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« Reply #10635 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 13:45:54 » |
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Got distracted last night and rolled the rear end of my car into the side of my neighbour's. Pissed off with myself.
I was going to make sure January was a quiet one in terms of boozing, looks like that may extend until the end of February.
On the plus side, it only nobbled one of their doors. My car is unscathed, mainly because it's the indestructible spoiler which did the damage.
Last week I managed to drive over a boulder on one of the grass areas at Hawksworth when I went to the Post Office. There was nowhere to park and I got impatient waiting for some silly bint to come out of the ATB car park. I over steered onto the grass and in the dark just didn't see it. My car was totally stuck and was eventually freed by 2 chaps from Ford Accident Repair, 3 postmen and 2 heavy duty jacks. There's a bit of damage to the underneath casing, but I was more embarassed than anything. I felt a little better when Ford told me I was the third person who'd done it that week! |
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« Reply #10636 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 14:51:11 » |
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They were probably just being nice to you. You've got to go some to beat my wife who drove the car into the house. I think she wanted an integral garage.
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« Reply #10637 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 15:21:28 » |
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« Reply #10638 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 15:46:20 » |
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Last week I managed to drive over a boulder on one of the grass areas at Hawksworth when I went to the Post Office. There was nowhere to park and I got impatient waiting for some silly bint to come out of the ATB car park. I over steered onto the grass and in the dark just didn't see it. My car was totally stuck and was eventually freed by 2 chaps from Ford Accident Repair, 3 postmen and 2 heavy duty jacks. There's a bit of damage to the underneath casing, but I was more embarassed than anything. I felt a little better when Ford told me I was the third person who'd done it that week!
I once drove my car of a kerb. This left my FWD motor completely stranded as even if I was willing to scrape the underneath of the chassis along the ground, the front wheels were not in contact with the road anyway. Of course, I had no idea there was a kerb there. It just was not visible from the lighting and the exit sign from the car park I was in suggested I was going the right way. Whether it was my fault or not, this happened late on the other side of the road to a beer garden full of boozers who could see the whole thing. Loads of them piled over to help me out while giggling their tits off. Fook me was it was embarrassing. |
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« Reply #10639 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 15:56:56 » |
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Amazon tracking saying my parcels were delivered at 14:30 by HDNL (Yodel, by their old name I believe). Well I'm home and haven't been anywhere, yet I have nothing. Wankers.
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« Reply #10640 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 16:20:20 » |
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« Reply #10641 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 16:22:34 » |
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Amazon tracking saying my parcels were delivered at 14:30 by HDNL (Yodel, by their old name I believe). Well I'm home and haven't been anywhere, yet I have nothing. Wankers.
Devliveries are a nightmare nowadays. Speaking as someone who's at home all the time, our postman doesn't even bother bringing the parcels into our building, just sticks a red slip through everyone's door and makes them traipse to the delivery centre. Full-on package delivery companies are fucking useless too. Yodel being the worst of a bad bunch- I once opened the door as I was going out on a bloke who was trying to stick a 'sorry we missed you!' thing through the door. He hadn't bothered to knock on the door/ring the bell, and he didn't stop when he saw me. I asked him if he had my pacakge, and he gave me a filthy look and said 'no, course not, why else do you think I'd be filling out this form?' Apologies, but I didn't realise the job of a delivery company was to deliver things. I must have got confused somewhere... |
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« Reply #10642 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 18:52:23 » |
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Amazon tracking saying my parcels were delivered at 14:30 by HDNL (Yodel, by their old name I believe). Well I'm home and haven't been anywhere, yet I have nothing. Wankers.
Yodel is hdnls new name. Good luck with yodel customer services. Uselessness personified. |
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Barry Scott
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« Reply #10643 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 22:05:05 » |
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In the interest of fairness, a parcel was delivered at about 16:30. Although it was one item, not the 2 items Amazon had listed as one package - but that's another matter and likely Amazon's fault.
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« Reply #10644 on: Friday, December 28, 2012, 23:23:39 » |
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Yodel is hdnls new name. Good luck with yodel customer services. Uselessness personified.
We used to use Yodel to send our deliveries out from where I work. We switched to DPD, who seem significantly better. The best of a bad bunch if you like. Yodel caused us so much hassle it was unreal. |
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Sippo
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« Reply #10645 on: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 17:40:54 » |
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The queens honour list.
You are a professional athlete- it is your job. It's your aim to win. Why have so many Olympians got an 'honour'?
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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Simon Pieman
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« Reply #10646 on: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 17:48:15 » |
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People get honours for achievements like:
making a difference to their community or field of work
enhancing Britain’s reputation
long-term voluntary service
innovation and entrepreneurship
changing things, with an emphasis on achievement
improving life for people less able to help themselves
displaying moral courage and vision in making and delivering tough choices |
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Sippo
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I ain't gettin on no plane fool
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« Reply #10647 on: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 17:56:53 » |
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I just feel they're given out 'willy-nilly'.
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If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're gonna see some serious shit...
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« Reply #10648 on: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 18:12:22 » |
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The queens honour list.
You are a professional athlete- it is your job. It's your aim to win. Why have so many Olympians got an 'honour'?
Rather them receive them than any politician/politician's wife (Cherie Blair) |
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« Reply #10649 on: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 18:30:50 » |
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I just feel they're given out 'willy-nilly'.
Winning Olympic gold and winning the tour de france is hardly a 'willy-nilly' achievement'. |
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