If you need to B*tch about something... this is the place — Page 27

I'm not sure if in American terms I am a Liberal.

I'm an old fashioned European style Socialist.

Wouldn't that make me a Communist using the American Ratings system seeing as it was generally thought that Blair was left wing in America?

Stupid labels :-(

As far as being an "old fashioned European style Socialist," what do you think of my question?  Socialists tend to rely on their government to manage everything, except security I suppose.  I know I am subscribing to a stupid label (and labels are indeed stupid), but why this strange dichotomy?  Feel free to answer in the politics thread, since DoubleKO's giving me a hard time again.  See, DoubleKO is always keeping me in line, and I appreciate it.  My own personal cop :)

Travel infrastructure.

Power generation.

National Health.

Education.

Pensions.

The emergency services.

National security (purely defense).

Urban planning.

Fiscal policy.

National agricultural policy.

Should not be left to the whims of the private sector.

Everything else (including franchises to run trains on the nationalised rails etc) can be provided by the private sector (as long as any holes in the networks are filled by state subsidised services).

Government should be bound by tight laws preventing tax payers money being diverted away from their national obligations.

Local Government should be the prime outlet for the supply public services.

I'd also get the us the hell out of the EU and make stronger alliances with the Scandinavian and Commonwealth nations with greater emphasis on national self reliance and a disentanglement from global economics.

That's me I can't speak for anyone else but as no mainstream party in the UK is offering that I doubt if I shall get anywhere with a shopping list like that.

Anyway here ends my Political B*tchin'. 

Yes, it's easy to say, but it really does sound like you need to let go.

I know this seems strange to do on Christmas morning, but I feel like ranting right now.  

My parents could see that their clothes washer and dryer were on their last leg.   So, bought new ones from Sears.   They were to be delivered on Monday, 12/12/2011.    That day arrived and so did the new washer and dryer.   But the dryer did not work, it was defective.   What did they do?   They took back both the new dryer and washer, even though there was nothing wrong with the washer.   They did this after removing the old washer and dryer, leaving us with no ability to do laundry.   They could have left the new washer and we could have hung wet clothing on a clothes line to dry.   They could have reinstalled the old washer and dryer, but no, they take away both sets.   My mother got on phone with them and got them to bring and install the new washer and the old dryer.  They came on Wednesday 12/14/2011.  The old dryer worked, but barely and the new washer worked fine but a big terrible looking scratch mark on the top of it.    Sears agreed to bring another washer that hopefully won't have a bad scratch on it.   They set up deliver of  the new dryer and another new washer for Sunday, 12/18/2011.   On Saturday, the night before the delivery, they called to tell us what time on Sunday they'd be bringing the new washer and dryer.    Sunday morning arrived and then Sears called saying they didn't have the washer and dryer in stock and couldn't deliver them until 12/26/2011.       You would think they would have figured out that they didn't have the washer and drying in stock, before they called the night before to set up a delivery time!   When they reinstalled the old dryer and new washer on 12/14/2011, they did a sloppy job of it and the dryer was not quite in the right spot and things can't be put back until the new washer and dryer are delivered on 12/26/2011.   This  means that our bathroom will look messy when we have our guests over for Christmas(and my Mom does not like the house looking messy when she has guests).  My mom calls Sears trying to talk to someone to complain about everything, but the person she needed to talk to wasn't there.   Mom was told that the person would call her back the next day.   But he never called back.  Anyway,  on Friday 12/23/2011, Sears called up and said the new washer and dry would be delivered on 12/26/2011.    They said we would receive an automated call around 6pm on Christmas Day telling us what time they would deliver the washer and dry on 12/26/2011.    So they would be calling around time of our CHRISTMAS DINNER!   Now for the last straw:   On 8AM Christmas morning,  my Mom is woken up by a phone call.   It was an automated call from Sears informing us that there will be a delay in the deliver.   It didn't say what kind of delay or for how long, it just said there was a delay.   It a gave a number to call for more info.   My mom called that number and of course, because it is Christmas day, no one was there to answer the phone.     I think my parents are going to cancel the order.   The service we have been getting is absolutely ridiculous.   Sears should be ashamed of themselves.   I think there is a good chance I will never shop there again.   

