Mister Alex
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BUT READING IS SO SCENIC!
The scenes:
The scenes:
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
BUT READING IS SO SCENIC!
The scenes:
The scenes:
Yeeeeeeup.
Van just arrived.
This may be some time.
Van just arrived.
This may be some time.
November 13, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Yeeeeeeup.
Van just arrived.
This may be some time.
Van just arrived.
This may be some time.
The verdict was "not coming in there" I have spiralled down eight floors and am now parked in a bus lane with hazards on while awaiting The Van... Fun times.
November 13, 2025 at 7:14 PM
The verdict was "not coming in there" I have spiralled down eight floors and am now parked in a bus lane with hazards on while awaiting The Van... Fun times.
Cheers. I've had a wee, food, and the lady in Pret said "long day?" And I said "yup plus I've just got a flat tyre in the car park" and she gave me an almond croissant for free, so that was nice.
Might be home before 11pm. Possibly.
Might be home before 11pm. Possibly.
November 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Cheers. I've had a wee, food, and the lady in Pret said "long day?" And I said "yup plus I've just got a flat tyre in the car park" and she gave me an almond croissant for free, so that was nice.
Might be home before 11pm. Possibly.
Might be home before 11pm. Possibly.
Right?! Just say "here is a tube of rubber that will not be what you would ordinarily buy but let's be honest you just want to go home and have a large wine so let's take payment now" rather than tell me it's rain splashing on my shoe! 😭
November 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Right?! Just say "here is a tube of rubber that will not be what you would ordinarily buy but let's be honest you just want to go home and have a large wine so let's take payment now" rather than tell me it's rain splashing on my shoe! 😭
A very helpful man who apparently added business cover use has now put me on to a man who appears to be very uncomfortable with his role in relieving me of a king's ransom in exchange for an economy tyre.
He keeps saying "mmm, this is fine, yes?" after each statement of fact he makes.
He keeps saying "mmm, this is fine, yes?" after each statement of fact he makes.
November 13, 2025 at 6:28 PM
A very helpful man who apparently added business cover use has now put me on to a man who appears to be very uncomfortable with his role in relieving me of a king's ransom in exchange for an economy tyre.
He keeps saying "mmm, this is fine, yes?" after each statement of fact he makes.
He keeps saying "mmm, this is fine, yes?" after each statement of fact he makes.
Despite being a building big enough to house the population of a mid-sized village, the car park appears to have no public toilets.
Wee and food will be courtesy of the station's Pret, it seems*.
*Different kiosks
Wee and food will be courtesy of the station's Pret, it seems*.
*Different kiosks
November 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Despite being a building big enough to house the population of a mid-sized village, the car park appears to have no public toilets.
Wee and food will be courtesy of the station's Pret, it seems*.
*Different kiosks
Wee and food will be courtesy of the station's Pret, it seems*.
*Different kiosks
I am an nth level floor in this multistorey I am slightly concerned the verdict will be "nah mate not coming in there" 😭
November 13, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I am an nth level floor in this multistorey I am slightly concerned the verdict will be "nah mate not coming in there" 😭
There is not even a wheel well in which would could be fitted 😤
November 13, 2025 at 5:52 PM
There is not even a wheel well in which would could be fitted 😤
In fairness the guy she spoke to to arrange the business cover has promptly called me the moment he was done with her, cross referenced our details against the online form and is now checking local tyre fitters to see if they can sort out a replacement.
But that it took three calls to get there?! 😣
But that it took three calls to get there?! 😣
November 13, 2025 at 5:48 PM
In fairness the guy she spoke to to arrange the business cover has promptly called me the moment he was done with her, cross referenced our details against the online form and is now checking local tyre fitters to see if they can sort out a replacement.
But that it took three calls to get there?! 😣
But that it took three calls to get there?! 😣
The spare that my dad took great pains to teach me how to fit when I first started driving?
That I always keep a high vis jacket in the car for, for wearing while fitting?
That spare?
That I always keep a high vis jacket in the car for, for wearing while fitting?
That spare?
November 13, 2025 at 5:46 PM
The spare that my dad took great pains to teach me how to fit when I first started driving?
That I always keep a high vis jacket in the car for, for wearing while fitting?
That spare?
That I always keep a high vis jacket in the car for, for wearing while fitting?
That spare?
Fucking transparent, some of them, I'd guess.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Fucking transparent, some of them, I'd guess.
Judging by the smell of the stairwell in this carpark, the commuters of Reading are very clear-minded folk.
November 13, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Judging by the smell of the stairwell in this carpark, the commuters of Reading are very clear-minded folk.
