Tickman Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Time for a bit of coasting and job hunting then. chaseracer, Supernaut, loserone and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markeh Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 33 minutes ago, Tickman said: Time for a bit of coasting and job hunting then. Oh absolutely, work laptop went off for the weekend as soon as I was off the call (manager even offered me a reference, decision was out of his hands), straight on LinkedIn and other sites looking, removed Teams and Outlook from my phone and when I'm back at work on Tuesday they'll be finding out precisely how many things they've now got to take responsibility for because I won't be doing it any more. I'd have said it today but don't want it to come across as a kneejerk reaction. myglaren, adw1977, Tickman and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 On 29/02/2024 at 05:56, worldofceri said: I'm calling it a day. Not making ends meet any more, unfortunately. I did send a message out to all my clients, including many on here that have used me regularly and/or recently - apologies if I missed anyone. I'll still be on the forum (mostly lurking) and haven't discounted making a comeback at some point, but I just don't know yet - all the balls are very much up in the air at present. Just seen this. Crying shame pal. You were superb with me, as I'm sure you were with your other work. Shame another reliable professional has to call it a day. Best of luck with the next step. wuvvum, Saabnut, Datsuncog and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavieW Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 They're "wheels", not f*cking "rims" 🤬 barefoot, BorniteIdentity, adw1977 and 1 other 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remspoor Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 Spain: The fruit trees are in blossom, the grass needs another cut, leaves are coming out. But it snows DavieW, lesapandre and hennabm 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted March 8 Share Posted March 8 so faithful gloves died (after 10 years) and wanted a pair of proper leather not fake or lorica sportsbike shop have stock but their closest shop to me is leeds no way i have to try them on cos on the page even before you get to review it says customer say smaller than expected per size so i want to try them theres one in reading on the way down to brighton tomorrow but found out reading are at home and the shop is up the street from the ground - completely fuck that but theres one in bletchley which ive been to before (hi @Six-cylinder) but from here its 25 miles the wrong way home on sunday ffs theres a j and s not quite in oxford or the one in northwich (thats closer to chester than my house) but they have no stock ffs x2 *drinks tea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auntiemaryscanary Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 58 minutes ago, hairnet said: so faithful gloves died (after 10 years) and wanted a pair of proper leather not fake or lorica sportsbike shop have stock but their closest shop to me is leeds no way i have to try them on cos on the page even before you get to review it says customer say smaller than expected per size so i want to try them theres one in reading on the way down to brighton tomorrow but found out reading are at home and the shop is up the street from the ground - completely fuck that but theres one in bletchley which ive been to before (hi @Six-cylinder) but from here its 25 miles the wrong way home on sunday ffs theres a j and s not quite in oxford or the one in northwich (thats closer to chester than my house) but they have no stock ffs x2 *drinks tea Sportsbikeshop does free returns if your order is over £25. Order 3 sizes and return the other 2. I ordered 2 pairs of bike gloves and returned the pair I didn't need. It's all online and seems to be automatic. Of course you have to pay for the full order upfront. Matty 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 6 hours ago, DavieW said: They're "wheels", not f*cking "rims" 🤬 There not hoops either. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 6 hours ago, DavieW said: They're "wheels", not f*cking "rims" 🤬 On similar lines - when you take something such as an exhaust pipe off a car, you "remove" it, not "delete" it. And something going vaguely sideways is not "drifting". (A guy on my Facebook says stuff like this all the time and shares unintelligible chavspeak "quotes", he likes to think he's some hard-man "gangsta" but is really a silly little chav-boy who lives with his mum and if ever he tried to act hard in front of anyone would just be laughed at and melt quicker than an ice cream in July.) DavieW 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal Guru Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 1 hour ago, sheffcortinacentre said: There not hoops either. Rim ( or bare rim) distinguishes between a wheel without a tyre and a wheel with a tyre. Just avoids confusion especially on eBay . