The grumpy thread

[omegod]

Asda doing a christmas dinner pizza...with sprouts 

 

http://www.pretty52.com/tasty/food-and-drink-asda-is-selling-a-christmas-pizza-and-its-as-amazing-as-youd-expect-20171114

[Supernaut]

Like a lot of people posting in here recently... I'll be going to a funeral soon.

 

It still hasn't sunk in properly yet. A family friend who my parents have known 10 years longer than I've been on this planet died yesterday morning. He was only in his early 60s and hadn't yet retired.

He'd had 2 minor strokes over the past couple of years, and yesterday morning he got out bed, told his wife he felt a bit dizzy... and dropped like a sack of rocks.

 

He was almost family to us. He even employed me for a summer as a forklift driver at the steel merchants he was a manager of at the time. Let alone all the work he's done with my parents breaking in numerous horses over the years. Hell, he was a qualified riding instructor. Generally an all-round top bloke.

 

To say it's a shock is... an understatement.

[chodweaver]

Sprouts?

 

Scotch Sprouts.

You boil them in whisky?!?!?!?

 

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[DodgeRover]

You boil them in whisky?!?!?!?

 

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Don't be ridiculous that would be a waste of good whiskey, drink the whiskey and eat them raw

[Ghosty]

Asda doing a christmas dinner pizza...with sprouts 

 

http://www.pretty52.com/tasty/food-and-drink-asda-is-selling-a-christmas-pizza-and-its-as-amazing-as-youd-expect-20171114

 

Someone's been watching Serafinowicz.

 

[chodweaver]

Of course! Silly of me

 

They do look curiously appealing in their little lard overcoats, though...

 

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[DodgeRover]

Tonight's grump - watched Whale Rider (again) with the kids, it's successfully reminded me how much more I like New Zealand than the UK.

Damn it, I'll need to watch Once were warriors (not with the kids) to remind me the grass is not all greener now...

[MarvinsMom]

all this talk of sprouts reminds me of my kid sisters best friend, who wound up in hospital over xmas because of brussel sprouts.

 

see, kate was, a few years ago now quite heavily pregnant in the run up to christmas.

 

and she had a craving for sprouts, both cooked and raw. it didn't matter, she just had to eat sprouts.

 

so much so, over a couple of days she ate her way through a whole stone (14 lbs, or for younger viewers 6 and a bit kilos) of them, mostly raw.

 

that year, she spent christmas day and boxing day in hospital with various pipes full of soapy water shoved up her arse trying to clear her impacted bowels.....

[brandersnatch]

Asda doing a christmas dinner pizza...with sprouts

 

http://www.pretty52.com/tasty/food-and-drink-asda-is-selling-a-christmas-pizza-and-its-as-amazing-as-youd-expect-20171114

Dirty bastards!

 

 

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[Bren]

Like a lot of people posting in here recently... I'll be going to a funeral soon.

 

It still hasn't sunk in properly yet. A family friend who my parents have known 10 years longer than I've been on this planet died yesterday morning. He was only in his early 60s and hadn't yet retired.

He'd had 2 minor strokes over the past couple of years, and yesterday morning he got out bed, told his wife he felt a bit dizzy... and dropped like a sack of rocks.

 

He was almost family to us. He even employed me for a summer as a forklift driver at the steel merchants he was a manager of at the time. Let alone all the work he's done with my parents breaking in numerous horses over the years. Hell, he was a qualified riding instructor. Generally an all-round top bloke.

 

To say it's a shock is... an understatement.

My condolences. Life is short. And you never know when it is going to end.

[Bren]

Family at caravan. Except me who has to work. Could'nt even call at Brothers because he has gone out.

 

Josef Fritzl's daughter has a better social life than me.

[puddlethumper]

You boil them in whisky?!?!?!?

 

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Na ! Deep fried in it, maybe.

[purplebargeken]

Everything...... grrrr

[STUNO]

Tonight's grump - watched Whale Rider (again) with the kids, it's successfully reminded me how much more I like New Zealand than the UK.

Damn it, I'll need to watch Once were warriors (not with the kids) to remind me the grass is not all greener now...

 

That must be why all except 1 member (me) of this site in this part of the world has travelled south to live.

names... jon, essexv6, xkjagnz ' and philibusmo.

PS I haven't seen either film ! but I do know they are films not reality tv.

PPS My two lots of ancestors came from Reading Berkshire (mothers 1845) and Blyth Bridge Scotland (fathers 1861)

[DodgeRover]

That must be why all except 1 member (me) of this site in this part of the world has travelled south to live.

names... jon, essexv6, xkjagnz ' and philibusmo.

PS I haven't seen either film ! but I do know they are films not reality tv.

PPS My two lots of ancestors came from Reading Berkshire (mothers 1845) and Blyth Bridge Scotland (fathers 1861)

They're both filmed/ set on the North Island!

 

It was more a reminder of scenery and people I knew/ met while we were working & holidaying there.

 

Speaking of not real I heard Temuera Morrison reminding people he wasn't actually Jake the muss when he was on The Rock radio...

[Jon]

Just come back DodgeRover. We even have some old Transits over here still!

