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[Simon @pecker72]

@SamsungUK my 2 year old tv has broken (a fault internal to the tv, not damage) an engineer says it isn’t fixable. Your customer service said you would escalate and I would get a call back in 48hrs. That was a week ago.

[Simon @pecker72]

@GWRHelp 10.32am departure today

[Simon @pecker72]

@GWRHelp how long is the
Delay from Paddington station expected to be?

[Simon @pecker72]

@GWRHelp London Paddington to Pewsey

[Marc Allera @MarcAllera]

How we show up as New @EE and do more for our customers is so important.

So last night was massive for our brand and marketing team at the prestigious @BritishArrows – taking home 12 awards in total, inc the two biggest of the night in Advertiser and Campaign of the Year 👏

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

🔥🔥🔥Seth Meyers nails it in 90 seconds.

[Jon Erlichman @JonErlichman]

Some things that smartphones replaced:

TV’s
yellow pages
cameras
maps
GPS devices
calculators
alarm clocks
radios
camcorders
pay phones
answering machines
newspapers
calendars
VCR’s
flashlights
watches
timers
compasses
mail
cookbooks
airline tickets
photo albums
magazines
money
voice recorders
scanners
walkie talkie
TV remotes
translators
playing cards
diaries
travel guidebooks
foreign phrasebooks
portable speakers
takeout orders by phone
CDs
DVDs
encyclopedias
photocopiers
compact mirrors
checks
rulers
address books
rolodexes
dictionaries

[Alvin Foo @alvinfoo]

I asked a friend who has crossed 70 & is heading towards 80 what sort of changes he is feeling in himself? He sent me the following:
1 After loving my parents, my siblings, my spouse, my children and my friends, I have now started loving myself.
2 I have realized that I am not “Atlas”. The world does not rest on my shoulders.
3 I have stopped bargaining with vegetable & fruit vendors. A few pennies more is not going to break me, but it might help the poor fellow save for his daughter’s school fees.
4 I leave my waitress a big tip. The extra money might bring a smile to her face. She is toiling much harder for a living than I am.
5 I stopped telling the elderly that they've already narrated that story many times. The story makes them walk down memory lane & relive their past.
6 I have learned not to correct people even when I know they are wrong. The onus of making everyone perfect is not on me. Peace is more precious than perfection.
7 I give compliments freely & generously. Compliments are a mood enhancer not only for the recipient, but also for me. And a small tip for the recipient of a compliment, never, NEVER turn it down, just say "Thank You.”
8 I have learned not to bother about a crease or a spot on my shirt. Personality speaks louder than appearances.
9 I walk away from people who don't value me. They might not know my worth, but I do.
10 I remain cool when someone plays dirty to outrun me in the rat race. I am not a rat & neither am I in any race.
11 I am learning not to be embarrassed by my emotions. It’s my emotions that make me human.
12 I have learned that it's better to drop the ego than to break a relationship. My ego will keep me aloof, whereas with relationships, I will never be alone.
13 I have learned to live each day as if it's the last. After all, it might be the last.
14 I am doing what makes me happy. I am responsible for my happiness, and I owe it to myself. Happiness is a choice. You can be happy at any time, just choose to be!
I decided to share this for all my friends. Why do we have to wait to be 60 or 70 or 80, why can't we practice this at any stage and age?

[Jo @JoJoFromJerz]

Donald Trump was the first president in 129 years to lose the popular vote twice.

He was the first president in 89 years to lose the presidency, the House and the Senate in a single term.

He was the first president in 28 years to lose re-election.

He lost the most jobs of any president since Herbert Hoover.

He lost the Trump University case, the fake charity case, the NY business fraud case, the E. Jean Carroll sexual assault and defamation case, he lost a lawsuit against The NY Times, lost countless appeals, lost 61 lawsuits related to the 2020 election, lost the state of Georgia three times, lost Pennsylvania, Arizona, Texas & Wisconsin twice, and he even managed to lose 8 times at the friggin Emmy Awards.

He’s under 4 indictments, facing 91 felony charges and to date, he’s been ordered to pay more than a hundred million dollars in penalties with a potential $370 million more in the week ahead where he may also lose his right to engage in the state's real estate industry for life and be barred entirely from doing business in New York.

All of this, while he’s been saying that windmills kill whales, that magnets stop working when wet, that he ran against Obama, that E. Jean Carroll is a political rival and that Nikki Haley was in charge of security on January 6th, for which one could ostensibly make the case that in addition to everything else he’s been losing — he is also losing his damn mind.

He once said there would be so much winning people would get sick of it. When in reality, when it comes to Donald Trump in the last several years, there’s been nothing but losing.

He was right about one thing however — we are sick of it.

And by it, I mean him.

We like former presidents who aren’t losers and at the end of the day, Donald Trump is a loser, maybe the biggest loser in history. Many people say so. The best people.

Believe me.

[Simon @pecker72]

#MrBatesVsThePostOffice is making me so angry. And so emotional. What those poor people went through. It’s inhuman. And unforgivable. @PostOffice @fujitsu_uk

[Simon @pecker72]

@amyohconnor I love this. Thank you for making this awesome list!

[Robyn @robynmunropr]

10/10 copywriting

[Simon @pecker72]

@British_Airways is utterly utterly hopeless. They Cancelled our Easter holiday flight with 2hrs notice at 6am in the morning. Family already at airport.
Offered alternative flight the following day at 2245

[Greta Thunberg @GretaThunberg]

this is what happens when you don’t recycle your pizza boxes

[Simon @pecker72]

If you ever find yourself in the unfortunate position of being insured by @AllianzAssistUK I recommend you take out another #travelinsurance policy. Literally worst #CustomerService , delayed / missing payments, terrible comms, missed deadlines, hours on hold to talk 2 anyone

[Simon @pecker72]

@SoVeryBritish Indiana Jones and the cancelled 08.15 to Bristol

[Simon @pecker72]

@tobyhorry @MathewJLyons Boom!

[Tim Smith @TimSmith2021]

Such a thoughtful & constructive message in a local cafe, aimed at supporting young people embarking on their first part-time jobs…

[Simon @pecker72]

@_ghop_ @WelcomeToShook Well done! Fantastic news

[Simon @pecker72]

@pacarnahan @threadreaderapp unroll