Room 101

[Jasonovich]

I saw the headline, naming the last addition to the list of celebs - hadn't heard of him, so looked to see if I'd heard of any.
I HAVE actually heard of one of them 😯

It's the most expensive BBC production - and probably one of the reasons many have stopped paying the licence.

I have stopped paying TV licence, all done above board.
I stream my television, honestly hand on heart, I don't miss it.

 

[Gray]

Whatever you two, or I think of Strictly, it is hugely popular.

That's for sure - and I can certainly see why it appeals.
I'll be the first to admit that the technical production has always been as good as it gets - as well it should be for the money spent on, for example each of those moving head lights.

But surely, even its greatest fans must be sick of the political correctness - although it's fair to say that, these days, the BBC is damned if it does, damned if it doesn't.

Don't get me started on MasterChef - I don't care if the presenter gets his knob out backstage...I just can't stand cooking programmes 😐

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

I have stopped paying TV licence, all done above board.
I stream my television, honestly hand on heart, I don't miss it.

We don’t pay, because my wife qualifies for a free one.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Average waiting times for a driving test are now at eight months, and because the system for booking them is old and basic, the slots can be sold on at a profit - and that's what's happening. There's clearly nothing that someone horrible won't do for money...

System needs to book slots in a fixed, non-transferrable name.

(Source - Delayed Gratification.)

 

[plastic penguin]

Average waiting times for a driving test are now at eight months, and because the system for booking them is old and basic, the slots can be sold on at a profit - and that's what's happening. There's clearly nothing that someone horrible won't do for money...

System needs to book slots in a fixed, non-transferrable name.

(Source - Delayed Gratification.)

Yeah, my daughter paid extra for a quicker driving test. If she passes it'll be cheaper as I won't have to double the journey time.

Agree, though, it's a rip off.

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

System needs to book slots in a fixed, non-transferrable name.

Exactly, that's what needs doing, now!

 

[Blacksabbath25]

I think what gets me the most is ignorant people can not stand them

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

I think what gets me the most is ignorant people can not stand them

Ignorant, arrogant and self-entitled (all three together) are the worst, there’s a lot of them about these days…

 

[Gray]

'Legitimate Interests' on privacy settings.
- and what it says about ones that don't qualify as legitimate.

(Illegitimate = bastard).

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

'Legitimate Interests' on privacy settings.
- and what it says about ones that don't qualify as legitimate.

(Illegitimate = bastard).

What they consider "legitimate", is not necessarily what I consider "legitimate".

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

Wowcher. Apart from having a deeply stupid name, it's the first time in ages I've bought anything online and found an interface so excrementally poor.

We've had a pergola installed in the garden and needed some furniture for it, and Mrs GSV had seen some offers from Wowcher. The discount brought price into line with what you can get from Amazon, and it seemed like it would make better use of the space than anything else we'd found, so we went ahead. Two emails received, one confirming the order, another saying we had a voucher to redeem. Didn't want to buy anything else, so didn't proceed with the latter.

Turns out that if you don't follow a poorly-signposted link to 'redeem-with-us.blah blah', you haven't completed the order, even though they have helped themselves to your cash with unseemly haste. There's no follow-on to tell you that you haven't finished buying, and this link wasn't obvious. We found it all by basically flailing around.

Managed to get it sorted, but I believe my state of mind would have been best described as 'incandescent.'

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

Wowcher. Apart from having a deeply stupid name, it's the first time in ages I've bought anything online and found an interface so excrementally poor.

We've had a pergola installed in the garden and needed some furniture for it, and Mrs GSV had seen some offers from Wowcher. The discount brought price into line with what you can get from Amazon, and it seemed like it would make better use of the space than anything else we'd found, so we went ahead. Two emails received, one confirming the order, another saying we had a voucher to redeem. Didn't want to buy anything else, so didn't proceed with the latter.

Turns out that if you don't follow a poorly-signposted link to 'redeem-with-us.blah blah', you haven't completed the order, even though they have helped themselves to your cash with unseemly haste. There's no follow-on to tell you that you haven't finished buying, and this link wasn't obvious. We found it all by basically flailing around.

Managed to get it sorted, but I believe my state of mind would have been best described as 'incandescent.'

Another online retailer on my blacklist...

 

[Jasonovich]

Wowcher. Apart from having a deeply stupid name, it's the first time in ages I've bought anything online and found an interface so excrementally poor.

We've had a pergola installed in the garden and needed some furniture for it, and Mrs GSV had seen some offers from Wowcher. The discount brought price into line with what you can get from Amazon, and it seemed like it would make better use of the space than anything else we'd found, so we went ahead. Two emails received, one confirming the order, another saying we had a voucher to redeem. Didn't want to buy anything else, so didn't proceed with the latter.

Turns out that if you don't follow a poorly-signposted link to 'redeem-with-us.blah blah', you haven't completed the order, even though they have helped themselves to your cash with unseemly haste. There's no follow-on to tell you that you haven't finished buying, and this link wasn't obvious. We found it all by basically flailing around.

