Gripe thread

kronz · Post by **kronz** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:24 pm

It seems the lesson for today is....communication is key.

stovequeen · Post by **stovequeen** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:26 pm

system wrote:
stovequeen wrote:
system wrote: respect to gentleman Fents!
dude.. no hook up sat?
sorry mate, I thought you were going to TXT me.

I did. See PM

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:28 pm

kronz wrote:It seems the lesson for today is....communication is key.

Word

cj the taniwha · Post by **cj the taniwha** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:33 pm

kronz wrote:It seems the lesson for today is....communication is key.

and don't be a numb nut computer nerd and ignore your friends/lovers in favour of long doses of low radiation.

Give him gentle hell GK, that sort of sh!t is not on. He may not think he is disrespecting you by doing that, but he sure the hell is.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 6:37 pm

Fents wrote:You know what. That all makes me feel real good about getting married to my girl. If that had of been me Rach would of rang me an hour later saying hey where are ya? I would of apologised and said im at home the boys rocked over and the kegs running dry, can you come pick me up in 3 hours and i'll buy you dinner

I reckon that's awesome...

It's like there are different levels of relationship, wherein there is either a basic girlfriend/boyfriend relationship or there's a partner/best friend relationship. I like the latter

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:32 pm

witty_pseudonym wrote:i've developed an unhealthy addiction to a cuticle remover thing. i keep cutting away at the skin around my fingernails...and now they're all hurtie and bleedy.

emo fingers!

nic · Post by **nic** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:33 pm

lawl

that is p u r e emo isnt it.

spiral · Post by **spiral** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:49 am

should be sleeping..

witty_pseudonym · Post by **witty_pseudonym** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:07 am

mecka wrote:
witty_pseudonym wrote:i've developed an unhealthy addiction to a cuticle remover thing. i keep cutting away at the skin around my fingernails...and now they're all hurtie and bleedy.
emo fingers!

omg. what's happening to me?!

:cut:

kronz · Post by **kronz** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:32 am

I'm sick

Shadowgames · Post by **Shadowgames** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:42 am

left my hdd at home. shit shi shit

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 10:52 am

kronz wrote:I'm sick

Same!

aspekt · Post by **aspekt** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:03 am

ugh. a full day of training for how to use one of the databases. I have to do it before they'll give me access.
i think people should have to undertake basic computer usability courses so that this training session could be condensed into half an hour

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:34 am

Got paid on Friday, now I only have a quarter of my monthly wages left. Fucking bills

calstro · Post by **calstro** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:45 am

The Mixtress wrote:Got paid on Friday, now I only have a quarter of my monthly wages left. Fucking bills

The joys of monthly payments.

Usually takes me about 10 minutes of internet banking to get rid of most of my pay.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:49 am

calstro wrote:
The Mixtress wrote:Got paid on Friday, now I only have a quarter of my monthly wages left. Fucking bills
The joys of monthly payments.

Usually takes me about 10 minutes of internet banking to get rid of most of my pay.

ditto

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:03 pm

The Mixtress wrote: It's like there are different levels of relationship, wherein there is either a basic girlfriend/boyfriend relationship or there's a partner/best friend relationship. I like the latter

he did turn up at my door with a bunch of roses and a sheepish, apologetic persona.

but we talked till three and for me, everything is kinda complex, for him its simple. he thinks i want him to change, and im not just accepting him for the way he is. I think its all about a bit of compromise.

i dont know if were gonig to be able to meet in the middle. Ill just have to either settle for less than what i want, or be destined to be a bit unhappy.

sad kitty. dont know whats gonna happen, but gonig OS together at end of next week is feelin wierd.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 12:08 pm

ghetto kitty wrote:
The Mixtress wrote: It's like there are different levels of relationship, wherein there is either a basic girlfriend/boyfriend relationship or there's a partner/best friend relationship. I like the latter
he did turn up at my door with a bunch of roses and a sheepish, apologetic persona.

but we talked till three and for me, everything is kinda complex, for him its simple. he thinks i want him to change, and im not just accepting him for the way he is. I think its all about a bit of compromise.

i dont know if were gonig to be able to meet in the middle. Ill just have to either settle for less than what i want, or be destined to be a bit unhappy.

sad kitty. dont know whats gonna happen, but gonig OS together at end of next week is feelin wierd.

