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Nardies said:
HTP99 said:
He wasn't being a jobsworth, he was pointing out how rude you were.
How exactly? I gave him a card, he goes out the back to find the parcel, I wasn't there to have a chat with him. I deal with the public daily and it is so frustrating and rude when there are people that you are dealing with and they all of a sudden break off to take a call or answer a text.
Liszt said:
Don't get me started! Applied to renew 10 year old son's passport in April, a lot of to-ing and fro-ing and escalation. Culminated in a yet another call to Passport Office on 1st August to ask where the hell it was as due to go on holiday on the 4th. Was told that they couldn't tell me the status but someone would call me with in the next 2 working days to let me know the status of the application, but no chance of getting it before we travelled.
Got off the phone to answer the door to the postman who had the passport. Idiots.
what do you expect - this is gobermunt in action. Why do you think that St Maggie sold off BR, Gas, BT, water etc? Now I'll be right up there to say that letting the utilities be owned by a foreign country is not the best idea, but remembering the sGot off the phone to answer the door to the postman who had the passport. Idiots.
t state we were in in the mid/late 70s makes it hard for me to protest too hard 
Pit Pony said:
Wife sent me a text asking me to purchase my own beer on my way home, as she'd been in Tesco, about to buy the beer I'd sent her a text to get her to buy, but she was with our 17 year old son, who had advised her which beer I prefer. They spent another 45 mins getting other stuff and when they got to the til the store detective had been following them, and accused her of buying the beer for him. The assistant manager was called, and it ended with my wife leaving £100 of food at the checkout and going home having purchased nothing.
Strange as it may seem, my son was in his homebrew phase of drinking, and didn't drink 'st like that dad'
Not in the spirit of the thread, I know, but my boys have been allowed a beer each at the weekend since they were 13/14. Strange as it may seem, my son was in his homebrew phase of drinking, and didn't drink 's
t like that dad' On many occasions we've stood by the bottled ales, deciding what we want, no-one has ever commented there or at the checkout.
As the younger will gleefully tell anyone who might comment, the minimum age for the consumption of alcoholic drinks at home and under adult supervision is......
Five.
handpaper said:
As the younger will gleefully tell anyone who might comment, the minimum age for the consumption of alcoholic drinks at home and under adult supervision is......
Five.
Even in a licenced establishment it's 16 as long as it accompanies a table meal and is actually purchased by somebody over the age of 18.Five.
Local authority woe...about five years ago we had built an annexe for the MiL, planning permission duly stated it had to be a separate annexe (own front and rear doors) and could never be a separate dwelling.
But the same council's own rating dept. levies rates on it as though it is a separate dwelling. Just so happens that the occupier is a dependent and thus the rates are 'zero'd'...
And thus the household waste dept. then deliver two sets of wheelie bins - this is a good thing. Except the first collection day the operative announces that - in his considered opinion - we don't need two bins and promptly recycles the effing brand new wheelie bin in his dustcart (for recycle read 'crush and dismember with other rubbish'). We complained and had another shiny new bin delivered.
Later on the TV licensing dept. starts to ask about the inevitable 'is-it-two-or-is-it-one' dwelling question thinking we might have to stump up two annual BBC fees...but no, we convince them otherwise and MiL then passes the milestone age for FREE TV Licence!! So now neither household pays.
But the same council's own rating dept. levies rates on it as though it is a separate dwelling. Just so happens that the occupier is a dependent and thus the rates are 'zero'd'...
And thus the household waste dept. then deliver two sets of wheelie bins - this is a good thing. Except the first collection day the operative announces that - in his considered opinion - we don't need two bins and promptly recycles the effing brand new wheelie bin in his dustcart (for recycle read 'crush and dismember with other rubbish'). We complained and had another shiny new bin delivered.
Later on the TV licensing dept. starts to ask about the inevitable 'is-it-two-or-is-it-one' dwelling question thinking we might have to stump up two annual BBC fees...but no, we convince them otherwise and MiL then passes the milestone age for FREE TV Licence!! So now neither household pays.
When I bought my house and moved in I called the council up to get the council tax sorted. I was asked how many people lived here, 1 I replied, "ah you can apply for a single residence discount if you like but you need to do that after the initial billing" fine I think (never got round to it)
Few months later the GF moves in with me and we decide she's paying the tax so she asks to get the bill switched to her name so all our paper work matches what we're paying (bit OT but there you go). I call the council up and ask them if they can change the name...
"oh so your gf has moved in?"
-yes I reply, give her the name.
"ok sir I've added her to the bill, anything else I can do?"
-yes sorry I'd like my name taken off the letters address .
"Sorry I can't take your name off"
-why I reply?
"Well you live at the house sir"
-ok but so does my gf and you only know about her as I've just called you up to say she's moved in.
"Did you know you could claim single person's discount for before she moved in",
-Yes but I'm not interested in that right now I just want to tak...
"If it was me I'd want the money back"
-Ok thanks but can you just take my name off?
"No sir sorry"
-Ok do you legaly need my name on the address for the letter?
"no"
-ok but you cant take my name off it?
"That's right"
-ok what If I moved out?
"we'll we'd take your name off the bill sir".
-Ok could I say I'm moving out, you take my name off and all will be well, nobody claims a discount so the money is the same.....
"So are you moving out?"
-No I'm giving you an example of how to take my name off the bill, I'll say I'm moving out but I'll still live at the property.
"if you live at the property I can't take your name off"
-Ok but if I tell you I'm moving out..
"You said you were staying?!"
-Yes but you only know that because I've just told you.
