WAMT....what annoyed me today!

Pixbarmy said:
My parcel finally arrived and contained a flimsy piece of sticky backed polythene that was supposed to be a rigid, edge bevelled pickguard that was supposed to be .2 cm thick (2mm). It wasn't even 1mm. I asked for a refund and was offered £2 to keep it!
Yeah right! Noooooo! Wrong! Send me a full refund and a postage label please, in accordance with the terms and conditions!
:ROFLMAO:
Click to expand...
Will you accept a £5 refund? "No!" Full refund given and please keep the item! :headbang: Banging my head against the Great Wall!
:muted::clap:
 
I wanted to look up for an App on the Google Play Store and something has changed .....

It seems I am now obliged to agree to setup my "Purchase Verification" with either a password or biometric methods.

I have never bought an App and am very unlikely to to do so...........and even if I would wish to, any payment would never be by using my phone account!

Does anyone know if 'general access' to the Play Store is possible?

PS my OH is using a free edition of a health app (from the Google play store) but a while back we looked to buy the full version but there was no facility to pay via conventional (credit card) methods!

Edit update
I did Google for the subject and that lead me up this page

Worked through the list and it was item #3
Clear cache and data......clear cache did nothing but clear data solved the problem :)
 
Last edited:
WAMT, amazon delivery was supposedly "handed to a resident" last night but wasn't. No photo or GPS track to help find it if it was delivered to a neighbour (or just as likely the same house number in another street) and apparently I cannot escalate as missing for three days in case it turns up...
 
I complained previously about an a**hole of a wannabe photographer I had the misfortune to share a shoot with, it’s here (thank you @Box Brownie and @woof woof): https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/wamt-what-annoyed-me-today.569387/post-9543144

The context is that I’m a dance photographer, and have been for many years. And since moving to Scotland, I’ve had to diversify, as there’s not much dance work here.

I’ve been working with someone who runs several performance platforms per year. At the last one, her boyfriend photographed too, but his background seems to be alternative festivals (eg Beltane Fire Society), so his style seems to be glorified upskirting. There are horrible photos, and then there’s his. (And to make it worse, he claimed that my photos were his.)

As he prefers to invade performers’ personal space when shooting, we compromised and agreed that he could stay on the stage but further away from the performers, and I’d request extra stage time for him to do his usual stuff.

I hadn’t been booked to shoot the latest event, and the organiser didn’t respond to my messages checking in with her (and requested copies of the flyers, as she had used my photos), so I assumed she wasn’t interested.

The afternoon before the show, she phoned me to offer me the job, but she specifically only wanted me there for the show itself and not the dress (technical) rehearsals, and to cover stuff such as the audience and backstage stuff. Blah blah blah.

She said that I seemed to find it too “complicated” to shoot the techs, so they felt that this would be the best way to keep me involved, while ringfencing the techs for her partner.

I don’t know how to respond; it’s been several weeks now, and I still can’t think of any way to respond and still work with her in the future. And I’m still fuming about it….
 
harpistic said:
I complained previously about an a**hole of a wannabe photographer I had the misfortune to share a shoot with, it’s here (thank you @Box Brownie and @woof woof): https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/wamt-what-annoyed-me-today.569387/post-9543144

The context is that I’m a dance photographer, and have been for many years. And since moving to Scotland, I’ve had to diversify, as there’s not much dance work here.

I’ve been working with someone who runs several performance platforms per year. At the last one, her boyfriend photographed too, but his background seems to be alternative festivals (eg Beltane Fire Society), so his style seems to be glorified upskirting. There are horrible photos, and then there’s his. (And to make it worse, he claimed that my photos were his.)

As he prefers to invade performers’ personal space when shooting, we compromised and agreed that he could stay on the stage but further away from the performers, and I’d request extra stage time for him to do his usual stuff.

I hadn’t been booked to shoot the latest event, and the organiser didn’t respond to my messages checking in with her (and requested copies of the flyers, as she had used my photos), so I assumed she wasn’t interested.

