Shit that annoys you

**evdog** · 01-11-2022, 12:36 PM

Originally Posted by old goat

We used to have ATT. We started getting overcharged. I would call. They would "fix" it. The next month the same overcharge. I would call. They would "fix" it. It took months before I was actually able to speak to someone who knew what they were doing. The impression I got was that their computer systems are modeled on Hal.

Yeah that was pretty much our experience. We'd talk to our account manager who would "fix" it, but then we'd get the next month's bills and it wouldn't be fixed. Rinse, repeat. Then the account manager would change and we'd have to start all over again.

What was hilarious was our company got a new CFO during that time who seemed to assume the problem was with our own staff not being diligent or persistent in dealing with AT&T. "I want you to call AT&T and have this resolved today." Um, we've been calling them repeatedly for years. You have know idea who you're dealing with here. "Well I'll deal with it then, we'll have legal send them a letter demanding they correct the billing immediately." A year later that CFO was long gone, data centers were all shut down and AT&T was still billing us for usage on lines we no longer used. Around the time I left that was finally getting cleaned up.

**skaredshtles** · 01-11-2022, 12:43 PM

Originally Posted by evdog

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What was hilarious was our company got a new CFO during that time who seemed to assume the problem was with our own staff not being diligent or persistent in dealing with AT&T. "I want you to call AT&T and have this resolved today." Um, we've been calling them repeatedly for years. You have know idea who you're dealing with here. "Well I'll deal with it then, we'll have legal send them a letter demanding they correct the billing immediately." A year later that CFO was long gone, data centers were all shut down and AT&T was still billing us for usage on lines we no longer used. Around the time I left that was finally getting cleaned up.

This is *absolutely* hilarious. I love when the new big-shot comes in and bloviates about how he's gonna GET THINGS DONE.

Sweet - *you* deal with them, Mr. Bigshot. One less irritating pile of shit on *my* plate.

**old goat** · 01-11-2022, 04:05 PM

Originally Posted by gregorys

No, it's OG for goodness sakes - he's still got the soup-cans with string.

That's not fair. We're on Netscape. Our email is Prodigy.

**ötzi** · 01-11-2022, 04:12 PM

RE: Starlink. Is $500 for the hardware and $99/mo standard, or do they have deals? Supposedly it will be available here later this year

**2bjenny** · 01-11-2022, 04:41 PM

New subie wilderness arrived 6 weeks early. No biggie or too annoying, just wasn’t really ready for that. Trying to decide whether or not to trade in the 14 forester or sell it privately. Did Seano ever say what happened with the damage subie that he ordered?

**seano732** · 01-11-2022, 04:55 PM

Originally Posted by 2bjenny

New subie wilderness arrived 6 weeks early. No biggie or too annoying, just wasn’t really ready for that. Trying to decide whether or not to trade in the 14 forester or sell it privately. Did Seano ever say what happened with the damage subie that he ordered?

I walked.....Their last best was "we'll fix it so that no one will ever know"... and fuck no we won't give you a discount. It was sweet, for sure, if i were you id sell it privately and make some $$$$.....Good luck.

**2bjenny** · 01-11-2022, 05:37 PM

Originally Posted by seano732

I walked.....Their last best was "we'll fix it so that no one will ever know"... and fuck no we won't give you a discount. It was sweet, for sure, if i were you id sell it privately and make some $$$$.....Good luck.

My neighbor is desperate for a car for his daughter and I know he’d pay a reasonable price for it, but it may still be out of her budget. It’s a 14 XT with 91k miles. Oh well first world problems.

**babybear** · 01-11-2022, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by 2bjenny

My neighbor is desperate for a car for his daughter and I know he’d pay a reasonable price for it, but it may still be out of her budget. It’s a 14 XT with 91k miles. Oh well first world problems.

One of my coworkers totaled her Outback a couple of weeks ago and that sounds about what year and mileage she would be looking for (she’s a college student) pm me if you do think of selling it

**2bjenny** · 01-11-2022, 06:00 PM

Originally Posted by babybear

One of my coworkers totaled her Outback a couple of weeks ago and that sounds about what year and mileage she would be looking for (she’s a college student) pm me if you do think of selling it

Will do - I have to come over there to pick up the new ob. The sales guys at the IF dealership annoy me.

