minor things that make you fume

[ClausThomsen]

Totally confused here. Car returned beautifully valeted? Owe them an apology.

If they're asking for 1k for service and maintenance then I'd say they owe you an apology and a few more valets.

 

[Toast]

It would be much appreciated if whoever runs Northern Rail fell down the stairs.

RMT union votes for a national rail strike

RMT members vote in favour of strike action across Network Rail and 15 train operating companies.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Baines' left foot]

Wanting to buy a van, but being told it’s the worst time in the history of van buying to buy a van.

For a decent 10 year old van that hasn’t been to the moon and back again you’re looking at £6/£7k. It’s utterly ridiculous and shows no signs of abating.

 

[chrismpw]

Wanting to buy a van, but being told it’s the worst time in the history of van buying to buy a van.

For a decent 10 year old van that hasn’t been to the moon and back again you’re looking at £6/£7k. It’s utterly ridiculous and shows no signs of abating.

People have got into the "deliver to me habit" due to covid.

Probably a good time to buy a high street shop though.

 

[Baines' left foot]

People have got into the "deliver to me habit" due to covid.

Probably a good time to buy a high street shop though.

Yeah I understand the causes, it’s just incredibly frustrating. I’ve got a half decent budget, too.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

Yeah I understand the causes, it’s just incredibly frustrating. I’ve got a half decent budget, too.

Just keep waiting...I just had to drop over 1k for a new set of tires, alignment and oil change but I couldn't wait it out.

 

[Gwladys St. Glory]

speaking of...what was your nightmare like @verreauxi , finding a replacement vehicle?

 

[summerisle]

Waking up at 4.00am and knowing that's it for sleep.

 

[Rita_Poon]

It would be much appreciated if whoever runs Northern Rail fell down the stairs.

 

[verreauxi]

speaking of...what was your nightmare like @verreauxi , finding a replacement vehicle?

In a nutshell, it was me looking online at dealer websites; they'd list a car on their website; I'd call and see if it was available and they'd say no it's A) been sold, B) on hold for someone else, or C) not in stock. This happened about 20x. Finally I found a white Subaru Outback and had to put a non-refundable 500$ deposit down as "promise to buy" and wait about 3 weeks (driving a rental) until it arrived off the truck. I payed about 5K over the MSRP. Great car but horrible time to buy. The used car market was even more over-priced than the new car market.

 

[LEONARD]

The failure of my wife, who is not from Liverpool, to understand, why,

I need to be somewhere free of RS neighbours between 8-11 on Saturday night.

 

[wm02]

Seasonal allergies.
I can’t remember having it this bad

 

[Kurt.]

Wanting to buy a van, but being told it’s the worst time in the history of van buying to buy a van.

For a decent 10 year old van that hasn’t been to the moon and back again you’re looking at £6/£7k. It’s utterly ridiculous and shows no signs of abating.

As you know .. I feel your pain… I have cash here waiting for the right van but it’s a very expensive market at the moment

 

[Jamo Martinez]

I queued for 40 minutes in the PO before Christmas to put a stamp on my brothers Christmas card in Canada. There were only 2 people ahead of me.

I think these organisations need to employ more people. I mean - have you ever phoned someone like British gas (particularly dreadful firm) and heard them say "we're experiencing the EXPECTED number of calls at the moment, we will put you right through"? No - its ALWAYS an unusually high volume of calls - always and every time - whoever you phone in Britain..... if its ALWAYS it can't be UNUSUAL!!!

Privatisation doesn't work for necessary services.

Oh come on. It does. Share holders make loads of money.

 

[Jamo Martinez]

I am not too sure, here we have our fair amount of oblivious teens, etc. who think it is OK to do that kind of stuff and nobody says much.

Although it does bring to mind something funny that happened on a German train. Now and again you get some buskers come on the train and play for a very short period of time. I have only seen them twice, the first time people accepted them or ignored them. The second time, an old fella shot straight up before they could play a note and shouted extremely loudly, while pointing his finger, 'Nein', repeatedly. They shuffled off back the way the came, heads down in disappointment.

He was asking for 99 red balloons but the busker didn't know it