Capital Summertime Ball 2024

[Jono]

Why is it that the gas man decided to give me a lecture on when to get up in the morning and that I should be up by 8.30? Hmm... Whilst he swans around at 8am in the morning I'm only in bed at about 2am. I'm sorry I couldn't answer the door within 10 seconds, but seriously :|

[Lucinda]

Yeah I've had that from my landlord lots of times. I had a 4:30pm exam (horrible things) and was trying to get some sleep but he seemed amazed that I wasn't up when it was 8am. I'd only been asleep 4 hours. The Virgin installation man arrived at 8am as well when I'd been out the night before. I was expecting him any time before 12, not at 8am on the dot.

The gas people decided to dig up the pavement directly outside our front gate last week and then resurface it for no apparent reason and without any warning. We had to climb over the wall to get in and out of our front yard.

[FreakaZoid101]

Or being at an 18th, getting to sleep at 5am only to be woken up by a friend at 7am....

Also, being made to get up for no reason whatsoever at 7am for school, and once I get there I'm told all of my lessons have been cancelled due to the year 7 activity trip. I'm sorry, but they could have told me a while ago. I'm shattered. Utterly shattered. I think there needs to be a change as to what the sensible time to start the day is. I vote 11am. I'm barely productive any earlier than that anyway.

[goldengirl]

I too would like to vote for the 11am start to the day! While we are at it can we add a 3 day weekend into the equation?

[Lucinda]

I'd be alright with a 10am start maybe, 11 seems good though. 9am is just too early. Anything earlier than 10am should be banned.

[Jono]

British Gas decided they'd be about between 8am and 6pm.

Whereas you get someone like the Sky man last week who decided to give a time frame of 1pm till 3pm and decides to turn up at 2.55. You can't win with these companies.

[Lucinda]

That's a pretty good time frame, 2 hours. John Lewis gave us a time frame of 'afternoon' which meant any time from 12 till 9:45pm. They showed up at 3pm the following day!

Come to think of it, the plumber was supposed to come either last night or this morning. He hasn't been yet.

[Mike]

10am wake up, 11am start work, 5pm finish work, and roll on 2am the next morning

[Sexi_chel]

I would rather them turn up at 8 then i don't have to sit in all day waiting for them to come

[Jono]

I would rather them turn up at 8 then i don't have to sit in all day waiting for them to come

Not much point if you've taken the day off though. That'd probably annoy me more.

[Sexi_chel]

Yeah but don't you find waiting boring at least if they come early you can enjoy the day and go out down the pub or shopping

[popbitcher]

Yeah but don't you find waiting boring at least if they come early you can enjoy the day and go out down the pub or shopping

what's new for you? :*

[Sexi_chel]

What? i wish i lived a life of pubs and shopping well i do except for probation...

[popbitcher]

What? i wish i lived a life of pubs and shopping well i do except for probation...

and a load of sex

[Sexi_chel]

Nah i wish me bloke works 7 days and he always wants to go to sleep

[popbitcher]

ever heard of too much information? :|

[Sexi_chel]

Do i really come across as a typical essex gal claire?

[tamba]

what's new for you? :*

I think that joke got lost..... haha

[Lucinda]

Getting deliveries/visitors is very annoying here because we don't have a doorbell so it requires sitting downstairs with the living room door propped open because that's the only way we can hear someone at the door. The meter reader always knocks too quietly.

[SEANN]

Whereas you get someone like the Sky man last week who decided to give a time frame of 1pm till 3pm and decides to turn up at 2.55. You can't win with these companies.

We got the same time frame from sky, but the man didn't show up until 4:30. He was here about 5 minutes, he looked at our house and said, "we can't fit a dish here". No way around the problem. So we stuck with Virgin.