Minor rant thread 2019

[JanieB]

Turned on the TV when i got home and saw the latest load of carp re funeral plans, over 50's scams, stairlift deals (he got the hang of it straightaway), and other old people ads. Some of these deals are suitable for younger people and a lot of older people but do we have to have them shoved down our necks every advert break?

[Florence Fennel]

Rats - hate them

[JanieB]

Another rant. I can’t remember the last time I tasted corked wine until tonight. Bleugh! Back on the g’n t.

[Small pumpkin]

People still being blindly arrogant towards nature and the environment.

[Cadalot]

YET ANOTHER telephone call with an automated robotic voice system that tells me my BT internet is going to be disconnected and to press 1 to speak to an operator and 2 to arrange and accept the disconnection.

I pressed 1 and actually got answered by an Indian gentleman.

Then the spirit of Muppet Swiss Chief took me over and I babbled on in Pidgeon Swedish

"Sorry could you say that again ?"

So I did "De pud the chIcky indo the bowl, Is bler de bler de bler, de bler, etc."

He hung up!

I did check with BT after that I was not going to get a huge international reverse charges bill and to inform them that they are being impersonated.

[Baldy]

Next door neighbour - late 60s lady who can be a bit um, temperamental... She's had a 'friend' round to sort out 3 fence panels last week. Fair enough. Its a party fence so I was expecting her to consult with us and say "here's the quote" blah blah blah... Nope - got done while I was away - £240 for 3 6x6 panel and 3 posts. She came round with the bill and demands £100. Poverty pleadin' pensioner was the spiel.- and she's "not been well"
I know legally she has not got a leg to stand on - but I'm probably going to give her £50 this month and £50 next - along with a letter to say that if she ever does this again without consulting us she will not get a penny.

Might not look after her cat next time she goes away either

Oh - and her 'friend' didn't do her any favours with the pricing...

[greenishfing]

Why do tablets that you have to chew taste so sweet and disgusting? I struggle to take them as both the taste and texture is disgusting but I thought it was just me until I heard my sister in law moaning about them. They are revolting. Why not some savoury tasting tablets that preferably have a different texture?

[greenishfing]

Politics & politicians. All of them!!!!! Sick of them!!!!!!!

[greenishfing]

This must be a bad week. Yet another rant.
Had to take an elderly relative to A & E. Awful experience not helped by the fact that she is deaf and the doctor had a very strong accent. Thank goodness they let her out again.

[Stan79]

Why would parents encourage their children to kick the heads off daffodils down the side of a road and then get abusive and violent when challenged on the behaviour?!?!

A particularly strange afternoon yesterday with the wife/mother of the family making out that because they’ve lived in the area for 35 years it’s acceptable and culminating in the husband/father shouting, “I know where you live.”!

What’s the world coming to?

[1Bee]

Knee injury. The "ignore it and it will go away" approach is definitely not working.

There are two things in my life that give me the energy and positivity to manage the rest of the stuff that's sometimes difficult. Morris dancing and the allotment.

Guess which two things are prohibitively painful at the moment?

[DannyK]

Why would parents encourage their children to kick the heads off daffodils down the side of a road and then get abusive and violent when challenged on the behaviour?!?!

What worries me is that the children will grow up to become antisocial. Whilst I did some naughty things when I was a kid I knew that if my parents or school found out I would be dealt with severely. Now some adults seem to connive in the misbehaviour. A 14 year old riding a motor scooter without insurance or licence and with some dubious Facebook postings is a little angel per his mother!
It's sad when you worry about getting knifed if you ask a kid to turn the music down or get their feet off the seats.

[Lumpy]

See all good intentions go towards a sheet.
So, booked 10 ish Stafford in for an all round health check. Toenails, ears, eyes, blood and yukkist of all anal gland.
So, dental check - teeth fine but oral tumour discovered. Blood taken for surgery next Thursday.
At least she did not suffer the indignity of the anal gland probe.

[Cadalot]

Two Days ago

Call from Indian individual informing me that I had a Virus on my computer and was I in front of the computer

"No it's not on" - It was

Talked him through the boot up process and informed him he must be correct as it was not booting and the little circle was going around and around - it wasn't I just wanted to waste his time and cost him money, plus whist I was playing with him he was leaving so other poor individual alone.

We chatted about things whilst my computer was supposedly booting up he told me to be patient, I had to laugh to myself

Then I put the phone down on him...…. And he phoned me back because he thought he had me hooked !!!!

I picked up the phone with an Irish accent and informed him he had contacted Murphys Knackers Yard and it was Murphy talking. He asked me why would I do that and I told him that I'm not an idiot and that I knew he was a scammer.

A string of verbal abuse something about me being a Mother F***** then he put the phone down on me.

One phone call from BT Scam automated system yesterday

Two calls from different phone numbers today with the Automated BT scam

SO I got in touch with BT as I already have their 1572 service but wanted to know how one can accelerate the closure of the telephone numbers they use and getting them nicked.

if you got to https://www.bt.com/help/home/scams/ you can report a scam if its BT related

They suggest that you also register the scams with Action Fraud at https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/

So I now have these two pinned on my browser toolbar.

[gardening_gal]

My scam phone call for today and yesterday and two days before that and also last week.....was an Indian accented chap telling me he knew about my car accident and he was calling to see if he could help. I was polite initially but I wasn't particularly pleasant by the umpteenth call. I have no idea why it's continuous, surely if they get no joy with the first and second call they would get the message? Why keep phoning?! Grrrr.