The grumpy thread

[AMC Rebel]

Wanted to get a pumpkin (not the Range Rover sort) today but the fuckers have all disappeared.

[AMC Rebel]

I'm from Rotherham as well! My Nan used to say things like that all the time and the Tea pot was left on the gas burner all day and topped up as required, that was proper 'mashed' like liquid tannin in a hot pot!

 Wasn't the point of Louise's post the use of "while" for "until" rather than mash?

 

I first heard that in Hull.

 

I love the regional differences.  

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Sorry, I can see the commercial disaster it has become (the same for any and ALL holidays now though eh?) - but my son is 7 - and he loves the dress up and horror part....... he kept the werewolf mask on all the way around shopping trying to scare (succesfully in some cases) the other kids..... it's a fun evening for them. He loves the skeleton faces I can do with the costume make-up and blooded injuries (sometimes real, from the garage!) etc..

This year he's full on werewolf and has asked me to be the joker..... the GF is Harley-Quinn - now if I'd asked her to dress up like that I'd probably be told to FRO. It's come from a 7yr old - how can she possibly say no    That's my boy

 

It also has him researching the history of vampires and werewolves etc... learning about Vlad the impaler and various other historical figures. Not necessarily a bad thing being dragged into history and the various conquests by despots that helped shape the world as we know it.

[MorrisItalSLX]

That is a good point, I was thinking it might it be easier to obtain that album on CD and then you could record it to tape yourself but then I guess you may as well just download it for free online somewhere if you were going to do that.

 

The Proton has turned me back into a bit of a tape user but only because it feels appropriate in that vehicle, the majority of my music is on CD and while physical media seems kind of pointless I still like being able to pop into a charity shop or Poundland and pick up a new CD and jam it straight into the stereo and listen to it instantly.

 

You have given me an idea! I have Mesopotamia and Party Mix on Vinyl, so I could use my newly acquired stereo to knock up a new cassette! Problem solved.

 

I have been known to trawl through the charity shop music corner for those diamonds in the rough.

 

(I have been known to trawl through the charity shop clothing corner for those diamonds in the rough too, but that's a story for another time  )

[The Moog]

Wanted to get a pumpkin (not the Range Rover sort) today but the fuckers have all disappeared.

lidl had them for 59P yesterday round here 

[Louise2cv]

Both but I think I have misremembered the use of while.

 

Never ever heard mashing tea before, had no idea what these ladies were on about.

 

"Oh someone's mashed for us! How lovely"

 

"Shall I mash?"

 

Where is it from? I haven't really made loose leaf tea much, but when I did, I didn't do anything like mashing the leaves. Might have to investigate!

[John F]

warren t claim, on 30 Oct 2017 - 10:08 PM, said:

Fucking so called 'Mischief Night'. 

 

An excuse for the local feral tip rats to throw missiles at passing cars, mostly taxis. 

 

Not worth the risk of a smashed window so I'm at home with a bottle of Merlot.

 

"Mischievous night", as it's known in Yorkshire, is commonly celebrated on November 4th - the reason behind this is apparently to commemorate the actions of Guy Fawkes & his cronies on the night before their attempt to blow up Parliament.

 

On one memorable Mischievous Night, some mates & I once moved an entire set of roadworks barriers, lights, diversion signs, etc. from a minor road onto a bus route & diverted a double-decker bus down the road the actual road repairs were on. Oh, how we laughed.

 

Anyway, my grump today is Hallowe'en.

 

Yes, I know that it has its origins in northern English / Scottish traditions, but the currrent format is a vile american bastardisation spawned by unscrupulous commercial greed and fuelled by a yank-centric entertainment industry. Nobody but a weirdo would have even considered buying a sodding pumpkin in Britain before the 1980s.

[Guest Hooli]

 

On one memorable Mischievous Night, some mates & I once moved an entire set of roadworks barriers, lights, diversion signs, etc. from a minor road onto a bus route & diverted a double-decker bus down the road the actual road repairs were on. Oh, how we laughed.

 

I never made the front page of the local paper in Worthing as 'an unidentified troublemaking hoodlum' (or similar phrase, I can't remember now) by blocking the A24 with 30' long plastic gas pipes after cutting the straps holding it to the crate...

[Mr A Lawrence]

Both but I think I have misremembered the use of while.

Never ever heard mashing tea before, had no idea what these ladies were on about.

"Oh someone's mashed for us! How lovely"

"Shall I mash?"

