Today I'm angry about.....

[Gary the Enfield]

Pet insurance.

Changed insurers last week. As one policy finished the other started.

Over the weekend my cat became ill. Took her to the Vets this morning to find she is severely anaemic. Blood test confirms she needs a transfusion as her red blood cell count is about 7.5% and should be around 29%

Contacted the insurers to be told that, as the cat had become ill during the first 14 days of cover, she wasn't covered.

So I am faced with the prospect of shelling out £2,000 to £3,000 on scans and transfusions AT THE MINIMUM or to euthenase the cat.

I don't have £2,000 to £3,000 so the 'choice' is pretty much made.

Insurers are c*nts.

And yes, before anyone starts, I KNOW I accepted the t's & c's.

They're still c*nts.

I'm not sure about this but because you have continuous insurance between the two policies I think you can force them to pay out. Get the vet to do everything necessary and then get them (the Vet's to sort out who is paying by giving both insurance ref numbers - one of them's got to. I'm pretty damn sure of that).

It would appear one was cancelled before the other was taken out. A matter of two or three days but nevertheless.....

[Gooner Girl]

Pet insurance.

Changed insurers last week. As one policy finished the other started.

Over the weekend my cat became ill. Took her to the Vets this morning to find she is severely anaemic. Blood test confirms she needs a transfusion as her red blood cell count is about 7.5% and should be around 29%

Contacted the insurers to be told that, as the cat had become ill during the first 14 days of cover, she wasn't covered.

So I am faced with the prospect of shelling out £2,000 to £3,000 on scans and transfusions AT THE MINIMUM or to euthenase the cat.

I don't have £2,000 to £3,000 so the 'choice' is pretty much made.

Insurers are c*nts.

And yes, before anyone starts, I KNOW I accepted the t's & c's.

They're still c*nts.

Oh hun That sucks. Really awful. Xx

[Bijou Bob]

The fecking Belarussian embassy visa section..................again. Visa application I sent last Monday with a postal order for £75 returned as unprocessed as they changed the visa fee on the Tuesday to £80. No mention of it on their website. Another 18 quid in postage to send it back with an additional postal order for a fiver. Three hundred quid so far for 3 visas. Deeply unimpressed.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Pet insurance.

Changed insurers last week. As one policy finished the other started.

Over the weekend my cat became ill. Took her to the Vets this morning to find she is severely anaemic. Blood test confirms she needs a transfusion as her red blood cell count is about 7.5% and should be around 29%

Contacted the insurers to be told that, as the cat had become ill during the first 14 days of cover, she wasn't covered.

So I am faced with the prospect of shelling out £2,000 to £3,000 on scans and transfusions AT THE MINIMUM or to euthenase the cat.

I don't have £2,000 to £3,000 so the 'choice' is pretty much made.

Insurers are c*nts.

And yes, before anyone starts, I KNOW I accepted the t's & c's.

They're still c*nts.

I'm not sure about this but because you have continuous insurance between the two policies I think you can force them to pay out. Get the vet to do everything necessary and then get them (the Vet's to sort out who is paying by giving both insurance ref numbers - one of them's got to. I'm pretty damn sure of that).

It would appear one was cancelled before the other was taken out. A matter of two or three days but nevertheless.....

Oh.
Bastards.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

The fecking Belarussian embassy visa section..................again. Visa application I sent last Monday with a postal order for £75 returned as unprocessed as they changed the visa fee on the Tuesday to £80. No mention of it on their website. Another 18 quid in postage to send it back with an additional postal order for a fiver. Three hundred quid so far for 3 visas. Deeply unimpressed.

Don't go to Belarus. It is deeply uninviting. I haven't been there myself but my phone app *Dan compares countries* rates it at minus four times Redcar. And I once got an Amazon package that came via Minsk which I had to have buried in the Sellafield nuclear waste dump.

[Bijou Bob]

Been before and its an amazing, beautiful country with engaging, hospitable people. Can't wait..........if the visa application gets through!

