chrisp65 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 It was the level of service. I'm no sales rep for British Gas, but I was able to go on the website, click that I needed a repair. The website confirmed I was covered and gave me a choice of emergency visit, or pick a diary slot. No listening to holding music for 45 minutes. No hoping somebody rings you back and you're not in a meeting. Just instant.I selected an afternoon slot with an advisory text 30 mins before arrival. He turned up at the appointed time, having sent a text 30 minutes earlier. He put down protective sheets, did the work, cleaned up, hoovered! arranged pick up of the rubbish and the old rad (which he first offered to me for scrap). He declined a cup of tea (waste of a bloody roopie that was) and didn't once stand out the back garden having a 20 minute fag break at £65 an hour. Sod all that, just the fact he was a plumber and he actually turned up.If we hadn't made a claim, I'd have been suspicious about bothering to renew (it's the first year we've had this). Having seen the system in action, I'm very happy to pay that sort of money for that sort of service. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Did you buy the tea in India? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 T'was a ref to rohypnol in the tea, not where I bought the tea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarewsEyebrowDesigner Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Why do people find the new quoting system so difficult? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 T'was a ref to rohypnol in the tea, not where I bought the tea.Err...I know.T'was a joke based on your spelling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Waiting for someone to hilariously misquote ced's post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 T'was a ref to rohypnol in the tea, not where I bought the tea. Err...I know. T'was a joke based on your spelling.I'm very tired. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 T'was a ref to rohypnol in the tea, not where I bought the tea. Err...I know. T'was a joke based on your spelling.I'm very tired.Ok. Go to bed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troon_villan Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Do people actually pay for a TV license? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Whatever happened to the Walkers giveaway where you would find a blue packet in your crisps containing either a £5, £10 or £20 note but more often than not a voucher for a free bag of crisps.Those were the days. There was a disclaimer on the free bag of crisps token thingy that it was to the value of 27p, can remember it Those were the daysMust be the additional cost of the air that walkers include in every bag... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 T'was a ref to rohypnol in the tea, not where I bought the tea. Err...I know. T'was a joke based on your spelling. I'm very tired. Ok. Go to bed.I drunk the wrong tea. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Whatever happened to the Walkers giveaway where you would find a blue packet in your crisps containing either a £5, £10 or £20 note but more often than not a voucher for a free bag of crisps. Those were the days. There was a disclaimer on the free bag of crisps token thingy that it was to the value of 27p, can remember it Those were the days Must be the additional cost of the air that walkers include in every bag...it isn't air it's nitrogen and it's used to slow down the rate of decay on the potatoes ... it's actually quite an expensive process that Walkers go through that yer shop own brands don't ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
limvillian Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) Delete Edited October 16, 2015 by limvillian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Do people actually pay for a TV license?Yes officer, I do 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFC_Hitz Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 How does the premier league license work. I'm sat here in Istanbul and I can watch 6 games this weekend. Legally, on digiturk (their version of sky). I pay 12 tl a month for this privilege, thats around £3 a month. I'm always reading that most of the money comes from selling to foreign broadcasters. So what gives? Genuine ponder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I keep seeing the term "moneyball" in relation to football but have no idea what it means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 how great it would be to have filfhy sex with a vampire. its my new fetish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted October 17, 2015 VT Supporter Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) I keep seeing the term "moneyball" in relation to football but have no idea what it means It's a book, and later a film. In a nutshell it's about using statistics to find players (the book/film was about baseball) who are undervalued by teams.So in the film (I haven't read the book), for example, they find a pitcher who throws the ball in a really unorthodox fashion and so none of the big teams want him, but his stats are actually decent. So they get him for much cheaper than he's worth, statistically. And they do that all over the team so that they end up with a really effective team on a really small (relatively speaking) budget. You also sell (or trade) players when their value is high because if you keep using the concept then you should be able to reinvest that money on more undervalued players.I guess a footballing example would be a team buying Jamie Vardy instead of Wayne Rooney. Rooney would attract the higher transfer fee and wages but Vardy would be the more effective signing. A crude example based only on this season, but you see what I mean. It's a very good concept. But the problem in football is that you can't base the game purely on statistics, so use of the concept has had very limited success. Edited October 17, 2015 by Stevo985 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I keep seeing the term "moneyball" in relation to football but have no idea what it means It's a book, and later a film. In a nutshell it's about using statistics to find players (the book/film was about baseball) who are undervalued by teams.(snip) It's a very good concept. But the problem in football is that you can't base the game purely on statistics, so use of the concept has had very limited success. I don't necessarily disagree but I do think that the statistics in football isn't anywhere near fully developed yet. In baseball, statistics is obviously easier at face value - the game is comparatively static in nature - but they have also developed statistics (or metrics) to quantify the less obviously quantifiable. It is theoretically, to an extent at least, possible do so in football too. If I were in charge of a club, it is certainly something I'd invest in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Zen Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Do people actually pay for a TV license?With pleasure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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