Continuing Rant Thread - Get it Off Ya Chest here

[Camo6]

I'm all for management telling customers to get fucked and seen it plenty in the automotive industry but it's not like Truman was doing anything outwardly rude. We live in a society where some people spend more time socialising on their phone than with the people around them. I've seen blokes sit in a circle while they all just stare at their phones. Just yesterday I was buying some tiles when my phone rang and I unconsciously answered it while being served.
While I agree that it may have appeared a tad discourteous I find the clerks rudeness far more out of place. If it's not my business then it ain't my business. Just do your job then bitch about it online like the rest of us! :lol:

 

[manticle]

I often answer if it rings - the sound of the ring left to continue is disconcerting. However I only answer long enough to ask whoever it is if I can call back, then apologise to the person serving.

Yes we do live in an age where people are glued to smart phones but occasionally we need a reminder that there is a world outside the screen.

Sent from my huwaei piece of shit dumbphone using aussiehomebrewer.com

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

I have this thing called voicemail....**** its awsome. More people need to discover it it and use it effectively

 

[Camo6]

I often answer if it rings - the sound of the ring left to continue is disconcerting. However I only answer long enough to ask whoever it is if I can call back, then apologise to the person serving.

Yes we do live in an age where people are glued to smart phones but occasionally we need a reminder that there is a world outside the screen.

Sent from my huwaei piece of shit dumbphone using aussiehomebrewer.com

Haha! Yeah I do the same. Mainly because I have Lyrics Born as my ringtone and it sounds like porno music. I'd change it but it's now a part of my whole persona.

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

Nothing worse than other people recognising your porno ringtone....

 

[manticle]

People recognising you from a porno might be worse.

 

[Truman42]

If I saw you standing there with a phone to your ear I would naturally assume you where on the phone....


Sounds like you have sour grapes because you came across as being on the phone and you got a deserved dirty look for your actions.

We all know what happens when we ASSUME.
I'm not pissed because she assumed I was on the phone. I'm pissed because I went out of my way to tell the caller to hold so I could give the girl my full attention, because I hate people who just keep talking on the phone and barely give them a look or just keep talking. Because I was polite and said hello and looked at her and gave her my full attention. And she then had a go at me for being on my phone as if I had ignored her.

 

[manticle]

She assumed you were on the phone. She was correct. You were on the phone. You gave her no reason to assume otherwise.

Go one step further next time and put the phone in your pocket.

 

[dicko]

I have this thing called voicemail....**** its awsome. More people need to discover it it and use it effectively

Continuing the Rant,

Paid voicmail is great if people leave a message. i cant understand why they dont, after all they have already paid for the call.

The thing that shits me is that useless service that says,

"The person you have phoned is unavailable, please leave a short, ten second message and we will send your message as a text"
I have never seen that useless service work yet.....It is easier just to text the person you are trying to contact.

To the people that have this piece of shit service, lash out and pay for voicemail!!!
You may be surprised how many people are actually trying to contact you....

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

We all know what happens when we ASSUME.
I'm not pissed because she assumed I was on the phone. I'm pissed because I went out of my way to tell the caller to hold so I could give the girl my full attention, because I hate people who just keep talking on the phone and barely give them a look or just keep talking. Because I was polite and said hello and looked at her and gave her my full attention. And she then had a go at me for being on my phone as if I had ignored her.

But you where on the phone. QED

Here is a gratuitous picture of a shovel

 

[spog]

When I tow my boat I am very conscious of this. Although I can stick at 100 it does drop a bit on the hills.
If a line builds up I do my best let them pass as safely as I can.

You still get some dickheads though, can't wait and try overtaking on blind corners, hills etc.

I tow a tool trailer with me every where I go for work,I sit on 90- 100 kmh because of fuel etc,when ever I cop abuse or dirty looks from fuckwits who own the road I blow them a kiss and smile.
Doing this on almost every occasion totally fucks their day up,I get a good giggle from some people's explosive reactions after they have abused me.

 

[Truman42]

But you where on the phone. QED

Here is a gratuitous picture of a shovel

No, I had the phone resting on my ear..big difference to being on the phone and talking to someone. She had no idea if someone was on the other end or not because she never heard me talking to anyone.

 

[Liam_snorkel]

Why was it resting on your ear? How big are your ears? Why is the sky blue? What is life?

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

You still had the phone up to your ear as if you where on the phone.

Here is a gratuitous picture of a hole with a man standing in it

 

[Ducatiboy stu]

No, I had the phone resting on my ear..big difference to being on the phone and talking to someone. She had no idea if someone was on the other end or not because she never heard me talking to anyone.

This begs the question...if you where not on the phone...then why was it up to your ear......?

 

[manticle]

No, I had the phone resting on my ear..big difference to being on the phone and talking to someone. She had no idea if someone was on the other end or not because she never heard me talking to anyone.

Why should it be up to her to work out why you have a phone on your ear?

 

[billygoat]

Sorry Truman. I am on the cashiers side.

Me too.

And I tow a caravan.

 

[CrookedFingers]

Yeah that's a tough one Truman.
I have done that before, probably the same dans !!
I just take the phone away from my ear, call still in progress.
After the transaction is done I resume.
I think the phone away from the ear shows I care more about the cashier than the call.

 

[tavas]

 

[Ducatiboy stu]