Things that annoy you beyond reason...(Vol. 6)
Discussion
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Johnspex said:
Did you spend a lot of time at the cinema, or movies as you would call it, watching cheap American films? I bet you can do the George Raft coin rolling thing too.
For someone who professes to so proud of being a Londoner, why don't you try posting like one instead of a characterfrom West Side Story or a Damon Runyan novel?
Oh give it a rest will you. Your vendetta against Frank is tedious and boring, as are your posts on the subject.For someone who professes to so proud of being a Londoner, why don't you try posting like one instead of a characterfrom West Side Story or a Damon Runyan novel?
Clockwork Cupcake said:
Johnspex said:
Did you spend a lot of time at the cinema, or movies as you would call it, watching cheap American films? I bet you can do the George Raft coin rolling thing too.
For someone who professes to so proud of being a Londoner, why don't you try posting like one instead of a characterfrom West Side Story or a Damon Runyan novel?
Oh give it a rest will you. Your vendetta against Frank is tedious and boring, as are your posts on the subject.For someone who professes to so proud of being a Londoner, why don't you try posting like one instead of a characterfrom West Side Story or a Damon Runyan novel?
Europa1 said:
I enjoy Frank's musings and tales.
However, the use of "I could care less" is a hanging offence.
If I’ve upset you Europa, apologies, anyone else, quel dommage.However, the use of "I could care less" is a hanging offence.
If I’m going to be hung, can you use a Windsor knot please?
SlimJim16v said:
I wonder how Frank pronounces "chassis"?
There’s only one way that I know Jim, Shassy or Shassee.Frank7 said:
Europa1 said:
I enjoy Frank's musings and tales.
However, the use of "I could care less" is a hanging offence.
If I’ve upset you Europa, apologies, anyone else, quel dommage.However, the use of "I could care less" is a hanging offence.
If I’m going to be hung, can you use a Windsor knot please?
SlimJim16v said:
I wonder how Frank pronounces "chassis"?
There’s only one way that I know Jim, Shassy or Shassee.Obviously, I couldn't care less whether you do or you don't.
Europa1 said:
Frank, as I said, generally "no", but please watch the David Mitchell youtube video another poster put up - it explains why it it is so illogical!
Obviously, I couldn't care less whether you do or you don't.
Thanks Europa, I’ve seen it before, and it makes great sense, I think that David Mitchell is great, his wife even more so, but I have maverick tendencies in the way that I’ve gone about about life, if I feel that something fits and is okay, I’ll use it or do it.Obviously, I couldn't care less whether you do or you don't.
An American ex used to introduce me to her college friends like this, “Have you met Frank? He marches to the beat of a different drum.”
Took me a while to figure out what she was implying.
Frank7 said:
Europa1 said:
I enjoy Frank's musings and tales.
However, the use of "I could care less" is a hanging offence.
If I’ve upset you Europa, apologies, anyone else, quel dommage.However, the use of "I could care less" is a hanging offence.
If I’m going to be hung, can you use a Windsor knot please?
SlimJim16v said:
I wonder how Frank pronounces "chassis"?
There’s only one way that I know Jim, Shassy or Shassee.Frank7 said:
Europa1 said:
I enjoy Frank's musings and tales.
However, the use of "I could care less" is a hanging offence.
If I’ve upset you Europa, apologies, anyone else, quel dommage.However, the use of "I could care less" is a hanging offence.
If I’m going to be hung, can you use a Windsor knot please?
SlimJim16v said:
I wonder how Frank pronounces "chassis"?
There’s only one way that I know Jim, Shassy or Shassee.I don't normally get particularly annoyed - many consider me Mr. Patient.
That's a virtue as we all know but the last few days' happenings have been
getting me as close as I get to riled.
And the culprit? Covid. Here's why...
I tried to buy some more premium bonds online. The transaction was declined no fewer than four times. The reason given was 'insufficient funds'...
The friggin' funds were there. So, cue calling NS&I who said, '"It's the bank's fault." I called the bank, to be told, several times, that my wait time would be more than an hour or worse, Why? Covid.
When I got through, the bank said, "It's the vendor's fault." So I called NS&I..."It's VISA's doing." So I called VISA..., "We can't take your call now as because of the pandemic, we're experiencing high call volumes." Really?
