Who have you p***ed off today?
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antspants said:
A recruitment cold caller, who when he asked me "how are you today" got the reply "s
t, my dog died this morning!"
In his defence he wasn't to know that he was the 3rd cold caller this morning to ask me the same inane question when I picked up my phone, but it doesn't excuse starting a call with a question that he has no fking interest in hearing the answer to.
Anyway, it interrupted his script a bit and he stammered a couple of times before saying "I'm really sorry to hear that". To which I abruptly answered "no you're not, why would you be, you don't know me, you don't know that I haven't even got a dog and I'm just being bloody awkward. Just introduce yourself and get to the bloody point in future."
At which point he put the phone down.
I may have got out of bed on the wrong side this morning.
Classic!! I'll have to use that t, my dog died this morning!"In his defence he wasn't to know that he was the 3rd cold caller this morning to ask me the same inane question when I picked up my phone, but it doesn't excuse starting a call with a question that he has no f
king interest in hearing the answer to. Anyway, it interrupted his script a bit and he stammered a couple of times before saying "I'm really sorry to hear that". To which I abruptly answered "no you're not, why would you be, you don't know me, you don't know that I haven't even got a dog and I'm just being bloody awkward. Just introduce yourself and get to the bloody point in future."
At which point he put the phone down.
I may have got out of bed on the wrong side this morning.
Shakermaker said:
Who have you upset today when they were in the wrong and you were in the right?
Today, on my commute to work, I seemingly upset a woman coming towards me because I had the "cheek" to continue along my side of the road when she had decided to come onto my side of the road to go around a parked car. This prompted a great deal of headlight flashing and hand gestures from her, when she had to reverse to go back into the space behind said parked car.
I like it when people get upset over these kinds of things, it amuses me how self-obsessed they must be not to recognise their own wrongdoings.
I had similar yesterday, only she was passing a row of about 10 parked cars. How dare I continue to drive down my obstruction-free lane.Today, on my commute to work, I seemingly upset a woman coming towards me because I had the "cheek" to continue along my side of the road when she had decided to come onto my side of the road to go around a parked car. This prompted a great deal of headlight flashing and hand gestures from her, when she had to reverse to go back into the space behind said parked car.
I like it when people get upset over these kinds of things, it amuses me how self-obsessed they must be not to recognise their own wrongdoings.
adam85 said:
I had similar yesterday, only she was passing a row of about 10 parked cars. How dare I continue to drive down my obstruction-free lane.
I get similar on my commute every day - on the way too work, I go along the side which is obstructed and pull in to make way for oncoming traffic, but on my way home, I despair at the number of people who continue past a gap and try to force me into stopping until they can get past. Today stood out in the fact it was in a different spot, and the fact the other driver got so angry, instead of the cheeky/sheepish hand wave as they get in front
Maybe I should have had a can of red bull at hand?
My neighbour at work (we have separate units), although I do it once a month.
He runs a successful small business, doesn't seem to lack money and piggybacks onto my internet router via a cable. I charge him £10 per month which I like on the same date, although I pop in for a chat a few days later than that and to ask if he's got it, he makes an excuse up every month and doesn't pay.
I go back to my workshop and give him a few more days, then reach under my desk and pull the plug. It's generally three minutes before I get paid and there is probably a lot of Polish swear words spoken next door. I have to say rather guiltily it does give me some satisfaction and today was that day.
He runs a successful small business, doesn't seem to lack money and piggybacks onto my internet router via a cable. I charge him £10 per month which I like on the same date, although I pop in for a chat a few days later than that and to ask if he's got it, he makes an excuse up every month and doesn't pay.
I go back to my workshop and give him a few more days, then reach under my desk and pull the plug. It's generally three minutes before I get paid and there is probably a lot of Polish swear words spoken next door. I have to say rather guiltily it does give me some satisfaction and today was that day.
antspants said:
A recruitment cold caller, who when he asked me "how are you today" got the reply "st, my dog died this morning!"