**Flyoverland Captive** · 01-11-2022, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by ötzi

RE: Starlink. Is $500 for the hardware and $99/mo standard, or do they have deals? Supposedly it will be available here later this year

I think there’s just one deal, and that’s it.

**Core Shot** · 01-11-2022, 07:22 PM

Originally Posted by liv2ski

That if you're fully faxed (3 shots currently) you still need to provide a negative test to travel. Fuck that, if I am asymptomatic and kill off a few unvax idiots in my travels, why would anyone care?

Originally Posted by Rideski

Because triple vaxxed asymptomatic positive cases are responsible for spread to other triple vaxxed people.

Originally Posted by jm2e

Truth. This new wave is finding everyone. Fucking insidious.

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Originally Posted by liv2ski

But the triple vaxed are not dying, so again, did I get stopped with a common cold or even the flu 3 ears ago? No I didn't. If you're not vaxed it ain't my fault Darwin took you out.

Originally Posted by zion zig zag

I can see your point. All of the restrictions and testing are starting to feel a little bit like COVID theater. Mask requirements on planes should continue.

Originally Posted by Mustonen

I think testing is theater at this point. Shit that annoys me: the ongoing mocking of requiring masks in public spaces but allowing people to remove their mask to eat. Masks reduce transmission, they don’t stop it. Masking half the time reduces transmission half the time. That’s better than not reducing transmission at all. This shit isn’t binary.

Originally Posted by liv2ski

At this point I am happy to do what I can to reduce infecting someone with a compromised immune system or little kids, but those who didn't get vaxed can fuck off, as they are trending on my liberties. Like Macron said, it is time to piss the non vaxed off.

**mcphee** · 01-11-2022, 07:42 PM

The fact that you went through those threads and passive aggressively quoted them here is pretty annoying

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**mtnjam** · 01-11-2022, 08:14 PM

Originally Posted by 2bjenny

Will do - I have to come over there to pick up the new ob. The sales guys at the IF dealership annoy me.

Do they smell like over cologned cigarette butts too in IF?

**2bjenny** · 01-12-2022, 07:16 AM

Originally Posted by mtnjam

Do they smell like over cologned cigarette butts too in IF?

Lol, pretty much.

**BmillsSkier** · 01-12-2022, 10:43 PM

Annoyed that all the good skiing World Cup events got moved to some streaming service that NBC offers that there’s fuckall chance I’ll get now that the Olympic Channel that came with Hulu got crapcanned.

**old goat** · 01-13-2022, 09:09 AM

I got a notification from Uber asking if I wanted an Uber for my flight to Reno Sunday. I don't have a flight to Reno. My son does. Seems like Uber has access to my Google calendar--where it says "flight to Reno" but not who's taking it. Fuck Uber.

**skaredshtles** · 01-13-2022, 09:57 AM

Originally Posted by old goat

I got a notification from Uber asking if I wanted an Uber for my flight to Reno Sunday. I don't have a flight to Reno. My son does. Seems like Uber has access to my Google calendar--where it says "flight to Reno" but not who's taking it. Fuck Uber.

Of course... you likely granted it those privileges when you installed the app.

**Chair 6** · 01-13-2022, 01:42 PM

(acoustic version)

Acoustic covers have always annoyed me, namely when it's a bad cover of an already bad pop song. Anyone else?

**Thaleia** · 01-13-2022, 01:45 PM

Originally Posted by skaredshtles

Of course... you likely granted it those privileges when you installed the app.

When it comes to tech companies I guess I shouldn't be surprised, but wow, that's really messed up.

**HappyCamper** · 01-13-2022, 01:59 PM

Yes many times over. Even a good band doing an acoustic of their own song.

Originally Posted by Chair 6

(acoustic version)

Acoustic covers have always annoyed me, namely when it's a bad cover of an already bad pop song. Anyone else?

**JayPowHound** · 01-13-2022, 02:16 PM

Meh, I'm back and forth. (If you're a foo fighters fan..) have you heard the Everlong acoustic from Stern years ago?

Good stuff IMO

**evdog** · 01-13-2022, 02:20 PM

For a while some radio stations here seemed to be playing dance mixes of already annoying/overplayed songs. I'd take an acoustic version over that any day.