What do you want to vent about today?

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duke63 wrote:Spent two weeks at work in the scorching sun? - check.
Got tickets on Saturday for an even that is outside all day? Check.
British weather forecast to piss it down with rain all day? Check
You sound surprised
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Just frustrated, mate.
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duke63 wrote:Spent two weeks at work in the scorching sun? - check.
Got tickets on Saturday for an even that is outside all day? Check.
British weather forecast to piss it down with rain all day? Check
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I sympathise with you mate , I'm at Donny with TSGB this weekend .
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People who dont do the job right first time!

Had the Jag serviced yesterday. Major service as it hasnt been done for 2 years because of Covid etc etc.

Needed new brake disks too, so cost a few quid, but needed doing.

Not done at a Jaguar stealer - would have been double the price, so done at a reputable Jaguar independant.

Car was in all day - got it back just after 3pm, drove towards where I am staying this week (about 40 mins).

Steam starts coming from the bonnet (so i thought), then a little way down the road, no air con, then no power steering.

I manage to get it home and get the bonnet up - oil everywhere. Seems they didnt do the oil filter correctly - thats pissed oil onto the engine block (luckily no fire), which then pissed onto the aux drive belts, which came off the pulleys, losing power to everything - however they thrashed around and ripped a load of plastic shrouding off (at least) on their way off.

Now to be fair - the owner is sending a recovery truck first thing and going to fix it - lots of apologies and will give me some money back too, but i dont want my car on a recovery truck!! But it will have to i suppose.

All because someone didnt do their job and check that they were doing. FFS.

Its a good job i wasnt on the motorway - especially the UK's wonderful smart motorways - what fun that would have been. Also a good job it didnt start an engine fire.

Happy Days. (gah)
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I’m with you there Cookie, nothing shits me more than paying a tradie to do a job and then realise I could’ve done it better.
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C00kiemonster wrote:People who dont do the job right first time!

Had the Jag serviced yesterday. Major service as it hasnt been done for 2 years because of Covid etc etc.

Needed new brake disks too, so cost a few quid, but needed doing.

Not done at a Jaguar stealer - would have been double the price, so done at a reputable Jaguar independant.

Car was in all day - got it back just after 3pm, drove towards where I am staying this week (about 40 mins).

Steam starts coming from the bonnet (so i thought), then a little way down the road, no air con, then no power steering.

I manage to get it home and get the bonnet up - oil everywhere. Seems they didnt do the oil filter correctly - thats pissed oil onto the engine block (luckily no fire), which then pissed onto the aux drive belts, which came off the pulleys, losing power to everything - however they thrashed around and ripped a load of plastic shrouding off (at least) on their way off.

Now to be fair - the owner is sending a recovery truck first thing and going to fix it - lots of apologies and will give me some money back too, but i dont want my car on a recovery truck!! But it will have to i suppose.

All because someone didnt do their job and check that they were doing. FFS.

Its a good job i wasnt on the motorway - especially the UK's wonderful smart motorways - what fun that would have been. Also a good job it didnt start an engine fire.

Happy Days. (gah)
So.... I got it back...

Tested it. Still no air con.

They are coming to collect it..... Again...

Fecking useless. (gah)
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Dickheads. What was the excuse?
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C00kiemonster wrote:People who dont do the job right first time!

Had the Jag serviced yesterday. Major service as it hasnt been done for 2 years because of Covid etc etc.

Needed new brake disks too, so cost a few quid, but needed doing.

Not done at a Jaguar stealer - would have been double the price, so done at a reputable Jaguar independant.

Car was in all day - got it back just after 3pm, drove towards where I am staying this week (about 40 mins).

Steam starts coming from the bonnet (so i thought), then a little way down the road, no air con, then no power steering.

I manage to get it home and get the bonnet up - oil everywhere. Seems they didnt do the oil filter correctly - thats pissed oil onto the engine block (luckily no fire), which then pissed onto the aux drive belts, which came off the pulleys, losing power to everything - however they thrashed around and ripped a load of plastic shrouding off (at least) on their way off.

Now to be fair - the owner is sending a recovery truck first thing and going to fix it - lots of apologies and will give me some money back too, but i dont want my car on a recovery truck!! But it will have to i suppose.

All because someone didnt do their job and check that they were doing. FFS.

Its a good job i wasnt on the motorway - especially the UK's wonderful smart motorways - what fun that would have been. Also a good job it didnt start an engine fire.

Happy Days. (gah)
wow that would have infuriated me , I would have gone ballistic at them !
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Also "to be fair".... changing an oil filter is about as easy as it gets - I'm not even sure how you can mess up something so rudimentary, let alone a mechanic buggering it up. What a cowboy.
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Kwacky wrote:Dickheads. What was the excuse?
They have run out of them

I must admit I lost my temper tonight with them. I rang them at 6 to check they working on it.

Im talking to them at 10am tomorrow.

I wouldn't mind but I'm supposed to be driving to France on Weds (facepalm)
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Flat pack furniture...... I **** hate flat pack furniture..

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I feel your pain. It's **** horrible stuff.
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I love flat pack furniture.. it's brilliantly designed
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I find the Ikea stuff quite therapeutic, the cheap stuff mostly chipboard, not so much
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I'd rather douse myself in gasoline & then shave my entire body with a cheese grater than assemble flat-pack furniture.
So I guess that's a tentative "no" from me as far as that stuff goes.
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The temptation to order flat pack furniture to your delivery address is unreal right now...
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In that case I'll take a small bedside cabinet in black, and an ottoman please. With the top cushion.
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I’ve considered actually starting a business as a flat pack assembler, lots of the major dept. stores contract out the work as loads of people are similar to you D, can’t or don’t want to do it. I chatted to a bloke that does it and he said always more work than they can handle. Get to met loads of Milf’s as well (lol)
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People started loads of these businesses in the UK over lockdown. Charging reasonable rates probably due to being topped up with Furlough.

I don't enjoy flatpack that much though haha.
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