Minor Rant Thread part 4

[Snadger]

A week off work and i've already got trench foot. Short hol for three days in a caravan was like sitting in a drum.I took this week off because I have a felt roof to apply to my extention. Luckily I've also got a week off in August as a backup plan. Knowing my luck it will probably rain cats and dogs then as well!

[Glutton4...]

Myself: Must remember to wind down car window, before bunging my head out! OOOOWWWWCCCCHHHH!

[Rabidbun]

Rant ahead!

HOW desperate can one cat be to foul in my raised bed! It's walked along a fence edge for five foot, jumped down into the five foot high netted area (the one metre square bed), laid one (looks like it ate for a week) on top of the plates again and somehow managed to not tangle itself on the way out! Am now going to have to shell out for prikka strips, which are way too expensive for me to afford, but the non cat damaging alternative to anything else spiky on the fence, to keep it out of the netted bed!

ARRRRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!

I feel, just a little, better now.

[bearded bloke]

Rabidbun,5 linear feet is about 7 plastic bottles,put cuts in two thirds of the diameter at approx 30mm intervals,cut the ends off but leave a small tag to nail through into the fencetop,sit back & laugh watching the little sod trying to balance on the rings

[Rabidbun]

Ooo, I do have some plastic bottles coming in a week or so from someone that has saved them up for me - I am Veeerrrrryy tempted, thanks!

[singleseeder]

Rabidbun,5 linear feet is about 7 plastic bottles,put cuts in two thirds of the diameter at approx 30mm intervals,cut the ends off but leave a small tag to nail through into the fencetop,sit back & laugh watching the little sod trying to balance on the rings

Bladdy brilliant............ now who can come up with something similar to keep pigeons off every thing?

[rustylady]

Essex & Suffolk Water. They are replacing water pipes round here causing major disruption. That's not my rant. Rant is: The bladdy eejits put a letter through my door saying the work in my street will be starting on Thursday 25th July. Sorry, but today is Thursday 21st July and the 25th will be next Monday.

[shobhna]

I guess the water boards calendar is different to ours!!

My rant, sort of a rant:
My fault I guess but I had a call from a well known double glazing company who did all my double glazing aobut 6 years ago. They must have got me at a weak moment because I agreed to have a salesman come round and give me a price for my garage doors. He duly arrived on Thuesday afternoon, gave me a price of 2k and then proceeded to knock it down to 4078 just because I was a good customer. Meh !! I declined thier 'lovely' offer and the chappie duly left.
Now, I have 2 garage doors to do, I wanted to have electric doors and I know the price he gave me was not what I wold even entertain.

So, now they are perstering me endlessley and are even prepared to see if they can do me 2 garage doors for 2.5k. Okaaayyyy ..if that is the case then I think the garge doors are worth about a 1000 for both doors.
Strange that they can come down from 6k to 2.5k and yet make it sound like they are doing me a favour...and of course, I was born only yesterday !!!!!!!!!!!!

[jackie j]

I guess the water boards calendar is different to ours!!

My rant, sort of a rant:
My fault I guess but I had a call from a well known double glazing company who did all my double glazing aobut 6 years ago. They must have got me at a weak moment because I agreed to have a salesman come round and give me a price for my garage doors. He duly arrived on Thuesday afternoon, gave me a price of 2k and then proceeded to knock it down to 4078 just because I was a good customer. Meh !! I declined thier 'lovely' offer and the chappie duly left.
Now, I have 2 garage doors to do, I wanted to have electric doors and I know the price he gave me was not what I wold even entertain.

So, now they are perstering me endlessley and are even prepared to see if they can do me 2 garage doors for 2.5k. Okaaayyyy ..if that is the case then I think the garge doors are worth about a 1000 for both doors.
Strange that they can come down from 6k to 2.5k and yet make it sound like they are doing me a favour...and of course, I was born only yesterday !!!!!!!!!!!!

Years ago my ex OH worked for a DG company and they make up the price knowing what the real price is, then they can bring it down, you feel like you have a bargain, he would say ok I will let you have it for x amount and I will loose some commision, then he would ring his boss and say well if you sign tonight you can have it for x amount, big con all round.

[Corris]

My go;

When you go and buy a new bed and mattress and wait in for delivery at 5pm and OH comes home at 7 and assembles it HE NEEDS TO HAVE THE INSTRUCTIONS AND THE BOLTS AND THINGS TOO.

Sorry.

So then he is foul and grumpy, and when I phone in the morning and point out that the assembly necsesaries are missing and the box was obviously opened and retaped I don't want you to offer to 'send them out first class'. I want someone to bring them. And when you agree to that and say you'll call me back and 'advise whent hey will be there' I don't expect that call to come after 4pm telling me it will be 'between 2 and 4 tomorrow aftrnoon' I expected it today.

It's not a BED until it's been put together. And I can't do that with no bolts.

Thankyou.

[FionaH]

Flaming kids who come in late from work, open the tumble drier (God knows why) and leave the door open. Result ALL my work clothes are still wet!

[Florence Fennel]

When you point out to your neighbours at 10.30 p.m that they have left their shed door open with the keys hanging out of the lock and they say "Oh yes we know" instead of "Thanks" because they really didn't.

[CaroltheCarrot]

Having to get my laptop reset, having to set everything back again, having to remember all the passwords, found my way back here though

[binley100]

being sat here until 5:30 ......the place is empty ....Ghost town springs to mind. Why am I ranting when I'm getting paid for it ? that is easy................ I have far too much to do elsewhere and I'd rathere be doing stuff.

[Jelliebabe]

BAH catapillars making sticks of my baby kale plants.... In my conservatory!!!