[Annoy] What's something small that really annoys you?

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#3108976 28-Jul-2023 09:30

geoffwnz:
Geektastic:

The mysterious rort that is "On Road Costs".

Used to be about $350.

Just bought a new Subaru. $1500 ORC!

What even are "On Road Costs"?

A dealer legally has to provide the car with current WOF and Reg, so, under $200 for a "car" if they decide to charge you for the privilege of providing their legal obligations.
Even the thirstiest vehicles wont fit $1300 of fuel in them.
Change of ownership is $9.

I'd be inclined to so no thanks unles they can provide a breakdown of what the costs are and why I NEED to pay them.

I tried that. It’s as simple as “that’s what we charge if you want your car”. The $5,000 extra tax was even more painful.

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#3108978 28-Jul-2023 09:33

Geektastic: I tried that. It’s as simple as “that’s what we charge if you want your car”.

I bet if you said "OK", got up and headed out the door that they'd suddenly try to negotiate!

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#3108984 28-Jul-2023 09:40

Behodar:

Geektastic: I tried that. It’s as simple as “that’s what we charge if you want your car”.

I bet if you said "OK", got up and headed out the door that they'd suddenly try to negotiate!

Not for a Subaru XT. They have a waitlist!

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#3108987 28-Jul-2023 09:47

Geektastic:

I tried that. It’s as simple as “that’s what we charge if you want your car”. The $5,000 extra tax was even more painful.

I believe we are at the end of “the happy times” for car retailers. They have been in gravy for the last 3 years where closed borders and people looking for something to spend their disposable income on, combined with supply constraints, have meant demand has outstripped supply. That has led to the mentality of “if you want this car, you have to pay this premium”. But supply is up and soon demand may well be down (CoL crisis anyone?).
As for the ‘tax’, I mean fee, the dealers are at pains to point out it’s not their fault. But if there is a change of government and the “ute tax” is abolished, your car will instantly be worth $5000 less. Or will the dealers just increase their margin?

“We’ve arranged a society based on science and technology, in which nobody understands anything about science technology. Carl Sagan 1996

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#3109208 28-Jul-2023 14:33

I go out to floss the cat and notice a DHL we-missed-you note on the doorstep (really must get the imaginary doorbell fixed some time). It tells me to go to the DHL site and select a delivery option, which is odd because I've got leave-at-front-door as my preset option. So I sign in and it tells me I have no shipments due, which would explain why they didn't leave them by the front door.

So now my nonexistent shipment will arrive Monday instead of today.

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#3109221 28-Jul-2023 15:15

neb: ... to floss the cat ...

I'm somewhat afraid to ask! A quick google search was rather .... colourful.

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#3109223 28-Jul-2023 15:28

jamesrt:
neb: ... to floss the cat ...

I'm somewhat afraid to ask! A quick google search was rather .... colourful.

Ah, you took the first hit (which I wasn't aware of until now) rather than all the ones that followed:

In English, we sometimes say “I'm flossing the cat”. It's slang and it is supposed to convey that you are busy while you actually aren't. For example: I would love to watch Twilight with you but I'm flossing the cat.

For anyone else, please replace "floss the cat" in the post with "give aerobic scream therapy to my goldfish", which a quick Google confirms has no alternative NSFW meaning.

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#3109336 28-Jul-2023 16:09

neb:

Ah, you took the first hit

God I feel sheltered. I'm supposed to be good at language but I never heard that one before.

Plesse igmore amd axxept applogies in adbance fir anu typos

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#3109338 28-Jul-2023 16:12

Rikkitic:

God I feel sheltered. I'm supposed to be good at language but I never heard that one before.

I used the phrase "starter for 10" at work the other day and got looks of confusion all around!

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#3109350 28-Jul-2023 16:18

Behodar:
Rikkitic:

God I feel sheltered. I'm supposed to be good at language but I never heard that one before.

I used the phrase "starter for 10" at work the other day and got looks of confusion all around!

Given the original show finished in 1989 it’s hardly surprising.

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#3109363 28-Jul-2023 17:13

Wikipedia says it started again in 1994 and has run every year since. I'm pretty sure that the "starter for 10" phrase is still used.

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#3109378 28-Jul-2023 17:17

Handle9:
Behodar:
I used the phrase "starter for 10" at work the other day and got looks of confusion all around!
Given the original show finished in 1989 it’s hardly surprising.

But the book is from 2003 and the film came out in 2006 and stars Benedict Cumberbatch so at least some people should be familiar with it.

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#3109379 28-Jul-2023 17:18

Yep dropped "Claytons" into a conversation the other day. Then I realised that was a VERY long time ago - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claytons

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#3109383 28-Jul-2023 17:23

I use Claytons all the time at work. Im careful to make sure my audience are of a similar vintage to myself but I slipped up the other day and had to explain it to someone.

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#3109385 28-Jul-2023 17:43

neb:
Handle9: Given the original show finished in 1989 it’s hardly surprising.

But the book is from 2003 and the film came out in 2006 and stars Benedict Cumberbatch so at least some people should be familiar with it.

The film made US$1.7 million globally. Until I just googled it I had no idea it existed and at least I was aware of University Challenge.

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