The grumpy thread

[alcyonecorporation]

Tried Facebook again because people had noticed I wasn't on it any more.  

I hadn't. 

The amount of vitriol and hatred strewn across the news feed sickened me. No one needs that amount of lying in their lives, personal or public. 

I wish it would disappear. The world would be better off without another po-faced way of delivering their private information to advertisers. 

[DodgeRover]

I got so fed up with the "news" videos being pasted up by friends I just started commenting this is shit/ lies/ made up by an 8 year old etc

[Des]

Last hotel I stayed in was shit, but the picture over the bed made up for it.

 

[AlabamaShrimp]

Maybe it's just something I don't get*. It's been warm all day but you've been at work, why not come home and at about 9pm go into your garden turn on some utter shite music that all the other poor bastards have to suffer from as our houses are in a triangle and start a barbecue....

 

Utter fucking wankers. Why is it always shite music? In fact why the music at all there's just no need. Talk to the people you're with why the need for constant noise, like people that turn the TV on then fuck off out the room.

[DodgeRover]

Bonfire of old tyres when the wind is in their direction?

 

I actually chucked a bit of oil from an old mower on the bonfire the other day to get it going, no idea what it was contaminated with but it made the most acrid choking stench imaginable.

[chaseracer]

...you are in Brighton so can go to the beach and have a pint.

 

The beach is just across the road, which is nice.  Two pints of Vier have smoothed the edges more than somewhat.

[Bianconeri]

Comes right off your bottom line though regardless of the tax saving - I want to invest the excess left in my company at the end of each year in property and an extra £10-15k a year goes a long way!

I was in a slightly different position I think - (own) company funding pension up to the annual limit, no need to pay myself a salary over that amount, etc... to each his own. I was never in a position of having to work more than 11 or 12 days a month to meet all the (self-imposed) outgoings. Depends a lot in your day rate as well of course.

 

Every contractor has his / her own approach and I think that's one if the benefits of trading that way.

[michael1703]

Spent 7 hours working on a rover p5 today, owner was happy, paid cash its 5pm and I'm thinking of fucking off early for once and then....

 

Customer on my 'to do list' turns up "you haven't fixed my squeaky nearside handbrake yet" as the ramp was now free I told him to drive it on, nearside wheel and caliper off easily, remove the rust from the drum, handbrake adjusted and back together in minutes he then wanted the Offside looked at even though it was OK. 2x10mm bolts 100mm long threaded into aluminium housing ,top one came out, bottom one fealt nasty, I worked it back n forth for ages, oil and heat, I kept warning him it would snap and that it was best to leave it and then... SNAP

 

It's now 7pm and I explain I'm not drilling it out tonight

 

A job I really haven't got time for for at least two weeks

[twosmoke300]

Trying to place the car ? Radial mounted calipers with the drum in disc set up ? Hmmm

[Heidel_Kakao]

Bipolar disorder. It's a bit rubbish really, I have never felt the need to mention that I suffer from it on the forum but the other day at Shitefest it basically made me go home a day early when I was originally intending to spend both nights camping. I had a great time on the Friday night and then the next day felt super depressed and couldn't face another night so went home early.

 

Only reason I feel like mentioning it now is that I don't want anyone to think that there was any other reason I went home early, just me and my mental health lol. Cheers.

[MrDuke]

This evening I managed to step on a nail while wearing 'impractical' shoes. That wasn't the problem though - as soon as I felt the nail through my sock, I threw all of my weight onto the other foot. Unfortunately, there was also a nail under that foot.

I've left a truly impressive trail of blood-sprays through the kitchen, and with every hour the throbbing gets stronger, the swelling gets bigger, and the colour gets stranger. Gin takes the edge off it, but not much. I didn't look at the actual nail, but it's been sticking out of a plank in the garden for the last 4 years, so I should probably go in search of a tetanus booster tomorrow. Joy.

[michael1703]

Trying to place the car ? Radial mounted calipers with the drum in disc set up ? Hmmm

Porsche boxster

[twosmoke300]

Ahh yes - don't see many of them in cornwall see !

[michael1703]

The top bolt is blind, bottom bolt is 2 threads into fresh air and great for corrosion.

[Bianconeri]

Today I have to drive about 50 miles each way up for a 2:00 meeting. It will be about 30 degrees. The modern has decent climate and seats, the meeting venue has neither. It's still a 100 mile round trip on single carraigeway roads when I'd rather be in the garden.

 

Plus, I have to wear a suit.

 

Who in their right mind volunteers for that?

 

Full grumpy git mode on.

[doobietoo]

Could be worse ... I have to tile a south facing conservatory floor today,  yesterday I tiled the living room that was in the shade. I drank 12 litres of fluid and didn't have a wee all day... I am expecting to have a headache tonight.

[Pillock]

Tried Facebook again because people had noticed I wasn't on it any more.  

 

I hadn't. 

 

The amount of vitriol and hatred strewn across the news feed sickened me. No one needs that amount of lying in their lives, personal or public. 

I wish it would disappear. The world would be better off without another po-faced way of delivering their private information to advertisers. 

 

Newsfeed as in the news your friends and family post?

Or Newsfeed as in the sponsored shite from rags who need their articles plastered on facebook because there's no way people will pay money for it?

