Heckler on Computer
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Why call centres get my goat
Heckler I WRITE this on behalf of the 3 million Australians who, like me, are fed up trying to have our domestic problems solved by doubtless well-meaning, but culturally challenged, people sitting in small...
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Welcome to the age of 'you sick, we click'
Heckler IF YOU were in hospital in the good old days - and by that I mean a time when the world was a simpler place - and you saw a doctor or nurse heading your way, they would be most likely armed with one...
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Unlimited talk time - parents not included
Heckler IT WAS about 8.15am when my mobile phone rang.
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Infinite uses, but still just useless
Heckler Like most of you, I have a collection of computer and printer bits such as cables, cable ties, adaptors and instructional DVDs, stored in a box, in case they're ever needed again.
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Pruning a tricky but fruitful project
Heckler SPRING is fast approaching and memories of my late father come flooding back. It isn't his birthday or even the anniversary of his death, but it is time to prune the fruit trees.
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Insistence on title really ticks me off
Heckler IF COMPUTER programmers only do what analysts tell them to, then the analysts should be hung, drawn and quartered.
Heckler
A Kindling affection for not doing it by the book
Heckler I'VE had it with the Kindle haters.
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Time for licences to weed out the bores
Heckler ANYONE intending to speak in public, from weddings and other ceremonies to education and training forums, should be required to hold a licence.
Heckler
Loyalty points to nowhere
Heckler IN THE competitive markets we live in, imagine the following frustrating scenario ...
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What the (beep) is that noise for?
Heckler I wish I'd bought shares in the company that makes whatever it is that makes things go ''beep''.
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If only the cheque really were in the mail
Heckler I WENT to the bank yesterday to chase up the cheque book I ordered a month ago. These days they have little kiosk-type booths ranged along the wall, which places the teller within convenient...
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Privacy decrees gone mad
Heckler YOU KNOW what really gets my back up? It's privacy laws. I know, they are meant to keep our affairs private. But why do they work only one way?
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Baby, don't take your love online
Heckler I WAS rejected by an online dating site. Yes, you read that correctly - the site rejected me before I even got to the dating stage. I didn't even know this could happen.
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Modern post issues in a modern land
Heckler ''I'D LIKE to send this parcel by registered post, please.''
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Last post for something we rely on
Heckler SO THE powers that be are closing my post office. They can't justify it being there any more and they say it's unprofitable. Well, of course it's bloody unprofitable, it's a post office.
Heckler
Give me a non- automatic brake
Heckler MY CAR'S headlights turn on by themselves and stay on when I stop and get out. I did not ask them to do that. When I drive off, all the doors lock. I did not ask them to do that, either.
Heckler
Madness of the machine
Heckler I HAVE just received another phone call from my bank. Or at least I think it was from my bank. I'm not sure. It was the fifth call I've had from NAB in three days.
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Oh Jacqu, who are you?
Heckler I HAVE a new computer. Or, rather, had a new computer. Brand spanking. That didn't stop it from self-destructing very early in our relationship. So off to the land of warranty-covered repairs it went.
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Plug, play, and then lose a day
Heckler I have just spent an entire day (Saturday, of course) stuffing up my computer, panicking, doing serious damage to my blood pressure, panicking, having a nervous breakdown, and finally weaseling...
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Less ink, less stink
Heckler FORGET the government's NAPLAN basic skills tests, enforce pen licences.