Managed to get it sorted, but I believe my state of mind would have been best described as 'incandescent.'

I have used them a few times and got some bargains.
Most recent was the Wowcher purchase to Champneys weekend sauna in Henlow, which was nice.
You are spot on about the interface, the shopping experience is dire as if they're trying to trip you up.
Way too complicated, and not conducive to attracting new customers to their portal.

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

You are spot on about the interface, the shopping experience is dire as if they're trying to trip you up.
Way too complicated, and not conducive to attracting new customers to their portal.

If they're going to deliberately make their site awkward to use, I'm going to deliberately go somewhere else. The same goes for any shopping site.

 

[Cricketbat70]

I would like to put my brain in room 101. Bank holiday Monday I had my alarm set for 5:00am ready to go to Oulton Park to watch a bit of motor racing. Yesterday my alarm on my phone went off for work. I got up, thought it's a bit dark for 6:00am. Made myself a brew sat down looked at my phone 5:10!!!!! Yep I'd forgotten to delete the 5:00am alarm on my phone. That's twice now in 3 weeks😡

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

I would like to put my brain in room 101. Bank holiday Monday I had my alarm set for 5:00am ready to go to Oulton Park to watch a bit of motor racing. Yesterday my alarm on my phone went off for work. I got up, thought it's a bit dark for 6:00am. Made myself a brew sat down looked at my phone 5:10!!!!! Yep I'd forgotten to delete the 5:00am alarm on my phone. That's twice now in 3 weeks😡

My brain could join yours. My memory is poor in general and, short-term memory is very poor, I forget things all the time.

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

My brain could join yours. My memory is poor in general and, short-term memory is very poor, I forget things all the time.

I got paranoid when my dad got his dementia diagnosis, so set about trying to work my grey matter harder. I have a gradually expending and pretty long list of random things I go through a few times a week, along with a list of all my 4k discs (160-ish), and the names and locations of all the streets in the village.

It honestly has helped. I find I can trust myself to go to the shops to get five or six things now without having to note them down on my phone! I may just be staving off the inevitable, but I guess that's the best any of us can do.

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

I got paranoid when my dad got his dementia diagnosis, so set about trying to work my grey matter harder. I have a gradually expending and pretty long list of random things I go through a few times a week, along with a list of all my 4k discs (160-ish), and the names and locations of all the streets in the village.

It honestly has helped. I find I can trust myself to go to the shops to get five or six things now without having to note them down on my phone! I may just be staving off the inevitable, but I guess that's the best any of us can do.

I've had tests, which showed my poor memory is caused by my severe long-term depression, although that does mean I have an increased risk of dementia. It varies from day to day though, sometimes I can go to a shop and remember several things, sometimes there's no chance. I always take a list on my phone...

 

[Gray]

Hark at the kids with their phones-for-everything lifestyles 🙄
Pen and paper for any lists of mine 🦕

 

[Angle Poise-Lamp]

Hark at the kids with their phones-for-everything lifestyles 🙄
Pen and paper for any lists of mine 🦕

I take the phone with me to pay also, I have a long and proud record, of forgetting to take paper lists with me...

 

[Gray]

I take the phone with me to pay also, I have a long and proud record, of forgetting to take paper lists with me...

I've only recently started taking the phone out with me - for the sort of 'just in case' reasons I suppose 🤔
But it would be fair to say that I detest carrying it about.
(Accidentally left it in the car several times when shopping - which shows how useful I find it).

 

[GSV Ethics Gradient]

I tend to use it when paying for a pint etc now. If someone nicks my bank card they can use it (at least until I've cancelled it), but unlocking the phone requires my finger (or thumb) print.

 

[Gray]

I tend to use it when paying for a pint etc now. If someone nicks my bank card they can use it (at least until I've cancelled it), but unlocking the phone requires my finger (or thumb) print.

I've limited the card swipe to £30, which is way more than I ever spend in any shop.

 

[Cricketbat70]

I got paranoid when my dad got his dementia diagnosis, so set about trying to work my grey matter harder. I have a gradually expending and pretty long list of random things I go through a few times a week, along with a list of all my 4k discs (160-ish), and the names and locations of all the streets in the village.

It honestly has helped. I find I can trust myself to go to the shops to get five or six things now without having to note them down on my phone! I may just be staving off the inevitable, but I guess that's the best any of us can do.

My dad played sudoku every day to keep his mind sharp. Even made his own up. Must have bought a sudoku puzzle book every week.

 

[Cricketbat70]

I've only recently started taking the phone out with me - for the sort of 'just in case' reasons I suppose 🤔
But it would be fair to say that I detest carrying it about.
(Accidentally left it in the car several times when shopping - which shows how useful I find it).

I have on two occasions got to the till with a full trolley of shopping and realised I've forgotten my phone. Luckily I live just across the road from Aldi. Left my daughter embarrassed at the till while I ran for my phone. She now takes my wife's bank card with her when we go shopping just in case.