So Bad..... Its Brilliant
If (When) this gets released, this WILL be number 1, Who knows, it could beat the X-Factors to the Christmas Number 1 (Here's hoping).
I haven't blogged lately due to lack of internet at home. Pipex can't seem to decide whether or not I have had my ADSL line terminated due to moving home, Let me tell you this Pipex.... I HAVE BEEN DISCONNECTED... Sort it Out.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Thursday, October 19, 2006
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
Moving House - It Had to happen didn't it
...Yet
I was sitting in the office yesterday and happened to mention that our move was going very well, it was at that point PM/Naked Jim said something along the lines of "it hasn't gone wrong... yet"
Bloody Project Managers, I'm sure they're all cursed,
Went to sign the paperwork this morning, solicitor mentioned she has received a letter from buyers solicitors who are concerned about there not being a receipt for the windows which I had installed 3 years ago, my buyer isn't concerned, his solicitors are. Tw**s !!! (sending the letter 3 days before we all move)
So we signed our lives away for the next million years and off we went on our merry way, not more than 2 hours later, I received a call from my solicitors....
The top of the chain has gone into hospital and theres no way we will be completing on Friday
AAAArrrrggggghhhhhh
So I came off the phone mentioned a few harsh words as "Damn", "Blast" and something about 'kin Jim, I calmed down, picked the monitor, desk, chair and Project Manager up off the floor, now I'm ok (I think).
Called BT - Cancelled the cancellation
Called Pipex - delayed the cessation of my line
Called Sky - delayed the installation at the new house.
Called Removal Firm - Cancelled the removal van
So the next time, you think of doing something and think of saying, "What could go wrong", look around for a project manager, if they are within hearing distance, keep it to yourself.
Although on a good note ...
Erm...
...YetI was sitting in the office yesterday and happened to mention that our move was going very well, it was at that point PM/Naked Jim said something along the lines of "it hasn't gone wrong... yet"
Bloody Project Managers, I'm sure they're all cursed,
Went to sign the paperwork this morning, solicitor mentioned she has received a letter from buyers solicitors who are concerned about there not being a receipt for the windows which I had installed 3 years ago, my buyer isn't concerned, his solicitors are. Tw**s !!! (sending the letter 3 days before we all move)
So we signed our lives away for the next million years and off we went on our merry way, not more than 2 hours later, I received a call from my solicitors....
The top of the chain has gone into hospital and theres no way we will be completing on Friday
AAAArrrrggggghhhhhh
So I came off the phone mentioned a few harsh words as "Damn", "Blast" and something about 'kin Jim, I calmed down, picked the monitor, desk, chair and Project Manager up off the floor, now I'm ok (I think).
Called BT - Cancelled the cancellation
Called Pipex - delayed the cessation of my line
Called Sky - delayed the installation at the new house.
Called Removal Firm - Cancelled the removal van
So the next time, you think of doing something and think of saying, "What could go wrong", look around for a project manager, if they are within hearing distance, keep it to yourself.
Although on a good note ...
Erm...
Monday, October 16, 2006
Moving House - T Minus 4 Days
So far so Good except
So as you can see all going well, at least the solicitors and estate agents are doing an half decent job.
On a good note -
Erm...
So far so Good except
- Bank didn't listen when we set our joint account up, therefore charging us for a Select account causing us to go overdrawn in the account we haven't started using yet - Moaned - all charges refunded.
- BT say I can't keep my number as I am moving to a new exchange, new number set up and ready at the new house from move date
- Pipex can't transfer my account so I have to close my current one down and set another one up will set me up as soon as I get my new number activated, I will also need to advise everyone of my new email address (Bast...)
- Sky are more than happy to move/keep me, have an engineer coming to turn me on (!!!!) next Tuesday, 40 bleedin quid, for what, to plug some cables in, Well I told them I don't have a dish at the new house, If I do, Ill take it down and put in on t 'bay (Damos' attempt at recouping the cost).
So as you can see all going well, at least the solicitors and estate agents are doing an half decent job.