[Montreal Wanderer]

Fxcking ignorant tosspots (especially thick bimbos in hot weather category).
Over the weekend one call to the emergency services for a woman stranded on the moors. Search and Rescue helicopter and a Mountain Rescue team discovered her ten feet (that is ~ 3 meters) from a public car park. She had snapped the heel off of a stiletto shoe. Her entire extended family were less than thirty feet ( ~10m) away from her setting up a fxcking bbq on the tarmac, and she thought it necessary to dial 999. Thick cnut.

Is that not worth a fine ?

Equally, the people taking the details must have snapped into overdrive without fully working out the detail of her "crisis" Shirley ?

It certainly would be over here. It is hard to swallow a story like that - sound almost like an urban legend.

[Bruce Rioja]

Aujourd'hui I'm veritably bristling due to me having come in early to dedicate a full day (or as much of it as is possible) to me putting together a thorough presentation to present to the board, amongst others, at our meeting this Wednesday. My gaffer's just come past and said "Don't go over the top with that, you're only up for 15 minutes". 15 minutes??? That's barely time to clear my fecking throat, man!

[Lost Leopard Spot]

Fxcking ignorant tosspots (especially thick bimbos in hot weather category).
Over the weekend one call to the emergency services for a woman stranded on the moors. Search and Rescue helicopter and a Mountain Rescue team discovered her ten feet (that is ~ 3 meters) from a public car park. She had snapped the heel off of a stiletto shoe. Her entire extended family were less than thirty feet ( ~10m) away from her setting up a fxcking bbq on the tarmac, and she thought it necessary to dial 999. Thick cnut.

Is that not worth a fine ?

Equally, the people taking the details must have snapped into overdrive without fully working out the detail of her "crisis" Shirley ?

It certainly would be over here. It is hard to swallow a story like that - sound almost like an urban legend.

Trouble is Monty that in the good old blighty things you think are state sponsored aren't. Mountain Rescue and The Lifeboats are 100% volunteer organisations, funded completely by public charitable donation, and manned entirely by volunteers. The Peak District, where this particular incident took place, relies on its volunteer force to abandon work and be on call within twenty minutes of a shout. You can imagine the strain that puts on a work-volunteer balance, never mind work-life balance. And when daft bitches like her take the piss it drives me to frothing mouthed rage. It gets my goat.

[Montreal Wanderer]

Fxcking ignorant tosspots (especially thick bimbos in hot weather category).
Over the weekend one call to the emergency services for a woman stranded on the moors. Search and Rescue helicopter and a Mountain Rescue team discovered her ten feet (that is ~ 3 meters) from a public car park. She had snapped the heel off of a stiletto shoe. Her entire extended family were less than thirty feet ( ~10m) away from her setting up a fxcking bbq on the tarmac, and she thought it necessary to dial 999. Thick cnut.

Is that not worth a fine ?

Equally, the people taking the details must have snapped into overdrive without fully working out the detail of her "crisis" Shirley ?

It certainly would be over here. It is hard to swallow a story like that - sound almost like an urban legend.

Trouble is Monty that in the good old blighty things you think are state sponsored aren't. Mountain Rescue and The Lifeboats are 100% volunteer organisations, funded completely by public charitable donation, and manned entirely by volunteers. The Peak District, where this particular incident took place, relies on its volunteer force to abandon work and be on call within twenty minutes of a shout. You can imagine the strain that puts on a work-volunteer balance, never mind work-life balance. And when daft bitches like her take the piss it drives me to frothing mouthed rage. It gets my goat.

It would get mine if the story is true but it just seems incredible - do you have a link to the news source?

[bwfcdan94]

Fxcking ignorant tosspots (especially thick bimbos in hot weather category).
Over the weekend one call to the emergency services for a woman stranded on the moors. Search and Rescue helicopter and a Mountain Rescue team discovered her ten feet (that is ~ 3 meters) from a public car park. She had snapped the heel off of a stiletto shoe. Her entire extended family were less than thirty feet ( ~10m) away from her setting up a fxcking bbq on the tarmac, and she thought it necessary to dial 999. Thick cnut.

Deserves to have her feet cut off then she would not do it again.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

No Monty. There is no news source. I know this happened because my friend and work colleague was there. He was putting the rescue jacket onto the volunteer collie when a colleague discovered the woman sitting in the scrub with broken stiletto.
I believe the White Peak mountain rescue publish a yearly account of rescues performed, but they are devoid of detail - anonomised, is I believe the technical term. This woman will be anonomised as a succesful rescue but capable of self rescue and wearing inappropriate clothing with friends colleagues or family within close attendance but unaware of distress call.
PS you're worrying me, firstly spegling and now urban rather than, surely, rural myth!

