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minor things that make you fume

Missed my Argos delivery today. Got back from work to find a card through the door saying they'd left it with a neighbour. Looked in my front garden to find my toddlers new bedroom units smashed to bits, glass and polystyrene bits all over. There's some tyre marks on the packaging, so when both my neighbours get back I'm gonna match the marks up and find who it was. Someone's getting a hiding. Got all me cousins and family coming round to sort this fella out.
 
Gladystweet said:
I'm not even sure where to put this one....

Got in my car last night to go and visit me mum. As I'm backing off the drive, my car feels like it's grounded, like something blocking the wheels. I open the door and look back, can't see anything so try again, again, same thing. I get out and walk to the back. Just then, I hear some bloke shouting "it's on this side mate". I walk round to the passenger side, and there's a box, about 2 feet long and a foot wide. It's got a picture of a kids furniture set on it, from Argos, and addressed to a neighbour.
Anyways, I've run over it, splinters of wood, mirror, and polystyrene beads all over my drive. I ask the bloke did he see where it was. He says it was leaning against my back wheel, pasnger side.
Argos have knocked at the neighbours house, seen he wasn't in, and just plonked it against my car...on my drive, not only to get flattened, but in the rain as well.
The neighbour still isn't home so it'll be a nice surprise for him...

What the hell is wrong with these people?
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That is just stupid X 100.

Actually, its worse than that.

2 golden rules on delivering stuff. Never, ever, leave anything BEHIND a car. And never ever lob stuff over a fence; a gate, fine, (folks dont have ponds behind a gate, and if you are unlucky enough to find one actually has, you will be hit by the next bus anyrate)), but never a fence.
 
Gwlacticos said:
Missed my Argos delivery today. Got back from work to find a card through the door saying they'd left it with a neighbour. Looked in my front garden to find my toddlers new bedroom units smashed to bits, glass and polystyrene bits all over. There's some tyre marks on the packaging, so when both my neighbours get back I'm gonna match the marks up and find who it was. Someone's getting a hiding. Got all me cousins and family coming round to sort this fella out.
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It was me mate. I'll take the lot
of ya's on. Proper Christmas straightener.

On your drive of course, mine has glass and splinters, could be a hazard.
 
roydo said:
That is just stupid X 100.

Actually, its worse than that.

2 golden rules on delivering stuff. Never, ever, leave anything BEHIND a car. And never ever lob stuff over a fence; a gate, fine, (folks dont have ponds behind a gate, and if you are unlucky enough to find one actually has, you will be hit by the next bus anyrate)), but never a fence.
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I've had to get stuff delivered to me mums before, as I knew me and the missus wouldn't be home.
One occasion they left it on her lawn, in the rain.
On another, they dropped it through the porch window (the high one) despite it having "fragile" on the box.
 

Gladystweet said:
I've had to get stuff delivered to me mums before, as I knew me and the missus wouldn't be home.
One occasion they left it on her lawn, in the rain.
On another, they dropped it through the porch window (the high one) despite it having "fragile" on the box.
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Its mad they do that. When I had my "interview", basically are you allowed to work in the UK and can drive, the bloke went through the bits and bobs.

I said, "So common sense then, and assume the delivery is for you?" Should cover it..
 
roydo said:
Its mad they do that. When I had my "interview", basically are you allowed to work in the UK and can drive, the bloke went through the bits and bobs.

I said, "So common sense then, and assume the delivery is for you?" Should cover it..
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Yeah, the "common sense" bit should be enough. They must be making quite a profit if they can afford to have goods damaged, lost, stolen etc.
Me and the neighbours are constantly taking parcels in for one another, just a knock or a card through the door will do it. This one must have been late for their tea...
 
