A place to rant about things that wind you up ( keep it clean lol)

[Rivervixen]

Just saw on the news that over 50 rabbits were dumped in a lot downtown. Animal control is catching them and getting them vet checked. Plus the temperature tonight is supposed to get down to 16 F/-8.8 C. So glad that they are being rescued and someone noticed them, but honestly! Why dump them!?!?! There are so many places that they could have been safely surrendered to.

Last year we saw rabbits running at the side of the road, like 4 of them and we tried to herd them up and couldn’t. The “owner” drove to us and told us to stop bothering his rabbits, these rabbits were running all over the road and into so many different places but apparently they were fine because they returned home eventually every time. It’s a wonder these rabbits weren’t flattened or killed, if we’d of been able to catch them I’d of taken every last one. No words for people

 

[Lorcan]

Manager leaves a message on Tuesday, "We'll deliver your meds on Friday."
Speak to area manager on Friday, "And we'll be round later with your meds too."

Well it's now Monday. Nobody's bothered contacting me aside from the CMHT, who said they'd been told "Yeah we'll send them out tonight."

Well if I was pissed before, god help whoever has to deal with me tomorrow. How, after nearly 2 years, has my medication very suddenly just gone missing? Who has it? Has someone walked off with it and claimed otherwise? Because that's the only reason I can think of. They know where I live, they know my mobile number. They do meds for someone else in the other building and I wonder if they've been mucking them about like they have me?

I don't take those meds for the sheer bloody hell of it. Yegads. Also I realise now this is me without meds and good grief how did I survive nearly 30 years like this?!

 

[weepweeps]

Manager leaves a message on Tuesday, "We'll deliver your meds on Friday."
Speak to area manager on Friday, "And we'll be round later with your meds too."

Well it's now Monday. Nobody's bothered contacting me aside from the CMHT, who said they'd been told "Yeah we'll send them out tonight."

Well if I was pissed before, god help whoever has to deal with me tomorrow. How, after nearly 2 years, has my medication very suddenly just gone missing? Who has it? Has someone walked off with it and claimed otherwise? Because that's the only reason I can think of. They know where I live, they know my mobile number. They do meds for someone else in the other building and I wonder if they've been mucking them about like they have me?

I don't take those meds for the sheer bloody hell of it. Yegads. Also I realise now this is me without meds and good grief how did I survive nearly 30 years like this?!

I really hope you get yours meds very soon.

 

[Lorcan]

I really hope you get yours meds very soon.

Me too. I can get pretty ridiculous like this I need to do stuff! But instead my brain refuses to focus. I'm gonna ask the CMHT tomorrow to get me a paper prescription from the GP and then pick it up myself. Can't go missing that way. I'm not supposed to do that, but clearly these are circumstances quite outside my control.

I take a controlled drug, which is why I'm suspicious nobody's managed to bring them over.

 

[weepweeps]

Me too. I can get pretty ridiculous like this I need to do stuff! But instead my brain refuses to focus. I'm gonna ask the CMHT tomorrow to get me a paper prescription from the GP and then pick it up myself. Can't go missing that way. I'm not supposed to do that, but clearly these are circumstances quite outside my control.

I take a controlled drug, which is why I'm suspicious nobody's managed to bring them over.

I'm sure there’s just been a mix up and they will be along with them soon or first thing in the morning. Can you read or listen to music to calm your mind? Take care.

 

[Lorcan]

I'd understand a mix up but every night since Friday? That's 4 nights nobody's apparently noticed an extra bunch of medication sitting around. Person A was apparently meant to do it on Friday but according to the CMHT, they spoke to Person A today and Person A claimed no knowledge of this. I can't wait to find out what tonight's excuse was.

 

[Bill & Ted]

This one is long, apologies in advance.

I smoke, and I know that being environmentally conscious as a smoker is a tad, well, odd. But there are some ways it can be made better, and this is where my problem comes in. You get filters packaged in 3 different ways. Some come in plastic bags, like small sandwich bags. The problem with that is, they're small sandwich bags. They're not really useful for anything other than holding the filters, so there's plastic waste almost immediately. Some come in small flip-top cardboard boxes. These are great! Except that the individual filters come wrapped in sticks of six, using a cellophane wrapper, and again, plastic waste. The 3rd option is the best option - they're in a larger cardboard box. However those boxes are a PITA - you can't carry them anywhere because they get squashed so easily and then they won't hold the filters, so you end up with loose filters everywhere. There's also only one brand I know of that does them in sizes smaller than Slim (which is actually fairly large as filters go, I know that sounds odd) and that particular brand's quality control isn't the best. I've found myself chucking out half the filters in a bag of theirs before, I doubt the boxes would be much better.

