What is pissing you off this time? - Page 66

Aliantha · 10-27-2014, 05:33 AM

So sorry things turned out shitty for Dan, and the rest of you by association. What a shame his mother is not more sensible.

Griff · 10-27-2014, 06:55 AM

Sorry man.

DanaC · 10-27-2014, 06:57 AM

She sounds like a fucking nightmare to deal with. *hugs* sorry you're having to deal with this shit on top of everything else.

Griff · 10-27-2014, 06:58 AM

Maybe after a cooling off period you could revisit the agreement you have and get 8:30 and any other issues on paper.

classicman · 10-27-2014, 06:19 PM

Thats part of my plan. Shes not capable of dealing with him for an extended period of time. Heck, she can't keep herself straight for one either.

I'm having thoughts of:
1- Going for full custody.
2- Getting full guardianship. (control over financial, legal & medical decisions.

The money is an issue - It will cost thousands, take a heavy emotional toll & wreak havoc amongst the rest of us.
Playing the ostrich just isn't working for him, nor me anymore. I had to help him to bed last night. I haven't done that in over 3 years.
On top of that his attitude & demeanor have sucked all day today as expected.
He was even shitty to my mom who gave him a ride to work and tried to surprise him for lunch.

Griff · 10-27-2014, 07:36 PM

Good luck getting it done bro.

classicman · 10-27-2014, 08:16 PM

tx

Carruthers · 10-29-2014, 11:42 AM

I‘ve never been much of a fan of the Direct Debit system of paying recurring bills as it seems, despite guarantees, to be open season on one’s bank account. Consequently I always paid my ISP monthly bill by credit card.

The company was taken over a few years ago and a £1.99/month surcharge immediately imposed on anyone paying by card, so my bill increased from £15.31 to £17.30 per month.
At the time I did consider going over to Direct Debit but the ISP was an outfit notorious for bungling customer billing and were never out of the complaint columns in the financial pages of the national press.

Fast forward to last month. In an effort to get some sort of return on my money, I opened a Current (checking) Account that paid interest.
Among the conditions were a minimum of two Direct Debits and a fee of £2.00 per month. It sounded a reasonable deal so I took the bull by the horns and converted my ISP bill to a DD.
£2.00 fee minus £1.99 surcharge = net cost of £0.01 per month.

This morning an Email arrived from the ISP saying that my bill would be increased by £5.00 from December. As near as damn it by 33%!

And the moral of the story? You can’t win. You’re bloody fortunate if you break even.

xoxoxoBruce · 10-29-2014, 01:44 PM

So the ISP will be 22.30 GPB or about 36 USD. That's just internet? Wireless, wire(cable), or over phone lines? Is it fast or a lot of latency?

Carruthers · 10-29-2014, 02:06 PM

The ISP bill will be £20.31 ie £15.31 + £5.00 increase, the credit card surcharge no longer applying as I've gone over to Direct Debit..

It's just for internet access although, to be fair, I could get a better deal if we placed all the telecoms business with them.
I keep getting Emails offering all sorts of inducements to change to a bundle of services but I'm happy with things as they are.
As Dad has the phone line on contract from another outfit, it would probably be more trouble than it's worth to change.

I've just done a speed check and it comes in at 16.51mb/s over the phone line. I have to say that it's pretty reliable and outages are rare although it does slow down at peak times.

A fibre optic line passes the gate so I could take advantage of that but I suspect that it would be a bit pricey although blisteringly fast..

xoxoxoBruce · 10-29-2014, 05:18 PM

Sounds like they are at least wearing a condom, rather than the roughing up they do here.

Gravdigr · 12-13-2014, 03:30 PM

God damn, I fucking hate glitter.

Gravdigr · 12-13-2014, 03:34 PM

Also, lost another Uncledigr. Took cancer to kill this one. He was a Marine the day he was born, and he was still a Marine the day he died.

Fuck cancer.

xoxoxoBruce · 12-13-2014, 03:39 PM

Ha ha ha, On my Christmas card this year I threatened anyone sending me a card with glitter, that I would hate them with body and soul, for at least 22 months.

Damnit Digr, don't slip in dead/dying friends or relatives while I'm posting. Sorry.

