V-Flyer

So we've arrived home tonight to our flats to find that someone has dumped one of those huge easyjet signs by our bins. (The ones which say what terminal to go to and does you hand luggage fit in this)

So as bin day is tomorrow and the local council are starting to fine us for anything that isn't domestic waste (I think that falls into that category) I called BAA gatiwck. 15 minutes on hold and I was given a number to call for a manager tomorrow lunchtime. I explained that this would be a bit too late but was told to try it anyway.

So I called him and all he wanted to know was how I got hold of one of esayjet's signs [:?] So he gave me easyjets customer service number, good on I though, on hold for 15 minutes (at 10p a minute which is a bit pricey) then explained what had happened, put on hold another 10 minutes and was told that Easyjet Customer services are in Poland so there's nothing they can do[V][V][V]

So now I have a six foot sign sticking out of our bin, bin men on the way round tomorrow morning and nobody can seem to pop into a van and come and pick it up, despite the numerous vans that are always here picking up kebab, curry or fish and chips every evening. So though I might just put it on ebay and see what happens[:?][:?]

Call your local police station, explain that you think you have some stolen property on your property and let them deal with it.

quote:Originally posted by Scrooge
Call your local police station, explain that you think you have some stolen property on your property and let them deal with it.


[y] works for me.

Send a 'clean up' invoice to easyjet - it's the least they'd do for you....

Hang on though, rethinking this for a second, when growing up we had to have the the traffic sign on the wall along with a traffic cone or two, I would grab it, put it in a room somewhere, then throw it up on Ebay.

quote:Originally posted by Scrooge
Hang on though, rethinking this for a second, when growing up we had to have the the traffic sign on the wall along with a traffic cone or two, I would grab it, put it in a room somewhere, then throw it up on Ebay.

Oh come off it Dave - we ALL know that's a lie.

When YOU were growing up, ARPANET didn't even exist - let alone eBay... [ii]

Better still. Find a straight bit of road near Luton Airport and tell people it's curbside check-in and it's a fiver.

quote:Originally posted by Darren Wheeler
Better still. Find a straight bit of road near Luton Airport and tell people it's curbside check-in and it's a fiver.


Love it[y] My kids were at Brisol Uni and every year the Welcome to England bridge sign found its way into the campus.

quote:Originally posted by Jacki
quote:Originally posted by Darren Wheeler
Better still. Find a straight bit of road near Luton Airport and tell people it's curbside check-in and it's a fiver.


Love it[y] My kids were at Brisol Uni and every year the Welcome to England bridge sign found its way into the campus.

Love the curbside check-in option! Sell the sign to the Bristol Uni students and they can make a bit of money on the approach road to Bristol Airport, as I believe easyJet fly there (when the runway is not too slippery).

As to the roadsigns in Uni campuses - reminds me of my days at Nottingham Trent Uni. The Police visited our Halls early one morning to investigate some 'plant growing' that was happening in some flats and ended up making more arrests for other matters, such as road signs, 'exotic magazines', and a 12ft 'Welcome to Somerset' county signpost.

James

how on earth did an easyjet sign end up in your bin in the first place?!

Today I found a For Sale sign in my shed! I think the culprit is upstairs having come home last week from Uni [:w]

The various signs remind me of an incident in the local court a few years ago when, among other things, a signpost with the legend 'Sally Gap 8' was part of the case. The defendant was asked where he got the said sign. His response? Yup! You've got it - 'Eight miles from the Sally Gap'

quote:Originally posted by preiffer
quote:Originally posted by Scrooge
Hang on though, rethinking this for a second, when growing up we had to have the the traffic sign on the wall along with a traffic cone or two, I would grab it, put it in a room somewhere, then throw it up on Ebay.

Oh come off it Dave - we ALL know that's a lie.

When YOU were growing up, ARPANET didn't even exist - let alone eBay... [ii]


You are correct, though in reality this should of been I Decker thing, so let me rewrite what I was saying.

Hang on though, rethinking this for a second, when growing up we had to have the the traffic sign on the wall along with a traffic cone or two.

I would grab it the Easyjet sign, put it in a room somewhere, then throw it up on Ebay.

There you go

quote:The various signs remind me of an incident in the local court a few years ago when, among other things, a signpost with the legend 'Sally Gap 8' was part of the case. The defendant was asked where he got the said sign. His response? Yup! You've got it - 'Eight miles from the Sally Gap'

This is wandering way off-topic (but funny, so Mods, feel free to delete it if you wish), but HL's post reminds me about a case in one of the local magistrates courts in the Midlands.

The Chairman of the Bench on said day wears a wig - and a very bad one too. Everyone who has seen it says 'why bother, you can spot it a mile off'. Anyway, he has a Chavette up before him in the dock for some minor offence, but she is wearing a baseball cap. He advises her that she is in court and certain standards apply there, so asks her to remove the said cap. Her reply was 'I'll take my cap off when you take that ####ing thing off'. A day in the cells for contempt followed, once the court had settled down (as by all counts, few people in there could keep a straight face).

quote:Originally posted by preiffer
Send a 'clean up' invoice to easyjet - it's the least they'd do for you....


I think I should send them a clear up/plus the cost of my time invoice (along with whatever the council are gong to fine us tomorror - they really have become nasty and think twice about even veggie peelings being household waste at the moment)

Problem is I emailed them; the response was: we think the following question will help: What aircraft will I be flying on!!!

Has ayone on a UK based address or fax for them?

You could call the Sun or Daily Mail, sure they would help....

quote:Originally posted by ade99
quote:Originally posted by preiffer
Send a 'clean up' invoice to easyjet - it's the least they'd do for you....


I think I should send them a clear up/plus the cost of my time invoice (along with whatever the council are gong to fine us tomorror - they really have become nasty and think twice about even veggie peelings being household waste at the moment)

Problem is I emailed them; the response was: we think the following question will help: What aircraft will I be flying on!!!

Has ayone on a UK based address or fax for them?


A quick google throws up this. I don't know how current the information is, and the same google shows many people chasing what seems to be a moving target; the fax is still active though. Hope it helps.

Following on from Richard's comment, have you tried your local paper? They always love to get into a bit of council and big corporation bashing.

Paul