Wednesday, January 20, 2021

Oblivion NPCs Cover Bee Gees Song "Staying Alive"


Just dwell for a hot second on the amount of time that must've gone into making this strange gem. Somehow, it actually starts flowing at a certain point. It's only a matter of time before a bored gamer somewhere else figures out another way to put a twist on the classic Oblivion game. 

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The Stupidest Airline Bording Call Is a Self-Inflicted Tongue-Twister


The ol' 2222 to Toulouse. Would it be better if a human being were saying it? Or would it be even more confusing? Hopefully someone knew  what they were doing when they scheduled that flight. Otherwise it just sounds like a glitch.

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Skilled Truck Driver Helps To End Car Chase


This truck driver had clearly patiently waited and trained his whole life for this glorious moment. Sit back and watch the spectacle that is a trucker driver and cop successfully using transmissions to end a car chase. Pretty impressive stuff right here. 

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Scammer Thinks They Have Foolproof Plan For Free Vacation, Pays For It In The End


When will the irritating scammers of this wild world ever learn that their scams are going to backfire on them at some point? This particular scammer thought they had some kind of airtight, foolproof plan for a free vacation, and oh boy were they wrong. We just love to see a scammer get their rightful comeuppance when it's all said and done! 

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Text - r/TalesFromTheFrontDesk + Join u/MrsRononDex • 1y 1 2 Scammer thought she had a foolproof plan for a free vacation... But she paid for it in the end! Long I will always remember this wanna-be scam artist. I was working Corporate Guest Relations and I received a VERY long email from a guest about their stay at our Resort property in Mexico. This was a very nice All- Inclusive Beachfront Resort. She put a lot of effort into the email, which was basically a day-by-diary of her 8 night stay,

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Text - Day 1: The shuttle driver was rude. We had to wait 30 minutes to checked in. The view is horrible, we can't see the Ocean. The sheets were dirty (picture attached). The A/C is so loud I can't sleep. There is a crack in the sidewalk outside our room (picture attached). My dinner was cold and there wasn't any salt/pepper on the table. The shower has no water pressure. Day 2: We had breakfast at pancakes. My daughter's favorite cereal available. There were loud children playing in the pool a

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Text - Imagine a list with 100 more things from her 8 night stay, every department from FD, Housekeeping, Maintenance, ect. Now, some of the complaints seemed plausible, but really, who spends their entire vacation making a log of everything they think is wrong with a Resort? Especially a Hotel we get very little complaints about. Sol contacted the FOM to discuss the guest, assuming the FD system (which I cannot access) would have all the logs from this woman's complaints (the Hotel logs EVERYTH

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Text - But there was nothing there. In fact, the entire time she was at the Hotel she never voiced any complaints. She merely logged them in her little "complaint diary" and went about her business. Many of her issues were extremely petty, for example the "crack in the sidewalk" was about 3 inches long and was flat on both sides. It wasn't a tripping hazard, just a small crack. The light out in the path... even in the picture I could see that the area was still very well lit because they have li

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Text - We looked into everything, talked to all of the department heads, and had the room she stayed in fully inspected. While the list made it seem like she had a horrible stay, there really wasn't any substance behind her complaints. So, since this all seemed a bit fishy to everyone, I called the guest and spoke with her about her complaints. I told her that I had been in contact with the Hotel and we couldn't find any record of her complaints, and I inquired who at the Hotel she had spoken wi

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Text - I gave her my apologies and suggested that next time she should express her complaints while on property, so they can be immediately addressed. For example Housekeeping would have been happy to change out the "dirty sheets", etc etc. Keep in mind she was there for 8 nights, at an all-inclusive resort with 7 different restaurants, 4 bars, multiple pools, etc. She probably never left the Hotel, but never said a word about all the problems she was having. Note: 100% of the employees speak En

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Text - Nope, that's not good enough, she wants a FULL refund ($6,500) and nothing less. I told her that I would discuss and get back to her. The next day I inform her that the Hotel would not offer a refund, but they were willing to add in another night, so now that's 4 free nights. Nope, unacceptable, she continues to demand a full refund. We went back and forth. She wanted my manager, who then told her the same thing. The guest hung up on my boss after things got a bit heated. A few days later

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Text - Then, the unimaginable happened. In all my years of Customer Service, I have never EVER had a scammer resort to telling the TRUTH. When she finally realized she wasn't getting a refund, she cried, "| can't afford to pay for this, I don't have the money! I don't know what to do... you have to help me!" I was like, "You... can't afford to pay? Weren't you planning on paying for your stay when you made the reservation? It's not like we are charging you more than you agreed to ...and we are s

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Text - Did this woman just admit she planned all this, thinking she was just going to complain her way into a $6,500 refund? Yes, yes she did just say that. Me: "Ma'am, I'm sorry, but there is nothing I can do." Guest (who now sounds like she is having a panic attack): "I've got to get that money back, I've got to do something... you've got to help me out here... I don't know what else to do ... I don't have the money...I can't pay for this..." Me: "Ma'am, you should have thought about that befo

