Allomancy she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) Microwaving it, I think. That was also the trip that we ended up with someone who we didn't know in our room, and she had no idea how to get ramen noodles from the pot to the bowl without them ending up on the counter. And the counter cooktop was electric So it was still hot So we couldn't wipe it up without burning ourselves And so they cooked on the counter. I know your pain Edited October 24, 2015 by Allomancy
+Slowswift Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 that sounds awful. Actually, given that it was upwards of 80° all summer, this is quite nice.
Kestrel she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Anything below 85° is nothing I ever want to be in.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 "I have a question that is really for parts or service." "Parts and service are closed today." "Can sales answer it?" "No. They don't handle that type of question and if I transferred you, they'd be mad at me." "Can you transfer me anyway?" WWWHHHHHHHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Kestrel she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 It could be worse. My friend once got "sorry, we're closed for the weekend." It was 3 pm on a tuesday. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 It could be worse. My friend once got "sorry, we're closed for the weekend." It was 3 pm on a tuesday. Yeah, I'd never do that. It's just the calls asking for things I clearly can't provide—who keep asking when I say I can't do it for them—that drive me insane. It's like they think that we have a bunch of service advisors in the break room drinking coffee, and if they're just annoying enough, eventually I'll crack and force them to take a call. Which I won't. Because I can't.
Alfa he/him Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Oh, once i tried to send in my guaranty (or how do you write it?) for a dishwasher. I phoned the producer hotline. They said to me, that i shall phone their services department. The service department sent me back to the hotline. The hotline-guy transsferred me to another one, but for some reason the phone was intercepted. A little bit angry I phoned the hotline again and was transferred to the services department. There they said me to wait for a moment, they were not sure what to do. Five minutes later i was kicked out. Scowling I phoned the hotline the third time. The guy sent me to another hotline, where i was sent to sales department. They sent me to services department, and from there back to one of the hotlines.They gave me the number of the production department. I (already giving up hope and thinking of murder) phoned the production department, and was sent to the production-service subdepartment. Kicked out again. I (thinking of strangulating my own phone, then the whole dishwasher-producer-telephone-department, then the dishwasher and then myself) phoned services directly and was transfered (o great and mighty wonder!) directly to production-service subdepartment, where they waited for i think seven minutes and fifty-four point eight seconds and asked me for my guaranty number. I wasted exactly 83,02% of my nerves and 158,19% of my free time that day (i came late for university) and also 344% of my tolerance for hotlines.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 A few years ago, I signed up for a few months' membership on Match.com. After my subscription was up, I declined to renew, so of course the company charges me a renewal fee. So I called Match to say "what the heck," and after twenty minutes of being led in circles by the rep, I finally got across to her that I had never wanted to renew; I just wanted my membership cancelled and my money back. Made her pretty angry, which makes me wonder just what kind of a company they're running. Though I will say that Discover is really great about customer service. I called them about the charge and they had it resolved on their end in about five minutes.
Edgedancer he/him Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 A few years ago, I signed up for a few months' membership on Match.com. After my subscription was up, I declined to renew, so of course the company charges me a renewal fee. So I called Match to say "what the heck," and after twenty minutes of being led in circles by the rep, I finally got across to her that I had never wanted to renew; I just wanted my membership cancelled and my money back. Made her pretty angry, which makes me wonder just what kind of a company they're running. Though I will say that Discover is really great about customer service. I called them about the charge and they had it resolved on their end in about five minutes. So eother they were trying to scam you, were just generally on a bad mood or thaught that they could never make a mistake like that and you didn't actually cancel. One way or another that doesn't make them sound good.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 So eother they were trying to scam you, were just generally on a bad mood or thaught that they could never make a mistake like that and you didn't actually cancel. One way or another that doesn't make them sound good. The way the rep made it sound, charging someone a renewal fee two weeks after they've cancelled their subscription is standard practice, and the company was just mad I'd noticed. So, no, not good at all.
Edgedancer he/him Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 The way the rep made it sound, charging someone a renewal fee two weeks after they've cancelled their subscription is standard practice, and the company was just mad I'd noticed. So, no, not good at all. Wow, those people deserve to be sued, if that's true.
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Wow, those people deserve to be sued, if that's true. I don't know if I have the legal grounds for it, to be honest; if it's standard practice, they probably have some sort of clause in the terms and conditions that let them wiggle out of any litigation. So I've been doing my part by warning people away from their site.
Mistrunner Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 I've been away for too long. Again. Summaries are fun! We have: Twi's sister needs to get on the Shard someday so we can give her hugs too Dear Twi's mom, how did you become a pastor Wayne Band and noodles Something about sales Up to speed! For the latest in the Mistrunner Report: The next episode of Doctor Who I'm watching with my mother is The Episode Which Shall Not Be Named. I'm worried. Perhaps I'll just... skip to the next in episode in the lineup... Now that I'm rewatching Tennant's run I'm realizing how many quotable things he says. "I'll have to get a house! With... Doors! And carpets!"
