Looks like I came back down south a few days too early – there was a casting call for extras to play zombies up in the west of Scotland today.
It’s a shame; I pretty much looked like a zombie by the time we left. I would have walked – no – staggered the audition! 😀
I wonder if the move by Time Warner to go Blu-Ray exclusive could be the turning point in ending the Hi-Def format war?
With movies I love, like Serenity, exclusive to HD DVD and with myself in the Blu-Ray camp I’m eager for it all to shake out so that I can start collecting the titles I want to own in Blu-Ray format. The problem with the stand-off is that, while studios are given big bucks to be exclusive to one particular format, it stifles the release of their movies, thus limiting choice.
There’s some good stuff out on Blu-Ray, but not too many titles I personally want to own. An end to the HD format war in 2008 would be most welcome.
Upon our return to an extremely cold house after the holidays, Fliss noticed our radiators were a bit hit and miss. Some of them were hot-ish, others were just warm, so she suggested I call British Gas to get them to come out and look at it.
So last night I get through to a call center and when I explain to the guy what I want he says “Did you know you can bleed and balance your radiators by yourself?”
“Yes, I do know that.” I replied, “but I don’t pay around £200 a year for a servicing contract with British Gas in order to bleed and balance my own radiators.”
“But you will be able to tend to it quicker than we can send an engineer out, so I could talk you through the process if you would like.” Came the response.
“Look, I pay for the luxury of not having to service my own central heating system. I want you to send out an engineer.”
“When can I send an engineer out, sir? Is Monday okay?”
What strikes me as amazing is why British Gas would even have this stance with a customer who pays for their engineering cover. I mean, what if I screwed up the radiators entirely? What if it meant parts of the central heating system had to be replaced? Would I still be covered by the insurance after I’d tinkered with it myself upon the advice of a guy with a checklist in India?
It’s one of the stupidest responses I’ve ever gotten from a call center call, it really is.