Guest Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 This is the F**k It thread.When nothing's going right,someone's let ya down or ya just need a rant here's the place to do it.Went to book my cbt on monday and the guy told me that i needed my paper part of my license so i left it till i could find it,anyway decided that i would book it today as i remember it's at my mum's in a drawer and what happen's i wake up to a £493.01 gas/electric bill and now can't afford to do it.F**k It Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Thats made me feel better, mine was just under £400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Thats made me feel better, mine was just under £400 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nman1 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Feck me newb, what you doing, heating and cooking for the whole of Birmingham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Feck me newb, what you doing, heating and cooking for the whole of Birmingham. God knows mate,it's only a 2 bedroom house and i stay in london for 4 days out of every 8 and why i am in london the missus stops with her parents.Conning barstewards is what i say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Feck me newb, what you doing, heating and cooking for the whole of Birmingham. God knows mate,it's only a 2 bedroom house and i stay in london for 4 days out of every 8 and why i am in london the missus stops with her parents.Conning barstewards is what i say Just a thought but have you checked its not an estimated one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nman1 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 I`m with mid on this one pal, get it checked and query it BIG time. If your out of the house that long no way it should be that much. I`m still in credit with my leccky bill and I`ve no gas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 waiting on our leccy bill.... they have threatened to do an estimate - bring it on is what i say... our boiler went FUBAR back end of last year and we have been living on fan heaters and a poxy gas fire in the front room since..... i am 99% sure that the estimate (given out last leccy bill of £8) will be LESS by MILES than the real bill !!! hahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korben Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 My leccy company take the pee...I pay by direct debit and every september when they send me a balance I always ring them up to claim back the £500 too much they have charged me over the last year.Conversation is always the same.. Them: You have to have a buffer as you use more electric over winter.Me: I know, but you charge me so much that even over winter I use less than I am paying for so the buffer is always there.Them: Well we would rather not give you the money backMe: It's illegal for you to withhold money from a customer.Them: Is their anything we can do so you won't claim the money back.Me: reduce my direct debit.Them: We are not willing to do that.Me: Give me my money back then.Them: Yes sir, the money will be back in your account in 10 working days.Me: Well that was a waste of a conversation. Speak to you this time next year.To be honest I don't mind it as it's a £500 lump sum all at once!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 My leccy company take the pee...I pay by direct debit and every september when they send me a balance I always ring them up to claim back the £500 too much they have charged me over the last year.Conversation is always the same.. Them: You have to have a buffer as you use more electric over winter.Me: I know, but you charge me so much that even over winter I use less than I am paying for so the buffer is always there.Them: Well we would rather not give you the money backMe: It's illegal for you to withhold money from a customer.Them: Is their anything we can do so you won't claim the money back.Me: reduce my direct debit.Them: We are not willing to do that.Me: Give me my money back then.Them: Yes sir, the money will be back in your account in 10 working days.Me: Well that was a waste of a conversation. Speak to you this time next year.To be honest I don't mind it as it's a £500 lump sum all at once!!! HAHAHA !!! I know what you mean - better off in my account gathering interest than thiers i'd say !!They really dont like giving it back.. Our best was about £375 !! GET IN ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonkeyKnuckle Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Are you leaving everything on standby Noob?If there's no one home you might as well turn it all off completely, might save you some dosh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susieque Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Jeez that's a terrible amount of money Noob!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Are you leaving everything on standby Noob?If there's no one home you might as well turn it all off completely, might save you some dosh. I do leave my tv on standby but after this i might start turning it off.Thanks for the advice all and i will defo be checking it's not an estimated one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Korben Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Most TV's left on standby use about 80% of the power as when they are turned on.... I will be costing you a lot!!When I don't have my heating on my leccy bill does not even average £50 a month. When I am not there the only things left on are the water tank (It's actually economically better to leave it on as all it does is click on for a while to keep the temp up rather than heating a whole tank from cold), and of course the fridge freezer.Really think about it mate, and you would be amazed what can be switched off.Video player, DVD player, Sky Box, Broadband router, Microwave, Oven, mobile phone charger, even a 4 way gang lead which has a little light in it.... Switching them off at the power could save you literally hundreds a year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Yeah will have to start thinking about what i keep on more carefully.I might just shut down everything and live in the shed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fozzie Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 (edited) f**k Uni.. Sick of it.. Just one more month of hell and Im free from it.. Edited April 29, 2009 by Fozzie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Most TV's left on standby use about 80% of the power as when they are turned on.... I will be costing you a lot!! Not sure where that info's come from but newer TV's use 1% or less of their normal operating power when in standby. Older sets would be in the region of 10%. You have to weigh up the cost of leaving them in standby over the higher failure rate of sets having to start up from cold all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatDad Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 F**k the fact that the first time I get my wife to agree to go pillion on my bike somewhere none of you barstewards are going to MFN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve365 Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 F*ck those Council parking fascists.Nipped into the Vid/DVD shop to drop off last night's viewing and came out to see one eyeing up my car. I was in a loading and unloading parking bay (cue the 'I'm unloading a DVD' conversation) and spotted him before he managed to start writing or typing anything so got away scot free. But for pity's sake, the sun is out, I was feeling good and now I'm not.F*ck it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 My lcd tv dpesnt even have a proper off switch would have to unplug, and the wife falls asleep with the tv on so its on sleep so on standby all night.Oh ands i'm about 600 quid behind with my gas and elec so I have your 500 quid steve But f**k it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 im tired f**k it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhatDad Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 My lcd tv dpesnt even have a proper off switch would have to unplug, and the wife falls asleep with the tv on so its on sleep so on standby all night.Oh ands i'm about 600 quid behind with my gas and elec so I have your 500 quid steve But f**k it! I'm not sure with these TV's as i'm poor and have an old fashioned CRT type BUT on most electronics now a days you can usually hard power them off by holding the power button down for five seconds or so. A quick press usually does standby while a longer press switches off fully usually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techno Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 f**k it i'll try that Then I have to get kids to open cuurtains instead of putting then leaving lights on!f**kers!Think i'll move this to adult! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 Got to go to the future father in law's and install his router and new sky internet and can't be bothered.F**k It Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesw Posted April 29, 2009 Share Posted April 29, 2009 F**k it, my perfect bike is sitting down the road waiting for me to buy it, but i need to sell my 125 first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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