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Friday, November 26th, 2004
11:40 am	Fuck BT This is a story about a telecommunications company, you may have heard of them. They go by the name of British Telecom (or that shower of bastards - depending on who you talk to). Around a month or two ago I moved into my new flat and arranged for my ADSL connection to be transferred to my new place. No problems say BT, it will all be transferred on the required date. Moose moves in. Date of tranfer comes and passes and no signal on the ADSL modem.... So quick phone call to find out what is going on. Hmmm for some reason they disconnected the service at the old place and then reconnected it at the old place the following day. Ok , we'll try this again. 7 days until the transfer takes place. 7 days come and go, still no ADSL signal...... Back on the phone, oh we have no record of that request and your account is coming up as cancelled. We will have to set up a new account for you. Oh and we can't give you the original unmetered account as we don't provide that anymore so its a brand new contract. Ok, fine can we get this as soon as possible please? Yes sir we will phone you tomorrow to confirm this has been set-up. No returned phone call. Back on the phone, oh we have no record of this request, 90 minutes later I finally get told it is now registered and will be active in 10-14 days...... 10-14 days come and go, still no ADSL signal on line...... Back on the phone, so what’s the story now? Oh well the local exchange is full and we have to wait for someone to cancel their account before we can connect you, and there is a waiting list. It could be up to two months before we can set you up. At this point I’ve kind of lost the plot with this shower of ****'s , its not like I’m living in the sticks or anything, I'm smack in the centre of town for christ's sake! Ok, enough is enough. I'd like to cancel the order please as this is totally ridiculous. Certainly sir, and we will charge you the remaining 6 months on your contract. Hold on there, this is supposed to be a new contract that hasn't even been connected. Well not according to their records. Now the guy is getting smug and telling me I have to fork out the cash for the remaining time even if they aren't actually providing me with any service. (Moose takes VERY deep breath to save self going into MAJOR rant and swear mode with this cock) "Ok, can I have your name and job title please? Ok Iain, I'm very interested that you are taking that stance as I'll just have to take this up with OFTEL (telecoms regulator) and the consumer rights boards since what you are actually saying is in contradiction with the goods for sale act and the consumer rights act and is pretty much classed as fraud or extortion since you are charging me money for a service you can't actually provide me and I’ll see you in court." Amazing how quickly they changed their tune and account is now cancelled with no charge (though still waiting on the official letter) Went to Plusnet (another ISP) and was connected within 5 days! In conclusion BT suck the sweat off a dead mans balls! Current Mood: cranky Current Music: Luce - Good Day (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Thursday, September 23rd, 2004
4:04 pm	Should have gone to Specsavers? Man Shoots Wife, Mistakes Her for Monkey: KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian man shot and killed his wife after he mistook her for a monkey picking fruit in a tree behind their house, the New Straits Times said on Wednesday. The man, 70, is being held by police for causing death through recklessness after he fired a shotgun at what he thought was a monkey in a mangosteen tree on Monday, the newspaper said. His wife, 68, had used a ladder to climb into the tree and was picking the tropical fruit when she was shot. She was pronounced dead on arrival at a hospital, the paper said. The couple lived in central Malaysia and had raised 13 children. (Comment on this)
Friday, September 10th, 2004
3:47 pm	oh crap Well just put in an offer on a great flat. What the hell am i doing? This is me, the most irrisponsible fuck up on the face of the planet! I can't buy property! eeeeep! I need a large drink and quick! Current Mood: nervous (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Wednesday, August 18th, 2004
11:12 am	ROTFLMAO McDonalds Ads http://2004.heavy.com/viral/mcd/ (5 Comments |Comment on this)
9:57 am	Wheels in motion A few weeks back I started doing a website database based on a system I was involved with a good few years back. Just doing a few hours work on it in the evenings and weekends, getting a demo together and some free download stuff to go with it. Plan is (if it ever gets finished and is any good) to charge clients an annual subscription fee for hosting and access to the system, I keep it on my server to stop them getting their grubby little paws on the code and running off with it, not that I don't trust people in the offshore business or anything! ;) Things are looking like they maybe getting serious! Have now had 3 companies on the phone enquiring about the database and the time scale/costs involved, including one who was a complete arse and was complaining about the time scales I have put down and insisting that it shouldn't take as long as I have estimated. Had to politely inform him that a) he's not paying me and b) even if he was ,since he know jack shit about what’s involved in writing this thing he still wouldn't be setting time scales. Prick. and now have given a promise to a couple of people that one download is going to be available in 7-10 days! aaaggghhh! What am I playing at! Guess all visits to the pub and bike runs are now cancelled until further notice!!!! Current Mood: Coffee'd up! Current Music: NIN - Deep (6 Comments |Comment on this)
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2004
2:31 pm	I'm eating a polo but it's not minty. I checked the pack and it says. "The mint with a hole." Why am I not experiencing mintyness? I feel quite dissapointed and really let down. Current Mood: confused (Comment on this)