 

[DodgeRover]

Just come back DodgeRover. We even have some old Transits over here still!

 

Quite a few old transits, these belong to a guy in Auckland, the LWB is running a considerably more powerful engine than it started with, he also has a Mk1 with a V8

 

I think some of his vans have been on TV quite recently.

 

If I was on my own I would be there, but I've got the wife and kids to provide for - my wages would be better but costs are more and I'm starting to get to the age where I'm worried about my parents

 

Doh - looked at your post on my mobile and saw the photobucket wants money thing and didn't realize you had posted a pic of the same van!

Edited November 19, 2017 by DodgeRover

[richardthestag]

Like a lot of people posting in here recently... I'll be going to a funeral soon.

 

It still hasn't sunk in properly yet. A family friend who my parents have known 10 years longer than I've been on this planet died yesterday morning. He was only in his early 60s and hadn't yet retired.

He'd had 2 minor strokes over the past couple of years, and yesterday morning he got out bed, told his wife he felt a bit dizzy... and dropped like a sack of rocks.

 

He was almost family to us. He even employed me for a summer as a forklift driver at the steel merchants he was a manager of at the time. Let alone all the work he's done with my parents breaking in numerous horses over the years. Hell, he was a qualified riding instructor. Generally an all-round top bloke.

 

To say it's a shock is... an understatement.

 

sorry for your loss

[purplebargeken]

Watched 'Once were Warriors' last night. I'd forgotten how brutal it was. Good film though and 'G' has grown into a stunningly lovely woman.

 

You forget how time passes.

[Mally]

Best way to go though when your time comes. Drop like a pile of rocks.

I hope I go that way. 

Have watched many others hanging by a thread for months and months....It's not very nice.

[DodgeRover]

Watched 'Once were Warriors' last night. I'd forgotten how brutal it was. Good film though and 'G' has grown into a stunningly lovely woman.

 

You forget how time passes.

The follow up is quite interesting, I think either it or the book is called Jake's long shadow

 

Edit Jakes long shadow is the 3rd book, What Becomes of the Broken Hearted was the second.

[Frogchod]

Like a lot of people posting in here recently... I'll be going to a funeral soon.

 

It still hasn't sunk in properly yet. A family friend who my parents have known 10 years longer than I've been on this planet died yesterday morning. He was only in his early 60s and hadn't yet retired.

He'd had 2 minor strokes over the past couple of years, and yesterday morning he got out bed, told his wife he felt a bit dizzy... and dropped like a sack of rocks.

 

He was almost family to us. He even employed me for a summer as a forklift driver at the steel merchants he was a manager of at the time. Let alone all the work he's done with my parents breaking in numerous horses over the years. Hell, he was a qualified riding instructor. Generally an all-round top bloke.

 

To say it's a shock is... an understatement.

Sorry for your loss.

Yes, one of those posters was me. Went to the funeral on Thursday still in shock. But it turned out to be a fantastic celebration of his life. Still loads of tears though. 

Except from his (loving) wife who kicked us all into celebration mood. Women certainly are the strongest of the species in these circumstances.

Strokes and cancer can still FRO though. 

[omegod]

Debbie Magee dressed as ginger spice has rendered me sterile for time evermore 

[robinmasters]

Doing stuff for charity can fuck right off.

 

Giving money to charity is fine, and I do occasionally.

 

However, doing something 'zany' and being sponsored? Fuck right off. Just give the hundreds you spend on arranging the stunt directly to the charity-it's probably more than your sponsorship anyway.

 

Just go around telling people that you're doing a lot of work for charidy (but don't like to talk about it, mayd), and stop subjecting the rest of us to your charity rally/bath of beans/parachute jump in a drag/etc.

[cobblers]

Charity parachute jumps cost them NHS something like five times as much as they raise for charities.

[Parky]

I've often wondered why John Lewis don't have a Christmas ad consisting of a plain background with the words

 

"We couldn't be bothered this year so we just gave the £3m budget to Shelter. Happy Christmas from John Lewis"

 

I bet they would get crucified by saddos claiming Christmas is ruined

[Timewaster]

They would earn my respect if they did.

 

Still not spending any money on their Christmas shite though.

[Ghosty]

It's painfully formulaic, BBC levels of politically correct, and middle class anyway.

[bramz7]

Why does my car pick now for the glow plugs to give up?! I hate old cars.

 

Edit- not really. Not sure it is the plugs though, I think a relay has gone iffy, or the immobiliser is beginning to play up.

[danthecapriman]

For those who struggle, like the bell end in the blue A class this lunch time on Eastern road A27 roundabout.

 

The left hand lane on a roundabout is not for turning right!! It's even marked on the surrounding roadsigns and big fuck off white arrows on the road surface. How fucking hard is this!?

 

Oh, wait.

 

You knew what you were doing because your an impatient cunt and consider yourself above waiting in the queue like everyone else in the right lane so used the left lane and cut across in front of my van! WANKER!

 

 

I was so close to hitting this utter dick my heart was in my mouth for a moment! Why are there never any police around?

The funny thing is this twat is local and drives a very distinctive car, it's not the first time I've seen him doing such manoeuvres either.