The Great British Public

On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 00:50:13 +0000, Ian wrote:

He only appears to me when someone I haven't killfiled quotes him.

Sorry, people, I should have known better.
--
Alan White
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Twenty-eight miles NW of Glasgow, overlooking Lochs Long and Goil in Argyll, Scotland.
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Another Christmas panic:

The lady had complained to the landlord that she had no TV reception.
I rung her. The conversation was roughly as follows:
"Could you describe the fault to me? Firstly, is is satellite or
terrestrial reception or both?"
“Oh I haven't got satellite. It's the DVD. It keeps stopping half way
through, and it’s a special one I bought for a seven year old who’s
spending Christmas here.”
“What happens if you try to watch BBC1?”
“Oh, that’s all right.”
“What about BBC2?”
“Yes that’s all right.”
“ITV? Channel 4? Channel5?”
“Oh, they’re fine. It’s just that the DVD stops half way through and
it’s a real shame because I bought for a seven year old who’s [blah
blah].”
“Well, it sounds to me as if the problem lies with the DVD player.”
“Yes I’ve been thinking about it and I agree with you.”
“It’s lucky I rung you before I drove to Derby to visit you.”
“Err, yes, I was going to ring you but I . . .err . . .
didn’t . . .err, sorry.”
“Don’t worry about it. Why don’t you go to the supermarket and get a
£20 DVD player?”
“Oh, I never thought of that. I will. Thank you.”
“That’s all right. All part of the service.”

Incidentally, what worries me is that the woman teaches Technology.
What chance have the kids got? Still it could be worse. She could
teach Logic.

Bill

On Dec 23, 4:50*pm, "jamie powell" wrote:
Bill Pikey Gob****e Wright altruistically and heroically 'saves Christmas' at
the last minute for a multitude of people who are nowhere near as good as he is!
You heard it here first!

I can quite understand that from your standpoint, Jamie, an altruistic
act must seem very unusual and well worth boasting about. But most of
us are happy with ourselves and that lets us be happy with others, so
we perform little acts of kindness all the time without really
thinking about it. It's just the way normal people behave all the
time. It's something that makes life enjoyable, and I'm so sorry that
this is beyond your comprehension.

However I can't see anything atruistic or heroic about simply doing
the job you are paid for.

Incidentally my record in the pre-Christmas period for getting
people's tellys back on has been abysmal. I have had one block where
it turned out that a cherrypicker was needed and there wasn't time to
order one, one where we are now attempting to get planning permission
for an outside aerial, and one where I couldn't find the amplifier!

Bill

" wrote in message
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On Dec 23, 4:50 pm, "jamie powell" wrote:
Bill Pikey Gob****e Wright altruistically and heroically 'saves Christmas' at
the last minute for a multitude of people who are nowhere near as good as he is!
You heard it here first!

I can quite understand that from your standpoint, Jamie, an altruistic
act must seem very unusual and well worth boasting about. But most of
us are happy with ourselves and that lets us be happy with others, so
we perform little acts of kindness all the time without really
thinking about it. It's just the way normal people behave all the
time. It's something that makes life enjoyable, and I'm so sorry that
this is beyond your comprehension.

However I can't see anything atruistic or heroic about simply doing
the job you are paid for.

Incidentally my record in the pre-Christmas period for getting
people's tellys back on has been abysmal. I have had one block where
it turned out that a cherrypicker was needed and there wasn't time to
order one, one where we are now attempting to get planning permission
for an outside aerial, and one where I couldn't find the amplifier!

Bill

Self deprecation, a concept that Jamie has much experience.


I think that's the right expression.

--
Graham.

%Profound_observation%

" wrote in message
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Another Christmas panic:

The lady had complained to the landlord that she had no TV reception.
I rung her. The conversation was roughly as follows:
"Could you describe the fault to me? Firstly, is is satellite or
terrestrial reception or both?"
“Oh I haven't got satellite. It's the DVD. It keeps stopping half way
through, and it’s a special one I bought for a seven year old who’s
spending Christmas here.”
“What happens if you try to watch BBC1?”
“Oh, that’s all right.”
“What about BBC2?”
“Yes that’s all right.”
“ITV? Channel 4? Channel5?”
“Oh, they’re fine. It’s just that the DVD stops half way through and
it’s a real shame because I bought for a seven year old who’s [blah
blah].”
“Well, it sounds to me as if the problem lies with the DVD player.”
“Yes I’ve been thinking about it and I agree with you.”
“It’s lucky I rung you before I drove to Derby to visit you.”
“Err, yes, I was going to ring you but I . . .err . . .
didn’t . . .err, sorry.”
“Don’t worry about it. Why don’t you go to the supermarket and get a
£20 DVD player?”
“Oh, I never thought of that. I will. Thank you.”
“That’s all right. All part of the service.”

