Rant number 113
Proper business resumes. I now have access to a proper keyboard on a proper computer again - so my rants can now again look proper!
Anyway - now onwards with the rants.
As mentioned yesterday - some little reprobates decided that much fun could be had by breaking my wing mirror on Friday evening. This put me in a distinctly bad mood - but there we go.
Because the car was at the in-laws in Warrington at the time, I was rather stuck. You can't go driving around without a right hand mirror - its a really terrible idea! Luckily, we are covered by the nice folks at the AA. For a small fee- the guy was able to obtain some replacement mirror glass for me.
Great that except - he only managed to find a left hand mirror. This involved somewhat of a bodge - and really made for a slightly rubbish view.
None the less, we got home safe and sound - and today I've sorted it properly (give or take a new cover.)
Which - via a rather long preamble, brings me to my point.
As soon as I knew I needed the mirror glass - I got on the phone to Halfords. I know that they aren't great- but they generally have a good selection of parts. Unfortunately, according to the man on the end of the phone - they didn't have one. A shame that - as it meant we had to bodge it with the left hand one.
Today - I really wanted to get it sorted and safe - so I phoned up our Halfords. Much to my dismay, the answer was the same 'sorry mate, we ain't got nothing.' Not to be dismayed however, I took a template of the mirror as best as I could and thought I would get a similar mirror or a generic one that would fit.
Except.
I walked into Halfords, found the mirrors in a rack and - within 2 minutes found the one to fit my car. Not a similar one. An exact one.
Now, there are a few scenarios here aren't there. To summarise:
1) The store had a delivery on a Sunday and - in the hour between us speaking to him and us visiting the store - a mirror was unpacked from the delivery and put out.
2) The mirror fairy waved his magic wand over the mirrors and made sure that one was waiting for me...
3) I have actually bought completely the wrong mirror - even though it says its the right one and fits perfectly
4) The lazy fucker couldn't be arced to look.
I wonder...
Its the easiest thing in the world to just say no and not even look for something - it just seems so lazy and unpleasant though. Even if their computer systems don't work, there was a sheet with all the fitting mirrors in front of the section. You just need to look at it - could he not have checked? He works in the fucking place. If it took us two minutes - it should have taken him 30 seconds.
It also makes me wonder if the same thing happened in Warrington. Could I have saved myself money, time and stress by walking in and looking for myself? Did someone lie to me there too for the want of getting off their fat asses and looking.
The whole thing exasperates me!
Rant over.
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Sunday, 22 April 2012
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
Rant 46 - 15/2/12 Subject: The pathetic excuse monger I heard about today.
Rant number 46
On the way home from work today, being a creature of common habit - I listened to radio 1's Newsbeat.
Newsbeat is useful, as it summarises the news that has been happening whilst I've been stuck at work all day. Its also quite light and airy and tends to not spoil my revelry at heading homeward.
Its format is simple. They talk about a couple of news stories - then find some kind of oik or oiks to interview. I don't know where they find these idiots - but its almost always entertaining to listen to their uninformed, naive and shortsighted (chavvy) opinions.
Today however, was just a little different. The subject was about the rising levels of unemployment (particularly amongst our youngsters alas.) We all know its happening, and its really not something we can fix ourselves.
As per usual, the format was followed and they found someone to interview. The thing is, rather than amuse me today with this guys idiocy, I felt a combination of pity that someone like this exists, and seething rage at his complete lack of giving a shit.
After finding his name (and the respective interview) on the Newsbeat website (find it at http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/17038484 if you would like to be annoyed too,) I would like to pass on a message to Ben Gillet - should he ever come across this rant:
Suck it up and grow a pair!
Yes, life is hard. Yes, jobs have become scarce. Yes its hard to find jobs as a young person.
But you are 25 you wanker (a year younger than I am,) grow up and stop making excuses.
He has been out of work for 3 years, and now - rather than trying to get another job - he spends his time playing video-games. He also kept up a smoking habit and yet stated it was too expensive to spend money getting in to town each day.
