1. You are currently not signed in. If you are already a registered user Please log in to get the full benefit from this site. If not, why not register and gain full access to our wonderful forums, view topics, make posts, and more! So if your not already a user, you can register by simply clicking the button to the right of this notice.

What's pi$$ed me off today.........!!

Discussion in 'Main Forum' started by Ducky, Jul 14, 2011.

Page 119 of 198
  1. kitten_art

    kitten_art Race Rep +

    Messages:
    1,768
    :hug3:
     
    kitten_art, Dec 13, 2012
    #2361
  2. GuzziRob

    GuzziRob Race Rep +

    Messages:
    896
    Found a "new" car on Monday and agreed that it would have a full service, new cam belts and new MOT before I collected it it. Phone call this morning...... Apprentice had changed cambelts, turned engine over and bent valves!! oh well back to square 2.
     
    GuzziRob, Dec 13, 2012
    #2362
  3. BlackHornet

    BlackHornet Look before you turn Staff Member Moderator +

    Messages:
    7,985
    at least it happened before you got it :D but i hate car shopping so can understand what a pain that is.
     
    BlackHornet, Dec 13, 2012
    #2363
  4. lammyR6

    lammyR6 Moderator Staff Member Moderator +

    Messages:
    5,555
    Left work, got in car and turned key. Next thing I know smoke is pouring out of engine :eek:. Jump out, wait till it clears then pop bonnet and can't see anything. Get back in, try to drive away but power steering has gone completely. Had to leave car where it was till can sort it tomorrow :(. Friend picked me up so we could do some shopping and I could get my fitness instructor's certificate from the college. Got home to discover I had left certificate somewhere in town, hopefully at cafe :confused:!
    Hopefully tomorrow will go better!
     
    lammyR6, Dec 13, 2012
    #2364
  5. Panel Man

    Panel Man Secret prototype +

    Messages:
    1,830
    Sorry to hear that, Leila. Especially seeing that you are a Moderator Goddess Person. [ps you weren't going to eat your pudding tomorrow, really, were you?] :whistle:

    I do have a real entry for this thread though. At the beginning of November, Prudential wrote to ask me if I am really living at the address to which they sent the enquiry. I wrote back to say I am. They then asked me to furnish them with my previous address as they wished positively to identify me.

    As always, I am guilty of thinking about these things too much. Why would they want to know? Perhaps I have a Prudential insurance policy from years back and just haven't updated them with where I am... I searched my records. No Prudential policies, investments or contact of any kind. Therefore I do not know which of my two dozen 'previous addresses' they might be looking for. I spent an hour looking them all up and listed two pages in six countries with approximate dates and sent it off.

    Mild victory ensued: part way through November, they replied with details of some insurance-linked investment I'd taken out with M&G many years ago and what would I like to do with it? Er, cash it in!!!:rubhands::disco::cash:

    Easier said than done, however.

    First I have to apply for a Withdrawal Form. No they can't send it just because of a phone call. It's Controlled Stationery. Ok, ok... I wrote another letter requesting the correct form. It took 10 days to reach me. I telephoned to ask how I mark it so the proceeds would be paid electronically? No, Sir - it has to be by cheque. :mad: Wearily, I completed, signed and returned it the same day (4th December). Time passed...

    This morning (the 14th), I rescued a Prudential envelope from my dog's jaws as it came through the post box. Inside was a polite letter asking me to furnish them with two forms of I.D. Not the anticipated cheque! :fume: I telephoned them again. No, apparently I cannot deliver the ID personally, because they do not have a reception area for customers. I could pretend to be the postman? No Sir. We cannot accept mail unless it arrives through the proper channels. And how long will it take for the material to be checked and a payment instrument to be issued? Seven to ten working days. :cry2::cry2::fume::fume:

    Why couldn't the request for ID have been included on or with the Withdrawal Form? That's a different department, Sir.

    You know how there are some days when you begin to think you really shouldn't have got out of bed? Even when I assembled all the identifying material and drove to the local Post Office to ask for these papers to be sent Recorded Express Super-Fast Speedy delivery, the machine at the Post Office counter had broken. So I drove to another Post Office to pay £1.20 in parking and wait for 20 minutes before being relieved of another £7 in postal charges. Now I shall set my alarm clock for the 28th of December..! :sleep::sleep::sleep::sleep::sleep::sleep:
     
    Panel Man, Dec 14, 2012
    #2365
    _Yappa_, kitten_art and lammyR6 like this.
  6. BlackHornet

