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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: feeutfo on 16 April 2011, 08:16:50
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....is absolutely rife. It's everywhere. From the postman to insurers, from the banks to car dealers. Even rather McDonalds can't serve the right burger.
Recent news on insurers hiking prices and motorists suffering 40% increase in costs has set me off this time. First off the "news" is at least a year out of date for starters. We all noticed premiums going up long ago, ESP Direct line customers. Why, according to the "news"? Accident claims and unscrupulous lawyers. Oh really, what about the 9 month waiting list at the ombudsman for claims to be assessed, due to incompetent insurers cocking claims up.?
Insurers costing us money. Banks costing us money. Nhs badly run, Gp's hopeless if you can get an appointment and don't get me started on GP receptionists. Order something from a shop and it's wrong or damaged on delivery. Cost of living gone up, but go to Asda and the veg is soggy and if the meat last 2 days before it's off I consider that to be good by their standards.
...oh, and the builders on next doors loft extension keep dropping crap on my car. There's going to be a row! >:(
Rant over! :)
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Go back to bed and then get out the other side. ::) :P ;D
Dont shop at supermarkets if you can avoid it. Use farm shops etc, quality of food, infinitely better. ;)
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and give the builder a smack in the gob will make you feel better ;D
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Welcome to modern Britain - land of the breakless, gutless and useless, most of whom will do anything but accept responsibility and yet everything to live their lives by doing as little as possible whilst expecting the maximum return for their meagre and inconsequential efforts.
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....is absolutely rife. It's everywhere. From the postman to insurers, from the banks to car dealers. Even rather McDonalds can't serve the right burger.
Recent news on insurers hiking prices and motorists suffering 40% increase in costs has set me off this time. First off the "news" is at least a year out of date for starters. We all noticed premiums going up long ago, ESP Direct line customers. Why, according to the "news"? Accident claims and unscrupulous lawyers. Oh really, what about the 9 month waiting list at the ombudsman for claims to be assessed, due to incompetent insurers cocking claims up.?
Insurers costing us money. Banks costing us money. Nhs badly run, Gp's hopeless if you can get an appointment and don't get me started on GP receptionists. Order something from a shop and it's wrong or damaged on delivery. Cost of living gone up, but go to Asda and the veg is soggy and if the meat last 2 days before it's off I consider that to be good by their standards.
...oh, and the builders on next doors loft extension keep dropping crap on my car. There's going to be a row! >:(
Rant over! :)
Maybe you should bring the car here for me to look after [smiley=evil.gif]
...you can take TBE away to use and fix the rather gas leak
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....is absolutely rife. It's everywhere. From the postman to insurers, from the banks to car dealers. Even rather McDonalds can't serve the right burger.
Recent news on insurers hiking prices and motorists suffering 40% increase in costs has set me off this time. First off the "news" is at least a year out of date for starters. We all noticed premiums going up long ago, ESP Direct line customers. Why, according to the "news"? Accident claims and unscrupulous lawyers. Oh really, what about the 9 month waiting list at the ombudsman for claims to be assessed, due to incompetent insurers cocking claims up.?
Insurers costing us money. Banks costing us money. Nhs badly run, Gp's hopeless if you can get an appointment and don't get me started on GP receptionists. Order something from a shop and it's wrong or damaged on delivery. Cost of living gone up, but go to Asda and the veg is soggy and if the meat last 2 days before it's off I consider that to be good by their standards.
...oh, and the builders on next doors loft extension keep dropping crap on my car. There's going to be a row! >:(
Rant over! :)
Maybe you should bring the car here for me to look after [smiley=evil.gif]
...you can take TBE away to use and fix the rather gas leak
Wasn't me, never touched it ;D
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....is absolutely rife. It's everywhere. From the postman to insurers, from the banks to car dealers. Even rather McDonalds can't serve the right burger.
Recent news on insurers hiking prices and motorists suffering 40% increase in costs has set me off this time. First off the "news" is at least a year out of date for starters. We all noticed premiums going up long ago, ESP Direct line customers. Why, according to the "news"? Accident claims and unscrupulous lawyers. Oh really, what about the 9 month waiting list at the ombudsman for claims to be assessed, due to incompetent insurers cocking claims up.?
