Rant thread

[Wiltshire Rhino]

I hate that a summer evening in my garden is spoilt by the smell of people smoking weed!

Yes, I smoked the occasional joint when younger but it just seems constant now. 

[tonyXIII]

4 minutes ago, Wiltshire Rhino said:

I hate that a summer evening in my garden is spoilt by the smell of people smoking weed!

Yes, I smoked the occasional joint when younger but it just seems constant now. 

Ah, but did you inhale? Or, more to the point, are you inhaling now?

Try to enjoy your evening.

 

[DavidM]

Stuck in two massive traffic jams today on the A66 . Never seen a workman , seems they pick hot days in holz time with loads of cars around to do their thing and have a wind up 

[ckn]

People who when driving on a dual carriageway dart into the left hand lane as soon as traffic slows down so they can overtake a few extra cars then demand to be let back in further down the road when the traffic speed picks up again.

They need their cars compulsorily confiscated and replaced by a 1980s Ford Fiesta 1.0 that has rusty spikes inserted under the accelerator so if they push down too hard they stab themselves.

[DavidM]

I got  cut up a couple of times by these people who are in a mad rush to pass any car then dive back in . Also we got stuck behind a slow moving transport with escorts for ages and ages , and the car in front spent the whole time weaving around the road looking for anyway to get past ... and we were way from the things . Honestly bemused what the point was ! Massive impatience around , and way way to many vehicles ... but that’s another story. As is the number of lorries on the roads ... and going alongside each other on the duals as one won’t give way ! 

Edited July 26, 2018 by DavidM

[Shadow]

Has the law been passed yet that will allow summary execution of people that block the second lane when the first lane has traffic jam in it? 

[Bedford Roughyed]

2 hours ago, Johnoco said:

I never let anyone in, I'd rather die in agony than give in.

I have been known to speed up when someone tries to undertake.... then box them in.... 

[Phil]

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/business/i-took-a-big-pay-cut-to-follow-my-dream-says-patronising-######-20160803111779

 

I know it’s satire 

[DavidM]

The weather is turning again , so after massive travel and infrastructure disruptions for snow and cold then heat and sun they’ll be now more for wind and rain 

[Bedford Roughyed]

Two calls today allegedly from BT and there is a problem with my internet connection.  Its causing errors apparently.  I naturally strung them along for a bit.  Even when I said that I know its a scam, they still had answers.  I can see how some people might fall for it.

'I know this is a scam'

'No No Sir'

'I don't have BT internet'

'Ah but all internet in the UK is provided by BT and BT has responsibility'

'We both know thats not true'

'Sir..'

'What about virgin...' 

Gone....

It annoys me that they get the hump, and make out like i'm the bad guy!

[DavidM]

2 hours ago, Bedford Roughyed said:

Two calls today allegedly from BT and there is a problem with my internet connection.  Its causing errors apparently.  I naturally strung them along for a bit.  Even when I said that I know its a scam, they still had answers.  I can see how some people might fall for it.

'I know this is a scam'

'No No Sir'

'I don't have BT internet'

'Ah but all internet in the UK is provided by BT and BT has responsibility'

'We both know thats not true'

'Sir..'

'What about virgin...' 

Gone....

It annoys me that they get the hump, and make out like i'm the bad guy!

I’ve had a few and my neighbour had one . Your internet will be cut off unless you press etc etc . I always think these scams feeding off fear  and trawling for vulnerable people is just the lowest 

[ckn]

3 minutes ago, DavidM said:

I’ve had a few and my neighbour had one . Your internet will be cut off unless you press etc etc . I always think these scams feeding off fear  and trawling for vulnerable people is just the lowest 

There was a story in the papers last week about the people who have been caught out by these.

I'm not sure I agree with one story's ending where the bank were pushed to repay the money.  The bank did nothing wrong.  If you gave your car keys to someone posing as your car manufacturer, would you expect the car manufacturer to give you another one?  If not, why is it the bank's fault that people fall for these things, especially when they're not even pretending to be from the bank?  For me, people going on the internet and doing secured transactions without a clue is the equivalent of someone going to a rough back-street hooker and saying "sod it, I don't need a condom", or deciding having never driven a car that the outside lane of the M25 or M62 is a fine way to learn without an instructor.

On the other side, it's partly the responsibility of those who do know to ensure those who don't are at least told about these things.  Get them told that no bank, government department, telecoms company or computer company will EVER call you unannounced to talk about a problem.  Get them told to tell these people to contact them by post or email via the information they have and NEVER give out that information to these people.

I run to the tin-foil-hat side of paranoid when it comes to secured transactions and, even then, I know that I'm still trusting that I've not picked up some sort of zero-day problem on my computer.

[Bedford Roughyed]

1 minute ago, ckn said:

There was a story in the papers last week about the people who have been caught out by these.