On a good note -
Erm...
Joe Public 1 - Police 0
How to avoid SPECS speed
Here's a great way of avoid those £60 fine and 3 points on your license, without having to resort to spending £400 on a road angel of "getting Damo" to install the speed camera software for your TomTom.
And how is this done you may ask...
Change Lanes
As this site states, simply by changing lanes, you fool the second camera which needs to take the second picture to work out the average speed over the distance.
For some reason, the Police aren't happy with this. They've asked the public not to exploit this loophole (Hmm, let me think, wonder why, could it be they'd miss the mi££ions made from fining us poor tax paying drivers, Police cheifs wont get their annual Piss up/Bonus/Christmas stats accident reduction figures. and accident will increase, because there's something else they've still not proved (Lie 1: cameras reduce accidents - Not True)
BIG NOTE AT THE BOTTOM : - This doesn't work for Gatsos and all the other cameras out there, but its a start, and better than setting fire to them.
I'd love to know if this worked, but Im not foolish/brave enough to test it,
How to avoid SPECS speed
Here's a great way of avoid those £60 fine and 3 points on your license, without having to resort to spending £400 on a road angel of "getting Damo" to install the speed camera software for your TomTom.And how is this done you may ask...
Change Lanes
As this site states, simply by changing lanes, you fool the second camera which needs to take the second picture to work out the average speed over the distance.
For some reason, the Police aren't happy with this. They've asked the public not to exploit this loophole (Hmm, let me think, wonder why, could it be they'd miss the mi££ions made from fining us poor tax paying drivers, Police cheifs wont get their annual 
BIG NOTE AT THE BOTTOM : - This doesn't work for Gatsos and all the other cameras out there, but its a start, and better than setting fire to them.
I'd love to know if this worked, but Im not foolish/brave enough to test it,
Thursday, October 12, 2006
The Good The Bad & The Ugly
The Good
Orange - Had a call from the upgrades department at Orange, offering me a great deal on my tariff and a free upgrade to my phone, 500 minutes and 500 texts for the same price I am paying now, apparently this is a Select 500 tariff, after literally seconds of googling found this to be a brilliant deal which, it seems is not available to everyboday (sorry SWMBO). The lady I spoke to also stated that the phone was not yet available, but will call me and let me knoe when it is. This lady was genuinely nice, helpful professional and polite. So much so, I even decided to email Orange to thank her on my behalf. If you know me, then you'll know this is something I NEVER DO....
RESULT: Well done Orange, one customer that shall remain so.
The Bad Another company who I shall not name - I purchased a PDA Phone last year from, this device developed a fault and was returned on 27 April....
... I AM STILL WAITING, not only for them to acknowledge that I they have recieved the device, let alone repair the device. Despite my constant emails and phone calls chasing this, still nothing has been done.
What Damo Did (or what Pissed off Damo did) I decided to do something - I emailed the returns department to escalate this, I did some Googling and found the name of the Chief Executive, Finance Director and Operations Director and Copied them too:
RESULT: within 33 minutes I received an email from the Customer Services Manager apologising for the lack of communication, stating they will get back to me in the next day or 2.
.... Watch this space (Day 1 is now over!!!)
The Ugly
WTF
The Good
Orange - Had a call from the upgrades department at Orange, offering me a great deal on my tariff and a free upgrade to my phone, 500 minutes and 500 texts for the same price I am paying now, apparently this is a Select 500 tariff, after literally seconds of googling found this to be a brilliant deal which, it seems is not available to everyboday (sorry SWMBO). The lady I spoke to also stated that the phone was not yet available, but will call me and let me knoe when it is. This lady was genuinely nice, helpful professional and polite. So much so, I even decided to email Orange to thank her on my behalf. If you know me, then you'll know this is something I NEVER DO....
RESULT: Well done Orange, one customer that shall remain so.
The Bad Another company who I shall not name - I purchased a PDA Phone last year from, this device developed a fault and was returned on 27 April....