[Harry Genshaw]

You may recall I mentioned a colleague a few weeks ago who had gone off with stress when her mum fell ill. 10 weeks later she came back into work. Today she says to me "I'm off, see you Thursday"

Off? Says I. How come? Only bloomin something called 'phased return'. It's not enough that several of us were running round trying to cover her for the last 10 weeks, but we've got to do it for another 2 days this week while she suns herself in the garden.

Unsurprisingly, our management are currently in negotiations with the Unions over our sickness entitlement. I'm fortunate enough to have enjoyed good health (2 days off in 17 years). I can see the day coming when I'll need some help and cos of bints like this, there wont be any

[Montreal Wanderer]

You may recall I mentioned a colleague a few weeks ago who had gone off with stress when her mum fell ill. 10 weeks later she came back into work. Today she says to me "I'm off, see you Thursday"

Off? Says I. How come? Only bloomin something called 'phased return'. It's not enough that several of us were running round trying to cover her for the last 10 weeks, but we've got to do it for another 2 days this week while she suns herself in the garden.

Unsurprisingly, our management are currently in negotiations with the Unions over our sickness entitlement. I'm fortunate enough to have enjoyed good health (2 days off in 17 years). I can see the day coming when I'll need some help and cos of bints like this, there wont be any

BTW, did you get your money back?

[Harry Genshaw]

^ no, not yet!

Due to see the lass a week on Friday. Not holding my breath

[bobo the clown]

You may recall I mentioned a colleague a few weeks ago who had gone off with stress when her mum fell ill. 10 weeks later she came back into work. Today she says to me "I'm off, see you Thursday"

Off? Says I. How come? Only bloomin something called 'phased return'. It's not enough that several of us were running round trying to cover her for the last 10 weeks, but we've got to do it for another 2 days this week while she suns herself in the garden.

Unsurprisingly, our management are currently in negotiations with the Unions over our sickness entitlement. I'm fortunate enough to have enjoyed good health (2 days off in 17 years). I can see the day coming when I'll need some help and cos of bints like this, there wont be any

Please, please, please can I come in & sort out your HR department ?

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

You may recall I mentioned a colleague a few weeks ago who had gone off with stress when her mum fell ill. 10 weeks later she came back into work. Today she says to me "I'm off, see you Thursday"

Off? Says I. How come? Only bloomin something called 'phased return'. It's not enough that several of us were running round trying to cover her for the last 10 weeks, but we've got to do it for another 2 days this week while she suns herself in the garden.

Unsurprisingly, our management are currently in negotiations with the Unions over our sickness entitlement. I'm fortunate enough to have enjoyed good health (2 days off in 17 years). I can see the day coming when I'll need some help and cos of bints like this, there wont be any

Please, please, please can I come in & sort out your HR department ?

Send Hoboh in. He'll be cheaper, though you may have even more work to do once he's finished

[Hoboh]

You may recall I mentioned a colleague a few weeks ago who had gone off with stress when her mum fell ill. 10 weeks later she came back into work. Today she says to me "I'm off, see you Thursday"

Off? Says I. How come? Only bloomin something called 'phased return'. It's not enough that several of us were running round trying to cover her for the last 10 weeks, but we've got to do it for another 2 days this week while she suns herself in the garden.

Unsurprisingly, our management are currently in negotiations with the Unions over our sickness entitlement. I'm fortunate enough to have enjoyed good health (2 days off in 17 years). I can see the day coming when I'll need some help and cos of bints like this, there wont be any

Please, please, please can I come in & sort out your HR department ?

Send Hoboh in. He'll be cheaper, though you may have even more work to do once he's finished

[Harry Genshaw]

Please, please, please can I come in & sort out your HR department ?

Would love you to Bobo but I suspect they couldn't afford you. You're one of those dangerous HR types (one who seems to know what he's doing!)

[Gooner Girl]

Damn fly's buzzing around all the time. Summer and open windows is a nightmare.