So back on to the bank, for a chat. 'Oh, it's NS&I's fault, call them back.' Then, I went back to my old bank, with which I stilll have a business account. I was planning to add my old account to my payees list at the new new bank but, 'Oh we can't do this, there are 'Problems', call this number.'
In the end, I called NS&I for the account details and carried out a transfer - in about a minute,
Just to rub salt into the wound, I need my new dentist to fix a tooth. Before I moved in mid December, I approached said dentist to get on the NHS list. Seven months later, I find there's no record of my existence and I have to go back to the start of the waiting list. "Meanwhile, contact the mergency service but they're very busy on account of the Covid."
I was given the emergency contact number and Mrs. Recording said, "Welcome to the Aneurin Bevan emergency dental service, Please note that we cover, Newport, Cardiff and several other Welsh locations." But...but, I'm in Greater Manchester.
Back with the new dentist, to whose staff I'm a wraith, I got the right number...not. "The number you've dialled has not been recognised, etc."
Having finally got the right number, I got, "You are No. 35 in the queue..we are experiencing Yack, yack, yack...". This was at 2.pm so I tried again at 8.30pm. "You are No.13 in the queue. We are experiencing..." Speaking to a human took all of 35 minutes, then it was another hour waiting on a call from a dental triage nurse. She kindly got me a booking - tomorrow at 7.30pm. On a 30-mile round trip, I'll have to shell out £22.70 to have the offending premolar pulled. I could diagnose this all by myself.
So when did we go third world in this country? It seems to me that, "Because of Covid" really means, "We're actually s
te at our jobs, the bosses couldn't organise push ups in a brewery and we have a tailor made excuse for any eventuality."
I' say, "Give me strength." but I'm not holding out much hope...on account of Covid.
That's a virtue as we all know but the last few days' happenings have been
getting me as close as I get to riled.
And the culprit? Covid. Here's why...
I tried to buy some more premium bonds online. The transaction was declined no fewer than four times. The reason given was 'insufficient funds'...
The friggin' funds were there. So, cue calling NS&I who said, '"It's the bank's fault." I called the bank, to be told, several times, that my wait time would be more than an hour or worse, Why? Covid.
When I got through, the bank said, "It's the vendor's fault." So I called NS&I..."It's VISA's doing." So I called VISA..., "We can't take your call now as because of the pandemic, we're experiencing high call volumes." Really?
So back on to the bank, for a chat. 'Oh, it's NS&I's fault, call them back.' Then, I went back to my old bank, with which I stilll have a business account. I was planning to add my old account to my payees list at the new new bank but, 'Oh we can't do this, there are 'Problems', call this number.'
In the end, I called NS&I for the account details and carried out a transfer - in about a minute,
Just to rub salt into the wound, I need my new dentist to fix a tooth. Before I moved in mid December, I approached said dentist to get on the NHS list. Seven months later, I find there's no record of my existence and I have to go back to the start of the waiting list. "Meanwhile, contact the mergency service but they're very busy on account of the Covid."
I was given the emergency contact number and Mrs. Recording said, "Welcome to the Aneurin Bevan emergency dental service, Please note that we cover, Newport, Cardiff and several other Welsh locations." But...but, I'm in Greater Manchester.
Back with the new dentist, to whose staff I'm a wraith, I got the right number...not. "The number you've dialled has not been recognised, etc."
Having finally got the right number, I got, "You are No. 35 in the queue..we are experiencing Yack, yack, yack...". This was at 2.pm so I tried again at 8.30pm. "You are No.13 in the queue. We are experiencing..." Speaking to a human took all of 35 minutes, then it was another hour waiting on a call from a dental triage nurse. She kindly got me a booking - tomorrow at 7.30pm. On a 30-mile round trip, I'll have to shell out £22.70 to have the offending premolar pulled. I could diagnose this all by myself.
So when did we go third world in this country? It seems to me that, "Because of Covid" really means, "We're actually s
te at our jobs, the bosses couldn't organise push ups in a brewery and we have a tailor made excuse for any eventuality."I' say, "Give me strength." but I'm not holding out much hope...on account of Covid.
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