The grumpy thread

[chaseracer]

There are two possibilities here:

 

1) Billy and I share a similarly twisted sense of humour;

2) He's not kidding and I'm going to feel a right shit quite soon.

 

:-/

[Cavcraft]

1.

[chaseracer]

Thought so...

[Hendry]

Fucking Virgin Media and their PITA recycled phone numbers, we had to change the first phone number they gave us because all manner of debt collectors kept phoning looking for "Margaret" and leaving nasty messages on our answering machine when we didn't answer because we knew it'd be them again and they wouldn't believe us when we told them she clearly wasn't at that number anymore.

 

Now the new number they've given us usedto belong to "Robert Kilpatrick" as Penicuik windows and conservatories keep calling looking for him, and other companies wanting to speak to him about fucking daft surveys etc FUCK RIGHT OFF

 

Best of it is fucking Virgin want to charge us to change number again.

[warren t claim]

I had a number that was a digit different to a local tool hire company and I'd get all sorts of phone calls asking about hiring generators and the like. Eventually I got bored and pretended to be the manager when someone called and tell the punters they could have whatever they wanted for £2 a week.

[autofive]

Fucking Virgin Media and their PITA recycled phone numbers, we had to change the first phone number they gave us because all manner of debt collectors kept phoning looking for "Margaret" and leaving nasty messages on our answering machine when we didn't answer because we knew it'd be them again and they wouldn't believe us when we told them she clearly wasn't at that number anymore.

 

Now the new number they've given us usedto belong to "Robert Kilpatrick" as Penicuik windows and conservatories keep calling looking for him, and other companies wanting to speak to him about fucking daft surveys etc FUCK RIGHT OFF

 

Best of it is fucking Virgin want to charge us to change number again.

 

 

tell them you have threatening phone calls, then they have to change it for free (ofcom rules)

[autofive]

I had a number that was a digit different to a local tool hire company and I'd get all sorts of phone calls asking about hiring generators and the like. Eventually I got bored and pretended to be the manager when someone called and tell the punters they could have whatever they wanted for £2 a week.

 

 

we have a similar number to Minories mainstealers at sunderland

 

we get muppets ringing asking when their car will be ready

 

i usually tell them to come in as we have found a major problem that could write off the vehicle

[dollywobbler]

£365 of Vehicle Excise Duty due this month, another £225 next month if I tax them all for 12 months. Ugh! Six months it'll have to be I think.

[vulgalour]

The dog won't stop barking.  He's been barking quite loudly every hour or so since about 11:30pm last night.  Combined with the fact I've contracted a cold from my brother I'm not in the brightest of moods today.  SHUT UP YOU STUPID DOG!

[autofive]

is it your dog?

 

if so, give it something to chew and find out who has the dog whistle

[Bobthebeard]

is it your dog?

 

if so, give it something to chew, go back to bed, get barked up again in ten minutes, give it something else to chew, go back to bed, get up in ten minutes......etc etc. Repeat until morning.

EFA

[Angrydicky]

£365 of Vehicle Excise Duty due this month, another £225 next month if I tax them all for 12 months. Ugh! Six months it'll have to be I think.

Absolutely zero in excise duty this year, just to make you jealous. I did have to pay £83 for a parking permit to the council though, robbing bastards.

[chaseracer]

I'm sure you've made Mister Wobbler feel much better about the situation, Dicky...

 

[vulgalour]

Do you know what, complaining about the dog on Autoshite appears to have shut him up.  I'm concerned that this means the dog can both read and use the internet.

[chaseracer]

He's picked up the frequency modulation in the broadband signal.

 

Or something.

 

[Bobthebeard]

Sky broadband. It is acting up!

Have Sky broadband and telephone at home and having problems with Internet connection.

Phoned Sky customer services, and really, it was like ringing Basil Fawlty. Albeit a female I spoke too.

" I am experiencing intermittent problems with my router. Working fine now, but it will cut out for hours"

" Just checking your line sir.... Yes. All is in order "

" Yes it is NOW, but it won't be soon. It goes off at random "

" Bear with me sir.................... Hello? Yes, all seems to be working "

" No it isn't. It has just gone off again "

" Oh, in that case how are you managing to speak to me "

" I am on the phone.... The phone is fine... The broadband isn't working "

" Try logging onto My Sky. Try the diagnostics section "

" How? My broadband isn't working "

" Just a second sir, I am checking your line "

 

Hard to remain calm in the face of the above....

