Little Things You Hate

Hamsta

Likes Bikes and Dirt
Watching youtube POV videos of some trails that I like to ride because I'm not likely to get to ride them again until the end of July.

To the OP who is experiencing hassles with Commonwealth Bank, definately speak with them again as I have experienced a situation like this before and they were very helpful when resolving face to face. I have found them great to deal with during the 30 odd years I have banked with them. (aside from the annoying offers to increase cc limit via netbank, but every bank tries this tactic).
 
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MasterOfReality

After forever
Yeah Commbank is pretty good at that sort of stuff.

They suspended my card when I was booking flights and hotels overseas. I had booked flights here, then a hotel in London, then another one in Italy.

The Italy one didn't go through and I was thinking wtf. One hour later I got a call from Commbank saying they detected suspicious activity and just wanted to confirm it was me that was using the card. After answering some questions the card was good to go again.
 

Registered Nutcase

Likes Bikes and Dirt
The issue comes from pay pass, which from my understanding doesn't decline a transaction even if the account has no money and has been cancelled (which I did with mine). It can take several days until the card is cancelled on pay pass database.

The main problem I have with cba is that they've left me to deal with it by myself. It's up to me to figure out that transactions being made are dodgy. Even though they know that the card being used is stolen.

No one at my branch could tell me what was going on. And they thought the only solution would be to create a new account with them. I told them to shove it.

It was my understanding that paypass was only for purchases upto $100, it could not be used for anything over that and that was covered by Visa/Mastercard not the bank?
 

g-fish

Likes Bikes and Dirt
It was my understanding that paypass was only for purchases upto $100, it could not be used for anything over that and that was covered by Visa/Mastercard not the bank?
It doesn't matter if the max spend is 100, it doesn't stop someone from using the card over and over.

They will refund me the money. But I have to wait for that. And despite me cancelling the card 2 weeks ago, there are still transactions being made. Cba don't contact me when it happens, and it's up to me to call them and say that the transaction on the card that I reported stolen 2 weeks ago wasn't made by me.
 

Norco Maniac

Is back!
tracking the Autumn to Winter sun at our new house and noting that a key bottlebrush shrub will have to be removed and replaced by a deciduous and (hopefully) fruit tree because it's blocking four hours of Winter sun. shame it's also blocking nosy neighbours at this point in time.
 

Bjorn

Likes Dirt
The amount of times I have sent a vehicle in to be serviced, charged for fuel filters/oil filters and the original pay is still on the said vehicle is not funny.

It is stealing... fraud and they seem to get away with it
The old wipe it and charge for a new one trick. Fuckers!
 

hach_bee

Likes Bikes and Dirt
Centrelink. Paying me 2 grand and no more than a week later sending me a letter demanding it back.

And it was actually the correct amount that I expected. WTF are these clowns on?
 

SprocketFury

Likes Bikes
Centrelink. Paying me 2 grand and no more than a week later sending me a letter demanding it back.

And it was actually the correct amount that I expected. WTF are these clowns on?
How the heck did you manage to swindle $2k out of them?

I started my apprenticeship on 2/1, reported correctly on 9/1 adding my new employer and my full rate, and got cut off on 13/1 because I started a new job without telling them.
Um. What!?
Never got it sorted, cbf, finally free of all the appointments and "job search" requirements.
 

wespelarno

Likes Dirt
Centrelink. Paying me 2 grand and no more than a week later sending me a letter demanding it back.

And it was actually the correct amount that I expected. WTF are these clowns on?
Persuading center link to pay you money is basically a full time occupation anyway. They are a bunch of degenerate morons who will be first against the wall when the revolution comes.
 

hach_bee

Likes Bikes and Dirt
How the heck did you manage to swindle $2k out of them?

I started my apprenticeship on 2/1, reported correctly on 9/1 adding my new employer and my full rate, and got cut off on 13/1 because I started a new job without telling them.
Um. What!?
Never got it sorted, cbf, finally free of all the appointments and "job search" requirements.
The stupid part is they refused to pay a cent till they had all my payslips anyway. So any fuck up is THEIR mistake. Not paying a cent till they can prove it's wrong
 

PINT of Stella. mate!

Many, many Scotches
Radio

I've been doing a lot of local work lately, as such I'm spending a lot of time driving company vehicles to different workplaces. This has led to me being subjected to a whole plethora of radio stations (if by plethora you mean Triple M, Geelong's K-Rock and JJJ) and by christ are they playing a load of shite these days.

I won't give Triple M the time of day other than to say I f***ing hate the Red Hot Chilli Peppers who comprise 90% of their playlist. As for the rest of daytime radio's playlists, this is what's currently grinding my gears...


Of Monsters and Men:
Talk about having a misleading name. Theres nothing remotely monstrous nor manly about this sorry ramshackle fellowship of Icelandic folk-indie types. They're so unbelievably twee and flaccid that they make Mumford and Sons look like f***ing Rammstein! "I belong to you, you belong to me" Give me a f***ing break. It's about two steps away from f***ing Kumbaya! They all seem a bit happy-clapping cult like so here's hoping they'll break out the Kool-Aid soon! On a related note, what the hell is it with Icelandic bands? The island was fdiscovered and settled by the Vikings for crying out loud yet all they seem to produce is twee indie-pop like Of Monsters or ambient dinner-party background music like Sigur Ros or Mum. Hell, the only Icelandic act to ever show a bit of balls was Bjork and it's been decades since she last punched a journalist!

