Trivial things that annoy you Part 27

eisenberg1

bonzodog2 wrote: »

TA that you didn't use this little guy :rolleyes:

Well it was meant more of a joke than sarcasm.....but you are right, and I probably should have used :rolleyes:

Maximus Alexander

OldNotWIse wrote: »

That's it. I'm walking.

Jim's right. I'd be all for leaving if the job makes you unhappy (considering doing the same myself), but at least take the weekend to think it over. Don't do it while emotions are high.

MsBubbles

ONW I agree Maximus don't rush into anything.

Have your favorite meal tonight and get a bottle (or2) of your favourite wine and try to relax

OldNotWIse

jimgoose wrote: »

Whoa, whoa - take a walk by all means, but get a coffee, take a few breaths, they couldn't be that bad!

When you start to worry for your physical safety, no job is worth that.

OldNotWIse

MsBubbles wrote: »

ONW I agree Maximus don't rush into anything.

Have your favorite meal tonight and get a bottle (or2) of your favourite wine and try to relax

I can't even do that because I have college tomorrow. Eugh

OldNotWIse

I don't want to be followed when I go for a walk. My parents have this habit of following me when I take the dog out at night because "Larry Murphy is still out there" - they actually said those words! Leave me alone. I can look after myself. I'm 31. He is not interested in me. Anyway, pity you weren't so f.ucking concerned with keeping me safe from sexual predators when it was your God damn duty. I hate when small shít stirs up deep shít.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

can you take a half day??

OldNotWIse

LexieOnRale wrote: »

can you take a half day??

No. I am in the fortunate position of being the only person in the company who can do my job. :rolleyes:

jimgoose

OldNotWIse wrote: »

No. I am in the fortunate position of being the only person in the company who can do my job. :rolleyes:

We have a pet VP here. We keep him in a large corner office, with that eminently sensible sort of middle-aged lady PA to keep him fed and hosed down once a day or so. He's a magnificent specimen - an improbably large, red-haired Kerryman - and as far as I can make out he spends his days eating, fcuking people out of it on the phone and kicking back teaching himself the banjo while growling "I'm the Bawss-Maun, I aum!!". Occasionally he ventures forth and is sighted, like a particularly large Kodiak Bear looking for food or someone/something to annoy. It trivially annoys me sometimes that I don't have his job. :pac:

jimgoose

OldNotWIse wrote: »

I can't even do that because I have college tomorrow. Eugh

Now that's just uncivilised. :mad:

OldNotWIse

jimgoose wrote: »

Now that's just uncivilised. :mad:

Sunday too!

jimgoose

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Sunday too!

You're 'avin' a fackin' giraffe?? :eek:

jimgoose

OldNotWIse wrote: »

When you start to worry for your physical safety, no job is worth that.

Indeed not. Do ye not have security?

Aglomerado

OldNotWIse wrote: »

Sunday too!

I feel your pain. Anywhere in the vicinity of the Aviva Stadium? (even more painful when the rugby is on!)

Wise Old Elf

OldNotWIse wrote: »

When you start to worry for your physical safety, no job is worth that.

That's a bit mental ONW. I hope your employer is taking it seriously?
I was verbally abused by someone I encountered in work last year, in Tesco of all places. He (verbally) got back as good as he gave, but I was quite shaken by it, so take car of yourself.

MsBubbles

That's horrendous ONW. you need to speak to your manager and HR .

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

I am annoyed at having to pay my insurance for a year when I'm not even driving, just to keep my policy and my no claims bonus. What a waste of 900 odd euro

dub_skav

LexieOnRale wrote: »

I am annoyed at having to pay my insurance for a year when I'm not even driving, just to keep my policy and my no claims bonus. What a waste of 900 odd euro

I think your No claims is valid for 2 years, mine is anyway

redfacedbear

MsBubbles wrote: »

That's horrendous ONW. you need to speak to your manager and HR .

Or if you're Public Service you should have access to an Employee Assistance Program that can be good for getting things square in your head before approaching HR/H&S

jimgoose

dub_skav wrote: »

I think your No claims is valid for 2 years, mine is anyway

It is.

eisenberg1

LexieOnRale wrote: »

I am annoyed at having to pay my insurance for a year when I'm not even driving, just to keep my policy and my no claims bonus. What a waste of 900 odd euro

What??