Where is it from? I haven't really made loose leaf tea much, but when I did, I didn't do anything like mashing the leaves. Might have to investigate!

It's just a Yorkshire way of saying brew the tea.

 

I'm from West Yorkshire and say it often.

[5speedracer]

"Mischievous night", as it's known in Yorkshire, is commonly celebrated on November 4th - the reason behind this is apparently to commemorate the actions of Guy Fawkes & his cronies on the night before their attempt to blow up Parliament.

 

On one memorable Mischievous Night, some mates & I once moved an entire set of roadworks barriers, lights, diversion signs, etc. from a minor road onto a bus route & diverted a double-decker bus down the road the actual road repairs were on. Oh, how we laughed.

 

Anyway, my grump today is Hallowe'en.

 

Yes, I know that it has its origins in northern English / Scottish traditions, but the currrent format is a vile american bastardisation spawned by unscrupulous commercial greed and fuelled by a yank-centric entertainment industry. Nobody but a weirdo would have even considered buying a sodding pumpkin in Britain before the 1980s.

Aye, Trick or Treat. No, it's Guising you over Septic influenced culturally vacuous tests!

 

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[5speedracer]

Aye, Trick or Treat. No, it's Guising you over Septic influenced culturally vacuous tests!

 

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^^^^^

TWATS!

 

Effin spellcheck.

 

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[tooSavvy]

Wanted to get a pumpkin (not the Range Rover sort) today but the fuckers have all disappeared

Feck!! Tesco is awash with the fekkas

 

TS

[xtriple]

Fucking dollop is playing up again: clocks are going nuts, rev counter predominantly jumping around all over the place (well, it keeps adding a few hundred rpm to the display when the engine ain't goin' no faster, so I 'may' be being over dramatic... what me?) but it is annoying me. This seems to be the DIP (driver information panel) beginning to fail and will of course, cost millions. If I don't win the lottery on Wednesday (Note: I bought one ticket a few weeks ago, first time in years, and I have won 8 times on the trot! Only 2 numbers each time so a free ticket, but surely the odds on getting 2 numbers 8 times are as long as the odds on just getting 6 once?) I may be found in future down on the docks, plying for trade

[Timewaster]

Bloody Halloween. Let's see how the trick or treaters like my toffee onions.

[John F]

Hmmm... the Gunpowder Plot was an attempt at regicide driven by sectarianism.

 

But whatever it is, bonfire night is OUR tradition, whereas this modern Hallowe'en nonsense is an insidious foreign import that has little in common with the local British activities that it parodies.

 

I'm not blaming the septics for it though, it's our own bloody fault that we've not got the spine to celebrate our own culture anymore.

[HH-R]

I didn't used to mind Halloween, but lately it has just become an excuse for the local cunts to egg your property and cause criminal damage.

 

Also, I hate the wastage of perfectly good food, even if it is pumpkins.

[dollywobbler]

I think people just like dressing up. The only one who dresses up for Bonfire Night is the guy...

 

I haven't seen people turning their backs on Bonfire Night. Chill out!

[5speedracer]

Hmmm... the Gunpowder Plot was an attempt at regicide driven by sectarianism.

 

But whatever it is, bonfire night is OUR tradition, whereas this modern Hallowe'en nonsense is an insidious foreign import that has little in common with the local British activities that it parodies.

 

I'm not blaming the septics for it though, it's our own bloody fault that we've not got the spine to celebrate our own culture anymore.

Halloween is a British tradition, just depends which bit of Britain you're in. We were at it long before Columbus failed to find India.

Mind you when I was young it was Guising and you'd to do a turn, joke or song usually, for your sweets or money.

 

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[chodweaver]

Glad someone else can remember what the English traditions were before Trick or treating was imported...

 

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[cort1977]

Halloween is a British tradition, just depends which bit of Britain you're in. We were at it long before Columbus failed to find India.

Mind you when I was young it was Guising and you'd to do a turn, joke or song usually, for your sweets or money.

 

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 That's what my dad says and he's 80, grew up in Galashiels.

 

Halloween in the states is great, excited kids in costumes and everyone else in fancy dress and having a couple of drinks, just a fun evening.