Bought a car last night for a decent price at a big car supermarket, sale went great, like the motor. But when it came to part-exing my existing vehicle the bloke wouldn't give me a cup of tea for it, started in with a load of bolloxology about the Boss would prob offer me a £100 for it, it's so difficult sticking cars into auction nowadays (aye, right), and I'd be best off just selling privately. So I said fine, which produced some back-tracking, but he still wouldn't go over £300.
Now we're not talking about a high end motor here - 7 year old exeo estate with 140,000 miles on it, but I've seen good condition ones go for £1500+ on ebay as the 1.9L TDi goes forever, so thought half that would be realistic partex for my dented version.

Never sold a car privately before so will have to roll it out onto ebay or autotrader and see what happens. Not even fuming really, just don't know the used car game so don't understand the salesman's incentives.
 
Black Belt Jones said:
Bought a car last night for a decent price at a big car supermarket, sale went great, like the motor. But when it came to part-exing my existing vehicle the bloke wouldn't give me a cup of tea for it, started in with a load of bolloxology about the Boss would prob offer me a £100 for it, it's so difficult sticking cars into auction nowadays (aye, right), and I'd be best off just selling privately. So I said fine, which produced some back-tracking, but he still wouldn't go over £300.
Now we're not talking about a high end motor here - 7 year old exeo estate with 140,000 miles on it, but I've seen good condition ones go for £1500+ on ebay as the 1.9L TDi goes forever, so thought half that would be realistic partex for my dented version.

Never sold a car privately before so will have to roll it out onto ebay or autotrader and see what happens. Not even fuming really, just don't know the used car game so don't understand the salesman's incentives.
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Bang it on ebay. Be absolutely honest in your description and auction it with a starting price of £500 (based on the offer of £300 and your own expectations of £750)
It will find it's own price. I've sold a couple on ebay over the years and never been disappointed.
 

Black Belt Jones said:
Bought a car last night for a decent price at a big car supermarket, sale went great, like the motor. But when it came to part-exing my existing vehicle the bloke wouldn't give me a cup of tea for it, started in with a load of bolloxology about the Boss would prob offer me a £100 for it, it's so difficult sticking cars into auction nowadays (aye, right), and I'd be best off just selling privately. So I said fine, which produced some back-tracking, but he still wouldn't go over £300.
Now we're not talking about a high end motor here - 7 year old exeo estate with 140,000 miles on it, but I've seen good condition ones go for £1500+ on ebay as the 1.9L TDi goes forever, so thought half that would be realistic partex for my dented version.

Never sold a car privately before so will have to roll it out onto ebay or autotrader and see what happens. Not even fuming really, just don't know the used car game so don't understand the salesman's incentives.
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He`s playing with his own commission mate, nothing more.

I`d also try putting it in the Loot too, as older cars tend to do better in there.

I also think that the Auto Trader isn`t charging at the mo on cars under a grand.

Good luck mate.
 
People in my work complaining that my coat smells of onions.

One, I cook a lot. Two, no, I am not hanging it in my wardrobe, not enough space. Three, you eat smelly food all the time and I don't moan about it. Four, my house is very small, in fact it's more of a flat than a house. Five, it really doesn't smell that bad.

And it's not like I'm a rubbish cook either.
 
goodisonopheliac said:
People in my work complaining that my coat smells of onions.

One, I cook a lot. Two, no, I am not hanging it in my wardrobe, not enough space. Three, you eat smelly food all the time and I don't moan about it. Four, my house is very small, in fact it's more of a flat than a house. Five, it really doesn't smell that bad.

And it's not like I'm a rubbish cook either.
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Low profile.
Or they will hunt you down.
Just trying to help.
 
goodisonopheliac said:
People in my work complaining that my coat smells of onions.

One, I cook a lot. Two, no, I am not hanging it in my wardrobe, not enough space. Three, you eat smelly food all the time and I don't moan about it. Four, my house is very small, in fact it's more of a flat than a house. Five, it really doesn't smell that bad.

And it's not like I'm a rubbish cook either.
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I bet they microwave fish in the office as well don't they the horrors.
 

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