Are you saying if I decide to take two years off driving for whatever reason, that I lose my 150 years no claims benefit? I go back to being hairy aped by the insurance company (more so than normal) ?

jimgoose

eisenberg1 wrote: »

What??

Are you saying if I decide to take two years off driving for whatever reason, that I lose my 150 years no claims benefit? I go back to being hairy aped by the insurance company (more so than normal) ?

Yes, unbelievable as it sounds.

Menas

eisenberg1 wrote: »

What??

Are you saying if I decide to take two years off driving for whatever reason, that I lose my 150 years no claims benefit? I go back to being hairy aped by the insurance company (more so than normal) ?

It gets worse! If you move from driving a car to driving just a motorbike/moped then you lose your car no claims bonus too (after a year or two).....fcking ridiculous.

Colser

I took out my own insurance a few weeks ago,I was named on OHs for a few years and I had my own prior to that.There is no refund for him to take me off his but 120e to add his name on my policy:(

jimgoose

Trigger Happy wrote: »

It gets worse! If you move from driving a car to driving just a motorbike/moped then you lose your car no claims bonus too (after a year or two).....fcking ridiculous.

I cannot begin to convey to you how apeshít this kind of malarkey makes me. :mad:

eisenberg1

I had this situation a couple of years ago.

Daughter, over 25, cannot drive, I can add on my policy free

Son, under 25, full licence, cost extra to add on my policy.

Samsgirl

Up since 6.30am with the kids. Shopping done, put away. Kids down for nap. Make a lovely sandwich & cup of coffee, sit down to relax and enjoy.... ding dong, visitor. With her child. Sigh..

Captain Chaos

eisenberg1 wrote: »

I had this situation a couple of years ago.

Daughter, over 25, cannot drive, I can add on my policy free

Son, under 25, full licence, cost extra to add on my policy.

Thank you EU for ending that.

Menas

jimgoose wrote: »

I cannot begin to convey to you how apeshít this kind of malarkey makes me. :mad:

I dont want to annoy you any further...but hear me out.

If I lived in Austria, say. I have a car and said car is insured. If I then buy a motor bike, or indeed another car...the insurance company will insure ME to drive the cars/bike..rather than insure each car/bike separately. All in one package.
You see, the thinking is that I cannot be driving more than one vehicle at the same time. And given that insurance is all about risk this makes sense.
Still with me Jim?
But in Ireland they insure you separately on each...as if you could drive more than once vehicle at the same time. There is no spread of the risk and we get ripped off.

And this is why I have just 1 car in my driveway and a sacred space for a v-twin that I cannot afford to insure. :mad:

dub_skav

Captain Chaos wrote: »

Thank you EU for ending that.

Yup, cost for both

jimgoose

Trigger Happy wrote: »

I dont want to annoy you any further...but hear me out.

If I lived in Austria, say. I have a car and said car is insured. If I then buy a motor bike, or indeed another car...the insurance company will insure ME to drive the cars/bike..rather than insure each car/bike separately. All in one package.
You see, the thinking is that I cannot be driving more than one vehicle at the same time. And given that insurance is all about risk this makes sense.
Still with me Jim?
But in Ireland they insure you separately on each...as if you could drive more than once vehicle at the same time. There is no spread of the risk and we get ripped off.

And this is why I have just 1 car in my driveway and a sacred space for a v-twin that I cannot afford to insure. :mad:

I understand in fullness. Here, the insurers are either a) labouring under the misapprehension that you'll somehow drive both cars at the same time, presumably something like a pair of roller-skates, or b) riding the living holes of us because in this ridiculous little Yippy-Ki-Yay-Muddafukka jurisdiction, they can.

It actually gets worse - if you own a second car, and want to add it to your policy, the 22-year-old on the phone (who may or may not have a bloody license) will explain to you that you can only have one NCB, associated with one of the cars.

Colser

I cant understand that if a couple have a car each and fully comp insurance then doesnt that allow you to drive other insured cars so why do you need to name each other on the policies or is open insurance a separate issue?

jimgoose

Colser wrote: »

I cant understand that if a couple have a car each and fully comp insurance then doesnt that allow you to drive other insured cars so why do you need to name each other on the policies or is open insurance a separate issue?