The afternoon before the show, she phoned me to offer me the job, but she specifically only wanted me there for the show itself and not the dress (technical) rehearsals, and to cover stuff such as the audience and backstage stuff. Blah blah blah.

She said that I seemed to find it too “complicated” to shoot the techs, so they felt that this would be the best way to keep me involved, while ringfencing the techs for her partner.

I don’t know how to respond; it’s been several weeks now, and I still can’t think of any way to respond and still work with her in the future. And I’m still fuming about it….
Click to expand...

Did you do the job?

I would have been busy elsewhere and having a serious conversation about the use of your pictures!
 
harpistic said:
I complained previously about an a**hole of a wannabe photographer I had the misfortune to share a shoot with, it’s here (thank you @Box Brownie and @woof woof): https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/wamt-what-annoyed-me-today.569387/post-9543144
Click to expand...
Life is generally too short to get worked up about such people, they're too stupid to get the message.

Many years ago, I was dong some shots of a small production for a local paper. I was using a Leica and available light. Next to me was another local freelance, using a Rolleiflex, also without flash. Then there was a young woman with (I think) an Eos 1 and a big flashgun, who used this noisy beast throughout the production, getting in the way of the audience. At the end of the show, myself and the other freelance approached her and mildly suggested that using that rig in that way was not very polite to the paying public. Her response was predictable, suggesting we do something anatomically implausable with our "toy cameras".

My pictures went into a couple of locals and the other freelance sold some shots as well. Oddly enough, we never saw anything from "Ms Lightshow"...
 
In July, I was taken to hospital with a suspected stroke. The stroke team ruled it out but said I'd need an MRI. Had the MRI at the beginning of September but heard nothing back. I had an appointment with my Neurologist at the beginning of October where she looked at the MRI and ruled out any MS cause but she'd chase the Stroke team.

Got a phone call th is morning. I have to attend a TIA clinic next week!
 
AndrewFlannigan said:
Life is generally too short to get worked up about such people, they're too stupid to get the message.

Many years ago, I was dong some shots of a small production for a local paper. I was using a Leica and available light. Next to me was another local freelance, using a Rolleiflex, also without flash. Then there was a young woman with (I think) an Eos 1 and a big flashgun, who used this noisy beast throughout the production, getting in the way of the audience. At the end of the show, myself and the other freelance approached her and mildly suggested that using that rig in that way was not very polite to the paying public. Her response was predictable, suggesting we do something anatomically implausable with our "toy cameras".

My pictures went into a couple of locals and the other freelance sold some shots as well. Oddly enough, we never saw anything from "Ms Lightshow"...
Click to expand...

My worst experience of this was in an old church somewhere. A guy with a Canon DSLR literally emptied the place. Not that he noticed and if he had I don't suppose he'd have cared.
 
The number of "photos" on face book where the moon or sun are in front of the clouds; and their kin.
 
www.bbc.co.uk

British teen hit by paraglider in Turkey in serious condition

A mum says she was "absolutely traumatised" after her 15-year-old was hit by a paraglider on the final day of their holiday.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk

Dont get me wrong, terrible thing to happen and all that but not taking out travel insurance, and then expect others to bail them out.
 
cambsno said:
www.bbc.co.uk

British teen hit by paraglider in Turkey in serious condition

A mum says she was "absolutely traumatised" after her 15-year-old was hit by a paraglider on the final day of their holiday.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk

Dont get me wrong, terrible thing to happen and all that but not taking out travel insurance, and then expect others to bail them out.
Click to expand...
As you say an awful event for that family.

But IIRC all the holiday bookings I have ever made explicitly ask about & strongly recommend buying Travel Insurance. I vaguely recall one (can't recall which one) made a it a term of the booking to confirm I had Travel Insurance.

I surmise that family are not alone in ignoring such advice but afteral that is what insurance is for.....or do they drive uninsured and/or not insure their home and contents!!!

