Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol 4)

[superlightr]

YJ - agree Hockey is expensive. Yep also agree if the other poster and the rest of us on PH have to get called up the country would be in the dodo that's for sure !



Had a call from HSBC last night asking to speak with me. Have no savings or cards with them only a mortgage account we are paying off.
HSBC - Can I speak to Mr SuperlightR
Me - Hello, yes speaking. - What's the call about?
HSBC - due to client confidentiality we cant tell you without some security questions answered so we can identify you. Can I ask you some security questions.
Me - unless you tell me what the call is about I'm not interested. Is it a sales call?
HSBC - Im sorry but we have to ask the security questions first
Me - Is it about something really important?
HSBC - Yes
Me - If its really important Can you put it in writing to me then?
HSBC - no we don't have that facility. ?!?
Me - I'm not interested then. Bye.

[All that jazz]

superlightr said:

Had a call from HSBC last night asking to speak with me. Have no savings or cards with them only a mortgage account we are paying off.
HSBC - Can I speak to Mr SuperlightR
Me - Hello, yes speaking. - What's the call about?
HSBC - due to client confidentiality we cant tell you without some security questions answered so we can identify you. Can I ask you some security questions.
Me - unless you tell me what the call is about I'm not interested. Is it a sales call?
HSBC - Im sorry but we have to ask the security questions first
Me - Is it about something really important?
HSBC - Yes
Me - If its really important Can you put it in writing to me then?
HSBC - no we don't have that facility. ?!?
Me - I'm not interested then. Bye.

[Shakermaker]

All that jazz said:

superlightr said:

Had a call from HSBC last night asking to speak with me. Have no savings or cards with them only a mortgage account we are paying off.
HSBC - Can I speak to Mr SuperlightR
Me - Hello, yes speaking. - What's the call about?
HSBC - due to client confidentiality we cant tell you without some security questions answered so we can identify you. Can I ask you some security questions.
Me - unless you tell me what the call is about I'm not interested. Is it a sales call?
HSBC - Im sorry but we have to ask the security questions first
Me - Is it about something really important?
HSBC - Yes
Me - If its really important Can you put it in writing to me then?
HSBC - no we don't have that facility. ?!?
Me - I'm not interested then. Bye.

Yeah, I don't get this one either - you've called ME on the number I provided to you way back when; how many times has someone else picked up the phone that this is a security matter?

[mikal83]

Mum lived in a council flat, had 1 bank account with Barclays, Mum died. Took Death cert to bank, fill out details, transfer monies to my account, close account. Letter from Barclays to me as executor giving me info on her house insurance which needs renewal???
I throw letter away.
Get another letter threating passing to collection agency as insurance is due for renewal and payment of 17.83 is needed.
Call Barclays. you know she's dead..... Yes...yes, you know accounts closed.... yes. Yes You know she lived in a council flat as she made her DD through you ...yes....yes.

THEN WHY THE fk ARE YOU AFTER HOUSE CONTENTS INSURANCE THEN.

Oh Barclays house insurance etc are a complete separate entity of Barclays bank etc etc.

fk OFF.

[MartG]

MartG said:

E-mail arrived 4 1/2 hrs AFTER the parcel

Followed by another e-mail a further 3 hours later to say it's been delivered - 7 1/2 hours earlier

Royal Mail - you're doing this wrong !

[WD39]

Tinkshusband said:

WD39 said:

I'm sure that there are plenty of millenials on PH that are unaware of the said motion picture, shirley?

Edited by WD39 on Tuesday 25th October 21:51

i was born 10 years after the masterpiece that is airplane! was released, which makes me a millennial ( who the hell thought of that stupid term) and i use the Shirley line ALL of the time.

[ClockworkCupcake]

People who write phonetically without any regard for whether what they are writing is grammatically correct, or is a real existing word.

Case in point is an article on a nerd-based news website (whose URL I can't state as it fails the swear filter, but could be represented as "nerd illegitimates") where the author wrote "common!" when they obviously meant "come on" or "c'mon".

[kowalski655]

Intentional? Or spel cheker fail?

