DodgeRover Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I do as it happens. They are crazy to my mind anyway as there is a reasonable chance of it being hit and a very good chance of it being nicked as it's a newish one and a decent size. I could do with a new caravan, I guess it must have been abandoned if its just be left at the side of the road. Just to be sure - they aren't living in it at the moment?I'll just borrow a transit tipper and i'll be over later strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
For Fiats Sake Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 Had a call from Autoworld (now part of the Stoneacre group) Chesterfield, it's only taken them a week to regas the aircon and replace exhaust rubbers and now want their demonstrator back asap. Well after having to make three phone calls and wasting all day Saturday expecting a call back they can fucking wait until I'm ready to come for it. So pissed off with the hairdressers 500 I took the Kreg auto panda to work instead. Ahhh now that was nice to drive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 I could do with a new caravan, I guess it must have been abandoned if its just be left at the side of the road. Just to be sure - they aren't living in it at the moment?I'll just borrow a transit tipper and i'll be over later No lights on the last few nights so presume it's empty, perhaps they left it out for the bin men. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 ...perhaps they left it out for the bin men. Can you recycle a caravan? Shall we find out? I can be over in half an hour... Tamworthbay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 So, two moderns have shat themselves in the last couple of pages of this thread. In comparison, I've been using a 33 year old Ford Sierra as my daily for the last three months and with the exception of overheating on a steep hill in the West Country, and blowing a headlight bulb it hasn't missed a beat. It always starts and happily takes me where I need to go. TL/DR: All moderns R shit. MarvinsMom, The Moog, EssDeeWon and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 My walk to work was made harder by this inconsiderate parking: It's an Amazon driver, stopped blocking pavement, right on a t junction, yellow lines, facing oncoming traffic and right beside a no parking sign. Was going to tweet at Amazon but having noticed recently another driver being filmed going the wrong way around a roundabout who was the sacked I figured it wasn't that bad. Difficult to complain without Amazon taking that type of action.Not an excuse but I do feel sorry for the guys that do this type of work - 180 drops a day for pennies each. Horrible work. Bobthebeard, alf892 and Sheefag 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctormop Posted October 19, 2016 Share Posted October 19, 2016 They have my sympathies too, a couple of years ago I ordered a rather snazzy flat cap from an online outfitters (Yes I am that sad) and asked that if I wasn't home could they leave it with my neighbour, got a tried to deliver but you were out note, rang the number, was told that this particular online emporium expressly forbade leaving parcels with anyone other than the addressee and any courier found doing this would face disciplinary action, I could collect the parcel from the distribution centre 73 miles away or arrange for re-delivery but would have to be home at the time, anyway, the earliest I could be home was 4pm the following Friday, made it home from work at 3.58, driver turned up at 4.02, I thanked him for taking the trouble to be at mine bang on time and said presumably this is your last drop for today, oh no he said, I've got 32 more before heading back to base (aforementioned 73 miles of M6/M61?M60) and I started at 6.30 this morning,I doubt I'd last a week at his job. purplebargeken, alf892 and strangeangel 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 So even Wetherspoons don't want to hire me. Maybe I shouldn't put having Asperger's on my (shit; very little experience) CV. But I'm loathed not to because I don't want to end up out of my depth, or I'd only cack up an interview or something. Dilemmas...There's also the problem of not having a car - I've heard of a few things like railway jobs instantly binning people's applications because they ticked 'no' to 'Do you have your own transport/Do you own a car' etc. I want a job partly so I can get a car... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefag Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Pissed off with local post office. Have filled in an online complaint form to lower my blood pressure but Still annoyed about it all. My only real power is to go to sunninghill po instead - nice people I've seen since 2001. As an alternative to Sunninghill, Lightwater PO is run by nice people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meshking Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Not an excuse but I do feel sorry for the guys that do this type of work - 180 drops a day for pennies each. Horrible work.Oh for sure, this is why I held off complaining to Amazon - their solution would probably be to let the guy go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkman Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Maybe I shouldn't put having Asperger's on my (shit; very little experience) CV. Of course you shouldn't. It's nobody's business but yours. Richard, mrbenn, oldcars and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Of course you shouldn't. It's nobody's business but yours. Exactly. Take it off your CV, Max - you're not required to declare it, and life chucks enough obstacles in your path without providing them yourself. Richard, mrbenn, Junkman and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 It would be useful if somebody who knows their stuff could vet Ghosty's CV, to make sure he's presenting himself in the best possible light. Is that in your area of expertise chaseracer? chaseracer, Junkman, mercedade and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tickman Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 There's also the problem of not having a car - I've heard of a few things like railway jobs instantly binning people's applications because they ticked 'no' to 'Do you have your own transport/Do you own a car' etc.But you do have your own transport, yes it is a bike but you could like many people