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Post by Timelord007 on Jul 23, 2020 6:55:47 GMT
Parents in my ear because the TV licencing haven't contacted them about renewing there licence, my dad is over 75 & worried he'll be fined if doesn't pay for August 1st.
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Post by number13 on Jul 25, 2020 12:40:04 GMT
Parents in my ear because the TV licencing haven't contacted them about renewing there licence, my dad is over 75 & worried he'll be fined if doesn't pay for August 1st. This page might be useful - in essence, the BBC are getting round to it from August, so it presumably could take a while for them to contact everyone and they say this:
"The key message is that if you are aged 75 or over and covered by a free TV licence expiring on 31 July 2020 [1], you do not have to do anything to stay properly licensed until we write to you."
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Post by Timelord007 on Jul 26, 2020 7:21:53 GMT
Parents in my ear because the TV licencing haven't contacted them about renewing there licence, my dad is over 75 & worried he'll be fined if doesn't pay for August 1st. This page might be useful - in essence, the BBC are getting round to it from August, so it presumably could take a while for them to contact everyone and they say this:
"The key message is that if you are aged 75 or over and covered by a free TV licence expiring on 31 July 2020 [1], you do not have to do anything to stay properly licensed until we write to you."
Big help this thank you my friend.
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Post by Timelord007 on Jul 26, 2020 7:27:40 GMT
Third Doctor Adventures Volume 6 & Eighth Doctor Stranded, ordered 2 copies of each & each one damaged with discs rattling inside due to broken clips.
I then ordered another set from Amazon & again discs rattling because of broken clips.
These 5CD jewel cases aren't study enough i just wondered if anybody else had similar issue with there physical copies of these 2 releases.
I think it's appalling paying £35 for a box set which is damaged, this greatly affects my OCD & i hope Big Finish look into this for future releases like doing a 2xCD jewel case for each Third Doctor story.
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Post by Timelord007 on Jul 29, 2020 6:10:28 GMT
Third Doctor Vol 6 & Stranded been dispatched, let's hope these discs are securely clipped & not rattling about or i will be very pi.sed off.
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Post by grinch on Jul 29, 2020 12:11:58 GMT
It’s admittedly a very minor pet peeve but I can’t stand it when people just dump stuff in the sink when I’m washing up. Just put it on the side and I’ll get round to it, there’s honestly no rush! I shouldn’t have to dodge getting slashed by a falling knife whilst I’m washing a dish.
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Post by timegirl on Aug 9, 2020 14:49:37 GMT
I love my dad I really do, but it can be very frustrating whenever me or my mom try to watch anything that he doesn’t like especially when I watch Doctor Who or anything sci-fi and fantasy related(which is most of what I watch). He gets very passive aggressive and and stomps around and slams doors shut and mutters and yells about how he can’t stand what I am watching. He only wants things he likes on tv which are the news, comedies, and old movies. Even if he’s not in the same room he gets upset about us watching things that are different than what he likes. Sometimes he even gets upset even if a movie or tv show is a comedy with some dramatic scenes that aren’t funny. It can be very frustrating to me and my mom who have different tastes than what he likes. Sometimes we have overlap, and I know he doesn’t cope well with lockdown as much as me or my mom. I try to be understanding, but it can just be so frustrating being made to feel guilty for enjoying things like Doctor Who that are extremely therapeutic to me and help me get through this year. Sometimes he tries to understand but it can be very difficult to be my self sometimes when he is around. He also gets mad when I read books because he thinks I should be cleaning or something instead and I can’t listen to BF or any other audio dramas without headphones because it might upset him. I even tried talking to him about it but it only upset him. I just want to be able to enjoy the things that make me happy without being made to feel guilty. We do bond over the movies and tv and music we do both like but it is still very frustrating when I just want to be myself and sci-fi and fantasy are a major part of who I am. Any one else have any similar issues with family?
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Post by Timelord007 on Aug 10, 2020 12:02:40 GMT
Drivers who pull out infront of you without warning forcing me to swear at them.
I'm trying find inner peace via anger management & meditation but they make it difficult.
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Post by barnabaslives on Aug 11, 2020 1:14:57 GMT
We do bond over the movies and tv and music we do both like but it is still very frustrating when I just want to be myself and sci-fi and fantasy are a major part of who I am. Any one else have any similar issues with family? Very sorry to hear it. It's been a while now but I can still remember my dad saying "turn off that SPACE SH*T" and ripping on me for reading "funny books". I wish I knew what to tell you. Ignore it as best you can and know that the person speaking may not really be thinking about what they're saying?
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There’s a horror movie called Alien? That’s really offensive. No wonder everyone keeps invading you.
