Quote from: YamFazFan on 23 February 2018, 11:36:38 amQuote from: fazersharp on 22 February 2018, 07:01:38 pmIs the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip. Every time I've tuned in It's been an England women's speed skater blaring her eyes out because she's crashed again.The blubbing one is Scottish.
Quote from: fazersharp on 22 February 2018, 07:01:38 pmIs the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip. Every time I've tuned in It's been an England women's speed skater blaring her eyes out because she's crashed again.
Is the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip.
Quote from: YamFazFan on 23 February 2018, 11:36:38 amQuote from: fazersharp on 22 February 2018, 07:01:38 pmIs the winter Olympics women only this year because every time i turn on the tv there are all women hosts and reporters and I only ever see women's events, its almost like the BBC on a guilt trip. Every time I've tuned in It's been an England women's speed skater blaring her eyes out because she's crashed again.All that funding money - give it me I could slip over on my arse for half the money
Why is it that when small shops short-change you it's always in their favour?.My local takeaway swindled me again last night. First they tried to give me a £5 instead of a £10, then I found I was a £1 short in the coins.A couple of months ago they spent 10 minutes interrogating me as to whether or not I'd paid, even though it was the same person that took my order and money at the start!.Foc 'em, I'll go to McDonalds next time where they know good customer service.
Yeah, that gets me too. Unfortunately it is endemic even in big organisations. Sometimes it's a genuine error and other times it is intentional, and as you say, it is odd that the error is always in their favour.A really blatant case for me was last year at a bike meet. In a well know coffee chain the girl tried to give change for a £10 note rather than a £20 note.It is best if you can pay with the exact value, but that means carrying around a load of notes and change, or pay by card.Of course, when you have had a few pints of Butcombe it is not so easy to keep a check on things.
Today has been one of those days when everything turned to dust.One of the incidents was when I tried to mow the lawn. The mower fired up but the whole cord came away in my hand. But I did manage to mow the lawn in one go by keeping my hand on the throttle bar. It was a bit bit difficult around the twiddly bits but I made it.So I strip the mower only to find that the starter mechanism is held on by four incredibly small hex bolts which none of my allen keys would fit. What an idiotic design I thought.Anyway, after a day of further disasters I got home and checked YouTube on how to change lawnmower pull cords. It turns out the allen bolts are just rivets and it is necessary to remove a whole load of cowling, fuel tank, dipstick housing, and throttle cable support to get to the pull start mechanism. What an idiotic design I thought.The original B&S pull cord lasted years but an aftermarket pull cord put on by a mower service shop only lasted three years and looked more like one of the Mrs pajama pull cords.So on to Google- just the job B&S pull cord £4 but what is this PP £12.50 P/P (it came from the US)Similar thing from Amazon but they only wanted around £3 P/PAfter further searching, at last a company with the genuine cord for £4 and their T&Cs say free postage for orders under 25kg weight- at last. I hit the buy button and was presented with a bill. Sure enough no postage so I hit the pay button. Then I was asked to log in or register.Reluctantly, I registered: name, address, mobile phone number, do you want to buy an eastern child bride for £20 deposit, would you like special delivery, would you like to take out insurance on the product... and on and on.Finally I got back to the buy button. Would you believe it: now the bill had £7 P/P.So that's what pees me off- companies that don't show P/P up front.
Let me be the first to say WTF are you doing mowing the lawn in February
Weather forecasters dramatizing the up and coming weather--complete nonsense
When little scrote bag wastes of oxygen decide to break into my car and steal stuff!! They took the spare sat nav (I understand that) about 56p worth of change 😒 and a box of fucking chewing gum!! What the fuck wrong with people. Stupidly (luckily) is left the car unlocked overnight so I didn't have to suffer a broken window.Still sucks though 😥
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Quote from: YamFazFan on 04 March 2018, 11:58:20 amPeoplePeoplePeoplePeopleThere ya go I've corrected that for ya 👍
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