WAMT....what annoyed me today!

[Box Brownie]

Re: the spurious numbers ~ I have seen some that appear to be UK based but a search only throws up such number(s) far away from UK shores :banghead:

 

[broc]

Seems to be a different number entirely each time.

Annoying. We have had a few where they all used the same first 5 digits so it was easy to stop those. I have set our phone up so that all incoming calls that are not automatically blocked & are not in our contact/VIP lists are asked to announce their names, this foxes the automated calls. I also block international calls.

 

[nilagin]

Another clutch failure on the dyno at work yesterday afternoon and the lazy s*** who works opposite me, left the replacement to me yet again because he couldn't get a replacement yet again. Also he put the whole gearbox housing and the mount / leg on the floor again, instead of leaning it against some framework covering the prop shaft. When he pulled it out onto the floor he also managed to pull a connector off the engine loom.
I bet his ears have been burning all day.

 

[mj4456]

Could you leave a chunk of ‘birthday, anniversary?’ cake for him, laced with laxative.

 

[nilagin]

Could you leave a chunk of ‘birthday, anniversary?’ cake for him, laced with laxative.

I would rather shove the gearbox where the sun doesn't shine. He is just lucky that we have a half hour gap between shifts and we never have to meet.
We are going to be getting eight new dyno cells, the first two at the end of this year, but probably commissioned and running in a years time. We will be given the opportunity to apply to transfer to these cells, the management has a list of people who they will consider for a transfer, the rest will become part of "The build factory" in the current old cells. They will build the engines, or get ready built engines, start them up to make sure they are ok, before the engines are delivered to the new cells for testing. The build factory people will be doing all the mechanical work and my shift opposite is at the top of the list for the build factory. The end of the year can't come soon enough.

 

[sphexx]

Re: the spurious numbers ~ I have seen some that appear to be UK based but a search only throws up such number(s) far away from UK shores :banghead:

Here’s one that’s tricky to block I had 2 calls this morning from different local numbers. It’s a small exchange about a mile from me and only serves the small town and a rural area. The few local numbers that call me are in the memory. If it’s a one-off (like a shop) they don’t have to put in the area code, so usually shows just the local part (why would they dial an extra 5 digits?)

I said “Hello” to the first one because I was expecting a delivery (though usually they are mobile numbers) and a male “English” voice (could easily be taken for, say, policeman) told me I’d been retorted by the National Crime Agency for misuse of electricity & internet etc etc, so I hung up. Second one disconnected as soon as I picked up but didn’t speak --usual practice.

Interesting thing is a friend on the same exchange had a mystery local call this morning too. Occurs to me if they are spoofing numbers it might be easy to get the machines to spoof a number with the same area number they are diallin, more convincing .

 

[broc]

Here’s one that’s tricky to block I had 2 calls this morning from different local numbers. It’s a small exchange about a mile from me and only serves the small town and a rural area. The few local numbers that call me are in the memory. If it’s a one-off (like a shop) they don’t have to put in the area code, so usually shows just the local part (why would they dial an extra 5 digits?)

I said “Hello” to the first one because I was expecting a delivery (though usually they are mobile numbers) and a male “English” voice (could easily be taken for, say, policeman) told me I’d been retorted by the National Crime Agency for misuse of electricity & internet etc etc, so I hung up. Second one disconnected as soon as I picked up but didn’t speak --usual practice.

Interesting thing is a friend on the same exchange had a mystery local call this morning too. Occurs to me if they are spoofing numbers it might be easy to get the machines to spoof a number with the same area number they are diallin, more convincing .

We have had similar calls using the same area code as ours so it's obviously something that is becoming more widespread.

On our landline with BT 8610 handsets, those callers not in our block lists , contact or VIP lists have to 'announce themselves' to our phone before the phone handset will ring, when the handset rings & we pick it up it plays their announcement & we can either accept the call or hang up. Very few callers bother announcing unless they are legitimate.

