Didn't manage to get Radiohead tickets, but not overly fussed about it. Probably better they go to bigger fans of the band.
The @AXS_UK website seems way overtuned in terms of bot detection though, the most frustrating experience I've had trying to get tickets to anything. Ever.
Question: @Royal_Greenwich did you set a (non-signposted) pedestrian one-way system along Creek Road heading away from the market during #bighalf today, or did their on-site marshals decide to inconvenience residents themselves?
Knowing who's accountable for it would be nice.
But the less positive...
Almost 15% of the total cost on two different seat related charges?
I'd absolutely love to see @TheO2 justifying it, especially when you multiply it by the 20,000 capacity...
Delighted to get a ticket for @nineinchnails sorted for the O2.
Their gig at Brixton Academy a few years ago is the best I've been to, and even if the venue isn't as good, I've got no doubt they will be!
A good musical week - finally got hold of @TheDandyWarhols 13 Tales From Urban Bohemia on vinyl, which is cause for celebration.
But the undoubted highlight is @GeordieGreep's The New Sound. It has captured my musical imagination in a way that very little new has for years!
I'm sure my Labour supporting friends will tell me how my mum's 4% (at most) pension increase will help with her electric, gas, water rates, and council tax, which will undoubtedly all amount to an above 4% raise in her expenses...
While this is just a single anecdote, this is why its annoying when the police just say 'the tech companies need to do more'
Maybe if the police, like @MPSGreenwich / @metpoliceuk, made even one bit of effort rather than immediately giving up, people would actually trust them.
With mobile thefts being back in the news again, and police basically saying 'we can't do anything', I may as well share my story of how @MPSGreenwich lived up to that and did nothing.
Last July, I had my phone snatched out of my hands by a cyclist, gave chase, and was lucky...
Within a couple of days, I got the typical 'case closed, can't do anything' email.
But it wasn't 'can't', it was 'didn't'.
Because I went and asked those companies with outdoor cameras, who said they didn't have any enquiry about footage.
He didn't give chase in the moment.
Not specifically about Oasis, but if any of these big artists REALLY cared about stopping up-marked reselling by bots, and Ticketmaster's exploitative 'in-demand' pricing, they'd have sorted out their own web-stores to handle it all.
It's not exactly a new problem...
I knew I should have picked this up when it came out, but at least the reseller I got it from didn't charge too much more!
@suedeHQ weren't someone I ever got into back in the Britpop years, but these days I'd look back and say they were one of the best of the era (and beyond)
Not sure how I only found out there was a 5.1 version of this absolute classic by @OfficialOpeth a week ago, but it didn't take me long to get hold of it!
An excellent mix of one of my favourite albums.
And well over a month later, smart meter still not working - manual meter readings only.
Website won't let me update direct debit details to the significantly lower payment amount they suggest.
If you're thinking of moving to @edfenergy I have one piece of advice - don't.
And today, installation day, I get a call from an agitated engineer basically implying it's my fault they can't find my property from the (accurate!) postcode.
Absolutely dire service all round. Do better.
Update - still being spammed with emails from @edfenergy about getting a smart meter installed, almost a week after it actually was.
And, given the massive selling point is the in home display, any guesses what there's no sign of after installation?
So @edfenergy...
I booked a smart meter installation on your website, picking the 2 hour slot option. This obviously just defaulted to 4 in the actual email confirmation.
I've been bugged by someone in a call centre all week about getting a smart meter.
And today, installation day, I get a call from an agitated engineer basically implying it's my fault they can't find my property from the (accurate!) postcode.
Absolutely dire service all round. Do better.
So @edfenergy...
I booked a smart meter installation on your website, picking the 2 hour slot option. This obviously just defaulted to 4 in the actual email confirmation.
I've been bugged by someone in a call centre all week about getting a smart meter.