Another week of random travelling…starting out in Gargrave as usual, then 24 hours in the south of France…or, that was the plan…luckily managed to escape the main strike, however train cancellations and flight delays didn’t surprise anyone. And Marseilles wasn’t exactly at its cleanest. Also amusing, seems bumming people for cigarettes is a national past-time in France…I did enjoy the sunshine though

Just an update on a previous story…

So, Bunny had been an Orange customer for more than 5 years, and had used their mobile broadband service for almost a year. It has been fast and with good coverage, when all of a sudden I for some mysterious reason had either no or very patchy connection to my mobile broadband account from my home – but it worked well elsewhere.

So, calling up customer services I experienced a strong lack of interest (“tough luck”) – except from one technical advisor in the Bristol call centre who was very helpful, but unfortunately unable to solve my problem. The only advise I  had was to check if I’d fare better with a different network provider!

So, the weekend I decided to do so and cancelled my Orange account to say the least I was very disappointed with the response from customer services:

• I had to pay for another month of broadband – so I was paying for a service I cannot use
• I will have to pay at least £20 to unlock my dongle, for which I paid £50….and that is now rendered useless for me

Bunny is so happy that she decided to move all her mobile services to another provider indeed…

Stupid black cabs

Bunny does however recommend everyone to save the cabwise number to their mobile phone….

Then again, I guess it would not make much difference to my mail not being delivered due to the annoying strike…the only more annoying action was the tube strike earlier this year. Still waiting for my birthday presents and cards to be delivered. Bastards!

Also, claiming back the jobs of a couple of co-workers who have been fired for gross misconduct doesn’t really sound very reasonable?

So to add insult to injury, trying to use Transport for London’s alternative route guide, I still keep getting tube schedules…but with the warning that the line may be closed due to strike. Not very well prepared, are we…?

 Anyway, then decided to spend my freed up time getting my hair done at my favourite hairdresser’s…luckily he was in and had an available appointment too… Just disappointed that the salon uses a brand of hair colours that I am allergic too, otherwise I would have come there more often.

Coming out of the salon, hair nicely chopped, I found myself having the second rant of the day, at rude recruiters, twice! Firstly, my interview booked for today was postponed without even agreeing a new date, which I am sure they will request with very short notice. Do they think it is dead easy to set aside a day for an interview? Fair enough that it is sellers market at the moment, but you would think a tiny bit of reason and politeness is in order?

Secondly, another one calling from undisclosed number, leaving some rambling message, which I have to replay at least 3 times to write down the phone number, and spend my hard earned cash trying to reach them again…only they are always busy interviewing someone, on the other line or not at their desk…and NO, I don’t want them to call me back, I may be busy. What is wrong with sending and SMS or email? Is that kind of technology too advanced for most agents? My favourite recruiter always sends me an SMS (from his email system), to ask me to call him – including the number – or that he has sent me an email that he hopes I can reply to. Now THAT’S service…and probably the reason why he has earned a good fee placing me twice…

Bunny could probably rant non stop about UK housing…what’s the story with poor insulation, single glazing, crap plumbing, carpeted bathrooms…and worst of all…no balconies…? And don’t even get me started on the gardens…

I just think it’s sad that even new houses have to be made so cheaply that they look like they will fall apart any minute…

I still want one of these tho….

Apparently 2009 is the year of the Ox…and Bunny is an Ox (hey, that makes no sense…) The characteristics of the Ox listed do not really seem to fit tho…perhaps that’s why this doesn’t really feel like Bunny’s year either…