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Claire

| 15,814 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 1:17 pm

Darren is most certainly not my god!

Nah...my first crash, I never got the woman's insurance details because a couple of hours later her husband rang me to explain he managed an accident repair place that would sort my (f*cking b*ggered) car out for free. Well not free, because the woman would have to pay the bill, but never paid a penny.

Coloured Lilac And Insults Rarely E(Anymore)

Quote: Claire, Jun 2005

Basically, I'm just mangling and regurgitating what everyone's already said.

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Animal

| 32,547 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 1:23 pm

See, I'd class that as a good reason. Though, I'd still be suss if they weren't willing to hand over insurance details if I asked.

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The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It's run by little rabbits and zeroes, little bits of data. It's all just electrons.

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Velvet Soldier

| 206 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 1:25 pm

The Turtle Moves

Quote: girlpants

Quote: Velvet_Soldier
Only thing that redeemed him slightly was that he stopped, and paid cash for me to have a new bumper. But still.
He paid you cash there and then? Didn't give you insurance details? If so I'd have crucified the f*cker, whether he was willing to pay it or not, unless someone has a damned good f*cking reason for not giving me insurance details after a shunt or any other kind of hit to a car I'm in, then something is very, very wrong and potentially dodgy as f*ck about the whole thing.

I had gotten all ofhis details, including registration, asked for ID and gotten his mobile number, house number, and insurance. We worked out what it would cost for a new bumper when I got home (rather shaken) and then phoned him with some quotes. He said it was up to us, we could claim on his insurance, or he would give us the cash. Rather than the hassle, we took the cash, with a tidy mark up mind you

Scariest thing about the whole thing was we ended up on opposite sidesof the bypass, and I had to cross it to get his registration details etc. Luckily I carry a high vis in me car, and I was bl*ody glad of it that day nipping across the bypass.

Why call it civil service when the service is anything but civil?

Animal

| 32,547 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 1:29 pm

Fair play in that case, I just got the impression from your post he stumped up a few hundred quid and left it as was.

http://www.dasburros.com

The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It's run by little rabbits and zeroes, little bits of data. It's all just electrons.

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Velvet Soldier

| 206 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 1:37 pm

The Turtle Moves

Noooo!! he was actually very nice, and very concerned about me. Was just a stupid thing to do. We phoned him that night, and within half an hour he showed up with the cash.

Why call it civil service when the service is anything but civil?

Animal

| 32,547 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 2:10 pm

Nice.

P*ssing me off?

Trying to get kit sorted for this function band, I need something that will let me sit my laptop and a midi keyboard next to me while I'm sat behind my kit, which means a decent and very low rising keyboard stand - thing is, they are all aimed at people using them while stood up

http://www.dasburros.com

The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It's run by little rabbits and zeroes, little bits of data. It's all just electrons.

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Claire

| 15,814 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 2:41 pm

Darren is most certainly not my god!

A lot of people just offer money though so their insurance doesn't go up/they don't lose their no claims...it's not necessarily dodgy, that's alls I'm saying. People would just rather sort it out from their own pocket, most probably because otherwise insurance companies can take months and months to sort everything out (my crash was in February, and I still haven't received my excess. I only got my no claims back a week ago).

Coloured Lilac And Insults Rarely E(Anymore)

Quote: Claire, Jun 2005

Basically, I'm just mangling and regurgitating what everyone's already said.

Animal

| 32,547 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 2:52 pm

Fair enough, all I know is I've always been told to get the other persons insurance details unless their is a damned good reason to not do.

I know for myself I'd rather my premium go up than cover the costs out of my back pocket, since the chances of having the readies for a repair to a car would be slim to none at the moment and for the foreseeable future.

http://www.dasburros.com

The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It's run by little rabbits and zeroes, little bits of data. It's all just electrons.

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Dinglebutt

| 11,949 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 2:54 pm

I aim to misbehave

You should always take their insurance details but if they offered to pay in cash rather than go through the insurance, at least you'd have their details should they decide to try and not pay you.

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Claire

| 15,814 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 2:59 pm

Darren is most certainly not my god!

Quote: girlpants

Fair enough, all I know is I've always been told to get the other persons insurance details unless their is a damned good reason to not do.

I know for myself I'd rather my premium go up than cover the costs out of my back pocket, since the chances of having the readies for a repair to a car would be slim to none at the moment and for the foreseeable future.

I'm being a div actually, I just remembered I did actually get insurance details on both accidents but then didn't need them for the one I mentioned where they paid. However, I would say that even though it's advisable to get them it isn't actually all that necessary these days since insurance companies can find out a third party's insurer from some sort of database so long as you have the car's registration. I only know that because after my second crash the person responsible gave me the wrong insurer so they had to track the right one down...