 

[Sky]

Not just today - almost every day I log in to the forum:

The amount of people that post comments in a thread without reading what has been written already. Time and again, we have multiple posts all saying the same as ten people have already said. :banghead:

I can't make up my mind whether it's laziness or stupidity - probably a bit of both . . .

 

[Nod]

Mild annoyance.

Every couple of years, I have to do a load (around a 5 pack box of paper) of shredding and that means that the machine overheats a few times, despite doing the job in several batches. What annoys me is that it always goes into overheat mode half way through a set of sheets - why don't they set the limit a fraction lower and stop it before it gets a fresh load in? Stopping half way through a "grind" means that it has to restart under load, a recipe for stripping gears etc..

 

[Box Brownie]

Here’s one that’s tricky to block I had 2 calls this morning from different local numbers. It’s a small exchange about a mile from me and only serves the small town and a rural area. The few local numbers that call me are in the memory. If it’s a one-off (like a shop) they don’t have to put in the area code, so usually shows just the local part (why would they dial an extra 5 digits?)

I said “Hello” to the first one because I was expecting a delivery (though usually they are mobile numbers) and a male “English” voice (could easily be taken for, say, policeman) told me I’d been retorted by the National Crime Agency for misuse of electricity & internet etc etc, so I hung up. Second one disconnected as soon as I picked up but didn’t speak --usual practice.

Interesting thing is a friend on the same exchange had a mystery local call this morning too. Occurs to me if they are spoofing numbers it might be easy to get the machines to spoof a number with the same area number they are diallin, more convincing .

Hmmm! another disturbing twist all the more reasons why if we get an unknown number displayed we let it/them go to the answer phone........no message = ignore in future!

 

[nilagin]

Second one disconnected as soon as I picked up but didn’t speak --usual practice.

That is usually an automated call, they dial several numbers at once, as soon as one of the numbers is answered, the rest go dead. You were too slow to answer.

Best way to block nuisance calls is, if you don't recognise the number, don't answer the phone. Works well in our house. If you are expecting a delivery, they usually text or email anyway.

 

[Box Brownie]

Mild annoyance.

Every couple of years, I have to do a load (around a 5 pack box of paper) of shredding and that means that the machine overheats a few times, despite doing the job in several batches. What annoys me is that it always goes into overheat mode half way through a set of sheets - why don't they set the limit a fraction lower and stop it before it gets a fresh load in? Stopping half way through a "grind" means that it has to restart under load, a recipe for stripping gears etc..

I surmise I state the obvious......
Use reverse to remove the half chewed lot once the overheat light goes out.

And regular use of light machine oil! NB our first shredder destroyed itself because I failed to oil often enough

 

[Peter123]

I’ve had a few calls from mobile numbers saying that they are the National Crime Agency and my NI account is a problem.
You block one number and another phones me.
I now don’t answer any unknown number as if someone want to speak to me that will leave a message.

 

[Nod]

I surmise I state the obvious......
Use reverse to remove the half chewed lot once the overheat light goes out.

And regular use of light machine oil! NB our first shredder destroyed itself because I failed to oil often enough

Got an old bottle of spray olive oil (extra virgin) so it gets a squirt of that every few bucketsful. Reversing is OK on this one (cross cut) but actually killed the last one - it completely clogged it!

 

[Sky]

Got an old bottle of spray olive oil (extra virgin) so it gets a squirt of that every few bucketsful. Reversing is OK on this one (cross cut) but actually killed the last one - it completely clogged it!

I'm not surprised. Olive oil goes sticky and some increase in viscosity - it isn't meant to be used as a lubricant.

 

[Cobra]

it completely clogged it!

You should know better

 

[broc]

Our paper shredder gets a squirt of PTFE lubricant spray before use

 

[broc]

You should know better

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My mother in law once recommended WD40 for her sons squeaky brakes on his bike; thankfully he decided to avoid her advice.