I'm not sure I agree with one story's ending where the bank were pushed to repay the money.  The bank did nothing wrong.  If you gave your car keys to someone posing as your car manufacturer, would you expect the car manufacturer to give you another one?  If not, why is it the bank's fault that people fall for these things, especially when they're not even pretending to be from the bank?  For me, people going on the internet and doing secured transactions without a clue is the equivalent of someone going to a rough back-street hooker and saying "sod it, I don't need a condom", or deciding having never driven a car that the outside lane of the M25 or M62 is a fine way to learn without an instructor.

On the other side, it's partly the responsibility of those who do know to ensure those who don't are at least told about these things.  Get them told that no bank, government department, telecoms company or computer company will EVER call you unannounced to talk about a problem.  Get them told to tell these people to contact them by post or email via the information they have and NEVER give out that information to these people.

I run to the tin-foil-hat side of paranoid when it comes to secured transactions and, even then, I know that I'm still trusting that I've not picked up some sort of zero-day problem on my computer.

In defence of people without my IT knowledge, these guys were very good at what they were trying to do.  I can see how they could be very convincing.  Even when I said that I know exactly what scam he was running, he tried to spin it.  

[ckn]

1 hour ago, Bedford Roughyed said:

In defence of people without my IT knowledge, these guys were very good at what they were trying to do.  I can see how they could be very convincing.  Even when I said that I know exactly what scam he was running, he tried to spin it.  

The “best” scam I’ve seen this year was on Thursday. I submitted my tax return on Wednesday and on Thursday I received a spam HMRC email saying there was a problem with my submission. Really well written and copying HMRC’s style to the letter. 

But for me knowing that HMRC never send links when sending personalised emails about tax accounts, I might have clicked on it without thinking. 

[Bearman]

16 hours ago, ckn said:

The “best” scam I’ve seen this year was on Thursday. I submitted my tax return on Wednesday and on Thursday I received a spam HMRC email saying there was a problem with my submission. Really well written and copying HMRC’s style to the letter. 

But for me knowing that HMRC never send links when sending personalised emails about tax accounts, I might have clicked on it without thinking. 

That is seriously frightening

[Mark S]

A new one, I recently picked up on. Families who go into small country pubs, usually on holiday, and insist on all members of the family standing at the bar. There is no need for the kids to stand there, and there certainly isn’t a need for the father to explain the brewing process of larger, or the difference between Ale and Cider whilst people are waiting to get served. 

This is similar to being behind one of these new age parents who insist on knowing the exact ingredients of something, and whether it is organic or not.

[ivans82]

When i used to submit my tax returns , i always wrote to HMRC , The advantages of this are that you know you`re not getting scammed because the reply usually took 3 months .

[Bleep1673]

Hunt the Runt (sorry spelling errors)

He's an idiot. As Foreign Secretary does he not know which country he is supposed to be sucking up to? He should know, however, where his wife comes from.
Send him back to Health Secretary.
Or maybe not. Maybe send him to be Govener of Falkland islands.

[Mark S]

Going on holiday in the UK summer up in 4 points.

Spending hours looking for parking.

Paying a fortune for said parking.

Getting annoyed at other people’s kids in cafes/pubs/restaurants, who are exhibiting a free spirt (AKA a lack of parental control).

Paying an absolute fortune for everything, and listening to business owners moan about how hard it is to making ends meet as too many people go abroad.

 

Edited August 1, 2018 by Mark S

[Mumby Magic]

Ugg boots.

Them damn awful sandals with the furry strap.

Flossing

[Shadow]

2 hours ago, Mumby Magic said:

Flossing

My dentist tells me I don’t need to floss all my teeth 

just the ones I want to keep

[JohnM]

So you've stopped bleaching them in a tumbler overnight? 

[JohnM]

This is not a rant, its to pre-empt a rant!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6014859/Parking-outside-home-privilege-not-right-police-warn-feuding-neighbours.html

 

[Derwent]

13 hours ago, JohnM said:

This is not a rant, its to pre-empt a rant!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6014859/Parking-outside-home-privilege-not-right-police-warn-feuding-neighbours.html

 

Did you know it is not illegal to park on someone's drive ? But it is illegal for the homeowner to try and move the offending vehicle. Strange quirk of law.

[ckn]

Smart meters.

Just had a call from Scottish Power offering me a special offer of a free smart meter installation.  Again.

They called yesterday and I had quite a nice chat with the lad on the phone over when the second generation ones were due.  I made it clear that I wouldn't be interested until they came out as the first generation have too many problems.  He said someone would call again at the end of September to see if I changed my mind.  He couldn't override the system to stop the calls.

They called again just now with exactly the same question and "had no record" that they'd called yesterday.

Just sod off and take your over-stocked first generation piles of poo with you.

p.s. just to make it clear to other forum members who may not have got it, the first generation smart meters that they're desperate to get installed are not good and will effectively lock you into your existing supplier if you want to keep using a smart meter.