Things We Hate

[Abertawe]

TPS is a waste of time. There is a huge black market for data, is names & numbers. If you've had your data sold on then you'll keep getting calls TPS or not.

 

[TomPNE94]

Just tell them the kettle has boiled and you will be back in a second and leave the phone on for a couple of hours. They aren't allowed to hang up.

 

[Craig]

They are.

 

[Abertawe]

Aren't allowed to hang up :hesk:

 

[T.A]

Blow a whistle down the phone as soon as you pick up. I got called a fucking c***. So I did it again, let's just say he gave up and put the phone down. Just call me the whistle blower.

 

[Craig]

Great idea, burst the poor bastards eardrum.

Just put the phone down. Idiots.

 

[The Iron]

I think my idea is by far the best

 

[Red]

Great idea, burst the poor bastards eardrum.

Just put the phone down. Idiots.

Not when there's fun to be had. Now I don't do this with business calls, but the other day a woman rang me purporting to be from Talk Talk which is my service provider. She told me that she understood I'd been having problems with my pc and that if I followed her instructions she could sort it out. I knew straight away it was a scam, but pretended to go along with it. I told her that my pc was on and ready. Her first instruction was telling me to press the Microsoft key and another key. I told her I'd done that and she asked what could I see on the screen. I replied that I could see her arse and tits. She kept asking me to clarify until I'd had enough and told her to fuck off. She shouted YOU FUCK off and put the phone down.

A few weeks ago I was phoning the service that discloses the energy suppliers of vacant properties because my mate was moving in to a new home. He asked me to do it cos he's not very confident with that sort of stuff. I was on hold for ages then a woman picked up. She dealt with the issue and asked if there was anything else. I told her just one thing, the music you play when customers are on hold sounds like 70s porn music. She took it in jest, laughed and said yeah, it's not the best is it?

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

No interest whatsoever since the food world cup didn't reach its conclusion.

Pressure was brought to bear behind the scenes, and my continued posting on the forum was placed in extreme jeopardy. Unfortunately I'm not at liberty to say any more.

 

[Red]

Pressure was brought to bear behind the scenes, and my continued posting on the forum was placed in extreme jeopardy. Unfortunately I'm not at liberty to say any more.

Sounds a bit cloak and dagger. It was really popular. Will it ever be resumed? Will the new world cup youre proposing be subject to dastardly shenanigans?

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

It was too popular, if anything. One high profile poster reacted poorly to all of the acclaim it was receiving, and was able to get it quashed as part of his jealous vendetta. Sad. But I've said too much already.

The Rockist World Cup would be staged in the music forum, and would thus exist outside of the jurisdiction of certain negative influences.

 

[Stevencc]

It was too popular, if anything. One high profile poster reacted poorly to all of the acclaim it was receiving, and was able to get it quashed as part of his jealous vendetta. Sad. But I've said too much already.

The Rockist World Cup would be staged in the music forum, and would thus exist outside of the jurisdiction of certain negative influences.

Do you believe that the truth about this horrid set of circumstances will ever be revealed?

 

[Martino Knockavelli]

I really couldn't say. Here are some completely unrelated pictures that I happen to like.

 

[mowgli]

Don't forget to renew every 6 months. I was on TPS and it worked quite well, the shit calls significantly stopped. About 7 months in I got a phone call from British Gas. I told the caller I was on TPS and he shouldn't be calling. He asked me if I'd renewed my TPS service and I said I didn't know you have to renew it. He then told me if you don't renew it every 6 months you're no longer protected by TPS

Cheers Red i didn't know that i'll do it now

 

[mowgli]

I'm still covered by TPS, what a waste of fucking time that is I need to get more personal in my abuse, i love a challenge

 

[Red]

I really couldn't say. Here are some completely unrelated pictures that I happen to like.

Got an idea about who that is. I hope this forum isn't gong to turn into what TFF ended up being.

I'm still covered by TPS, what a waste of fucking time that is I need to get more personal in my abuse, i love a challenge

You're welcome. Maybe people have different experiences. TPS doesn't completely eradicate nuisance calls because it's the callers discretion whether they want to risk calling you or not. However, like you say if the number is withheld in those circumstances it renders the servie pointless. Just going on my experience it stopped 90% of the shite I was getting.

