[QuickTidal]

Abyss, on 12 January 2012 - 03:08 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 12 January 2012 - 03:05 PM, said:

Abyss, on 12 January 2012 - 03:03 PM, said:

amphibian, on 12 January 2012 - 04:47 AM, said:

Loki, on 12 January 2012 - 04:25 AM, said:

It had nothing to do with sex. I was simply pointing out to Matador that it wasn't the frequency of my fangirl crushing that bothered him like he said but the crushing itself. Honestly!

I think you do not understand him all that well. He is objecting to the cheapening of love that you are engaged in by crushing on everything all willy nilly. True love is not to be bought by an quasi-ugly mug on top of a gruff personality within a SF story.

It is bought by assembling a giant, a swordsman with a revenge quest and a revivifier with a taste for the macabre.

You forgot the squid.

Yep, you always gotta have a squid. A Giant one in fact.

technically, if you have a giant squid, do you still need a giant?

Yeah, you need someone who can SWING the giant squid....as a tentacled club.

[tiam]

Loki, on 12 January 2012 - 04:25 AM, said:

tiam, on 11 January 2012 - 06:47 PM, said:

It amuses me that QT is a pawn is Lokis sexual games

It had nothing to do with sex. I was simply pointing out to Matador that it wasn't the frequency of my fangirl crushing that bothered him like he said but the crushing itself. Honestly!

I have just seen QT on the pics thread and swooned. Seriously my ovaries skipped a beat from that silver fox.

[Abyss]

QuickTidal, on 12 January 2012 - 03:09 PM, said:

Abyss, on 12 January 2012 - 03:08 PM, said:

QuickTidal, on 12 January 2012 - 03:05 PM, said:

Abyss, on 12 January 2012 - 03:03 PM, said:

amphibian, on 12 January 2012 - 04:47 AM, said:

Loki, on 12 January 2012 - 04:25 AM, said:

It had nothing to do with sex. I was simply pointing out to Matador that it wasn't the frequency of my fangirl crushing that bothered him like he said but the crushing itself. Honestly!

I think you do not understand him all that well. He is objecting to the cheapening of love that you are engaged in by crushing on everything all willy nilly. True love is not to be bought by an quasi-ugly mug on top of a gruff personality within a SF story.

It is bought by assembling a giant, a swordsman with a revenge quest and a revivifier with a taste for the macabre.

You forgot the squid.

Yep, you always gotta have a squid. A Giant one in fact.

technically, if you have a giant squid, do you still need a giant?

Yeah, you need someone who can SWING the giant squid....as a tentacled club.

ooo, good point!
And i guess someone has to carry the aquarium...

I just had a good giggle at that visual...

[QuickTidal]

At Work: The whole reason we send PDFs out for approval is so the customer can check to make sure it is RIGHT.

If it is not right, then DON'T APPROVE IT!

If you approve it and then it is wrong HOW IS THAT OUR FAULT?!

Sales people who kowtow to their customers whims and give in to temper tantrums about THEIR MISTAKES, which then screws over the company they work for, is messing with my groove.

[rhulad]

QuickTidal, on 12 January 2012 - 06:13 PM, said:

At Work: The whole reason we send PDFs out for approval is so the customer can check to make sure it is RIGHT.

If it is not right, then DON'T APPROVE IT!

If you approve it and then it is wrong HOW IS THAT OUR FAULT?!

Sales people who kowtow to their customers whims and give in to temper tantrums about THEIR MISTAKES, which then screws over the company they work for, is messing with my groove.

I used to have to deal with that. My response was usually something along the lines of "Too fucking bad for you. You didn't read it properly and approved it. NOW PAY ME TO CHANGE IT."

Sometimes I even got my own way

[Abyss]

*sings* It's the CiiiIIIIiiiiircle of BlaaAAAAAAaaaaaammme...

[LadyMTL]

Had to walk home in a snowstorm today, which wouldn't normally upset me except this time I had the wind in my face the whole way. By the time I got home I felt like my face had been sandblasted...blah.

[Tsundoku]

NERDRAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My "guaranteed Friday 13th January delivery" of SWTOR hasn't worked out that way.

Yesterday I was woken up by a call I should have let go through to voicemail as the caller was blocked (usually a good indication it's from work), but in my sleepy stupor I amswered it and ended up going in to work to do a 24 hour duty to cover for another guy. OK, that was finished this morning and I get home about 0920 to find a "we missed you" delivery sip from TOLL logistics who were delivering my copy of SWTOR that I had paid extra to guarantee delivery on Friday. They had turned up at 0840, missed them by a lousy 40 mins due to being a good guy. The not-funny thing is even if I had been home the result would probably have been the same. It seems if they can't simply strollup and hand it to you it's too fucking hard for them. Just like cable guys.