 

First one is solvable, second one would need some major reform of FB's business model and whilst there's trucks reversing up to the door and tipping large amounts of cash through, it ain't gonna happen. You can get rid of some with ad blockers (I don't have the right hand bar any more which is where a lot of it was) but the inline stuff is harder to remove. I hear there's a law going through in Europe to make all sponsored advertising clearly marked which might help ad-blockers detect it but it's just cat and mouse, FB will change something and knacker the algorithm.

[Bianconeri]

Could be worse ... I have to tile a south facing conservatory floor today,  yesterday I tiled the living room that was in the shade. I drank 12 litres of fluid and didn't have a wee all day... I am expecting to have a headache tonight.

Bad luck mate. For some reason made me think of when I was flying to the Middle East every couple of weeks, drank gallons of water, seldom peed.

[John F]

Newsfeed as in the news your friends and family post?

Or Newsfeed as in the sponsored shite from rags who need their articles plastered on facebook because there's no way people will pay money for it?

 

First one is solvable, second one would need some major reform of FB's business model and whilst there's trucks reversing up to the door and tipping large amounts of cash through, it ain't gonna happen. You can get rid of some with ad blockers (I don't have the right hand bar any more which is where a lot of it was) but the inline stuff is harder to remove. I hear there's a law going through in Europe to make all sponsored advertising clearly marked which might help ad-blockers detect it but it's just cat and mouse, FB will change something and knacker the algorithm.

 

I ditched FB a few years ago. Haven't been bothered by it since

[DodgeRover]

Today I am grumpy as I'm following on snagging from people who are getting paid more than me for doing half the job and leaving the tricky bits.

On the bonus side the client said to help myself to the cold stuff in the fridge and there are 6 bottles of ice cold lager.

[Richard]

.

[richardthestag]

anyone else wish they were home with their family while they are away,

 

Yet within hours of being home with their family want to get the fuck away!

 

three teenage lads who seem to just fucking argue and fight every waking hour

 

Depression is such a cunt else I am sure I could deal with it

[alcyonecorporation]

Depression is an arsehole because it's personal. Nowt knows better than how to bring you down than your own mind. 
I've found that in many cases thinking (and thinking and thinking and thinking and thinking and thinking and thinking) is worse than doing. 

Soz. That's no help. 

[Pillock]

Aye, in just the same way that nightmares know how to terrify you, depression finds your buttons and keeps pressing them.

 

I suppose your brain skips over thoughts of playful kittens and sunny walks on the beach, but then you think about something that makes you miserable it can't move on. That's what I found anyway, you end up spending hours pondering something that with hindsight, was ridiculous.

[alcyonecorporation]

Aye, in just the same way that nightmares know how to terrify you, depression finds your buttons and keeps pressing them.

 

I suppose your brain skips over thoughts of playful kittens and sunny walks on the beach, but then you think about something that makes you miserable it can't move on. That's what I found anyway, you end up spending hours pondering something that with hindsight, was ridiculous.

 

 

There's no 'empathise' button, so I'm not clicking 'like' 'cos that would be snide. 

 

"I'm not doing this washing, I'm too down."

 

Two days later after sharing a room with some honking gruds, I found that actually doing the washing took my mind off the unpleasantness. 

 

Work's got a Skoda Superb in as a pool car, so I decided to go and collect a parcel about 12 miles away so I could have a go of it.

Took my mind off work mither a treat. 

 

I quite liked that Superb actually; it even has the controversy friendly 2.0-litre lard engine which is alright. 

 

Do stuff. Stuff is good. 

 

Personal grump: savage mood swings. 

[Pillock]

Someone once summed up depression quite well to me. They said life was like being on a rollercoaster, with ups and downs. Pretty cheesy right?

Except life with depression is like being on a rollercoaster when someone's greased the track. Going down is easy and quick, getting back up takes a lot more effort. You'll get there but one gust of wind knocks you right back down.

[alcyonecorporation]

hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Cleon-Fonte]

Newsfeed as in the news your friends and family post?

Or Newsfeed as in the sponsored shite from rags who need their articles plastered on facebook because there's no way people will pay money for it?

 

First one is solvable, second one would need some major reform of FB's business model and whilst there's trucks reversing up to the door and tipping large amounts of cash through, it ain't gonna happen. You can get rid of some with ad blockers (I don't have the right hand bar any more which is where a lot of it was) but the inline stuff is harder to remove. I hear there's a law going through in Europe to make all sponsored advertising clearly marked which might help ad-blockers detect it but it's just cat and mouse, FB will change something and knacker the algorithm.

 

What you need is Facebook Purity.

[chaseracer]

Bipolar disorder. It's a bit rubbish really, I have never felt the need to mention that I suffer from it on the forum but the other day at Shitefest it basically made me go home a day early when I was originally intending to spend both nights camping. I had a great time on the Friday night and then the next day felt super depressed and couldn't face another night so went home early.

 

Only reason I feel like mentioning it now is that I don't want anyone to think that there was any other reason I went home early, just me and my mental health lol. Cheers.

 

Sorry to hear that, James.  It was good to see you - it's been a while! - and the narrow dogs were great. 

 

See you at the auctions in July.

[cros]

I stopped at the very horrible Stansted Services for a few minutes today and my car was one of the few without its engine running. Ironic that on LPG it's least likely to kill you from 'the carbon and monoxide' (Hall and Oats was blasting out someones window but it was soon me that was gone).