Grumpy Old Man
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@reprobate said in Grumpy Old Man:
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@Dan54 said in Grumpy Old Man:
Ok, I real pissed off. Trying to reclaim costs from travel insurance on our trip, with Mrs breaking leg etc. Anyway after going through every detail off out life (even who we got health and Contents insurance with). I got all receipts etc from travel agent, including what we had got back from airlines etc, and seemed to have tp put everything in.
And the absolute pisser on top, in medical report I attached a letter from Orthepedic Surgeon etc, it also says you will need a downloadable certificate of ours filled out by your usual local doctor in Australia..
Yeah? I live in NZ and name of company is Kiwi Travel Insurance!!!Insurance. Without ever bothering to do the math, I swear you'd be better off sometimes just investing the premium.
They've done the maths for you: they make massive profits.
To be honest mate. I actually never used to take out travel insurance. Had done a fair bit of travelling, but about 5 years back was going to Italy and as renting a car I thought I would take out travel insurance just in case as they covered the excess etc.
Well I slipped on some ice, snapped ankle, and had to get operated on before travelling home. Obviously went private (bill was $25000 Aus), and then had to fly home business class (another $8000), so have got into habit of buying it now.
Travel agent told me I had plaenty of time etc, but actually bought it when I paid for tickets ,just in case. And so just in case happened. -
I was always skeptical about travel insurance but took it out for a big trip in the US many years ago. Ended up having some dental issues and needed to get someone to look at it. Nothing major but pretty pricey.
Rang up the company (1cover) and it couldn't have been easier. Spoke to a human, sorted all the paperwork very quickly, money in the account soonafter. So I've always gone with them based off one good experience.
I reckon insurance is one of those things that a good experience hooks you for life with that company, but a bad one will see you never use them anywhere again.
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@Dan54 said in Grumpy Old Man:
Just out of interest, just a little grumpy thing. Got out of bed this morning, I turn 70 today (so porper grumpy OLD man lol) and first song I hear on radio?? Dragon's 'Are You Old Enough'. Laughed to Mrs, bastards don't need to rub it in!!!
Happy birthday Dan (you old bastard!)
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@Dan54 said in Grumpy Old Man:
Just out of interest, just a little grumpy thing. Got out of bed this morning, I turn 70 today (so porper grumpy OLD man lol) and first song I hear on radio?? Dragon's 'Are You Old Enough'. Laughed to Mrs, bastards don't need to rub it in!!!
Happy Birthday Grumpy Old Dan.
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@Dan54 said in Grumpy Old Man:
Just out of interest, just a little grumpy thing. Got out of bed this morning, I turn 70 today (so porper grumpy OLD man lol) and first song I hear on radio?? Dragon's 'Are You Old Enough'. Laughed to Mrs, bastards don't need to rub it in!!!
Penbloodh Lowen..!
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This thread's the most apt...
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I think this one qualifies for a grumpy old man rant:
We have a lovely polished timber dinner table at home. A family heirloom. And yet I never actually see it, because it requires more protection than Fort fkn Knox. I reckon I get a glimpse of it's surface every three months or so but that's about it.
It has a special protective rubber cover, then on top of that is a tablecloth. And still I can't put a plate onto it, it has to be protected by a placemat, but if that plate happens to be containing hot food then it's multiple heat mats too.
So this priceless table may as well be from Ikea now, IMO. Or just a series of milk crates with some plywood on top. What's the point? In our desperate attempts to protect it we've made the thing completely redundant.
Anyway my wife doesn't seem to get my logic. But it's just one of a series of family heirloom pieces of furniture that we don't really want or need but feel compelled to keep pristine just because it's managed to stand on its own for 50+ years now.
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@barbarian said in Grumpy Old Man:
I think this one qualifies for a grumpy old man rant:
We have a lovely polished timber dinner table at home. A family heirloom. And yet I never actually see it, because it requires more protection than Fort fkn Knox. I reckon I get a glimpse of it's surface every three months or so but that's about it.
It has a special protective rubber cover, then on top of that is a tablecloth. And still I can't put a plate onto it, it has to be protected by a placemat, but if that plate happens to be containing hot food then it's multiple heat mats too.
So this priceless table may as well be from Ikea now, IMO. Or just a series of milk crates with some plywood on top. What's the point? In our desperate attempts to protect it we've made the thing completely redundant.
Getting flashbacks from my childhood. Exactly the above. And the "good set" of china, which only came out once we'd destroyed enough of the "peasant set", with a new "good set" waiting for the Queen to show up.
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@dogmeat said in Grumpy Old Man:
I always have treats out in a bowl by the front door but not one has been taken in the last 5 years. Then I discovered there's a neighbourhood WhatsApp group dedicated to complaining about me.
What exactly did you do five years ago?
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@barbarian said in Grumpy Old Man:
I think this one qualifies for a grumpy old man rant:
We have a lovely polished timber dinner table at home. A family heirloom. And yet I never actually see it, because it requires more protection than Fort fkn Knox. I reckon I get a glimpse of it's surface every three months or so but that's about it.
It has a special protective rubber cover, then on top of that is a tablecloth. And still I can't put a plate onto it, it has to be protected by a placemat, but if that plate happens to be containing hot food then it's multiple heat mats too.
So this priceless table may as well be from Ikea now, IMO. Or just a series of milk crates with some plywood on top. What's the point? In our desperate attempts to protect it we've made the thing completely redundant.
Anyway my wife doesn't seem to get my logic. But it's just one of a series of family heirloom pieces of furniture that we don't really want or need but feel compelled to keep pristine just because it's managed to stand on its own for 50+ years now.
THIS. I don't have the problem personally - as I practically live out of a suitcase... but when I visit family.
My grandparents had a beautiful rimu dinner table - and yes... rubber mat, tablecloth over the top. Never seen. If I wasn't a nomad, I would have claimed it when they passed, and immediately started using it "naked" - perhaps even deliberately putting hot shit on it, and using it as a chopping board. (Well - maybe not that extreme... but I think the best thing about wooden furniture is the character... the knots, flaws, the nicks and burns.) -
I’ve got a very sleek, near 3m oak and metal frame dining table which is my pride and joy. It’s uncovered most of the time so people can appreciate the wood., which I enjoy oiling a couple of times a year. I don’t mind people using it, provided there are placemats/coasters down. I will string up anyone who puts a glass etc directly on it. With parties I have a clear plastic cover over it to offset spillages etc.
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@dogmeat said in Grumpy Old Man:
pfft - I've managed to stand on my own for 50+ years now and no one refers to me as an heirloom. Or offers to cover me in rubber
On second thoughts...
We never knew you met up regularly with @bones...
