I've Been Wasting My Time Page 4

Quote: Tim Walker @ December 9 2009, 12:16 PM GMT

Oooh, it sounds like an episode of Slinger's Day, except funny!

I used to stack shelves in the school holidays at the local Somerfield (or Gateway as it was in them days). Had to wear one of the old-fashioned shop coats which you only see in sitcoms thesedays. Used to fancy the most sullen, moody little madam on the tills - who used to wear too much make-up, smell of washing detergent and spend the lunch hour complaining about her feet. Happy days.

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And now you're divorced.

Quote: Renegade Carpark @ December 9 2009, 12:48 PM GMT

As a key prodding slave, the absolute biggest waste of my existence comes whenever the Virgin internet goes down.

Step 1 - Ring Virgin, spend years pressing keys on telephone and listening to automated messages

Step 2 - Get through to the Indian call centre chap and tell him that the network has gone down, then spend years going through the plugging and unplugging modem dance

Step 3 - Get put on hold by call centre, suddenly get cut off, have to repeat Step 1.

Step 4 - After repeating Step 2, the call centre dude tells me they have to send an engineer to my house, I explain it's nothing wrong with my modem or line, it's a network issue, happens 4-5 times a year, he says nothing is wrong with their system and that an engineer has to come to my house and see the dust behind my computer.

Step 5 - The Engineer can't come for 3 days. 3 days?! Okay, I'll book him. Morning or Afternoon? Morning.

Step 6 - Wait for three days.

Step 7 - Get up at 8am on day three and wait for engineer. At 12.05pm repeat Step 1 and ask where the engineer is. Wait on hold for 10 minutes. Then told he is 5 minutes away.

Step 8 - Two and a half hours later the engineer finally shows up. After spending 5 minutes looking at my set up, he remarks that it must be a network issue.

Step 9 - Engineer makes a phone call. Two minutes later, all the little green lights go on and the internet is back. Engineer sits at computer and types in some sort of testing website into my browser - I keep fingers crossed that nothing 'dodgy' appears on the internet history address bar as he types away. Nope, all cool.

Step 10 - I spend the next 12 hours catching up with 4 days worth of emails and internet.

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Oh Virgin, how I miss you.

I have a Great-Uncle who will forever refer to it as Gateway.

Quote: Nogget @ December 9 2009, 12:52 PM GMT

Ahh yes.
I made the mistake of trying to change the name of the account holder with Virgin. Several months later, and after hours of phoning, losing internet and phone, complaining, and having run up ££'s on my mobile after they couldn't get my landline working again, I'm left with a different phone number, despite them telling me I could retain the old one, and a deep resentment towards them.

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I ended up overpaying by something like £300, when they decided to separate my 2-for-£20 package into two separate accounts. Such a lovely service.

Quote: Leevil @ December 9 2009, 2:25 PM GMT

I have a Great-Uncle who will forever refer to it as Gateway.

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Ha, I do too.

Quote: Aaron @ December 9 2009, 2:27 PM GMT

I ended up overpaying by something like £300, when they decided to separate my 2-for-£20 package into two separate accounts. Such a lovely service.

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I'm glad it's not me paying for our current Virgin service. Deffo warned me off them.

I've heard TiVo are getting involved next year, not sure how good they are, even though they are the leading brand in the 'states, that doesn't mean much to me. As long as they don't bring those annoying sound effects with them. I'd hate that.

I just wasted half an hour looking down by the river to see if the bike stealer dumped my bike when they realised it was only a cheap one.

I did see a nice swan though.

Quote: zooo @ December 9 2009, 5:10 PM GMT

I just wasted half an hour looking down by the river to see if the bike stealer dumped my bike when they realised it was only a cheap one.

I did see a nice swan though.

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I'm picturing the character Poppy in Happy-Go-Lucky now.