The angry thread

[Browning 9mm]

with a bicycle and a mangle ?

reference to Porridge 

[TrevL]

Good idea but slight problem I do not have a garden just a back yard, well never mind.

FYI, Lidl sell biodegradable caddy liners (food bin liners) at £1.65 for a 20 pack.  We get them all the time as our council are always "out of stock".

[Newportnobby]

Using anything else would, according to Halfords phoneline, void any warranty.
NextBase seem to know there's an issue as there is a spare pad in the box.
There is a 'hatched' area around the rear view mirror on the Qashqai which might be 'rippled' (I'll check tomorrow) but have, in the meantime, contacted Tech Support at NextBase and await some reply.
My car also has a heated front screen if that has any bearing on things.
I really can't see why using double sided tape on the sticky side of the pad would invalidate a warranty

Well, the Halfords helpline told me they'd made an 'anytime' visit at the Chorley branch for today (Thursday) so I defrosted the car and trundled down there to find the dash cam man doesn't work Thursdays so I have to go back at 3pm tomorrow
Absolutely no reply from the NextBase tech support either 

@dannyboy @Malc
I pushed the unit back onto my windscreen Tuesday morning and travelled some pretty shonky roads yesterday and it's still holding on. May have found the problem, though. I took this pic an hour ago and it appears the pad is not fully seated on the windscreen as can be seen from the different colours of the pad (you may need to enlarge the pic) so I'll show it to the guy tomorrow. It's also clear of the 'frits' (Star Wars - the Return of the Frits)
OK, so it's my effort not fully seated but at least I got it to stick for more than 60 miles!

[dannyboy]

Looking at the picture Mick it looks like that there is some missing adhesive or that there is air trapped between the pad and the windscreen.  Those sticky pads are usually very effective. I have used them in the past to stick a rear view mirror to the screen, (as someone else mentioned).

[lil chris]

The little green sticky pads Ford sell for their mirrors are very good, just make sure the windscreen is clean use some isop off the railway.

Re the Doctors surgery I have same problem, mine is taking no appointments till the 19th December. They have shut down the Ask my gap app, I only want a B12 injection. So it is no wonder the hospitals are bearing the brunt of the problems with large queues.

[kesdrive]

I too have B12 injections and the nurse makes my next appointment each time i have injection (every 3 months)

I have visited my surgery a lot over the last few months and the waiting room is pretty much empty on each visit.

There is a notice at reception stating that there are over 500 missed appointments during October.

Missed appointments, empty waiting rooms, can't get an appointment?

I am at a loss.

Chris

[JasonBz]

I'd like to see strike action like Japanese bus drivers - run the service, but collect no fares. I resent being a pawn in their negotiation, as I have no sway in it. Fine, hold your employer to ransom if that's your bag, but not the travelling public, they'll just end up grossly inconvenienced, will go elsewhere, patronage will drop and jobs will go, and I have no sympathy for that.

Doing that (at least in the UK, on the railway) could see one  heading for the sack for breach of contract.

[njee20]

Yep, I know why it doesn't happen, but I also don't really give a damn about that. Sack them for striking. Job jobbed.

[Trainfish]

I'd like to see strike action like Japanese bus drivers - run the service, but collect no fares. I resent being a pawn in their negotiation, as I have no sway in it. Fine, hold your employer to ransom if that's your bag, but not the travelling public, they'll just end up grossly inconvenienced, will go elsewhere, patronage will drop and jobs will go, and I have no sympathy for that.

Doing that (at least in the UK, on the railway) could see one  heading for the sack for breach of contract.

Isn't refusing to work (striking) also a breach of contract? It would be in my job.

[woodbury22uk]

Isn't refusing to work (striking) also a breach of contract? It would be in my job.

Seems that striking is an activity heavily regulated by laws amended by parliament from time to time.

https://www.gov.uk/industrial-action-strikes/your-employment-rights-during-industrial-action

[The Q]

We don't have waste food...



We have a dog....

[PaulCheffus]

Missed appointments, empty waiting rooms, can't get an appointment?

I am at a loss.

Chris

Hi

Quite straight forward. People book appointments don't turn up. No appointments available for others and empty waiting rooms, simple.

Cheers

Paul

[Newportnobby]

Empty waiting rooms = Blue Peter badge for the GP receptionist whose job it is to prevent you seeing your GP

[Browning 9mm]

our surgery used to have 'emergency appointments' after the morning surgery,
you turned up,
waited
saw any doctor

then along came Covid and they were stopped.

then we were told no more covid, everything is fine, don't need to wear masks, go where you want, when you want, meet who you want.....

but the emergency appointments never came back 

you still have to wear a mask, which I understand, but you didn't when you were waiting in a room full of sick / contagious people 

SWMBO had a text to say she had only one day left to get her blood pressure done, phoned surgery, listened to the usual 5 minutes about covid, actuall spoke to a human, and was told the nurse did blood pressure, no appointments till end of december, had I not got a machine myself.

my reply of 'no, but perhaps it would be quicker if I did the nurse training and got one' did not seem to go down very well 

[thebrighton]

Our surgeries waiting room is always empty now as 85% of appointments are by phone. It's a pain but less cancellations as if you don't answer the phone it's only wasted seconds of the doctors time and they are able to 'see' more patients every day.
Like I said it can be a pain but being able to talk to a doctor is easier than pre COVID so that's one plus from the pandemic.