Wandering around a shop in Leicester, the assistant pleasantly asked me ”Cneyeelpyeratll?” ”Sorry?” ”Cneyeelpyeratll?” ”No, I still don’t understand ... oh, wait a minute, Can I help you at all?”
Dropped car off for MOT at 8am. Not in the best of moods l admit, not really a morning person (or any other time of day really). Walked in to find three receptionists, one holding forth with some story in a very high pitched voice which got higher and higher as she became more indignant. I gave it at least 30 seconds (honest ! ), before giving her such a look, she shut up mid sentence. Her colleague then got to work and took my details, all the time trying desperately hard not to laugh. A gentleman then came in and said "l have brought my car in for an MOT", to which she replied "What, someone's dropped your car off ?" "No, l've brought it in for an MOT". Something tells me it's going to be a very long day in there. Whatever happened to customer service?
We're never going to escape plastic waste It really doesn't help when you tell relatives you're trying to avoid plastic baby toys but their basic answer is "we've taken that on board but f**k your wishes here's another lorry load of plastic that will be useless within a few months". We've already got enough toys for 20 children but apparently people can't express affection in any other way. Christmas is going to be fun I imagine this is the case for parents everywhere too and we've been given a lot of hand me down toys as well like some kind of plastic pyramid scheme. Of course second hand toys can't be given as gifts because unless you spend money it doesn't count right?
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
@Picidae”Cneyeelpyeratll?” reminds me, years ago one of the TV magazine programs featured several of these phrases, one of the most popular at the time was "midazgorrajag"
It's like unicorns Anni - doesn't exist. Nessie, of course, does
W.edges - I sympathise. I think you're right about people thinking they have to spend enough money to fund the space race to show how much they 'love' your child. The whole thing disgusts me, to be honest. It's not what Christmas should be about - whether you're religious or not. I once asked everyone to donate to a charity instead of giving me presents, and they looked at me like I had three heads. I reckon you need a Leicester equivalent of Stanley Baxter's Parliamo Glasgow, Picidae Today's C's Corner comment form me [apart from delivery drivers ] is light bulbs. What the **** is going on with them nowadays?
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Don't get me started on modern light bulbs @Fairygirl , or modern Christmas tree lights for that matter. We bought some new ones a couple of years ago labelled "warm white", or as l call them "off yellow". We have some on the little tree in the dining room that we have had for years (might even be from Woolworth's), they are red, green and yellow and are really subtle. Compare and contrast with our neighbours Christmas tree lights that sear the retina and flash on and off like a full blown migraine attack. Bah humbug!
And while l am on a curmudgeonly roll, when the car was booked in this morning, we were asked "What time would you like to collect it?" 2 o'clock we said, fine she said. Turned up at 2.30 , ignored by the 2 receptionists, one finally made the effort to go and find out - it was apparently only halfway through the test and would be another half hour. We came back 45 minutes later, just getting the paperwork done, and it was being washed. Fortunately it passed. In the meantime l discovered that one of the receptionists had gone home without telling anyone ! The one dealing with me commented on the good condition of the car and the low mileage. "Yes", says my husband, "We're thinking of trading it in for a new one". "Really?" she said , and l fully expected her to go off and fetch one of the 3 salesmen sitting around doing nothing, but no "You'd be better off selling it privately". Which may well be true, but she's working in a car dealership ! Thank you for taking the time to read this, even if you are now in despair, like l am !
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“It's still magic even if you know how it's done.”
”Cneyeelpyeratll?”
”Sorry?”
”Cneyeelpyeratll?”
”No, I still don’t understand ... oh, wait a minute, Can I help you at all?”
Whatever happened to customer service?
Nessie, of course, does
W.edges - I sympathise. I think you're right about people thinking they have to spend enough money to fund the space race to show how much they 'love' your child. The whole thing disgusts me, to be honest. It's not what Christmas should be about - whether you're religious or not. I once asked everyone to donate to a charity instead of giving me presents, and they looked at me like I had three heads.
I reckon you need a Leicester equivalent of Stanley Baxter's Parliamo Glasgow, Picidae
Today's C's Corner comment form me [apart from delivery drivers
What the **** is going on with them nowadays?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thank you for taking the time to read this, even if you are now in despair, like l am !