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Post by shutupbanks on Aug 11, 2020 10:03:53 GMT
I love my dad I really do, but it can be very frustrating whenever me or my mom try to watch anything that he doesn’t like especially when I watch Doctor Who or anything sci-fi and fantasy related(which is most of what I watch). He gets very passive aggressive and and stomps around and slams doors shut and mutters and yells about how he can’t stand what I am watching. He only wants things he likes on tv which are the news, comedies, and old movies. Even if he’s not in the same room he gets upset about us watching things that are different than what he likes. Sometimes he even gets upset even if a movie or tv show is a comedy with some dramatic scenes that aren’t funny. It can be very frustrating to me and my mom who have different tastes than what he likes. Sometimes we have overlap, and I know he doesn’t cope well with lockdown as much as me or my mom. I try to be understanding, but it can just be so frustrating being made to feel guilty for enjoying things like Doctor Who that are extremely therapeutic to me and help me get through this year. Sometimes he tries to understand but it can be very difficult to be my self sometimes when he is around. He also gets mad when I read books because he thinks I should be cleaning or something instead and I can’t listen to BF or any other audio dramas without headphones because it might upset him. I even tried talking to him about it but it only upset him. I just want to be able to enjoy the things that make me happy without being made to feel guilty. We do bond over the movies and tv and music we do both like but it is still very frustrating when I just want to be myself and sci-fi and fantasy are a major part of who I am. Any one else have any similar issues with family? TG, I m so sorry that you're going through this and I know that it must be frustrating to live with someone with such incredibly different tastes to you. I know that when I was still living with my parents my sister and I (we were the only ones still at home at this point) would clash a lot over television shows - on everything else we were pretty gracious or sympatico to each other, but she was a huge soap opera fan and I couldn't bear them. I loved my SF and she couldn't bear that. Thirty years later and we still don't get these single blind spots in each others tastes. I hope you and your dad come to some kind of understanding.
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Post by timegirl on Sept 8, 2020 23:25:25 GMT
Something that I can’t take to much of but know in some cases is (unfortunately) is necessary is too much boring surface level small talk about things that are based in day to day life. It’s not to say I don’t like a little small talk like: how was your day? What’s the weather like? But it bothers me when whole conversations like that, when people go on and on about very mundane things like paper work ,trash delivery, bills, etc. sometimes it drives me crazy when that’s all my my parents and other relatives talk about for the most part. Even though I have close friends I often have trouble speaking to many people because the way my brain works is I like to have very analytical and in depth discussions about things like: fiction, popular culture, travel, odd observations about the world (like about how inanimate objects look like faces) the supernatural (ghosts, fairies), sci-fi (and aspects of reality that are like sci-fi) or anything to do with creativity and imagination. I understand small talk is a thing other people like and good for them, but for some reason my brain has always rejected it. I try to be polite and listen but usually I get very very bored with mundane discussions to the point where I barely speak and start monologuing and theorizing and daydreaming in my head. I also and (I do feel bad for this at times) but it really annoys me when after I watch something with someone and they just say they liked it or they thought it it was bad but don’t go more in depth than that. I can’t process any work of fiction and art without dissecting it piece by piece, analyzing all the parts from every angle , theorizing about it, and then reconstructing it in my mind. Whenever anyone says they just liked it or they hated it but don’t explain it frustrates me because surely they must have more thoughts on it than that? Sometimes I almost feel like an alien or something, because I can’t understand, do, or enjoy prolonged surface level small talk( so much so that sometimes silence would be preferable). It’s not a new problem for me either I could not stand it as a child or teenager either. Does anyone else’s brain work like this? Side note: One of reasons I love this forum is because I can have loads of in depth creative analytical discussions with people 😊
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Post by Timelord007 on Sept 9, 2020 6:06:29 GMT
Those 5CD releases in those awful double jewel cases because the clips don't hold the discs in place & the product arrives with disc rattling & scratches on discs.
Third Doctor Volume 6 every replacement had same issue one side of the case the discs became loose & the clips broken.
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Post by Whovitt on Sept 9, 2020 6:23:04 GMT
Those 5CD releases in those awful double jewel cases because the clips don't hold the discs in place & the product arrives with disc rattling & scratches on discs. Third Doctor Volume 6 every replacement had same issue one side of the case the discs became loose & the clips broken. I know the feeling. My copy of Stranded arrived last week and I think it was the first box set of its kind in 2 years that didn't have a disc loose! I almost felt like have a mini party in its honour
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Post by Timelord007 on Sept 9, 2020 6:28:52 GMT
Those 5CD releases in those awful double jewel cases because the clips don't hold the discs in place & the product arrives with disc rattling & scratches on discs. Third Doctor Volume 6 every replacement had same issue one side of the case the discs became loose & the clips broken. I know the feeling. My copy of Stranded arrived last week and I think it was the first box set of its kind in 2 years that didn't have a disc loose! I almost felt like have a mini party in its honour i don't know why BF don't release the Third Doctor's in 2 2xCD jewel cases likethe recent sries 9 of Fourth Doctor box sets because those 5cd jewel cases are shocking, my sixth Doctor box set had same issue & as you said most of your purchasesin this format had a loose disc. I think when your paying £35 the least BF can do is make sure there items are in the best quality packaging available.
