The kids of today?

Just a simple one today… something to think about…

Idiot Jeremy Clarkson!!

Now I may watch Top Gear whenever I can manage it… but I really hate Jeremy Clarkson!

However.. I have to say that being able to test drive the best cars as and when they come out, like here, I am really jealous of the guy and wish I could be in his place most of the times I watch the show.

I mean get paid to drive cars and review them? What could be better than that? And just when I thought I couldnt be more jealous of the idiot.. what do I find?!!

Remember to cancel your credit cards before you die…

This sounds like as good advice as “don’t rent a casket when you die.” 

Be sure and cancel your credit cards before you die. This is priceless, and so easy to see happening, customer service being what it is today.

A lady died this past January, and Citibank billed her for February and March for their annual service charges on her credit card, and then added late fees and interest on the monthly charge. The balance had been $0.00, now is somewhere around $60.00. A family member placed a call to Citibank:

Family Member: “I am calling to tell you that she died in January.”
Citibank: “The account was never closed and the late fees and charges still apply.”
Family Member: “Maybe you should turn it over to collections.”
Citibank: “Since it is two months past due, it already has been.”
Family Member: “So what will they do when they find out she is dead?”
Citibank: “Either report her account to the frauds division or report her to the credit bureau, maybe both!”
Family Member: “Do you think God will be mad at her?”
Citibank: “Excuse me?”
Family Member: “Did you just get what I was telling you – the part about her being dead?”
Citibank: “Sir, you’ll have to speak to my supervisor.”

Supervisor gets on the phone:

Yippeeee! My new N95 is here!

After the delay from the supposed launch date of March ‘07 to actually come out in April, and waiting soo patiently for it, I am allowed to be a little over excited?

So anyway, my N95 got delivered this morning and woooow!

There are many reviews of the phone and also great ‘unboxing’ videos and pics out there, so I am not going to do the same… To be honest, there wasnt much of a wow-factor with the box and packaging. I’ve seen better. (Apple iPod packaging takes over in that regards.) – The insides of the box however, have plenty to be wow-ed with! From Tv-Out cable to headphones that contain a media controller, there is much to be thankful for.

With the phone itself, I really do think that Nokia have really excelled themselves. There is this industry accepted idea that manufacturers dont really create the ‘perfect’ fone as then how would they replace it with the subsequent N96, N97 and N98’s and so on… But I think they really have tried to do so this time with the N95!

After my brief time questioning the Nokia brand with my experience with the 6280, I think I may have been won round again to my belief in the quality of Nokia. Its the little, unmentioned features that impress me.

As soon as I switched the fone on, I was greeted by a Welcome-Slideshow-type Application that went on to set up the phone, prompting me for information such as the Time Zone, Country etc. So what did it do next?

It asks me if I have an older Nokia fone and if I would like to synchronise the details…
It read my mind! I was really thinking how I am going to move my tons of Calendar entries and contact details from this fone to the other. It could not have been done in a more painless way! Asked to switch on bluetooth, both the phones get paired up, and before you know it, everything has been copied over! Problem solved!

This is just one example however. It has always been great Nokia software that distinguishes it from the rest. Within seconds of everything loading up, the fone has detected my wireless network. Tap in the WEP Key and I am connected to the web. Simple.

Fun while shopping at Tesco’s

Proof of what can happen if a wife or girlfriend drags her husband or boyfriend along shopping. This letter was recently sent by Tesco’s Head Office to a customer in Oxford:

Dear Mrs. Murray,
While we thank you for your valued custom and use of the Tesco Loyalty Card, the Manager of our store in Banbury is considering banning you and your family from shopping with us, unless your husband stops his antics. Below is a list of offences over the past few months all verified by our surveillance cameras:

1. June 15:
Took 24 boxes of condoms and randomly put them in people’s trolleys when they weren’t looking.

2. July 2:
Set all the alarm clocks in Housewares to go off at 5-minute intervals.

3. July 7:
Made a trail of tomato juice on the floor leading to feminine products aisle.

4. July 19:
Walked up to an employee and told her in an official tone, “Code 3″ in housewares… and watched what happened.

5. August 14:
Moved a ‘CAUTION – WET FLOOR’ sign to a carpeted area.

6. September 15:
Set up a tent in the outdoor clothing department and told shoppers he’d invite them in if they would bring sausages and a Calor gas stove.

7. September 23:
When the Deputy Manager asked if she could help him, he began to cry and asked, “Why can’t you people just leave me alone?”

8. October 4:
Looked right into the security camera; used it as a mirror, picked his nose, and ate it.

9. November 10:
While appearing to be choosing kitchen knives in the Housewares aisle asked an assistant if he knew where the antidepressants were.

10. December 3:
Darted around the store suspiciously, loudly humming the “Mission Impossible” theme.

11. December 6:
In the kitchenware aisle, practised the “Madonna look” using different size funnels.

12. December 18:
Hid in a clothing rack and when people browsed,yelled “PICK ME! PICK ME!”

13. December 21:
When an announcement came over the loud speaker, assumed the foetal position and screamed “NO! NO! It’s those voices again.”

And last, but not least:

14. December 23:
Went into a fitting room, shut the door, waited a while; then yelled, very loudly, “There is no toilet paper in here.”

The real reason why the Democrats won so many seats…

 Thought this video deserved a post of its own instead of a link on the blogroll…