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Sept 12, 2017 15:24:03 GMT
Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 15:24:03 GMT
I think SRB can afford renovations, probably without applying for a hardship grant.
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Sept 14, 2017 19:20:57 GMT
Post by Martin on Sept 14, 2017 19:20:57 GMT
I cleaned the steering wheel in the BMW he other week and it looked like it was starting to wear around the 2 o'clock position. I mentioned it when it wa in for service , so they cleaned it and told me it was dirt which came off on cloth. Looking at it afterwards, it looked worse, so the service manager took pictures to send off to BMW but said at nearly 80k miles it's likely they would say it general wear that was down to the driver.
Missed a call from them today, they were calling me to book the car in for a new steering wheel. First issue, but dealt with really well and it will be like having a new car (kind of...) so I'm happy.
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Sept 15, 2017 10:05:33 GMT
Post by Alex on Sept 15, 2017 10:05:33 GMT
I cleaned the steering wheel in the BMW he other week and it looked like it was starting to wear around the 2 o'clock position. I mentioned it when it wa in for service , so they cleaned it and told me it was dirt which came off on cloth. Looking at it afterwards, it looked worse, so the service manager took pictures to send off to BMW but said at nearly 80k miles it's likely they would say it general wear that was down to the driver. Missed a call from them today, they were calling me to book the car in for a new steering wheel. First issue, but dealt with really well and it will be like having a new car (kind of...) so I'm happy. That's pretty good going getting a new wheel. |
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Sept 15, 2017 12:20:29 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Sept 15, 2017 12:20:29 GMT
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Hardly... it's just honoring the Guarantee/Warranty and not trying to duck out by claiming undue wear and tear
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Sept 15, 2017 19:11:14 GMT
Post by Alex on Sept 15, 2017 19:11:14 GMT
^ Hardly... it's just honoring the Guarantee/Warranty and not trying to duck out by claiming undue wear and tear I don't reckon many other car owners would get a new wheel when it's worn after 80,000miles! |
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Sept 15, 2017 19:58:09 GMT
Post by Martin on Sept 15, 2017 19:58:09 GMT
Apologies for the double thread/post, I thought I'd cut the text and not posted it in this thread.
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Sept 17, 2017 7:35:05 GMT
Post by humphreythepug on Sept 17, 2017 7:35:05 GMT
I've gone and done it, I wanted to wait until October , I'm disappointed in myself but it had to be done; the heating went on this morning!
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Sept 17, 2017 10:50:56 GMT
Post by Alex on Sept 17, 2017 10:50:56 GMT
I've gone and done it, I wanted to wait until October , I'm disappointed in myself but it had to be done; the heating went on this morning! No man should ever admit to putting on the heating in September. Have you got some sort of magic money tree in the garden? |
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Sept 17, 2017 16:07:16 GMT
Post by humphreythepug on Sept 17, 2017 16:07:16 GMT
I've gone and done it, I wanted to wait until October , I'm disappointed in myself but it had to be done; the heating went on this morning! No man should ever admit to putting on the heating in September. Have you got some sort of magic money tree in the garden? It was 8 degrees C this morning and I'd only put it on for an hour or so. |
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Sept 17, 2017 19:26:31 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Sept 17, 2017 19:26:31 GMT
Some AH has scraped the rear of younger daughter's Audi this week when she was doing her shop in her local Tesco's. Lots of white paint left on the bumper which came off when I rubbed it with a damp cloth but there are also some scratches through the paint :-(
... and the usual, no CCTV in that part of the car park
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Sept 17, 2017 22:27:53 GMT
Post by Deleted on Sept 17, 2017 22:27:53 GMT
He finally did it then.  |
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Sept 18, 2017 16:49:20 GMT
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Post by bryan on Sept 18, 2017 16:49:20 GMT
Haha
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Sept 19, 2017 6:06:57 GMT
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Post by Martin on Sept 19, 2017 6:06:57 GMT
I've gone and done it, I wanted to wait until October , I'm disappointed in myself but it had to be done; the heating went on this morning! I'm not far away from putting it on, it was pretty cold when I got up this morning. It was 8.5c outside, but it's only 6c at Birmingham airport (plus fog). I had my heated seats on for the first time in months, lovely. |
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Sept 19, 2017 7:41:52 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Sept 19, 2017 7:41:52 GMT
I turned our heating on when we got back from the USA on Sept 10th.... it's not come on very much since (I have a programmable thermostat) but the heating is at least set to "on".... usually I can get through almost until the clocks go back before this happens, but the rain seems to make the temperature feel colder than it really is. At least the warm radiators helped with drying some of the holiday washing last week...
