General Musings

[Bill Cosby]

Getting out your nut on over the counter stuff in Cambodia is rife. Sounds like these girls took too much

[CritchSmile]

Getting out your nut on over the counter stuff in Cambodia is rife. Sounds like these girls took too much

You've not even arrived in Cambodia and you're already acting as if you ken everything

[Bill Cosby]

Hopefully it doesn't read like that. 

It's been pretty much the number one conversation here today. Most of the people backpacking here are either on their way to or from Cambodia so it's not exactly a secret.

[Walter Sobchak]

A student has won a David and Goliath legal battle with phone giant Virgin Mobile.

Last year, Owen Fitzpatrick, 20, tried to contract online with the company for a typical monthly deal.

However, due to a glitch, it appeared to Mr Fitzpatrick that a contract had not been made.

Assuming as much, he visited his local Virgin store in Glasgow where a contract was successfully finalised with staff.

But when his first bill came through in November, Mr Fitzpatrick found he had been charged twice, once under the agreement he had made and again under a 'ghost contract' that had resulted from the glitch.

The company said it would cancel the ghost contract and credit £30 back to him and thereafter charge him at the normal rate of £15 per month.

Despite this, Virgin again took twice the amount from the engineering student's account the following month, for which he lacked the funds, causing his bank to levy a £20 charge and leaving him £50 out of pocket.

His mother, Eileen, a retired solicitor, wrote to the company requesting it credit her son's account and stop double-charging him. In response, it ended Mr Fitzpatrick's phone and internet services, refusing to reactivate them unless he paid the £30 it claimed he owed for January 2017.

As a result, Mr Fitzpatrick, sued Virgin for breach of contract as a party litigant, enlisting the help of his father, Brian, also a retired solicitor, who was able to assist him as a 'lay representative'.

Succeeding in his action at Dundee Sheriff Court on 30 October, Mr Fitzpatrick obtained a decree against the company for the £50 he was owed, plus £250 for inconvenience and £100 in court expenses.

Most egregiously, however, even after decree was obtained, Virgin twice wrote to Mr Fitzpatrick threatening court action if he failed to pay £30 and to negatively affect his credit rating.

Brian Fitzpatrick told Scottish Legal News: “My wife and I have tried to sort this out since January, but no one in Virgin seemed willing or able to do anything to put matters right, despite numerous letters and phone calls.

“We took the decision to help Owen sue them after months of getting nowhere because we felt very strongly that Virgin's behaviour towards a young, vulnerable student away from home for the first time and trying to get by on a student loan was callous, uncaring and wholly unacceptable. All they seem to care about is money, not customer care or service.

“Virgin need to understand that they cannot treat small people this way and expect to get away with it.”

[Cheeky Gnando’s]

After Mak's fight, it's comforting to see at least one Virgin get battered this week

[CritchSmile]

“Virgin need to understand that they cannot treat small people this way and expect to get away with it.”

Lucky for Mak, we have people fighting the good fight on his behalf

[PHOODLE-OUt]

Great banter guyz

[2MatoFish]

Virgin set me up with two contracts and double billed me for over a year before I noticed. I asked for the money back and they give me it and £50 for the inconvenience. Bought a fuck off big telly with my savings scheme.

Cool story etc.

[Shuto Makino]

After Mak's fight, it's comforting to see at least one Virgin get battered this week

You might expect me to at this, but if anything it helps my 'try not to seem like you're milking it while ensuring it remains a topic of conversation for as long as possible' strategy

“Virgin need to understand that they cannot treat small people this way and expect to get away with it.”

Lucky for Mak, we have people fighting the good fight on his behalf

This, on the other hand

[Shteve]

I tried to get in the wrong car this morning, walked up to what I thought was my car and seen a Evans halshaw sticker on the inside of the window and was like wtf, I've never noticed that before then went to try and open the door and was wondering what the fuck was happening, turns out my car was on the other side of the road

[Papin]

https://twitter.com/trnsmtfest/status/93...6183764993

I see they made a cunt of TRNSMT next year and have had to extend it. Apparently they fucked up with Sat 7th July, can't get a license due the orange walk so doing 2 days that weekend, and 3 the weekend before.
I'm convinced they had already booked acts for the original July weekend and couldn't move them to the June so had spread it over 2 weekends.
Can see the overall quality dropping if they have to pad it out.

[Walter Sobchak]

Anyone wanting to change their leccy supplier? Got £100 off switching to some new eco mob so thought i'd mention it. Was getting bumped by SSE. PM me and I can send you the link.

Being up front - you get the £100, so do i.

[PHOODLE-OUt]

Just switched

[The Great Khali]

I switched a couple of weeks ago

[pondlife]

[Bill Cosby]

I see Mrs Pondy is the high achiever in the family.

[Big Physical Acey]

Good for her.

[PHOODLE-OUt]

Acey loves a loose pole tbf

[Walter Sobchak]

https://splinternews.com/ban-men-1820546765

Some of the comments.

[Shuto Makino]

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/health...g-11534736