yoda Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Recently moved into a new flat so having to go through the standard broadband/energy/whateverthefuckelse pain in the arse that goes along with moving. Opted for Sky's Unlimited Broadband, which was supposed to be activated at some point tomorrow (some nonsense about needing an engineer round to do some shit). I'd originally asked for an afternoon time slot because I have an exam in the morning. All very well. Afternoon time slot is confirmed. Then a text message tells me it's now tomorrow morning, which I can't do. Phone them up, asking very nicely to change it back to the afternoon slot. "Can't do that now, next available date is May 19th". Waited just over two weeks for the first date, now they've shafted me and given me another two week waiting period. Still, at least I'll be able to shift through the pile of books I've had waiting to be read since Christmas 2014. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Is there no way you can leave a key somewhere yoda? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernJambo Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 This is one of the reasons I left sky. Moved a couple of times, one especially bad - including the guy drilling numerous holes in the wall?! BT mucked about with activation dates but didn't attempt structurally damage the property... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 BT are arseholes as well, having another dispute with them just now. I had no trouble with virgin when I was with them so we may switch to them if this dispute isn't resolved. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernJambo Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 I'm moving shortly, was planning just to get BT in the new place - take it you'd recommend virgin, throbber? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zetterlund Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 BT seem to be going the way of energy companies with their billing, which since they changed it last month requires a degree in cryptography to decipher. It used to be itemised into line rental, broadband, calls & TV package. Now ours has 13 different items, most of which are credits/refunds which they list first. They give you a refund for something which you've already pre-paid for the year, then add the fee in further down so the net is zero. Totally pointless. It reminds me of David Cameron's energy revolution intended to make bills & tariffs easier to understand, which actually resulted in our bills becoming unintelligible and going up by 900% due to the mandatory standing charge. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Honest_Man#1 Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 2 hours ago, Aidan said: Is this soccersixes by any chance? Nah, power play. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeAreElgin Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Tried to set up a football team at work after getting an email inviting me to join a league. Joined provisionally while trying to get players but after reading T&Cs saying I'd be liable to pay the full money (£126 a game) if we missed any, I emailed to pull out. With the first game tomorrow they emailed me claiming I now owe the match fee for tomorrow, a joining deposit (which I haven't paid) and a cancellation fee equalling £250-300. They have nothing other than my email, but it's annoying now having to go back and forth to debate with them that I won't be paying. I believe the closing argument you're looking for is "f**k off" 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigmouth Strikes Again Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 5 hours ago, Honest_Man#1 said: Tried to set up a football team at work after getting an email inviting me to join a league. Joined provisionally while trying to get players but after reading T&Cs saying I'd be liable to pay the full money (£126 a game) if we missed any, I emailed to pull out. With the first game tomorrow they emailed me claiming I now owe the match fee for tomorrow, a joining deposit (which I haven't paid) and a cancellation fee equalling £250-300. They have nothing other than my email, but it's annoying now having to go back and forth to debate with them that I won't be paying. Tell them if you get any more harassment, then you will be taking legal advice. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aidan Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Nah, power play. Ah right, I had an issue with soccersixes before when we ended up playing the same team 5 weeks in a row because of others not turning up. I told the guy that I wasn't paying for anymore games against the same team and he then tried to say if I wanted to pull out of the league I had to pay some ridiculous amount, to which he was kindly to told to f**k off. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond Oracle Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 P&B website always being fucking down. [emoji35] 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 Just now, Diamond Oracle said: P&B website always being fucking down. There may be bandwidth problems due to some people posting a fuckload of gifs over the last few days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernJambo Posted May 2, 2017 Share Posted May 2, 2017 There may be bandwidth problems due to some people posting a fuckload of gifs over the last few days. [emoji185] Wouldn't swap it for the world. Some have been outstanding! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 18 hours ago, Honest_Man#1 said: Tried to set up a football team at work after getting an email inviting me to join a league. Joined provisionally while trying to get players but after reading T&Cs saying I'd be liable to pay the full money (£126 a game) if we missed any, I emailed to pull out. With the first game tomorrow they emailed me claiming I now owe the match fee for tomorrow, a joining deposit (which I haven't paid) and a cancellation fee equalling £250-300. They have nothing other than my email, but it's annoying now having to go back and forth to debate with them that I won't be paying. Was this league based in Nigeria by any chance? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Many years ago I'd notice the odd grey hair on my head and would yank it out. Then it got to the stage that there were too many to worry about and I just accept my brown with the odd grey speck napper, Then I'd start getting the odd grey ear or nose hair. I'd quite enjoy yanking them out as they were generally longer and thicker than the others. This morning I had a long grey chest hair. I should just check myself in to the glue factory. Definitely on the slow road to death now. Turn 40 next year too. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Just now, Shandon Par said: Many years ago I'd notice the odd grey hair on my head and would yank it out. Then it got to the stage that there were too many to worry about and I just accept my brown with the odd grey speck napper, Then I'd start getting the odd grey ear or nose hair. I'd quite enjoy yanking them out as they were generally longer and thicker than the others. This morning I had a long grey chest hair. I should just check myself in to the glue factory. Definitely on the slow road to death now. Turn 40 next year too. Watching Dunfermline will do that to you. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philpy Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 Many years ago I'd notice the odd grey hair on my head and would yank it out. Then it got to the stage that there were too many to worry about and I just accept my brown with the odd grey speck napper, Then I'd start getting the odd grey ear or nose hair. I'd quite enjoy yanking them out as they were generally longer and thicker than the others. This morning I had a long grey chest hair. I should just check myself in to the glue factory. Definitely on the slow road to death now. Turn 40 next year too. I turned 40 today, I feel your pain. Grey hairs everywhere (well, except downstairs) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 1 minute ago, philpy said: I turned 40 today, I feel your pain. Grey hairs everywhere (well, except downstairs) Happy Birthday Philpy! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 7 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Many years ago I'd notice the odd grey hair on my head and would yank it out. Then it got to the stage that there were too many to worry about and I just accept my brown with the odd grey speck napper, Then I'd start getting the odd grey ear or nose hair. I'd quite enjoy yanking them out as they were generally longer and thicker than the others. This morning I had a long grey chest hair. I should just check myself in to the glue factory. Definitely on the slow road to death now. Turn 40 next year too. I used to try and get rid of them, but as my hair is very slowly falling out, i reckon I need to keep as many as possible. Haven't noticed any round the boys yet, though. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted May 3, 2017 Share Posted May 3, 2017 I turned 40 today, I feel your pain. Grey hairs everywhere (well, except downstairs) Happy birthday mate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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