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 Wheel. Wheel & tyre. Tyre. I blame the Americans. DavieW, Noel Tidybeard, andyberg and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saabnut Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On its own - Wheel rim Similarly Tyre Together - Wheel That is how I understand it Vantman, loserone, BorniteIdentity and 1 other 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 06/03/2024 at 19:51, RoverFolkUs said: Popped into a charity shop this afternoon and witnessed a delightful* lady hurling abuse at one of the poor volunteers She'd picked up some pathetic item of bric-a-brac from a 4 for £1 bin, it scanned through the till at 50p so presumably it's 50p each or 4 for £1.. makes sense to me She's not happy that's it's scanned through at 50p "But it says 4 for £1 on the bin" Volunteer - "yes, but you've selected one item so it's 50p" "But 4 for £1 is 25p each, so if I'm having one then it should be 25p" Volunteer - "it's 50p and that's what it's scanned through at, I can't do anything about it I'm afraid" "Well this is ridiculous, what difference does it make to you?" She storms off to the 4 for £1 bin, selects 3 more items at random and takes them to the till again. She quietly, smugly pays her £1 for the 4 items. She snatched them away from the counter, storms out, and chucks the 3 items back in the bin.. Eh, what the actual fuck? 😂 Firstly who goes into a charity shop and quibbles over 25p, and what sort of batshit crazy logic is that? 😂 Sadly quite a lot of people. They think 'charity' applies to the buyers instead of it applying to the cause in which they are sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lesapandre Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 On 07/03/2024 at 18:26, DavieW said: My broth in law is doing the London marathon later this year and raising money for his company's chosen charity. I went onto the donation page (not Just Giving), filled out the form and made my donation, all good. The next page has a box "do you want to make a donation?" and gives a selection of amounts. I've just given so why the f*ck would I want to make a donation on top of the donation I've just done? I've noticed similar in charity shops - go to the till, pay for your purchase, then the volunteer asks "do you want to make a donation?" Er, I just gave you £xx - if that's not a donation, I don't know what is. Money grabbing barstewards. This is now more common. It's the US 'tipping culture' making it's first tentative steps into UK life. Tesco do it on their self service tills and it's turning up in other locations too. Look up US tipping culture on 'tweb. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/16/tipping-culture-in-the-us-is-out-of-control-were-even-asked-to-tip-self-checkouts May be understandable for charity shops but not elsewhere... WH Smith - "so you want chocolate..." Superdrug - "do you want this product..." Any coffeeshop - "can I get you anything else..." Etc etc. It's another version of the hidden add on - like 'booking fees' etc. Give it 5 years and it will be everywhere like the US. I've already seen the prompt on tap- in payments in coffee shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 It was refreshing to be in Portugal recently, where no-one seems to expect a tip, although we did tip 10% as service was always really good. Before we left my wife looked up suitable tipping for cleaning staff at hotels and it's considered nice to leave €1 per day you stayed, which we improved on a bit. But it wasn't taken for granted, and we were thanked, not in a servile way, just a thank you from one person to another. I could live in Portugal. myglaren, lesapandre and hennabm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted March 9 Share Posted March 9 21 hours ago, Pieman said: On similar lines - when you take something such as an exhaust pipe off a car, you "remove" it, not "delete" it. And something going vaguely sideways is not "drifting". (A guy on my Facebook says stuff like this all the time and shares unintelligible chavspeak "quotes", he likes to think he's some hard-man "gangsta" but is really a silly little chav-boy who lives with his mum and if ever he tried to act hard in front of anyone would just be laughed at and melt quicker than an ice cream in July.) Used to know someone who never had a puncture was always a blowout, in roughly 40 years of driving I've had one blowout. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Fscking weather. Me: Wants to put the Trabant back together. Weather: Hah! *Rains all day.* Guess that'll be waiting till tomorrow if I can find time then. Coprolalia and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morris 63 Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 The shonky Shogun of shame needs both front drop links replacing before the MOT in a couple of weeks. They'll need the angle grinder as they're properly rusted on. Instead of doing that in the drizzle I'm potting up 130 plants my OH ordered as she's in the US. Fair enough, her dad's very ill so it's a last minute rush over there, but dear God I hate gardening. Knowing my luck I'll stick them in upside-down! myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Fuxsake didn't you check orientation first. Morris 63 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted March 10 Share Posted March 10 Had BT here on Friday, they have been coming since November. Installed a new master socket, a hybrid thingumyjig and a wifi repeater. Convinced it has been