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    • GilesG
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      I specifically said "have a phone conversation in a restaurant on speaker", the implication being that I could hear both sides of the conversation, so no I am not mad about only hearing one side of the conversation.  There is something about a conversation on a speakerphone at high volume in a restaurant, or the like that, I think is fundamentally rude, just like I think that a conversation at excessive volume by 2 people at the same table is also rude.

      "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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      • goosehdG
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        People used to step outside for a phone conversation or just say they would talk to them later….

        On the flipside I've had a few instances where someone is in a public space having a conversation on their Bluetooth headset and I initially thought that they were talking to me... 😃

        "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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        • J
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          So really it’s the volume . So as long as you talk on your phone quietly it’s ok.

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          • OaktaviaO
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            @Jeanmoreau:

            So really it’s the volume . So as long as you talk on your phone quietly it’s ok.

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            Only if you talk quietly…outside.

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            • MattM
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              @Jeanmoreau:

              So really it’s the volume . So as long as you talk on your phone quietly it’s ok.

              Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

              How about put your fucking phone in your pocket and enjoy your meal.  It’s blatantly rude to the person you’re eating with and to every other person who has to listen to you.  Mobile phones are a privilege, not a right.  I expect to say things like that to my children, not to adults.

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              • GilesG
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                @mclaincausey:

                On the plane this happens a lot too now.

                Yep, I had a guy next to me a year or so ago watching something on his speakerphone for almost the whole flight.  When we landed at Heathrow, he asked if he could borrow my phone to call his taxi driver, because his phone had run out of battery.  I'm afraid I declined.

                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                • Tago MagoT
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                  @Matt:

                  How about put your fucking phone in your pocket and enjoy your meal.  It’s blatantly rude to the person you’re eating with and to every other person who has to listen to you.  Mobile phones are a privilege, not a right.  I expect to say things like that to my children, not to adults.

                  Amen to that

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                  • J
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                    Had to post this here.   

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                    • goosehdG
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                      😃 😃 😃

                      "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                      • mclaincauseyM
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                        @Giles:

                        @mclaincausey:

                        On the plane this happens a lot too now.

                        Yep, I had a guy next to me a year or so ago watching something on his speakerphone for almost the whole flight.  When we landed at Heathrow, he asked if he could borrow my phone to call his taxi driver, because his phone had run out of battery. I'm afraid I declined.

                        With prejudice and a smile on your face, I would guess 😃

                        Think it, be it.

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                        • popvultureP
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                          Speakerphone convos drive me absolutely apeshit. RIP tact.

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                          • GilesG
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                            @mclaincausey:

                            @Giles:

                            With prejudice and a smile on your face, I would guess 😃

                            With extreme prejudice and a scowl….

                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                            • NikN
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                              Builders finishing work on my house today. Got a text from him last night saying that he would appreciate 2k over the fixed price quote of 25000 for losses he has incurred on the job due to things going wrong, which we've already paid 2.5k extra for. He has explained that he hasn't been able to pay himself a wage for part of the job. My partner and I are cleaning toward no but it's a tough one.

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                              • GilesG
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                                I'd appreciate getting SAKURA for a £100,000 less, I'll drop the shipyard a text…...

                                "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                • dinobarnesberlinD
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                                  😃

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                                  • goosehdG
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                                    Paging @neph93 …he’s had more than his share of this situation.  Best of luck @Nik

                                    I would have a really hard time paying that unless there was a really good justification, and I mean really good.

                                    "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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                                    • ARNCA
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                                      @Nik I’ll defer to those that know infinitely more than me, but are you likely to need the builder for any future projects? Maybe a chance to lock in favourable rates for next time if you have something planned?

                                      Still my initial reaction was the same as yours!

                                      “Every day that you survive you get a free sunset“

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                                      • NikN
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                                        Told him that we had agreed the fixed quote and already paid extra and couldn't afford any more. He was upset, but we managed to end it on ok terms. There was some argument and difficulty, so I am pleased it is over.

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                                        • GilesG
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                                          Congrats and thanks for letting us know, I have been thinking about you since reading your post this morning….

                                          "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          • goosehdG
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                                            That’s good news and I’m glad you held your ground.  The only way I would have paid is if:

                                            1). My indecisiveness put the project on hold for a period of time
                                            2). I changed the specs of the project which altered the scope of work.

                                            Now, I’m really interested in seeing how @Giles text went for the boat… 😃 😃

                                            "I don't give a shit what anyone else is doing, we will do what is best for us and our customers" - Giles P. :)

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