So I call the number and get told they probably won't be back, or if they were at "some time" I'd have to wait out the front of my gated estate so they wouldn't miss me. Apparently they don't call customers if they can't get in to estates etc, which I think is a fucking arsehole move if you're supposed to be "guaranteeing" delivery on a certain date. A simple phone call from/to the driver would have sorted it out (and this should be a standard move because so many people live in protected estates/buildings these days) but nooooo, that would be too easy. Fuckheads. I bet he didn't even try the intercom buzzer. Then again, so few of those things actually work properly ...

I got a call back a few minutes later from the call centre and apparently the driver (a sub-contractor) "is unable to come back today". I said "unable ... or unwilling?", to which they replied they weren't sure. In sum, they'll be back (apparently) on Monday. This is shit. I even had to get the cll centre operator to put my gate code on the delivery order to make sure the driver would even have a chance to get it to me, because there is no fucking way on this earth I was going to wait possibly all day out the front of my estate, with no shade, no toilet etc (because that's when they arrive, for sure) for a delivery.

It is THEIR responsibility to get it TO ME. I have paid for the service and I fucking well expect it to suit me, not them. The operator said it was supposed to be "before 0900 on Monday" but I take that with a pinch of salt. If it does make it by then, I will be pleasantly surprised.

But in sum I am now without this when I had planned to use it this weekend.

Not happy, Jan.

This post has been edited by Sombra: 13 January 2012 - 12:45 AM

[Slow Ben]

Its Community night.

[worry]

Sombra, on 13 January 2012 - 12:40 AM, said:

NERDRAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My "guaranteed Friday 13th January delivery" of SWTOR hasn't worked out that way.

Yesterday I was woken up by a call I should have let go through to voicemail as the caller was blocked (usually a good indication it's from work), but in my sleepy stupor I amswered it and ended up going in to work to do a 24 hour duty to cover for another guy. OK, that was finished this morning and I get home about 0920 to find a "we missed you" delivery sip from TOLL logistics who were delivering my copy of SWTOR that I had paid extra to guarantee delivery on Friday. They had turned up at 0840, missed them by a lousy 40 mins due to being a good guy. The not-funny thing is even if I had been home the result would probably have been the same. It seems if they can't simply strollup and hand it to you it's too fucking hard for them. Just like cable guys.

So I call the number and get told they probably won't be back, or if they were at "some time" I'd have to wait out the front of my gated estate so they wouldn't miss me. Apparently they don't call customers if they can't get in to estates etc, which I think is a fucking arsehole move if you're supposed to be "guaranteeing" delivery on a certain date. A simple phone call from/to the driver would have sorted it out (and this should be a standard move because so many people live in protected estates/buildings these days) but nooooo, that would be too easy. Fuckheads. I bet he didn't even try the intercom buzzer. Then again, so few of those things actually work properly ...

I got a call back a few minutes later from the call centre and apparently the driver (a sub-contractor) "is unable to come back today". I said "unable ... or unwilling?", to which they replied they weren't sure. In sum, they'll be back (apparently) on Monday. This is shit. I even had to get the cll centre operator to put my gate code on the delivery order to make sure the driver would even have a chance to get it to me, because there is no fucking way on this earth I was going to wait possibly all day out the front of my estate, with no shade, no toilet etc (because that's when they arrive, for sure) for a delivery.

It is THEIR responsibility to get it TO ME. I have paid for the service and I fucking well expect it to suit me, not them. The operator said it was supposed to be "before 0900 on Monday" but I take that with a pinch of salt. If it does make it by then, I will be pleasantly surprised.

But in sum I am now without this when I had planned to use it this weekend.

Not happy, Jan.

You know what they say, "All's well that ends well." I don't think it applies to your situation, but you must admit, people do say it.

[Shiara]

Sombra, on 13 January 2012 - 12:40 AM, said:

NERDRAGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My "guaranteed Friday 13th January delivery" of SWTOR hasn't worked out that way.

Yesterday I was woken up by a call I should have let go through to voicemail as the caller was blocked (usually a good indication it's from work), but in my sleepy stupor I amswered it and ended up going in to work to do a 24 hour duty to cover for another guy. OK, that was finished this morning and I get home about 0920 to find a "we missed you" delivery sip from TOLL logistics who were delivering my copy of SWTOR that I had paid extra to guarantee delivery on Friday. They had turned up at 0840, missed them by a lousy 40 mins due to being a good guy. The not-funny thing is even if I had been home the result would probably have been the same. It seems if they can't simply strollup and hand it to you it's too fucking hard for them. Just like cable guys.

