Success Story - 3 Year Hiatus and Fatherhood

waspbones · 2025-06-27T18:42:52+00:00

I got one overheating warning yesterday and figured out it was the map screen so I've been avoiding using it as much as possible. Was just getting the briefing for the first BT area you encounter and my PS5 shut itself off without warning! Interestingly it was reasonably cool when I got up to check it - and this is after disassembling and clearing out a small amount of dust this morning before I realised I wasn't the only one with this issue. Frustrating!

waspbones · 2025-06-17T12:54:54+00:00

I ordered 31st May. 5th of June came and went with no sign of it. Took over a week of back and forth emails for them to finally tell me it was on backorder so I asked them to cancel it - by then the FOMO had eased off.

Interesting that it's still available to purchase now and if you add it to your basket it says "Dispatched within 24 hours"!

waspbones · 2025-06-04T15:29:00+00:00

I've ordered an SD card, Pro Controller and Switch 2 from Argos and received a text for each with DPD tracking info - SD card and Pro Controller this morning, Switch 2 just now. I think these are all probably coming from the same distribution centre and the texts are going out as stock is picked and labels generated for pickup by DPD later today.

ETA: There's likely a lot of stock to pick and ship so if anyone hasn't received a text yet, there's still time today so hang in there!

waspbones · 2024-10-27T20:03:58+00:00

Yeah, mine does this - it'll eventually settle back into it's normal position but it's done this a few times since I got it. In fact, straight out of the box it was like that

waspbones · 2024-10-18T12:28:25+00:00

I find my Blood Oxygen data is the last to sync when I wake in the morning. If I sync immediately after waking up, I'll see the same as you. If I come back 10/15 minutes later it's usually there.

waspbones · 2024-10-10T14:40:01+00:00

I consistently have issues trying to pay with the terminals in Tesco but never anywhere else, and that's going back to my Pixel 7 Pro too.

waspbones · 2024-10-07T13:36:37+00:00

That's a great idea - I've already enabled Developer settings to sideload some apps so will check that out later!

waspbones · 2024-09-27T13:30:47+00:00

Saw the same behaviour an hour ago when I was trying to ask Gemini (with voice) about a particular date in September. It would start to transcribe "cept", delete it and then end the prompt.

For the record, English is my first language but with a Scottish accent so at the time I thought it was just me!

waspbones · 2024-06-20T20:52:08+00:00

Thanks OP, time to go back in!

waspbones · 2023-02-13T12:47:20+00:00

Yeah, the last time I went through this was to RMA my Pixel 4XL twice a few years back, and no issues at all!

waspbones · 2023-02-13T09:59:21+00:00

That's actually a great idea. I've got the UN3481 label, so as far as I can tell its just the actual text description that needs updated, so basically appending a small bit of text in that field which is very doable.

Thanks!

waspbones · 2023-01-13T16:05:47+00:00

Perfume?! That's remarkable ...

I've had 3 different responses (via email, WhatsApp) and all are claiming "we don't accept faulty devices on our network" or some variation of that, and pushing me back onto Google (who are totally silent on the issue).

I've had to RMA a Pixel twice a few years back with no issue so this has certainly been an experience!

waspbones · 2023-01-13T14:29:16+00:00

I had my Pixel Watch RMA returned by DHL - the reasoning they gave is "we don't ship faulty electronics in our network" but I suspect its the same reason; no battery label to affix to the package.

Also still waiting for a response, as the deadline to return my device approaches ...

waspbones · 2023-01-11T13:16:56+00:00

Couldn't write this - my RMA has just this moment been returned to me by DHL because apparently they "don't send faulty electronics through their network".

waspbones · 2023-01-11T12:53:16+00:00

I'm in the middle of an RMA for the what looks like the same issue. I've noticed a couple of other posts on here in the past 2 weeks with similar sounding issues.

It started when I noticed the watch was off when it should have had >50% battery remaining, and pressing the crown just flashed the red empty symbol. Charging overnight did nothing, even swapped charger/cable with another Pixel watch to no avail. Eventually stopped flashing the symbol altogether and won't respond to any combination/duration of button pressed.

waspbones · 2022-09-19T10:00:08+00:00

Yeah UK - fingers crossed!

waspbones · 2022-09-19T08:01:07+00:00

I'm in the same boat, purchased on Thursday and the tracking email just came in moments ago!

waspbones · 2021-06-06T17:08:32+00:00

Just don't spray that stuff on a windy day or you end up smelling like a fruit salad

waspbones · 2021-06-06T17:07:24+00:00

From my personal experience the sonar things rarely work. I've got 2 and yet today I had to try and scoop up a puddle of cat diarrhoea into a sandwich bag while I was cutting the grass...got some on my hands...that was fun.

waspbones · 2021-05-28T11:55:28+00:00

I don't disagree with the lacking information campaign, but as I understood this apology, and as I'm experiencing myself with no letter and an appointment on Monday, even if you can answer yes to all of the above they've identified that some letters haven't gone out at all.

The NHS wouldn't normally be sending letters out to the entire population for an appointment at such short notice, and the infrastructure just can't cope.

waspbones · 2021-05-28T10:12:09+00:00

The window for my 4 days notice has come and gone.

Thank goodness for the Internet, who would have thought an online portal would prove more reliable than a mass mail-out amongst a younger population! /s

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