I cut the lawn on Sunday and it almost looks like it needs cutting again this morning when I left for work, although it's far too wet to do that
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Sept 19, 2017 11:44:10 GMT
Post by LandieMark on Sept 19, 2017 11:44:10 GMT
Ours is on a programmable thermostat so is on standby all the time. Living 900 feet above sea level means the weather can come in cold even in the height of summer. The fire was on overnight last night for the first time since the end of the winter.
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Sept 19, 2017 11:49:44 GMT
Post by LandieMark on Sept 19, 2017 11:49:44 GMT
One of the many random uses for a Land Rover - pitching my tent to it in an attempt to dry it out after a soggy weekend at the LRO International show at Peterborough.  |
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Sept 19, 2017 12:03:19 GMT
Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Sept 19, 2017 12:03:19 GMT
^ I'll hold my hands up and admit that when I was young, tying someone's tent to an unsuspecting third person's vehicle did cause much merriment when they drove off, taking the aforementioned tent with them.
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Sept 19, 2017 13:20:52 GMT
Post by johnc on Sept 19, 2017 13:20:52 GMT
I recall a sailing holiday in Greece (we had two yachts, one skippered by me, one by my brother and crewed by friends and acquaintances) where we anchored in a bay full of yachts, a large proportion of which were from the RYA. There was a large BBQ on the beach that night and it became evident that since we hadn't gone to Oxford or Cambridge, didn't live in London and didn't own a large yacht on the Solent, that we were the equivalent of something you scraped off your shoe.
Once everyone had retired to bed, we set out to gather a large proportion of the rubber dinghies tied up behind the RYA yachts, tie them all together and the towed them (with me rowing silently) to another totally unconnected yacht where we tied them on. We left enough random dinghies attached to leave the culprits as one of several.
It was rather amusing to sit in the cockpit the next morning having breakfast and hearing marble loaded voices around the anchorage shouting obscenities and finally having to go for a longish swim. We did give one elderly gentleman a lift to pick up his dinghy and surprisingly he thought it was rather a good wheeze - he hadn't heard a thing! |
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Sept 19, 2017 20:56:20 GMT
Post by Boxer6 on Sept 19, 2017 20:56:20 GMT
^ I'll hold my hands up and admit that when I was young, tying someone's tent to an unsuspecting third person's vehicle did cause much merriment when they drove off, taking the aforementioned tent with them. Shocking! I would NEVER dream of doing such a thing .. .. ..  I recall a sailing holiday in Greece (we had two yachts, one skippered by me, one by my brother and crewed by friends and acquaintances) where we anchored in a bay full of yachts, a large proportion of which were from the RYA. There was a large BBQ on the beach that night and it became evident that since we hadn't gone to Oxford or Cambridge, didn't live in London and didn't own a large yacht on the Solent, that we were the equivalent of something you scraped off your shoe.
Once everyone had retired to bed, we set out to gather a large proportion of the rubber dinghies tied up behind the RYA yachts, tie them all together and the towed them (with me rowing silently) to another totally unconnected yacht where we tied them on. We left enough random dinghies attached to leave the culprits as one of several.
It was rather amusing to sit in the cockpit the next morning having breakfast and hearing marble loaded voices around the anchorage shouting obscenities and finally having to go for a longish swim. We did give one elderly gentleman a lift to pick up his dinghy and surprisingly he thought it was rather a good wheeze - he hadn't heard a thing! Oh, how I wish I'd been in a position to do something even remotely similar!! (Not to say I wouldn't, even now at 55 and a big fat fatty!!) |
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Sept 21, 2017 12:07:22 GMT
Post by johnc on Sept 21, 2017 12:07:22 GMT
There is an article on the BBC website today: www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-41320615
In it various people have boycotted companies after being offended by them or having had bad service. I have done similar things in the past such as boycotting Ryanair after they bumped me off a flight (actually didn't let me on) because it was full i.e. overbooked!
However when someone takes offence at a cashier in Tesco calling her Darling or Babe or similar, I think we have crossed a line. Madam I am offended by the fact that you think the cashier did anything wrong! I quite enjoy being called "Love" or "Darling" at the checkout: it is normally the precursor to a bit of enjoyable banter. |
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Sept 21, 2017 12:25:06 GMT
Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2017 12:25:06 GMT
Sounds like someone who takes themselves rather seriously. Life's too short.