 

[silkyman]

I'm still covered by TPS, what a waste of fucking time that is I need to get more personal in my abuse, i love a challenge

My 94 year old (when he died) grandad used to answer the phone to them and say 'hang on... I'll go and get my dad' then leave them hanging while he went off to potter in the garden or something.

 

[T.A]

How does a ghost pick up the phone in the first place?

 

[blade1889]

I like to string them along, had plenty of 'eff yous' and people hang upon me.

Had one where I said I'd pass him on to my dog who he's more likely to con, he just ended up laughing but was a persistent bugger and even though he knew the game was up still tried.

Had another telling me my computer had a load of viruses. To cut a long story short they get you to hit a few functions on your computer which shows the 'viruses' when you may not even have any (then they get you to download software and with it a virus). Anyway this guy was going through the whole performance and then asked me what I saw "it says my computer is clean, no viuses". So he asked me to repeat then finally twigged, "you're not at your computer are you". "no". His put the phone down after saying "you're not a very nice man".

So hurtful.

 

[mowgli]

I like to string them along, had plenty of 'fuck yous' and people hang upon me.

Had one where I said I'd pass him on to my dog who he's more likely to con, he just ended up laughing but was a persistent bugger and even though he knew the game was up still tried.

Had another telling me my computer had a load of viruses. To cut a long story short they get you to hit a few functions on your computer which shows the 'viruses' when you may not even have any (then they get you to download software and with it a virus). Anyway this guy was going through the whole performance and then asked me what I saw "it says my computer is clean, no viuses". So he asked me to repeat then finally twigged, "you're not at your computer are you". "no". His put the phone down after saying "you're not a very nice man".

So hurtful.

Like it

 

[Christian Slater]

The best thing to do with cold callers is create a fictional argument with someone in your room. Muffle the phone a little and shout, while doing this simulate the noise of a scuffle, then go completely silent. Finally, unmuffle the phone and in a distressed voice, say "shit, I think I killed her."

 

[The Iron]

People that park in disabled bays when they're not disabled

 

[merseyboyred]

His put the phone down after saying "you're not a very nice man".

Considering he was trying to steal from you that's a bit rich...

 

[Pagnell]

People who park in parent and child bays when they don't have children or even child seats. And then get the arse through embarrassment when you pull them up on it and call them inconsiderate fuckers.

 

[Christian Slater]

Not disputing that, Pags, but I hate how society is largely structured around accommodating people with children.

 

[JJH]

Geoff Boycott on TMS. I know people have developed the idea that he's somehow post-modern, but they're all utterly wrong. He's a boorish and tedious man, utterly obsessed with Yorkshire CCC 1962-1970. It's not even funny. If you ever got stuck in a conversation with him at a bus stop, you'd smile and nod politely then you'd fuck off and walk home instead.

Graham Swann as well. THE smuggest man in cricket bar none. Every time he impersonates one of his ex team mates or an ex opponent, I have to turn the radio off.

I'm a big fan of Boycott - he speaks the truth and he doesn't faff about with trying to put it nicely. Admittedly - his obsession with Yorkshire and his reluctance to criticise a Yorkshireman in the England squad is cringeworthy, but I think his views are worth listening to.

I enjoy TMS, I like Boycott, Aggers, Tuffers, Blowers, Simon Mann etc, but I think the modern generation with Vaughan and Swann giving it a bit of 'banter' doesn't make for good listening.

 

[Pagnell]

Not disputing that, Pags, but I hate how society is largely structured around accommodating people with children.

I'm not sure how that is something worthy of hate, unless the various accommodations you speak of result in real inconvenience to people without children. What accommodations did you have in mind exactly?

 

[Abertawe]

Wacky warehouse

 

[appletablepenny]

Wacky warehouse

Oh, how Wacky Warehouses used to be a lifesaver a few years ago. A good way of killing an afternoon. I don't miss them though.

 

[blade1889]

Wacky warehouse

I hate Toby Carvery to this day as they turned my closest Wacky Warehouse into one when I was about 8. Soul destroying, I'd already seen my parents split-up but TC taking away my WW was too much to take with his smug grin.