Monday, July 5th, 2004
3:46 pm	Its not paranoia if they are out to get you! I'm typing this from the relative safety of under my desk, the reason you may ask? I am sure those damn seagulls are out to get me! One of them has been sitting at the window beside my desk for the past 30 minutes and is likely to try breaking through any second now! Anyone living up here will know what the damn things are like and with nesting season being back again the joy of being dive bombed by these prehistoric monsters has returned. How did they get some damn big up here? Is it the granite radiation in the local area or is it something more synister? Is there a mad scientist sitting somewhere conducting genetic experiments to create the ultimate terror weapon? When out at lunchtime I saw one of the evil buggers sitting on a car bonnet and attacking it leaving dents and gouges in the metel work and I'm sure it is mearly a matter of time before the papers lead with a front page story of small children being carried off by them. Oh and I think the are working with the squirrels as well, damn things are trying to bump us all off! They think i don't know what they are up to but i know! I'm onto their evil plan! Current Mood: hyper (Comment on this)
Thursday, June 3rd, 2004
9:46 am	Scottish football supporters against the SPL I know there is very little chance of anyone on here being interested in this but thought i'd post it anyway on an off chance. -------------------------------------------- http://www.petitiononline.com/spl/petition.html To: Scottish Premier League, Scottish Football Association, Scottish Football League, Scottish Parliament The following persons wish to make known their anger at the Scottish Premier League's ("SPL") decision to deny Inverness Caledonian Thistle FC the right to take up their place in the SPL (on 1st June 2004). We would also like to protest against the SPL's management of the Scottish game as a whole, and to call for the Scottish Football Association ("SFA") to take control of the administration of all leagues in Scotland. This, in our opinion, is the only way that the Scottish game can progress http://www.petitiononline.com/spl/petition.html (4 Comments |Comment on this)
Wednesday, May 19th, 2004
9:53 am	Well after a month the old man is back on the booze again. I guess what the doctor said to him didn't really sink in. He's trying to hide it as usual but hey its not like we aren't going to notice the slurred speach, glazed yellowing eyes, bad temper and the stink of what ever gut rot he's been puring down his throat. Fucking muppet. (Comment on this)
Friday, May 14th, 2004
2:08 pm	Damn its hot How hot is it? well i don't know but hell its hot in here! Its not even summer yet and the office get roasting in the afternoons. Could be something to do with all the servers, laptops and other machines in here. The CEO better aprove the air conditioning we have asked for or else! Current Mood: hot (Comment on this)
Thursday, May 13th, 2004
10:10 am	Greenpeace to be declared illegal organisation? Letter from Greenpeace ---------------------- Dear friends, As a supporter of Greenpeace, you're going on trial on Monday for protecting the rainforest in the Amazon. For the first time ever, the US government has decided to prosecute an entire organisation for exercising its right to free speech through non-violent protest. The trial begins on May 17th, and results from a protest against an illegal shipment of mahogany headed for the Port of Miami in Florida two years ago. Unable to find a suitable law against calling attention to environmental crimes, the Attorney General has charged Greenpeace under an obscure 19th-century law designed to stop prostitutes from boarding sailing vessels. If we are found guilty, it will mean being branded a criminal organisation. While Greenpeace is in the dock, those who logged, imported and sold the illegally imported mahogany continue to operate. Not only is this a wholly unwarranted and politically motivated attack on an organisation that was attempting to prevent a crime, but it also sets a dangerous precedent for the future of free speech and the right to civil protest in the US. It could also be used as an example in other countries to curb non-violent direct action. The case has been attacked in articles and editorials in the New York Times, Washington Post, LA Times, and Miami Herald. Senator Patrick Leahy of the US Judiciary Committee wrote to US Attorney General John Ashcroft saying his selective prosecution of Greenpeace could "have a chilling effect on free speech and activism of all kinds." Al Gore called the case "highly disturbing" in a speech to MoveOn members. Fellow environmental and civil rights groups have rallied to demand Ashcroft drop the case. But Ashcroft's not listening. Now it's your turn to make sure we don't let this case go unchallenged. We need your help. Sign on to our letter demanding Bush and Ashcroft prosecute illegal loggers rather than Greenpeace. To date, 37,000 people have joined this appeal. We want to have 50,000 signatories by Monday. We need to show the US government that people all over the world are watching this trial. We need to remind them they can't silence Greenpeace without silencing everyone who supports Greenpeace. Don't let Bush and Ashcroft silence you. Take action now: http://www.greenpeaceusa.org/bin/view.fpl/10048/action_id/195.html Current Mood: sleepy Current Music: Jet - Cold Hard Bitch (Comment on this)
Monday, May 3rd, 2004