I have never been long term unemployed. In fact, after being made redundant from my last job, it took me a total of 10 working days to get another one. Any job can be challenging, but I have too much self pride to take handouts - like so many of us that work hard every day.
It seems to me, that he is too busy feeling hard done by to treat job-seeking like a job, because it should be! There may be less jobs than there should be, but if you are not picky - the work is out there! This wanker spends all of his time playing computer games. I like games - but I only get a limited chance to play them outside of my adult life.
A member of staff started recently at my work, at a younger age and with no work experience. This was because she made the right effort, put herself out there and made the effort.
I am not really trying to pick on this guy in particular - I know that some other people have been out of work for a while too. I'd like to think however that they are making more effort than this imbecile.
Its just frustrating to work so hard, pay so much tax in a country that is struggling - and see someone so defeated by themselves. No-one is going to give anyone a chance who is so self defeating.
That the jobseekers office has allowed this to happen is almost worse. Has no-one thought of putting him onto some kind of work program or something? Even some voluntary work would be of an advantage at this point.
With this guys weedling entitled tone, it seems little surprise that he has not found himself some kind of job.
It really annoyed me. Listen to the interview if you want and see what you think.
Rant over.
On the way home from work today, being a creature of common habit - I listened to radio 1's Newsbeat.
Newsbeat is useful, as it summarises the news that has been happening whilst I've been stuck at work all day. Its also quite light and airy and tends to not spoil my revelry at heading homeward.
Its format is simple. They talk about a couple of news stories - then find some kind of oik or oiks to interview. I don't know where they find these idiots - but its almost always entertaining to listen to their uninformed, naive and shortsighted (chavvy) opinions.
Today however, was just a little different. The subject was about the rising levels of unemployment (particularly amongst our youngsters alas.) We all know its happening, and its really not something we can fix ourselves.
As per usual, the format was followed and they found someone to interview. The thing is, rather than amuse me today with this guys idiocy, I felt a combination of pity that someone like this exists, and seething rage at his complete lack of giving a shit.
After finding his name (and the respective interview) on the Newsbeat website (find it at http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/17038484 if you would like to be annoyed too,) I would like to pass on a message to Ben Gillet - should he ever come across this rant:
Suck it up and grow a pair!
Yes, life is hard. Yes, jobs have become scarce. Yes its hard to find jobs as a young person.
But you are 25 you wanker (a year younger than I am,) grow up and stop making excuses.
He has been out of work for 3 years, and now - rather than trying to get another job - he spends his time playing video-games. He also kept up a smoking habit and yet stated it was too expensive to spend money getting in to town each day.
I have never been long term unemployed. In fact, after being made redundant from my last job, it took me a total of 10 working days to get another one. Any job can be challenging, but I have too much self pride to take handouts - like so many of us that work hard every day.
It seems to me, that he is too busy feeling hard done by to treat job-seeking like a job, because it should be! There may be less jobs than there should be, but if you are not picky - the work is out there! This wanker spends all of his time playing computer games. I like games - but I only get a limited chance to play them outside of my adult life.
A member of staff started recently at my work, at a younger age and with no work experience. This was because she made the right effort, put herself out there and made the effort.
I am not really trying to pick on this guy in particular - I know that some other people have been out of work for a while too. I'd like to think however that they are making more effort than this imbecile.
Its just frustrating to work so hard, pay so much tax in a country that is struggling - and see someone so defeated by themselves. No-one is going to give anyone a chance who is so self defeating.
That the jobseekers office has allowed this to happen is almost worse. Has no-one thought of putting him onto some kind of work program or something? Even some voluntary work would be of an advantage at this point.
With this guys weedling entitled tone, it seems little surprise that he has not found himself some kind of job.
It really annoyed me. Listen to the interview if you want and see what you think.
Rant over.
Sunday, 12 February 2012
Rant 43 - 12/2/12 Subject: The overuse of twist endings
Rant number 43
This one goes out to you - M Night Shyamalan.
What kind of name is that anyway? He sounds like a really knaff superhero. And we all know what superpower he would have don't we? The ability to invent pointless 'twist endings' (of the variety you can see coming from 4 miles away.