Insurers costing us money. Banks costing us money. Nhs badly run, Gp's hopeless if you can get an appointment and don't get me started on GP receptionists. Order something from a shop and it's wrong or damaged on delivery. Cost of living gone up, but go to Asda and the veg is soggy and if the meat last 2 days before it's off I consider that to be good by their standards.
...oh, and the builders on next doors loft extension keep dropping crap on my car. There's going to be a row! >:(
Rant over! :)
Maybe you should bring the car here for me to look after [smiley=evil.gif]
...you can take TBE away to use and fix the rather gas leak
Wasn't me, never touched it ;D
True, I believe you were eating cowshit at the time, and I was soldering.... ....which only leaves.... :-X
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....is absolutely rife. It's everywhere. From the postman to insurers, from the banks to car dealers. Even rather McDonalds can't serve the right burger.
Recent news on insurers hiking prices and motorists suffering 40% increase in costs has set me off this time. First off the "news" is at least a year out of date for starters. We all noticed premiums going up long ago, ESP Direct line customers. Why, according to the "news"? Accident claims and unscrupulous lawyers. Oh really, what about the 9 month waiting list at the ombudsman for claims to be assessed, due to incompetent insurers cocking claims up.?
Insurers costing us money. Banks costing us money. Nhs badly run, Gp's hopeless if you can get an appointment and don't get me started on GP receptionists. Order something from a shop and it's wrong or damaged on delivery. Cost of living gone up, but go to Asda and the veg is soggy and if the meat last 2 days before it's off I consider that to be good by their standards.
...oh, and the builders on next doors loft extension keep dropping crap on my car. There's going to be a row! >:(
Rant over! :)
Maybe you should bring the car here for me to look after [smiley=evil.gif]
...you can take TBE away to use and fix the rather gas leak
Wasn't me, never touched it ;D
True, I believe you were eating cowshit at the time, and I was soldering.... ....which only leaves.... :-X
Errm... I'm sure you said the "Team" takes the glory and the blame ::) ;D
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....is absolutely rife. It's everywhere. From the postman to insurers, from the banks to car dealers. Even rather McDonalds can't serve the right burger.
Recent news on insurers hiking prices and motorists suffering 40% increase in costs has set me off this time. First off the "news" is at least a year out of date for starters. We all noticed premiums going up long ago, ESP Direct line customers. Why, according to the "news"? Accident claims and unscrupulous lawyers. Oh really, what about the 9 month waiting list at the ombudsman for claims to be assessed, due to incompetent insurers cocking claims up.?
Insurers costing us money. Banks costing us money. Nhs badly run, Gp's hopeless if you can get an appointment and don't get me started on GP receptionists. Order something from a shop and it's wrong or damaged on delivery. Cost of living gone up, but go to Asda and the veg is soggy and if the meat last 2 days before it's off I consider that to be good by their standards.
...oh, and the builders on next doors loft extension keep dropping crap on my car. There's going to be a row! >:(
Rant over! :)
Maybe you should bring the car here for me to look after [smiley=evil.gif]
...you can take TBE away to use and fix the rather gas leak
Wasn't me, never touched it ;D
True, I believe you were eating cowshit at the time, and I was soldering.... ....which only leaves.... :-X
Errm... I'm sure you said the "Team" takes the glory and the blame ::) ;D
Man up.... Or blame Tilo ;D
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Anyway, it's not our car.... ::)
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Anyway, it's not our car.... ::)
Now that's a very good point ::) ;D
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....is absolutely rife. It's everywhere. From the postman to insurers, from the banks to car dealers. Even rather McDonalds can't serve the right burger.
Recent news on insurers hiking prices and motorists suffering 40% increase in costs has set me off this time. First off the "news" is at least a year out of date for starters. We all noticed premiums going up long ago, ESP Direct line customers. Why, according to the "news"? Accident claims and unscrupulous lawyers. Oh really, what about the 9 month waiting list at the ombudsman for claims to be assessed, due to incompetent insurers cocking claims up.?