"I can't take your name off if you still live there"
-Sorry I'm not sure how to explain this to you...
Called back a day later and sorted it with someone else zero problems!
Few months later the GF moves in with me and we decide she's paying the tax so she asks to get the bill switched to her name so all our paper work matches what we're paying (bit OT but there you go). I call the council up and ask them if they can change the name...
"oh so your gf has moved in?"
-yes I reply, give her the name.
"ok sir I've added her to the bill, anything else I can do?"
-yes sorry I'd like my name taken off the letters address .
"Sorry I can't take your name off"
-why I reply?
"Well you live at the house sir"
-ok but so does my gf and you only know about her as I've just called you up to say she's moved in.
"Did you know you could claim single person's discount for before she moved in",
-Yes but I'm not interested in that right now I just want to tak...
"If it was me I'd want the money back"
-Ok thanks but can you just take my name off?
"No sir sorry"
-Ok do you legaly need my name on the address for the letter?
"no"
-ok but you cant take my name off it?
"That's right"
-ok what If I moved out?
"we'll we'd take your name off the bill sir".
-Ok could I say I'm moving out, you take my name off and all will be well, nobody claims a discount so the money is the same.....
"So are you moving out?"
-No I'm giving you an example of how to take my name off the bill, I'll say I'm moving out but I'll still live at the property.
"if you live at the property I can't take your name off"
-Ok but if I tell you I'm moving out..
"You said you were staying?!"
-Yes but you only know that because I've just told you.
"I can't take your name off if you still live there"
-Sorry I'm not sure how to explain this to you...
Called back a day later and sorted it with someone else zero problems!
Moonhawk said:
handpaper said:
As the younger will gleefully tell anyone who might comment, the minimum age for the consumption of alcoholic drinks at home and under adult supervision is......
Five.
Even in a licenced establishment it's 16 as long as it accompanies a table meal and is actually purchased by somebody over the age of 18.Five.
Up here in god's own country the minimum age limit is(or was the last I checked) 14 if consumed with a meal.handpaper said:
Pit Pony said:
Wife sent me a text asking me to purchase my own beer on my way home, as she'd been in Tesco, about to buy the beer I'd sent her a text to get her to buy, but she was with our 17 year old son, who had advised her which beer I prefer. They spent another 45 mins getting other stuff and when they got to the til the store detective had been following them, and accused her of buying the beer for him. The assistant manager was called, and it ended with my wife leaving £100 of food at the checkout and going home having purchased nothing.
Strange as it may seem, my son was in his homebrew phase of drinking, and didn't drink 'st like that dad'
Not in the spirit of the thread, I know, but my boys have been allowed a beer each at the weekend since they were 13/14. Strange as it may seem, my son was in his homebrew phase of drinking, and didn't drink 's
t like that dad' On many occasions we've stood by the bottled ales, deciding what we want, no-one has ever commented there or at the checkout.
As the younger will gleefully tell anyone who might comment, the minimum age for the consumption of alcoholic drinks at home and under adult supervision is......
Five.
opieoilman said:
About 3 years ago, I had to get my passport renewed and went to the post office to get it done and checked by them as I didn't want any mistakes due to needing the replacement pretty quickly. My brother did his at the same time and his came back a couple of weeks later. The next day, I got a letter in the post stating that my application had been rejected due to an incomplete postal address, the same address that the letter had just been sent to. There was a number to call to provide the missing information, so I gave them a call to see what the problem was.
Me: Hi, I've had my passport renewal application returned to me as my postal address is incomplete.
Passport Office guy: Okay, what is missing from the address?
Me: I don't know, you returned it and it got here, so I would assume the address is complete.
PO Guy: Ah............................. um, yes, that would appear a little odd.
I've had a bank refuse to open an account for me, and indeed a Policeman inspecting my ID tell me that the address on my driving licence was incomplete, not to mention around 80% of websites out there that demand I specify a county, despite the fact I live in a city that is not part of a county.Me: Hi, I've had my passport renewal application returned to me as my postal address is incomplete.
Passport Office guy: Okay, what is missing from the address?
Me: I don't know, you returned it and it got here, so I would assume the address is complete.
PO Guy: Ah............................. um, yes, that would appear a little odd.
irocfan said:
The Moose said:
Zoobeef said:
Can a supermarket refuse to serve you if you have a 17 year old son/daughter with you then like they do?
They can refuse to serve you for any reason they likeAll that jazz said:
Which city is that then, out of curiosity? If it's Southampton as per your profile then shirley Hampshire, no? 
Nope, Southampton is its own city for administrative and postal services etc. Every address in the Southampton City Council area is properly composed:Number, Street Name
(Area of City) - optional
Southampton
SO14 9XX (example)
You don't even need to have the area as all the road names in the whole city are unique, people who live in the "nice" areas tend to add that on more than those in the less desirable parts of town
When I worked at the Council, my boss (40+ years with the Council) delighted in correcting people who added a needless "Hampshire" to the address. They were as non-plussed as I'm sure you all are.
The Moose said:
irocfan said:
The Moose said:
Zoobeef said:
Can a supermarket refuse to serve you if you have a 17 year old son/daughter with you then like they do?
They can refuse to serve you for any reason they like3 straight off the bat
The Moose said:
Zoobeef said:
Can a supermarket refuse to serve you if you have a 17 year old son/daughter with you then like they do?
They can refuse to serve you for any reason they like
I mean, if you have your 17 year old son with you and your buying alcohol, you could legally be buy in it for your son to drink at home and even admit that at the till to the IDer and be perfectly legal. But how do you explain that to the blanket, "look under 60, no ID no sale" brigade.
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