one time Sabs and I were heading to Union station and Sabs thought this one guy was going to stab him because Sabs wouldn't pay for the guy to get home on the GO Train
I don't know if the mail in rebate thing is permitted in the UK.
I've never seen a UK retailer attempt it.
I am happy about this, it sounds like pure evil.
There are fits of apoplexy across the financial services sector at the moment because the FSA recently ruled that companies are not allowed to use "I have read and understood the terms and conditions" checkboxes as an excuse to reject complaints about unfair contracts.
All the companies at the slightly shady end of the spectrum are going nuts and lodging protests left, right and centre.
holy crap.
It's more nuanced than it sounds.
"Declarations that the consumer has read and/or understood the agreement give rise to special concerns. The Regulations implement an EU Directive saying that terms must be clear and intelligible and that consumers must have a proper opportunity to read all of them," said the guidance. "Including a declaration of this kind effectively requires consumers to say these conditions have been met, whether they have or not. This tends to defeat the purpose of the Directive, and as such is open to serious objection.
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"In practice consumers often do not read, and rarely understand fully, any but the shortest and simplest contracts. It might be better if they tried to do so, but that does not justify requiring them to say they have done so whether they have or not. The purpose of declarations of this kind is clearly to bind consumers to wording regardless of whether they have any real awareness of it. Such statements are thus open to the same objections as provisions binding consumers to terms they have not seen at all."
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"A consumer may, for example, complain about a particular contract term, claiming that it is unfair. The firm should then investigate the consumer’s complaint and decide whether or not the term is unfair, and if so take appropriate action to deal with any detriment suffered by the consumer.
It basically means that companies don't get to use "well, you agreed to it" as an absolute defence, because a contract can still be unfair and thus breach regulations. It also removes the defence that contract terms cannot be considered unfair because the customer said they'd read it, understood it, and agreed to it. Part of it is that consumers are not necessarily in a position to judge their own understanding.
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Hancock was like the worst case of blue balls ever ever
Yeah, I didn't mind Smith as Hancock the movie just was kind of meh. An interesting concept, that being a super hero that people actually don't want. It would be more interesting if he was fighting super villains and not just Jason Bateman's careers refusal to fucking die! SCREW YOUR SISTER LEAVE US ALONE BATEMAN!
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
I moved to another country for a job. It turns out, the job (while suitably high-paying) doesn't really advance my career at all, and my work visa is tied to it. If I quit, I lose my visa. Suffice to say, I don't like my job at all. I have lots of job prospects in my old city, though.
Even outside of work, I don't like it here very much. I left behind my friends and family behind when I moved, and while I've made some friends here, I don't have anyone really close.
Basically, I see no positives in my life right now that couldn't be improved upon by moving back, and no negatives that couldn't be solved in the same way.
Fuck. This. Shit. I'm not one to run away from my problems, but why the fuck not?
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I don't think it counts as running away to try something, decide you don't like it, and try something else
Hancock was like the worst case of blue balls ever ever
Yeah, I didn't mind Smith as Hancock the movie just was kind of meh. An interesting concept, that being a super hero that people actually don't want. It would be more interesting if he was fighting super villains and not just Jason Bateman's careers refusal to fucking die! SCREW YOUR SISTER LEAVE US ALONE BATEMAN!
yeah the movie had a great buildup but when it was like OH MAN MAI WAIFU JUST HAPPENS TO ALSO BE A SUPER HERO i got bored
Hancock was like the worst case of blue balls ever ever
Yeah, I didn't mind Smith as Hancock the movie just was kind of meh. An interesting concept, that being a super hero that people actually don't want. It would be more interesting if he was fighting super villains and not just Jason Bateman's careers refusal to fucking die! SCREW YOUR SISTER LEAVE US ALONE BATEMAN!
yeah the movie had a great buildup but when it was like OH MAN MAI WAIFU JUST HAPPENS TO ALSO BE A SUPER HERO i got bored
Basically, it was one of those. Right thats like really dumb because she would know he's in town and would have avoided him anyway...
Plus no way that Jason Bateman could have premium Tail like Charlize Theron.
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I would like some money because these are artisanal nuggets of wisdom philistine.
I don't know if the mail in rebate thing is permitted in the UK.
I've never seen a UK retailer attempt it.
I am happy about this, it sounds like pure evil.
There are fits of apoplexy across the financial services sector at the moment because the FSA recently ruled that companies are not allowed to use "I have read and understood the terms and conditions" checkboxes as an excuse to reject complaints about unfair contracts.
