What Made You Want To Swear Today?

[lexis200]

Just read your post burly.

 

I'm so sorry for you and your poor nephew's family. xx

[burlyb]

thank you TC and Lexis.

I have offered my late nephew's widow MY help due to I was widowed when my boys were very very young and her boys are so young too but she told me she has lots of help from her friends and family WHO as far as i know have not had the raw experience of being left alone at such a young age but she knows she can call me anytime and I'll help her as much as i can.......I just cant get Vincent out of my head and the sudden way he died while in the hospital.

Thank you all again

[snowdragon]

hi all, well not sure when I will be able to post here again as lovely SKY have cut of my internet so using the comp at library.My thoughts and prayers are with you BURLY and your mates family. I will try and come back when I can

[burlyb]

Having to go back to the dentist to have a sliver of tooth removed from the side of my gum "that was overlooked last tuesday" when I had the tooth removed grrrrrrrrrrrr then driving to a tyre bay to have two tyres changed around on the rims then to be told it was ilegal to do that on a 4x4 and that I have to have two new tyres so thats another £146.00 up the ribs and then just now while at home I paid my virgin media account via auto payment and it took the payment then passed me through to some twonk who told me the payment had not gone through...but wait............oh yes ...yes it has...............ahhhhhhh grrrrrrrrrrr wanookas.....it better start to get better this day ffs

[Nystagmite]

Work colleagues

[zydeco]

Three different companies phoning me to try to sell me PPI reclaiming services.

[Dotty50]

I got a new charger for my laptop and now the battery seems to have packed in!

[lexis200]

Our new kitchen was due to be delivered on the 22nd June for fitting that weekend. Phoned the supplier to chase for updates on delivery 4 or 5 times, and when we finally got hold of him we're told (with no apology) that it is now Monday due to supplier isses. Monday morning arrives and we've heard nothing, so again on the phone to chase. Now due on Thursday, again no apology. Phone Weds to check time for delivery, now it's Friday, which means I have to miss part of my sons last Sports Day at primary school in order to wait in for the delivery.

 

Delivery arrives two hours later than stated. I start building units ready for the re-arranged fitter the next day, only to find that there are integral carcasses missing. We'd agreed that the doors may not all be there (in fact none were), but said we had to have the carcasses - this was all fine according to supplier. I was too cross to phone so I tempered myself and emailed explaining the delays and the incorrect units. Finally received a phone call from supplier in the afternoon on Friday, blaming missing units on the warehouse. Missing units (no mention of doors/handles/plinths etc) should be with us Monday/Tues. Still no apology.

 

On Monday I call at 11ish as he's not got in touch. He thinks I'm another customer and starts making excuses as to why their kitchen is late. Huge alarm bells. Realises it's me and says units due on Weds/Thurs! I say that his message on Friday said they'd be here Mon/Tues - his response 'yeah, well'. Still no apology. Now I have several cakes due for delivery by the 20th July, so this is a big issue, which I tell him. He very begrudgingly says he's going to Crown later that day and will chase them to see what can be done, then phone back.

 

You guessed it - nothing. On Tues I phone again at 2.30ish and ask what's going on. Apparently he's going to call Crown in 10 mins and will find out what's going on (huh - you were meant to be there yesterday, why do you need to call them?). I was not happy and told him as such, ending the call with him assuring me he'd call back asap. At 6pm I phone and get his answerphone. Left a message stating that if we don't have the kitchen in full in 2 days I'll cancel the order and he can pick up what they've dropped off. So far still not heard from them.

 

I'm so fed up. We've had no kitchen for a month now as work was being done, the units are two weeks late and not looking like they're going to be arriving any time soon, and I'm trying to work out how the helll I'm going to make several novelty cakes and cupcakes with no kitchen.

 

On top of that, our tumble dryer blew up (literally) on Monday, then yesterday our dishwasher did the same. We have no sink at the moment so that means going upstairs to wash everything, and I (with great difficulty due to my workspace being the top of a fridge) made a full roast yesterday so I've got tons of bloody dishes from that, plus the ones that were halfway through a wash when the washer packed up!

 

And I've got a headache:(

 

Sorry for the long rant, but I needed to get it off my chest!

[burlyb]

I wish I were closer lexis I am still able to do lighter type work like kitchen fitting.................I installed my own some years ago it's not rocket science but kitchen fitters seem to think it is for some reason.

My kitchen came flat packed and there are 27 units in it and took me three "not whole days" to make up the carcases "on my own" and 3 days to install it "on my own" except for the gas supply ..............not every builder has a concience but I have and that is why I stayed a poor builder not a rich one....................mail me where you live and tell them to walk away in jerky movements and i'll nip over there and bliddy do it.................GITS

 

 

ps thats a BIG rant....how big is your chest:!:

Edited July 11, 2012 by burlyb

[lexis200]

I wish I were closer lexis I am still able to do lighter type work like kitchen fitting.................I installed my own some years ago it's not rocket science but kitchen fitters seem to think it is for some reason.

