I'm a changed man after yesterday. Not only do I now have internet and the wonders of multichannel TV in my house (although not a landline telephone yet), I am now White Van Man, nothing can stop me. I shall wander the streets of Rugby, purchasing furniture and setting it in a suitable place in my house until I live in a furnished property.
Yesterday began with me calling Virgin Media only to wait on hold for 20mins. This was made worse by the fact that the automated menu seemed to think that it was more important to allow me to choose the sort of music that I wanted to listen to whilst I was on hold than to get me off hold. Then I was told that I needed to speak to a different department and quickly ended up on hold again, but listening to music that made me want to rip my ears off. When connected I was told again that it was the wrong department and I had to go on hold again. When I finally got through to a lady that accepted that her job was to help me, she proceeded to tell me that she couldn't because of a problem with her computer. I expressed a little disappointment and all of a sudden Virgin Media - The Worst Customer Service I've Had In Years turned into Virgin Media - Who Will Do (Almost) Anything To Please. It was astonishing. No charge for the TV and internet until the phone also works. They will call me back and arrange everything. I was almost impressed.
As soon as all that was done I went out and bought the van. That was easy by comparison. Even the insurance was fairly painless.
The availability of four wheels and the ability to carry 'stuff' rather went to my head and I promptly filled three trolleys at Asda and rather abused my credit card.
Today was rather quiet by comparison. My fridge/freezer and washine machine were delivered and both appear to work. I returned to Asda to fill one and my laudry basket took care of the other.
So I am once again in my house, still without furiture, but several steps closer to a normal life again.
Tomorrow I just have to go to work.
8 comments:
Gosh, for a single bloke, you don't half have a lot of groceries! :D
Well done on getting it all sorted - hope VM pull their finger out soon. I'm with them too, but not from choice - they bought out Telewest a few years ago.
So when's the house-warming? ;)
Zooming right along! So when's the trip back to the Netherlands to collect your stuff? That'll help fill some of the empty space, I'm sure.
Are you sitting on the floor as you type?
Sx
It's all coming together, isn't it?
I assume you're expecting the food you've bought this weekend will last you a while? You're not expecting to do that kind of shop every week I hope!
I will try to restrain my abject horror at your election to White Van Man status. Especially if you'll be available when I next move ;-)
As for what's still outstanding, at least you got Virgin to behave like human beings for once, gathering furniture is actually quite fun ... and try to take some comfort from the thought that we all have work to go to :-)
Helga: Sorry, I never said that I bought that many groceries. It included a microwave, kettle, toaster, duvet, bed sheets, pillows, cutlery, crockery, pans, etc, etc... :-)
Ponita: I'm hoping to go back in a fortnight. Need to plan it now...
Scarls: Yes. Well, on my very large beanbag. But arse is pretty much on the floor. Need some more beans...
Ro: As I say almost no food. Bought that today once I had my fridge. :-) The van will either be driven into the ground or, if MOT not too costly, pimped... ;-)
good show!
at least you have the basics now and can just add the other bits slowly as you go along.
Your arse needs more beans? That's one way of getting the chair a little 'fuller'!!!
*runs away laughing*
Don't be too beguiled by Virgin Media. Just wait until you've spent a few months rebooting your digibox to try and coax up the TV Guide and (more important) to persuade it that it isn't six o'clock in the morning a week last Friday.
(Still in mutter mode after having to take two separate days off work in August to have engineers come and fix the same fault).
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