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The scummy git who snapped the Halfords Advance 1/2 to 3/8 reducing socket then returned it to the shop in its original packaging for a refund no doubt.
The staff member of Halfords who took the return , refunded the cash , but didnt bother to check the product before returning it to the glass cabinet of shineyness in Halfords.
Myself being stupid and acting on faith that the socket adapter i bought at Halfords didnt need checking before leaving the shop car park. #
Having battled the xmas Brussel sprout rush for 20 mins to get to Halfords to purchace said reducer so I could use my torque wrench witha 10mm deep enabling new glow plugs to be installed , to drive 20 mins home. Open box, release some profanities into the ether , back in car for another 20min crawl and play the find a parking space game again. The girl in Halfords was an angel though.
and my car has a new set of glow plugs which all released easily despite having a reputation for snappage ,hence the Torque wrench.
The scummy git part is a bit harsh seeing as whoever it was returned the unusable part for a full refund what did they do wrong ?
Put it back into its original packaging , along with the 3/8 >1/4 adapter then presumably asking for a refund for whatever reason. Rather than showing the staff the busted part and risking ' nah mate , thats been abused , not a warranty job, soz ' from the staff. Despite Halfords Advance kit having a great reputation for replacement parts , maybe he didnt want another one as this one sheared and a 1/2 drive socket was actually required .-or bigger .
Chefs. Just people chucking stuff into saucepans etc.
Gift vouchers
They can get in the sea.
I've finally found a use for gift cards.
I've long held that gift cards are crap. Like, I wanted to get you a gift but didn't know what to get, so I thought I'd just give you the money only make it less useful. Or, it's your auntie giving you a book token so that you don't "waste" the money (I was legit a big reader as a kid, but we had a well-stocked library...)
But. The Girl's bloke is getting a PS5 for Christmas. We wanted to get him a game to go with it as she's bought the bare console rather than a bundle. Aside from the fact that we don't really know what he'd want, it's a digital-only console with no optical drive. Solution, gift card, redeemable for a game or a PS+ subscription or what have you, then he's got something other than an expensive paperweight on Christmas day. Plus a £50 code 'only' cost me £42.😁
We have one of those Karcher WindowVac jobbies, which gets used to clear down the condensation in the bathroom after a shower. It lives in the airing cupboard between uses.
When I stash it away, it's like this
When Mrs Lawman stashes it, it's like this
That gets my goat, that does.
The energy ombudsman for not allowing the dozens of phone calls I've made to be evidence in a dispute
You see you fell into their trap of dealing with them over the phone. There's a reason companies favour this and emails sent via their web site rather than direct from your email address. So they have control over the paper trail or lack thereof!
Once you remember you are dealing with cocky arseholes (this applies across the board IME) and treat them as such it all becomes easier. Only contact them in writing/email so there is a trail and do it via their complaints email. One company I dealt with got caught out not registering complaints as mandated by regulators.
As soon as they delay/**** you about, go straight to the ombudsman, don't discuss it further. Always seek compensation, no matter how small! Because they are all at it and nationalisation has been kicked into the long grass. Leading people a merry dance is treated as a god given right. They often make mistakes, because they are so cocksure, self-righteous and love patting each other on the back about what a wonderful job they are doing dealing with the unreasonable public.
Persons in this household who haven’t understood that cleaning the bog involves application of brush and cleaning cloth, and not just pouring gallons of toilet cleaner into the throne.
just pouring gallons of toilet cleaner into the throne.
Oh yes, here too. We don't possess a bog brush ("I hate toilet brushes", she regularly says) so we get through probably 1.5 litres of bleach a week. The local sewage treatment plant must be delighted about that.
Relaxing?
I hope they bring you some moments of mindful relaxation this holiday season. We’ll publish the answers on Monday December 29 and add a link to them here. Good luck! https://theconversation.com/the-magic-of-maths-festive-puzzles-to-give-your-brain-and-imagination-a-workout-272498
For those of you who do find maths puzzles relaxing, Merry Christmas 😊
We don't possess a bog brush ("I hatetoilet brushes", she regularly says)
im with her on that. i really should post this in the 'things that make you disproportionately happy', but we bought one of those spikey silicone spatula type 'brushes'. just a few quid spent and its a world away from seeing clegnuts on a sh1tty old bog brush. i smile every time i walk into the toilet and see it sat there all clean and sterile. (that may be a lie).
Two lanes out of Eight for water walking at my local pool. I just don’t get it.
Water walking is a disgrace as it is let alone allocating so much space for it. Winds me up every time I’m there for a swim.
Does my nut in
Make em walk to the deep end.
Currently Christmas. Mrs 100th won't sit down. When I do something she micromanages. Hoovering earlier "don't forget the hall", really the space I was standing in vacuum in hand and I need reminding.
We have 3kg of beef (the price of which was our weekly food shop +) and loads of trimmings, including 2kg of pigs in blankets. There's going to be 6 of us. 3 of whom could share a pub lunch main course and still have leftovers. But everything is to be cooked.
It's 2128 and she's got the bloody vacuum out again in a room I did and no one will go into, although she also changed the bed clothes so maybe I'm in there.
I'm considering starting drinking again.
Have a good day tomorrow everyone.
Stuff being left, completely unecessarily, In The Way. In the way of your own place at the table, in fact. I give you Exhibit 1:
Call The Midwife. Everything about it makes me disproportionately cross.