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December 2004
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Merry Christmas!
By Michael - 6:42 AM, Saturday, December 25, 2004 - 10 Comments |
Since everyone else is off with their "families" having "fun" and exchanging "gifts" and "gestures of good will", I thought I'd take the time out to thank my real family:
My brothers and sisters at the Church of Scientology. Cruisey, Johnny "Cannonpants" Travolta, Bellsy, the Elfinator... you guys rock. |
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eBay crazies
By Tim - 9:49 PM, Tuesday, December 14, 2004 - 19 Comments
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So I decided to sell my wife's old speaker set... the one she didn't need now she had my computer. So I chucked them on eBay. Without incident, they sold with a single bid for the price we wanted. However, it soon took a sinister turn.
The guy wanted to come pick up the goods. Uh, okay, I guess that's not too bad. Shipping on a $50 item in the same city is a bit of a waste, but I'd prefer not. So I try meeting a neutral location. Nuh-uh, he's seen on my profile my suburb so he wants to stop by. Okay then, when?
Time passes. More time passes. Email out of the blue asks if his friend can pick it up. At this point I'm over it, and I figure he can get my details out of the phone book anyway so I say sure, and give him me mobile number and street. The friend then calls me.
"Hello, Tim speaking?"
"I need to pick up a package. You have it."
"Oooookay. Hi. Is that Byron is it?"
"Yes. I will be playing tennis near you."
"Right, so you want to pick it up then do you?"
"Yes."
[long silence]
"Um. Sure. What time?"
... etc. His lack of normal responses didn't get any better. So anyway, I'm sitting at home waiting for this weirdo to turn up, and I hear the gate open. I head downstairs, and I'm halfway down when I see him through the front window pointing his index finger out and tapping the glass by poking it horizontally. Didn't your parents teach you the basics, like washing your hands, using a knife and fork AND HOW TO FUCKING KNOCK?
Okay so I'm a bit weirded out so far but not too worried. I give him the box but he won't take it.
"What is it?"
"Uh, it's the stuff for your mate..."
"What in god's name has he bought now?"
"er... speakers."
"SPEAKERS?!"
"Yeah, look... [I start pulling them out of the box]"
"Oh. You know, I'm going to come back and bash you."
"Pardon me?"
"Actually my friend is going to come back and bash you."
"Did you just say you're going to bash me?"
"Nah, I won't, I'll give you $50 instead. [hands me the money]"
"Okay. Bye"
"Nice place you've got here. Good spot."
I'm never selling on eBay again. |
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Ask4BG updated... (AKA "Ask4BG still exists?!?!")
By Michael - 4:57 PM, Saturday, December 11, 2004 - 8 Comments
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This year, "E" writes in about a bitchy flatmate's girlfriend. Check it out here. |
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