So I call the number and get told they probably won't be back, or if they were at "some time" I'd have to wait out the front of my gated estate so they wouldn't miss me. Apparently they don't call customers if they can't get in to estates etc, which I think is a fucking arsehole move if you're supposed to be "guaranteeing" delivery on a certain date. A simple phone call from/to the driver would have sorted it out (and this should be a standard move because so many people live in protected estates/buildings these days) but nooooo, that would be too easy. Fuckheads. I bet he didn't even try the intercom buzzer. Then again, so few of those things actually work properly ...

I got a call back a few minutes later from the call centre and apparently the driver (a sub-contractor) "is unable to come back today". I said "unable ... or unwilling?", to which they replied they weren't sure. In sum, they'll be back (apparently) on Monday. This is shit. I even had to get the cll centre operator to put my gate code on the delivery order to make sure the driver would even have a chance to get it to me, because there is no fucking way on this earth I was going to wait possibly all day out the front of my estate, with no shade, no toilet etc (because that's when they arrive, for sure) for a delivery.

It is THEIR responsibility to get it TO ME. I have paid for the service and I fucking well expect it to suit me, not them. The operator said it was supposed to be "before 0900 on Monday" but I take that with a pinch of salt. If it does make it by then, I will be pleasantly surprised.

But in sum I am now without this when I had planned to use it this weekend.

Not happy, Jan.

Ask for a refund for the "guaranteed delivery"?

[JLV]

They can't refund the crushed hopes and dreams..

[Tsundoku]

worrywort, on 13 January 2012 - 02:06 AM, said:

You know what they say, "All's well that ends well." I don't think it applies to your situation, but you must admit, people do say it.

I always thought that was actually "all swell that end swell", thanks for the clarification.

Shiara, on 13 January 2012 - 02:19 AM, said:

Ask for a refund for the "guaranteed delivery"?

They'll just say they had the package there on Friday as per requirements. "Guaranteed delivery" should include multiple dropoff attempts.

JLV, on 13 January 2012 - 02:22 AM, said:

They can't refund the crushed hopes and dreams..

Too bloody right. I should sue them for emotional distress or somesuch. That's the 21st century way!

[worry]

Use the Force.

[HoosierDaddy]

Forzare!

[Gothos]

Where be all the chat people?!

[Mrs Savagely Wishy Washy]

Sombra, on 13 January 2012 - 03:48 AM, said:

worrywort, on 13 January 2012 - 02:06 AM, said:

You know what they say, "All's well that ends well." I don't think it applies to your situation, but you must admit, people do say it.

I always thought that was actually "all swell that end swell", thanks for the clarification.

Too bloody right. I should sue them for emotional distress or somesuch. That's the 21st century way!

I am sorry to hear about your unfortunate delivery- but I had to laugh when I read the "all swell" part, because for a long time I always heard when people use the phrase "when in Rome" "WIN in Rome" instead. It does make sense in some contexts, not so much in others but over all, if you're a gladiator and win in Rome when in Rome, all swell that end swell.

This post has been edited by Miss Savage: 13 January 2012 - 10:40 AM

[Tapper]

Stuck behind my work phone for the remainder of the day because the govt. decided monday 16 is the first day on which they can be petitioned for subsidies. Their budget being only € 48 mln and the date of submission determining your chances to get some money, this means a veritable gold rush.

Unfortunately, in order for your petition to be accepted, you need a 6-year maintenance plan and a 0 condition report by an independent expert, which is what my institution more or less has a monopoly on. sadly, few ask us for maintenance plans, meaning that the people doing those ask for our reports at the very last minute: today. When the sun is shining, sky is blue, temperature is decent, friends have plans involving wine and cheese and normally I'd be free already.

I'm sorely tempted to just go and join them and leave a 'please contact me on monday' message, but that would lead to a shitstorm PR-wise.

[Loki]

Paranormal Activity - what a waste of resources and time. Honestly, I want to go back to each and every person who said it was 'original' (originally boring), 'really good' (good like genocide) and 'scary' (scary like Toy Story 3) and seriously bitch slap them all.

[QuickTidal]

Loki, on 13 January 2012 - 01:31 PM, said:

Paranormal Activity - what a waste of resources and time. Honestly, I want to go back to each and every person who said it was 'original' (originally boring), 'really good' (good like genocide) and 'scary' (scary like Toy Story 3) and seriously bitch slap them all.

You kind of have to be scared by the idea of a person being haunted (as opposed to a place)...and not by a ghost, but by a demon...that wants nothing but to possess you and cause havoc in your life and those around you. You can't fight it. You can't escape it.

If you don't find that sort of thing scary, then you wouldn't find it scary, and probably felt your time wasted.

Personally the idea of the above scares the shit out of me.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 13 January 2012 - 01:39 PM