Diageo Posted September 27, 2011 Posted September 27, 2011 Had a 24 hour bus journey and will have another one tomorrow. At least I'm able to sleep for most of it. My granny said that all gay people should be born dead. I wasn't sure what to do. Hurt my relationship with her while she may not have many years of life left for a point of view she might never change. Or challenge her disgusting prejudice and show her she is a moronic bigot. Anyway, major respect lost.
Gizmo Posted September 27, 2011 Posted September 27, 2011 This week was all looking really good. Lots of different good stuff. Then my granny died a few hours ago. Shit.
Mr-Paul Posted September 27, 2011 Posted September 27, 2011 Had my uncle's funeral today. SO sad as he died before his time, but was a lovely service. The (anti)climax of a very hectic few weeks for me. So glad I have a day off tomorrow as I'm absolutely drained of energy. To make it even worse for my family, my aunt's cat passed away yesterday, at the age of 21 so it was to be expected, but it seems like she just gave up once my uncle had gone. Sorry to hear of your loss, Gizmo.
jayseven Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 Sorry to hear it, Gizman. We're here for ya if you want a heart-to-hearts
Murr Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 I've been underpaid by about £700 FFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
Eenuh Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 So sorry to hear about that Gizmo. =( *hugs*
Gizmo Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 Totally hasn't hit me yet. I feel lethargic and tired, but not really upset. It's weird.
martinist Posted September 28, 2011 Posted September 28, 2011 Looks like my mum was scamed this morning >_< clicked on an e-mail from the Halifax and the next thing she knows the banks is calling up wondering why shes trying to withdraw £990 and £993 all at once. It was from some company calling themselves "Thames Water", seems to have got it sorted out now though. Atleast none of her money was taken ^_^
EEVILMURRAY Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 I have just watched Tangled, and found the trailer incredibly misleading, not just your average trailer-misleadingness. Her hair had no sentient powers at all.
Dannyboy-the-Dane Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 I have just watched Tangled, and found the trailer incredibly misleading, not just your average trailer-misleadingness. Her hair had no sentient powers at all. The trailer is one of the most misrepresenting trailers I have ever seen. It does not do the movie justice at all. But believing her haid had sentient powers, that mistake's on you.
EEVILMURRAY Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 But believing her haid had sentient powers, that mistake's on you. It's got a Goddam life of its own! YOU CAN SEE THE POWERS.
gaggle64 Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 Long story short, turns out grandad's got cancer and the doc's talking months, definitely not years. I feel like I've just been handed something heavy to carry after finally putting down a couple of other small things. I honestly do not know what I should be feeling, if anything.
EEVILMURRAY Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 Don't feel the future Gagglemon. Feel the now.
gaggle64 Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 Don't feel the future Gagglemon. Feel the now. See, that's the problem. The now now operates in proximity to an unknown future point. It's like being in a Terminator film but without the gelatinous robots, blonds with machine guns or Arnold, and Terminator Salvation was awful enough without your granddad dying at the end of it.
EEVILMURRAY Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 So make the most of it. Even though the time isn't definite it shouldn't mean you should start thinking about Christian Bale and Terminator Salvation. You can think about Arnie, but only when you're sleeping. That way you can focus more when you're awake.
ReZourceman Posted September 29, 2011 Posted September 29, 2011 Sorry and condolences to Gaggle/Gizmo.
ipaul Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 Without wanting to sound terribly cliché, it's a time for a super happy student finance rant. So my loan was due to come through yesterday and it still hasn't arrived today. Ring up to see what's going on and they said they were waiting for me to sign some letter, which wasn't mentioned anywhere on the website - that claimed everything to do with the loan was dandy and I could relax. So that was pretty annoying, but the post in our house is a bit haphazard so I could place some of the fault with myself on that one. The real humdinger however is the grant situation. This is money you receive based on means testing, so you have to supply financial evidence - annual incomes, tax returns, proof of separation if separated. At the end of July and againhalfway through August, my mum rang them up and inquired about how to supply evidence this year, just to check if anything had changed. TWICE they told her that all that was needed this year was a simple form which could be filled online. She didn't have to worry about anything else, everything was hunky dory and I would be getting the (much needed) student grant. When I rang up today, they told me I couldn't get the grant because we hadn't sent any financial evidence or forms in. You Fucking What. This means that TWICE we got some lobotomised fuckwit on the other end of the phone who told us any amount of bullshit information, either because they didn't know what they were fucking talking about or because they couldn't be arsed to go through the proper procedure and explain exactly what was needed from us to give to them. It'll be a long frigging time before I see that money now and I'm already maxed out on my overdraft, with only £30 in my wallet to keep me going. The only positive I can draw from this is that at least I'm apparently still able to get the grant. I'm gonna continue to be absolutely skint for the next month now, worrying about money when I really shouldn't have had to. Further anecdotal evidence then, if it were needed, that Student Finance is one of the most horrendously inefficient, unorganised and incompetent organisations going in Britain today. FOR FUCKS SAKE
Gizmo Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 THe student loan system is a farce in Scotland too. I submitted my application before the supposed "payment on time guaranteed" deadline in July. Still haven't got my money, or even been told how much I'm going to be getting this year. Every time I try to phone them I get "due to extremely high call volume, we would ask if you could try again later". I emailed them 2 weeks ago and still haven't had a reply.
Ganepark32 Posted September 30, 2011 Posted September 30, 2011 THe student loan system is a farce in Scotland too. I submitted my application before the supposed "payment on time guaranteed" deadline in July. Still haven't got my money, or even been told how much I'm going to be getting this year. Every time I try to phone them I get "due to extremely high call volume, we would ask if you could try again later". I emailed them 2 weeks ago and still haven't had a reply. That "payment on time guarantee" deadline was actually June, unfortunately. And yeah, emailing them can mean waiting weeks for a reply. Had it in my first year at Uni and waited 4 weeks for them to reply about my tuition fees meaning I had to pay extra on them due to their lateness in getting back to me.
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