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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:07 am 
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Ripped jeans.

WTF is that all about? #-o

Had 3 yesterday wearing those one with her tattoos showing through


It's called fashion, back in grandads day they used to have a bath with there jeans on.

For some reason I never had to do this to make my jeans a tight fit. They were always tight.

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 6:20 pm 
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Annoying things my other driver does;

No concept of what climate control is - Too hot, turn temp to minimum switch air con on and fan to fastest setting. When it starts to get cold dont turn temp up, instead turn the fan speed OFF, when it warms up put it back on FULL.
Likewise when its cold, turn temp to highest setting then adjust temperature in cabin by fan speed- too cold full speed, too hot off.

Radio volume - full blast. I can hear him coming halfway down the street, inside my house above the TV ! Worse, when I start the car because it's a hybrid the engine doesnt start straight away so I go from complete silence to full blast radio straight away. :shock:

Fingerprints on windscreen - All over it. I can understand round where the PDA is mounted, but in the middle, top right corner, bottom right corner (he'd have to lean all the way forward to reach there, can't be done sitting normally in the drivers seat). Every night I clean them off and the next day they're back.

Crumbs, drink spillages - He must go into Greggs and ask for the flakiest roll they do, crumbs in the footwell, drivers seat, centre console, there's more mess after one day than passengers make in the rear in a whole week. And coffee marks, if it's not a ring on the dashboard it's a spot somewhere on the steering wheel or centre console. Again I clean every night and the next day there's a new one somewhere.

Rubbish in the boot - Nearly every day I open the boot and the remains of his foraging are there, empty sandwich wrappers, drinks cups, half-eaten kebabs etc. Thats not if he's just left his empty drink in the cup holder.

Messing with car settings - can go for weeks without touching anything, then one day I'll get in and the rear-view mirrors been moved, wing mirrors adjusted, headlamp level changed, info and dashboard settings changed. Not every day but once a month for no reason.

Using all my screenwash - Have to put nearly a litre in every week, I hardly use it - a quick squirt and wipe and alls good. He must sit there with the washers going non-stop for thirty seconds a time !

Not wiping windscreen properly - After the above, users the wipers briefly then lets dribbles run down the screen and dry out without wiping them off.

Using company cards for notes - I'll go to give a customer one of our cards and find that theres been a phone number or someones name or 'pick up milk' written on it, not just the one but half a dozen. Writes on them and then just puts them back with all the other cards.


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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Sat Sep 02, 2017 9:03 pm 
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Been a long time since I shared a car with someone.

But not filling the car up to full done my f***ing head in every time.

I still get the hump just thinking about it. Image

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Hitting the seat heater switch by accident and thinking...........did i just poo my pants?

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Sussex wrote:
Been a long time since I shared a car with someone.

But not filling the car up to full done my f***ing head in every time.

I still get the hump just thinking about it. Image

Getting in a car after someone else has used it and finding the fuel gauge in the red. The drivers don't even have to pay for the fuel and the filling station is 24 hours!!!

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 11:37 am 
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Annoying things my other driver does;

No concept of what climate control is - Too hot, turn temp to minimum switch air con on and fan to fastest setting. When it starts to get cold dont turn temp up, instead turn the fan speed OFF, when it warms up put it back on FULL.
Likewise when its cold, turn temp to highest setting then adjust temperature in cabin by fan speed- too cold full speed, too hot off.

TICK

Radio volume - full blast. I can hear him coming halfway down the street, inside my house above the TV ! Worse, when I start the car because it's a hybrid the engine doesnt start straight away so I go from complete silence to full blast radio straight away. :shock:

TICK and it's always been changed from DAB to analogue :roll: after the driver asked especially if we could get a vehicle with DAB :roll:

Fingerprints on windscreen - All over it. I can understand round where the PDA is mounted, but in the middle, top right corner, bottom right corner (he'd have to lean all the way forward to reach there, can't be done sitting normally in the drivers seat). Every night I clean them off and the next day they're back.

Crumbs, drink spillages - He must go into Greggs and ask for the flakiest roll they do, crumbs in the footwell, drivers seat, centre console, there's more mess after one day than passengers make in the rear in a whole week. And coffee marks, if it's not a ring on the dashboard it's a spot somewhere on the steering wheel or centre console. Again I clean every night and the next day there's a new one somewhere.

AND FAG ASH !!!!!!!!! :evil:

Rubbish in the boot - Nearly every day I open the boot and the remains of his foraging are there, empty sandwich wrappers, drinks cups, half-eaten kebabs etc. Thats not if he's just left his empty drink in the cup holder.

glove compartment usually


Messing with car settings - can go for weeks without touching anything, then one day I'll get in and the rear-view mirrors been moved, wing mirrors adjusted, headlamp level changed, info and dashboard settings changed. Not every day but once a month for no reason.

Using all my screenwash - Have to put nearly a litre in every week, I hardly use it - a quick squirt and wipe and alls good. He must sit there with the washers going non-stop for thirty seconds a time !

Not wiping windscreen properly - After the above, users the wipers briefly then lets dribbles run down the screen and dry out without wiping them off.

Using company cards for notes - I'll go to give a customer one of our cards and find that theres been a phone number or someones name or 'pick up milk' written on it, not just the one but half a dozen. Writes on them and then just puts them back with all the other cards.


TICK !!!!!!!!

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Operators that don't realise there must be a reason why a dozen cars blank a job.

And then get arsey about it. Image

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:04 am 
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Going to Florida at the same time as hurricane Irma.

#-o

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
PostPosted: Wed Sep 06, 2017 9:31 am 
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Going to Florida at the same time as hurricane Irma.

#-o

Fancy going at the peak of the hurricane season.
"In the Northern Atlantic Ocean, a distinct hurricane season occurs from June 1 to November 30, sharply peaking from late August through September; the season's climatological peak of activity occurs around September 10 each season."

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Fancy going at the peak of the hurricane season.

But it's the cheapest time to go. :D

And when there are seven going and only one paying (not me) then the one wins out. :D

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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Fancy going at the peak of the hurricane season.

But it's the cheapest time to go. :D

And when there are seven going and only one paying (not me) then the one wins out. :D


you seem to be on holiday 50 weeks a year do you ever get time to work ?

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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The vast number of vast sized people getting in my way at Disney.

But I don't mind the vast portions of food that they have eaten to get that way, but thankfully for my heart only for a few weeks.

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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The vast number of vast sized people getting in my way at Disney.

But I don't mind the vast portions of food that they have eaten to get that way, but thankfully for my heart only for a few weeks.



skiving again :roll:

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Winning 2 tickets to Antigua with Ryanair

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 Post subject: Re: Gripe of the Day
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The vast number of vast sized people getting in my way at Disney.

But I don't mind the vast portions of food that they have eaten to get that way, but thankfully for my heart only for a few weeks.



skiving again :roll:

Hurricane was great.

Reduced the number of vast sized yanks in the parks and the governor removed all tolls for the week.

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