AFAIK the embassy/consulate will not give a grant for repatriation or hospital costs. I think they can provide loan information etc.
 
cambsno said:
www.bbc.co.uk

British teen hit by paraglider in Turkey in serious condition

A mum says she was "absolutely traumatised" after her 15-year-old was hit by a paraglider on the final day of their holiday.
www.bbc.co.uk www.bbc.co.uk

Dont get me wrong, terrible thing to happen and all that but not taking out travel insurance, and then expect others to bail them out.
Click to expand...
Would have though the paraglide should be covered with insurance that the boy could claim off. Not excusing not having travel insurance.
 
Insurance is a totally unnecessary expense................................ until you need it! Even if you have it, you worry until everything is sorted. I worked for a short while in the funeral business and we had a "repatriation" to deal with (no insurance). Absolute nightmare for all concerned. I really felt for the family, as the deceased was the one who normally arranged those things, so no-one was sure if it had been arranged or not! Lesson learned for me, so I always leave an envelope of info for the family, should the worst ever happen!
 
Pixbarmy said:
Insurance is a totally unnecessary expense................................ until you need it! Even if you have it, you worry until everything is sorted. I worked for a short while in the funeral business and we had a "repatriation" to deal with (no insurance). Absolute nightmare for all concerned. I really felt for the family, as the deceased was the one who normally arranged those things, so no-one was sure if it had been arranged or not! Lesson learned for me, so I always leave an envelope of info for the family, should the worst ever happen!
Click to expand...
The worst bit about that is the absolute rinsing the airlines etc. seem to inflict on repatriations. 150kg of cargo on a pallet is typically less than £500 from the US to the UK, a body apparently averages something like 10 times that.
 
Getting no results when searching Nikon online manual, silly me color not coLour
 
This annoyed me not for me as it didn't affect me but for the affected people.

Someone brought a car transported into the road earlier and of course it completely blocked this residential road to other traffic. I appreciate that that vehicle may have been the only one available but to do this at morning rush hour for seems to be a bit silly. They caused carnage.
 
woof woof said:
Someone brought a car transported into the road earlier ...
Click to expand...
Must be the season for that form of silliness. A very young looking bloke drove an enormous yellow heavy lifter down our village road early yesterday morning, causing a road block that lasted until various (legitimately) parked vehicles had been moved.

Let it not be said the British are falling behind in the production of idiots!
 
I don't watch much TV these days but I have started watching Youtube, Strange things pop up into my view, things I would never have thought of and things I've never searched for. Some of these things are very interesting and I've watched some great documentaries, funny stuff and content from all over the world. Yesterday something different popped up and I thought "Why not?" so I watched it and I was amazed. The male content creator dressed as a woman (and IMO a very convincing one) and went on a platform which allowed one to one video chats between random strangers who match interests. Apparently this became popular with young people during Covid but it has now been shut down because of concerns over grooming. Anyway... what amazed, shocked and appealed me was the amount of abuse and insults, often instantaneous as soon as the person appeared on the screen, and especially from girls and young women.

I was left wondering where these young people were getting it all from. Why were they so mean and abusive from the off? I knew girls could be bad but this stuff was on another level, just evil and psychotic. I told a woman friend about this today and she wasn't surprised at all. "Girls are the worst" she said.

So much for the sistership.
 
Got a notification from the NHS App. Three times I tried to log in. A message showed.."incorrect password " . No it wasn't. Made two more attempts at which point it sent a code and that didn't work, either.

My bank manages two-step verification so why can't the NHS ?
 
For Gosh sake don't ask them. If you do they'll probably employ a digital access and inclusion coordinator on £150K.
 
Mild annoyance today - the extractor fan in the bathroom has packed in. Disconnected it (motor was hot) and awaiting the replacement. Had to happen on a Friday! On the positive side, the exact make and model is still available so no new holes and an easy wiring job.
 
