Grumpy Old Man
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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 half’s driveway a few months back except it wasn’t about a dog it was about a slovenly, disgustingly pissed fat fluffybunny who needed a slash. I advised him and his less drunk mate he’d be better off relieving himself at the public shithouses down the road. He didn’t 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 they’d come back when I wasn’t 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, you’re 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 up…which only got her more riled…it’s 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 up…which only got her more riled…it’s a corker of a pic, she looks super agro
Well you can’t 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 (Let’s call them Indirect Sqiggle) and get a quote for new car. Pretty good price at £220. Current insurance is £285. Ring Insurer to arrange a changeover and refund:
“I’d like to swap my car over on my policy”
“OK Sir, that’s no problem, there will be an additional premium of £38.56”
“But that makes the cost of insuring my new car £323.56, when I have a quote from you of £220. Is that right?”
“That’s the full year policy cost, sir, but let me see if I can give you a discount”
Wait 7m minutes. Thank fuck there’s no background muzak. Fire up Candy Crush
“Thank you for waiting, sir. I am pleased we can offer you a discount on the £323.56 price. The new price will be £319.56, a saving of £4.00. Would you like me to go ahead on that basis”?
“No, can you explain why I’m being charged a 33% more for swapping my car instead of buying a new policy?”
“I don’t know sir. Please bear with me while I find out”
5 minutes and 2 Candy Crush levels later
“Hello, my name is Dwayne. I hear you have some questions on your premium”
“Yes, can you explain why I’m being charged a 33% more for swapping my car instead of just buying a new policy?”
“I don’t know sir. Please bear with me while I find out”
Close down Candy Crush. Start googling "Anger Management"
“OK sir, we can’t do anything this year but can offer you a big discount next year”
“What level of discount?”
“I don’t know sir. Please bear with me while I find out”
Changes google search to "Medieval Torture and Insurance Agents"
“Hello sir? I can’t guarantee it, but the discount will be around £4-6”
“This is a bit silly. Perhaps I should cancel my policy and just but the new one at £220. Is there a cost to cancelling the existing policy”
“I don’t know sir. Please bear with me while I find out”
“Hello, sir? We will refund your £285 premium minus £35 for the 3 months the policy has run”
Do the maths and realise I’m either dealing with an innumerate cretin or a broken CRM system
“OK, that’s great. Can you just confirm those figures as they don’t sound right to me”
“They are correct sir. You will get a refund of £250”
“OK thanks for confirming, Bye”
Victor buys new policy for new car and basks in the knowledge he’s effectively got 2 months free car insurance on the old car.
20 minutes later..
“Hello this is Indirect Sqiggle. We may have given you wrong information on your refund. The actual refund will be £166”
“Why”
“We gave you the wrong information”
“Well, I’ve just bought another policy from you based on inaccurate information provided by you. Is that correct?”
“Yes sir”
“So what are you going to do about it.”
“I don’t know sir. Please bear with me while I find out....”
"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. 😈
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@kiwiwomble said in Grumpy Old Man:
Maybe not super agro but bloody unhappy
fuck i can feel the sense of entitlement oozing through the monitor
