http://www.crass-stupidity.com Ineptitude from the Corporate World Mon, 28 Jul 2008 13:30:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well Claire lied: having been told again nearly three weeks ago by O2 that they would definitely call me back within five working days and that Be Broadband - part of O2 - would have removed their details from the line, their website still claimed that a service was already ... http://www.crass-stupidity.com/2008/07/28/o2-home-broadband/ Well no surprise there: having been told on Friday by O2 that they would definitely call me back within 24 hours by when Be Broadband - part of O2 - had removed their details from the line, after 48 hours their website still claims that a service is already on that line ... http://www.crass-stupidity.com/2008/07/06/o2-broadband/ I have just moved into a flat in London and had thought I'd use my Vodafone mobile for voice calls and my Vodafone 3G USB stick for Internet access. The thinking behind this was that I am already paying monthly sums for both services, so why pay for a new ... http://www.crass-stupidity.com/2008/07/04/broadband/ My bike is safely tucked up for winter (apart from the odd bit of fettling). So being a dutiful citizen, I declared SORN online when the tax disc expired in the Autumn. So far, so good. I have a couple of ride-outs coming up in a few weeks, so it's time for ... http://www.crass-stupidity.com/2008/03/24/dvla-vehicle-licensing-online/ Le plus ça change... According to the Office for National Statistics, inflation is running at 2.2%. Clearly no-one told South Norfolk District Council about this as our new council tax demand is up 4.0% on last year. Talking of last year, do you remember how last year Norfolk Police Authority couldn't keep ... http://www.crass-stupidity.com/2008/03/11/norfolk-police-authority/ Yes, this self-proclaimed "World's No.1 Webhost" are showing that they are in fact the world's no. 1 useless bunch of tossers. All the websites we host with them that rely on databases to function are down. Their new premium rate customer services number allows you to call them, start racking up the ... http://www.crass-stupidity.com/2008/03/11/11-internet-again/ Surprise, surprise! Barclays couldn't be arsed to call me back as they had promised. So I rang 0845 7555555 again and went through thus usual palaver of them not being able to find the account on their system before I was transferred to a supervisor. I asked her for the direct dial ... http://www.crass-stupidity.com/2008/01/09/barclays-those-lost-dollars/ So opinionated motormouth Jeremy Clarkson has done the equivalent of wearing a sign saying "kick me" by publishing his bank account details in an article in the Sun newspaper. And guess what? Yes, someone managed to get £500 out of his account! Got to love this bit though: "The bank cannot find out who ... http://www.crass-stupidity.com/2008/01/07/jeremy-clarkson-in-kick-me-shock/ Beware if you dare to want to accept cheques in any other currency than Sterling. The UK Banks really don't want to know - in my experience - unless you are a business. If you can find a bank that will open a US Dollar account, they usually ignore the money ... http://www.crass-stupidity.com/2008/01/07/barclays-losing-my-money/ I wanted to re-order some contact lenses this morning. My prescription should be reviewed on 18 May 2008, apparently, so I was not allowed to order six months' supply. Now by my reckoning, I ought to be able to order four or five months' supply but Tesco only offer me the option of ... http://www.crass-stupidity.com/2008/01/01/tesco-opticians/