Random Rants

[Giles]

Me

[endo]

Travel with only as much luggage as you can handle on your own.

[goosehd]

@endo Can you talk to my wife and kids…

Edit: I fully accept it’s my fault as I carry it for them.

[goosehd]

The amount of stuff we traveled with on this trip damn near broke me mentally and physically…

Edit: This was also the trip where on the arrival back home at customs, with all of the bags, stroller, and car seat hanging off of me, my wife said to the customs agent, don’t mind him…he’s just the mule.

[Brian]

@goosehd I can relate

Even for a weekend away I use a small hold-all
Sons stuff fits in mine now he doesn’t need umpteenth amount of clothes changes and nappies etc

Wife on the other hand will use 2-3 bags and 2 are the size of what I would call a cricketers kit bag size, plus handbag plus makeup bag

I’ve given up trying to argue the point or need for so much stuff

[Bridger]

said in Random Rants:

Some people just have too much baggage

The best puns need to be pointed out

[goosehd]

@Bridger Everything has a life of it’s own once it’s posted and yes I did get the original meaning…sorry to disappoint.

[Matt]

Invitation: we’re having a theme…

Me: fuck you no.

[Tago Mago]

On my way home, 480km/300miles trip. 6 1/2 hours in, another 45-60 minutes to go depending on traffic. And because I’m a sensible driver I’m typing this whilst stationary in a traffic jam…

[goosehd]

@Tago-Mago that’s nothing, most people do that whilst the car is moving and preferably the faster the better…

[steelworker]

@tody 40 in the States is mid adolescence.

[Indigo Alchemist]

UPS again

[WhiskeySandwich]

@Indigo-Alchemist Thats not what you wanna see.

In my experience, UPS is the most reliable carrier albeit far from perfect. Fedex is the worst, they regularly send my packages on a tour of the US, notifying me its out for delivery at each stop just to delay it again the following day. USPS is just slow.

Good luck with the investigation!

[Indigo Alchemist]

@WhiskeySandwich thx mate. I‘d say DHL is the best over here in Europe right now.

[Alex]

@Indigo-Alchemist DHL is the worst over here in the UK. Hard to find a one size fits all solution, unfortunatley

[Indigo Alchemist]

@Alex I honestly never had a big problem with any of my IH orders in this case it is a UPS standard shipment from Spain and not a UPS Express like IH does. Within the EU DHL works really well

[Giles]

We have trialled just about, if not all, of the big carriers. Specifically with DHL, we trialled them a few years ago, and they were great. Then we gave them a lot of our business and real life was comprehensively worse than the trial. we had to stop using them. Then recently we decided that it was worth trialling them again, the trial went well, so we gave them all our business (but luckily, did not terminate UPS), again real life was way worse than the trial, we had to dump them again.

UPS may not be perfect, but it overall it is the last bad....

[WhiskeySandwich]

I find it infuriating when trial periods are misrepresentative of actual business dealings. companies should know better. There seems an obvious benefit to having a loyal repeat-customer base. Why then do so many businesses screw them over with stuff like this or with "new-customer only deals", rather than loyalty perks or improved/tiered service based on longer term business?

[Giles]

Yeah, "this deal is only available to new customers", fuck off, I've been a loyal customer for years, what reward do I get?

[Tyler]

I had the same with my Phone network provider - was a customer for almost 15 years and when I came to renew my contract they expected me to pay even more than I did last year for half the benefits I had on my previous contract... mentioned a deal they had but it was only for New customers... - Hard pass, went with another provider their loss...