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Sept 21, 2017 12:26:11 GMT
Post by ChrisM on Sept 21, 2017 12:26:11 GMT
If any female alled me "Darling", "babe" or similar at the supermarket checkout, I'd become an instant repeat customer ! Some people are so easily offended
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Sept 21, 2017 12:27:47 GMT
Post by michael on Sept 21, 2017 12:27:47 GMT
However when someone takes offence at a cashier in Tesco calling her Darling or Babe or similar, I think we have crossed a line. Madam I am offended by the fact that you think the cashier did anything wrong! I quite enjoy being called "Love" or "Darling" at the checkout: it is normally the precursor to a bit of enjoyable banter. The checkout lady got off light. Apparently one of the worst things you can do these days, far worse than rape or parking in a parent and child spot is to presume an individuals gender. |
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Sept 21, 2017 12:31:47 GMT
Post by Tim on Sept 21, 2017 12:31:47 GMT
I read that earlier and was bemused by the first example - someone phoned up to complain that their train in 3 weeks time had been cancelled due to engineering works and now they're boycotting that train company.
Sounds like a professional offence-taker (as well as an arsehole) to me.
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Sept 21, 2017 16:32:31 GMT
Post by humphreythepug on Sept 21, 2017 16:32:31 GMT
When I cancelled my insurance renewal the really chatty and happy sounding woman on the other end of the phone referred to me as either "hun", "my lovely" or "love", I really liked it as it brought a sense of normality and ease to the whole experience.
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Sept 21, 2017 17:32:21 GMT
Post by LandieMark on Sept 21, 2017 17:32:21 GMT
People need to get a fucking life. Political correctness has been getting on my tits for years.
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Sept 21, 2017 17:51:04 GMT
Post by johnc on Sept 21, 2017 17:51:04 GMT
We discussed the BBC article in the office and one of the girls said that her children's school had received a request from a Jehovah's Witness to call the Easter holiday the Spring Break and to call Christmas the Winter Break - that started a 10 minute tirade by one of our staff who is as un PC as it is possible to be. Can't disagree with his logic in most things and he keeps us seriously amused.
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Sept 21, 2017 19:14:32 GMT
Post by Boxer6 on Sept 21, 2017 19:14:32 GMT
We discussed the BBC article in the office and one of the girls said that her children's school had received a request from a Jehovah's Witness to call the Easter holiday the Spring Break and to call Christmas the Winter Break - that started a 10 minute tirade by one of our staff who is as un PC as it is possible to be. Can't disagree with his logic in most things and he keeps us seriously amused. Presumably the JW is unaware of the rather unwholesome reputation of "Spring Break" on the other side of the pond then? Only a matter of time before such crap makes it over here - does he really want to accelerate that process?  |
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Sept 21, 2017 19:32:05 GMT
Post by Alex on Sept 21, 2017 19:32:05 GMT
We discussed the BBC article in the office and one of the girls said that her children's school had received a request from a Jehovah's Witness to call the Easter holiday the Spring Break and to call Christmas the Winter Break - that started a 10 minute tirade by one of our staff who is as un PC as it is possible to be. Can't disagree with his logic in most things and he keeps us seriously amused. Presumably the JW is unaware of the rather unwholesome reputation of "Spring Break" on the other side of the pond then? Only a matter of time before such crap makes it over here - does he really want to accelerate that process? I hope they were told to fuck right off. Why should we keep making changes to appease minorities? I'm perfectly tolerant of all races and religions but I do think tolerance works both ways. Most non-Christian's in this country whether they be Jewish, Muslim etc, take no offence at our traditional Easter and Christmas festivals, and so they shouldn't in the same way that we have no right to be upset with them celebrating their own religious festivals. The JW in that case should be teaching their children what these festivals mean to everyone else not ask for them to be renamed to hide them from it. I also agree that people do take offense to easily in some cases such as those in the article. I just don't see how being called 'love' by a checkout girl has to have a negative effect on ones life. I personally find it makes them seem more friendly and that we've had an enjoyable interaction, however small a level it was on. |
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Sept 22, 2017 7:01:01 GMT
Post by Deleted on Sept 22, 2017 7:01:01 GMT
Agreed, the Birmingham experiment of winterval (Christmas) was considered pathetic across the board and as far as I know discontinued. As far as the checkout thing goes, it must be really thrilling, not, working on a till and a little banter can be an improvement on a surly disinterested individual.
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