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# Grrr (2)
Today is turning out to be one of those annoying days.

1) We just had the fire alarm go off. The office next door were all waiting in the corridor for the lift. Twonks. We couldn't even get past to get out.

2) The Hertz website is shite. Looking for the opening times of an Italian branch it pops up a window where you can click on Europe, select a country and then select a branch. Then the popup just closes and returns you to the window you started. If you click on a small thin bit of text that says 'locations' (but has no clue it is a button) it magically remembers which branch you selected earlier, but there is no indication this is going to happen. To top it all, the branch information page has a little gif of a ticked checkbox and the word 'remembered' at the top, with no explanation of what this means or why.

I think I need to go and calm down somewhere.
(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Wed 9 Oct 2002, 10:09, archived)
# Oh and
the Hertz website used the word 'skierized' in all seriousness :(
(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Wed 9 Oct 2002, 10:18, archived)
# as in
to put skis on something?
(I helped save b3ta! rogan, Wed 9 Oct 2002, 10:19, archived)
# well more as in
to put ski racks on the car to make it more attractive to skiers.

yuk.
(I helped save b3ta! chthonic, Wed 9 Oct 2002, 10:25, archived)
# oh
I thought maybe it was a james bond modification type thing...
(I helped save b3ta! rogan, Wed 9 Oct 2002, 10:30, archived)
# that's reason enough not to use them
the marketing dept where my gf works uses the verb "to hero".

I get really upset by it...
(I helped save b3ta! adverse_camber, Wed 9 Oct 2002, 10:21, archived)
# that's very annoying indeed
remind me to use it at the next opportunity
(I helped save b3ta! isthisyou?, Wed 9 Oct 2002, 10:30, archived)
# ooooh, i love websites like that
I sometimes spend all day on them, bit like trying to navigate around Milton Keynes.
(I helped save b3ta! bean, Wed 9 Oct 2002, 10:19, archived)
# or Swindon
;)
(MonkeyMan in Mourning, Wed 9 Oct 2002, 10:24, archived)
# Isn't
that where they have the magic round-a-bout?
One large round-a-bout made up from 6 mini ones where people just drive where the hell they like.

Genius. I would love to have been in that planning meeting.
(Baj likes round-a-bouts, Wed 9 Oct 2002, 10:30, archived)
# the best thing is, there's a sign as you enter it which actually says
"Magic Roundabout". That's its official name.
(I helped save b3ta! isthisyou?, Wed 9 Oct 2002, 10:32, archived)
# there's one in hemel hempstead
it's the only thing of note in the town.
(I helped save b3ta! bean, Wed 9 Oct 2002, 10:34, archived)
# and one in colchester
how exciting !! I love driving round them the wrong way :) Wooooooo !!!
(JBoom, Wed 9 Oct 2002, 11:33, archived)
# I'm having one of those too.
Expired tickets/Oversleeping/Kittens laddering tights/no brekkie/boss in foul mood etc.

Poor ole you though. Hope it gets better.
(I helped save b3ta! Dr Phil Kitten, Wed 9 Oct 2002, 10:25, archived)