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  #3010152 15-Dec-2022 10:21
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Insurance companies. 

 

"Yes, please go ahead and book alternative accommodation, movers and storage"

 

Me: "Dear [insurer], please find attached receipts per our previous discussion."

 

Insurer: "Before I can process any payments, I need to check that the claim can be accepted and it appears some of my previous emails may have given the wrong impression". 

 

Your emails said go ahead and book the necessary and we'll cover it when you send in your receipts. What's the wrong impression, here? That you want to backtrack on your commitment? 

 

 

 

Looks like a call to the ombudsman may be in order. 

 

Unfortunately the repairs are only about 25% complete, so we can't get too vocal just yet...or they may backtrack on that, too. 

 

 





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  #3010340 15-Dec-2022 13:41
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It annoys me (no, actually it incenses me) that people like These animals are allowed to make plea deals to have a lesser sentence, despite admitting they killed their adopted child through neglect. 

 

 

 

I hope the great Karma Beast in the sky visits them in the night. 





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  #3010395 15-Dec-2022 15:48
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News websites with embeded videos that autoplay with no option to disable said autoplay. I just want to read the articles in peace. Half the time the embeded video is a "related topic" and only loosely connected with the article.


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  #3010396 15-Dec-2022 15:49
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Or news websites that only offer the video for a story. I want to read it, please and thank you.





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  #3010401 15-Dec-2022 16:13
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So glad I'm not the only one who actually wants to read things. I use two browsers, one that blocks autoplay, the other for the rare item I actually need to play.

 

 





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  #3010411 15-Dec-2022 16:47
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Rikkitic:

 

So glad I'm not the only one who actually wants to read things. I use two browsers, one that blocks autoplay, the other for the rare item I actually need to play.

 

 

 

 

Auto-play drives me nuts.....what was wrong with just using the play button if and when you wanted rather than being blasted with audio

 

 





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  #3010417 15-Dec-2022 17:05
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I'm on a roll this afternoon.

 

Why has every SVOD app developer implemented a "Are you sure you really want to exit" process now. And to make matters worse its not just one extra click to exit an app it's two as the default option is always NO and you have to first select YES before clicking OK.

 

I know they think they're smart and its to discourage you from leaving their app for another service but it makes me not want to open their app in the first place.


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  #3010421 15-Dec-2022 17:14
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Senecio:

 

I'm on a roll this afternoon.

 

Why has every SVOD app developer implemented a "Are you sure you really want to exit" process now. And to make matters worse its not just one extra click to exit an app it's two as the default option is always NO and you have to first select YES before clicking OK.

 

I know they think they're smart and its to discourage you from leaving their app for another service but it makes me not want to open their app in the first place.

 

 

I dont think I have ever exited one of those apps. Just go home and open something else.





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richms:

 

I dont think I have ever exited one of those apps. Just go home and open something else.

 

 

I think I need to map the ATV home button on my Logitech remote.


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  #3010431 15-Dec-2022 17:32
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Feeling pain, constantly, every day, for four months now: BDFL health status (geekzone.co.nz)





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  #3010450 15-Dec-2022 18:42
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freitasm:

 

Feeling pain, constantly, every day, for four months now: BDFL health status (geekzone.co.nz)

 

 

 

 

You have my sincere sympathies..... I have had a migraine every day now for over 10 years.

 

I really hope they can do something for you, they have given up on me.


  #3010466 15-Dec-2022 20:05
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Handsomedan:

 

Insurance companies. 

 

"Yes, please go ahead and book alternative accommodation, movers and storage"

 

Me: "Dear [insurer], please find attached receipts per our previous discussion."

 

Insurer: "Before I can process any payments, I need to check that the claim can be accepted and it appears some of my previous emails may have given the wrong impression". 

 

Your emails said go ahead and book the necessary and we'll cover it when you send in your receipts. What's the wrong impression, here? That you want to backtrack on your commitment? 

 

Looks like a call to the ombudsman may be in order. 

 

Unfortunately the repairs are only about 25% complete, so we can't get too vocal just yet...or they may backtrack on that, too. 

 

Having worked in the world of real insurance (albeit many years ago), if it turns out that the policy does not provide temporary accommodation cover like they told you, request that they make you an ex gratia payment based on their written statements to you and the commitments you made on the basis of that. Certainly back in my day, approval for ex gratia payments needed to happen fairly high up the tree and at that level things tend to be viewed a little more sympathetically/objectively. Probably at present the claims handler/assessor is just trying to cover their backside because they realise they made a major mistake.


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  #3010484 15-Dec-2022 21:24
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Incessant Meghan and Harry coverage. Enough already.


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  #3010486 15-Dec-2022 21:39
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networkn:

 

Incessant Meghan and Harry coverage. Enough already.

 

 

 

 

Well at least some of the brits have a sense of humour about it

 

 

 


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  #3010492 15-Dec-2022 22:02
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freitasm:

Or news websites that only offer the video for a story. I want to read it, please and thank you.



Also the ones where they just embed half a dozen Twitter comments and claim it is “news”.





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