I have one thing I want to say to Sears,  FUCK YOU!!! 

Warbler said:

I know this seems strange to do on Christmas morning, but I feel like ranting right.  

My parents could see that their clothes washer and dryer were on their last leg.   So, bought news from Sears.   They were to be delivered on Monday, 12/12/2011.    That day arrived and so did the new washer and dryer.   But the dryer did not work, it was defective.   What did they do?   They took back both the new dryer and washer, even though there was nothing wrong with the washer.   They did this after removing the old washer and dryer, leaving us with no ability to do laundry.   They could have left the new washer and we could have hung wet clothing on a clothes line to dry.   They could have reinstalled the old washer and dryer, but no, they take away both sets.   My mother got on phone with them and got them to bring and install the new washer and the old dryer.  They came on Wednesday 12/14/2011.  The old dryer worked, but barely and the new washer worked fine but a big terrible looking scratch mark on the top of it.    Sears agreed to bring another washer that hopefully won't have a bad scratch on it.   They set up deliver of  the new dryer and another new washer for Sunday, 12/18/2011.   On Saturday, the night before the delivery, they called to tell us what time on Sunday they'd be bringing the new washer and dryer.    Sunday morning arrived and then Sears called saying they didn't have the washer and dryer in stock and couldn't deliver them until 12/26/2011.       You would think they would have figured out that they didn't have the washer and drying in stock, before they called the night before to set up a delivery time!   When they reinstalled the old dry and new washer on 12/14/2011, they did a sloppy job of it and dryer not right spot and things can't be put back until the new washer and dryer are delivered on 12/26/2011.   This  means that our bathroom will look messy when we have our guests over for Christmas(and my Mom does not like the house looking messy when she has guests).  My mom calls Sears trying to talk to someone to complain about everything, but the person she needed to talk to wasn't there.   Mom was told that the person would call her back the next day.   But he never called back.  Anyway,  on Friday 12/23/2011, Sears called up and said the new washer and dry would be delivered on 12/26/2011.    They said we would receive an automated call around 6pm on Christmas Day telling us what time they would deliver the washer and dry on 12/26/2011.    So they would be calling around time of our CHRISTMAS DINNER!   Now for the last straw:   On 8AM Christmas morning,  my Mom is woken up by a phone call.   It was an automated call from Sears informing us that there will be a delay in the deliver.   It didn't say what kind of delay or for how long, it just said there was a delay.   It a gave a number to call for more info.   My mom called that number and of course, because it is Christmas day, no one was there to answer the phone.     I think my parents are going to cancel the order.   The service we have been getting is absolutely ridiculous.   Sears should be ashamed of themselves.   I think there is a good chance I will never shop there again.   

I have one thing I want to say to Sears,  FUCK YOU!!! 

Sounds like you need to send an EECB (Executive Email Carpet Bomb)! Basically you find as many executive email addresses as you can, including your local stores management, outline your issues in an email, and email them all!! From CEO all the way to the third key manager of the Sears you did business with!

http://consumerist.com/2007/05/how-to-launch-an-executive-email-carpet-bomb.html

http://executivebomb.com/

sounds tempting, but I think my parents are just going to cancel the order.   What I'd really like to do is get the guy from Falling Down to talk to Sears for us.

^ D-FENS!

It is effing ridiculous that some games have proper widescreen support on PlayStation 2, yet I am forced to learn hex editing to get proper widescreen from the PC version. This is one of the suckier things about PC gaming - they are still getting widescreen support wrong today.

Warbler said:

I know this seems strange to do on Christmas morning, but I feel like ranting right.  

