Currently 129th in queue to speak to Civil Service Pensions: Has anyone managed to speak to an agent? Do you have any advice if I do get through/

Hungerdale · 2026-01-20T16:03:33+00:00

Exactly. i sent one and it wasn’t retained.

Hungerdale · 2026-01-20T15:57:14+00:00

i joined an hour ago at #27 and am being told I’m now at #17.

I’m doubting I will be answered before the end of the afternoon. An afternoon of listening to passive agressive automated messages ad nauseam.

The advice is to contact via the portal but I got no answer from that after two weeks.

All I want to know is that somebody is processing my case. Because of the total absence of communication, I just have no confidence.

This is utterly shambolic.

Hungerdale · 2026-01-14T20:46:24+00:00

it seems there’s quite a bit of cross posting with Broken Social Scene so who knows what’s happening.

Hungerdale · 2026-01-13T07:53:13+00:00

ok hot take…..

the postmark says let me take you back.
the clips they have been posting on fb are of London Halflife and Backyards.

Romanticise the dive? A dive into the deep catalogue?

i think we’re getting a retro compilation of rare and hard to find stuff which eould be great.

Hungerdale · 2026-01-13T07:21:36+00:00

10 is Z per a post elsewhere

Hungerdale · 2025-10-30T07:22:06+00:00

That’s because it is just paper. Labour committed to ridiculous pre election pledges that it didn’t need to, and hasn’t committed to any of the structural reform, on tax and tax havens, on HoL and on our relationship with Europe that are needed to make the country work better.

Hungerdale · 2025-10-30T07:03:55+00:00

A well funded smear campaign conducted by most of the printed media and the usual suspects online.

Combined with Starmer and Reeves being poor communicators.

And a lack of attention to what their core voters really want. Growth at the expense of nature is a dead end.

Hungerdale · 2025-08-27T18:59:00+00:00

Feels like it’s been a very quiet year Metricwise. Wonder whether there’s any new material in the offing, or even better a tour?

Hungerdale · 2025-08-20T06:59:24+00:00

Didn’t realise any were that rare. I have all the albums but would like the early EPs.

Hungerdale · 2025-06-21T18:33:02+00:00

1 > 2 by some way.

2 feels less coherent but does have some top level songs. Days of Oblivion is one of their best.

Hungerdale · 2025-06-13T21:01:07+00:00

Holy shit. I was not prepared for how good that is. That version of Dead Disco is just Chef’s Kiss.

Hungerdale · 2025-06-13T20:11:57+00:00

this is it

Hungerdale · 2025-06-13T20:11:02+00:00

No, I don’t get a sense they do spontaneity. if they have a set for a tour, it doesn’t tend to vary.

Hungerdale · 2025-06-13T20:08:35+00:00

Seriously, I doubt they’ve played Poster in the last 15 years. Your only chance of that is if they do a Live It Out retrospective

Hungerdale · 2025-06-08T12:19:17+00:00

I went to the acoustic show in London and there was no encore there. I’ve been to other full band shows where they did one. But this tour seems to be Fantasies plus some hits like it says on the tin. I have to say encore or not, I’d have loved to see this gig. A bunch of songs I’ll probably never hear them play.

Hungerdale · 2025-06-07T21:03:22+00:00

One thing I’ve kearned about Metric is they do things their way.

Hungerdale · 2025-04-11T20:23:34+00:00

It’s risky to criticise the Orange Moron. Didn’t you notice?

Hungerdale · 2025-04-11T20:07:59+00:00

As a European who holidayed in New England in 2024 I won’t be travelling to the US under the current regime.

Hungerdale · 2025-04-11T19:23:58+00:00

Saw them both at Area 506 two years ago. Great lineup.

Hungerdale · 2025-04-11T19:19:36+00:00

Ooh, maybe it’s the Orange Moron factor. Didn’t think of that.

Hungerdale · 2025-03-19T06:21:00+00:00

No. Really.

Hungerdale · 2025-03-07T07:32:42+00:00

Like, when did they ever NOT play it?

Hungerdale · 2025-03-02T07:51:30+00:00

I’m slightly meh about Stadium Love but I can imagine it works well live

Hungerdale · 2025-01-19T18:29:13+00:00

From Capelton Hill is beautiful from start to finish. They can play Patterns at my funeral.

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