Because nowadays asshole insurance companies specifically exclude spouse/partner's cars from the standard "Driving other cars" extension, and that's more of it. Said extension also doesn't cover anything over 2.5l, so Mrs. Goose would have to be named on The General's insurance anyway.

Menas

TA that all this talk of insurance has me back in mourning for the v-twin bike that I dont own...but need.

bonzodog2

I think it is the 'insured to drive other cars' bit only covers third party risks, where as a named driver on a Comp policy would also be covered Comp.

jimgoose

bonzodog2 wrote: »

I think it is the 'insured to drive other cars' bit only covers third party risks, where as a named driver on a Comp policy would also be covered Comp.

That's correct too. I used to have full-comp on other cars until RSA went mad a couple of years back and doubled the premium to nearly €800! Obviously they got shown the road quare lively. :pac:

dub_skav

jimgoose wrote: »

Because nowadays asshole insurance companies specifically exclude spouse/partner's cars from the standard "Driving other cars" extension, and that's more of it. Said extension also doesn't cover anything over 2.5l, so Mrs. Goose would have to be named on The General's insurance anyway.

Wait. So the cops knew that internal affairs were setting them up?

Colser

jimgoose wrote: »

That's correct too. I used to have full-comp on other cars until RSA went mad a couple of years back and doubled the premium to nearly €800! Obviously they got shown the road quare lively. :pac:

Last question:pac: Am I insured to drive any other car apart from my OHs if I have fully comp insurance(I should probably read the paperwork:o)

jimgoose

Colser wrote: »

Last question:pac: Am I insured to drive any other car apart from my OHs if I have fully comp insurance(I should probably read the paperwork:o)

Assuming you have the standard "Driving other cars" extension, you should have third-party only cover on any car not owned by you up to an engine size of 2.5l. This came to my attention lately when a mate of mine turned up at my place with a 7.4 litre Oldsmobile.

eisenberg1

jimgoose wrote: »

Assuming you have the standard "Driving other cars" extension, you should have third-party only cover on any car not owned by you up to an engine size of 2.5l. This came to my attention lately when a mate of mine turned up at my place with a 7.4 litre Oldsmobile.

But you still took it for a spin, right?:D

jimgoose

eisenberg1 wrote: »

But you still took it for a spin, right?:D

Can I just say, Burble-Burble-Burble!

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Also what annoys me is I have to own a car to insure it to keep my policy. I won't be driving for the forseeable future, so I said that my brother could have my car til he got a replacement. I can't get named on the OHs car, I have to have my own. Which is grand, but means I have to tax it because if it's declared off the road I can't insure it, and I have to keep a valid NCT on it, even though it doesn't make sense for me considering I can't actually use it. All to keep 9 years no claims bonus. Bastards

jimgoose

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Also what annoys me is I have to own a car to insure it to keep my policy. I won't be driving for the forseeable future, so I said that my brother could have my car til he got a replacement. I can't get named on the OHs car, I have to have my own. Which is grand, but means I have to tax it because if it's declared off the road I can't insure it, and I have to keep a valid NCT on it, even though it doesn't make sense for me considering I can't actually use it. All to keep 9 years no claims bonus. Bastards

Umm, why not just drive the stupid thing??

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

jimgoose wrote: »

Umm, why not just drive the stupid thing??

I have epilepsy and Im not allowed drive because my fits aren't under control yet

jimgoose

LexieOnRale wrote: »

I have epilepsy and Im not allowed drive because my fits aren't under control yet

Oh. I'm sorry to hear it.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

jimgoose wrote: »

Oh. I'm sorry to hear it.

Ah it's not so bad now.

OldNotWIse

LexieOnRale wrote: »

Ah it's not so bad now.

I'll drive you once I master the clutch!

Green Giant

When food (usually chips) drops on the floor and then gets stepped on

Frigga_92

Trigger Happy wrote: »

TA that all this talk of insurance has me back in mourning for the v-twin bike that I dont own...but need.

Get the bike, it will replace all the sadness with happiness

Pumpkinseeds

Descaling kettles. We bought a new kettle a few months ago and I descaled it for the first time. Jesus, whoever designed the internal filter fitting is some kind of sadist. I spent about 5 minutes trying to fit it back in. The cats were watching me with a look that said they thought I was some sort of simpleton.