Insurers costing us money. Banks costing us money. Nhs badly run, Gp's hopeless if you can get an appointment and don't get me started on GP [/highlight]receptionists. Order something from a shop and it's wrong or damaged on delivery. Cost of living gone up, but go to Asda and the veg is soggy and if the meat last 2 days before it's off I consider that to be good by their standards.
...oh, and the builders on next doors loft extension keep dropping crap on my car. There's going to be a row! >:(
Rant over! :)
Nosey bitches......It seems that the NHS likes to employ gossiping.....sexually frustrated middle aged women to have full access to our medical history. :-/ :-/ :-/
Q. What do you want to see the doctor about?
A. I will explain that to the doctor......NOT YOU. Kindly mind your own business and just make me an appointment.... :-X
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...oh, and the builders on next doors loft extension keep dropping crap on my car. There's going to be a row! >:(
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If those builders are anything like the ones who passed through my area recently, then prepare to move out soon !! :y
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....is absolutely rife. It's everywhere. From the postman to insurers, from the banks to car dealers. Even rather McDonalds can't serve the right burger.
Recent news on insurers hiking prices and motorists suffering 40% increase in costs has set me off this time. First off the "news" is at least a year out of date for starters. We all noticed premiums going up long ago, ESP Direct line customers. Why, according to the "news"? Accident claims and unscrupulous lawyers. Oh really, what about the 9 month waiting list at the ombudsman for claims to be assessed, due to incompetent insurers cocking claims up.?
Insurers costing us money. Banks costing us money. Nhs badly run, Gp's hopeless if you can get an appointment and don't get me started on GP receptionists. Order something from a shop and it's wrong or damaged on delivery. Cost of living gone up, but go to Asda and the veg is soggy and if the meat last 2 days before it's off I consider that to be good by their standards.
...oh, and the builders on next doors loft extension keep dropping crap on my car. There's going to be a row! >:(
Rant over! :)
It's not incompetence..it's the way of the world nowadays....and, as I've been saying for years, it can only get worse.
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Go back to bed and then get out the other side. ::) :P ;D
Dont shop at supermarkets if you can avoid it. Use farm shops etc, quality of food, infinitely better. ;)
i went to the local farm shop today and got 2 sirloins and they were fahookin gorgeous :-* :-*
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Just back from the Ricoh and the away side had this writen through them like a bit of southend rock ;) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Come to daddy Millwall ;) :D ;D
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....is absolutely rife. It's everywhere. From the postman to insurers, from the banks to car dealers. Even rather McDonalds can't serve the right burger.
Recent news on insurers hiking prices and motorists suffering 40% increase in costs has set me off this time. First off the "news" is at least a year out of date for starters. We all noticed premiums going up long ago, ESP Direct line customers. Why, according to the "news"? Accident claims and unscrupulous lawyers. Oh really, what about the 9 month waiting list at the ombudsman for claims to be assessed, due to incompetent insurers cocking claims up.?
Insurers costing us money. Banks costing us money. Nhs badly run, Gp's hopeless if you can get an appointment and don't get me started on GP receptionists. Order something from a shop and it's wrong or damaged on delivery. Cost of living gone up, but go to Asda and the veg is soggy and if the meat last 2 days before it's off I consider that to be good by their standards.
...oh, and the builders on next doors loft extension keep dropping crap on my car. There's going to be a row! >:(
Rant over! :)
It's not incompetence..it's the way of the world nowadays....and, as I've been saying for years, it can only get worse.