Incidentally, what worries me is that the woman teaches Technology.
What chance have the kids got? Still it could be worse. She could
teach Logic.

How do you know it isn't a faulty DVD? You should have asked her to try a
different disc.

--
Max Demian

On Dec 24, 8:31*pm, "Graham." wrote:
" wrote in message
Incidentally my record in the pre-Christmas period for getting
people's tellys back on has been abysmal. I have had one block where
it turned out that a cherrypicker was needed and there wasn't time to
order one, one where we are now attempting to get planning permission
for an outside aerial, and one where I couldn't find the amplifier!

Bill

Self deprecation, a concept that Jamie has much experience.

I think that's the right expression.

Ha! I'm just being realistic. The fact is (and I'm sure many people in
this group will agree) it's very disagreeable to walk away from a job
without having sorted it out properly, even when circumstances make it
impossible.

Bill

On Dec 24, 9:58*pm, "Max Demian" wrote:
" wrote in message

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Another Christmas panic:

The lady had complained to the landlord that she had no TV reception.
I rung her. The conversation was roughly as follows:
"Could you describe the fault to me? Firstly, is is satellite or
terrestrial reception or both?"
“Oh I haven't got satellite. It's the DVD. It keeps stopping half way
through, and it’s a special one I bought for a seven year old who’s
spending Christmas here.”
“What happens if you try to watch BBC1?”
“Oh, that’s all right.”
“What about BBC2?”
“Yes that’s all right.”
“ITV? Channel 4? Channel5?”
“Oh, they’re fine. It’s just that the DVD stops half way through and
it’s a real shame because I bought for a seven year old who’s [blah
blah].”
“Well, it sounds to me as if the problem lies with the DVD player.”
“Yes I’ve been thinking about it and I agree with you.”
“It’s lucky I rung you before I drove to Derby to visit you.”
“Err, yes, I was going to ring you but I . . .err . . .
didn’t . . .err, sorry.”
“Don’t worry about it. Why don’t you go to the supermarket and get a
£20 DVD player?”
“Oh, I never thought of that. I will. Thank you.”
“That’s all right. All part of the service.”

Incidentally, what worries me is that the woman teaches Technology.
What chance have the kids got? Still it could be worse. She could
teach Logic.

How do you know it isn't a faulty DVD? You should have asked her to try a
different disc.

My account was abbreviated. She mentioned that the same thing had been
happening for a while.

Bill

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The signal at the outlet was absolutely fine. Not strong, but
perfectly adequate. The TV set found two muxes only and reception was
unwatchable due to very bad pixelation. The customer went back to the
shop with the TV set. The man in the shop connected to set to his own
aerial and it worked perfectly. I had warned the customer that this
might happen, so he rung me from the shop. I told the shop bloke that
I had checked the signals at the house blah blah blah. I told him that
although the set might work on a strong signal it needed to work on a
normal strength one as well. The shop wouldn't give the customer a
different telly or a refund, so he left the set in the shop. At home
he rung me again and I suggested he try another set in the room where
the faulty one had been installed. This he did and of course it
worked, so he rung the shop and told them. At close of play they were
still refusing a swap or a refund.

You could look even better in his view by pointing out that the Sale Of
Goods Act requires stuff to be "fit for purpose". Clearly this TV is
not. Sounds like a manufacturing design fault, but the SoGA is consumer
v retailer. Wonder if the TV had a digital tick....?

Suggesting the customer make a phone call to the local council Trading
Standards dept should sort out the shop!

Happy and Prosperous New Year and looking forward to many more Riggers
Tales,
Richard

On Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:39:04 -0800 (PST),
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On Dec 23, 4:50*pm, "The Runt" wrote:
Bill Pikey Gob****e Wright altruistically and heroically 'saves Christmas' at
the last minute for a multitude of people who are nowhere near as good as he is!

Incidentally my record in the pre-Christmas period for getting
people's tellys back on has been abysmal.

I suppose it'll be accusing you of ruining everybody's Christmas as well
then...