Grumpy Old Man
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@kiwiwomble said in Grumpy Old Man:
@mn5 go for gold? nice
He fucken reeked of alcohol so I think this quip is apt.
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@mn5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@kiwiwomble said in Grumpy Old Man:
all right, tell me im just being a grumpy old man
just nipped out for a COVID test and when we came back a woman was coming out out our property, we have a townhouse with just a car park in front so and fences all the way up either side, when i got out i asked if i could help her thinking she may have been looking for us, she said no, her dog was just peeing on our (front door) plants...and did i have a problem with that?
I said, it is a little annoying but whatever to which i got that "whats wrong with you its just dog pee etc" and i said why not take it to the park ete and argument ensued
am i out of line, i get dogs will pee on lamps posts and fences or in parks etc but i personally think its a little out of line to actually go onto someones property to let her dog piss on our plants right by the front door
I had the same conversation out the front of the other halfās driveway a few months back except it wasnāt about a dog it was about a slovenly, disgustingly pissed fat fluffybunny who needed a slash. I advised him and his less drunk mate heād be better off relieving himself at the public shithouses down the road. He didnāt take too kindly to this but he did take off.
Of course I got in trouble with the other half for being over aggressive ( she was worried theyād come back when I wasnāt there ) but fucks sake, what was I supposed to do, sit back and let him go for gold ?????
Sorry about that mate but I really had to go.
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No, youāre not out of line. There is necessity for the dog and there is common decency. This woman has actually gone out of her way, albeit not by much, deliberately, to let her dog piss near your front door. Dog piss smells and attracts other dogs to piss there. When out walking my mutt I sometimes have to drag him away from pissing in a place that would be unpleasant for others. Common decency.
That woman is a self entitled fluffybunny.
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@kiwiwomble sounds pretty odd if you ask me, why would she need to take the dog onto your property to find somewhere to go? Checking for Amazon packages or unlocked doors?
A sharp get the fuck off my property fluffybunny would've been in order. Do dogs have registration over there? Grab a photo of it's tag if it happens again.
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@bones that did cross our mind, she only had a handbag and nothing else in he hand
The wife did come out and take a picture when she heard her arc upā¦which only got her more riledā¦itās a corker of a pic, she looks super agro
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@kiwiwomble said in Grumpy Old Man:
@bones that did cross our mind, she only had a handbag and nothing else in he hand
The wife did come out and take a picture when she heard her arc upā¦which only got her more riledā¦itās a corker of a pic, she looks super agro
Well you canāt leave us hanging, share it bro.
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Maybe not super agro but bloody unhappy
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@kiwiwomble said in Grumpy Old Man:
Maybe not super agro but bloody unhappy
Fuck, that dog definitely eats kids man, I'd let it piss anywhere it wants
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@kiwiwomble said in Grumpy Old Man:
Maybe not super agro but bloody unhappy
Skinny, potentially bad teeth, clearly on meth.
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@kiwiwomble said in Grumpy Old Man:
Maybe not super agro but bloody unhappyThat is a bitch clearly searching for courier deliveries left on door-steps.
Do not feel a fucking moment of guilt. If anything, you need to learn to judge people more on sight.
Or - as I've started calling it - "rating people". It sounds less judgmental, but in reality... is absolutely not.
That piece of work, is rated - on sight-alone - "a fucking bogan thieving lying piece of trash, with a dog who's ashamed to be photographed with her". -
@kiwiwomble said in Grumpy Old Man:
Maybe not super agro but bloody unhappy
And they say people resemble their dogs
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Victor Meldrew Gets Insurance For His New Car. Sets New High on Grumpiness Scale
(This is a shortened, but pretty much verbatim account of this morning's events. Sorry for the length - just had to vent this out of my system)
Buying a new car and getting insurance. Go to existing insurers website (Letās call them Indirect Sqiggle) and get a quote for new car. Pretty good price at Ā£220. Current insurance is Ā£285. Ring Insurer to arrange a changeover and refund:
āIād like to swap my car over on my policyā
āOK Sir, thatās no problem, there will be an additional premium of Ā£38.56ā
āBut that makes the cost of insuring my new car Ā£323.56, when I have a quote from you of Ā£220. Is that right?ā
āThatās the full year policy cost, sir, but let me see if I can give you a discountā
Wait 7m minutes. Thank fuck thereās no background muzak. Fire up Candy Crush
āThank you for waiting, sir. I am pleased we can offer you a discount on the Ā£323.56 price. The new price will be Ā£319.56, a saving of Ā£4.00. Would you like me to go ahead on that basisā?
āNo, can you explain why Iām being charged a 33% more for swapping my car instead of buying a new policy?ā
āI donāt know sir. Please bear with me while I find outā
5 minutes and 2 Candy Crush levels later
āHello, my name is Dwayne. I hear you have some questions on your premiumā
āYes, can you explain why Iām being charged a 33% more for swapping my car instead of just buying a new policy?ā
āI donāt know sir. Please bear with me while I find outā
Close down Candy Crush. Start googling "Anger Management"
āOK sir, we canāt do anything this year but can offer you a big discount next yearā
āWhat level of discount?ā
āI donāt know sir. Please bear with me while I find outā
Changes google search to "Medieval Torture and Insurance Agents"
āHello sir? I canāt guarantee it, but the discount will be around Ā£4-6ā
āThis is a bit silly. Perhaps I should cancel my policy and just but the new one at Ā£220. Is there a cost to cancelling the existing policyā
āI donāt know sir. Please bear with me while I find outā
āHello, sir? We will refund your Ā£285 premium minus Ā£35 for the 3 months the policy has runā
Do the maths and realise Iām either dealing with an innumerate cretin or a broken CRM system
āOK, thatās great. Can you just confirm those figures as they donāt sound right to meā
āThey are correct sir. You will get a refund of Ā£250ā
āOK thanks for confirming, Byeā
Victor buys new policy for new car and basks in the knowledge heās effectively got 2 months free car insurance on the old car.
20 minutes later..
āHello this is Indirect Sqiggle. We may have given you wrong information on your refund. The actual refund will be Ā£166ā
āWhyā
āWe gave you the wrong informationā
āWell, Iāve just bought another policy from you based on inaccurate information provided by you. Is that correct?ā
āYes sirā
āSo what are you going to do about it.ā
āI donāt know sir. Please bear with me while I find out....ā
"No, don't bother, just don't bother. Any more of this and I'll go bonkers"
I hung up at that point as I was between terminal frustration and going into serious Victor Meldrew mode. But this could run and run..
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@victor-meldrew You have just raised an issue that I have wondered about for a while. When they say that this call may be recorded (for training, yeah right, or to see how pissed off they can make their customers) are they still recording when I am on hold?
The recording would be an abject lesson in use the of expletives, threats and profanities. The training value in that must be immense.
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@snowy said in Grumpy Old Man:
Oh, and forget anger management. It doesn't work, we are all living proof.
Glad you noticed my irony..
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@snowy said in Grumpy Old Man:
@victor-meldrew You have just raised an issue that I have wondered about for a while. When they say that this call may be recorded (for training, yeah right, or to see how pissed off they can make their customers) are they still recording when I am on hold?
The recording would be an abject lesson in use the of expletives, threats and profanities. The training value in that must be immense.
Dunno. Good point.
You were able to get a transcript of any recorded interaction at one stage under data protection rules. An evil idea is forming. š
