Stellaboz Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 That is twattish parking too but surely the left hand bay would've been empty. That's where I'd park! Was going to say that, and also Shite on the white cars bonnet. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjw Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Probably! If tony appears, let me know. I don't think Tony is real mate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fae_the_'briggs Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 I find the IKEA ad on television slightly annoying. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Kincardine Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 54 minutes ago, Fae_the_'briggs said: I find the IKEA ad on television slightly annoying. IKEA is brilliant for buying jars of herring. Their ads don't bother me. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Hedgecutter, can you tell us where Philpy is parked please? Tony needs to speak to him. Wish I'd seen this earlier (although time stamp suggests it was when I was out of phone reception along the Angus cliffs anyway). www.google.co.uk/maps/place/Braehead+Shopping+Centre,+Glasgow+G51+4BT/@55.8775357,-4.3703495,19z/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x48884f44eb648f1d:0xe212358940236ff0 The big signs you see in the photo are on the edge of the roundabout where Laymoor Avenue meets King's Inch Road. Philpy was just over the other side of that, seven car park rows back. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 16 hours ago, BigMartyn86 said: Got home from doing the North Coast 500 at 2:30pm and my neighbours who have been feeding my cat have decided to f**k off out for the day and not leave the key under my door mat like I had asked them. Maybe they did leave it but somebody has nicked it. Get your locks changed... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GordonD Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Te sodding h key on my laptop is only working part of the time. Pain in te arse wen I don't notice it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fae_the_'briggs Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 18 hours ago, BigMartyn86 said: Got home from doing the North Coast 500 at 2:30pm and my neighbours who have been feeding my cat have decided to f**k off out for the day and not leave the key under my door mat like I had asked them. They probably didn't bother feeding the cat either. For future reference, and security, give them a spare key and keep a key for yourself, simples. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Am Featha Taigh Nan Clach Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 It's GTF day and topics have not been moved 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fae_the_'briggs Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 3 minutes ago, Am Featha *****h Nan Clach said: It's GTF day and topics have not been moved I also noticed that the ICT thread on the Championship thread had been locked before GTF day but the Brechin City one wasn't. Maybe I don't understand the rules. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Sickholiday.com adverts on the radio. I don't think I've ever been on holiday and not shat my guts out, it's usually down to trying foods I don't normally eat and washing it down with ridiculous amounts of drink. How do these "experts" tell if it's food poisoning or just the usuall over indulgence? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DI Bruce Robertson Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Sickholiday.com adverts on the radio. I don't think I've ever been on holiday and not shat my guts out, it's usually down to trying foods I don't normally eat and washing it down with ridiculous amounts of drink. How do these "experts" tell if it's food poisoning or just the usuall over indulgence? Stool samples! Forget the duty free on the way home, your case will be full of vials of shit or bottles of Heineken as I prefer to call them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 2 hours ago, thomas said: Sickholiday.com adverts on the radio. I don't think I've ever been on holiday and not shat my guts out, it's usually down to trying foods I don't normally eat and washing it down with ridiculous amounts of drink. How do these "experts" tell if it's food poisoning or just the usuall over indulgence? They don't care, so long as they encourage gullible holidaymakers to make a claim, which SicHolidays.com then take a cut of, if paid out. People like the Bondarenkos, of Darlington. Quote A British couple are facing a counter-claim of £170,000 from a five star Greek hotel which alleges that their holiday sickness claim is false. Sean and Caroline Bondarenko are accused of making a fake £10,000 claim against the Caldera Palace Hotel in Crete after saying the resort’s food and drink made them ill. They could now face losing their home as a result of the legal action, and are trying to drop their claim against the hotel they booked through Thomson. Holiday sickness claims by British tourist have risen by 700% in the last 18 months, according to Abta. Claims from other countries have not risen at anything like the same rate. Court documents issued by the Caldera Palace Hotel allege that the Bondarenkos ‘consumed large quantities of alcohol’ at a time they say they were sick. Atlantica Hotel Management Ltd claims the couple from Darlington, County Durham, did not report any illness during their one-week stay in October 2013, and didn’t make their bid for compensation until three years later. The hotel chain says it has a dossier of Facebook posts which demonstrate the Bondarenkos enjoyed their stay. A Thomson spokesperson said: “UK holidaymakers should understand that if they make a fraudulent claim they could face prosecution at home or overseas.” Speaking