... I AM STILL WAITING, not only for them to acknowledge that I they have recieved the device, let alone repair the device. Despite my constant emails and phone calls chasing this, still nothing has been done.
What Damo Did (or what Pissed off Damo did) I decided to do something - I emailed the returns department to escalate this, I did some Googling and found the name of the Chief Executive, Finance Director and Operations Director and Copied them too:
RESULT: within 33 minutes I received an email from the Customer Services Manager apologising for the lack of communication, stating they will get back to me in the next day or 2.
.... Watch this space (Day 1 is now over!!!)
The Ugly
WTF
Monday, October 09, 2006
Lunchtime Playing
Heres one to look at when you're on your lunch....
Virtual NES (Nintendo Entertainment System for the kids), relive the olden days in the days of only 8 colours and fast tapping keys on a keyboard, 1943,Track 'n' Field, Mario.... They're all in here,
Happy timewasting.
Heres one to look at when you're on your lunch....Virtual NES (Nintendo Entertainment System for the kids), relive the olden days in the days of only 8 colours and fast tapping keys on a keyboard, 1943,Track 'n' Field, Mario.... They're all in here,
Happy timewasting.
Every Man and his Dog is Blogging Nowadays
All of my colleagues in my former job now have their own blog
Gaz - "The Daddy" (not literally), and his oh so happy ways
Daz - The Ladies Man, The Love Monkey
Tao - The Non-Vegetarian Vegetarian -
Cookie - The Longman of the Midlands and his trusted sidekick - His bike
Wendy - The Ruler, she knew how to keep us all in check
So fellow colleagues, get a move on. no excuses Jim (PM/Naked Jim no less) with your "I was blogging before blogs were around"
You've all got something to say, so do so
- Dave - Stu - Steve - Andy - Ade - Lee - Laura - Ash - Alex - Dave M - Luke - Martin - Gary - James - Jim
All of my colleagues in my former job now have their own blog
Gaz - "The Daddy" (not literally), and his oh so happy ways
Daz - The Ladies Man, The Love Monkey
Tao - The Non-Vegetarian Vegetarian -
Cookie - The Longman of the Midlands and his trusted sidekick - His bike
Wendy - The Ruler, she knew how to keep us all in check
So fellow colleagues, get a move on. no excuses Jim (PM/Naked Jim no less) with your "I was blogging before blogs were around"
You've all got something to say, so do so
- Dave - Stu - Steve - Andy - Ade - Lee - Laura - Ash - Alex - Dave M - Luke - Martin - Gary - James - Jim
Sunday, October 01, 2006
Nick Stuff Easier
If, like me, you like to "evaluate" your music/console games/films/applications etc, before "purchasing" them, you'll no doubt know all about Bit Torrents. The 2 problems I have with torrents, is a:- knowing where to find the torrents listed and b:- the upload speed.
BTCompare compares the top 10 used BitTorrent sites along showing the how many torrents are listed and amount added each day, for example, the top ranking site is btjunkie, currently listing 964,773 torrents (3913 added just today). It's just a shame my 8mb download isn't maxed when downloading from BitTorrents.
Some of the sites require registration (Doesn't everything on the net), I haven't registered for any listed, so am now sure if you'll get spammed.
Just remember, downloading this stuff is illegal and shouldn't be done,
Enjoynicking stuff downloading.
If, like me, you like to "evaluate" your music/console games/films/applications etc, before "purchasing" them, you'll no doubt know all about Bit Torrents. The 2 problems I have with torrents, is a:- knowing where to find the torrents listed and b:- the upload speed.
BTCompare compares the top 10 used BitTorrent sites along showing the how many torrents are listed and amount added each day, for example, the top ranking site is btjunkie, currently listing 964,773 torrents (3913 added just today). It's just a shame my 8mb download isn't maxed when downloading from BitTorrents.Some of the sites require registration (Doesn't everything on the net), I haven't registered for any listed, so am now sure if you'll get spammed.
Just remember, downloading this stuff is illegal and shouldn't be done,
Enjoy
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