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Caspin · 08-12-2012, 10:44 AM

You will know the whole script soon! What is it that you like so much about that film?

Right now I'm trying to figure out the warmest place in the house so I can move the computer there!

**Ollie** · 08-12-2012, 11:01 AM

Well I'm watching it now so I failed at stopping myself. What draws me to it? I dunno, the story, the characters, the fact that it is somewhat ground, the music (particularly in TDKR) so pretty much everything.

Caspin · 19-12-2012, 09:18 PM

Doing battle with insurance company claims forms, which make no sense at all. Onerous. That's the word.

**Minty** · 19-12-2012, 10:25 PM

Dare we ask which company? Hope for your sake it isn't Tesco. I wouldn't wipe my bum with theirs (or any other "supermarket" insurance company)

Egyptiandance

Caspin · 19-12-2012, 10:40 PM

Nope not Tesco. Seems to be something called 'global claims', although originally it was Columbus or one of those other companies represented by a dog. Why do so many insurance companies have a hound as their logo anyway?

**Ollie** · (This post was last modified: 20-12-2012 01:15 PM by Ollie.)

I'm watching miss universe on TV. It's kinda creepy one of the judges is a female with a dressed up dog, one looks like some monk, but apparently he's on iron chef and then there's another couple of male and female judges who have plastic faces covered in make-up to look like a clown and there all staring at wemon in sleazy dresses, judging them based on how fake they look. Eww I think I might change the channel, but I can't look away. Omg

bobert26 · 21-12-2012, 12:16 PM

Not that you need any qualifications to be a judge on that panel (do you even have to know how to read?), but why is there an iron chef on the miss universe panel?

Anyway, about to get to bed. It's the 22 of December here and I'm still alive, but I guess it's still the 21 just about everywhere else on earth so we'll see. Wink

**Ollie** · 21-12-2012, 12:37 PM

I still have another 2 hours or so until 22nd. I'm still waiting for the 'bang!'

Caspin · (This post was last modified: 21-12-2012 06:08 PM by Caspin.)

Oh goody. Another train journey! Actually this one is OK. Fast train with (world's slowest) WiFi so I can try to use this here tablety thing for entertainment

**Minty** · 21-12-2012, 09:37 PM

(19-12-2012 10:40 PM)Caspin Wrote: Nope not Tesco. Seems to be something called 'global claims', although originally it was Columbus or one of those other companies represented by a dog. Why do so many insurance companies have a hound as their logo anyway?

Usually because they make a dog's breakfast of your claim. A good rule of thumb with insurers (or any other financial institution) is the ones that advertise the most are ones that treat customers like turd, so they need to get new customers in constantly to replace the ones they've offended (plus their neighbours & friends once they've heard what happened). The ones that don't, don't need to - they get enough word of mouth trade.

"Which?" magazine do a rundown on the insurance industry in the UK once a year (August I think) and have long been a source of dread, particularly to Churchill, Sheila's Wheels, Admiral, eSure, Saga, Aviva & Tesco who roundly get crucified.

I do all my insurances and banking through mutuals, simply because any profits they make go back into the business or in cutting their prices without cutting the service, not in fat bonuses for their board and shareholders. If a lot more firms had taken that approach, the world wouldn't be in the financial mess it's in.

(OK everyone, I'm off my soapbox now!) Tongue