New - The things that really annoy you

[SSB]

Sir Chris Hoy having “his hand forced” into going public about his cancer diagnosis.

 

[lemonjelly]

Sir Chris Hoy having “his hand forced” into going public about his cancer diagnosis.

Which filthy red top this time?

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Got my car washed this morning, one of those where you leave it with them and go back later.

Made the mistake of leaving the wing mirrors folded in, and rather than them opening the car and unfolding them with the button, they forced them out, which has broken the mechanism. Ace.
Not as if auto folding wing mirrors is an unusual thing.

I know, I know first world problems and my own fault to a degree. But it's still pissed me off.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Ouch. That is going to cost a bit of wedge.

What’s their position on liability etc?

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Ouch. That is going to cost a bit of wedge.

What’s their position on liability etc?

I didn't realise until I got home, as they were "out".
Not sure what to do as I'm sure they'll deny all knowledge - and it's probably left at my risk.

But I'm going back in a bit to have a chat with them.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Oh wow, that’s a tough one.

Thinking about it I’d imagine it’s just a fuse or relay of some sort which hopefully won’t be too bad but even so.

 

[EpsomWolf]

I didn't realise until I got home, as they were "out".
Not sure what to do as I'm sure they'll deny all knowledge - and it's probably left at my risk.

But I'm going back in a bit to have a chat with them.

Looks like you might be able to reset the mechanism. You may need to have a dig for a vid that shows your particular model but this gives a flavour which might help:

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

Thanks EW, much appreciated. Will have a play.

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

So i went back down there and had a moan, they said that they didn't "force" them open, but that sometimes the high pressure washing can wash away the grease from the motor/joint and that i should try spraying some WD40 into the area and that should sort it.

I'm not so sure.

But i will try that and the reset option in videos above and see how it goes.

 

[AndyWolves]

'Bankrupt’ Birmingham reveals 21% council tax rise - BBC News

The rise will be over two years as 'bankrupt' Birmingham City Council makes drastic savings.

www.bbc.co.uk

This just isn't right. The people who need the most help are the ones who will suffer the most

 

[lemonjelly]

Local authority funding has been cut by approaching 50% since 2010, with no adjusting statutory responsibilities.
It's pretty inevitable more coucils will go similar routes.

 

[Dire Wolf]

Local authority funding has been cut by approaching 50% since 2010, with no adjusting statutory responsibilities.
It's pretty inevitable more coucils will go similar routes.

This. And the automatic response will be to blame the local authority, when the reality is that funding from central government has been systematically cut back for years under Tory Governments, with Labour run councils been particularly targeted for lower funding. And I imagine the access to extra money for targeted projects from European Commission grants has now also disappeared thanks to Brexit.

The situation for many local authorities is desperate. They can't provide essential services effectively and all the ones stupidly considered non-essential such as libraries and leisure centres are virtually gone or pared back to absolute skeleton service already.

 

[lemonjelly]

'Bankrupt’ Birmingham reveals 21% council tax rise - BBC News

The rise will be over two years as 'bankrupt' Birmingham City Council makes drastic savings.

www.bbc.co.uk

This just isn't right. The people who need the most help are the ones who will suffer the most

so the government have repeatedly and drastically cut birmingham councils funding (I would also acknowledge the equal pay issue and IT issue are part of the problem, but the funding cut is the most significant imo).

The government have "agreed" to loan some money to aid the council get through the short term, with the fucking requirement that the council sells off at least 1.25 billion worth of assets;
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3g0y1xvqgvo

Which will significantly worsen the situation for anyone in birmingham, and will also hamper the city's ability to regenerate.

 

[Alan]

More layoffs I inexplicably survived!

 

[sycophantia]

More layoffs I inexplicably survived!

That's good news (for you) are you looking elsewhere anyway?

 

[Alan]

That's good news (for you) are you looking elsewhere anyway?

Trying to ride out the storm, really. A secure job in software is a rare thing at the moment unless you've got quite a bit of experience.

 

[EpsomWolf]

Sat in a small, busy and very quiet hospital waiting room scrolling through TWF.

Lady in the very next chair takes a call and starts jabbering away on speakerphone. Yak yak yak.

Took it for about 2 mins then asked her to take the bloody thing off speakerphone which she did to be fair.

I dunno, not sure if that’s being unnecessarily irritable or not but it just pisses me off and reading the room sense others felt the same.

Can’t understand why so many people can’t seem have a phone conversation without having to see them too.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Sat in a small, busy and very quiet hospital waiting room scrolling through TWF.

Lady in the very next chair takes a call and starts jabbering away on speakerphone. Yak yak yak.

Took it for about 2 mins then asked her to take the bloody thing off speakerphone which she did to be fair.

I dunno, not sure if that’s being unnecessarily irritable or not but it just pisses me off and reading the room sense others felt the same.

Can’t understand why so many people can’t seem have a phone conversation without having to see them too.

It's a Covid-era relic I think.

Saw/heard some proper old duffers doing it in a pub in the middle of the day a few months back. Wait until you get home!

Oh and youngsters who see wankers on The Apprentice holding a phone like that and copying. Er, excuse me Kayden or whatever your name is, they're doing that on a TV show because we the viewers need to hear both sides of the conversation. I don't on the train, thanks.

 

[Kenny]

Blame the Apprentice.

No fucker can use a phone properly on that


(presuming they still do this as lost interest a few years back as its no longer about becoming an Apprentice to the Amstrad fuckwit)

 

[Elephant Pyjamas]

I hate this too, I always feel a bit uncomfortable making a phone call in public. Amazes me that people don't care to the extent where anyone can hear both ends of their conversation.