….and bad spelling.
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I add my phone’s shitty ability to autocorrect to this thread.
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Dropped something on my phone screen and look what it did 
Worst thing is, it’s a folding phone with a softer plastic screen, so I don’t think I can just take it into one of the 17 phone repair shops on my local high street
Edit:
Made the mistake of closing it. Now the screen looks like this and won’t recognise any touches 
The phrase: “I (insert watched, listened, read, etc.) such and such, so you don’t have to.”
It’s become a very tired cliche, and makes me feel how Morrissey feels in the song Cemetery Gates.
Sitting on the tarmac for three hours at Stansted
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Ahh fuck that, that is the fucking worst.
These minor inconveniences will be remembered as better times, a few months down the line.
No worries you have multiple Trion posts to keep you entertained while you wait.
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Two parts to this one, car garages with maintenance and the lack of transparency when it comes to how much a job is going to cost. Budgeted £2.5-3k, had the call, yes sir, car is ready, that’s £4600 please……I’m sorry, you what now? Gave clear instructions that I wanted to be kept in the loop about the costs.
Again, garages and any other service quoting plus vat….I’m member of the public, I don’t claim vat back, so just tell me the fucking price.
Ruined my day today this has.
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I feel you!
The other thing they seem to do is having given you an up front estimate, once the engine is in pieces, drop the extra lump of cost on top (as you say always ex vat)
Was that a garage linked to the dealership?
I’ve been using the same independent garage in my village for 20 years. He knows me so well that I don’t even get a call to say it’s ready, he drives it home for me. The only time he calls is if he finds something that might cost more and always checks before doing it.
None of my cars have failed an MOT with him because if it’s a small job like a bulb or windscreen wiper he’ll get it sorted.
As for paying, he’ll happily wait a month if I’m a bit broke.
I don’t know if it’s possible for you as some cars come with very restrictive warranties that stop you having a choice but I’d always recommend a run-down single pit garage run by a bloke and his son over a flashy “Vehicle Care Centre” behind an even flashier dealership.
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Entitled internet forum pricks. Not in OA, we’re a good bunch.
Today I got into it on a weather forum after I said how disappointing the forecast is for my area of the UK for the rest of April, noting that we’ve had some bad luck over the last 4 Springs with cold easterly winds. One guy demanded to see my statistics, a guy in Cheshire pointed to UK average temp charts that, he said, disproved me (ignoring that an average temp for the whole month will include some sub-average stats for some areas…because that’s how averages work).
I pushed back and observed that it’s getting tedious with people from other parts of the UK telling me I’m not experiencing what I’m experiencing. Then it turns out one of the obnoxious turds was a moderator, cue a “warning” from them.
We get into the weeds here, we discuss stuff, we sometimes don’t agree (see my comments on Ozil) but there’s an element of good humour and collaboration in OA.
Elsewhere it feels like people are waiting for an opportunity for one-upmanship then go crying to the mods when challenged. Or they are the moderators and threaten to ban you.
Sorry had to rant to some adults who might understand. Is that a bad take and therefore I’m banned for a month?
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I was today years old when I discovered there are weather forums
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I am now wondering if I joined one and just went on every day to note the general weather in my area would that be considered trolling?
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Possibly. Some people take their hobbies far more seriously than their need to learn basic communication skills.
Flight simmers will be aware of VATSIM, a virtual global air traffic control system staffed by real human beings. I’m pretty crap at flying but I’ve been tempted to sign-up to VATSIM and see how tolerant they are of a novice. I’ve heard stories that they lose their shit very quickly if you’re not acting like a real pilot.
I may be 53 but sometimes the 5 year old version of me still wants to go out to play just to wind overly-serious people up.
Hmm. Can you provide some evidence to back up this wild statement?
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Budget kitchen towels.
Yes they cost half the price, but you have to use twice as many because they cannot absorb for shit.
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Man, I hate those fucking crispy bastards, may aswell dry your dishes with the financial times.
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