[DodgeRover]

Fucking dollop is playing up again: clocks are going nuts, rev counter predominantly jumping around all over the place (well, it keeps adding a few hundred rpm to the display when the engine ain't goin' no faster, so I 'may' be being over dramatic... what me?) but it is annoying me. This seems to be the DIP (driver information panel) beginning to fail and will of course, cost millions. If I don't win the lottery on Wednesday (Note: I bought one ticket a few weeks ago, first time in years, and I have won 8 times on the trot! Only 2 numbers each time so a free ticket, but surely the odds on getting 2 numbers 8 times are as long as the odds on just getting 6 once?) I may be found in future down on the docks, plying for trade

What's the battery voltage doing? It sounds like a more refined version of a modern with a bad battery or stuffed alternator.

[danthecapriman]

I can't say I'm a fan of Halloween. As others have said, it's just been turned into an opportunity for shops to make loads of money and idiots to roam the streets causing trouble.

A few years ago our street was strewn with smashed eggs over cars and windows, bog rolls thrown around, cunts firing fireworks in the street, beer cans everywhere... it's a right pain in the arse.

To be fair though, that was teenagers doing it who should frankly grow up but I'd rather they didn't have the excuse in the first place tbh.

[DodgeRover]

I love Halloween, but mostly for the sexy witches and candy skulls.

There is a depressing lack of sexy witches (or sexy zombies) escorting their children to knock on strangers doors

[Bren]

I have come to the conclusion that people just are'nt arsed any more.

Take for instance builder who did my house - went well over projected time because he worked six hours a day - he then retired. Had to chase him for various things including damage to neighbours house ( some painting caused by water damage). Neighbour gave up in the end.

Went to see GP a few weeks ago - I took my letter with me from the consultant - I had previously taken it to be scanned onto my notes. GP asked to see letter - I told her I had brought it in to be scanned - I then produced the letter. I was told that there were 1500 pieces of paperwork that needed to be scanned on.

Why then are the staff at reception sat there? None of them look busy so why is'nt somebody doing it?

 

Maybe it's me - I am turning into a miserable bastard but all I seem to see is people going through the motions, winging it and not giving two fucks about their jobs. These are just a couple of examples - a relative of mine had her benefits stopped (universal credit) - she was working full time but suffered a stroke. Her sister got onto benefits and gave it them with both barrels - the person in the call center got upset and accused her of bullying her. Bless her - obviously she was in the wrong job - poundland was obviously more her level.

 

Thoughts ladies and gents? Maybe it's me - maybe I am turning into Victor Meldrew.

[AlabamaShrimp]

I know a plumber. He's really good, done loads of work for us. Will he come and fix the downpipe and taps he said he will about 5 times now.

 

 

Of course the answer is no.

[Tamworthbay]

I am still waiting for a shed to be built that I was promised in 2002 by a mate, stupid thing is I was only getting him to do it as he was always moaning about how skint he was and how he was desperate for work. I know why now.

[Tamworthbay]

I can't say I'm a fan of Halloween. As others have said, it's just been turned into an opportunity for shops to make loads of money and idiots to roam the streets causing trouble.

A few years ago our street was strewn with smashed eggs over cars and windows, bog rolls thrown around, cunts firing fireworks in the street, beer cans everywhere... it's a right pain in the arse.

To be fair though, that was teenagers doing it who should frankly grow up but I'd rather they didn't have the excuse in the first place tbh.

This^^^^^^ although the number of eggs used around us significantly reduced the year after ‘someone’ decided to egg the corner shop and car of the shop owner who used to sell all the eggs to the kids. Dickhead used to have a big pile of them bought in ready for Halloween.

[Split_Pin]

I agree, nobody is arsed any more.

 

1) Builder remodeled our house top to bottom, fab job uo to 95% comolete but we simoly cannot get him to come back and fix the snags.

 

2) I am conclude that the NHS would rather let outpatients die before addressing their ailments, I refer in particular to those of a possible sinister nature.

 

3) It does not matter if you are skilled and experienced. If you have the patter then you are hired, even if you are an utter shithawk.

[Cavcraft]

Ref. the doctor's surgery, staff might not look busy but doesn't mean they aren't. The benefits (office worker) wouldn't have survived a minute in the early 1980's, I reckon one in every two visits to sign on and someone would get pulled across the counter by an irate doley who hadn't had their giro.

I'd also venture that in an age of shit wages, minimum hours/zero contracts and (what seems like) the rapid rise of bosses who are complete arseholes, it's no wonder people are less interested in their job.

 

(Not me, I'm just a lazy bastard whose reciprocated hatred of their boss is just a better excuse to do even less) 

[Bren]

I thought it really was me - I am my own biggest critic - I look at things I do and think "I wish I could have done that better".

Don't expect everybody to be like me - it can send you round the twist - but it's better than not giving a flying fuck.