Gravdigr · 12-13-2014, 03:45 PM

Well, it pissed me off.

Also, I'm sneaky like that.

10-27-2014, 05:33 AM	#976
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	So sorry things turned out shitty for Dan, and the rest of you by association. What a shame his mother is not more sensible. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

10-27-2014, 06:55 AM	#977
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Sorry man. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-27-2014, 06:58 AM	#979
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Maybe after a cooling off period you could revisit the agreement you have and get 8:30 and any other issues on paper. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-27-2014, 06:19 PM	#980
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	Thats part of my plan. Shes not capable of dealing with him for an extended period of time. Heck, she can't keep herself straight for one either. I'm having thoughts of: 1- Going for full custody. 2- Getting full guardianship. (control over financial, legal & medical decisions. The money is an issue - It will cost thousands, take a heavy emotional toll & wreak havoc amongst the rest of us. Playing the ostrich just isn't working for him, nor me anymore. I had to help him to bed last night. I haven't done that in over 3 years. On top of that his attitude & demeanor have sucked all day today as expected. He was even shitty to my mom who gave him a ride to work and tried to surprise him for lunch. __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-27-2014, 07:36 PM	#981
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Good luck getting it done bro. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

10-27-2014, 08:16 PM	#982
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	tx __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

10-29-2014, 11:42 AM	#983
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	I‘ve never been much of a fan of the Direct Debit system of paying recurring bills as it seems, despite guarantees, to be open season on one’s bank account. Consequently I always paid my ISP monthly bill by credit card. The company was taken over a few years ago and a £1.99/month surcharge immediately imposed on anyone paying by card, so my bill increased from £15.31 to £17.30 per month. At the time I did consider going over to Direct Debit but the ISP was an outfit notorious for bungling customer billing and were never out of the complaint columns in the financial pages of the national press. Fast forward to last month. In an effort to get some sort of return on my money, I opened a Current (checking) Account that paid interest. Among the conditions were a minimum of two Direct Debits and a fee of £2.00 per month. It sounded a reasonable deal so I took the bull by the horns and converted my ISP bill to a DD. £2.00 fee minus £1.99 surcharge = net cost of £0.01 per month. This morning an Email arrived from the ISP saying that my bill would be increased by £5.00 from December. As near as damn it by 33%! And the moral of the story? You can’t win. You’re bloody fortunate if you break even. __________________

10-29-2014, 01:44 PM	#984
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	So the ISP will be 22.30 GPB or about 36 USD. That's just internet? Wireless, wire(cable), or over phone lines? Is it fast or a lot of latency? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

10-29-2014, 02:06 PM	#985
Carruthers Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Buckinghamshire UK Posts: 4,059	The ISP bill will be £20.31 ie £15.31 + £5.00 increase, the credit card surcharge no longer applying as I've gone over to Direct Debit.. It's just for internet access although, to be fair, I could get a better deal if we placed all the telecoms business with them. I keep getting Emails offering all sorts of inducements to change to a bundle of services but I'm happy with things as they are. As Dad has the phone line on contract from another outfit, it would probably be more trouble than it's worth to change. I've just done a speed check and it comes in at 16.51mb/s over the phone line. I have to say that it's pretty reliable and outages are rare although it does slow down at peak times. A fibre optic line passes the gate so I could take advantage of that but I suspect that it would be a bit pricey although blisteringly fast.. __________________

10-29-2014, 05:18 PM	#986
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Sounds like they are at least wearing a condom, rather than the roughing up they do here. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-13-2014, 03:30 PM	#987
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	God damn, I fucking hate glitter. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-13-2014, 03:34 PM	#988
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Also, lost another Uncledigr. Took cancer to kill this one. He was a Marine the day he was born, and he was still a Marine the day he died. Fuck cancer. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

12-13-2014, 03:39 PM	#989
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Ha ha ha, On my Christmas card this year I threatened anyone sending me a card with glitter, that I would hate them with body and soul, for at least 22 months. Damnit Digr, don't slip in dead/dying friends or relatives while I'm posting. Sorry. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

12-13-2014, 03:45 PM	#990
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	Well, it pissed me off. Also, I'm sneaky like that. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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