Oh he would hunt! He was a rescue greyhound, chasing rabbits was his thing. Sticks? No thank you. "Get it yourself, you threw it!"
MrsDoyle
joined 3 years ago
A human at my bank told me the best way to deal with their chatbot is to not say anything at all. Not even "I want a human". Maintain silence and it will eventually put you through to a human.
I tried a Kong toy with my dog & he was not impressed. "WTF is this nonsense? Just give me the treats!" To be fair, he wasn't into sticks either.
Recently I was having a problem with my banking app and phoned for help. The robot who answered had a helpful suggestion: download the banking app. Then it hung up. I rang back and tried demanding to speak to a human. "All our agents are busy at the moment. Please wait..." While on hold I had a look at the website, and in the small print learned the humans all go home at 6pm. No-one had thought to tell the robot.
When I spoke to a human the next day, she advised me never to speak to the robot, not even to ask for a human. "Don't say anything, and eventually you'll be put through."
Yes, I'm a normal person, and yes, I hate this bullshit. The bank's human person probably hates this bullshit too, because she has to deal with the aftermath.
(I wrote a letter of complaint and got £50, so it wasn't a complete bust...)
The names translate as Glaswegian (from Glasgow) and Edinburgh.Reekie means smokey, the city used to have a serious smog problem.
It's the same with Scottish accents - the English think there's just one, but there's an big range. Living here for 30+ years I can identify Orkney, Highlands, Western Isles, Weegie, Reekie (posh and non-posh), Aberdeen and Galloway. That last one is odd, it sounds almost Geordie and the locals call it "Galloway Irish".
I was the printer goddess of my office. All I did was change the paper default from Letter to A4. I could also change the toner cartridges.
Compared to the original it's bloated. My friends very much enjoyed theirs and didn't have any more issues than with any other cars. One of them drives a modern Mini Clubman now.
I stood next to a new Rav in the showroom, it seemed overly big to me. I want a small vehicle with a high wheelbase so I can drive on farm tracks.
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She was 97 rather than 80, but we lost another gem in Yayoi Kusama this week.
https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2026/aug/27/yayoi-kusama-dies-aged-97-artist-dead