Tomr10
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Or no overtaking o the a14
what grinds your gears
- Thread starter roscoe erf
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ashmore
Member
Worryingly this seems to be my favourite thread on TFF. Today's annoyance was the annoying git on a bicycle who wouldn't pull over. I'd been stuck behind him for so long I managed to get the dash cam plugged in and working.
And a fat lazy lorry driver who said his trailer was brushed out, but was so full of Trafford Gold and leaves that I had to do it. Ohh and his excuse for not cleaning it himself was that he didn't have a ladder......I walked to the front of the trailer, un-hooked the one he denied was there and used that. Needless to say, he's not coming back again.
And a fat lazy lorry driver who said his trailer was brushed out, but was so full of Trafford Gold and leaves that I had to do it. Ohh and his excuse for not cleaning it himself was that he didn't have a ladder......I walked to the front of the trailer, un-hooked the one he denied was there and used that. Needless to say, he's not coming back again.
- Location
- Penzance
Basically everything past week...... Trying to sell bull calves I have, latest 2, usually people are open to buying em... Well I did a typing error and made them £60 cheaper than they should've been and yet people still said they were too expensive. Had one guy coming to see them, never turned up, wasted my evening.... I sent him a message asking him to confirm he was coming, still haven't heard back. Been havoc caused by all this as I have more calves coming in, so my jobs are piling up and now at the worst time got stricken down with a bad cold and I don't understand where it's come from! No let up from work, sick and miserable, never slept at all last night, doubt i will tonight also or tomorrow night.... Then to top it all off tidying house i sliced my finger in a metal tin... and then our second stock bull got in with our main stock bull, he tried to kill him and second stockbull ran through a fence. So that's more work
sorry felt I had to let it out
sorry felt I had to let it out
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- Location
- Glen Clova, Angus, DD8 4RD
We all have runs like that and it's easy to get depressed in the midst of it. I hope you soon feel brighter.Basically everything past week...... Trying to sell bull calves I have, latest 2, usually people are open to buying em... Well I did a typing error and made them £60 cheaper than they should've been and yet people still said they were too expensive. Had one guy coming to see them, never turned up, wasted my evening.... I sent him a message asking him to confirm he was coming, still haven't heard back. Been havoc caused by all this as I have more calves coming in, so my jobs are piling up and now at the worst time got stricken down with a bad cold and I don't understand where it's come from! No let up from work, sick and miserable, never slept at all last night, doubt i will tonight also or tomorrow night.... Then to top it all off tidying house i sliced my finger in a metal tin... and then our second stock bull got in with our main stock bull, he tried to kill him and second stockbull ran through a fence. So that's more work
the joys of living in fawlty towersMy bone of contention with visitors is, there always has to be the " Grand tour " of the house on arrival. This requires " Spring cleaning " about 15 bloody rooms which despite not being used get surprisingly dirty. Then as said, there follows an afternoon of small talk with folks you've absolutely nothing in common with. They tell me tales of their 3 exotic holidays this year to India, Switzerland , and Nam ( I presume Vietnam , not Cheltenham ) I tell them about my holiday to the Canaries in ..... 1980. Then there's the perplexed looks from folks when you try and explain " farming ". Yes, I work 7 days / week , 12 hour days, and earn £ 9835 per year.
Oh....delightful. Must be lovely working outside in the fresh air....
Campbell
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- Location
- Herefordshire
Selling on Facebook..
With some success so far. But, it seems the "is this still available" reply link is the default key stroke for the armchair bound time waster, most don't seem to read the add and thus ask obvious stuff all over again, what seems to be foreign folks replying in cryptic script, and it is almost impossible to get people to actually call me and discuss the item for sale, just constant stupid questions. Not sure how these people actually function in the outside world of human speech. Still, when a genuine buyer does appear it's all worthwhile........
With some success so far. But, it seems the "is this still available" reply link is the default key stroke for the armchair bound time waster, most don't seem to read the add and thus ask obvious stuff all over again, what seems to be foreign folks replying in cryptic script, and it is almost impossible to get people to actually call me and discuss the item for sale, just constant stupid questions. Not sure how these people actually function in the outside world of human speech. Still, when a genuine buyer does appear it's all worthwhile........
Chae1
Member
- Location
- Aberdeenshire
Downloaded a movie tonight on apple tv, paid £4.99 waited about a hour for it to buffer. Its in Spanish!
Not 1 part of the description of the movie was in Spanish. None of the reviews said it was in a foreign language. I couldn't leave a review saying it was in Spanish because i hadn't watched movie.
Not 1 part of the description of the movie was in Spanish. None of the reviews said it was in a foreign language. I couldn't leave a review saying it was in Spanish because i hadn't watched movie.
