Gripe of the day - What is yours?

[Red ones]

Had lunch with the boss and someone else higher in the business than me. They were discussing a current topic and shut me down when I made comment that opposed what they were saying. I said it politely and attempted to present evidence to back me up. The boss has evidence of the sort "I just know it"


Any guesses who at the table is writing the externally reviewed degree level paper on the subject?

[maviczap]

After yesterday's sunshine when I was stuck at work, it's grey and cool today, with the odd shower.

Not what I need

[kaivalagi]

Originally Posted by maviczap

After yesterday's sunshine when I was stuck at work, it's grey and cool today, with the odd shower.

Not what I need

Yeah, looking at long term forecasts is depressing too....the odd sunny day amongst lots of rainy ones....I really want to move somewhere where the weather is better, it would certainly be better for my health if I did!

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by kaivalagi

Yeah, looking at long term forecasts is depressing too....the odd sunny day amongst lots of rainy ones....I really want to move somewhere where the weather is better, it would certainly be better for my health if I did!

Sunny down here now mate, heading your way. Just a bit late in the day to do anything

Tomorrows meant to be the best day

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by maviczap

Sunny down here now mate, heading your way. Just a bit late in the day to do anything

Tomorrows meant to be the best day

I lied about it being the better of the two days, I've woken to grey skies and rain.

Wtf happened to the sunshine and warmth they forecast!

I'm going to write a letter to the Beeb and complain about their shoddy work

[SV650rules]

Originally Posted by maviczap

I lied about it being the better of the two days, I've woken to grey skies and rain.

Wtf happened to the sunshine and warmth they forecast!

I'm going to write a letter to the Beeb and complain about their shoddy work

Maybe this is why, after 95 years of using met office forecasts BBC has started using a private company - to 'save money' - they could save a lot more by paying their overpaid presenters and managers a bit less of our money.

"Familiar weather presenters will remain on screen, but employed directly by the BBC rather than the Met Office, which trained them. As presenters made up the bulk of costs, it is hard to see how that shaves much off the BBC bill. Last year the Met Office invoiced the BBC substantially less than £3m; a fraction of the Met Office’s £230m annual funding"

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...-bbc-rejection

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by Seeker

Meanwhile: contacted HMRC with a view to paying missing NI contributions - forced to say: " My voice is my password" 5 times for their new security regime only to have a helpful lady tell me: "You need to speak to Future Pensions", I can't help you. Spoke to Future Pensions who said you can now pay back 8 years of missing contributions (not 6 like the website says) but don't use last years because it won't count (I didn't ask why - I was too busy losing the will to live). Now I have to call HMRC back.

Feel your pain, but this is the price of reducing the civil service to call centres, and closing local offices. People always moaning about too many civil servants, but the reality is different these days.

I had similar problems using the online HMRC Probate registration system, luckily I filled the forms out, took my documents and handed them in to my probate office.

[punyXpress]

Originally Posted by Seeker

Bureaucracy! I'm trying to apply for my US pension - the website says they need birth certificate and Green Card - ok, no problem but then they say do not mail the originals and copies are not acceptable. What? OK, I'll just hop on a plane, fly to Baltimore (get fined for being out of the US for too long on my Green Card), show them the documents and fly back. That's a few years of pension wasted.

Could you contact US Embassy & see if you can 'show them yours' here?
Or even at a more local Embassy branch?

[pookie]

you go to the hospital and come out with something feeling worse than when you went in. The staff dont get paid enough to work in such hazardous conditions. Small wonder how they all stay healthy

[maviczap]

Originally Posted by pookie

you go to the hospital and come out with something feeling worse than when you went in. The staff dont get paid enough to work in such hazardous conditions. Small wonder how they all stay healthy

Yep, I've always recovered quicker once I've got back home, nothing to do with the amazing care I've received, same with the care my mum got, not enough staff in most cases.