    BlackHornet Look before you turn Staff Member Moderator +

    Messages:
    7,985

    you do know thats 7 to 10 working days as stated by the pru, who close on the 20th dec and don't reopen till the 8th jan. So assuming your letter gets there tomorrow, the 15th, is opened on the 16th thats 4 days before they close. Then they start their 7 day rush after xmas you should recieve another letter around the 15th of jan asking you to send in your DNA sample. Good luck :giggle:
     
    BlackHornet, Dec 14, 2012
    #2366
    _Yappa_ likes this.
  7. Panel Man

    Panel Man Secret prototype +

    Messages:
    1,830
    :stomp::stomp::stomp::stomp::ftic::stomp::stomp::stomp::tbomb:
     
    Panel Man, Dec 14, 2012
    #2367
  8. deano81

    deano81 Secret prototype +

    Messages:
    1,348
    deano81, Dec 14, 2012
    #2368
  9. megawatt

    megawatt World Superbike +

    Messages:
    5,039
    Was in Danbury in August. Newtown is 15 miles from my dad's place in New Milford. Why would anyone shoot little kids???
     
    megawatt, Dec 14, 2012
    #2369
  10. deano81

    deano81 Secret prototype +

    Messages:
    1,348
    so far they have said it was a 20yr old , and the reason he got into the school is that he was a parent of one of the kids .... the mind boggles at why though
     
    deano81, Dec 14, 2012
    #2370
  11. megawatt

    megawatt World Superbike +

    Messages:
    5,039
    Don't suppose they will do anything about the gun laws though, again.
     
    megawatt, Dec 14, 2012
    #2371
  12. BlackHornet

    BlackHornet Look before you turn Staff Member Moderator +

    Messages:
    7,985
    not good, likely to be just the start of things for the next few days as all the nutters that think the world is going to end start to act out their fanstasies :thumbsdown:
     
    BlackHornet, Dec 14, 2012
    #2372
    kitten_art and deano81 like this.
  13. BlackHornet

    BlackHornet Look before you turn Staff Member Moderator +

    Messages:
    7,985
    spending more tonight on a quick beer than on last nights meal which included taxi's and dinner :rolleyes: please forgive any spelling and grammer mistakes. It was hard just folllowing the dotted white line home with all those bloody cars trying to do the same thing :D:D
     
    BlackHornet, Dec 16, 2012
    #2373
  14. lammyR6

    lammyR6 Moderator Staff Member Moderator +

    Messages:
    5,555
    Another phase in car saga! On Friday the AA, after having come out to the car and then refused to tow it, told me that my brother or mum would have to be the ones to make the phone call to have the car towed home. However, when my brother phoned them this morning they have now informed him that because I made the call and I was driving the car, they will NOT come on a call out (even though it's my mum's car). I am amazed that in this economic climate, when they have 2 out of the three family members on the policy and were about to have a third added that they could be such f****ng jobsworths and t&$ts!! :bhead:
    :mad:, not a good way to start Monday morning!
    And to top it off, my dishwasher is leaking :(
     
    lammyR6, Dec 17, 2012
    #2374
    kitten_art likes this.
  15. Stars and Stripes

    Stars and Stripes Secret prototype + Site Supporter

    Messages:
    1,908
    You need a :ghug: group hug
     
    Stars and Stripes, Dec 17, 2012
    #2375
    lammyR6 likes this.
  16. GuzziRob

    GuzziRob Race Rep +

    Messages:
    896
    Bought another "new" car, collected Friday evening...... returned it Saturday morning as its got strange noises in 4th gear!!!! driveshaft/gearbox?
    Now have a Nissan Micra(Automatic) on loan...... good? news it has a "sports" button.
     
    GuzziRob, Dec 17, 2012
    #2376
    lammyR6 likes this.
  17. Roadwart

    Roadwart Administrator Staff Member Administrator +

    Messages:
    6,721
    That just means that when engaged, it makes more noise to make you think its being sporty ;)
     
    Roadwart, Dec 17, 2012
    #2377
  18. Les

    Les British Superbike +

    Messages:
    2,559
    Be careful where you park it, Skortchio'll have the engine out in no time.
     
    Les, Dec 17, 2012
    #2378
    kitten_art likes this.
  19. GuzziRob

    GuzziRob Race Rep +

    Messages:
    896
    Very true. Slow and quite or slow and noisy.:)
     
    GuzziRob, Dec 17, 2012
    #2379
  20. kitten_art

    kitten_art Race Rep +

    Messages:
    1,768
    That button means it makes more noise and drinks more fuel. Fit nitrous
     
    kitten_art, Dec 17, 2012
    #2380
    _Yappa_ likes this.
Page 119 of 198

Share This Page

Advertisement Manager by Liam W
  1. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register.
    By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies.
    Accept Learn More...
    Dismiss Notice