Ya know, the holiday may well bring you two lovebirds closer together. Being in a foreign country with no (computer) distractions and only yourselves to lean on, it might be the glue that binds

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:45 pm

i hope your right.

i dont want this to be hard work.

aspekt · Post by **aspekt** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 1:56 pm

kill me now. this training is so painful.
It's so slow that I'm finding it dificult to retain any information. GAHHHH what a waste of a day

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:05 pm

GOTD: fucktards who open fire on innocent (or even not so innocent) people and then kill themselves

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:12 pm

GOTD: payroll fu cking up my wages. paid for 3 days. WTF?

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:13 pm

My workmate is an idiot.

gaz · Post by **gaz** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:56 pm

probly not gonna be able to make it to break n fierce because of the uni aids.

flucking ghay.

Post by **system** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 2:57 pm

Polecat wrote:My workmate is an idiot.

one of mine in particular too, yet he is about to add to his industry certifications.

last week, he 'turned on debugging' (his words) on one of our key routers and managed to turn off all the interfaces to it at the same time.

just what you need when you have ~3,000 people working on thin clients through your network.

C.I.A. · Post by **C.I.A.** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:18 pm

system wrote:
Polecat wrote:My workmate is an idiot.
one of mine in particular too, yet he is about to add to his industry certifications.

last week, he 'turned on debugging' (his words) on one of our key routers and managed to turn off all the interfaces to it at the same time.

just what you need when you have ~3,000 people working on thin clients through your network.

I have a meeting with two idiots in a few minutes. I call one Evil Frog Man and the other one Angry Stephen (not to their faces). Evil Frog Man has bug-eyes and is malicious. Angry Stephen yells lots. There is also No-Personality Princess, the Homewrecker and Captain Closet, but none of them will be at this meeting, thank truck.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:21 pm

C.I.A. wrote:
system wrote:
Polecat wrote:My workmate is an idiot.
one of mine in particular too, yet he is about to add to his industry certifications.

last week, he 'turned on debugging' (his words) on one of our key routers and managed to turn off all the interfaces to it at the same time.

just what you need when you have ~3,000 people working on thin clients through your network.
I have a meeting with two idiots in a few minutes. I call one Evil Frog Man and the other one Angry Stephen (not to their faces). Evil Frog Man has bug-eyes and is malicious. Angry Stephen yells lots. There is also No-Personality Princess, the Homewrecker and Captain Closet, but none of them will be at this meeting, thank truck.

*Names have been changed to protect the innocent

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:34 pm

What can you do when your workmates are idiots? I try to minimise all contact. At least my boss is starting to get fed up with her fuck ups too!

Dry ice means keep the soil cores frozen, .... not sprinkle a little in there like you're keeping your drink cool.

aspekt · Post by **aspekt** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:47 pm

Dodgy supplier in adelaide. Ordered some equipment 3 weeks ago and it still hasn't arrived. A few phone calls last week got a "We've got more in stock so I'll send them today with another courier. They'll arrive on monday". Sounds totally plausible............
Monday arrives but the packages didn't. An abusive email later and an email arrives today saying that my order has been dispatched...

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 3:49 pm

aspekt wrote:Dodgy supplier in adelaide. Ordered some equipment 3 weeks ago and it still hasn't arrived. A few phone calls last week got a "We've got more in stock so I'll send them today with another courier. They'll arrive on monday". Sounds totally plausible............
Monday arrives but the packages didn't. An abusive email later and an email arrives today saying that my order has been dispatched...

Ask for the consignment note number and the courier's phone number...check for yourself.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:02 pm

The Mixtress wrote:
aspekt wrote:Dodgy supplier in adelaide. Ordered some equipment 3 weeks ago and it still hasn't arrived. A few phone calls last week got a "We've got more in stock so I'll send them today with another courier. They'll arrive on monday". Sounds totally plausible............
Monday arrives but the packages didn't. An abusive email later and an email arrives today saying that my order has been dispatched...
Ask for the consignment note number and the courier's phone number...check for yourself.

It's probably a dodgy courier and not the suppliers fault

I get blamed for couriers fuck ups all the time

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:03 pm

breaksRbest wrote:
The Mixtress wrote:
aspekt wrote:Dodgy supplier in adelaide. Ordered some equipment 3 weeks ago and it still hasn't arrived. A few phone calls last week got a "We've got more in stock so I'll send them today with another courier. They'll arrive on monday". Sounds totally plausible............
Monday arrives but the packages didn't. An abusive email later and an email arrives today saying that my order has been dispatched...
Ask for the consignment note number and the courier's phone number...check for yourself.