Mrs WW was talking about diet today and I googled various diet related things. What annoyed me was that the recommended daily intake of various things varied so much depending on which link you click on. It was all just all over the place. One Youtube cook Mrs WW watches made a dish which from what I could see exceeded the recommended daily intake of various things in itself so I then googled if exceeding the recommended daily intake could cause health issue and the answer seemed to be yes, potentially a whole range of serious effects.

All this reminded me that sometimes what we're told is good for us will be found to be bad for us at some point in time. I'd rather just not bother about any of this and be happy but Mrs WW is a bit obsessed.
 
woof woof said:
Mrs WW was talking about diet today and I googled various diet related things. What annoyed me was that the recommended daily intake of various things varied so much depending on which link you click on. It was all just all over the place. One Youtube cook Mrs WW watches made a dish which from what I could see exceeded the recommended daily intake of various things in itself so I then googled if exceeding the recommended daily intake could cause health issue and the answer seemed to be yes, potentially a whole range of serious effects.

All this reminded me that sometimes what we're told is good for us will be found to be bad for us at some point in time. I'd rather just not bother about any of this and be happy but Mrs WW is a bit obsessed.
Click to expand...
James Martin and his liking for butter to cook with, clean with, cover the kitchen surfaces with, blather the filthy towel tucked into his waistband, that he wipes everything with. Calories? Who counts in James' kitchen!
 
  • Like
Reactions: zx9
woof woof said:
Mrs WW was talking about diet today and I googled various diet related things. What annoyed me was that the recommended daily intake of various things varied so much depending on which link you click on. It was all just all over the place. One Youtube cook Mrs WW watches made a dish which from what I could see exceeded the recommended daily intake of various things in itself so I then googled if exceeding the recommended daily intake could cause health issue and the answer seemed to be yes, potentially a whole range of serious effects.

All this reminded me that sometimes what we're told is good for us will be found to be bad for us at some point in time. I'd rather just not bother about any of this and be happy but Mrs WW is a bit obsessed.
Click to expand...

People just need to apply some common sense - eating a deep-fried kebab followed by 2 tubs of ice cream will do no harm if you do it once every 6 months. Some days you will go over your allowance, other days under.
 
  • Like
Reactions: zx9
WAMT? Not just today but every day is this fad for tethered bottle tops and caps. Gets on my nerves!
 
No fad, it's EU law and rather than making different caps and assembling on a separate line, UK bottle also comply. Hugely reduces plastic litter.
 
Norkie said:
WAMT? Not just today but every day is this fad for tethered bottle tops and caps. Gets on my nerves!
Click to expand...

Its stupid! Its hard to drink when tethered so I just pull off but its a pain - not really sure how it reduces litter, if I am going to throw the cap away as litter I will probably do the same with the bottle.
 
cambsno said:
Its stupid! Its hard to drink when tethered so I just pull off but its a pain - not really sure how it reduces litter, if I am going to throw the cap away as litter I will probably do the same with the bottle.
Click to expand...
I cut it off, then when I’ve finished with the bottle or whatever, it all goes in the recycle bin. No lost wastage :)
 
cambsno said:
Its stupid! Its hard to drink when tethered so I just pull off but its a pain - not really sure how it reduces litter, if I am going to throw the cap away as litter I will probably do the same with the bottle.
Click to expand...


Is it really that hard to drink out of the bottles when the cap's tethered? I don't find it so - I just turn the cap to the side so it doesn't go up my nose!
 
Worth saying, some caps are tagged better than others.
 
Nod said:
Is it really that hard to drink out of the bottles when the cap's tethered? I don't find it so - I just turn the cap to the side so it doesn't go up my nose!
Click to expand...
Our milk carton has a tethered cap and you need to hold it open whilst you pour the milk or else it snaps over, nearly closes and the milk goes wherever it feels like going. PITA!
 
Flip the cap right back and unscrew it a full turn - the little tag on the cap engages with the cap screw on the neck and holds it open (on Alpro and other Tetra-Pak cartons).
 
Snow. And failure by the council to have acted on the prediction, even on bus routes. Mrs Nod was out before it got really started and might have problems getting home.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top