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Post by borgieman on Feb 11, 2010 22:35:49 GMT 10
Ok another rant time.
Petrol prices damn you for being so inconsistent and forever changing. I had to stop at a petrol station to pay for petrol at about 130+ cents a litre. I drive down the road it's 10 cents cheaper. On the way back home, the price of the same petrol I just bought was equal to the one I later passed. WHY IS PETROL SUCH A BITCH? DOES THE INDUSTRY LIKE TO CONSTANTLY TEASE THE MOTORISTS? "We have petrol but we want to charge you up the ass". Then to come back them saying "We lowered our prices, tough luck pal." I think it goes without saying that the Petrol Companies are the biggest *profanity*s on the planet.
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Post by edelric on Feb 12, 2010 20:58:35 GMT 10
i have only seen 1 petrol station since i came to japan......
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Post by borgieman on Feb 12, 2010 21:09:59 GMT 10
I assume it's Green over there correct...what with the Kyoto Protocol and stuff.
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Post by edelric on Feb 13, 2010 8:46:00 GMT 10
cant remember i was on my way to Tokyo Tower. but it was tiny looked like only 2 cars could fit.
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Post by Machine Man on Feb 13, 2010 9:42:58 GMT 10
How many transformers do they have over there?
I really hate how the constant change in weather is affecting my sleep so much.
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Post by rainsongphoenix on Feb 15, 2010 10:19:35 GMT 10
Yeah, Petrol companies are a bitch. They pay some rediculously low price for a barrel of oil (like 80c or something) then mark it up like crazy. I don't think petrol stations would be that common in Japan - at least not in the cities, what with the trains and other public transport....
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Post by edelric on Feb 15, 2010 21:22:16 GMT 10
in all my time here so far i have seen a total of 5 petrol stations
1 in tokyo
4 outside tokyo near mt fuji, and one was a shell! ha ha ha
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Post by rainsongphoenix on Feb 17, 2010 9:26:52 GMT 10
I have a small rant: This morning, around 9am, I was sleeping happily when the phone rings. Be-grudgingly, I roll (litterally) out of bed and answer it. Some cranky sounding lady is on the other end, demanding to speak to my mum (gail). I say - for the one thousandth time to all who ring looking for her during the day "She's at work". This lady just got crankier and said "well I need to speak to her", so I said "Well, who's speaking?" - (I don't pass on my mum's work number unless it's for the hospital and such) - she's like "Well I need to speak to her!"
"And I need to know who's calling"
"Uhg, I'll just call back later then"
"well lady, I'll be the one answering the phone later too"
then she hung up...
I assumed it was common courtesy to inform the person you rang who was speaking.. Also, she woke me up for that?
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Post by borgieman on Feb 17, 2010 20:42:11 GMT 10
Wow, what an *profanity*. Did she call back? If so what happened?
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Post by edelric on Feb 17, 2010 21:04:53 GMT 10
yeah thats just not nice
well me and jack had this kady telling us bto be quite in the dorm room we were in when we wernt makeing any noise then she leaves her alarm going for like 3 hours at like 4 in the morning!
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Post by rainsongphoenix on Feb 18, 2010 8:36:51 GMT 10
What a cow - I can't stand it when people leave alarms going at rediculouse times in the morning... Well, the cranky lady never called back - I think I scared her off...
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Post by borgieman on Feb 18, 2010 11:02:25 GMT 10
I remember a few times where I got some awkward phone calls. The one time on my mobile phone I got a call for some one who was asking for me (see the thing is, he's after ANOTHER person named Aaron I would assume he had the wrong number). Not knowing this back then I ask who this is, it turns out it's some dude I do not know of. He asks where his friend is. I told him I don't know dude I think you got the wrong number. Then after that line he gives me death threats and accuses me of stealing his friends phone. That point I just hung up, what a douche.
Back when I would do voluntary work at my fathers business I got a phone call from a customer. He asks me about some business related stuff and I refered him to my father. He then makes a big fuss on why I can't tell him about business stuff. I tell the guy it's not my expertise I just work at the desk. Turns out he too gives me death threats, trying to keep calm I tell him if this is his attitude I wouldn't help him at all. Before I hang up, turns out it was my dads friend prank calling me. To make things worse, it was my fathers doing. He told him to call me and see how I did. WHY WOULD HE DO THIS!? -_-*
Also who can forget the telemarketers. Back when I used to get them 2 times a week I did the only sensible thing when someone would sell me stuff I was never interested in. Rickroll them after I refer them to my 'mother'.
Seriously though I never get a phone call asking if my fridge was running. I have the ultimate response for someone who asks this "TO YOUR HOUSE TO RAPE YOU DEAD!"
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Post by edelric on Feb 19, 2010 21:50:36 GMT 10
right ok calm down.......
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Post by rainsongphoenix on Feb 20, 2010 9:59:42 GMT 10
Some tellemarketers just can't take a hint - we are not interested!
By the way Borgie, how is the "declaration of war" rant going?
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Post by borgieman on Feb 20, 2010 11:28:21 GMT 10
It's looking good so far, but it's still far aways from finished. I should set a deadline. Maybe before March 3rd so I won't have this big rant interfering with uni.
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