One from ages ago but still annoys me. Got a phone call to look at a fencing job, the other side of town about an hour from me for someone who lives miles away that I don’t know, they wanted it fencing to let cattle out (it was may time) I explained we are booked up until mid July, and I suggested finding someone else as they were hoping to turn out in 2 weeks time! They persuaded me I wanted the job and should have a look, I agreed but reminded them itl be mid July before we could do it. Organised to meet on a Sunday morning 8.30am, I got up the Sunday morning at 5.30am text the man straight away (to early to ring) to say I’m going to be to busy to make it, I’m moving my sheep but could meet later on. I got no reply until 8am, missed a call and an angry text, “I’m here mate, where are you” “I drove 2 hours to meet you here, where are you” “I guess il just drive back then”
Some folk are hard work
Some folk are hard work
- Location
- Lincolnshire
I pay when I order, then they delay for 28 days or more before delivering.
When I deliver, people wait 28 days or more before paying.
Just about sick of it. If you want to borrow money go to a bank.
Just about at the point of insisting I will only pay when an item is delivered and will only deliver for cash on delivery or accept cash on collection.
This kind of thing seems more and more prevalent. People really are stretching it.
And please don't ask me to save to you 100 bales for winter. It's almost certain you will never be seen or heard from again,
When I deliver, people wait 28 days or more before paying.
Just about sick of it. If you want to borrow money go to a bank.
Just about at the point of insisting I will only pay when an item is delivered and will only deliver for cash on delivery or accept cash on collection.
This kind of thing seems more and more prevalent. People really are stretching it.
And please don't ask me to save to you 100 bales for winter. It's almost certain you will never be seen or heard from again,
- Location
- Penzance
Make em pay upfront and do Bank transfers, much easier. I do that with most of my customers and it's really good
Canada Farmer
Member
Canada Post, just how long does it take to post a parcel from Toronto or Tofino to home, ffs are they walking it on foot?
Aboot as organized as Air Canada
, just how long does it take to post a parcel from Toronto or Tofino to home, ffs are they walking it on foot?Aboot as organized as Air Canada
- Location
- DD9.
Millennials and their lax attitude to communication.
Ok, so they don’t do phone calls, they do messaging instead. Fair enough I’m not a complete luddite, I can work with that.
But this year the young team don’t even fecking reply to messages now, there’s no closure to communication. Typical exchange after a days work (having previously agreed that they’d be required for a full week) will go:
20.30 hrs. “Is there work tomorrow?”
20.31hrs. Yes, pulling wild oats. Pick you up 7.30. Ok?
“.................”
21.00hrs. Did you get my message?
“..................”
21.30 hrs. 7.30 ok?
“................”
22.00hrs. Ok for tomorrow?
“...............”
I go to bed
05.30hrs. Still no reply
05.35hrs. Ok for today?
“..............”
So then I phone them at 06.30
Did you get my messages?
“Yeah, half 7, that’s fine”
Ok, coz you didn’t reply.
“No, it’s fine, so there’s no point”
FFS
Ok, so they don’t do phone calls, they do messaging instead. Fair enough I’m not a complete luddite, I can work with that.
But this year the young team don’t even fecking reply to messages now, there’s no closure to communication. Typical exchange after a days work (having previously agreed that they’d be required for a full week) will go:
20.30 hrs. “Is there work tomorrow?”
20.31hrs. Yes, pulling wild oats. Pick you up 7.30. Ok?
“.................”
21.00hrs. Did you get my message?
“..................”
21.30 hrs. 7.30 ok?
“................”
22.00hrs. Ok for tomorrow?
“...............”
I go to bed
05.30hrs. Still no reply
05.35hrs. Ok for today?
“..............”
So then I phone them at 06.30
Did you get my messages?
“Yeah, half 7, that’s fine”
Ok, coz you didn’t reply.
“No, it’s fine, so there’s no point”
FFS
Cab-over Pete
Member
- Location
- Kenilworth, Warwickshire
They just don’t understand that a question mark means an answer is required
Maybe he didn’t want to go pulling wild oats with a grumpy farmer!
I had similar the other day and I won't get inside their trailer due to health and safety and it's their job to clean it not ours
- Location
- DD9.
Canada Farmer
Member
Realizing the dog took a dump the other day in the long grass just after you use the weed eater.....
Nearly
Member
- Location
- North of York
@AgriLinc
I don't want a catalogue.
I've never bought anything from you.
I sent it back last time with 'I do not want this catalogue - remove me from your lists' written on it.
Do you really think that sending out 150 shiny pages is going to persuade me to buy from you when I've already told you I don't want it?
I don't want a catalogue.
I've never bought anything from you.
I sent it back last time with 'I do not want this catalogue - remove me from your lists' written on it.
Do you really think that sending out 150 shiny pages is going to persuade me to buy from you when I've already told you I don't want it?
betweenthelines
Member
- Location
- southwest
Big article in the local rag about a cafe/restaurant that has improved it's green credentials by stopping using plates. They now use a certain type of vegetable leaf that after use can be composted down, so no environmentally damaging washing up (presume they've never heard of rainwater harvesting). Anyway, so far, so good. But where do these wonderful leaves come from? India FFS! Save a bit of washing up, fly the crockery half way round the world instead!
I give up!
I give up!