The moment I read this and said "yup that's sensible" the phone rang and now I'm on hold lol.
November 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
The moment I read this and said "yup that's sensible" the phone rang and now I'm on hold lol.
I almost corrected your spelling and it was only as I was about to hit send that I realised the pun. That's how humourless this is making me 😭
November 13, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I almost corrected your spelling and it was only as I was about to hit send that I realised the pun. That's how humourless this is making me 😭
Eugh I really need a wee but if I go for one right now I'm only to going to get a call the moment I unzip aren't I?!?
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Eugh I really need a wee but if I go for one right now I'm only to going to get a call the moment I unzip aren't I?!?
I call Mrs C. She is driving home from work on her four perfectly round and air filled tyres.
She is tired and frustrated that she must call the RAC on my behalf, but she will do so while parked outside the school when she picks up kiddo in a few minutes.
I must wait.
She is tired and frustrated that she must call the RAC on my behalf, but she will do so while parked outside the school when she picks up kiddo in a few minutes.
I must wait.
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I call Mrs C. She is driving home from work on her four perfectly round and air filled tyres.
She is tired and frustrated that she must call the RAC on my behalf, but she will do so while parked outside the school when she picks up kiddo in a few minutes.
I must wait.
She is tired and frustrated that she must call the RAC on my behalf, but she will do so while parked outside the school when she picks up kiddo in a few minutes.
I must wait.
They cannot call her on the number they have on file for her because that is not their policy.
I must call her and ask her to call them.
This is objectively more vulnerable to them being scammed in some way by bad actors.
I am not a bad actor. I am tired, though. Also I need a wee.
I must call her and ask her to call them.
This is objectively more vulnerable to them being scammed in some way by bad actors.
I am not a bad actor. I am tired, though. Also I need a wee.
November 13, 2025 at 5:29 PM
They cannot call her on the number they have on file for her because that is not their policy.
I must call her and ask her to call them.
This is objectively more vulnerable to them being scammed in some way by bad actors.
I am not a bad actor. I am tired, though. Also I need a wee.
I must call her and ask her to call them.
This is objectively more vulnerable to them being scammed in some way by bad actors.
I am not a bad actor. I am tired, though. Also I need a wee.
I call customer services.
They cannot adjust the policy to include business cover because my wife is the primary account holder.
There is no record of consent for me to discuss the policy with them despite being named on it.
"Can you put her on"
No, I am in Reading, that is sort of the problem.
They cannot adjust the policy to include business cover because my wife is the primary account holder.
There is no record of consent for me to discuss the policy with them despite being named on it.
"Can you put her on"
No, I am in Reading, that is sort of the problem.
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I call customer services.
They cannot adjust the policy to include business cover because my wife is the primary account holder.
There is no record of consent for me to discuss the policy with them despite being named on it.
"Can you put her on"
No, I am in Reading, that is sort of the problem.
They cannot adjust the policy to include business cover because my wife is the primary account holder.
There is no record of consent for me to discuss the policy with them despite being named on it.
"Can you put her on"
No, I am in Reading, that is sort of the problem.
I am using the car for a work related trip, and will be claiming the trip on expenses. So I tick the box that says so.
We do not apparently have cover for breakdowns during work related useage.
I must call customer services to discuss.
Presumably the same customer services who texted me the form?
We do not apparently have cover for breakdowns during work related useage.
I must call customer services to discuss.
Presumably the same customer services who texted me the form?
November 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
I am using the car for a work related trip, and will be claiming the trip on expenses. So I tick the box that says so.
We do not apparently have cover for breakdowns during work related useage.
I must call customer services to discuss.
Presumably the same customer services who texted me the form?
We do not apparently have cover for breakdowns during work related useage.
I must call customer services to discuss.
Presumably the same customer services who texted me the form?
Guess this is what the RAC policy is for.
I call the RAC.
The RAC will only hear my plea via an online form, and text me the link.
I complete the form.
I call the RAC.
The RAC will only hear my plea via an online form, and text me the link.
I complete the form.
November 13, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Guess this is what the RAC policy is for.
I call the RAC.
The RAC will only hear my plea via an online form, and text me the link.
I complete the form.
I call the RAC.
The RAC will only hear my plea via an online form, and text me the link.
I complete the form.
No spare wheel on this car.
No tyre gloop either, as it seems it's been used at some point.
Oh. Excellent.
No tyre gloop either, as it seems it's been used at some point.
Oh. Excellent.
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
No spare wheel on this car.
No tyre gloop either, as it seems it's been used at some point.
Oh. Excellent.
No tyre gloop either, as it seems it's been used at some point.
Oh. Excellent.