The grumpy thread

[Dick Cheeseburger]

True but she should be on the same as the rest of the presenters, shes doing the same job. However they all get way to much.

My point is just how beyond belief the salaries actually are, and the fact it’s deemed acceptable.

I struggle with the concept that BBC’s foundation is based on the majority of the populous paying their license fee. It’s the 21st century you know. I like the idea of Netflix, Sky and the likes of NowTV where it’s up to the individual to buy into the service if they would like it, or to ignore it if they think it’s shit.

It’s time the BigBoysClub did the same.

[Slartibartfast]

Would one of our resident electronically clever people build me something?

 

Its simple...I just want a big red button to press that electrocutes whoever I am talking to via internet or telephone. I want to be able to just press this button and zapp the piss out of whatever cunt hundreds of miles away is annoying me at the time.

Could even make it a phone app.

 

Reminds me of this from back in the day

 

http://bash.org/?4281

[GrumpiusMaximus]

As a resident of that fine* county, I noted use of the word BMW in your grump. I can confirm this is standard behaviour.

 

This will be because he is a powerfully built company director, possibly on his way to a Golf club or Masonic Lodge meeting and your presence means he will be 0.00003 seconds late for his appointment. You see time is money, greed is good, and lunch is for wimps.

 

His arteries will be much harder than yours if that makes you feel better

 

He had plenty of time for a huge shit and a crap coffee in Starbucks, though.

[Slartibartfast]

When I look at the TV and radio landscape in the US of A suddenly the £12.54 a month license fee doesn't seem that bad at all.

 

Even if you don't watch the BBC, the fact that it exists at all keeps the rest of the players up to a minimum decent standard.

[Parky]

He had plenty of time for a huge shit and a crap coffee in Starbucks, though.

No he would have stopped off at WHShits to look at Top Gear magazine so he had something "in the bank" for when he got home

[Ghosty]

Work's left me and a lot of my colleagues on our collective arses again. 

I need a new job, preferably driving or cycling. No fucking way am I doing warehouses or retail in my mental state.

[cort1977]

When I look at the TV and radio landscape in the US of A suddenly the £12.54 a month license fee doesn't seem that bad at all.

 

Even if you don't watch the BBC, the fact that it exists at all keeps the rest of the players up to a minimum decent standard.

 

While that is true I think there is still a debate to be had about the way the BBC is funded and the amount it pay some of the 'talent'.  It would be much less regressive and sensible to just fund it out of general taxation rather than have the ridiculous idea of a 'licence' to watch TV in these days of iplayers and streaming services. 

 

There would need to be some independence built in to the new funding arrangement to stop the Tories threatening the BBC when it did something they didn't like but would still be a better system than all that TV detection van nonsense and sending poor people to jail for not having a TV licence.

[Bren]

Bastard audi.

Died at traffic lights this morning. Took a lot of cranking to get going. On way home EML light came on.

Whatevwr was illuminating the esp/ handbrake malfunction has finally died.

[Slartibartfast]

While that is true I think there is still a debate to be had about the way the BBC is funded and the amount it pay some of the 'talent'. It would be much less regressive and sensible to just fund it out of general taxation rather than have the ridiculous idea of a 'licence' to watch TV in these days of iplayers and streaming services.

 

There would need to be some independence built in to the new funding arrangement to stop the Tories threatening the BBC when it did something they didn't like but would still be a better system than all that TV detection van nonsense and sending poor people to jail for not having a TV licence.

I agree with this. It is in essence a tax that you can only opt out of by not having a telly. In the age of online streaming the old excuse of "it's only a monitor mate, look it's not hooked up to an aerial" doesn't wash any more and creates a grey area that didn't exist before.

 

I don't agree with everything the BBC does at all but I'd FAR rather have it and deal with all the license fee bollocks than not have it.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

When I look at the TV and radio landscape in the US of A suddenly the £12.54 a month license fee doesn't seem that bad at all.

 

Even if you don't watch the BBC, the fact that it exists at all keeps the rest of the players up to a minimum decent standard.

It’d be nice to have a tv and a choice, tbh.

[Pillock]

It does feel like there's a bit more of a modern way to do it.

Perhaps a home broadband tax - £1 a month up to 10Mb, £2 a month 11-50Mb and £3 a month for over 50Mb or something. I'd have thought that would raise a few quid since it could just be put on the bill and you'd save a fortune in chasing non-payers. It's also more relevant, but if you exempt the lower end it means people can still use it for education, communication etc. You're really only taxing people who want 300Mb/sec services for torrents or movies etc.

 

We've not had an aerial connected for years - I use it more for picking up weird shit with the computer like air traffic control. I think this year might be the last year I pay Virgin or Sky too, just resigned to Virgin but we're watching more and more streaming, and not even iPlayer/ITVPlayer/4OD etc any more. Netflix, YouTube etc is more and more important.

[Kiltox]

My new place isn’t going to have Sky or Virgin available to it (BT only aparrently) so I doubt I’ll bother with subscription TV there

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I'm calling time on Vauxhall cars 100%. Throwing good money after bad on 2 worthless heaps that I should have parted out years ago.

 

 

 

 

God damn General Motors. What kinda gas mileage you getting? Stick or auto tranny?

[Frogchod]

Grrr......mistress CX is being capricious again. Started up fine yesterday, idled fine and suspension rose normally. Then cut out as I was backing out of the drive and refused to restart. Had to push her back in. Will recharge battery fully again 

That'll be the fuel injection relay (or corroded relay socket) swop it with the wiper relay and all will be fine. Until your wipers don't work...

[chaseracer]

God damn General Motors. What kinda gas mileage you getting? Stick or auto tranny?

