Bloody World Cup, bloody people

What is it about these people? Getting onto the flats agent demanding
TV system repairs on minor faults that no-one's bothered with for
years. "It's the World Cup so it must be fixed this week."
Bloke rung the agent this morning and said that he'd bought two new
tellys and they both had poor reception. Therefore he wanted us to go
round TODAY to 'install a complete new TV system'. He'd taken today
off so that he could be there when we did it. When told today was
impossible he moaned about loss of earnings. The system is totally
****ed but the building is badly in arrears and no work can be done
until a few people pay their ground rent. So he's stuffed.
There was a bit of lightning damage round here the other day and the
complaints are coming in, some of them accompanied by threats. "I
won't pay my groundrent." "I'll sue you for my Sky subscription."
"I'll get someone else in and send you the bill."
Bloody football seems to bring out the worst in people.

Bill

On Tue, 8 Jun 2010 07:08:58 -0700 (PDT), "
wrote:

Bloody football seems to bring out the worst in people.

It's not just football.

The rugby final must be watched by some.

When I was 16, still in my apprenticeship, I was held to ransom by a
rather large chap while my colleague returned to the branch for a
part.

Fortunately he was back just in time to get everything working for the
start of the match.

Steve

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On Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 at 07:08:58h -0700, Wrights Aerials declared:

football seems to bring out the worst in people.

Indeed it does, eg 39 killed in riots at soccer match between Liverpol
and Juventus.

Many more examples of acts of violence at soccer matches at

http://en.wikipedia.ORG/wiki/Football_hooliganism

The English disease is even glorified in the recent movie "Awaydays".

http://www.awaydaysthemovie.COM/

So the people who have, and do pay, are suffering because the company is
doing nothing about the arrears owed by a few.

Rackman

"Borg" wrote in message
o.uk...
So the people who have, and do pay, are suffering because the company is
doing nothing about the arrears owed by a few.

Rackman

Same with taxes, insurance etc etc etc.

"Borg" wrote in message
o.uk...
So the people who have, and do pay, are suffering because the company is
doing nothing about the arrears owed by a few.

Quite possibly.
That's not Bill's issue though. He isn't obliged to do the work for free.

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Alex

wrote:
Bloody football seems to bring out the worst in people.

Bill

From Grauniad letters page today:

"Your comprehensive guide to the World Cup (5 June) told us everything
we needed to know, except how to avoid it!"

Andy

On Jun 8, 7:37*pm, "Dr Zoidberg"
wrote:
"Borg" wrote in message

o.uk... So the people who have, and do pay, are suffering because the company is
doing nothing about the arrears owed by a few.

Quite possibly.
That's not Bill's issue though. He isn't obliged to do the work for free.

--
Alex

It's really very unsatisfactory that I can go to a building to look at
TV problems suffered by some good law-abiding person, but when I
contact the management to let them know the likely cost they say "No,
just do the absolute minimum, there are seven out of twelve in that
block in arrears." Of course 'the minimum' is totally ineffectual.

Bill

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:31:21 +0100, Andy Champ
wrote:

wrote:
Bloody football seems to bring out the worst in people.

Bill

From Grauniad letters page today:

"Your comprehensive guide to the World Cup (5 June) told us everything
we needed to know, except how to avoid it!"

And Channel 4 doesn't have the decency to give us 24-hour live streaming
from the Big Brother House as an alternative.

Ah well. I may have to watch all this year's episodes of Doctor Who that
I've recorded and not watched.


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Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 22:27:34 +0100, Peter Duncanson
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:31:21 +0100, Andy Champ
wrote:

wrote:
Bloody football seems to bring out the worst in people.

Bill

From Grauniad letters page today:

"Your comprehensive guide to the World Cup (5 June) told us everything
we needed to know, except how to avoid it!"

And Channel 4 doesn't have the decency to give us 24-hour live streaming
from the Big Brother House as an alternative.

I've just checked the BB website. Live streaming via the interwebthingie
is available in exchange for money. That's better than nothing.

Ah well. I may have to watch all this year's episodes of Doctor Who that
I've recorded and not watched.

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Peter Duncanson
(in uk.tech.digital-tv)