Minor Rant Thread part 6

[zazen999]

What a lot of moaning minnies

This is the rant thread. Ergo, we rant. That's just the way it is.

My rant. After my 'accident' last week where I was shunted from behind by a man who answered his phone, looked in his rear view mirror and then decided to accelerate even though we were all in stationary traffic; after a week of intense pain driving, working and even sleeping [and waking up with mahoosive headaches at 3am], and after my lovely Fiat 500 got part exchanged by Mr Z when he changed jobs 2 months ago - the blokey tells me that my Mazda, the most reliable car I've ever had might be written off because the chassis might be twisted - I'm completely ranted out.

And on top of that there are about 6 calls a day coming in and I can't keep up with all the admin involved in an accident when it wasn't even me that did anything. I was sat there completely innocently not bothering anyone.

[Glutton4...]

... I was sat there completely innocently not bothering anyone.

For once!

My Rant?

Surveyors (or whoever is in charge of cataloguing 'stuff' on site!). Make a more accurate record of where services are located - then people doing their jobs won't inconvenience folk by digging up water/gas/leccy services.

[alldigging]

And on top of that there are about 6 calls a day coming in and I can't keep up with all the admin involved in an accident when it wasn't even me that did anything. I was sat there completely innocently not bothering anyone.

Tell me about it!
Someone drove into us in a carpark (reversing with very dark tinted rear windows which possible didn't help him see where he was going)
He got out the car and said 'my fault' and we swapped details. He then has not responded to our insurance companies contact at all and so the claim is still 'pending' and it's months ago. Until it's sorted out car insurance premium is a couple of hundred quid more ... and its made me a really bad passenger. I'm not as bad now but for a couple of weeks I was squeaking if cars moved towards us.

[Alison]

Tell me about it!
Someone drove into us in a carpark (reversing with very dark tinted rear windows which possible didn't help him see where he was going)
He got out the car and said 'my fault' and we swapped details. He then has not responded to our insurance companies contact at all and so the claim is still 'pending' and it's months ago. Until it's sorted out car insurance premium is a couple of hundred quid more ... and its made me a really bad passenger. I'm not as bad now but for a couple of weeks I was squeaking if cars moved towards us.

The driver that ran into the back of me was quite happy (?) to admit responsibility. His insurance company has agreed also. Sadly my car is written off but I have a temp one from the garage to tide me over. All good you would think but am fed up with the insurance company pestering me to tell them I have pain and whip lash. I don't, I'm fine and no I don't want to claim for something I've not got and no it's not my fault that insurance premiums are going up to cover this sort of thing, perhaps if you stopped trying to bully people into claiming then it wouldn't be so bad..... Leave claims for genuine injury.

[cardiffsteve]

Just spent 5 weeks organising a delivery schedule for lots of plants and trees for work, was told today that cant plant most of the trees as the drainage for football & rugby pitches are in the way.
Dont architects and planners talk to each other?

[Glutton4...]

No, Steve, they don't.

So-called professional people, who were given the required information and relevant telephone numbers, back in June, to enable them to implement 'systems' in readiness for September. Who, today, phone and ask for the telephone number for X, as if they have never had it.

That rant was on behalf of a friend, but it has wound me up, nonetheless.

[Snadger]

That rant was on behalf of a friend, but it has wound me up, nonetheless.

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Is this a new business venture G4..............'RENT A RANT'

[bearded bloke]

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Is this a new business venture G4..............'RENT A RANT'

Nah,I reckon a different business venture opportunity has been realised by G4,if TV adverts are to be believed there is a female sanitary product for most occasions methinks that soon on the bay of evil there will soon be a new lady product ..... Pants for Rants

[susieq100]

Please, please clean the chopping board properly after you have used it! Pineapple with a hint of garlic is not my favourite.

[Glutton4...]

If you must turn up fifteen minutes early, and stand in our gateway to wait for the bus, instead of at the bus stop, please stop your little angels from screaming at the top of their collective lungs.

[Andromeda]

Condescending a******s!

Yesterday afternoon I took my car into the garage for a service, a fairly standard act that most drivers undertake on an annual basis (at least) right? A task such as this usually involves parking the car somewhere...pretty obvious you would have thought.

Why then, oh why did I end up talking to patronising prat of a man who, instead of telling me where I should park my car, actually patted me on the head and said 'now honey don't you worry, I'll park it for you. That car's a bit big for for you to be handling, why didn't your husband bring it in?'.

I could not believe my ears - and he wasn't joking either!

[Feral007]

lol - bit like that guy in the rural store who told me to get my 'other half' to come in and discuss the water pump that I was buying. Told him I didn't come in halves, I was the whole deal. And took both halves of my money elsewhere!

[Seahorse]

Andromeda, you should have run him down then giggled and said 'ooops, I'm such a silly girl'! What a tool!

My rant is the weather! Hot, cold, rainy, dry, it's different from one minute to the next!

[Plot10]

No, I didn't see Eastenders/Coronation Street/X Factor etc and I won't be watching Strictly either. The reason for this is not that I have been unfortunate enough to miss them but that I couldn't care less. So please stop filling me in on the latest developments and find someone who gives a monkeys.

[OverWyreGrower]

Waiting for a sodding phonecall about an interview outcome... I interviewed 3 weeks ago, took the stupid online tests last week - just put me out of my misery, please!!