even slower since and today it has been getting slower and slower. Ran bleachbit (like CCleaner) and rebooted and it has taken ages to get anything going, especially the BT site, hasn't got into that at all. I'm convinced it is the rain slowing down the internet electrons. High Jetter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Booked a dentist appointment a couple of months ago. For April. The best they could do. I got a letter today informing me the appointment was cancelled. Nothing to even say " arrange new appointment." mercedade and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 09/03/2024 at 01:14, Pieman said: On similar lines - when you take something such as an exhaust pipe off a car, you "remove" it, not "delete" it. And something going vaguely sideways is not "drifting". (A guy on my Facebook says stuff like this all the time and shares unintelligible chavspeak "quotes", he likes to think he's some hard-man "gangsta" but is really a silly little chav-boy who lives with his mum and if ever he tried to act hard in front of anyone would just be laughed at and melt quicker than an ice cream in July.) I’ve noticed a lot of kids use Americanisms these days, I’ve had to reprimand my own for using ‘windshield’ and ‘sidewalk’ in the past. myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 1 minute ago, Bren said: Booked a dentist appointment a couple of months ago. For April. The best they could do. I got a letter today informing me the appointment was cancelled. Nothing to even say " arrange new appointment." NHS? My wife and eldest daughter go through this hoo-har virtually every time. They have 6-monthly appointments (mandatory, to remain on the books) except 75% of appointments get cancelled, often on the day of the appointment. Then several weeks later they get a new appointment and the merry-go-round starts again. I got so sick of it all I went private about 10 years ago, I have a choice of private practices within a 10 minute walk, I can get appointments within 72 hours if needed, can book months ahead and be assured that the appointment will never be cancelled and I pay no more than they do to be treated like lepers at the NHS dentist - because I only need to go once a year, whereas they must go twice or be struck off. Just tell them to FRO and go private, yeah, we all pay taxes and NHS dentistry should be better than this in the 5th richest economy on earth, but you're only frustrating yourself by persevering with the shit service. Go private and you won't look back. Fully appreeciate it should be better than this, but it isn't, so do something about it. If you're a private patient then tell the practice to FRO and go elsewhere. Money talks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 10 minutes ago, Bren said: Booked a dentist appointment a couple of months ago. For April. The best they could do. I got a letter today informing me the appointment was cancelled. Nothing to even say " arrange new appointment." Probably some better paying private work came in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 13 minutes ago, sierraman said: Probably some better paying private work came in. A lot cannot afford private work. I can't see that there would be enough private work to keep them all going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyslexic Viking Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 Meatballs should have been square Remspoor, 24vdiamond, puddlethumper and 2 others 3 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
horriblemercedes Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 1 minute ago, Dyslexic Viking said: Meatballs should have been square Meatcubes? Dyslexic Viking, Remspoor, myglaren and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan29 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 On 09/03/2024 at 14:29, artdjones said: It was refreshing to be in Portugal recently, where no-one seems to expect a tip, although we did tip 10% as service was always really good. Before we left my wife looked up suitable tipping for cleaning staff at hotels and it's considered nice to leave €1 per day you stayed, which we improved on a bit. But it wasn't taken for granted, and we were thanked, not in a servile way, just a thank you from one person to another. I could live in Portugal. Yeah I love it, I think it's the perfect country to live in, my best mate is hopefully moving there in the next couple of years so I'm planning to be visiting a lot 🙂 artdjones 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan29 Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 14 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said: Meatballs should have been square Mini Meatloaf? Dyslexic Viking 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted March 11 Share Posted March 11 57 minutes ago, Bren said: A lot cannot afford private work. I can't see that there would be enough private work to keep them all going. Oh there is! Plenty out there will be a few thousand quid to get it sorted, I can see why they do it, the NHS wants them rammed back to back constantly, of course they’re gonna look to private work. No help to you or me though! chadders 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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