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Old 06-07-16, 02:36 PM   #3451
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Bloomin recycling centres being closed on Wednesdays, so I have to drive around with 2 buckets of broken concrete in my boot until tomorrow.
No large potholes around your way?
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Old 06-07-16, 03:16 PM   #3452
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Its only a couple of buckets, nowhere near enough to do the size of potholes round here.
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Old 06-07-16, 05:51 PM   #3453
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Contractors who think they can be rude to their client and then try shouting the client down.

They only try it once.


Same contractor quoted £4,000 for a temporary repair when I already knew the permanent repair cost £1,800.
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Old 06-07-16, 06:02 PM   #3454
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Pulling a nail out of my nearly new rear PR4. Bugger.
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Old 08-07-16, 01:29 PM   #3455
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Passport renewals

First application refused - wrong type of black ball point pen used.

Second application refused - my name in the back of the photo missed a hyphen (I'm not allowed to add it as it must be in the counter signatures handwriting - wtf? It's only a straight line)


The thought crossed my mind that I could forge the application to get it through just because of the missing little hyphen.
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Old 08-07-16, 01:41 PM   #3456
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Passport renewals

First application refused - wrong type of black ball point pen used.

Second application refused - my name in the back of the photo missed a hyphen (I'm not allowed to add it as it must be in the counter signatures handwriting - wtf? It's only a straight line)


The thought crossed my mind that I could forge the application to get it through just because of the missing little hyphen.
WTF.. wrong black ball point.. what do they want you to use devils blood

i'll be applying for a passport at some point soon so nice tips.
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Old 08-07-16, 01:56 PM   #3457
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To make it even more annoying, I don't actually need a passport to be where I want to be. I need it to get on the sodding aeroplane to fly there.
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Old 08-07-16, 01:57 PM   #3458
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And, yes, the passport will cost twice as much as the bloody ticket on the sodding plane too.
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Old 08-07-16, 01:59 PM   #3459
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WTF.. wrong black ball point.. what do they want you to use devils blood

i'll be applying for a passport at some point soon so nice tips.


Use a bic ballpoint not a gel ink ball point.
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Old 08-07-16, 04:40 PM   #3460
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First time using Amazon Prime next day delivery. Ordered yesterday for guaranteed next day delivery and it didn't arrive.
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