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WHY would you knock that back!stui magpie wrote:I was invited to go to the Peter mac breakfast this morning and knocked it back. Driving into the G early morning-pass. So a woman who works for me went. He comments were hilarious. She's not a footy follower and had no idea what it was all about. Had a photo taken with each of Bucks and MM and didn't really know who either of them were.
The main thing she took out of the morning was, next time we're both invited to something like that, get in before me with the apology.
Great stuff Stui.stui magpie wrote:I knocked it back because the idea of having to drive into the city in peak hour traffic chills me. Driving to the MCG, No!!!
I'd have to drive to go because I'd then have to get to work afterward and public transport is not an option to get to work or home.
Anyway, today I laughed because of how easy it is to make an insurance company jump to attention when there's money involved.
Scenario, Tuesday night the SES taped up the hole in my roof with a tarp that they tied down and various points. They warned me it was only temporary.
last night I got **** sleep due to listening to the wind trying to frag the tarp all night. This morning as I was leaving for work in the dark I noticed that 1 of the ropes had come loose. Uh oh.
So when I got to work I called the insurance company and told them the tarp was coming loose and with the weather forecast it wasn't looking good. The dipshit on the phone basically gave me the "Thanks for that, I've made a note" routine. OK sweetie, your call.
Bit after lunch the daughter rang me. She'd been out for an hour or so, just got home and the tarp is basically in the park next door. Whoops.
So, rang the insurance company again. This time I basically laid it out for them. What I said, in summary was:
Remember me? I have a hole in my roof.
The tarp that was on my roof has been blown off meaning that hole is now exposed to the elements.
Rain is forecast
At the moment all the damage is external. If I get rain through that hole it will cause damage to the ceiling and wall which will make the cost of repairs significantly higher.
What would you like me to do? I'm not climbing on the roof and I can't call the SES back.
"Ummm, can I put you on hold for a minute?"
3 minutes on hold, they have suddenly approved for her to contact the company that was contracted to quote for repairs to do a quick "safety" fix.
By the time I got home a bloke and been out, put the tarp away, nailed up a couple of temporary battens over the hole and used some of the spare tiles from the roof to make it waterproof again. And no frigging tarp flapping round.
take your time fixing the rest of it.
Dark Beanie wrote:Amongst all the sadness of what has happened in the Ukraine, I saw this story....
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/jehan- ... 6991673939
Didn't make me laugh out loud but made me smile, because there is still love out there in the world.
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