[ClockworkCupcake]

kowalski655 said:

Intentional? Or spel cheker fail?

Don't get me started on that. I see errors in mainstream news sites (such as BBC news and the Telegraph) that even a spell checker would pick up, never mind stuff that even the most cursory proof reading would highlight.

[Dr Murdoch]

Spending part of last night preparing my fking lunch only to fking forget it this morning

[MartG]

Surveys about TV viewing which are always completely arse about face

They invariably assume people watch a programme just because it is on a particular channel, whereas in reality people watch a channel because it has a particular programme on it

[McAndy]

Dr Murdoch said:

Spending part of last night preparing my fking lunch only to fking forget it this morning

Stop fking and eat your standard lunch then.

[yellowjack]

ClockworkCupcake said:

yellowjack said:

You got that last bit right in a great deal of your post. Now if you pinky-swear to play nice, I'll leave this subject well alone from now on. After all, it has rather hijacked the thread a bit and I'm sure we'd all far rather hear about some other minor annoyance that has "annoyed you beyond reason"...

Thank you for setting me straight, and for doing so in a measured and polite way (initially, at least) - I did not know about the Regimental Subscriptions. Not that I would be expected to know that - I just pay taxes and expect the government to get on with things (including a standing army). I rather suspect my financial contribution is far more welcome than any physical contribution I could make to the defence of the realm.

Also, I apologise for the possibly brusque nature of my previous post. Although clearly it touched a raw nerve with you; enough for you to get into personal insults in the latter part of your lengthy reply, which I will choose to ignore. Despite what you may feel, I didn't level personal insults at you.

Anyway, yes, I take your point that "sport for all" being only for those that can afford it is therefore, by definition, not for all. Agreed.

You're right in so far as "why would you be expected to know about Regimental Subs". And since you've been nice enough to not take offence at a tired, grumpy git going a little too far in that post (it is appreciated), please accept my apologies for it's tone. Too often two grumpy swine will meet on these forums and it can descend into misery for anyone else who just wants to have a bh about their own petty annoyances. I know my gripe with the cost of sport is pretty much a "first world problem" and hardly life-changing in nature. So let this be my last on this particular subject. Sorry for taking offence, and for giving it. I'm a bit careworn at the moment. Things not going too well with getting help for the mental health issues that arose as fall-out from getting retired (I'd very much like to have served some more if I'm honest) at 42, and being diagnosed as deaf (I'm not completely mutton!) and consequently becoming 'registered disabled' (WTF?). Not that any of that should be an excuse for being rude to a poster on an internet forum.

Too much info, perhaps, but for the last 4 years it's strained a 25 year marriage to near breaking point. And I'm fiercely proud of my service, and have little patience when people (at least appear) to bh about paying for what they get from public services. Yes it's expensive, but the MOD is essential to the security of our nation, IMHO. We've only to read the history books to see what happens when we're unprepared. Anyway, apology done. Let's hear from someone else now, before this thread becomes "The yellowjack Show". No-one wants to suffer that load of old pony, I can assure you...

[WD39]

ClockworkCupcake said:

kowalski655 said:

Intentional? Or spel cheker fail?

Don't get me started on that. I see errors in mainstream news sites (such as BBC news and the Telegraph) that even a spell checker would pick up, never mind stuff that even the most cursory proof reading would highlight.

The Gruaniad is fampous for typos

[MartG]

Required reading for this thread

[lost in espace]

WD39 said:

The Gruaniad is fampous for typos

Spell it correctly please, Grundian.

[McAndy]

lost in espace said:

WD39 said:

The Gruaniad is fampous for typos

Spell it correctly please, Grundian.

I'm familiar with WD39's version. Regional dialect variation?

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I need a copy of that book. Onto the Amazon wish list it goes!

[Shakermaker]

MartG said:

Surveys about TV viewing which are always completely arse about face

They invariably assume people watch a programme just because it is on a particular channel, whereas in reality people watch a channel because it has a particular programme on it

With all the media backlash about the Bake Off, you could almost forgive them for believing it is that way around!

[Munter]

Receiving a file like:
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[McAndy]

Munter said:

Receiving a file like:
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Burn them.