RippleGylf she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 I've been away for too long. Again. Summaries are fun! We have: Twi's sister needs to get on the Shard someday so we can give her hugs too Dear Twi's mom, how did you become a pastor Wayne Band and noodles Something about sales Up to speed! For the latest in the Mistrunner Report: The next episode of Doctor Who I'm watching with my mother is The Episode Which Shall Not Be Named. I'm worried. Perhaps I'll just... skip to the next in episode in the lineup... Now that I'm rewatching Tennant's run I'm realizing how many quotable things he says. "I'll have to get a house! With... Doors! And carpets!" Which episode that shall not be named? Doom, or the end?
Mistrunner Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 It... it includes a certain alien that absorbs people. I will say no more.
The Honor Spren she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 (edited) For the latest in the Mistrunner Report: The next episode of Doctor Who I'm watching with my mother is The Episode Which Shall Not Be Named. I'm worried. Perhaps I'll just... skip to the next in episode in the lineup... Now that I'm rewatching Tennant's run I'm realizing how many quotable things he says. "I'll have to get a house! With... Doors! And carpets!" And it's not until season five that you see the Doctor actually get a house, and his reactions. And oh yes . . . That. It was sort of a cool idea, until you find out the alien. Blink was done so much better. Edited October 24, 2015 by The Honor Spren 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 I've been away for too long. Again. Summaries are fun! We have: Twi's sister needs to get on the Shard someday so we can give her hugs too Dear Twi's mom, how did you become a pastor Wayne Band and noodles Something about sales Up to speed! For the latest in the Mistrunner Report: The next episode of Doctor Who I'm watching with my mother is The Episode Which Shall Not Be Named. I'm worried. Perhaps I'll just... skip to the next in episode in the lineup... Now that I'm rewatching Tennant's run I'm realizing how many quotable things he says. "I'll have to get a house! With... Doors! And carpets!" I want her to—and she'd have reason, being a fan of Alcatraz and all—but my mom is constantly breathing down her neck, so I doubt she'd be able to hide the hugs she gets here for long. SKIP THE EPISODE FOR THE LOVE OF GALLIFREY, SKIP IT 1
+Slowswift Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Yeah, you should probably skip that one. Ick. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Yeah, you should probably skip that one. Ick. When my brother came up to that episode in the lineup, I advised him thusly: "That episode is really stupid. It's…okay, imagine the dumbest thing you can possibly imagine. Multiply it by six. And add a bejeweled loincloth." He skipped it. 2
Mistrunner Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 Yeah. I think I'll skip it. Thank you for your sound advice.
+Slowswift Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 The depressing thing is, it could've worked. There are no bad ideas, only terrible, terrible executions. 1
RippleGylf she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 It... it includes a certain alien that absorbs people. I will say no more. SKIP THE EPISODE FOR THE LOVE OF GALLIFREY, SKIP IT Ah. That one. Yeah, when I was re-watching the series with my younger brother, I skipped that one. Basically, it has no overarching plot or characterization, and just felt thrown together. It is the one episode we never speak of. Initially, I thought you were referring to Doomsday or some other similarly heart-wrenching one. This... this is worse. 1
TwiLyghtSansSparkles she/her Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 The depressing thing is, it could've worked. There are no bad ideas, only terrible, terrible executions. It started off pretty well, actually. I liked Elton, I loved the idea of LINDA, and it was shaping up to be a great Lower Decks sort of episode….and then in came the bejeweled loincloth. *shudder* Ah. That one. Yeah, when I was re-watching the series with my younger brother, I skipped that one. Basically, it has no overarching plot or characterization, and just felt thrown together. It is the one episode we never speak of. Initially, I thought you were referring to Doomsday or some other similarly heart-wrenching one. This... this is worse. The heart-wrenching ones are actually some of the episodes I recommend the most. Nine's regeneration, "Doomsday," Donna's departure….those are all good, solid episodes, made even better by the FEELS. 1
Edgedancer he/him Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 It started off pretty well, actually. I liked Elton, I loved the idea of LINDA, and it was shaping up to be a great Lower Decks sort of episode….and then in came the bejeweled loincloth. *shudder* The heart-wrenching ones are actually some of the episodes I recommend the most. Nine's regeneration, "Doomsday," Donna's departure….those are all good, solid episodes, made even better by the FEELS. ...I actually managed to repress the episode well enough to forget about it until this comment. But at this time I remember..................... rust and ruin. 1
Mistrunner Posted October 24, 2015 Posted October 24, 2015 The heart-wrenching ones are actually some of the episodes I recommend the most. Nine's regeneration, "Doomsday," Donna's departure….those are all good, solid episodes, made even better by the FEELS.THEM FEELSSee, this show is clever. It reels you in with promises of fun adventures in a spaceship with hilarious hijinks and wonderful friendships and then it destroys your soul and you have no choice but to keep watching. 2
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