Anyway - this is not a rant about mr Shylamlan. It just happens to be, that he is guilty of this more than often.
The 'twist ending' in a movie.
Now the occasional movie having a twist is fine. I quite like to be genuinely surprised - astounded even. But the thing is, a twist ending is like a good steak.
I love steak (mmmm steak.) Its tasty and yummy (especially with peppercorn sauce.)
Love it though I do however, I could not eat steak for every meal (for the sake of my bowels - if nothing else.)
A twist ending is just the same. Films are all about cliché's and conventions by necessity (unless you are talking about art house films, which no-one actually likes,) but good films try and be original with these.
A twist ending is lazy storytelling and almost always disappoints me.
Now until recent times, a twist ending was not used a great deal in film. In fact it was pretty rare until...
Mr Shyamalan broke onto the scene with his blockbusting hit 'The 6th Sense.'
Now I would be doing him a bit of a disservice not to admit that the film is OK on first watching. The thing is that - because it is a film all about a twist - it becomes pointless to watch again. I love films that I can re-watch over and over again.
The second time I watched the sixth sense, it was just a rather dull pedestrian plod of a film (and one that regrettably has allowed Mr Shyamalan to make some even worse movies like 'The Village' and 'The Happening'(God almighty is that film fucking awful. I mean, its just so fucking stupid. And the characters are really really shit and the whole thing is a complete mess(the films really really bad people, if you haven't watched it thus far, don't do it. Rub salt in your eyes instead or something along those lines, it will have about the same effect(though don't actually do that people, I am exaggerating, your eyes are not playthings, don't rub anything in your eyes!))))
After this film came along as well, everyone thought it was important to put a twist in their movie in order for it to be valid. As such - it became a twist not to have a twist in a movie. How screwed up is that crap!
All in all, don't be lazy in your storytelling. Impress me with what you have to say in your story. Don't fall back on lazy cliches!
Rant over.
This one goes out to you - M Night Shyamalan.
What kind of name is that anyway? He sounds like a really knaff superhero. And we all know what superpower he would have don't we? The ability to invent pointless 'twist endings' (of the variety you can see coming from 4 miles away.
Anyway - this is not a rant about mr Shylamlan. It just happens to be, that he is guilty of this more than often.
The 'twist ending' in a movie.
Now the occasional movie having a twist is fine. I quite like to be genuinely surprised - astounded even. But the thing is, a twist ending is like a good steak.
I love steak (mmmm steak.) Its tasty and yummy (especially with peppercorn sauce.)
Love it though I do however, I could not eat steak for every meal (for the sake of my bowels - if nothing else.)
A twist ending is just the same. Films are all about cliché's and conventions by necessity (unless you are talking about art house films, which no-one actually likes,) but good films try and be original with these.
A twist ending is lazy storytelling and almost always disappoints me.
Now until recent times, a twist ending was not used a great deal in film. In fact it was pretty rare until...
Mr Shyamalan broke onto the scene with his blockbusting hit 'The 6th Sense.'
Now I would be doing him a bit of a disservice not to admit that the film is OK on first watching. The thing is that - because it is a film all about a twist - it becomes pointless to watch again. I love films that I can re-watch over and over again.
The second time I watched the sixth sense, it was just a rather dull pedestrian plod of a film (and one that regrettably has allowed Mr Shyamalan to make some even worse movies like 'The Village' and 'The Happening'(God almighty is that film fucking awful. I mean, its just so fucking stupid. And the characters are really really shit and the whole thing is a complete mess(the films really really bad people, if you haven't watched it thus far, don't do it. Rub salt in your eyes instead or something along those lines, it will have about the same effect(though don't actually do that people, I am exaggerating, your eyes are not playthings, don't rub anything in your eyes!))))
After this film came along as well, everyone thought it was important to put a twist in their movie in order for it to be valid. As such - it became a twist not to have a twist in a movie. How screwed up is that crap!
All in all, don't be lazy in your storytelling. Impress me with what you have to say in your story. Don't fall back on lazy cliches!
Rant over.
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