11:13 am	Second class water? So I'm on the train to Glasgow on friday with a major hangover and total lack of anything approaching the amount of sleep required to make it through the day, the only way I am going to be semi human by the time the train hits Glasgow is to get lots of coffee, suger and water down my throat. Thankfully the guy with the service trolly got on the go quickly so i was able to start rehydration. There i am asking for coffee, bar of chocolate, crisps ect when i see a few bottles of water at the edge of the cart nearest me, "and a bottle of water" as I reach out for one of the bottles on his cart, cue instant reaction from him of "oh no sir you can't have that bottle" when I ask why I'm told that those are the bottles of water for first class and he can't sell them to me. So I ask for a bottle of second class water. I could help but find this amusing that they have a different class of water for the suited muppets sitting in their sectioned off carage while us poor surfs have to do with some sort of lower standard of water, i mean its water for goodness sake! and its not as if it was some fancy bottle either, it was just your usual 80p plastic bottle of highland spring! Damn them and their water class system! up the revolution! ;o) Current Mood: Hungover! Current Music: Altern 8 - come with me (1 Comment |Comment on this)
Tuesday, April 20th, 2004
11:27 am	The last straw! Scott Booth told he can leave at the end of the season - http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/aberdeen/3639891.stm That is it! , i'm getting a load of petrol and burning down the stadium, give the place a decent burial since the board and management seem determined to destroy anything good at the club! This guy is our best player, he loves the club , grew up supporting them, is our only player with international experience, turned down offers 4 times the amount of money to sign with us this past off season (is on crazy small money for someone of his talent) , is our top goal scorer. This is just mad, there is no way we can replace him for the money they save cutting his contract! All the best Boothy , hope which ever club you sign with next treats you with a little respect as you deserve it! Current Mood: angry (Comment on this)
Wednesday, April 14th, 2004
12:24 pm	Some sober news Well it finally happened. After many many years of being an alcoholic the doctor finally turned round to my father and told him that if he doesn't knock the drinking on the head he will be dead within a year as his nerve endings are shot to hell. Not exactly a great shock as i've been expecting some news along this lines for a great many years. You can't drink the amounts he has on a daily basis and not expect your body to object in some way. Not holding my breath on him actually following the doctors advice but early signs are good. He seems to be sticking to it at the moment. Its kind of strange being able to hold a conversation with him in the evenings.... usually all you can get from him is gibberish and mumbled rantings. Current Mood: tired Current Music: Pink Floyd - The Wall (2 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, April 5th, 2004
11:15 am	Netware Anyone know a good source for documentation on Novel Netware? Might have an interview next week and kind of need to be able to make out i know what i'm doing with it! (doh) (Comment on this)
Thursday, April 1st, 2004
12:35 pm	Good friends will bail you out of jail... True friends will be sitting there with you saying "Damn. That was fun!" (Comment on this)
11:34 am	Bored! Bored, bored, bored. Bosses are all away to some trade show in the states and i've got the office to myself. I know i should be doing some work but i really just can not be arsed. The accounting trolls are making their usual racket, its really weird. The two of them just shout out random comments every now and then like a pair of suited father jacks from father ted! Its a bit annoying when you are on the phone to a client and all they can hear is someone screaming "up your arse" at the top of their lungs. I wish they would share out whatever drugs they are on as it would make my day go a little quicker.... or i could try some work... no no thats a bad idea! oh and now they are sing 10,000 miles by the proclaimers.... a few of us were talking about charging an admission from the public to come and few them, could make a fair bit of money. As long as no one tries to feed them or let them out of their box (office cube) then everyone will be safe. Well at least i've got tomorrow off. Off for an eye test and then going to view another flat. Though at this rate i'll probably have to win the lottery before i can aford one! Current Mood: bored Current Music: Beck - Truck driving neighbour downstairs (Comment on this)
Friday, March 26th, 2004
11:57 am	Sneaky bugger! Was sitting in work yesterday and as i had a spare couple of minutes i thought i'd update my c.v. So that my boss wouldn't see i figured i'd move it onto the laptop i was tweaking with, unfortunately there was no floppy drive on it and i couldn't be bothered wasting a CD for a 40k file so thought what the hell i'll just email it to another account i have and download it on the laptop..... Email goes out.... no email comes in.... odd. hmmm, had a quick look at the logs and it appears that my boss has a rule in either the exchange server or in the firewall that reroutes any emails with text or attachments containing c.v info to his mail box! aaagggghhh! Thank god for Admin privilages on the mail server and the fact he was out to lunch! Current Mood: shocked Current Music: Overseer - Horndog (7 Comments |Comment on this)
Monday, March 15th, 2004
5:12 pm	I have found the answer to crappy mondays! All hail the ancient magic artifact - elastic band of luck! Grants luck to all who wear it! also doubles up as a handy weapon in the face of your foes! The day has gone smooth since i have had the elastic band around wrist! , it's blessed! or maybe i'm finally cracking up! Current Mood: hyper Current Music: New Order - Crystal (Comment on this)
Monday, March 8th, 2004
1:04 pm	Time for a heart attack Middle of last week was setting up a server for a client project, no problems there, all configured and ready to go. Then a couple of problems appeared in the office when two firewalls in remote offices crashed at the same time and spent two days running round fixing the configs on those damn things. Finally today get back to finishing off the server for the client, now what was the Admin password on this machine...... AAAGGGHHHHH! Its going to be a long week! (sob) Current Mood: stressed Current Music: Overseer - Wreckage (Comment on this)