What cheeses me off

[Lynda2475]

WCMO is that the weather is foul outside, so perfect for binge watching TV, but bloody nbn has an unplanned outage.

 

[prozac]

WCMO is that the weather is foul outside, so perfect for binge watching TV, but bloody nbn has an unplanned outage.

DVD, VHS?

 

[Lynda2475]

DVD, VHS?

No VHS, DVD seems like a lot of effort, I'm suffering free to air, but if not back soon I will try tethering from phone.

 

[zig]

No VHS, DVD seems like a lot of effort, I'm suffering free to air, but if not back soon I will try tethering from phone.

That was going to be my suggestion.
However having been at home today (due to the weather) the offerings available are pretty poor, so not sure that you are missing much.

 

[prozac]

Journalistic standards have dropped over the years. As a late work colleague would say "they are dumbing us down mate". Almost every reporter and one presenter with a record breaking radio program are prolific at sounding a double syllable where only one exists. Shown, cure, known, all get the treatment. Sad reflection on modern education. Does anyone else get the irrates?

 

[JohnK]

Journalistic standards have dropped over the years. As a late work colleague would say "they are dumbing us down mate".

Did the puppets ever have standards? After all they're paid to ensure that brainwashing is pleasant for everyone.

I'm glad I was never a huge fan of TV but feel sorry for all the people who come home from work and have a list of brainwashing programs to watch before going to sleep.

Wake up, it's almost too late....

 

[MEL_Traveller]

Whatever I did, it would not let me pay in Aus $ without the surcharge. Maybe I was doing something, quite possibly!

But for the cheapest rate you probably want to pay in SGD, your card’s 3% transaction fee might be the trade off.

 

[Big John]

WCMO is schedule changes, was bad enough that to get a day flight HND-SYD it was departing at 8am, well QF just changed schedule and now departs at 6:40am so so annoying but no other day options. I cant do an overnight flight in whY.

Fully agree. Overnight flights in Y are a pain. I can never sleep in Y, which makes things morewdifficult

I'm searching for SYD-HND flights myself at the moment. Almost had an argument with Mrs Big John when I insisted on daytime flights. Luckily, she has come around to my way of thinking.

 

[p--and--t]

Journalistic standards have dropped over the years. As a late work colleague would say "they are dumbing us down mate". Almost every reporter and one presenter with a record breaking radio program are prolific at sounding a double syllable where only one exists. Shown, cure, known, all get the treatment. Sad reflection on modern education. Does anyone else get the irrates?

I cringe and yell at the TV at some of the abominable ways Australia is mispronounced. Bogans swarming!

 

[yachty]

I'm searching for SYD-HND flights myself at the moment. Almost had an argument with Mrs Big John when I insisted on daytime flights. Luckily, she has come around to my way of thinking.

My partner is the same, "we lose a day if we take a daytime flight" but I lose the entire day after a redeye in a fog of exhaustion....

 

[Big John]

My partner is the same, "we lose a day if we take a daytime flight"

Mrs Big John said exactly the same thing ! They must be related.

 

[Lynda2475]

I havent flown long haul whY since pre-covid, Im travelling with a friend who would only pay for whY so barring an op up (unlikely) I said we had to take day flights.

There were no day flights form ICN so we decided to have a couple of days in Tokyo and take the day flight from HND instead. Very glad I booked an aiport hotel for the last night as will be lucky to get 4 hours sleep since bag drop is at 4am, meaning we will be checking out at 3:30am!!!

 

[RooFlyer]

WCMO - Uber Eats (Uber in general) - these germs now charge every ma and pa restaurant 35% of their food value for deliveries - do the maths - you order $30.00 in food value the restaurant retains $19.50 and Uber takes $10.50 - bloody criminal.

And no choice for ma and pa - if they don’t participate every competitor within 1km is also onboard.

But there is a solution - get off your coughs and go to ma and pa’s little suburban restaurant and leave every $ of your food bill with them - plus a good tip - and let’s all try to support small business within our great country instead of sending funds overseas to these piranha like multi nationals

Well said! I have never contemplated using Uber eats or any other food delivery service.

 

[Pushka]

Well said! I have never contemplated using Uber eats or any other food delivery service.

Our favourite restaurant has their own delivery service so we use that. There is a surcharge. We had a nasty experience with an uber delivery once for that restaurant. God knows where he dumped the food. We were home and waiting at the door. We didn't recognise the location of the photo he took.

 

[JessicaTam]

When the airport lounge doesn’t do boarding announcements, nor do they have a departure info screen. Looking at you AS lounge ANC.

When I raised it at the front desk, the response was “Hmm, that’s not a bad idea”.

 

[prozac]

When the airport lounge doesn’t do boarding announcements, nor do they have a departure info screen. Looking at you AS lounge ANC.

When I raised it at the front desk, the response was “Hmm, that’s not a bad idea”.

A few years ago I was saying goodbye to a colleague at ABX. I was less than 2m, maybe 1.5m, from check-in, ticket in my hand. When I turned around the attendant said I had missed the flight as she just closed the gate. Power mad.

 

[DejaBrew]

WCMO? Energy Australia.

Had a smart meter installed at my property today so that the excess solar I'm exporting to the grid can be measured for the FIT. Am on an web chat with Energy Australia trying to confirm whether the solar FIT will automatically reflect on my billing from now on, or if I need to ask Energy Australia to do something to make that happen?

Long story short? The billing team can't answer my billing question, and I need to speak to the "New Connections" team about my long-standing pre-existing connection.

 

[RooFlyer]

Long story short? The billing team can't answer my billing question, and I need to speak to the "New Connections" team about my long-standing pre-existing connection.

I had a similar dis-connected conversation via e-mails with my energy company after my smart meter installation.

My considered conclusion was that the smart meter mob were an entirely different organisation from the energy supplier and they only talk to each other grudgingly, esp when it comes to a customer problem.

 

[Lynda2475]

WCMO is the latest changes to the Woolies self check out, making it so slow to actually pay and leave.

I had a small shop just under $50. Swipe and pack super quickly, then have to negotate 3 separate prompts before I can tap and go, grrr:

1. Do i want to use 10% off, click no as that would be a poor use.

2. Do i want to opt out of paper receipts - no, its easier to get incorrect charges resolved with a paper receipt.

3. Do I want to round up and donate the different to charity - no thanks, Woolworths you make mega profits due to crazy inflated grocery prices over the last 2 years, you can donate to charity without further fleecing customers.

 

[prozac]

WCMO is the latest changes to the Woolies self check out, making it so slow to actually pay and leave.

I had a small shop just under $50. Swipe and pack super quickly, then have to negotate 3 separate prompts before I can tap and go, grrr:

1. Do i want to use 10% off, click no as that would be a poor use.

2. Do i want to opt out of paper receipts - no, its easier to get incorrect charges resolved with a paper receipt.

3. Do I want to round up and donate the different to charity - no thanks, Woolworths you make mega profits due to crazy inflated grocery prices over the last 2 years, you can donate to charity without further fleecing customers.

3. And I reckon they claim the tax deduction for donating your money!