WTF? Are you..... Agreeing? With "me"....? :o
You have a job too on here! Remember? Come on, back to it.... ;D
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And on the subject of cow shit, local farmer is muck spreading the most pungent stench in the relatively nice warm weather, every one is commenting. Or is it TB's car....? He was round here earlier. POOOOOOOH. ;D
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And on the subject of cow shit, local farmer is muck spreading the most pungent stench in the relatively nice warm weather, every one is commenting. Or is it TB's car....? He was round here earlier. POOOOOOOH. ;D
My car needs the farmyard smell to mask the smell of the LPG ::)
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garages see pound signs when its an "insurance job" do a couple hundreds quid work and bill the insurers thousands, the insurers dont particularly care as they'll get it back in increased premiums :(
also i think theres an underlying trend as companies chase profits and cut costs they skimp on training, farm out jobs to other cheaper countries, and generally increasingly treat their staff like dirt as unions become less and less relevant (i worked for a huge insurance company that actively discouraged you for joining a union and was told "it doesnt look good" :o :o) we've sleep walked into this - an untrained, unmotivated workforce who'll do the bare minimum, take no pride in the job, arent given the tools to make a difference if they could - its no wonder that we all get rubbish service everywhere you look :(
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Quite agree Banjax - what we need is to get back to the halcyon days of the 1970,s. British Leyland - closed shop,unions ran the place, management were frightened to even speak to the workforce.
If we can bring that back, we can once again have the glorious build quality we used to enjoy then. :y ::)
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Quite agree Banjax - what we need is to get back to the halcyon days of the 1970,s. British Leyland - closed shop,unions ran the place, management were frightened to even speak to the workforce.
If we can bring that back, we can once again have the glorious build quality we used to enjoy then. :y ::)
Yes, we need to see more brown coloured cars on the road. 8-) :y :y
Although in my view, union membership should not be discouraged.
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garages see pound signs when its an "insurance job" do a couple hundreds quid work and bill the insurers thousands, the insurers dont particularly care as they'll get it back in increased premiums :(
also i think theres an underlying trend as companies chase profits and cut costs they skimp on training, farm out jobs to other cheaper countries, and generally increasingly treat their staff like dirt as unions become less and less relevant (i worked for a huge insurance company that actively discouraged you for joining a union and was told "it doesnt look good" :o :o) we've sleep walked into this - an untrained, unmotivated workforce who'll do the bare minimum, take no pride in the job, arent given the tools to make a difference if they could - its no wonder that we all get rubbish service everywhere you look :(
I'm inclined to agree with many of those points BJ. :y
It would also be nice to see responsible leadership from not only employers but also unions, as there seems to be little mileage in confrontation.
In addition, might I suggest that the malaise so often seen in today's workforce is indicative of a wider problem in society stemming from how many of those are parented, educated and influenced by consumerism, celebrity worship, (perversely) diminished real-world communication skills and the throwaway nature of this society?
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Quite agree Banjax - what we need is to get back to the halcyon days of the 1970,s. British Leyland - closed shop,unions ran the place, management were frightened to even speak to the workforce.
If we can bring that back, we can once again have the glorious build quality we used to enjoy then. :y ::)
the German car manufacturing industry is highly unionised with workers and management working together openly and honestly Albs so I wouldn't blame the workers for the poor quality designs that management implemented ;)
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Unions in Germany are a totally different creature to unions in this country. I never mentioned designs. I mentioned build quality. ::)
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Unions in Germany are a totally different creature to unions in this country. I never mentioned designs. I mentioned build quality. ::)
Not necessarily any better, though. They have so much power that they go in and decide who goes if there are redundancies. So, the breakwit old fart with the wife and 3 kids stays and the single, keen, recent graduate who is critical for getting the next project out of the door but has no dependants goes.
Kevin
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As I understand it, they operate in such a way, that in this country they would probably be branded as management mouthpieces. could be wrong though. :-/..........it is unlikely though that they are of great assistance to running a succesful company - they very rarely are. ;)
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As I understand it, they operate in such a way, that in this country they would probably be branded as management mouthpieces. could be wrong though. :-/..........it is unlikely though that they are of great assistance to running a succesful company - they very rarely are. ;)
well thats a tad sweeping...or vorsprung durch technik comrade, as they say in germany :y
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Sweeping ? :o......pots & kettles. ;) ::)
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i understand Albs.....some unions are bad(the ones that fit your view) and some arent :y
and germans cant make cars.
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i understand Albs.....some unions are bad(the ones that fit your view) and some arent :y
and germans cant make cars.
Who made our Omega's ? ;D
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i understand Albs.....some unions are bad(the ones that fit your view) and some arent :y
and germans cant make cars.
Who made our Omega's ? ;D
exception that proves the rule? ::) ;)