My parents could see that their clothes washer and dryer were on their last leg.   So, bought news from Sears.   They were to be delivered on Monday, 12/12/2011.    That day arrived and so did the new washer and dryer.   But the dryer did not work, it was defective.   What did they do?   They took back both the new dryer and washer, even though there was nothing wrong with the washer.   They did this after removing the old washer and dryer, leaving us with no ability to do laundry.   They could have left the new washer and we could have hung wet clothing on a clothes line to dry.   They could have reinstalled the old washer and dryer, but no, they take away both sets.   My mother got on phone with them and got them to bring and install the new washer and the old dryer.  They came on Wednesday 12/14/2011.  The old dryer worked, but barely and the new washer worked fine but a big terrible looking scratch mark on the top of it.    Sears agreed to bring another washer that hopefully won't have a bad scratch on it.   They set up deliver of  the new dryer and another new washer for Sunday, 12/18/2011.   On Saturday, the night before the delivery, they called to tell us what time on Sunday they'd be bringing the new washer and dryer.    Sunday morning arrived and then Sears called saying they didn't have the washer and dryer in stock and couldn't deliver them until 12/26/2011.       You would think they would have figured out that they didn't have the washer and drying in stock, before they called the night before to set up a delivery time!   When they reinstalled the old dry and new washer on 12/14/2011, they did a sloppy job of it and dryer not right spot and things can't be put back until the new washer and dryer are delivered on 12/26/2011.   This  means that our bathroom will look messy when we have our guests over for Christmas(and my Mom does not like the house looking messy when she has guests).  My mom calls Sears trying to talk to someone to complain about everything, but the person she needed to talk to wasn't there.   Mom was told that the person would call her back the next day.   But he never called back.  Anyway,  on Friday 12/23/2011, Sears called up and said the new washer and dry would be delivered on 12/26/2011.    They said we would receive an automated call around 6pm on Christmas Day telling us what time they would deliver the washer and dry on 12/26/2011.    So they would be calling around time of our CHRISTMAS DINNER!   Now for the last straw:   On 8AM Christmas morning,  my Mom is woken up by a phone call.   It was an automated call from Sears informing us that there will be a delay in the deliver.   It didn't say what kind of delay or for how long, it just said there was a delay.   It a gave a number to call for more info.   My mom called that number and of course, because it is Christmas day, no one was there to answer the phone.     I think my parents are going to cancel the order.   The service we have been getting is absolutely ridiculous.   Sears should be ashamed of themselves.   I think there is a good chance I will never shop there again.   

I have one thing I want to say to Sears,  FUCK YOU!!! 

É apenas reflux das karmas para todos aqueles ratos que você assassinou.

BANG!

The better half found out recently that his mother was put into a care home.

He enquired after her welfare and the stupid berk running the place thought he was talking about money.

Where do they get these arseheads from?

Is it normal for drunk people to say the same thing over and over and over and over again?

I've just had to endure being told that ferns are not trees and that Macaws are crows about sixty odd times.

Mitochondria are a space virus that infected pre-existing animals, plants and fungi too.

The better half has earned that soubriquet (hard working, kind, pleasing to the eye etc) but I do wish he would take longer than an hour to knock back a bottle of red and a few glasses of rum.

There is a very strong smell of aftershave coming from the loo.

I do hope he hasn't mixed his drinks Withnail fashion.

An open letter to Netflix Canada: If you keep removing content, you will START LOSING CUSTOMERS!

P.S. Your selection of horror movies sucks.

My 18 year old nephew is a little junkie fucker.

The other night he got in the face of my big brother, who broke his nose with a headbutt, then calmly finished his cigarette with the little bastard writhing and bleeding on the ground.

My nephew then called his dead beat dad 3000 miles away, whom he hasn't seen but once in 12 years, to tattle on my brother. His own father told him to man up and show some respect.

^And this is why I wish I had more money to buy all the movies I want to watch.

"In college no one walks around the class and makes you work!"

"No one even cares if you come to class in college!"

As a public school teacher, just once I'd love to hear the above complaints from a student who has a chance of actually getting to college.

Isn't it annoying how allergic people have allergies and stuff.

I spent the first three decades of my life thinking I had hay fever until I stopped keeping cats, now when I visit a friend with three of them I have to dose myself up before heading out there.

I'm also allergic to dust and since starting this spring clean malarky I've have had a perpetually exploding nose.

It's worse in the bath, you can't really blow your nose in there on account of all the water.