And chucking them out is also a problem because they're not exactly enviromentally friendly either, they're generally not biodegradable. Which leads me to my next point.

Some brands now make Eco filters, which are designed to be biodegradable. I know of at least one brand that puts the biodegradable filters in the larger cardboard box. However, I've tried Eco filters, and most of them are just...there's no draw on them, what's the point in the cigarette if you're not getting any draw from them? I've tried Eco filters from 3 different brands and they're all the same way. However, I ordered a box (like a box of boxes, it's cheaper in the long run, just more expensive up front) of my usual filters but made a mistake at 3am and ordered the grey boxes and not the silver ones. They're an eco filter but a different type and it turns out that they're pretty damn good. I'll probably switch to them entirely now. My biggest quibble is they come cellophane wrapped in that pop-tip box and that's the only way they're packaged. Why do a biodegradable filter only to wrap them in cellophane which can't be recycled?

I know, I know, it's a cigarette and why does it matter. But it bugs me, it really does. There's gotta be a better way.

Write to the manufacturers and ask them to consider less packaging or you could always give up, that’s one less person using their products

 

[Lorcan]

Write to the manufacturers and ask them to consider less packaging or you could always give up, that’s one less person using their products

The difficulty is in finding a viable alternative to the plastic. I don't like it, but i can understand why it exists. Always something to think about though!

 

[Betsy]

The ceiling light fell out of my landing ceiling on Friday last week (we found out that it was only held by 1 tiny screw). We couldn't fix it back to the ceiling as it had brought the part of the ceiling that it was fixed to down as well. We couldn't take the light fitting off as that would have left live wires dangling out of the ceiling and been very dangerous. So we've propped it up Heath Robinson style while we get a new light and get an electrician in to take the old light off and put up the new one. We need an electrician as we need him to check the wiring is still safe as the old one just fell and was quite heavy. We now have a new light but can I find an electrician before next week? Er ..... No. I phoned 2 of them and they didn't even bother answering or return my calls. The third one said he'd come this afternoon. Then I get a text from him about 1.30 saying that the job he was on was taking longer than he expected and could he please arrange to come another day. So I replied that he could and that he could come tomorrow after 11.30. He informed me that he is in London from tomorrow until Friday but he can come over on Saturday. On Saturday we're going to Leamington Spa to collect Son No 3 from Uni so that means Saturday is not convenient. The Electrician is now coming over on Monday evening (allegedly) to put up my new ceiling light. I hope he has a torch that's all I can say!

 

[weepweeps]

My husband always struggles to get workmen in. They are so unreliable. Good workmen are worth their weight in gold. Hope you get it sorted.

 

[Lorcan]

Ugh. There's nothing like having to spend the evening on hold, waiting for the police to answer, just to report stolen controlled drugs.

 

[weepweeps]

Ugh. There's nothing like having to spend the evening on hold, waiting for the police to answer, just to report stolen controlled drugs.

They didn’t turn up then? Not good. They must be somewhere?

 

[Lorcan]

They didn’t turn up then? Not good. They must be somewhere?

So, this is as much as I know:

The guy that was meant to bring it last night apparently went to the pharmacy to pick it up, and it wasn't there. So...he just left it, because that's helpful.
I find out today that the reason there was allegedly no contact all weekend is because I told them not to bloody bother (in about those words anyway) all weekend. Which is interesting, because their answer machine says they don't get messages unless it's office hours Monday to Friday. They'd have to have gotten that on Saturday.
Then the staff here ring the manager directly, who says about the guy going yesterday but she'll get him to find them today, no problem.
Then there's zero contact to me all day. The guy apparently rings to say he'll find them if he can, but he rings the staff. Still no contact to me.
Then the woman who was meant to be here on Friday gets here just under an hour ago. I let her in, have a cigarette, and watch as she gets the code for the safe. I ask her why she's bothering, there's nothing in it. She should know this. There's no reason not to. But apparently she's surprised? So she'll get in touch with the others again to find out what's happening.
And finally, the nail in the coffin. She rings me again shortly after she's left. Apparently the guy went back to the pharmacy today to ask for it and he was told there was no prescription there at all last week. So that's why nobody's picked it up.


Now, I don't know who is lying here, but someone in that care team is. When I spoke to the pharmacy on Friday they told me it had been picked up Wednesday or Thursday. I get a text message if the prescriptions aren't picked up within a day or two and I got on, at 10.19 on Thursday morning, to say there's a prescription ready to pick up. I triple check by asking the GP surgery when the last one was done. 1st December, so the one I ordered today is dated for tomorrow. But it was ordered all right.

Somebody's in panic mode. I'm guessing, since I've been switched to weekly meds instead of daily ones fairly recently, someone's going to try saying I must've picked it up myself and I'm playing them all for fools. None of them stealing my meds makes any sense, not after two years, but someone's lying, and it's not me.

