Grumpy old buggers thread

[Saitch]

You need to get a life

You're right! So I've just cracked a Pepperjack Shiraz and am going to listen to some music.


Without headphones/buds too, seeing I'm home alone, sort of.

[4bee]

Ring and make a phone apportionment and the Doctor will call you! Bookings work for me.

The several hundred of people trying other ways to the Doctor create a lot of work.

Two big issues with Phone appointments. 1 the Doctor must have seen you in the last X- Medicare rulz!!! and 2. Doctors often have to poke or prod or measure/ assess to do help as well of course. I am often amazed at people asking for a phone appointment for things only a up close and personal appoint can help with. That frequently makes 2 appointments when phone one is a waste of time.

That is not a happy outcome for anyone struggling to see the Doc.

Ah yes, but lucky us we have you who knows a Man, or Woman.


And then there is this.

‘It’s still happening,’ say parents of Leeds student who died after remote diagnosis | Leeds | The Guardian

[4bee]

Maybe too busy on their phone call to pay that much attention to the traffic!

Either that or too much DOOF DOOFF DOOF in their lugholes.

[3toes]

Just watched the movie Devils Brigade. Followed by Crocodile Dundee 2. I know a real cultural feast for a lazy Sunday afternoon

Before the Devils Brigade started there was a public announcement warning that the film contained words that were relevant to the time when the film was released which may cause offense to modern viewers.

Watched the film looking for what might cause offense. Might be that I am too old to understand however worst I heard was the Canadians being caused Canuck’s and the French Canadian called something. OK so any Canadian viewer may be highly offended at this cultural insensitivity which as part of the story line was clearly intended as an insult by the American and sue the broadcaster?

Yet there was not a similar warning before Crocodile Dundee 2 which had some stereo types that to me would be far more offensive?

Are Canadians more sensitive and litigious?

[V8Ian]

Canuck is not offensive and is still used as an affectionate self-description.

[NavyDiver]

The Hard/expert seems quick the easy often takes me longer? Today's effort found a mistake after 30 minutes of thinking how quick I was being

[DazzaTD5]

So how were the sexual favours?

SHE SAID I WAS BETTER THAN IAN

[DazzaTD5]

At some point in time my ISP starting sending my phone bill and internet bill as two different invoices, shortly after that I changed my work email address and simply set my old email address as a send only. So I went to login to the ISP's toolbox to change the default email address which I was able to do for the internet service but not the phone service, so I emailed then to change it.

They cam back with "sorry we dont have that email address on record (the new email) and for security reasons you would need to either login to the toolbox and change it or phone them.
To which I replied "sorry thats bull**** you do have my email address on record as you have been emailing the invoice for the internet service to the new email"

To which they replied "as previously mentioned its for security and privacy" bluh bluh, back and forth it went until I said "if companies stopped being so ****in woke, stopped comforting users about security and privacy and actually did their ****in job, this would not be an issue." To which they replied "Darren we are not trying to be difficult" to which I replied "I realise your total inaptitude for getting anything simple done is not a deliberate act, its just total incompetence".

Netflix was next stating to change the email for security and privacy reasons they would need to send an email to my old email address or a mobile phone registered in my name. To which I replied I am not providing my mobile phone number for a simple tv service and my old email address is not valid anymore. I left it at that and about 2 months later I got a login message stating we have been unable to contact you, do you have a new email address. I put the new email address in the provided box and hey presto "your new email address has been saved" ... no security or privacy bull**** reason given.

So all these ****ing tech companies all rabbit on about security and privacy and yet it's inevitable at some point its them that gets hacked or some other security or privacy breach.

Just like ALL gov dept especially ****in politicians AND Universities, they all carrying on about teaching the masses about respect in the workplace and THEY are the biggest perpetrators.

[Tins]

At some point in time my ISP starting sending my phone bill and internet bill as two different invoices, shortly after that I changed my work email address and simply set my old email address as a send only. So I went to login to the ISP's toolbox to change the default email address which I was able to do for the internet service but not the phone service, so I emailed then to change it.

They cam back with "sorry we dont have that email address on record (the new email) and for security reasons you would need to either login to the toolbox and change it or phone them.
To which I replied "sorry thats bull**** you do have my email address on record as you have been emailing the invoice for the internet service to the new email"

To which they replied "as previously mentioned its for security and privacy" bluh bluh, back and forth it went until I said "if companies stopped being so ****in woke, stopped comforting users about security and privacy and actually did their ****in job, this would not be an issue." To which they replied "Darren we are not trying to be difficult" to which I replied "I realise your total inaptitude for getting anything simple done is not a deliberate act, its just total incompetence".

Netflix was next stating to change the email for security and privacy reasons they would need to send an email to my old email address or a mobile phone registered in my name. To which I replied I am not providing my mobile phone number for a simple tv service and my old email address is not valid anymore. I left it at that and about 2 months later I got a login message stating we have been unable to contact you, do you have a new email address. I put the new email address in the provided box and hey presto "your new email address has been saved" ... no security or privacy bull**** reason given.

So all these ****ing tech companies all rabbit on about security and privacy and yet it's inevitable at some point its them that gets hacked or some other security or privacy breach.

Just like ALL gov dept especially ****in politicians AND Universities, they all carrying on about teaching the masses about respect in the workplace and THEY are the biggest perpetrators.

I'm certain they all have a "**** Them Off" department which has a budget greater than the rest of the company combined, which they have to justify.

[DazzaTD5]

On and there is another... what we identify as, give me a ****ing break.

So I want to identify as a **** (the worst swear word apparently)
Also apparently my good mates agree and are quite happy to identify me as one.