In his defence he wasn't to know that he was the 3rd cold caller this morning to ask me the same inane question when I picked up my phone, but it doesn't excuse starting a call with a question that he has no fking interest in hearing the answer to.
Anyway, it interrupted his script a bit and he stammered a couple of times before saying "I'm really sorry to hear that". To which I abruptly answered "no you're not, why would you be, you don't know me, you don't know that I haven't even got a dog and I'm just being bloody awkward. Just introduce yourself and get to the bloody point in future."
At which point he put the phone down.
I may have got out of bed on the wrong side this morning.
Amateur! I usually find that if you scream down the phone "OH GOD, THE DEMONS MADE ME GRAB THE KNIFE AND NOW SHE'S COVERED IN BLOOD" usually gets rid of the fekkers pretty sharpish. t, my dog died this morning!"In his defence he wasn't to know that he was the 3rd cold caller this morning to ask me the same inane question when I picked up my phone, but it doesn't excuse starting a call with a question that he has no f
king interest in hearing the answer to. Anyway, it interrupted his script a bit and he stammered a couple of times before saying "I'm really sorry to hear that". To which I abruptly answered "no you're not, why would you be, you don't know me, you don't know that I haven't even got a dog and I'm just being bloody awkward. Just introduce yourself and get to the bloody point in future."
At which point he put the phone down.
I may have got out of bed on the wrong side this morning.
Shakermaker said:
Who have you upset today when they were in the wrong and you were in the right?
Today, on my commute to work, I seemingly upset a woman coming towards me because I had the "cheek" to continue along my side of the road when she had decided to come onto my side of the road to go around a parked car. This prompted a great deal of headlight flashing and hand gestures from her, when she had to reverse to go back into the space behind said parked car.
I like it when people get upset over these kinds of things, it amuses me how self-obsessed they must be not to recognise their own wrongdoings.
Wouldn't it have been easier for you to lift off for a moment and let her slip through, than force her to stop and start again? Or would that have been losing face?Today, on my commute to work, I seemingly upset a woman coming towards me because I had the "cheek" to continue along my side of the road when she had decided to come onto my side of the road to go around a parked car. This prompted a great deal of headlight flashing and hand gestures from her, when she had to reverse to go back into the space behind said parked car.
I like it when people get upset over these kinds of things, it amuses me how self-obsessed they must be not to recognise their own wrongdoings.
Be careful here - roads don't have a "my side", it's just a road, technically a right-of-way. If you crash into each other it'll go 50/50.
Only some of my colleagues, and that's only because I was right and they were wrong as usual (I only gloat a bit). Sadly, being here nearly 10 years means I've seen stuff before, so when they have it for the first time having only been here 6 months, and dismiss it off hand and pretty much call me stupid, I now smile, walk away and await the inevitable cries for help 20 minutes later. The team managers don't even tell me off for it now, they just smile and know what is about to happen.
Then said colleague gets the lecture, and gets to read an email I wrote in 2008 on the subject which is still relevant today. Luckily the bloke who sits next to me usually is off sick, so I'm on my own in the corner of the office.
Apart from that, possibly someone in an audi who took umbrage by me doing a shockingly slow near 70mph on an NSL road and tried to overtake me multiple times. Except he failed as there's one (maybe 2 if you plan it right and even then it can be a bit hairy) overtaking spot on said road, so I just kept laughing as he swept half into the other lane then quickly back as he saw the corner or blind crest. If he wasn't so far up my arse he would have released it was there anyway. I would have done the 'slow down' trick (not brake testing though) but I kept loosing him on the corners as I kept my speed, then he would be back up my arse, loose him again etc. Presumably the fact that he couldn't get past me, and I kept loosing him in my £200 xantia diesel estate upset him and his £400 a month TDI saloon made him even angrier, he certainly shot past me when we got onto a different road, then straight up the arse of the next car.
Then said colleague gets the lecture, and gets to read an email I wrote in 2008 on the subject which is still relevant today. Luckily the bloke who sits next to me usually is off sick, so I'm on my own in the corner of the office.
