Insignificant/ Significant things that BYP or just wind you up a little

[Taipan]

Anyways, insurance companies!
Wtaf is going on?
Got my renewal from Devitt yesterday, 30% increase in premium.
No claims, clean license, rural address, low annual mileage.
C'mon, it's gone over £100 pa

I can never work them out. Got my renewal through from Bennetts, but they hadn't put my 6 points on there, so i got them to add them and requote. No difference and the policy was £12 cheaper than last year. Campervan insurance had doubled in price and again, they hadn't quoted with my 6 points, so they added them and requoted but no difference in price??

[Noggin]

Pah, the one I had that leaked was plastic, I was surprised it had lasted as long as it did.

I replaced it with a metal bodied one with brass fittings, it was £300 so I hope it lasts until the rapture.

I so read that as rupture - was about to say, well, it will last until that long for sure!!

[Sadlonelygit]

Anyways, insurance companies!
Wtaf is going on?
Got my renewal from Devitt yesterday, 30% increase in premium.
No claims, clean license, rural address, low annual mileage.
C'mon, it's gone over £100 pa

I can never work them out. Got my renewal through from Bennetts, but they hadn't put my 6 points on there, so i got them to add them and requote. No difference and the policy was £12 cheaper than last year. Campervan insurance had doubled in price and again, they hadn't quoted with my 6 points, so they added them and requoted but no difference in price??

In the 'what makes you happy' thread, after I had a whine at them and told 'em proper, they dropped it lower than last year, go figure.

[Mr. Dazzle]

Well...if you're hoping metal bodied, brassy three hundred quid ones last until the rapture, I may have bad news for you.

I took my four year old three hundred* quid brass fittings one apart today...seized pretty much solid. Spinny bits not spinny. If it was solid solid I'd have said it suffered a catastrophic "sucked something up" failure, but it ain't, it's just mega mega graunchy.

I was kinda hoping it'd be possible to change the bearings, which are almost certainly utterly generic ones which cost two quid, but from what I can work out it's all pressed together and the tools to get it apart would cost me as much as a new one.

*more like 400 with the ol' cozzie livs price rises now

[Nobby]

An overnight 9 hour Bus and Train journey to Melbourne to pick up my Bike is double the price of the daytime journey.
20Au$. That’s a Tenner.

[gremlin]

West End theatre prices.

Gremlinette noted that 'Spirited Away' had been adapted for the stage and was running at The Coliseum. Two tickets for a matinee performance, just £458 to you, squire.
Want to see Tom Holland in the latest adaption of Romeo and Juliet? £275 a ticket, guv.

Who the fuck is paying these prices? I'll stick with seeing my mate who does a bit on am-dram for The Fairlight Players. Tickets are tenner.

[Taipan]

Yup, gave up on London theatres a long time ago because of prices. Cliffs Pavilion or Palace Theatre in Sarfend is where I go now, even then its rarely cos its normally £60ish a decent seat.

[Yorick]

Yup, gave up on London theatres a long time ago because of prices. Cliffs Pavilion or Palace Theatre in Sarfend is where I go now, even then its rarely cos its normally £60ish a decent seat.

Cab the wife sit on your knee to save some money?

[Taipan]

Yup, gave up on London theatres a long time ago because of prices. Cliffs Pavilion or Palace Theatre in Sarfend is where I go now, even then its rarely cos its normally £60ish a decent seat.

Cab the wife sit on your knee to save some money?

I'd rather she sat on someone else's and earnt some...

[Mussels]

What age does Wayne Rooney go for now?

[Jody]

I've finally done a load of sorting out of kitchen stuff - moving most of the supplies to under the bed and keeping some on the shelves of a kitchen 'trolley' thingie.

I had put a big jar of malt extract on those shelves cos I had a plan to make some malt loaf later.

Won't be doing that

You muppet

Yup, gave up on London theatres a long time ago because of prices. Cliffs Pavilion or Palace Theatre in Sarfend is where I go now, even then its rarely cos its normally £60ish a decent seat.

Years ago I gave up on seeing big acts at concerts with 30,000 others at £150 a ticket and instead I go to see smaller artists, I get to the front, I pay sub £10 a ticket. If it's in the Alps, it's free and I'll probably have a drink with the band before they start too !

[weeksy]

Took the boy to drop him off at golf... Thought i'd get the car washed for Mrs Weeksy in Tesco

"yeah that's £20"

Say fucking what now !!!! I wanted a wash with soapy water not a 20,000 miles service !

[McNab]

Gone are the days when the scouts would come round and wash your car for 50p

[KungFooBob]

Up here in the Northern wastes it's between 8-10 quid for a normal sized car.

[MingtheMerciless]

Took the boy to drop him off at golf... Thought i'd get the car washed for Mrs Weeksy in Tesco

"yeah that's £20"

Say fucking what now !!!! I wanted a wash with soapy water not a 20,000 miles service !

Washed with water that's been used on the previous 5 cars and a sponge dropped on the floor

[Mr. Dazzle]

Top level wash in the John Lewis / Centre:MK carpark is >£100

I discovered the other day that I can get mine done for free at a number of places as part of the employee fleet car scheme

[ChrisW]

Sold something yesterday on ebay to someone in America via their global shipping programme. Was more than usually surprised at how little of the sale price got transferred to me so I had a look & they've not only taken postage cost into account before applying the final value fee percentage but also the local purchase tax for the recipient.

Thieving fuckers.

[gremlin]

Not BMP, but something I don't like, is when Mrs Gremlin isn't here. She went up to Manchester to see the Gremlinette yesterday, back on Friday. I've got up, made a bit of brekkie, put some music on, but it's too quiet in the house. I have nobody to sing to nor listen to my bad dad jokes.

[Yorick]

Not BMP, but something I don't like, is when Mrs Gremlin isn't here. She went up to Manchester to see the Gremlinette yesterday, back on Friday. I've got up, made a bit of brekkie, put some music on, but it's too quiet in the house. I have nobody to sing to nor listen to my bad dad jokes.

Penny goes to UK every 2 months, for 2 weeks to see her elderly mum.

She goes today and first few days are great. Then it gets a bit lonely.

But her 91 year old mum needs her.

[gremlin]

Not BMP, but something I don't like, is when Mrs Gremlin isn't here. She went up to Manchester to see the Gremlinette yesterday, back on Friday. I've got up, made a bit of brekkie, put some music on, but it's too quiet in the house. I have nobody to sing to nor listen to my bad dad jokes.

Penny goes to UK every 2 months, for 2 weeks to see her elderly mum.

She goes today and first few days are great. Then it gets a bit lonely.

But her 91 year old mum needs her.

I can arrange to come over for a fortnight and keep you entertained. Obvs I'll need expenses paid, free accommodation and beer on tap, but it's the kind of sacrifice I'm willing to make for the greater good.

We're not spooning, mind.