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Post by Whovitt on Sept 9, 2020 6:32:33 GMT
I know the feeling. My copy of Stranded arrived last week and I think it was the first box set of its kind in 2 years that didn't have a disc loose! I almost felt like have a mini party in its honour i don't know why BF don't release the Third Doctor's in 2 2xCD jewel cases likethe recent sries 9 of Fourth Doctor box sets because those 5cd jewel cases are shocking, my sixth Doctor box set had same issue & as you said most of your purchasesin this format had a loose disc. I think when your paying £35 the least BF can do is make sure there items are in the best quality packaging available. I guess it mostly comes to the cost of manufacturing. As a lot of people have said before me, the Fourth Doctor Adventures box sets are going to make more money that the Third Doctor Adventures, so they can afford to pay for the 3 different pieces of artwork that come with the 4DA sets (sleeve artwork + 2 individual story artworks). It is annoying that the discs come loose, but there's only so much you can do. It's irritating, but there's nothing we can do at the end of the day.
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Post by Timelord007 on Sept 9, 2020 8:54:43 GMT
i don't know why BF don't release the Third Doctor's in 2 2xCD jewel cases likethe recent sries 9 of Fourth Doctor box sets because those 5cd jewel cases are shocking, my sixth Doctor box set had same issue & as you said most of your purchasesin this format had a loose disc. I think when your paying £35 the least BF can do is make sure there items are in the best quality packaging available. I guess it mostly comes to the cost of manufacturing. As a lot of people have said before me, the Fourth Doctor Adventures box sets are going to make more money that the Third Doctor Adventures, so they can afford to pay for the 3 different pieces of artwork that come with the 4DA sets (sleeve artwork + 2 individual story artworks). It is annoying that the discs come loose, but there's only so much you can do. It's irritating, but there's nothing we can do at the end of the day. Yah but i like many are paying for a product that damaged or defective which ain't right when the TDA are £25/£35 per release for that price i exect a quality product not scratched discs because the cd been moving about. Very rare i have issues on the 2CD jewel cases but the 5 disc jewel cases it is a continuous issue therefore BF should look into it..
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Post by Timelord007 on Sept 12, 2020 12:25:18 GMT
Nosey neighbour Lynn moaning at how i reverse park on to my driveway my response "erm I have a clean drivers license my dear, it wasn't me who got banned for being over the legal limit, don't throw stones in my backyard luv".
She soon shut up went indoors probably opening another bottle of wine.
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Post by timegirl on Sept 24, 2020 2:16:28 GMT
Cyberbullying
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Post by timegirl on Oct 27, 2020 19:55:55 GMT
I love my aunt (I do) but it drives me crazy that she constantly brings up how much she hates one of my favorite movies, Labyrinth and how I should basically stop enjoying it because she thinks Jareth is creepy with Sarah. I know it’s only a small thing but whenever I happen to be wearing my Jareth tshirt on walks and things she always says “Your wearing that shirt I don’t like.” She hasn’t even seen the whole movie, and doesn’t understand that Jareth is part of Sarah’s imaginary world, and not a literal human person. Does anyone else have annoying relatives who want you to cancel your favorite movies?
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Post by grinch on Nov 2, 2020 19:33:04 GMT
Lending books out to family and then being accused of ‘bitching’ when they’re not treated with the respect they deserve.
Case in point, I lent out a non fiction book on British Posters of the Second World to help my younger brother with his homework. Less than a day in his possession, he lost it completely. Wasn’t happy that my property hadn’t been looked after and made it very clear and was accused by my parents of being a ‘a drama queen’ and that I should grow up.
Eventually we found it. Behind the radiator where the heat had warped the pages so much it could have come straight from the period with half it’s pages crumpled. He’s a teenager for pity’s sake not a child! Told them he can forget getting any help from me regarding his studies and I got told what a horrible brother, useless lump/parasite I was... etc.
Just find it ridiculous that if it was the other way around I would have been giving a right telling off but as soon as something of mine gets damaged it’s alright.
And they wonder why I’m always grumpy and perpetually cynical and I’m only in my mid twenties.
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