Bernard Fanning:
'Battleship Grey' may be the colour of your tears but 'hematic diarrhea' is the colour of your song! I've never heard a more insipid 'tune' in my life. The bastard thing is getting spammed across all 3 networks that I'm forced to listen to so there's no escape. Why the f*** is he still releasing music anyway? Don't they need contestants for Celebrity Splash?

Mumford and Sons:
Music for c**ts! They've got a new song out just now as well. At least I think it's new. It's hard to tell as it sounds like every other shitty banjo-abusing wankfest released by the smarmy arseholes.

Daft Punk:
'Get Lucky'? Get f***ed! Talk about high rotation. There is absolutely no escape from Daft Punk's bold new foray into the world of tedious middle-of-the-road disco-lite. To be fair the tune was catchy at first but then again, so is chlamydia and just like the clap I can't wait for the day that I'm rid of it. Still, I'm thankful I'm not back in the UK as 'Get Lucky' has 'DANCEFLOOR HIT OF THE SUMMER' written all over it so those poor sods will be stuck with hearing it constantly until October!

Some shite that sounds like James Blunt covering The Connells 1993 tune '74,75':
Who the hell in their right mind would purposely sound like James f***ing Blunt? That's akin to dressing up like Adolf Hitler and professing a love for child pornography! F*** knows who it's by (I'm presuming it's not Blunt himself as I'm pretty sure he can't be summoned back up from the demonic 7th level of hades unless the planets are aligned and a virgin gives birth to a goat) but it's all over Geelong's local radio almost as much as f***ing Fanning.

Flight Facilities:
F*** off, c**ts! Disco's place is in the 1970's along with hairy-bush porn flicks and kiddy-fiddling tv presenters.

Bliss and Eso:
Just no.

British India:
Whilst their new song isn't really that offensive per se, it does sound like it belongs on a car advert and I keep waiting to hear a 'Zoom, Zoom Zoom' or 'oh what a c***ing feeling' at the end of it.

The National:
F*** me, where's the xanax! I appear to be on my own in my disdain for this band as heaps of my mates love 'em, as a result I've given them all the number for BeyondBlue. Talk about depressing. They make Joy Division look like the f***ing Wiggles! The singer's voice is solow and melancholy it sounds like a bereaved musk ox grieving for it's dead mate. I'm pretty sure every single one of their fans is a morose thirty something pining for their long-lost youth where they sat around and got all angsty listening to Pearl Jam.

Now I know some of you might feel aggrieved by my selections and may be wondering why all the pop acts are escaping criticism but f*** it, pop is always going to be that little bit shit and that little bit annoying but to be fair most pop songs only hang around the airwaves for a couple of weeks. And besides, I can masturbate to Rihanna videos (actually, it's hard not to).
 
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wombat

Lives in a hole
LTIH: grumpy british bastards who can't even commit to an angry rant; what the fuck were all the stars for, to protect the kiddies?
With the amount of vitriol you spill (and usually with such admirable style) a couple of f-bombs are the least of your worries when it comes to being a bad influence.







Also: fuck you, I don't mind the new daft punk.
 

Elbo

pesky scooter kids git off ma lawn
Of Monsters and Men:
Talk about having a misleading name. Theres nothing remotely monstrous nor manly about this sorry ramshackle fellowship of Icelandic folk-indie types. They're so unbelievably twee and flaccid that they make Mumford and Sons look like f***ing Rammstein! "I belong to you, you belong to me" Give me a f***ing break. It's about two steps away from f***ing Kumbaya! They all seem a bit happy-clapping cult like so here's hoping they'll break out the Kool-Aid soon! On a related note, what the hell is it with Icelandic bands? The island was fdiscovered and settled by the Vikings for crying out loud yet all they seem to produce is twee indie-pop like Of Monsters or ambient dinner-party background music like Sigur Ros or Mum. Hell, the only Icelandic act to ever show a bit of balls was Bjork and it's been decades since she last punched a journalist!
Haha! Apparently there's an app for your phone in Iceland to avoid bumping uglies with your cousin, maybe there's something to that for Of Monsters and Men… http://www.thedailybeast.com/articl...-bump-their-phones-before-bumping-in-bed.html
 

Art Vanderlay

Hourly daily
Something I really hate - racists / those using racists comments

Anyone saw what happened at the end of the Sydney v Collingwood game? Very disappointing. Half the reason I stopped going to the footy. I really want to take my kids to a footy game but there are those few in the crowd that have no respect for families / kids sitting next to them. I'm all for barracking and loud noise, but please keep the foul language for your own home.
 

Genius Josh

Likes Dirt
Working on a Saturday.... Groan.... I'm off to put my nose on the grindstone for the day to make sure the world keeps turning. I so wish I was going for a ride instead.
 

Spike-X

Grumpy Old Sarah
Radio

I've been doing a lot of local work lately, as such I'm spending a lot of time driving company vehicles to different workplaces. This has led to me being subjected to a whole plethora of radio stations (if by plethora you mean Triple M, Geelong's K-Rock and JJJ) and by christ are they playing a load of shite these days.
Triple R - 102.7

PBS - 106.7


You're welcome.
 
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