to the Daily Mail, Mr Bondarenko, 47, said he only mad the claim because of contact from a claims management company. He said he and his wife had been ill, but only for a day or so, adding: “We asked our solicitor to drop the claim in February because we felt uneasy about it, but they said we would have to pay legal costs.” Mrs Bondarenko, 42, suggested the couple’s illness had been exaggerated. She said: “I was horrified when I saw the court papers which listed all these negative things we were supposed to have said about the hotel. “We never said any of those things. I rang the solicitor and she told me not to worry about it. We are terrified for our future and petrified we will lose our home.” The couple’s solicitors, Opes Law, said: “The allegations are unequivocally denied. Opes takes its duties to its clients seriously. When things occasionally go wrong, clients are advised to use our complaints policy and procedures to resolve any dissatisfaction. It's actually the new PPI (ie easy money), and such an issue for some Spanish hotel chains that they are seriously considering not selling All Inclusive holidays to the British market. And yes, it's pretty much an exclusively British problem, exaggerating a bout of upset tummy, and claiming it's someone else's fault (as said, nothing to do with eating foods that they wouldn't normally eat at home, and also going on the lash for every waking minute of the holiday). The amount of sickness claims from continental Europe is next to zero, by comparison. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 I cleaned my windows not three hours ago and there's bird shite on them already. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 1 hour ago, Boghead ranter said: They don't care, so long as they encourage gullible holidaymakers to make a claim, which SicHolidays.com then take a cut of, if paid out. People like the Bondarenkos, of Darlington. It's actually the new PPI (ie easy money), and such an issue for some Spanish hotel chains that they are seriously considering not selling All Inclusive holidays to the British market. And yes, it's pretty much an exclusively British problem, exaggerating a bout of upset tummy, and claiming it's someone else's fault (as said, nothing to do with eating foods that they wouldn't normally eat at home, and also going on the lash for every waking minute of the holiday). The amount of sickness claims from continental Europe is next to zero, by comparison. I could quite possibly claim for every holiday I've ever been on. I can't understand how they get away with the claims, how do they prove it? For me it's just another step towards this country being a part of America, from proms and suchlike to us now putting claims in for everything possible. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 30 minutes ago, thomas said: I could quite possibly claim for every holiday I've ever been on. I can't understand how they get away with the claims, how do they prove it? For me it's just another step towards this country being a part of America, from proms and suchlike to us now putting claims in for everything possible. Quite often they never have to prove it. The cost of the hotel or Tour Operator defending the case if it goes to court (whether they win or not) is a lot more than it costs to bung the claimant a small gesture/shut up and go away money. That's before you factor in possible reputational damage if they end up in court repeatedly, mud sticks and all that. The case I've quoted is extreme, both in the amount claimed, and in the fact that the Hotel has had the time and balls to put together a solid defence. And good on them I say - guess who ultimately pays the cost of all these claims? Us, in future years, when the cost of our holidays increases. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 And what should happen is that the only claims that are considered are the ones where the claimant saw a Dr while in resort, and came home with a wee slip proving they were unwell. Problem is that some gastric illnesses take a couple of days to manifest themselves, so the really smart claimants could claim they must have been affected by food on their last day, or whatever. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomas Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 5 minutes ago, Boghead ranter said: Quite often they never have to prove it. The cost of the hotel or Tour Operator defending the case if it goes to court (whether they win or not) is a lot more than it costs to bung the claimant a small gesture/shut up and go away money. That's before you factor in possible reputational damage if they end up in court repeatedly, mud sticks and all that. The case I've quoted is extreme, both in the amount claimed, and in the fact that the Hotel has had the time and balls to put together a solid defence. And good on them I say - guess who ultimately pays the cost of all these claims? Us, in future years, when the cost of our holidays increases. These same claimants will likely be the first ones moaning when a week in Spain is too expensive due to this. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 Just now, thomas said: These same claimants will likely be the first ones moaning when a week in Spain is too expensive due to this. For sure. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whiskychimp Posted June 4, 2017 Share Posted June 4, 2017 3 minutes ago, thomas said: These same claimants will likely be the first ones moaning when a week in Spain is too expensive due to this. Also justify themselves with "everyone else is at it. We were just doing the same" I think a major issue is this, Too many lawyers looking for work. They should reduce the number of University places for Law 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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