Apart from that, possibly someone in an audi who took umbrage by me doing a shockingly slow near 70mph on an NSL road and tried to overtake me multiple times. Except he failed as there's one (maybe 2 if you plan it right and even then it can be a bit hairy) overtaking spot on said road, so I just kept laughing as he swept half into the other lane then quickly back as he saw the corner or blind crest. If he wasn't so far up my arse he would have released it was there anyway. I would have done the 'slow down' trick (not brake testing though) but I kept loosing him on the corners as I kept my speed, then he would be back up my arse, loose him again etc. Presumably the fact that he couldn't get past me, and I kept loosing him in my £200 xantia diesel estate upset him and his £400 a month TDI saloon made him even angrier, he certainly shot past me when we got onto a different road, then straight up the arse of the next car.
Sheepshanks said:
Wouldn't it have been easier for you to lift off for a moment and let her slip through, than force her to stop and start again? Or would that have been losing face?
Be careful here - roads don't have a "my side", it's just a road, technically a right-of-way. If you crash into each other it'll go 50/50.
I know what you are saying, and the implications of "right of way" vs "priority" and really, good road manners. Not about losing face at all.Be careful here - roads don't have a "my side", it's just a road, technically a right-of-way. If you crash into each other it'll go 50/50.
However, in the situation from this morning, at the point where she moved across the white lines, I was already well beyond the point at which "easing off" would have let her slip past, and it required a full on stop from both of us to avoid a collision.
Not today, but yesterday I wound up a particularly keen Gary Numan fan by playing dumb and asking who the dark-haired guy who kept singing was.
This, after an hour of sitting in on a Gary Numan rehearsal with Mr Numan mere feet away.
'THAT is Gary Numan!' was the terse reply. He ignored me from that point on.
This, after an hour of sitting in on a Gary Numan rehearsal with Mr Numan mere feet away.
'THAT is Gary Numan!' was the terse reply. He ignored me from that point on.
Not today, but this week. I overtook a car doing about 35mph on a 60mph A road. Going downhill, long visibility down the hill and up the next - at least 1000 yards I would think.
I completed it at least 500 yards before reaching the oncoming car but it didn't stop him from flashing his lights and shaking his fist.
I completed it at least 500 yards before reaching the oncoming car but it didn't stop him from flashing his lights and shaking his fist.
For some reason this morning, my driving onto a dual carriageway upset a couple in a Yeti. I was on the sliproad, they were on the inside lane, going about 60 as they were going a little faster than I was, but didn't pull out into the empty outside lane like a normal person would. Fair enough, bit ignorant, so I just pulled onto the dual carriageway behind them. I accelerated a little more, indicated, pulled into the outside lane to overtake them, at which point they pulled into the outside lane to block me off, with no cars on the inside lane. I have no idea what I have done to upset the guy to drive like that.
Vizsla said:
Amateur! I usually find that if you scream down the phone "OH GOD, THE DEMONS MADE ME GRAB THE KNIFE AND NOW SHE'S COVERED IN BLOOD" usually gets rid of the fekkers pretty sharpish.
I think my colleagues in the adjacent offices might wonder what the hell was going on though. Although it might mean I get left alone for the rest of the day
Trying to make something that isnt optional/is going to happen whatever seem like a good idea to someone, I tried placatory and pleasant with an air of dont bother arguing, realised the message wasnt getting through after yet another whiny reply.
I rang him and said that basically he needs to either support the work and stop railroading it, to get with it or perhaps get that chance to do all those jobs in his garden that he hasn't had chance to do....
thing is he is trying to protect his job, but his way of doing it is making him stand out as a pain in the arse.
I rang him and said that basically he needs to either support the work and stop railroading it, to get with it or perhaps get that chance to do all those jobs in his garden that he hasn't had chance to do....
thing is he is trying to protect his job, but his way of doing it is making him stand out as a pain in the arse.
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