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Text - She cried some more, then she resorted to screaming so I hung up on her. Everything was noted. All my calls are recorded so I went ahead and attached that file. She did send some hate mail to our Corporate offices, but due to the fact that I had a RECORDING of her admitting she was trying to scam us, they ignored her letters. Oh, and her "frequent guest" membership was flagged as being banned from all properties. We did not send her the free night certificates either. 5.1k Q 232 1, Share

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Humorous Times People and Things Were Singled Out Unfairly


With all the misfortune life likes to throw at people, there are moments when life has a way of singling certain people and things out in a way that's so unfair, it just becomes funny. To think that the universe has an agenda against one particular person or thing may be severe, but sometimes it sure seems like it.

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Coworker Disregards IT Guy's Advice, Fiery Mess Ensues


Some people are more stubborn than others, and sometimes that frustrating stubborn stance goes hand in hand with acts of stupefying, blind ignorance. Take this IT dude's coworker who decided to have nothing short of a hysterical meltdown over what she viewed as a faulty printer. Well, one thing leads to another and before you know it, she's created a fire in the office. To make matters more dramatic, she decided to put the fiery papers on the counter instead of into the sink. It sounds like logic was a lacking quality from the beginning in this tale of tech support. 

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Text - r/talesfromtechsupport + u/TheClawsThatCatch · 3y • "It must be the pri.. Zen and the art of starting a fire in the lunchroom Long A man sits at a desk. In front of the man's desk is a window. Through the window he sees a woodpecker tapping on the windowsill. Tap, tap, tap. The sound is not entirely unpleasant and he savors its rhythm as the scent of fresh coffee wafts up from a cup on the desk. He is at peace.

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Text - A loud crash sends the woodpecker flying and snaps the man out of his morning reverie. It is the sound of an office chair colliding with the floor at maximum velocity. "Peace? NO PEACE!" it seems to cry. The man braces for that inevitable moment when an angry coworker will come forth and blame him for something. As if summoned, a raging bear of a woman huffs into the room. "The thermal printer won't print anything!" she roars, shaking a fistful of labels in the man's direction.

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Text - "Could you be more specific?" the man asks, entering the trance-like state of IT. "Nothing shows up on any labels I try printing!" she shouts, not satisfied with the lack of an immediate resolution. The man ponders this "information" for a few moments, keeping in mind the fact that this is the same coworker who destroyed two shredders and the last thermal printer. "All right, let's have a look." >>

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Text - He feeds a string of labels into the printer and for a moment is reminded of prayer flags strung from pole to pole. With a wistful sigh, he wonders who will answer his prayers in this moment. He unpauses the printer and watches it release labels as blank as the ones going in. This is indeed a problem. "Have you tested this with other labels?" He knows the answer but must ask anyway; the universe demands that ritual be observed. "Of course I have!" But this is false. "Have you really?" "I

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Text - The man takes a deep breath and searches the room for another roll of labels. He knows that as sure as the sun will rise, this coworker will deny all but the most forceful of examples. He cuts a few labels off the coworker's roll and cuts a few labels off a roll from a different box. "Come," he says, leaving the room. "Where are we going?" asks the coworker, following close behind. But the man does not answer, knowing his breath would be wasted. Instead, he grabs his coffee cup off his de

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Text - The two enter the lunchroom and the man sets his cup down next to the coffee pot. He removes the carafe and proceeds to fill his cup. "I followed you here for this?" shouts the coworker, but the man does not hear her for there is coffee. He sets the carafe down next to the coffee maker and presses the labels from the new roll onto the element for a moment, then he lifts them toward coworker's gaze. "They're black, so what?" says the coworker, now uncertain. >>

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Text - Without a word, the man presses the labels from the coworker's roll to the element to the count of three, for it is the holy number and must be observed in the interest of fire safety. As he expected, the labels remain blank. But the coworker does not accept this. "No!" she cries with eyes full of disbelief. "You must have done something wrong! It must be the printer!" The man smiles magnanimously as he replaces the carafe nd says, "Change must come from a different roll of labels. I will

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Text - This is rare, suspicious even, but the man is happy to be free of this burden and so accepts her gratitude. 15 minutes later, there is the smell of smoke and the sound of frantic yelling pouring out of the lunchroom. The man's boss approaches his desk as she has many times before, knowing that he is somehow indirectly but unprovably involved in this incident. "[Coworker] just set a bunch of labels in the lunchroom on fire, panicked and threw them onto the counter instead of into the sink.

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Dude's Nephew Starts A Housefire for TikTok, Wants Whole Family Out


On the one hand, it's nice to live in your own peaceful home without the risk of further fires. On the other hand, how much sympathy is the right amount to extend in order to keep your extended family off the streets? It's a bit of a rough one. Those kooky kids learn all sorts on the Tik Toks, like this dad who found out his daughter who filed her teeth for TikTok.

