going to be highlighting the issues of sending me work related emails to my personal device. I’m on holiday and my out of office states that they can moan at me Monday and I won’t be listening as the person emailing me was the one who approved my leave So is well aware why he couldn’t get a response from my work email .

Should have the Out of Office auto response on your email that they use often in Europe “Thank you for your mail, I am away on holiday and your email will be automatically deleted. If it is urgent please contact x. Otherwise please re send your email on my return on x date.”

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Surely a quick text/whatsapp with an “apologies for messaging whilst your on leave, but need to confirm plans for next week etc.” would be a far better option?

Absolutely not. There are policies in place that ban using WhatsApp and personal communications of alsorts for many reasons so they shouldn’t be in contact at all unless it’s an emergency which it is not!

Should have the Out of Office auto response on your email that they use often in Europe “Thank you for your mail, I am away on holiday and your email will be automatically deleted. If it is urgent please contact x. Otherwise please re send your email on my return on x date.”

Mine is on and states emails will not be monitored until Monday 13th Oct any urgent issue should be direct to X! However it’s X that has emailed my personal account so is being ignored and dealt with Monday

 

[Sid Rixon IV]

It’s the humour that sometimes gets you through. FIL passed away a couple of years ago. He started going for walks during the evening and we tracked him via an Apple AirTag. one day he had made his way to the house where he lived 75 years earlier. So I drove down in the car. He knocked on the door and a woman answered. He never recognised her and he told her he lived there. She had lived there for 30 years. He kinda worked it out he lived there as a boy and I said to the woman “ many thanks and what was your name”. She said “Kath”.he looked at her and said “ you’re not my wife”. His wife’s name is Kath. Both him and her looked astonished. I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. I know I wished at that moment she was called Susan or something.

Tash, yes it's initially a heartbreaker to see a parent lose track of reality, but if they are given the right care in a good environment, as my Mum was, and you and I come to accept it, you can find satisfaction from listening to their recollection of life and you can genuinely laugh with them.
It's sometimes sad but often really uplifting to listen to their memories which may never get recalled and appreciated otherwise.

 

[Pin-seeker]

Had a lovely evening at the range just come home opened my phone and I’ve got work emails sent to my personal email account! Last line in one says respond to confirm receipt and plans for next week as we haven’t been able to get hold of you on work email!

I’ve deleted it!! I’m not responding and I’m going to be highlighting the issues of sending me work related emails to my personal device. I’m on holiday and my out of office states that they can moan at me Monday and I won’t be listening as the person emailing me was the one who approved my leave So is well aware why he couldn’t get a response from my work email .

Seriously how can they not know you’re on holiday?
We all do

 

[Lucifer MorningStar]

Seriously how can they not know you’re on holiday?
We all do

Exactly it’s not been a bloody secret

My irritation stems mainly from whose contacted me and about what! Absolutely trivial stuff that could have been a 30 second conversation over a coffee but instead send a huge email demanding a response for confirmation!

 

[Tashyboy]

Tash, yes it's initially a heartbreaker to see a parent lose track of reality, but if they are given the right care in a good environment, as my Mum was, and you and I come to accept it, you can find satisfaction from listening to their recollection of life and you can genuinely laugh with them.
It's sometimes sad but often really uplifting to listen to their memories which may never get recalled and appreciated otherwise.

What I will say. As dementia changes people. Me dad has always been the quiet type. At times now you can never shut him up when he gets talking. Some of the stories he has told us which we had never heard before gladden the heart.
There is a dementia thread on here and it really helped me and the family. ESP when making tough decisions that Forummers had taken previously.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Our one month old nice new car, parked just down from our house in our road, was keyed all down one side either last night or this morning. Some folk are nasty; sick; too angry with life, or just jealous of others. I'm just feeling very sad...especially given my wife suspects a neighbor of doing it...