It's probably a dodgy courier and not the suppliers fault

I get blamed for couriers fuck ups all the time

IMO Star Couriers are the worst out there, in terms of the faily big guns. Total shit. If they can't find an address they'll just send it back to you, or let it sit in the depot until someone complains.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:06 pm

I'm yet to find a courier company that I'm happy with . So far they've all been tards

Apparently all the major courier companies in Victoria are owned by the same brothers (Shannon Bros if I recall correctly) and are all as bad as each other

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:21 pm

Have you tried StarTrack?

I wouldn't reccomend it.

Fents · Post by **Fents** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 4:30 pm

breaksRbest wrote:I'm yet to find a courier company that I'm happy with . So far they've all been tards

Apparently all the major courier companies in Victoria are owned by the same brothers (Shannon Bros if I recall correctly) and are all as bad as each other

Civic Couriers mate. Express and standard services their great and they are DIRECT couriers. No depots. The same guy that collects the parcel drops it off. Bit more exxy than couriers pls but well worth it.

aspekt · Post by **aspekt** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:14 pm

The Mixtress wrote:
aspekt wrote:Dodgy supplier in adelaide. Ordered some equipment 3 weeks ago and it still hasn't arrived. A few phone calls last week got a "We've got more in stock so I'll send them today with another courier. They'll arrive on monday". Sounds totally plausible............
Monday arrives but the packages didn't. An abusive email later and an email arrives today saying that my order has been dispatched...
Ask for the consignment note number and the courier's phone number...check for yourself.

that's what the angry email was requesting. I've been trying to ring them all afternoon and the phone is conveniently engaged....

Polecat · Post by **Polecat** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 5:54 pm

I reckon FedEx have only 1 truck in all Melbourne. How does it take all day to go from Derrimut at 9am to Bundoora at 4pm?

I'm sweating on a package with dry ice I've just sent on FedEx to arrive on time to the east coast of the US. They quote 2 days for it to get there, but for a parcel to come here from the same location I'm sending to it took 6 days :S

Post by **fooishbar** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 7:58 pm

Polecat wrote:What can you do when your workmates are idiots? I try to minimise all contact. At least my boss is starting to get fed up with her fuck ups too!

Dry ice means keep the soil cores frozen, .... not sprinkle a little in there like you're keeping your drink cool.

if you can work flexible hours, try not waking up before 1pm at the earliest. takes a bit of getting used to, but pays off in the end.

universal sea · Post by **universal sea** » Tue Apr 17, 2007 11:56 pm

Deleted threads for no plausible reason.

ulyssian · Post by **ulyssian** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 10:32 am

Dreams of spiders turning into fluffy cats! They make me tired today

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:07 am

Our interweb is running like a dog with broken legs...and tapeworm

Post by **lynt** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:10 am

universal sea wrote:Deleted threads for no plausible reason.

Starting threads with no plausible relevance.

scotty woo hoo · Post by **scotty woo hoo** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 11:13 am

breaksRbest wrote:I'm yet to find a courier company that I'm happy with . So far they've all been tards

Apparently all the major courier companies in Victoria are owned by the same brothers (Shannon Bros if I recall correctly) and are all as bad as each other

couriers please are great if you are not in a big rush.

what problems have you had with advanced?

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:10 pm

Ghost town

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 12:15 pm

been coughing up shit for three days now... sometin tells me i should be quitting smoking again

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:07 pm

Shallow water is so fucking cold in the mornings, not even winter yet.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:13 pm

scotty woo hoo wrote:
breaksRbest wrote:I'm yet to find a courier company that I'm happy with . So far they've all been tards

Apparently all the major courier companies in Victoria are owned by the same brothers (Shannon Bros if I recall correctly) and are all as bad as each other
couriers please are great if you are not in a big rush.

what problems have you had with advanced?

Couriers Please said they wouldn't do pick ups from my office because I work from home, which I thought was odd. Apparently they wont pick up from private houses, but my last job was also run from a house and they picked up from there.

I've had so many problems with couriers I wouldn't know where to start with the stories.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:16 pm

"The Fart Button"

I do NOT want to push it, thank you very much.

Post by **lynt** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 1:26 pm

YES YOU DO!!

gnat · Post by **gnat** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 2:07 pm

lynt wrote:
universal sea wrote:Deleted threads for no plausible reason.
Starting threads with no plausible relevance.