 

[Nod]

I'm not surprised. Olive oil goes sticky and some increase in viscosity - it isn't meant to be used as a lubricant.

It only goes sticky after several months.

 

[sphexx]

That is usually an automated call, they dial several numbers at once, as soon as one of the numbers is answered, the rest go dead. You were too slow to answer.

Best way to block nuisance calls is, if you don't recognise the number, don't answer the phone. Works well in our house. If you are expecting a delivery, they usually text or email anyway.

Doesn’t work because eg Doctors, Hospital, Police all with old numbers. I know they are automated calls and what works is picking up and waiting for them to speak which humans usually do, the machines can’t tell if it’s another machine (eg answer phone) or you playing the system ;(,

 

[mj4456]

We have had similar calls using the same area code as ours so it's obviously something that is becoming more widespread.

On our landline with BT 8610 handsets, those callers not in our block lists , contact or VIP lists have to 'announce themselves' to our phone before the phone handset will ring, when the handset rings & we pick it up it plays their announcement & we can either accept the call or hang up. Very few callers bother announcing unless they are legitimate.

That is the handset we have, only the really desperate continue the call, and I weed them out because it’s an unknown number on the screen. Only a couple of calls come through a year now.

 

[woof woof]

CD's in carboard sleeves are annoying me because some are so tight it's a struggle to get the CD's out without gripping them tightly and pitting finger prints on them. Just a few more microns in every direction please!

 

[nilagin]

CD's in carboard sleeves are annoying me because some are so tight it's a struggle to get the CD's out without gripping them tightly and pitting finger prints on them. Just a few more microns in every direction please!

I've always found lightly squeezing the sleeves on the edges just below the point where the CD touches the edges, the sleeve will open, then place index finger and thumb into the sleeve on opposing sides of the disc and get hold of the disc by the centre hole and they come out with ease.

 

[Cobra]

CD's in carboard sleeves are annoying me because some are so tight it's a struggle to get the CD's out without gripping them tightly and pitting finger prints on them. Just a few more microns in every direction please!

1st world problems eh?

 

[woof woof]

I've always found lightly squeezing the sleeves on the edges just below the point where the CD touches the edges, the sleeve will open, then place index finger and thumb into the sleeve on opposing sides of the disc and get hold of the disc by the centre hole and they come out with ease.

Tried the usual. What works best is trying to get a finger into the packet to reach the hole and pull the disk out. The offender is the box of Beatles CD's I bought recently, they're just incredibly tight.

 

[nilagin]

Tried the usual. What works best is trying to get a finger into the packet to reach the hole and pull the disk out. The offender is the box of Beatles CD's I bought recently, they're just incredibly tight.

I have a few box sets as well as individual albums that are in card sleeves. They all grip tight enough to stop the CD just sliding out on their own, but come out easy when I use the method I mentioned.
I have more trouble with the plastic jewel cases. If it is a jewel case with the grey plastic insert the CD clips to, removal is fine, it is where the CD clips to the clear plastic case itself, I find they don't want to release the CD when you press the button in the middle. Ended up with more than a few cases with broken tabs in the middle, so the CDs fall out if I am not careful opening the case.

 

[nilagin]

WAMT, No Parking signs on the lampposts on the section of road outside the block of flats further up the road from us starting on Monday.
The council have decided to pull up all the paving slabs down our road and replace them with tarmac. The section of pavement they are starting Monday, normally has around 20 cars parked at the kerb. As the workmen put the plastic barriers in the road, parking won't be an option. As it is, already get 2 or 3 cars belonging to people from that block, parking opposite us on our stretch of road. I have no idea where these 20 or so cars are going to park. I am going to be really p'd off on Monday, I am on late shift, there is going to be nowhere to park when I get home at just after 11pm. It's bad enough as it is when I am on lates, I sometimes have to park in another road as it is, I suspect the 20 cars from the next block will have filled all those places up and more. I may just as well camp out in the car park at work.

