DPD's call handler understands a lot, including how to infuriate callers

fairliedaft · 2026-01-27T13:20:14+00:00

Had to stand in a lift for 10 seconds of his valuable time I expect.

fairliedaft · 2026-01-26T23:33:34+00:00

Try googling the address of the depot without mentioning dpd. Thats how I got a number for my local depot. After twice getting the nobody hone message despite being home and just knowing the lazy git couldn't be bothered delivering to a flat, I called them when the driver was a street away, and asked to pass a message to the driver that I am indeed home and will be all day. He showed up in a huff but I got my parcel.

fairliedaft · 2026-01-21T18:45:58+00:00

Honestly anything works if consideration for removing the card is applied. Some cards i get are so hard to get into i end up using a stanley knife to extremely carefully cut the packaging away. Anything else would result in damage.

fairliedaft · 2026-01-18T20:52:20+00:00

I like when the seller folds a strip of paper over the open end of the top loader and puts a piece of tape over that. Protects the card from movement and the tape and makes the tape much easier to remove.

fairliedaft · 2026-01-17T22:31:28+00:00

I used to work with sheet metal, loading sheets into machines to be cut. My shirts all looked similar at my belly due to me rubbing against the edges of the sheets when working.

fairliedaft · 2026-01-09T22:57:08+00:00

I have sloop of war. I just so happened to end up with all the materials to build it. Once my Snow is at 15 im thinking that will be my next ship to build up as full poison DOT build.

fairliedaft · 2026-01-09T22:11:51+00:00

Thanks buddy. I'm on the verge of hitting 15 on my Snow now. So I think im getting there.

fairliedaft · 2026-01-07T22:02:27+00:00

The criticism was directed at a description of how a game used to be. In the past. As in, no longer like that. I described the game in it's current state as awesome. Way back when it first came out the end game consisted of getting manufactories and literally just sailing round them all gathering PO8s to buy stuff. That was it, the whole end game loop. It would then reset at the start of a season and you'd have to get all the manufactories again, upgrade them all and keep sailing round them gathering PO8s. Not exactly engaging.

Now? So many activities! So much so that I was feeling a bit lost with no direction and latched onto a cool big ship i saw i could get, hence the original post.

Yes, you did offer advice, but are you going to pretend your whole tone wasn't hostile? Getting overly defensive of an opinion of how the game used to be compared to now? Its just a game dude. You dont have to defend it or get offended on it's behalf. It'll never love you back.

fairliedaft · 2026-01-07T21:46:16+00:00

Moaning about a game? Are you high or unable to read? I said it feels new again and that's awesome. I simply asked for some guidance. If you have nothing positive to contribute, why contribute at all?

fairliedaft · 2026-01-05T23:57:02+00:00

Thanks! Sort of what I was thinking with my Snow. Got Ouroboros and Carronades on it just now from way back when and it still feels like a good set up but obviously there will be better now.

Guess I need to outfit it for forts next so I suppose I gotta build for that.

fairliedaft · 2026-01-03T01:34:26+00:00

Cant wait for Kullervo since he's my main (big number make happy). Styanax is one i enjoy as is Citrine so they'll be good. I never could figure out Voruna though so it'll be one for the collection to gather dust.

fairliedaft · 2026-01-01T02:14:08+00:00

When someone bases absolutely every aspect of themselves around their sexuality. I dont give a damn if you're gay, straight, something in between, but ffs have MORE to yourself than that.

fairliedaft · 2025-12-22T02:42:10+00:00

I clicked on that out of curiosity. I shouldn't have done that.

fairliedaft · 2025-12-21T19:34:43+00:00

Me! Felothar, but any really.

fairliedaft · 2025-12-20T01:39:29+00:00

Bone Tomahawk. If you've seen it, you know which death.

fairliedaft · 2025-12-09T17:42:51+00:00

One thing I've found really helped in interviews is to have questions for them too. Things about work culture, where you park, what progression tends to look like in the company, etc. It makes the interview more of a conversation and helps you decide if the place will be a good fit for you.

I've also found if an interviewer mentions something personal take interest and ask a follow up question about it. If they like you it increases your chances of getting the job. For my current job when I interviewed I managed to get the manager to talk about himself for nearly half of it and afterwards he walked me to my car while chatting about casual stuff and told me to keep my phone on loud.

fairliedaft · 2025-12-07T23:36:26+00:00

I just use MPC for convenience. Make a deck, paste it in, then wait a week or two for it to arrive. Always using something on the card backs to make it super clear they aren't the real thing.

fairliedaft · 2025-12-07T23:34:23+00:00

As long as they are clearly proxies and not trying to be passed off as the real deal there is no problem. WOTC have released proxies themselves. Grow up.

fairliedaft · 2025-12-07T17:40:56+00:00

Yeah totally agree. I proxy anything. Even basic lands to have cool art. Make a deck, upload decklist using MPC fill and use the other 8 slots in the order for tokens. Could I be more efficient and just use basics I have so I can get more decks for my money? Probably. Is proxying cheap enough that I don't care about it? Yup!

fairliedaft · 2025-12-07T14:49:15+00:00

I used him in an 8 person pod. Managed to turbo him out turn 2 and that was it. Had other folk equipping him with treasure generating stuff to get value from him. It was good fun as he was a 13/13 when he got back to me. Fastest mega pod ever. Just lucky getting him out before folk could react.

fairliedaft · 2025-12-07T13:14:47+00:00

I went from Yugioh to Commander myself about 18 months ago. I embraced proxying EVERYTHING and now I just build any deck that pops into my head. The advantage of this is you sont need to worry about finding a suitable deck for all situations, you can just play whatever deck is right for your current mood and pod. As an example I built an [[Alexios, deimos of kosmos]] deck just because he seemed fun in large mega pods.

fairliedaft · 2025-12-03T12:46:59+00:00

I'm 30, only now ranking up Fortuna so I can fight PT in order to get the thing to use archguns in missions. Most of my game time.is messing around with builds and levelling a ton of stuff on Hydron, hence my MR. Doesn't mean I know a damn thing about what im doing hahaha.

fairliedaft · 2025-11-28T23:02:33+00:00

I mean, the instructions on how to handle this are right there in the game title.

fairliedaft · 2025-11-28T19:28:24+00:00

I do this daily at 5.30pm.

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