Was you dumped Mike?Northerner wrote:As an 'ex public sector employeer' i take exception to that remark.Gibbo2286 wrote:
Probably one of the public sector workers who've been dumped from his normal role of f*****ng with the public since the downturn, doesn't know any better.
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I need Little Rant - Please Indulge Me!
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Man is, by nature, a lazy beast, he does not need twice encouraging to do nothing.
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Yup .... in a nice sort of way with a cushty final salary pension and nice lump sum which they've been paying me for 8 years now [emoji1] .... b@st@@ds eh!Gibbo2286 wrote:Was you dumped Mike?Northerner wrote:As an 'ex public sector employeer' i take exception to that remark.Gibbo2286 wrote:
Probably one of the public sector workers who've been dumped from his normal role of f*****ng with the public since the downturn, doesn't know any better.
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that's hideous Rory..
not much else I can say
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Re: I need Little Rant - Please Indulge Me!
My Mrs had a similar experience in IKEA (Yeah, I know....!)
We'd bought a sofa bed, but the wrong mattress had been supplied, so after struggling into the shop with it
Bought this bed, and got the wrong mattress
OK, but there's only 1 mattress for that bed
Yes, but this isn't it
But there's only 1 mattress for that bed
Yes, and this still isn't it
etc etc a few times before assistant finally understood.
Can someone help me to the car with it?
No
We'd bought a sofa bed, but the wrong mattress had been supplied, so after struggling into the shop with it
Bought this bed, and got the wrong mattress
OK, but there's only 1 mattress for that bed
Yes, but this isn't it
But there's only 1 mattress for that bed
Yes, and this still isn't it
etc etc a few times before assistant finally understood.
Can someone help me to the car with it?
No
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An another rant
Yep, a device you press down HARD on many times, lets make it pointed so it digs into your hand !....agggg
Yep, a device you press down HARD on many times, lets make it pointed so it digs into your hand !....agggg
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Ran into an online version of this yesterday! GSF's website won't let you just browse all parts of a given type, it demands you enter a reg number. Given I was after something to be used on the Sinclair that wasn't going to get me anywhere.
As it is their store is only ten minutes away so I just went and asked in person where they were very helpful as always. Think they must be getting to know me now as I always seem to have "interesting" challenges for them...
As it is their store is only ten minutes away so I just went and asked in person where they were very helpful as always. Think they must be getting to know me now as I always seem to have "interesting" challenges for them...
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Or they help to get rid of you quickly ?
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Possibly! Always service with a smile so far though and that's all I'm bothered with. Far cry from ECP anyhow! Parts have always been decent branded items too and not made of cheese, again unlike stuff I've had from ECP in the last few years - hence my refusal to use them for anything these days unless I have absolutely no alternative.
Says a lot I think that they tend to ask intelligent questions when checking what parts you need too, such as for the Saab "does it have the Bosch or Lucas ignition system?" When I was getting stuff for its last service. Most places would just stick the reg number in these days and blindly follow what the computer says. Turns out that the reg no actually points to the wrong one in most systems, and I've been down that road before...always surprises me that given that all the 8v cars had the Bosch system, only the 16v ones had the Lucas system.
Says a lot I think that they tend to ask intelligent questions when checking what parts you need too, such as for the Saab "does it have the Bosch or Lucas ignition system?" When I was getting stuff for its last service. Most places would just stick the reg number in these days and blindly follow what the computer says. Turns out that the reg no actually points to the wrong one in most systems, and I've been down that road before...always surprises me that given that all the 8v cars had the Bosch system, only the 16v ones had the Lucas system.
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This might be a better design;Stickyfinger wrote:An another rant
Yep, a device you press down HARD on many times, lets make it pointed so it digs into your hand !....agggg
http://images.esellerpro.com/2105/I/137 ... Masher.jpg
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But it is not "Part of a Set" which looks nice hanging up.......and that's another thing....Women !
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That one looks goodHell Razor5543 wrote: http://images.esellerpro.com/2105/I/137 ... Masher.jpg
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