Sky Technical Services are going to ring me back tonight after 7.

Joy.

Meanwhile I have broadband for ten minutes every hour. At random.

[Bobthebeard]

Do you know what, complaining about the dog on Autoshite appears to have shut him up.  I'm concerned that this means the dog can both read and use the internet.

I have a one year old Lurcher. She can't use the Internet because it keeps going off...

FFS Sky sort it out!

[purplebargeken]

Only 2 year old Lurcher's can use the internet. It's the law.

 

Try Talk Talk for crappy connections....... actually, no don't 'cos they're pants (nylon one's). 

[Lankytim]

The AX, great car but will probably be scrapped

Astra estate, great car but will probably be scrapped.

Citroen XM, great car but will possibly be scrapped. (Hopefully not though)

 

I hate not having enough time or room to play with my motors! IT'S MEGA FRUSTRATING! It's a quandary as old as time itself.

[brickwall]

Everytime I step iutside the rain comes on...I go back in and the sun peeks through....ffs

[Partridge]

Mate, it's been just the same here. Been wanting to do my garden all day.

[warren t claim]

Only 2 year old Lurcher's can use the internet. It's the law.

 

Try Talk Talk for crappy connections....... actually, no don't 'cos they're pants (nylon one's).

[eddyramrod]

I don't think there's any secret here about my relationship with Tesco Broadband.  Probably not possible to get worse service.  I've been with Plusnet for about 6 weeks now and still was getting random dropping.  The difference is, when I phone Plusnet, first, I get someone who speaks English, and second, they actually try to sort it out!  They sent me a BT engineer today (second one) who has found what might be the cause (in the green box at the roadside, on the nearby main road) and fixed it.  I know this should probably be in the Grin thread, but as we were discussing broadband......

[dollywobbler]

TalkTalk are so crap they never actually managed to connect us at all when we moved here. Changed to Plusnet and it was sorted in a jiffy. Nice Yorkshire folk on t'phone if you have any issues too.

[Cavcraft]

PlusNet are brilliant.

[Pillock]

Sky broadband. It is acting up!

 

Meanwhile I have broadband for ten minutes every hour. At random.

 

I had a similar deal with Virgin. At 6pm, on the dot each night, it would cut the broadband.

I phoned up, they "tested the line" and said it was my computer at fault, they could fix it but I'd have to pay their fees as there definitely wasn't a problem with any of their equipment.

 

I asked them how they were intending to fix it. Apparently, I needed new drivers on all my computers. They would install them for me.

 

I asked them how they intended to install drivers on a PS3, an Android phone and a Blackberry. All of which suffered at 6pm every night.

 

My broadband started working properly the next day.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Virgin get a slating online, but I'm very happy with them. 

 

1: Cable and Wireless engineer turns up to install broadband internet service. Discovers Win98 PC with no ethernet port and non-functioning USB ports. Spends a very long time tampering with temperamental computer, apparently rewriting Windows from the ground up so we can have always on internet. 

 

2: Cable to house was mysteriously severed while digging in front garden with spade. Engineer came round the same day and made a temporary repair to keep the internet on. 

 

Also got a free upgrade to 60meg broadband, and get it.  

 

 

Would not recommend TalkTalk or O2 based on my experiences with other people's internet. 

[Rover414]

Been with TalkTalk for a few years, absolutely horrible for the first few years but for the past 2-3 years not had much trouble with them. Awful call centres, awful customer services but ultimately a cheap and hate free experience as of late with TalkTalk TV thrown in for no extra cost on the bill so not all bad.

[hairnet]

did lots of research cos we wanted to feck off bt but found plusnet and were v skeptical (finidng out they are now part of bt)

 

not had a bother

 

had slight issues when we moved house but they were v helpful and sorted us oot

 

the sppeds been ok and only had a modem issue once - see above

[warren t claim]

Looking up at the sky and trying to come to terms with the fact that there's an infinite amout of unending space.