Random Rants LV: The Joy of Ranting

[madviking]

the random roommate my friend and i picked up is wholly unsanitary

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Those cards they used to leave saying "We tried to deliver your parcel but you were out" are a thing of the past for me, pretty much.

That's the sort of thing that infuriates me - they leave the cards without making the slightest effort to see if I'm home or not.

I chalk it up to laziness, since the Canada Post regulations say they only have to make one attempt to deliver a parcel. So some of them just leave the cards and never bother buzzing or knocking. My front window overlooks the parking lot here and I can see when the truck pulls in. On one occasion I saw the person come in the building and leave a few minutes later, and there was no intercom buzz or door knock. Sure enough, when I went to check my mail I found one of those cards.

Most people who are victimized by this don't know that if they call and complain, chances are good that Canada Post will make a second attempt (after retrieving the thing from the outlet where they stashed it so the customer could pick it up).

 

[Borachio]

It could well be laziness, yes. Or it could be an attempt to meet deadlines, or quotas.

I expect the Post Service have an idea of how many cards are being left by delivery workers. So, some one who's leaving them all the time would probably stick out like a sore thumb (aren't they numbered or something?). Unless, all workers are leaving them all the time. In which case there's something amiss.

But I can well imagine someone thinking that simply leaving a card is the easiest, quickest and most efficient way for them to proceed (though surely ringing a bell, and waiting while they write the card out would be a sensible compromise). Infuriating though it might be for you as a customer.

 

[Kennigit]

the random roommate my friend and i picked up is wholly unsanitary

It always helps to at least have 1 bad roommate experience such that, when enjoying the glorious solitude of living alone, you can always cheer yourself up with a I thought they smelled bad on the oitside "I'll never have to deal with that again" thought

 

[Valka D'Ur]

It could well be laziness, yes. Or it could be an attempt to meet deadlines, or quotas.

My former regular carrier explained it this way: Some of the workers are in a hurry to get through their scheduled amount of deliveries so they can claim overtime for the rest of what they do that day. Apparently just leaving a card and not bothering to inform the resident that their parcel is physically just outside, constitutes making a delivery.

When I called, the supervisor sighed and mused that my name sounded familiar. I told her it was probably because this wasn't remotely the first time I'd had this problem, and since I was home at the time of the non-delivery, I expected Canada Post to deliver the parcels.

I expect the Post Service have an idea of how many cards are being left by delivery workers. So, some one who's leaving them all the time would probably stick out like a sore thumb (aren't they numbered or something?). Unless, all workers are leaving them all the time. In which case there's something amiss.

All the notices have bar code numbers. Technically, all the workers could just leave notices all the time. Most don't, since that's not how they're actually supposed to do their jobs, and customers would probably complain to the original business they purchased from. That business would then be justified in using a different parcel service (FedEx or UPS).

But I can well imagine someone thinking that simply leaving a card is the easiest, quickest and most efficient way for them to proceed (though surely ringing a bell, and waiting while they write the card out would be a sensible compromise). Infuriating though it might be for you as a customer.

It is infuriating. I don't drive, and it's too far to walk to my nearest postal outlet. Taking the bus is ridiculous, and I wouldn't even know if I could get the thing on the bus (they won't tell what it is over the phone because they're not sure you are who you say you are, even though you've just given them the bar code number that's unique to that specific parcel).

The way I see it, I paid for delivery to my door, not the apartment building's door.

 

[Hygro]

What goes up must come down, but the show goes on

 

[madviking]

It always helps to at least have 1 bad roommate experience such that, when enjoying the glorious solitude of living alone, you can always cheer yourself up with a I thought they smelled bad on the oitside "I'll never have to deal with that again" thought

i had a bathroom to myself last year, and for me this year it's a feeling of pain and nostalgia.

 

[Timsup2nothin]

I hate being lied to!

I am looking at an installation window that says "Installing from disk..."

It certainly should be installing from disk, since I did indeed go to the store and buy a disk. However it is actually installing from Steam. I know this because if it were installing from disk it would be finished by now, not 30% done and crawling.

I would still be irritated if it said "We screwed you and your program is installing from Steam now that Steam has taken fifteen minutes to install itself and update", but at least I wouldn't be looking a blatant lie in the face continuously.

I miss the days when I was excited and launched a new program thinking "I bet this is going to be great". Now I launch them pissed off and thinking "this isn't likely to be worth leaving Valve's malware on my machine".

 

[Takhisis]

You pay for your software?

 

[Old Hippy]

I hate being lied to!

I am looking at an installation window that says "Installing from disk..."

It certainly should be installing from disk, since I did indeed go to the store and buy a disk. However it is actually installing from Steam. I know this because if it were installing from disk it would be finished by now, not 30% done and crawling.

I would still be irritated if it said "We screwed you and your program is installing from Steam now that Steam has taken fifteen minutes to install itself and update", but at least I wouldn't be looking a blatant lie in the face continuously.

I miss the days when I was excited and launched a new program thinking "I bet this is going to be great". Now I launch them pissed off and thinking "this isn't likely to be worth leaving Valve's malware on my machine".

I'm still ranting about Civ 5, I installed from disk, which I brought on the day of release, they opened the carton for me, then thinking I had to register through steam sat and watched it reinstall...

 

[classical_hero]

I have a parcel box outside my house. It could do with being a bit bigger, but it's absolutely wonderful for amazon book deliveries. It's even got a code for deliverers who must insist on proof of delivery.

Those cards they used to leave saying "We tried to deliver your parcel but you were out" are a thing of the past for me, pretty much.

Before, I used to have to wait behind the front door and not leave for a minute, otherwise someone would immediately slip a card through my letter box. I was beginning to suspect they had a video camera inside my house.

That is an awesome idea, what exactly are they though?

 

[Timsup2nothin]

You pay for your software?

Yeah. Crazy, I know.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

I hate being lied to!

I am looking at an installation window that says "Installing from disk..."

It certainly should be installing from disk, since I did indeed go to the store and buy a disk. However it is actually installing from Steam. I know this because if it were installing from disk it would be finished by now, not 30% done and crawling.

I would still be irritated if it said "We screwed you and your program is installing from Steam now that Steam has taken fifteen minutes to install itself and update", but at least I wouldn't be looking a blatant lie in the face continuously.

I miss the days when I was excited and launched a new program thinking "I bet this is going to be great". Now I launch them pissed off and thinking "this isn't likely to be worth leaving Valve's malware on my machine".

It happens all the time when the game is older or was released in a borderline unworkable state and there's several gigs worth of patches or dlc to download.
Was this a new game ?

 

[Borachio]

That is an awesome idea, what exactly are they though?

A parcel box is exactly a box for parcels.

I really don't know how to explain it any better.

 

[gay_Aleks]

They say silence is gold, but I find that to be an understatement.

 

[GoodSarmatian]

My replacement video card arrived. It works without issues and has really good performance.
Just after I got used to a totally quet PC.
Now I know what coil whine is.

Edit: By the way, I just installed Skyrim from DVD and it's now downloading 7 gigs of DLC and HD textures.

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

I accidentally double-dosed my medication

 

[gay_Aleks]

Aw. How did that end?

 

[aimeeandbeatles]

It's not really dangerous, it just makes me feel really yucky until it wears off.

 

[Takhisis]

Yeah. Crazy, I know.

Well, you can always use free software…