 

[mj4456]

Can you leave the car and get a mate to pick you up and drop you off ?

 

[nilagin]

Can you leave the car and get a mate to pick you up and drop you off ?

Out of the way for everyone, plus it's against lockdown rules.

 

[mj4456]

Out of the way for everyone, plus it's against lockdown rules.

Sorry not thinking.,

 

[Donnie]

I've just discovered one of my ebay sales has been stolen! And Im proper p***ed off!

Basically I have a Mazda Bongo (jap import) and needed to replace a seal on the steering rack last year, I then had the dimensions and noted in the bongo community these were difficult to get hold of so ordered a few more and made few quid on each. Not only that, but I took photos of the process and wrote up a 2 and a half page "how to" DIY on it. So, every so often I'll get hold of a few and put them on ebay and just noticed Ive not sold any for a month or so so checked. There's someone else selling them who obviously bought from me at some point and has decided to do the same and undercut me.
Now that wouldn't be such an issue, but he has also pictured MY instructions and is obviously photocopying them and sending them out as his own! I'm fuming and have no idea what to do about it!

 

[Tori_T]

Ebay have a copyright infringement reporting system. Would that be any use?

 

[Donnie]

Ebay have a copyright infringement reporting system. Would that be any use?

yeah, Im waiting for something to come in the post first though, I have a plan.

 

[Gremlin]

yeah, Im waiting for something to come in the post first though, I have a plan.

Shouldn't that be a "cunning" plan

 

[Topsy]

Cos the refuse Fairy will now deal with my s***. Not mine just a rant, some people will drive out to the National Park and dump s*** like this rather than deal with it properly. Wish I could find who did it............



We walked past this "memorial" bench on the way out on our walk and no more than half an hour later when on the return leg this was there, on a memorial bench in the National Park. What the Fe*k is up with these people............................................

 

[nilagin]

The car was in need of a good clean. So being on late shift I did it before work yesterday morning.
Before I started, there was a layer of grey dust on the car, I put that down to the pavement, just up the road, being dug up for repair.
Anyway, I washed the car, dried it with a drying towel, then applied a synthetic sealant wax that works great on paint, black plastic trim and glass too.
Car was gleaming. About an hour after I finished, I left for work, car was still gleaming. On the short journey to work, it starts raining slightly, the wax does it's job, the water just beading up and rolling off the paint and windows, didn't even need the wipers on.
Got to work, the rain continuing, but I had to wait a while for the early shift to vacate the building before I could go in. When I got out of the car, there was a satisfying beading all over the car.
Came out of work at 11pm, and the rain had stopped, ground was wet but the car was dry, but even in the dark I could see it was covered in dots. I can only assume we have had the sand from some desert somewhere in the world dumped on the UK again.

 

[woof woof]

We get a sort of red sand here now and again. I think I heard somewhere that it comes from North Africa, which is sort of exotic and unusual for east Cleveland.

While I'm here... the only thing that annoyed me a bit so far today is that we had a nice sunny morning, perfect for a short walk, but it was blowing an absolute gale and as it's bin day here there were bins and rubbish flying everywhere.

 

[Sky]

Most of the dust in UK rainfall comes from the Sahara. The sand is lifted by strong wind and or storms and carried towards us by the southerly wind. Moisture condenses around those particles to form rain that then falls on to nicely polished cars or freshly cleaned windows.

 

[nilagin]

Most of the dust in UK rainfall comes from the Sahara. The sand is lifted by strong wind and or storms and carried towards us by the southerly wind. Moisture condenses around those particles to form rain that then falls on to nicely polished cars or freshly cleaned windows.

I've had that before and it's always been a yellow / golden colour and feels gritty. This stuff is a very fine grey powder. Fortunately came off easily with a detailing spray and thick microfiber cloth.
I did read that we were supposed to be getting something from Russia with all the wind and rain before the snow etc came along. Never got any sandy or powdery deposits then, perhaps it got delayed.

 

[Nod]

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