Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[dirtydog]

Originally Posted by dirtydog

this job is refitting a downstairs loo and putting a basin in there that wasn't there before, separate bathroom next door which they want everything stripped out and converted to a rather small office/study. It was a case of here's the new toilet, basin etc etc and then "we've ordered a different toilet as we like it more than the one we've already bought"

And it turns out they ordered part of a toilet, got there today and there's a toilet pan. No cistern, no seat and now they've worked out that the complete toilet will cost almost £600 they're not so keen on it

Originally Posted by Sir Trev

No, I'm about 6 months into my contract and no, I don't have BT TV as we have Sky. No notice just added to the bill hoping we wouldn't notice. Grrrrrrrr. Bye bye Moto GP - I'm not paying £60 to watch one programme every two weeks over the summer. Nothing else they show interests me at all.

I have a BT contract phone for £5 a month. So I get BT sport and you can link it to your sky card to watch it on your TV instead of just using the app

[Littlepeahead]

I'd been really looking forward to Cazza's birthday ride. I'd baked cake and everything. Then didn't sleep on Saturday night as I'd been feeling poorly, but no matter, me and Stu had always planned to meet at the lunch stop so we took the car instead. Only to get caught up in a big accident on the A12 where 2 cars and a motorbike with female rider collided. Air ambulance, 3 fire engines, 5 casualties, and the road closed for several hours. So I got as far as Brentwood before having to head home. No one got any cake, we didn't get to see everyone so it was very frustrating.

But the most annoying thing was this is exactly what happened last year too. A12 closed, stuck in traffic for hours, no cake made it to Cazza. It's like the world has decided I'm never going to get her birthday cake to her!

[maviczap]

Thats the A12 for you, its almost a daily occurrence on one or more stretches.

[NTECUK]

Motorcyclist who think its ok to go for the overtake expecting you to hug the gutter.
So if you were on the A1066 on a blue pointy be ashamed!!

[Red ones]

Guess what? Insurance!

Gone up £30 this year. Wouldn't mind but the premium was only £70 last year. Almost 50% increase.

THEN there the "arrangement fee". WTF? That's a 100% uplift for sod all work!

Time to shop around.

[Swin]

Originally Posted by Littlepeahead

I'd been really looking forward to Cazza's birthday ride. I'd baked cake and everything. Then didn't sleep on Saturday night as I'd been feeling poorly, but no matter, me and Stu had always planned to meet at the lunch stop so we took the car instead. Only to get caught up in a big accident on the A12 where 2 cars and a motorbike with female rider collided. Air ambulance, 3 fire engines, 5 casualties, and the road closed for several hours. So I got as far as Brentwood before having to head home. No one got any cake, we didn't get to see everyone so it was very frustrating.

But the most annoying thing was this is exactly what happened last year too. A12 closed, stuck in traffic for hours, no cake made it to Cazza. It's like the world has decided I'm never going to get her birthday cake to her!

M11 and A120 at Stansted turn-off? Would that get you near where you need to be?

[Littlepeahead]

Appendicitis - not me, Chris8886 is currently in theatre in Watford General after being taken in as an emergency last night.

[maviczap]

Blimey GWS Chris

DVLA Car tax DD -

Cant move the date from the 1st -

It would just be nice if all my DD's went out on the same date.