All the companies at the slightly shady end of the spectrum are going nuts and lodging protests left, right and centre.
holy crap.
It's more nuanced than it sounds.
"Declarations that the consumer has read and/or understood the agreement give rise to special concerns. The Regulations implement an EU Directive saying that terms must be clear and intelligible and that consumers must have a proper opportunity to read all of them," said the guidance. "Including a declaration of this kind effectively requires consumers to say these conditions have been met, whether they have or not. This tends to defeat the purpose of the Directive, and as such is open to serious objection.
.....
"In practice consumers often do not read, and rarely understand fully, any but the shortest and simplest contracts. It might be better if they tried to do so, but that does not justify requiring them to say they have done so whether they have or not. The purpose of declarations of this kind is clearly to bind consumers to wording regardless of whether they have any real awareness of it. Such statements are thus open to the same objections as provisions binding consumers to terms they have not seen at all."
....
"A consumer may, for example, complain about a particular contract term, claiming that it is unfair. The firm should then investigate the consumer’s complaint and decide whether or not the term is unfair, and if so take appropriate action to deal with any detriment suffered by the consumer.
It basically means that companies don't get to use "well, you agreed to it" as an absolute defence, because a contract can still be unfair and thus breach regulations. It also removes the defence that contract terms cannot be considered unfair because the customer said they'd read it, understood it, and agreed to it. Part of it is that consumers are not necessarily in a position to judge their own understanding.
I know in the UK you're not actually expected to read stupidly long contracts or EULAs or any of those internet contracts so if a company starts bitching about some detail in them and say you signed it so you agreed to it you can quite easily contest it and they get owned.
It's been fun having a law student flatmate for the past year.
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I do too, he's called "Arch" and he'll have ever starting power set in the game.
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hahahaha every tier zero power
what end builder?
oh wait duh
guns of course
But they have to pay for their own health insurance Lud, and that's like fuckballs expensive.
I'm playing a dungeon crawl and naming the characters after [chat]ters because after like death 75 I ran out of names.
Not eligible.
stone cold
one time Sabs and I were heading to Union station and Sabs thought this one guy was going to stab him because Sabs wouldn't pay for the guy to get home on the GO Train
pfft they probably panhandle for that too
all changing their cardboard sign to "need prostate exam, please help"
I'm staying out of that one. I know cars, and criminal law, and common law, and laptops, and a few other things, but I don't know homeless.
I was going to comment in the day care thread, but apparently if you don't have a kid you're not allowed to give advice. Go figure
It's more nuanced than it sounds.
It basically means that companies don't get to use "well, you agreed to it" as an absolute defence, because a contract can still be unfair and thus breach regulations. It also removes the defence that contract terms cannot be considered unfair because the customer said they'd read it, understood it, and agreed to it. Part of it is that consumers are not necessarily in a position to judge their own understanding.
One step at a time.
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just don't use your powers for evil
just sleeping with fancy ladies and earning lots of money gambling
Yeah, I didn't mind Smith as Hancock the movie just was kind of meh. An interesting concept, that being a super hero that people actually don't want. It would be more interesting if he was fighting super villains and not just Jason Bateman's careers refusal to fucking die! SCREW YOUR SISTER LEAVE US ALONE BATEMAN!
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What?
I don't think it counts as running away to try something, decide you don't like it, and try something else
why did i surprise you?
hhhhwwwhhhaattt
yeah the movie had a great buildup but when it was like OH MAN MAI WAIFU JUST HAPPENS TO ALSO BE A SUPER HERO i got bored
My powers are useless though, I'm like the chris walken skit from SNL.
"Dave you're going to spill your coffee later."
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I always hit a wall around the Orc Mines
I wasn't expecting anyone of the [chat] crowd to comment on the hadith I posted.
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Basically, it was one of those. Right thats like really dumb because she would know he's in town and would have avoided him anyway...
Plus no way that Jason Bateman could have premium Tail like Charlize Theron.
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wait so short jokes are not okay but calling me a dirty hippy is?
I know in the UK you're not actually expected to read stupidly long contracts or EULAs or any of those internet contracts so if a company starts bitching about some detail in them and say you signed it so you agreed to it you can quite easily contest it and they get owned.
It's been fun having a law student flatmate for the past year.
Great another homeless person.
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i think theres needs to be a distinction made between homeless, and hobo/transient
for all you know that boxcar may be his home
All showing up in your town, stinking up your diners.
oh. yeah.
some part of me is a good person that likes good people who say/do good things.
Just copy Mark Beaumont's equipment list and set off.
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