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| OT: Company Car Fiascos... [message #65471] |
Thu, 16 March 2006 23:17  |
Kim
Messages: 1246
Registered: October 2005
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<vent open>
So anyhow, it began a couple of weeks back when it became apparent that the
rego on my car was due to run out this Saturday. Anyone who has delt with
highly paid managers will no doubt be aware that, as a rule, they are not
particularly competant or efficient. Hence I was quite concerned that the
registration wouldn't get paid.
So I emailed the car manager and advised him that my car, and a couple of
others, were running out of rego this Saturday.
It was last Friday when I chased it up. At this point I was told "I'll call
you back". An hour or two later I received a call telling me that my car
has done too many miles. The lease specifies how many miles are expected,
and I've done too many. Normally this would mean we'd have to update the
lease, however in this case we are on some bizaare credit restrictions with
the leaser holders, hence we are banned from modifying a lease. Hence, another
car, which was planned to go back, would have to be allocated to me, and
my old car would have to be returned.
Fine. The other car was a newer model anyhow. So I cleaned out the old car
for return, and swapped cars.
Today I recieved an email. "Could you please let me know the mileage on your
new car so I can note the time of changeover in the records". Fine. I'll
go and have a look.
So I go down to the car. Car? Car? What car? No car here? What the? DUDE
WHERE'S MY CAR?!?!
The car has gone? Has it been stolen? Loaned out?
Anyhow, turns out one of the managers, who happened to have a set of keys,
simply decided not to tell anybody and just take the car off his own back.
The fact that it belongs to somebody now is irrelivant.
So now it's 11 minutes past home time, and I've got nothing better to do
that write angry posts to the newsgroup.
Hopefully my car will arrive soon.
I'm off to have a beer while I wait.
<vent closed>
Cheers,
Kim.
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| Re: Company Car Fiascos... [message #65472 is a reply to message #65471] |
Thu, 16 March 2006 23:01  |
Aaron Allen
Messages: 1988
Registered: May 2008
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Suck. You gotta ride home man?
"Kim" <hiddensounds@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:441a5473$1@linux...
>
>
> <vent open>
>
> So anyhow, it began a couple of weeks back when it became apparent that
> the
> rego on my car was due to run out this Saturday. Anyone who has delt with
> highly paid managers will no doubt be aware that, as a rule, they are not
> particularly competant or efficient. Hence I was quite concerned that the
> registration wouldn't get paid.
>
> So I emailed the car manager and advised him that my car, and a couple of
> others, were running out of rego this Saturday.
>
> It was last Friday when I chased it up. At this point I was told "I'll
> call
> you back". An hour or two later I received a call telling me that my car
> has done too many miles. The lease specifies how many miles are expected,
> and I've done too many. Normally this would mean we'd have to update the
> lease, however in this case we are on some bizaare credit restrictions
> with
> the leaser holders, hence we are banned from modifying a lease. Hence,
> another
> car, which was planned to go back, would have to be allocated to me, and
> my old car would have to be returned.
>
> Fine. The other car was a newer model anyhow. So I cleaned out the old car
> for return, and swapped cars.
>
> Today I recieved an email. "Could you please let me know the mileage on
> your
> new car so I can note the time of changeover in the records". Fine. I'll
> go and have a look.
>
> So I go down to the car. Car? Car? What car? No car here? What the? DUDE
> WHERE'S MY CAR?!?!
>
> The car has gone? Has it been stolen? Loaned out?
>
> Anyhow, turns out one of the managers, who happened to have a set of keys,
> simply decided not to tell anybody and just take the car off his own back.
> The fact that it belongs to somebody now is irrelivant.
>
> So now it's 11 minutes past home time, and I've got nothing better to do
> that write angry posts to the newsgroup.
>
> Hopefully my car will arrive soon.
>
> I'm off to have a beer while I wait.
>
> <vent closed>
>
> Cheers,
> Kim.
