Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[dirtydog]

The fuse for the sockets in the house tripping constantly for the past 2 days, after unplugging everything in the entire house and then plugging back in one at a time finding it the laptop charger causing it. so gripe and smile of the day really as it's only £20 and could've been worse

[Heorot]

Originally Posted by dirtydog

The fuse for the sockets in the house tripping constantly for the past 2 days, after unplugging everything in the entire house and then plugging back in one at a time finding it the laptop charger causing it. so gripe and smile of the day really as it's only £20 and could've been worse

That might not be the source. Shortly after moving into our new build house, the house electrics would trip the fuse when any one of several pieces of equipment were switched on. We called the electricians back under warranty and it took them two days to find the problem. It was our study/office electrics. We had 2 tower pc's and two printers in there that were running fine but we were told that the earth on the PC's were the problem and were loading the system up to its limit. As soon as another appliance started it would trip the electrics.

[BanannaMan]

Just spent a few days of quality time with the flu.
No fun but at least I didn't have the deadly strain that's going around here.

[embee]

Bit of gripe, bit of smile.
Insurance companies (need I say more?)
House insurance renewal quote silly, did comparisons, phoned existing company, reduction to less than last year without even quibbling. Outcome 10/10, gripe factor 10/10. Forget it now for another year. Breathe.

[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by embee

Bit of gripe, bit of smile.
Insurance companies (need I say more?)
House insurance renewal quote silly, did comparisons, phoned existing company, reduction to less than last year without even quibbling. Outcome 10/10, gripe factor 10/10. Forget it now for another year. Breathe.

Isn't it sad that companies do not value loyalty, they treat existing customers as cash cows and give all the best prices to new customers. Avoid auto-renewal like the plague, it sounds convenient but can cost you dear. It is only since new regulations came in a short time ago that insurance companies put last years premium price on the renewals, that has alerted many people that they are getting ripped off (which is why companies had to be forced to do it).

[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by Heorot

That might not be the source. Shortly after moving into our new build house, the house electrics would trip the fuse when any one of several pieces of equipment were switched on. We called the electricians back under warranty and it took them two days to find the problem. It was our study/office electrics. We had 2 tower pc's and two printers in there that were running fine but we were told that the earth on the PC's were the problem and were loading the system up to its limit. As soon as another appliance started it would trip the electrics.

Was it the earth leakage breaker tripping out (rather then current overload ) anything above 30mA leakage live to earth will trip out (used to be 20mA but too sensitive and lots of nuisance tripping, so upped to 30mA). Used to be that earth leakage did not like florescent lights.

switched mode power supplies and filters can contribute to 'leakage'.

http://www.marcspages.co.uk/pq/3333.htm

[DarrenSV650S]

Just got the bill for my heating and they have charged me £130 for a valve that costs £30. Good luck getting me to pay that

[Red ones]

Originally Posted by SV650rules

Isn't it sad that companies do not value loyalty, they treat existing customers as cash cows and give all the best prices to new customers. Avoid auto-renewal like the plague, it sounds convenient but can cost you dear. It is only since new regulations came in a short time ago that insurance companies put last years premium price on the renewals, that has alerted many people that they are getting ripped off (which is why companies had to be forced to do it).

What is often not appreciated is that the law requires your insurance company to quote for renewal with no change to policy. This means no change in the insured item and no change in cover. When you ask for a quote you usually find that the cover has changed slightly even if only marginally. The law perpetuates a ridiculous system.

[Heorot]

Buying a car to replace one that is dying I needed to insure the new one and keep insurance on the old one until I can get rid. They wanted £70 for just one month temporary cover on the old car when I only pay £240 currently for a whole year.

[chris8886]

Originally Posted by Heorot

Buying a car to replace one that is dying I needed to insure the new one and keep insurance on the old one until I can get rid. They wanted £70 for just one month temporary cover on the old car when I only pay £240 currently for a whole year.

ouch, that is trousers down and bend over that!