 

[Piggiesadventureonytinstagram]

It can be as petty as you wish.

Drivers that dont indicate at roundabouts arghhhh

When someone takes the LAST CANDY CANE FROM THE JAR

 

[Betsy]

As some of you know, I sell a bit on ebay to fund my vet fund. Well a lady contacted me about a dress I had for sale. She asked me if it came up large for a size 8 as she was an 8-10. I replied that it said size 8 on the label and that she could return it if it didn't fit. She received the dress. She then opened a return and left me a very annoyed sounding message with it saying that I said the dress would fit her (I did no such thing). She then went on to say that she was a tight 6-8 and couldn't do the dress up. So in the space of 2 days this lady has dropped at least 1-2 dress sizes. She either has serious health issues or she is telling porky pies!

 

[CV26]

How irritating!

I once offered an unopened and sealed Clinique foundation for a fraction of the price I'd paid. Someone asked me if it would suit her! All I could do was repeat the colour code...how on earth would I know over messenger if it was her shade .

 

[Betsy]

I know. It's as if we have a Crystal Ball ...

 

[Lady Kelly]

As some of you know, I sell a bit on ebay to fund my vet fund. Well a lady contacted me about a dress I had for sale. She asked me if it came up large for a size 8 as she was an 8-10. I replied that it said size 8 on the label and that she could return it if it didn't fit. She received the dress. She then opened a return and left me a very annoyed sounding message with it saying that I said the dress would fit her (I did no such thing). She then went on to say that she was a tight 6-8 and couldn't do the dress up. So in the space of 2 days this lady has dropped at least 1-2 dress sizes. She either has serious health issues or she is telling porky pies!

If you are selling mostly clothing I would recommend the app Vinted. I have started using it recently. It's not an auction app but people can make an offer if they think your price is too high. The buyer pays postage to vinted and a buyer protection fee, you then get sent a label to download and print off and all you have to do is drop it at the parcel shop or lockers. It's definitely been a lot less hassle for me than using ebay

 

[Betsy]

If you are selling mostly clothing I would recommend the app Vinted. I have started using it recently. It's not an auction app but people can make an offer if they think your price is too high. The buyer pays postage to vinted and a buyer protection fee, you then get sent a label to download and print off and all you have to do is drop it at the parcel shop or lockers. It's definitely been a lot less hassle for me than using ebay

I only sell a few items of clothing and this one was given to me by a friend who meant to return it and never did. I'll have a look at Vinted.

 

[Lorcan]

Finally got my meds today, six days later. My care coordinator says there's a few options - one, that I've got hold of them myself somehow and am playing everyone else while I'm hoarding them - two, that some complete random has gone into the pharmacy and known my name, address, and that they were due to be collected - three, that they went missing somewhere between GP and pharmacy - four, the care team have picked them up and lost them and would rather deny it all, and five - that someone on the care team has taken them, either to sell them on or keep them for themselves.

The police sent out an ambulance last night because I was allegedly "confused", after they'd asked me if I wanted one, and I quite plainly said no. I needed my medication, not a bloody hospital trip. I then took a migraine and had to sleep it off and the police swiftly closed the file, not their problem apparently. So after some very choice words with them and with the GP surgery, the surgery has since apologised, and my care Co was getting back on the phone with the police. Since the pharmacy has the CCTV footage it can be looked at to see who collected it (and the pharmacy are happy to release it), so she's going back to the police to point out that this is a massive safeguarding issue. It can be proven I didn't pick them up, it can be proven none of the care team turned up when they should have, and calling an ambulance on me claiming I'm confused and ignoring that there's been controlled drugs have gone missing because apparently that's not their job...

Someone has to professionally tell them to pound sand. I really wish I was there when she did it, honestly. Six days of this nonsense.

 

[anyar.dris]

If you are selling mostly clothing I would recommend the app Vinted. I have started using it recently. It's not an auction app but people can make an offer if they think your price is too high. The buyer pays postage to vinted and a buyer protection fee, you then get sent a label to download and print off and all you have to do is drop it at the parcel shop or lockers. It's definitely been a lot less hassle for me than using ebay

I only sell a few items of clothing and this one was given to me by a friend who meant to return it and never did. I'll have a look at Vinted.

I managed to get great deals from Vinted in the past! I bought some new (unused) boots (Fitflop and Ugg) and second hand clothes from there. I always try to look for clothing items from Vinted if I want something.

 

[Engel]

Things that annoy me:

- Water bottles that have been left to go green. Like how can you leave it that long?!

- seeing animals not just in small cages/hutches but ones kept in disgusting conditions. Normally people trying to sell hutches on Facebook market place don't really think before posting and I've seen some truly awful hutches with animals still living in them!

