Stupid little things that bug you

[Skr1975]

Wanting to listen to an ozzy classic on YouTube and getting :

 

[lefty goldblatt]

In the UK we have about four days of weather vaguely approaching proper “winter” yet the councils chuck this corrosive shite all over the roads unnecessarily from November til about March. It does my nut in, I’m convinced it’s bent as fuck, some job creation scheme cooked up by local governments and Big Salt.

A few years ago, I was driving on Boxing Day evening at 9 p.m. It was 3 degrees Celcius.
An hour later, it was a degree warmer, and due to get warmer, throughout the night.
Guess what. Warrington Borough Council's gritters were out, and their drivers we being paid triple time.
So that's coordinators getting paid, and drivers getting paid triple time.
Diesel and salt being wasted.
Is it corrupt?
You bet your salty arse.

 

[Johnny Mars Bar]

A few years ago, I was driving on Boxing Day evening at 9 p.m. It was 3 degrees Celcius.
An hour later, it was a degree warmer, and due to get warmer, throughout the night.
Guess what. Warrington Borough Council's gritters were out, and their drivers we being paid triple time.
So that's coordinators getting paid, and drivers getting paid triple time.
Diesel and salt being wasted.
Is it corrupt?
You bet your salty arse.

I’ve seen enough mafia movies to know a public service union scam when I see one.

In the Sopranos it was bin men in New Jersey but over here it’s the sodding gritters.

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

Having to deal with people who enjoy being absolutely repulsive in customer services departments.

Had to chase up to get an issue solved from a cowboy outfit supplying a "refurbished" PC and the attitude I got back from this guy was the worst I have ever had.

Complaints about being impatient because he hadn't bothered to reply and sort out the collection of a faulty product that isn't what was ordered anyway ("we sent you a better product") and called him 24hrs after I replied to his email.

I chased because the vibes they gave out were that that they weren't arsed and refused to even handle something over the phone earlier in the week.

Once the refund is paid I might call him up again just to waste his time and call him a ****.

 

[lefty goldblatt]

Some American bloke being shot, is the second item on BBC News.

Why are we being informed.

Roles reversed, would the Yanks be hearing similar British news?.

Thought not