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    That's it

    Really fed up. Life just seems like one long procession of things going wrong. HDD failure on main box, wireless router failure, washing machine packed up, wireless router packed up, boiler breaks down.

    Everything I turn my hand to ends up in a screaming heap.

    Tried to get into ClientCo this morning. M25 totally ****ed. Tom Tom decides to take me on a merry dance all round Watford.

    TT: "After 300 yards, turn right"

    Me: "It's a no entry TomTom, FFS"

    TT: Recalculating route

    TT: "After 100 yards turn left"

    Me: "It's a f*****g dead end!"

    and this went on and on and on. Until I got hacked off and came home.

    Can't even pay my barclaycard bill. "The site encountered an error". Tried phoning up and pay it via a human. "Thank you sir, your payment has gone through, here is your reference number".

    Then the following day.

    "Good morning, this is <mumble mumbe> from Barclaycard, I'm calling about your unpaid bill".



    These things are supposed to come in threes. Not multiples of three.

    <Awaits cheap Wilmslow reference>
    Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

    #2
    you is Wilmslow 'innit
    The proud owner of 125 Xeno Geek Points

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      #3
      There's a common theme in that post, SY01. The technology.

      It's the universe's way of telling you to sell up and become a sheep farmer in Wales or an orange grower in Spain or go into pederast management in Morocco or some such.

      So you are at home, yes?

      Be at one with nature. Go for a walk. Leave behind the mobile 'phone. Go find a pub in the country, have a leisurely lunch, wander back home and read for a bit, then knock up a nice dinner for this evening. A bottle of wine and a cuddle and by bedtime you will once again be at one with the world.

      Take it as a sign that you need some time for inner peace.
      My all-time favourite Dilbert cartoon, this is: BTW, a Dumpster is a brand of skip, I think.

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        #4
        Originally posted by suityou01 View Post

        Tried to get into ClientCo this morning. M25 totally ****ed.
        M25 looked like its normal self this morning. Just take a ticket, a chill pill and join the queue.

        HTH

        <Canned laughter>

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          #5
          Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
          Really fed up. Life just seems like one long procession of things going wrong. HDD failure on main box, wireless router failure, washing machine packed up, wireless router packed up, boiler breaks down.

          Everything I turn my hand to ends up in a screaming heap.

          Tried to get into ClientCo this morning. M25 totally ****ed. Tom Tom decides to take me on a merry dance all round Watford.

          TT: "After 300 yards, turn right"

          Me: "It's a no entry TomTom, FFS"

          TT: Recalculating route

          TT: "After 100 yards turn left"

          Me: "It's a f*****g dead end!"

          and this went on and on and on. Until I got hacked off and came home.

          Can't even pay my barclaycard bill. "The site encountered an error". Tried phoning up and pay it via a human. "Thank you sir, your payment has gone through, here is your reference number".

          Then the following day.

          "Good morning, this is <mumble mumbe> from Barclaycard, I'm calling about your unpaid bill".



          These things are supposed to come in threes. Not multiples of three.

          <Awaits cheap Wilmslow reference>
          Have you ever thought about becoming a Labour Prime Minister?
          Speaking gibberish on internet talkboards since last Michaelmas. Plus here on Twitter

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            #6
            Originally posted by RichardCranium View Post
            There's a common theme in that post, SY01. The technology.
            SY01

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              #7
              Originally posted by chef View Post
              you is Wilmslow 'innit
              You must be the village idiot SasGuru keeps going on about.
              Knock first as I might be balancing my chakras.

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                #8
                Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
                <Awaits cheap Wilmslow reference>
                Originally posted by chef View Post
                you is Wilmslow 'innit
                Originally posted by suityou01 View Post
                You must be the village idiot SasGuru keeps going on about.
                Nope, the name is Chef, C H E F.. and I was just following up on your own request.
                The proud owner of 125 Xeno Geek Points

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                  #9
                  Get back in your car and head back to clientco. On the way repeat the mantra ' I am a tiger'.
                  Home is for us benchees only, you've no right to be there.
                  Numbly tolerating the inequality as a way to achieve greater prosperity for all.

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by George Parr View Post
                    Get back in your car and head back to clientco. On the way repeat the mantra ' I am a tiger'.
                    Home is for us benchees only, you've no right to be there.
                    I am going to invoice

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