The grumpy thread

[Noel Tidybeard]

Amazon are only expecting delivery on the named day between 9am and 9pm though, so a bit of a no no to mark it delivered at 3pm and then not to.

 

DPD is amusing, as they're the one that does the 1 hour time slot. It's not uncommon to look out the window and see the DPD van parked opposite with the bloke reading the paper until exactly the start of the delivery time.

yes i had a dpd bloke on the doorstep and he said i needed to wait a couple of minutes to sign cos he was too early and the system wouldn't allow te item to be signed for!

[drum]

I like they way you can track DPD deliveries. Phone upgrade was delivered on Friday and I knew I didn't have to hang about all day waiting on Dougie. At any point I could check to see where Dougie and my new phone were.

[Noel Tidybeard]

cool

[cort1977]

Great weekend away in the camper trailer, kids behaved, very relaxing, perfect.

 

Why the grump? Got home and noticed the spare wheel had fallen off the back of the trailer. Arse.

[rml2345]

Good luck Mo, hope it works out for you!

Speaking of parcel related grumps, we had Yodel collect an incorrect order from a catalogue company recently. Booked a collection slot and they came by to collect it no bother. Unfortunately it seems to have vanished into thin air since then as the catalogue company claim never to have received it.

So that's proof of collection to be sent as well. Magic.

[Richard]

A few years ago we booked a pre-10am delivery to a customer's site in Dyce. The theory was that I would get there at 10 and fit the part in time for the next part of the job. The part finally arrived at 12 and buggered up our schedule for the day. When we complained they told us that they don't do 10am delivery to the north of Scotland, but it hadn't stopped them taking the booking and the extra money. 

[Cavcraft]

I wouldn't like to be a delivery driver if they track you like that. When I was a driver, I'd often sign things on other people's behalf to save a load of time, though I'd always use my left hand so nobody could match the writing styles up if it ever came to it.

This (left handed writing) thing was a lesson learnt from a previous job where some uncharitable things were penned about the wanker of a boss, and I was the only one who got away with because they didn't think it was my writing!  

[purplebargeken]

Not a grump but just spotted the weirdest thing out of the window. It looked like a plane vapour trail but was travelling vertically downwards and quite quickly. There were 3 planes in the vicinity as well. Odd.

[mat_the_cat]

I wouldn't like to be a delivery driver if they track you like that. When I was a driver, I'd often sign things on other people's behalf to save a load of time, though I'd always use my left hand so nobody could match the writing styles up if it ever came to it.

 

I've got no problem with couriers doing this, so long as they use a bit of common sense. Left in the recycle bin for example is fine, I'd rather that than arrange another delivery or drive miles to collect it from a depot. But left by the side of the main road (presumably at the centre of the postcode area) nowhere near the house, is not!

 

Worst one was something which I got sent to work as it would arrive while we were on holiday. Came back to find it had been signed for by 'outbuilding' - the problem was that work had no outbuildings and were there all the time. So all I knew is that it had been dumped at one of the properties which shared the same postcode, but nobody could find it. Hermes were no help as I didn't arrange the delivery, and the seller was equally bad saying that if it's marked as delivered, there's nothing he can do

 

What I tend to do if I know I'm going to be out (some places will only let you deliver to your billing address) is leave a signed note somewhere reasonably obvious but hopefully safe giving the driver the OK to leave it there. That way, if he finds the note then he's also found the safe place, and it covers his arse for leaving the parcel without a signature.

[Angrydicky]

Worst one I had was an exhaust that was posted to me in two parcels. Was out when it was "delivered" so received a card with some absolute nonsense scribbled on it. Eventually one half turned up on the doorstep with the man from number 420 (I'm number 336) who managed to track me down just by the name. The other half turned up a couple of days later with the courier, after at least three phone calls. He claimed the other driver had left it at *he gave me a completely random address about 4 miles away* despite both parcels being clearly marked with my name, address and postcode, and he'd just gone to fetch it. Absolutely useless.

[Tartan58]

I fully deserve to be expelled from this forum now for going against all things autoshite.

 

Some may remember I was after some cheap motoring now that the MX5 is off the road and I was seriously considering that horrific looking Renault 19 on ebay.....well, rather than doing the decent thing and just getting the thing bought instead I went and bought a Toyota Yaris of all things....and I regret it.