Coloured Lilac And Insults Rarely E(Anymore)

Quote: Claire, Jun 2005

Basically, I'm just mangling and regurgitating what everyone's already said.

Carpet Remnant

| 11,715 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 3:15 pm

If I go on the itunes store just for a glance, window shopping, it's quick and fine. When I actually want to find a specific thing quickly cause I've just found out about it then it breaks and won't load

This always happens, this time when I'm trying to find the download only EP the gutter twins have released.

Turtle

| 3,404 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 4:30 pm

i lost my phone at the IFC. its either on the roof or supermarket. b*gger.

Dissimulation

| 5,671 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 6:13 pm

People with clipboards, trying to stop me in the street. You're not affiliated with a charity, so f*ck off. I've gotten to the point that, unless they get a bit cocky, I'll no longer acknowledge they're trying to speak to me and I hate having to do that.

Carpet Remnant

| 11,715 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 6:17 pm

Quote: Dissimulation

People with clipboards, trying to stop me in the street. You're not affiliated with a charity, so f*ck off. I've gotten to the point that, unless they get a bit cocky, I'll no longer acknowledge they're trying to speak to me and I hate having to do that.

I hate clipboard people. I am not handing my bank details over to anyone in the street, whether they have a t-shirt with 'Save the Frogs' on it and a clipboard or not.

Animal

| 32,547 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 6:25 pm

I still want to set up my 'get out of being clipboarded' clipboarding firm.

You get a badge and everything, that if you wear it tells the other clipboarders to get the f*ck away from you.

http://www.dasburros.com

The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It's run by little rabbits and zeroes, little bits of data. It's all just electrons.

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Vel

| 23,203 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 6:48 pm

Marry me?

Quote: Enigmatic_Shrew

Quote: Dissimulation
People with clipboards, trying to stop me in the street. You're not affiliated with a charity, so f*ck off. I've gotten to the point that, unless they get a bit cocky, I'll no longer acknowledge they're trying to speak to me and I hate having to do that.

I hate clipboard people. I am not handing my bank details over to anyone in the street, whether they have a t-shirt with 'Save the Frogs' on it and a clipboard or not.

Precisely my reason too.

I would like to point out that I clipboard people INDOORS and don't want their card details and don't pressurise people either.

I keep having them trying to stop me, and after spending a day doing it, I don't want to go through the rigamole of it all.

One was nice though, he saw I was tired and hugged me. I didn't want the hug, but he also told me to make sure my boyfriend gives me a back massage as I looked like I needed one. It was weird.

Wife of Amy, Sex Goddess

Carpet Remnant

| 11,715 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 6:52 pm

I hate it when they run in front of you with their arms held open. How dare you try to stop me, you don't know where I'm going, who the f*ck are you to assume you can just physically block my path, f*ck off.

Colin

| 10,038 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 7:03 pm

I'm writing a handbook of phrases to use to avoid such people.
"I'm already signed up"
"I'm allergic"
"Racist!"

http://www.myspace.com/papertruth
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Velvet Soldier

| 206 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 7:07 pm

The Turtle Moves

The clipboard people scare me

I make Dave deal with them, which he does by simply ignoring them, and if they do approach, continuing to walk really fast so they have to sort of scuttle to keep up. If they still try he just looks down at them and says "No, I'm in a rush." And keeps walking, towing me along behind him. :-[

Why call it civil service when the service is anything but civil?

Colin

| 10,038 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 7:13 pm

If you miss the opportunity to just walk on by with any excuses from my handbook, here are some fun options for the next step:
Act like you know them from high school.
Feign a surreal speech disorder, like always sounding 'k' instead of 'd'.
Flatter every part of them, their clothing, their name, their clipboard.

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Chris Kamara

| 24,049 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 7:14 pm

I tend to just say 'You stopped me earlier' to clipboard people. Same as when people are handing out leaflets. Fortunately we don't really get that many round here as it's pretty quiet; but there were a fair few in Preston the other week when we went shopping. Pain in the a*se.

Colin

| 10,038 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 7:16 pm

Here in Edinburgh, you have no chance to survive make your time

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Πανδώρα

| 15,327 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 7:20 pm

being that all i want to do is sleep

sent home at 12.30, held on until 2.30 & fell asleep, waking at 5

now i'm tired again

*burp*

Dinglebutt

| 11,949 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 7:41 pm

I aim to misbehave

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Dinglebutt

| 11,949 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 7:44 pm

I aim to misbehave

bosses who don't realise that I'm trying to make a joke

Boss: *telling me to print about 80 large drawings*
Me: Jaysus, do we have enough paper?
Boss: Yeah, if you run out theres more in the cupboard upstairs
Me: Oh... good...

