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

[McNab]

Bought the Tom Tom rider sat nav. Lifetime updates for maps and speed cameras . Plugged it to update everything.

Message pops up.

Your device is no longer supported. Click here to purchase the latest Tom Tom rider

Can you get in touch with the robbing toe rags? Well, I can’t find any contact details

I’m proper miffed

Tom Tom are robbing bastards, my truck sat nav is supposed to be lifetime updates, is it fuck. Cue hours on the chatbot with some twat in Calcutta who can't deviate off his script. And £25 lighter.

Who's lifetime though? The unit? Your's? Or some really old guy who used to work for TomTom?

"Sorry Sir, yes, it was lifetime updates but Brian died last week"

[Yorick]

I have a pair of amazing headphones. Sony WH-1000XM3. The sound was awesome and noise cancelling to drown out the wind here.

Had them 4 years and wear them every morning on walkies then telly if Mrs Y goes to bed early.
The ear pads were really tatty so ordered some more on Ebay.
Looked amazing and really comfy so chucked old ones away.

Tried them earlier on walkies and sound was shite. Very bassy and muffled.
Have Googled and it happens often.
Original ones aren't available and copies don't give same sound.

Bollox. But Pen says she'll buy me a new set for me birthday.

Comply Trugrip Pro on Amazon - aftermarket replacement buds that are better than the Sony ones.

Oops. Mine are the over ear jobbies.

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[Count Steer]

Opticians who don't remind people NOT to flush their daily disposable lenses down the bog.

Lens makers that don't put 'Do NOT flush down the bog after use' on the pack.

People who moan about pollution/microplastics in the food chain and merrily flush their daily disposables down the bog.

PS They don't seem to push it but many opticians will also take back and recycle the hard plastic lens cases.

[MrLongbeard]

After installing new brakes and trying to take it steady for the first couple of rides to get them all aligned and bedded in, and then some toss pot goes and does something stupid in front of you causing you to have to jam them on bloody hard.



Yes I know 'poor obs'

[Horse]

People who moan about pollution/microplastics in the food chain and merrily flush their daily disposables down the bog.

PS They don't seem to push it but many opticians will also take back and recycle the hard plastic lens cases.

My CFR kit includes stuff like this:
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It all has expiry dates but, AFAIK, unused kit isn't recycled.

[MrLongbeard]

It all has expiry dates but, AFAIK, unused kit isn't recycled.

Because there's a risk they will find their way onto the market after being binned if I had to guess why.
We have to use certified disposal places that guarantee destruction of the waste before it is further processed, which most likely means it ends in landfill as sorting it after would be too expensive

[Horse]

It all has expiry dates but, AFAIK, unused kit isn't recycled.

Because there's a risk they will find their way onto the market after being binned if I had to guess why.
We have to use certified disposal places that guarantee destruction of the waste before it is further processed, which most likely means it ends in landfill as sorting it after would be too expensive

Yes, very likely. Would be very easy to render it unusable, though. Puncture the bag, or similar.

[Count Steer]

People who moan about pollution/microplastics in the food chain and merrily flush their daily disposables down the bog.

PS They don't seem to push it but many opticians will also take back and recycle the hard plastic lens cases.

My CFR kit includes stuff like this:
.




It all has expiry dates but, AFAIK, unused kit isn't recycled.

Yeah the whole medical and dental industries are among the worst non-recycling culprits. Just about every consumable in hospitals is 'disposable'. The waste containers are huge and a good size hospital generates humongous amounts of 'non-recycleables' even though they burn a lot of contam stuff (which isn't much better).

Those plastic floss 'banjos' tick me off too. (+ electric toothbrush heads).

How long before we understand when we throw stuff away - there is no 'away".

[MrLongbeard]

(+ electric toothbrush heads).

After use, which I admit is way longer than suggested, they get moved into the bathroom cabinet to clean glasses, after a brief stint there they get moved into the garage for cleaning duties, then if they're not covered in oil they get put in the recycling.

[KungFooBob]

Logged a support call with M$ on one of my M365 tenants.

Got an email to confirm that mentions I should expect a response within: 8.

Eight what?

Minutes, hours, days, Martian years?

[KungFooBob]

Logged a support call with M$ on one of my M365 tenants.

Got an email to confirm that mentions I should expect a response within: 8.

Eight what?

Minutes, hours, days, Martian years?

Must have been minutes, just had an email from Von R, who is a Microsoft 365 Support Ambassador!

[Mussels]

Logged a support call with M$ on one of my M365 tenants.

Got an email to confirm that mentions I should expect a response within: 8.

Eight what?

Minutes, hours, days, Martian years?

Must have been minutes, just had an email from Von R, who is a Microsoft 365 Support Ambassador!

That doesn't sound like a technical role, is that who tells you the contract doesn't cover what you want and you need to upgrade it.

[KungFooBob]

Turns out someone had turned off auto-renew on the subscription, it actually ended a month ago and they had given us a month's grace before turning access to the apps off.

All working again now, cheers Von!

[Rockburner]

Logged a support call with M$ on one of my M365 tenants.

Got an email to confirm that mentions I should expect a response within: 8.

Eight what?

Minutes, hours, days, Martian years?

Windows versions.

(which means next week at the current rate)

[Yorick]

Beer pricing over here is a bit annoying.
We have lots of parties here and we provide the beer.
But 500ml cans are over double what 330ml are.
Our lads prefer pint cans over little 'uns so a bit of a pain.
And I have lots of chilled pints glasses in the bar fridge.
Small problems but can't work out their pricing

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[Taipan]

You've been out of Yorkshire too long. Buy some smaller glasses!

[Horse]

... we provide the beer.

Our lads prefer pint cans over little 'uns so a bit of a pain.

AAMOI, do they host and provide the same?

If not, give your inner Yorkshireman some CPR!

[Pirahna]

Our lads prefer pint cans over little 'uns so a bit of a pain.

Pints get warm too quickly, thats why the Spanish drink cañas, it's only the English that drink pints. The best way is to copy the Aussies, cold can in a beer cozy, it keeps a cold beer cold the longest.

[Yorick]

Our lads prefer pint cans over little 'uns so a bit of a pain.

Pints get warm too quickly, thats why the Spanish drink cañas, it's only the English that drink pints. The best way is to copy the Aussies, cold can in a beer cozy, it keeps a cold beer cold the longest.

I have loads of pint glasses in the bar fridge
The BBQs are in the cooler evenings.

I drink 400ml beers in daytime to keep cool.

[mangocrazy]

I drink 400ml beers in daytime to keep cool.

So Heineken do cans in 330ml, 400ml and 500ml?