 

[wuvvum]

Just got home from work and my internet wasn't working.  So I went downstairs to check the router and it was switched off.  Closer inspection revealed that the top was missing off the transformer for my cordless 'phone, which I thought was odd because a. it was definitely intact this morning and b. I couldn't see the top anywhere.  I eventually found it about 10 feet away in a corner of the kitchen, partially melted.

 

So it looks like one of the capacitors in the transformer has blown up big time - the PCB is black and the whole thing smells of burning.  Plus of course it flung the cover ten feet, so it must have been quite a bang..  Fortunately it tripped the circuit breaker or I might have been looking at a house fire.  Although that circuit also covers the socket the fridge freezer is plugged into - hopefully it's not been off long enough to do any real damage to the food.

[Slartibartfast]

Just got home from work and my internet wasn't working. So I went downstairs to check the router and it was switched off. Closer inspection revealed that the top was missing off the transformer for my cordless 'phone, which I thought was odd because a. it was definitely intact this morning and b. I couldn't see the top anywhere. I eventually found it about 10 feet away in a corner of the kitchen, partially melted.

 

So it looks like one of the capacitors in the transformer has blown up big time - the PCB is black and the whole thing smells of burning. Plus of course it flung the cover ten feet, so it must have been quite a bang.. Fortunately it tripped the circuit breaker or I might have been looking at a house fire. Although that circuit also covers the socket the fridge freezer is plugged into - hopefully it's not been off long enough to do any real damage to the food.

Bloody hell, glad it wasn't worse.

[Noel Tidybeard]

As a resident of that fine* county, I noted use of the word BMW in your grump. I can confirm this is standard behaviour.

 

This will be because he is a powerfully built company director, possibly on his way to a Golf club or Masonic Lodge meeting and your presence means he will be 0.00003 seconds late for his appointment. You see time is money, greed is good, and lunch is for wimps. has a small penis

 

His arteries will be much harder than yours if that makes you feel better

 

FIFY

[Tadhg Tiogar]

That'll be the fuel injection relay (or corroded relay socket) swop it with the wiper relay and all will be fine. Until your wipers don't work...

 

I had a feeling it might be that. I'll see if I can find it, then wiggle it before trying to get hold of a suitable spare.....

[Slartibartfast]

I know of a web forum with a catch phrase that echoes your feelings.

 

Ben

I'm working on that issue

[Tamworthbay]

Just got home from work and my internet wasn't working.  So I went downstairs to check the router and it was switched off.  Closer inspection revealed that the top was missing off the transformer for my cordless 'phone, which I thought was odd because a. it was definitely intact this morning and b. I couldn't see the top anywhere.  I eventually found it about 10 feet away in a corner of the kitchen, partially melted.

 

So it looks like one of the capacitors in the transformer has blown up big time - the PCB is black and the whole thing smells of burning.  Plus of course it flung the cover ten feet, so it must have been quite a bang..  Fortunately it tripped the circuit breaker or I might have been looking at a house fire.  Although that circuit also covers the socket the fridge freezer is plugged into - hopefully it's not been off long enough to do any real damage to the food.

A capacitor blew in the inverter that powers our four post lift at work when the caretaker and myself were about six feet away. I have been shooting for thirty years and that was the closest sound to a gunshot I have ever heard. They really go big time when they go. I expected it to be one of the big feckers like a d cell battery but it was a small one about the thickness of an AAA battery. What the big ones must sound like when they go pop.........

[GrumpiusMaximus]

No he would have stopped off at WHShits to look at Top Gear magazine so he had something "in the bank" for when he got home

 

10 Internets to you, sir.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

It’d be nice to have a tv and a choice, tbh.

 

I will defend the BBC purely on the basis of Radio 4.  The TV can go to fuck but Radio 4 stays.

 

Just in case anybody is interested, my Grandad was a research physicist for the BBC.  One of the research team for colour TV in the 60s, amongst other things...

[Guest Hooli]

Just got home from work and my internet wasn't working.  So I went downstairs to check the router and it was switched off.  Closer inspection revealed that the top was missing off the transformer for my cordless 'phone, which I thought was odd because a. it was definitely intact this morning and b. I couldn't see the top anywhere.  I eventually found it about 10 feet away in a corner of the kitchen, partially melted.

 

So it looks like one of the capacitors in the transformer has blown up big time - the PCB is black and the whole thing smells of burning.  Plus of course it flung the cover ten feet, so it must have been quite a bang..  Fortunately it tripped the circuit breaker or I might have been looking at a house fire.  Although that circuit also covers the socket the fridge freezer is plugged into - hopefully it's not been off long enough to do any real damage to the food.

 

Impressive, can you do it again & record it for youtube?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I will defend the BBC purely on the basis of Radio 4.  The TV can go to fuck but Radio 4 stays.......

...and more particularly the comedy half-hour at 6.30pm each weekday.

[Timewaster]

...and more particularly the comedy half-hour at 6.30pm each weekday.

Really?

 

Don't get me wrong, I like radio 4 but the only thing less funny than a radio 4 comedy is a Shakespeare comedy.

 

Some of the panel games are funny but their sitcoms? Oh dear oh dear.

At least we know where Maureen Lipman has been the last two decades.

Doing the same daft old mother / mother in law script show after show.

It's all stuck in the seventies.

[adw1977]

...and more particularly the comedy half-hour at 6.30pm each weekday.

Yes! The Unbelievable Truth was on today, start of a new series.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue is perfection.  Has me in stitches every single time.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I like R4 for the afternoon drama.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

... the only thing less funny than a radio 4 comedy is a Shakespeare comedy.

Some of the panel games are funny but their sitcoms? ....

I rather liked the misery of Ed Reardon's Week