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Text - Posted by u/aitathrowawayfire 17 hours ago 2 11 24 S 4 12 AITA for asking my brother's entire family to move out because my nephew set my bathroom on fire for a tiktok? My (32F) brother (43M), his wife (40?F), and their two kids (9F and 15M) have been staying with me for a little over two weeks now because they lost their jobs due to coronavirus and were evicted. Four people is obviously a large addition, but I didn't want them to be homeless and they assured me it'd be a temporary stay.

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Text - Two days ago, my nephew set my bathroom on fire for a tiktok. From what he told me after, there's some kind of trend where you draw a shape on your mirror with hairspray and then you light it on fire, and it's supposed to go out on it's own without any damage. Well, his fire spread onto a nearby stack of towels and got out of control. We all had to evacuate, but luckily I live relatively close to a firestation so the damage wasn't that bad. My guest bathroom is scorched and will need repa

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Text - I think that my brother and SIL had to have been wildly negligible to allow this to happen, especially considering the lighter he used was my brother's, meaning he must have taken it from him at some point. I'm asking them to leave within the next week because I don't want to risk something of this nature happening again. They've apologized and asked me to reconsider because it was an accident, no one was hurt in the end, they'd be homeless if I kicked them out now, and to think of my nie

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Text - lainmelle Partassipant [3] 17 hours ago 2 3 2 6 NTA. He lit your house on fire for an internet trend. He's lucky he didn't kill someone. Sounds like someone dangerous to have in the house.

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Text - FunkyOrangePenguin Asshole Enthusiast [5] 17 hours ago · edited 11 hours ago 3 "I no longer feel safe living with them." NTA. That's the only reason you ever need. This isn't a candle that got out of hand situation - insurance doesn't cover intentional* dumbassery. It wasn't an accident and he could've killed someone. For a TikTok.

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Text - dreamsuggestor Partassipant [2] 17 hours ago O INFO Do you think the kid learned their lesson and won't do it again? & 26 More Do you think they will do something stupid again? These are the questions you should be asking yourself, not strangers on the internet. If the answer is no, he didn't learn, kick them out. If the answer is yes, I don't think he will screw up again, let them stay. Also, do you really think its 'wildly negligible' to have your 15 year old leave your sight for the 45

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Text - LFOSighting 14 hours ago & 2 Honestly amazed that everyone is saying NTA here. 92 YTA unless the parents did absolutely nothing to discipline their child after this. 15 y/os are dumb that is pure and simple. Him doing some stupid shit for a tiktok trend is not grounds for you to kick a family of 4 out onto the street with a week to sort out their affairs.

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Text - Plantmom-wineaunt 17 hours ago NTA-yeah the fact you aren't going to charge them for damages is incredibly nice of you. I get they lost their place and that sucks. But if they feel it's ok to set fires for a video then they'll do other stupid shit too.

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Text - swsvt Partassipant [3] 17 hours ago NTA. 15 is old enough to know better. We all did stupid crap at 15, but out of us didn't almost burn a house down. They are lucky you aren't making them cover your insurance deductible or pay for the repairs. Also, they are huge AHs for trying to use their daughter to guilt you. Maybe offer to let dad or mom and daughter stay if they're that desperate. The other parent and son can go stay with someone else. Its easier to house 2 people than 4.

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Text - Kiianamariie 13 hours ago I'm honestly shocked at all these responses... I would say YTA. This is certainly an extreme circumstance, but he's a fifteen year old and that's prime age for making stupid mistakes. Not to mention he's a fifteen year old in a pandemic, who lost his home, whose parents dont have jobs, and it's easy to forget the mental toll that is likely taking on him. What he did was stupid and dangerous, but he may have been following a trend as a way of connecting with other

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Text - haven't taught their son about ramifications for stunts like this, but honestly, it sounds like your family is under a lot of unreasonable and unfair stress right now and that it was the last thing on their mind to police their son's lighter and TikTok use. Unless you have other reasons for not feeling safe with their son, YTA here. He did something stupid, but this type of stunt would not happen again from any poor, reasonable 15 year old boy who knows that a stupid mistake would literal

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Text - -CherryByte- 11 hours ago YTA. Holy shit, everyone! It was an accident. The kid was told that the hairspray would go out, no damage. 15 is still young enough to think stupid shit like that. I'd imagine he's pretty embarrassed right now. Either way, you shouldn't kick out a whole family onto the street in the middle of a pandemic because a 15 year old made a mistake. His parents saying “it was an accident" is also because they're probably embarrassed as all hell too. As long as your nephew

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Text - no_good_namez Professor Emeritass [70] 17 hours ago Wow that sucks all around. Nephew is an idiot, but it's outrageous to assume the parents were negligent, teenagers get up to far worse on their own. Of course the fire could have been much worse, but these are heavy consequences for him to bear. No judgment, just hope that things improve for all of you and that someone else is willing to take in this family if you no longer can.

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