Admittedly, its not one of my finest jokes. Its definately no "marmalade your finger up your a*se", but still...

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Animal

| 32,547 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 8:47 pm

Being told to live within my means by someone who still lives with his parents.

Sorry, but until you have actually lived in your own place with the full costs involved please don't lecture me on a topic you don't really have the right to talk to me about.

http://www.dasburros.com

The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It's run by little rabbits and zeroes, little bits of data. It's all just electrons.

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Animal

| 32,547 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 9:24 pm

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/10/glitter_expelled/

F*cking pathetic!

The only arguable reason I can conceive for the removal is if he makes money from royalties due to the music being played. Any other reason is f*cking bull. I thought we put this kind of sh*t behind us after that episode of Brass Eye.

http://www.dasburros.com

The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It's run by little rabbits and zeroes, little bits of data. It's all just electrons.

Cycling Antics

Colin

| 10,038 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 9:41 pm

I read the NME today.

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Animal

| 32,547 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 10:05 pm

I half suspect its more along the lines of them finding things that turn them into Peados...

http://www.dasburros.com

The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It's run by little rabbits and zeroes, little bits of data. It's all just electrons.

Cycling Antics

Colin

| 10,038 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 10:15 pm

Maybe they're full of subliminal messages. If you reverse any Gary Glitter song, then play it backwards, you get some sh*t music.

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Albi The Racist Dragon

| 7,432 posts

10^th Nov 2008 at 11:15 pm

Quote: girlpants

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/11/10/glitter_expelled/

f*cking pathetic!

The only arguable reason I can conceive for the removal is if he makes money from royalties due to the music being played. Any other reason is f*cking bull. I thought we put this kind of sh*t behind us after that episode of Brass Eye.

Real life actually became stranger than Brass Eye the moment Sara Payne appeared on Celebrity Jury, or whatever it was called.

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Carpet Remnant

| 11,715 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 1:37 am

Gary Glitter should never ever ever be suggested listening.

Because he made sh*t music.

Dinglebutt

| 11,949 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 9:18 am

I aim to misbehave

A woman just called asking if I do portraits. I said no, she had a wrong number (its happened before). She hung up. A few seconds later she rang again. I told her she still had the worng number. She apologised. Then she f*cking rang again!

How f*cking simple is she? The second time she rang I thought "fair enough, she thought she had the right number but just dialled it wrong" But 3 times? What a f*cklump

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Vel

| 23,203 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 9:23 am

Marry me?

Quote: thelostdude

I'm writing a handbook of phrases to use to avoid such people.
"I'm already signed up"
"I'm allergic"
"Racist!"

For the non-charity people, just saying you work in market research is a get out clause because it means you know how the questionaires work, and so would bias it.

I still think that there is no call for anyone to be rude to these people, a simple "sorry, I'm busy/ on my way to work" often suffices. It's what I say, or I just shake my head like I've lost my voice. Don't ignore them. It's bloody depressing, especially when you're just trying to earn a living.

Wife of Amy, Sex Goddess

Pope of Chilli Town

| 12,089 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 9:30 am

Quote: Lemony_Zester

Quote: thelostdude
I'm writing a handbook of phrases to use to avoid such people.
"I'm already signed up"
"I'm allergic"
"Racist!"

For the non-charity people, just saying you work in market research is a get out clause because it means you know how the questionaires work, and so would bias it.

I still think that there is no call for anyone to be rude to these people, a simple "sorry, I'm busy/ on my way to work" often suffices. It's what I say, or I just shake my head like I've lost my voice. Don't ignore them. It's bloody depressing, especially when you're just trying to earn a living.

So I shouldn't be telling them to "f*ck off"?

Colin

| 10,038 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 9:38 am

Quote: Paddy_Irishman

A woman just called asking if I do portraits. I said no, she had a wrong number (its happened before). She hung up. A few seconds later she rang again. I told her she still had the worng number. She apologised. Then she f*cking rang again!

How f*cking simple is she? The second time she rang I thought "fair enough, she thought she had the right number but just dialled it wrong" But 3 times? What a f*cklump

If she calls again, get your crayons out; you could make a f*ckload.

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Vel

| 23,203 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 9:40 am

Marry me?

No. Because when you get lots of people treating you like sh*t when ultimately it is a service (this is for those who are trying to see what you think of a product/ service and how it could be improved) it is bloody depressing. We have to put up with enough idiots (from Bolton) as it is, so just be polite and say, "no thank-you" or something and maybe you'll stop one of us from jumping off a bridge into traffic.

