The grumpy thread

[alf892]

Works Christmas party was Saturday. Against my better judgement we went to some huge event billed as a Rio party night with dancers, fire eater.....a veritable extravaganza according the blurb.

 

Reality = 3 scabby tarts gyrating out of time to some shit music then some bloke in a hoop who fell off followed by a disco where the DJ played music for teenagers most of the night.

 

Expensive bar whose staff were robbers. I had the kitty - on one large round they tried to charge £142!! I knew this was a bit much so challenged it and was assured it was OK. I stuck to my guns and made them add it up......got £65 back. Asked for receipts but was told they could not do itemised ones......

On another round I was short changed £3. Clearly they depend on you being pissed.

 

It was held in a tent on a council car park at MK so the council were on for a good few quid rent.......and the buggers also left the pay to park in force which loads of people didn't realise so we picked up three parking tickets as well. Given it was £59 a head I'd have thought they could have included the £2.40 parking fee. Robbing cunts........

[vulgalour]

300 mile motorway slog tomorrow.  I like the idea of motorways, just a shame that in practice they're spoiled by people who can't plan or react sensibly to other road users.  Given that even on a good, quiet run it can take me 6 hours to make the journey door-to-door I'm quietly dreading how long it's going to take so close to Christmas day.

 

Oh well, I'll plod along with the trucks like I always do, keeping out of moron alley at the other side of the motorway and just trying not to die of absolute boredom or someone else trying to drive through me because they only left 5 yards to make their exit.

[oldcars]

300 mile motorway slog tomorrow.  I like the idea of motorways, just a shame that in practice they're spoiled by people who can't plan or react sensibly to other road users.  Given that even on a good, quiet run it can take me 6 hours to make the journey door-to-door I'm quietly dreading how long it's going to take so close to Christmas day.

 

Oh well, I'll plod along with the trucks like I always do, keeping out of moron alley at the other side of the motorway and just trying not to die of absolute boredom or someone else trying to drive through me because they only left 5 yards to make their exit.

But you will be in a Rover so that makes all of the above better 

[beko1987]

I sit with the trucks on the M40 most mornings and evenings, 80% of the time we go faster than lane 2 or 3, or all have to pull out to overtake a car doing 47.9mph... It's generally only when I'm on a late and hitting it at 9.30 that I do 70, as there's less trucks/their going faster.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Christmas buying fever. Just popped to Asda to grab a couple of grocery bits whilst Mrs TW is busting her ass at work, and it's already mental. Headless chickens galore.

[xtriple]

Christmas buying fever. Just popped to Asda to grab a couple of grocery bits whilst Mrs TW is busting her ass at work, and it's already mental. Headless chickens galore.

 

Just been to Waitrose for the same reason after Sainsburys let me down. Packed out in there and the prices they charge! It is a tad dear in there - turkey crown (for the dogs Christmas dinner, don't ask, it's a tradition!) in Sainsburys, £13, in Waitrose, £30!!!!!!!! Spent £80 odd in there and didn't seem to come out with much.

[Bobthebeard]

Just been to Waitrose for the same reason after Sainsburys let me down. Packed out in there and the prices they charge! It is a tad dear in there - turkey crown (for the dogs Christmas dinner, don't ask, it's a tradition!) in Sainsburys, £13, in Waitrose, £30!!!!!!!! Spent £80 odd in there and didn't seem to come out with much.

Think it just a Northern supermarket, but the prices in Booths are of a similar ilk. Had a quick browse the other day and came out sharpish!

[Ghosty]

Yep, Booths is a thing for poncy Northerners.

[M'coli]

Booths is class, though, their beer aisle is tremendous. I've heard of people driving up to the Ilkley store with a few mates and packing a car out with exotic northern ale and then heading back south.

[oldcars]

Booths is class, though, their beer aisle is tremendous. I've heard of people driving up to the Ilkley store with a few mates and packing a car out with exotic northern ale and then heading back south.

Your not wrong. I found one in Windermere one year when we were camping. The beer isle was spot on, cracking selection.

[AMC Rebel]

300 mile motorway slog tomorrow.  I like the idea of motorways, just a shame that in practice they're spoiled by people who can't plan or react sensibly to other road users.  Given that even on a good, quiet run it can take me 6 hours to make the journey door-to-door I'm quietly dreading how long it's going to take so close to Christmas day.

 

Oh well, I'll plod along with the trucks like I always do, keeping out of moron alley at the other side of the motorway and just trying not to die of absolute boredom or someone else trying to drive through me because they only left 5 yards to make their exit.

 

 

Take heart - I was similarly hacked off at the prospect of the superslab last weekend but it worked out better than expected - a few idiots but not nearly as many as I expected.

[AMC Rebel]

Christmas buying fever. Just popped to Asda to grab a couple of grocery bits whilst Mrs TW is busting her ass at work, and it's already mental. Headless chickens galore.

 

This! Where in flip do all these people come from?  I mean I take the precaution of using the Co-Op which has the grumpiest staff and highest prices in our one-horse town, but even so I wonder.  

 

The shops are only shut for 1 or 2 days and granted some folk are trying to avoid going for longer than that but even so - some of them will surely have enough to last until Easter 2018.

[Tamworthbay]

This! Where in flip do all these people come from? I mean I take the precaution of using the Co-Op which has the grumpiest staff and highest prices in our one-horse town, but even so I wonder.

