Grumpy old buggers thread

[JDNSW]

I don't remember the song, but I do remember the signs in the train toilets.

[austastar]

Hi

https://youtu.be/uyiMYI4oQTU'si=gKLCE7KqF1H_w6pS

Cheers

[V8Ian]

[Tins]

Hi

https://youtu.be/uyiMYI4oQTU'si=gKLCE7KqF1H_w6pS

Cheers

Slightly different lyrics to the ones my old mum taught me. Still, it's near enough. Good find.

[Tins]

Spent some time this morning attempting to log in to my ISP.. Yeah, right.

"We have sent a code to **** **** **05. Please enter the code. You can resend the code in 2 minutes and 30 seconds".
Where I live I can see the city of Melbourne from my upstairs deck, but in the 26 years I have lived here mobile reception has been **** ( those asterisks are capitalised, and bold ), no matter which carrier, and I have tried quite a few. The demise of the 3G network has only made it worse. I have a 5G plan, but I'm unsure why.

ISP offers no other way to verify, such as email which works fine. My phone shows SOS only or maybe 1 bar. Nada.

I suppose I'd better ring them.... Oh, wait...

Of course, when I go out later my phone is going to explode with now utterly useless SMS err, s.

They do all this so that I can prove I'm me, but it didn't stop some black hat getting my DL etc so that VicRoads had to issue another with a "security" number... sure, and now I can have my DL on an app. I feel so much safer than I did back when I had a landline.

I love tech. Not so sure I feel the same about "progress".

[JDNSW]

Yesterday I spoke to my insurance company to talk about the levels of insurance on my place, and the problems I had with a small claim made on the policy last year.

Have you ever tried to actually talk to an insurance company?

Scratch most of the afternoon. I really wanted to find someone to talk to about all of the five policies that I have with them, so they could explain why I should continue to do business with them - but apparently this is impossible - I have to talk to three different businesses - Business Insurance, General Insurance, and Classic Car Insurance. And presumably go through half a dozen ridiculous telephone menus each time, and then spend thirty minutes being told repeatedly that they know my time is valuable and my call is important to them.

To rub salt into the wound, yesterday morning I got an email from them asking me to do a survey on my experience with a small claim last year. I completed the survey, giving them a zero for almost every question, and in summary - ten months to settle a claim that ended up involving just on two hours work by their contractor is ridiculous, especially considering that I spent a lot more time than that on the phone. And my final summary for improvements they could make:- 1. Answer the phone: 2:- The person answering needs to understand what they are talking about: 3:- And needs to be able to make decisions: 4:- Answer the damned phone!

[DieselDan]

I'm about to have a similar experience I'm sure! It's house insurance renewal time and the renewal quote has gone up nearly 60%!!
I want to give them a chance to explain themselves and negotiate down, so I'll be on the phone to them later. It has worked with them every renewal time so far, but it's always a pain in the arse!

[ramblingboy42]

Does anyone actually know an actuary?

In my life I have never met one. Do they go to parties? I have done a lot of cruising and spent many hours sitting in a hot tub learning what other people do , but still not met an actuary. Just wondering if people knew them how short their lives may be.

[TonyC]

Does anyone actually know an actuary?

In my life I have never met one. Do they go to parties? I have done a lot of cruising and spent many hours sitting in a hot tub learning what other people do , but still not met an actuary. Just wondering if people knew them how short their lives may be.

I know two, they are husband and wife.

[V8Ian]

I know two, they are husband and wife.

That seems a bit risky.