Thanks.

Wife of Amy, Sex Goddess

Dinglebutt

| 11,949 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 9:45 am

I aim to misbehave

Quote: thelostdude

Quote: Paddy_Irishman
A woman just called asking if I do portraits. I said no, she had a wrong number (its happened before). She hung up. A few seconds later she rang again. I told her she still had the worng number. She apologised. Then she f*cking rang again!

How f*cking simple is she? The second time she rang I thought "fair enough, she thought she had the right number but just dialled it wrong" But 3 times? What a f*cklump

If she calls again, get your crayons out; you could make a f*ckload.

Only if she pays upfront. I have the artistic ability of a blind elephant listening to Enya on rollerskates

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Pope of Chilli Town

| 12,089 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 9:47 am

Quote: Lemony_Zester

No. Because when you get lots of people treating you like sh*t when ultimately it is a service (this is for those who are trying to see what you think of a product/ service and how it could be improved) it is bloody depressing. We have to put up with enough idiots (from Bolton) as it is, so just be polite and say, "no thank-you" or something and maybe you'll stop one of us from jumping off a bridge into traffic.

Thanks.

Aww Man. Seriously though, there's a group of charidee hounders in Alty that harrass me on a weekly basis, I'd probably give them money but they're far too energetic for my liking.

Pope of Chilli Town

| 12,089 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 9:48 am

Quote: Paddy_Irishman

Quote: thelostdude
Quote: Paddy_Irishman
A woman just called asking if I do portraits. I said no, she had a wrong number (its happened before). She hung up. A few seconds later she rang again. I told her she still had the worng number. She apologised. Then she f*cking rang again!

How f*cking simple is she? The second time she rang I thought "fair enough, she thought she had the right number but just dialled it wrong" But 3 times? What a f*cklump

If she calls again, get your crayons out; you could make a f*ckload.

Only if she pays upfront. I have the artistic ability of a blind elephant listening to Enya on rollerskates

As good as Jean-Michel Basquiat then?

Dinglebutt

| 11,949 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 9:52 am

I aim to misbehave

better. He's more of a blind deaf dumb elephant listening to Enya on a skateboard on top of another skateboard

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Colin

| 10,038 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 10:15 am

Which probably explains his short life.

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Dinglebutt

| 11,949 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 10:18 am

I aim to misbehave

yeah, Enya has that effect on most people

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Colin

| 10,038 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 10:19 am

Well, as her own song goes
C'est la way.

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Dinglebutt

| 11,949 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 10:28 am

I aim to misbehave

Quote: thelostdude

Well, as her own song goes
C'est la way.

Mal: Appears we got here just in the nick of time. What does that make us?
Zoë: Big damn heroes, sir.
Mal: Ain't we just.

Vel

| 23,203 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 11:07 am

Marry me?

Quote: biggaginge

Quote: Lemony_Zester
No. Because when you get lots of people treating you like sh*t when ultimately it is a service (this is for those who are trying to see what you think of a product/ service and how it could be improved) it is bloody depressing. We have to put up with enough idiots (from Bolton) as it is, so just be polite and say, "no thank-you" or something and maybe you'll stop one of us from jumping off a bridge into traffic.

Thanks.

Aww Man. Seriously though, there's a group of charidee hounders in Alty that harrass me on a weekly basis, I'd probably give them money but they're far too energetic for my liking.

Just tell them that you regularly donate in charity shops and never bring your cards out with you. That way they don't hiss death at you when you leave.

Wife of Amy, Sex Goddess

Animal

| 32,547 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 11:11 am

Quote: Enigmatic_Shrew

Gary Glitter should never ever ever be suggested listening.

Because he made sh*t music.

You face made sh*t music. (Not a fan of most of his stuff, but he did have one or two OK tracks..)

http://www.dasburros.com

The world isn't run by weapons anymore, or energy, or money. It's run by little rabbits and zeroes, little bits of data. It's all just electrons.

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Pope of Chilli Town

| 12,089 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 11:15 am

C*nts who don't observe the 2 minute silence

the doc

| 23,161 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 11:27 am

Quote: Enigmatic_Shrew

Also I live with people who change the channel during the adverts.
One of my biggest pet peeves, it genuinely makes my skin crawl and makes me feel uncomfortable.

How f*cking short does your attention span have to be for you to be unable to cope with a f*cking advert break

I'd rather watch adverts than a random 3 minute segment of another show/film.

Adverts have to be muted round here or I end up sticking me boots through the TV screen.

Albert Johanneson

| 14,477 posts

11^th Nov 2008 at 11:40 am

Outside-left

Quote: biggaginge

C*nts who don't observe the 2 minute silence

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