 

The shops are only shut for 1 or 2 days and granted some folk are trying to avoid going for longer than that but even so - some of them will surely have enough to last until Easter 2018.

Morrisons by us is only closed Christmas Day but some people seem determined to give themselves type 2 diabetes for Christmas judging by their trolleys.

 

I have a simple plan, forget this sugar tax crap, just put all the chocolate and cakes in really narrow aisles so fat people cant get to them.

[Bobthebeard]

Morrisons by us is only closed Christmas Day but some people seem determined to give themselves type 2 diabetes for Christmas judging by their trolleys.

I have a simple plan, forget this sugar tax crap, just put all the chocolate and cakes in really narrow isles so fat people cant get to them.

LOL!!!!😄

[vulgalour]

But that doesn't work!  They'll just send their thin mates in to buy stuff for them.  You know how kids are with getting cigarettes and booze.

[Bobthebeard]

But that doesn't work!  They'll just send their thin mates in to buy stuff for them.  You know how kids are with getting cigarettes and booze.

Funny... But Phact.

[Tamworthbay]

But that doesn't work!  They'll just send their thin mates in to buy stuff for them.  You know how kids are with getting cigarettes and booze.

Do fat people have friends? (I realise I may be pushing this joke a bit now )

[omegod]

Works Christmas party was Saturday. Against my better judgement we went to some huge event billed as a Rio party night with dancers, fire eater.....a veritable extravaganza according the blurb.

 

Reality = 3 scabby tarts gyrating out of time to some shit music then some bloke in a hoop who fell off followed by a disco where the DJ played music for teenagers most of the night.

 

Expensive bar whose staff were robbers. I had the kitty - on one large round they tried to charge £142!! I knew this was a bit much so challenged it and was assured it was OK. I stuck to my guns and made them add it up......got £65 back. Asked for receipts but was told they could not do itemised ones......

On another round I was short changed £3. Clearly they depend on you being pissed.

 

It was held in a tent on a council car park at MK so the council were on for a good few quid rent.......and the buggers also left the pay to park in force which loads of people didn't realise so we picked up three parking tickets as well. Given it was £59 a head I'd have thought they could have included the £2.40 parking fee. Robbing cunts........

 

Sounds grim, we had a great one a few years back at Aintree Race course where you had the option to buy a wristband for £40 when booking, we all got one but on the night there were scores of people who were too tight and were baulking at the prices, we proved to be very popular with the girls from their firm  and had a right old time.  

[Bren]

Yep, Booths is a thing for poncy Northerners.

Untrue. There is one in Salford.

[Eddie Honda]

Hasn't bits of Salford become poncified?

[overrun]

Yep, Booths is a thing for poncy Northerners.

 

What is? I'm maximum Northern and I have never heard of it.

[Tamworthbay]

I'm maximum Northern.

YOU'RE SANTA?

[hairnet]

Untrue. There is one in Salford.

where all the poncy twat from london who work for the beeb live hence £££ prices

[hairnet]

300 mile motorway slog tomorrow.  I like the idea of motorways, just a shame that in practice they're spoiled by people who can't plan or react sensibly to other road users.  Given that even on a good, quiet run it can take me 6 hours to make the journey door-to-door I'm quietly dreading how long it's going to take so close to Christmas day.

 

Oh well, I'll plod along with the trucks like I always do, keeping out of moron alley at the other side of the motorway and just trying not to die of absolute boredom or someone else trying to drive through me because they only left 5 yards to make their exit.

 

someone on ken broose this morning said they were heading from the isle of wight......in the car...............

 

 

to scotland..........

 

WHY?!?!?!?

 

why would you not fly???

 

MAXIMUM INSANE

[r.welfare]

Was it Mr T or Dennis Bergkamp?

[Richard]

I wouldn't even consider flying that journey.

[gordonbennet]

Popped into that new Monmouth services yesterday, its a handy pit stop both sides cos they have a Subway and Greggs, yum.

 

Anyway, happened to notice Mobil 1 engine on the shop shelf, 1 litre a bargain* £24.99 whilst 4 litres a snip* @ £74.99

Are they taking the piss or is it a case of if people are stupid enough to pay it we'll charge it?

[overrun]

YOU'RE SANTA?

 

I am red and white!

[Cavcraft]

Popped into that new Monmouth services yesterday, its a handy pit stop both sides cos they have a Subway and Greggs, yum.

 

Anyway, happened to notice Mobil 1 engine on the shop shelf, 1 litre a bargain* £24.99 whilst 4 litres a snip* @ £74.99

Are they taking the piss or is it a case of if people are stupid enough to pay it we'll charge it?

 

Captive audience. Oil light comes on on the motorway, where else are you going to get some more? I believe the best laugh is pulling into one with a service station and asking for a tyre price.

[greengartside]

Listening to Jimmy 'Stuck in the 60's' Tarbuck on Radio 2's "Tracks of my Years" this week.

 

What a self-centred, self-righteous, arrogant prick.

 

I would love to hitch his stupid fucking teeth to a towbar and drag him across broken glass all the way to Italy. You know he'll preach on about how he met Tom Jones, sorry, "Jonesy" once when he bumped into him in HMV in Swansea in 1967.