have a car and cycle to work for keep fit reasons.Plus if you got a job and needed a car then I doubt you would have too much difficulty getting sorted. Regards the CV, I am quite good at phrasing things on such documentation where there is a good appearance and no miss truths! Junkman and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I nearly had an interview terminated once because I said I would probably walk or cycle, even though I did have a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Had a call from Autoworld (now part of the Stoneacre group) Chesterfield, it's only taken them a week to regas the aircon and replace exhaust rubbers and now want their demonstrator back asap. Well after having to make three phone calls and wasting all day Saturday expecting a call back they can fucking wait until I'm ready to come for it. So pissed off with the hairdressers 500 I took the Kreg auto panda to work instead. Ahhh now that was nice to drive!They're the feckers that arsed me about with my Abarth 500. Took them 5 return trips and nearly 6 months to get a brand new car "right".They mean well and are pleasant enough but somehow just can't get stuff done. For Fiats Sake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scruff Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Good luck Ghosty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 "Quote me happy" and their shit-bag website.... have just renewed the insurance for the Rover, and want to print off the Certificate thing, mainly for the breakdown should I ever need it. everything is ion the website cos that is so much easier*. only I cannot for the life of me remember what the pass word was. I've tried the 3 or 4 common ones I use a lot, and it isn't one of them. ok, i'll get them to reset it and start again. so they send me an email with a link to reset the password which takes me back to their website to reset the pass word, which sends me an e-mail to reset the password, which takes me back to their website to reset the pass word..... and on and on and on in a loop.... fuckin' websites, fuckin' interwebs and fuckin' computers.... why oh why oh why can I not just friggin' speak to someone instead!!!!!! oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 "Quote me happy" and their shit-bag website.... have just renewed the insurance for the Rover, and want to print off the Certificate thing, mainly for the breakdown should I ever need it. everything is ion the website cos that is so much easier*. only I cannot for the life of me remember what the pass word was. I've tried the 3 or 4 common ones I use a lot, and it isn't one of them. ok, i'll get them to reset it and start again. so they send me an email with a link to reset the password which takes me back to their website to reset the pass word, which sends me an e-mail to reset the password, which takes me back to their website to reset the pass word..... and on and on and on in a loop.... fuckin' websites, fuckin' interwebs and fuckin' computers.... why oh why oh why can I not just friggin' speak to someone instead!!!!!! Have you tried opening the link in a different browser? I.e. I usually use Firefox but some links are shit and only work properly in Internet Explorer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Ghosty, when my nephew was asked if he had transport at a job interview he just used to say yes. He did get offered a job that needed a car and was lucky enough to borrow his mother's car for the first month or so. I'm sure the combined might of autoshite could sort you something if you needed it in a hurry (and weren't too fussy) scruff, chaseracer, For Fiats Sake and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Ghosty - how much would insurance be on the Colt of many shiters? F774 NDL strangeangel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 It would be useful if somebody who knows their stuff could vet Ghosty's CV, to make sure he's presenting himself in the best possible light. Is that in your area of expertise chaseracer? Happy to take a look. beko1987, Junkman and myglaren 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I can run it past a lady in hr at my company I'm very pally with if you like Ghosty? I don't do recruitment so I can't help, my CV is probably very shit oldcars 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 I can run it past a lady in hr at my company I'm very pally with if you like Ghosty? That might well be the best bet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangeangel Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 My new phone arrived today (Lenovo) and it's going straight back Good eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dugong Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 My new phone arrived today (Lenovo) and it's going straight back Good eh? No! Terrifying! Are you with EE? I've had better customer service falling head long into dogshit. michael1703, EssDeeWon, For Fiats Sake and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Cade Posted October 20, 2016 Share Posted October 20, 2016 Remember how Elvis famously shot his Pantera? I've just seen someone punch his Liana... Livin' the life in Methil. scruff, cort1977, mrbenn and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiltox Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 My new phone arrived today (Lenovo) and it's going straight back Good eh?Lenovo? Not surprised in the slightest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghosty Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Thanks for the offers to look over my CV folks. I've not much of a clue about it aside from looking at a couple friends' and a CV writing seminar I went to about 2 years ago... I also realised I'd written a couple of contradictory things and I've since got rid of them. I'll have a look over it again tomorrow when I'm not knackered (I'll miss something, been ill all week, head and sleeping pattern are a mess) and PM it on. Kiltox: for some reason Gocompare is giving me £3000 quotes for the Colt at the moment. That's three Felicia estates, or two P6 V8s (hnnng). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted October 21, 2016 Share Posted October 21, 2016 Honestly a whisker away from telling work to FRO, can't take anymore of their bollocks. warren t claim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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