The sad faces of wronged Mail readers

Malcolm Armsteen · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:08 am

Fact Hunt wrote:

ScottLondon wrote:

I'm giving this one a 9. Any box standard sadfacer would've just posed next to the hole, but she/the photographer insisted on taking the photo with her inside it. A bravo for whosever idea it was.

Agree about the superb photo, but maybe only an 8?

Sadfacers need to be medal-wearing war veterans to be getting anywhere near a 9.

Plus that looks suspiciously like Tesco own-brand washing powder under the sink.

And given the exceptionally warm weather we've been having of late, that milk should really be in the fridge.

Not only got her to stand in the hole, but took the picture from the top of a stepladder to embiggen the deepishness.

storygirl · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 9:03 am

Althea wrote:

She could have at least tidied up a bit if they were having a photographer around.

Daley Mayle · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:33 am

Top rated comment....

This is my sister in this story and the details provided by the DM are incorrect. They had a full home buyers survey costing £500 - in this report the surveyor stated the floor was made of wood (clearly it wasn't) and that it was structurally sound. On this basis they bought the house! They work really hard and saved up for this property, after the floor collapsed they argued that the surveying company should pay for a second, specialist opinion! This then AND ONLY THEN highlighted the problem with the floor! After it had already collapsed! They are not stupid - had the survey highlighted a problem naturally they would have proceeded with caution and most likely would not have purchased the house. Unfair how big companies take our money but are not then willing to stick to their responsibilities to provide a reasonable duty of care! Remember they very neatly died in that incident! The fire service pulled them out of an 8 foot hole and were surprised no one was killed!
- Jo kennedy, Northampton, 28/3/2012 22:10
Click to rate Rating 1325

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1qUrFFFLZ

SoulBoy · **Joined:** Fri Oct 08, 2010 1:42 pm **Posts:** 1626

For those bemoaning the lack of medals in the Grapeman case here is another contender for a 10 - multiple PLUs including a uniformed hero!

Facing the music: Royal British Legion Club under threat after 86 years because of late night noise

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1qUuRDfSI

Nice maths fail in the article too.

Big Vern · **Joined:** Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:49 am **Posts:** 807

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... later.html

Abernathy · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:52 am

You know, I'm sure I've seen that one already.......

Fozzy · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:53 am

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... ancer.html

OK, they've got cause to be sad, the wife's got breast cancer and they've had to cancel their once in a lifetime holiday. However, that isn't what the sadface is about - it's about the fact that Virgin won't refund their deposit. And why won't they? Because they've got insurance, which Virgin is happy to help them claim. I may be missing something here, but why should Virgin pay? They'd basically just be doing the insurance company a massive favour.

Fozzy · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:54 am

Oops, sorry, just noticed I've been beaten to it on that one.

Fozzy · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:58 am

SoulBoy wrote:

For those bemoaning the lack of medals in the Grapeman case here is another contender for a 10 - multiple PLUs including a uniformed hero!

Facing the music: Royal British Legion Club under threat after 86 years because of late night noise

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1qUuRDfSI

Nice maths fail in the article too.

Why is it that all British Legion type organisations always have someone wearing a blazer with a badge on it plus dark glasses (like the man on the left)? Is it written into their constitutions?

Paul · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:03 pm

Patrick100 wrote:

Quote:

‘I was made to wear make-up to cover my body art’: Salesman, 22, claims Next forced him off shop floor into stock room because of his 80 tattoos

Quote:

Mr Bruce joined the store in 2008 when he had no tattoos, but by 2010 had more than £4,000 worth of work etched on his body.

Obviously too much time to kill so he went mad with the official Sale felt tip marker.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1qQIO9Qhv

900+ comments on this one, must be a readers favourite.

Big Vern · **Joined:** Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:49 am **Posts:** 807

Abernathy wrote:

You know, I'm sure I've seen that one already.......

Oh dear....I'm definitely losing the plot.
:oops:

Patrick100 · **Joined:** Mon Mar 05, 2012 11:38 pm **Posts:** 600

Daley Mayle wrote:

Top rated comment....

This is my sister in this story and the details provided by the DM are incorrect. They had a full home buyers survey costing £500 - in this report the surveyor stated the floor was made of wood (clearly it wasn't) and that it was structurally sound. On this basis they bought the house! They work really hard and saved up for this property, after the floor collapsed they argued that the surveying company should pay for a second, specialist opinion! This then AND ONLY THEN highlighted the problem with the floor! After it had already collapsed! They are not stupid - had the survey highlighted a problem naturally they would have proceeded with caution and most likely would not have purchased the house. Unfair how big companies take our money but are not then willing to stick to their responsibilities to provide a reasonable duty of care! Remember they very neatly died in that incident! The fire service pulled them out of an 8 foot hole and were surprised no one was killed!
- Jo kennedy, Northampton, 28/3/2012 22:10
Click to rate Rating 1325

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1qUrFFFLZ

From my very limited experience, surveyors for houses are notorious for passing the buck and adding stuff in their reports like, "didn't have access" etc "recommend a full damp/structural/ electrical etc investigation /report from a specialist". They won't do the remotest invasive action like lifting carpets let alone floorboards. Specially if its still occupied.

When we had a survey done on an elderly relative's prospective vacant home, the report said there was double glazing when there clearly wasn't. When my brother phoned them about this he inexplicitly got a torrent of abuse. They were subsequently reported to the surveyor's watchdog but little was done.

Daley Mayle · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 12:29 pm

Big Vern wrote:

Abernathy wrote:

You know, I'm sure I've seen that one already.......

Oh dear....I'm definitely losing the plot.
:oops:

You've let Merk down, the Board members down and worst of all you've let yourself down Vern. Time to suck on that shootah.

Big Vern · **Joined:** Tue Aug 10, 2010 11:49 am **Posts:** 807

Daley Mayle wrote:

Big Vern wrote:

Abernathy wrote:

You know, I'm sure I've seen that one already.......

Oh dear....I'm definitely losing the plot.
:oops:

You've let Merk down, the Board members down and worst of all you've let yourself down Vern. Time to suck on that shootah.

No copper's gonna take me alive!
:lol:

Messianic Trees · **Joined:** Fri Mar 18, 2011 10:50 pm **Posts:** 2843

Not a proper sad face®, but something tells me she might be a Mail reader:

Hydrangea rage! Grandmother, 87, in court outburst against neighbours who trimmed her plants

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1qWBlFQCF

Quote:

Perry launched a 20-minute rant at neighbours Marion and Brian Kelly, magistrates at Croydon, south London, heard.

She also threatened to cut her neighbour’s internet cable, which she had confused for a water pipe.

The court also heard that Perry had previously stolen pot plants, told her Irish neighbours to go back to where they came from, and thrown water over a visiting workman before chasing him with a broom.

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