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| Re: OT: Company Car Fiascos... [message #65475 is a reply to message #65471] |
Fri, 17 March 2006 01:45 |
rick
Messages: 1976
Registered: February 2006
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lemmie guess...you brother is suddenly busy...so have two beers.
On 17 Mar 2006 17:17:23 +1000, "Kim" <hiddensounds@hotmail.com> wrote:
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><vent open>
>
>So anyhow, it began a couple of weeks back when it became apparent that the
>rego on my car was due to run out this Saturday. Anyone who has delt with
>highly paid managers will no doubt be aware that, as a rule, they are not
>particularly competant or efficient. Hence I was quite concerned that the
>registration wouldn't get paid.
>
>So I emailed the car manager and advised him that my car, and a couple of
>others, were running out of rego this Saturday.
>
>It was last Friday when I chased it up. At this point I was told "I'll call
>you back". An hour or two later I received a call telling me that my car
>has done too many miles. The lease specifies how many miles are expected,
>and I've done too many. Normally this would mean we'd have to update the
>lease, however in this case we are on some bizaare credit restrictions with
>the leaser holders, hence we are banned from modifying a lease. Hence, another
>car, which was planned to go back, would have to be allocated to me, and
>my old car would have to be returned.
>
>Fine. The other car was a newer model anyhow. So I cleaned out the old car
>for return, and swapped cars.
>
>Today I recieved an email. "Could you please let me know the mileage on your
>new car so I can note the time of changeover in the records". Fine. I'll
>go and have a look.
>
>So I go down to the car. Car? Car? What car? No car here? What the? DUDE
>WHERE'S MY CAR?!?!
>
>The car has gone? Has it been stolen? Loaned out?
>
>Anyhow, turns out one of the managers, who happened to have a set of keys,
>simply decided not to tell anybody and just take the car off his own back.
>The fact that it belongs to somebody now is irrelivant.
>
>So now it's 11 minutes past home time, and I've got nothing better to do
>that write angry posts to the newsgroup.
>
>Hopefully my car will arrive soon.
>
>I'm off to have a beer while I wait.
>
><vent closed>
>
>Cheers,
>Kim.
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| Re: Company Car Fiascos... [message #65553 is a reply to message #65506] |
Sun, 19 March 2006 14:58 |
Kim
Messages: 1246
Registered: October 2005
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John <no@no.com> wrote:
>Yeah, what's up with the mower?
Hehe, I was kidding really, but the mower's handle fell off, or mostly off.
I did, of course, buy the cheapest lawnmower they had, so it's kinda my fault
I guess. The handle is bolted on to the body using two locking nuts, both
of which failed to lock properly. I knew they were loose, but couldn't be
bothered tightening them again. "Next time". Then one nut came right off,
and I coudln't find it to save myself (a trip to the hardware store). So
I had to go down to the hardware store and buy a new bolt before I could
finish mowing the lawn...
....not, of course, until after I'd attempted to hobble something together
with a cable tie. I was considering gaffa tape... I mean gaffa tape fixes
everything of course, but I didn't know where some was.
I'm not the biggest fan of mowing the lawn at the best of times, but when
the handle falls off it really whips my llama. I guess it serves my right
though for buying the cheapest mower, and then failing to tighten the nuts
even though I knew they were loose.
I guess I should apologise to my llama.
Cheers,
Kim.
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>Kim wrote:
>> "Aaron Allen" <nospam@not_here.dude> wrote:
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>>>Suck. You gotta ride home man?
>>
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>> Yeh the car turned up in the end. Half an hour after home time, but there
>> are worse things that have happened than having to wait around drinking
beer.
>> ;o)
>>
>> In the end it was mostly just annoying having somebody take the car without
>> asking. You know, a man likes to know where his car is and what's happening
>> to it... even though it's technically not my car as such, but I like
to
>> know where it is.
>>
>> Anyhow, I'm much more relaxed now... anyone want to hear today's story
>> about the mower? ;oP
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Kim.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Kim.
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