My kitchen came flat packed and there are 27 units in it and took me three "not whole days" to make up the carcases "on my own" and 3 days to install it "on my own" except for the gas supply ..............not every builder has a concience but I have and that is why I stayed a poor builder not a rich one....................mail me where you live and tell them to walk away in jerky movements and i'll nip over there and bliddy do it.................GITS

 

 

ps thats a BIG rant....how big is your chest:!:

 

Thanks burly:) Luckily the fitter isn't a problem, just the supplier. Our next door neighbours' son installs kitchens into Wickes showrooms and does normal fitting too, and he's doing us a favour at about 1/3 price we were quoted by 3 other people. If only we had a kitchen for him to fit

 

ps - today it's like Jordans. Tomorrow (when I'm less peeved), not so much

[burlyb]

Chin up and I hope it all comes good

[Janie1962]

Belfast City Council euthanising Lennox, after keeping him at a secret location for over 2 years. His family were not allowed to say goodbye to him; they are not allowed to have his body for burial, and the council MAY send "some of his ashes" back to his family by post.........BSL does NOT work, when will the government realise this?

[Nystagmite]

Not even been on ESA for 2 weeks and have already received an ESA50... There's at least one person on here who has been waiting since September for one.

[lexis200]

Our dishwasher blew up on Tues, and seeing as we have no kitchen sink at the moment it was a bit desperate that we got one. Found one from a company who said they had it in stock at £470 (one of the cheapest prices we'd seen, others went up to over £700!) and could deliver next day, so we ordered it yesterday morning. Yesterday afternoon I get a call saying they can't honour the order as although they ordered four from Siemens, and had only sold 3, the last one was nowhere to be found. He sounded very genuine and was very apologetic - and baffled - but there wasn't anything much I or he could do.

 

I obviously had to keep looking for another stockist, and I've just had a quick look on their site again out of interest. It's now up for £599, in stock for immediate delivery. My guess is they realised it was a good price, had had a few enquiries and decided not to sell lower than they needed to.

 

The other place I went to who are brilliant with their customer service (appliances online, it's worth checking there if you need something!) offer a price match. I found a machine for £450 which they wouldn't match as it didn't meet their terms (fair enough), but they had 6 in stock in the morning so I went and had another look around. Found the next cheapest (the place that let me down), phoned them back to match it but they couldn't as they'd sold out!

 

I think I'm going to be washing dishes in the bath forever

[Janie1962]

Really really bad toothache - feels like the roots are infected. My NHS dentist is rubbish, missed a huge hole where a filling had dropped out at my last checkup so I had to have emergency treatment elsewhere. In any case I can't afford to go because it costs me £25.00 in travelling each time and I simply can't afford it.

 

Anyone got any pliers?

[bbrian]

Someone Stole my mobile phone!

[lexis200]

Really really bad toothache - feels like the roots are infected. My NHS dentist is rubbish, missed a huge hole where a filling had dropped out at my last checkup so I had to have emergency treatment elsewhere. In any case I can't afford to go because it costs me £25.00 in travelling each time and I simply can't afford it.

 

Anyone got any pliers?

 

String, a door and a glass of something strong?

 

Hope you get to see someone soon!

[babybear39]

GP surgery last week... Only now calming down enough to post... F'ed up my prescription three times, had to ask consultants to fax 'scripts and then got called everything under the bloomin' sun by a receptionist! Had a narky letter from the practice manager telling me off and saying that if I step out of line again i can go look elsewhere!!!

[Nystagmite]

How rude! (them; not you) How did they manage to mess up your prescription three times?

[assisted blonde]

Its easy they have been practising !!

[lexis200]

OH has to work today:( And his ba**ard boss doesn't even consider paying or giving days in lieu, it's just expected as the company contracts all say that employees must work above and beyond if required. He works a good 1/2 hour overtime every day unpaid, often misses lunches, and no-one gets any recognition from the boss. I also found out yesterday that he's got to be away for four days at the end of the month, and again there's no mention of compensation in any form.

 

What's worse is that in every other dept. the managers/directors realise that working over your normal hours should be rewarded in some way, it's just the IT director who is a complete to**er. And he's the MD's brother in law so thinks he's untouchable (he's actually said that to people). No-one will go up against him formally as they are worried about their jobs, or if they don't get fired their working environment. Complaining informally to HR does sod all - they have a huge file of complaints against him (he's been noted as proudly saying he has the biggest file), but nothing is done:mad:

[lexis200]

Started to build my very overdue kitchen last night, only to find that we're still missing 2 units:( Why can't some companies just do what they're meant to?

[Night Owl]

My hob has blown up!!

[ukaviator]

Blown up?...are you ok?

[Nystagmite]

My hob has blown up!!

 

Oh crap. I hope you're ok.

 

Fireworks going off at 11.30 last night for the second night in a row. I've been informed it'll be like this for the rest of the week.