- when people don't take care of their piercings.

- babies getting their ears pierced.

 

[Betsy]

babies getting their ears pierced.

I think this is just wrong. Unless it's done for Cultural or Religious reasons when it's different. Babies don't have any say in getting ears pierced. I had to wait until I was 14 to have my ears pierced and my niece wanted her ears pierced at 5 years old and had to wait until she was 10.

 

[Engel]

I think this is just wrong. Unless it's done for Cultural or Religious reasons when it's different. Babies don't have any say in getting ears pierced. I had to wait until I was 14 to have my ears pierced and my niece wanted her ears pierced at 5 years old and had to wait until she was 10.

I didn't get my ears pierced until I was 14 too. Kinda snow balled from there lol. Now COVID has got in the way of my plans.

Personally I disagree with it even if it's culture/religion based. I understand it's seen as a rite of passage in some cases but as you said, baby doesn't have a say in the matter.

 

[Lady Kelly]

I think this is just wrong. Unless it's done for Cultural or Religious reasons when it's different. Babies don't have any say in getting ears pierced. I had to wait until I was 14 to have my ears pierced and my niece wanted her ears pierced at 5 years old and had to wait until she was 10.

My dad wouldn't let me have mine done til I was 16 despite years and years of asking. By the time I was 17 I had a second one on each ear. Went off to uni and at the end of the first year I had my belly button done and then a year or two later my nose. He hated everyone of those piercings and thought making me wait would make me not want them done. I wouldn't make Jessica wait that long but she has to be old enough to have wanted them (not just on a whim) and to understand what's involved

 

[Engel]

Right I have an issue and I don't even know of I'm allowed to post this, if not sorry.

Without mentioning names, there's this couple that own roughly 139 guinea pigs, most of which are kept in a small space (16ft X 10ft shed). I know this doesn't sound small but even if they have 60 pigs in there that's only 2.5sqft per pig.

A lot of there 'new' pigs are having babies and they have stated they see no issues with breeding as long as you know what they're doing.

They even keep skinny pigs out in the shed and feed rabbit pellets. Their dogs are constantly around the pigs too. Many that watch their videos think it's cute and have started copying what they do and the products they use like rabbit food.

They're attacking other rescues that see issues with what they're doing. Some have had death threats including that of the animals in their care.

Am I going crazy? Surely I'm not the only one that sees what they're doing to be so wrong?

 

[Claire W]

Right I have an issue and I don't even know of I'm allowed to post this, if not sorry.

Without mentioning names, there's this couple that own roughly 139 guinea pigs, most of which are kept in a small space (16ft X 10ft shed). I know this doesn't sound small but even if they have 60 pigs in there that's only 2.5sqft per pig.

A lot of there 'new' pigs are having babies and they have stated they see no issues with breeding as long as you know what they're doing.

They even keep skinny pigs out in the shed and feed rabbit pellets. Their dogs are constantly around the pigs too. Many that watch their videos think it's cute and have started copying what they do and the products they use like rabbit food.

They're attacking other rescues that see issues with what they're doing. Some have had death threats including that of the animals in their care.

Am I going crazy? Surely I'm not the only one that sees what they're doing to be so wrong?

That is wrong. I know of a rescue who keeps lots of piggies in sheds and they also rehome boars in trios and foursomes as they claim they are ‘over run’ with boars. They also breed. I wonder if it’s the same rescue? Sadly, anyone can call themselves a rescue

 

[weepweeps]

Right I have an issue and I don't even know of I'm allowed to post this, if not sorry.

Without mentioning names, there's this couple that own roughly 139 guinea pigs, most of which are kept in a small space (16ft X 10ft shed). I know this doesn't sound small but even if they have 60 pigs in there that's only 2.5sqft per pig.

A lot of there 'new' pigs are having babies and they have stated they see no issues with breeding as long as you know what they're doing.

They even keep skinny pigs out in the shed and feed rabbit pellets. Their dogs are constantly around the pigs too. Many that watch their videos think it's cute and have started copying what they do and the products they use like rabbit food.

They're attacking other rescues that see issues with what they're doing. Some have had death threats including that of the animals in their care.

Am I going crazy? Surely I'm not the only one that sees what they're doing to be so wrong?

Maybe a quiet word with the rspca would help

 

[Engel]

That is wrong. I know of a rescue who keeps lots of piggies in sheds and they also rehome boars in trios and foursomes as they claim they are ‘over run’ with boars. They also breed. I wonder if it’s the same rescue? Sadly, anyone can call themselves a rescue

Pm me the name and we'll see if its the same. (If you want to of course, no pressure) sounds similar though and I know, so so wrong

 

[Engel]

Maybe a quiet word with the rspca would help

Apparently they have them there quite often and they have no issues.