 

Ok it's not all bad, it does fit the bill in many ways it's just that it's shit rather than shite, and a fair bit shitter than I realised when I handed over the cash.

 

It's a 1999 1.0 in poverty spec so bonus points for having keep fit windows and no central locking or PAS. The thing that swung it for me though was that it was only 2 streets away and the seller would take £400 for it (although I was most probably had) I guess I was just taken in by the convenience and the need for a car quickly.

 

The things which annoy me are that it sounds like it's going to fall apart over every bump, the ignition key can be hard to turn (although a new key purchased today makes a big difference). Sounds like a bag of spanners when you accelerate hard (nice and smooth when idling or blipping the throttle when stationary) probably plugs or a sensor or something. Oh and the radio doesn't work.

 

It does the job though, has 5 months MOT, drives surprisingly well (apart from the noises) and returns 50mpg on my commute and it's very liberating not to have to worry about damaging it / it getting nicked etc.

 

Not sure what it will be like when the winter strikes in earnest and I really can't be bothered spending anything on it to sort out the issues  - as long as it runs I'll grin and bear it.

 

If I do decide to keep it going then at least parts are uber cheap (spark plugs £1.50, tyres £25 etc. front discs £17 etc.) - I'll see what happens at MOT time in March - last years advisories were for brake pipes and front wheel bearing.

[daveb47]

Not a grump but just spotted the weirdest thing out of the window. It looked like a plane vapour trail but was travelling vertically downwards and quite quickly. There were 3 planes in the vicinity as well. Odd.

Probably easyjet dropping off passengers...

[DS20]

 

 

What a depressing advert.  

[CortinaDave]

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What a depressing advert.  

 

Seems like a bargain to me!!

[Station]

Not a grump but just spotted the weirdest thing out of the window. It looked like a plane vapour trail but was travelling vertically downwards and quite quickly. There were 3 planes in the vicinity as well. Odd.

 

Don't tell the 'chem trail' believers, a lad I worked with used to say they sent planes out every morning to 'cover up the sun with chemicals' in a grid like pattern, to the point where he'd call me over to look out of the window at them. Not sure why they would want to do this.

[Pillock]

To stop us seeing the wires holding it up.

[Slappy]

Came back to my car at Gatwick after a lovely week in Turkey to find it had a flat tyre. Arses.

[purplebargeken]

Probably easyjet dropping off passengers... 

 

That would explain a lot of things to be honest. Not sure if it would work for picking them up though   

[mat_the_cat]

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What a depressing advert.  

 

I find it very sad that anything which (usually) started off based on love ends up in this sort of situation. However, the picture did remind me of this poorly positioned advert...

 

[purplebargeken]

No. Really? That must be one twisted editor. It did make me chuckle a little bit when I clocked. Bet they got a bollocking.

[mat_the_cat]

Seemingly real although presumably unintentional!

http://www.wordfundi.com/tags/costa-concordia

[Bobthebeard]

Recently put a net over my garden pond for the winter. Stops leaves/cats/herons etc. Came home today to find carnage. Fish disemboweled and dying, net ripped and lying on the water. WTF? Suspect new next door neighbours cats...... Grrrrr.

[hairnet]

^^^ airgun

[fairkens]

IMG_1160.jpg

 

What a depressing advert.  

internet suggests they are all "lady lawyers" whatever that means...

[chaseracer]

It means the bloke is utterly fucked.  And not in a good way.

[DS20]

They've gone to see solicitors in Hull, for a start  

[doobietoo]

Having to think up rubbish things to say because of this.....

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I understand why its done and dont blame the website i am just annoyed that scammers feel the need to spoil the whole internet.....anyway last one unless the mods think its funny to approve it and then insist i do another one just for fun .... i would if i was a mod....   

[philibusmo]

WORK.

 

I know I should be glad I'm employed, and I don't think I've ever grumped about work before on here but after doing the job of 4 people for 1 week by myself while trying to also train a new person (who is also utterly unlikeable) to be told today that my pay is being cut from next month onwards is an utter kick in the cunt.

 

FUCKING HELL.

[chaseracer]

Time to move on.

[Pillock]

Constructive dismissal?

Are there any unions you could have a word with as that sounds either amazingly stupid of your employer, or deliberately engineered to get you to walk.