The grumpy thread

[sierraman]

£25 spring then no more than £40 labour at a rough guess at one of these under the arches type garages. Job done.

[AlabamaShrimp]

The sign on the wall above the urinals in the services says "if you see a dog in a car phone 999 immediately "

 

Personally. I would video the evidence before smashing the drivers window and taking the dog straight to the RSPCA.

No dial 101 it's not an emergency. They'll still send someone if they're free to get the dog out. Don't ring the RSPCA they are fucking useless. Had a good few arguments with them over the years where they flat out refuse, even quoting some weird laws*, to go and deal with stuff. Put a camera on them though and they'd rescue a worm.

[clayts450]

FFS, the one time I need Euro Car Parts instantly their website goes all unavailable on its ass. (We have a ECP about two minutes drive from my home). Oh well, way too hot for fettling anyway.

[Guest Hooli]

No dial 101 it's not an emergency. They'll still send someone if they're free to get the dog out. Don't ring the RSPCA they are fucking useless. Had a good few arguments with them over the years where they flat out refuse, even quoting some weird laws*, to go and deal with stuff. Put a camera on them though and they'd rescue a worm.

 

Depends what state the dog is in, it could be an emergency.

[New POD]

No dial 101 it's not an emergency. They'll still send someone if they're free to get the dog out. Don't ring the RSPCA they are fucking useless. Had a good few arguments with them over the years where they flat out refuse, even quoting some weird laws*, to go and deal with stuff. Put a camera on them though and they'd rescue a worm.

The sign says 999. It's an emergency - Ask for Fire as they love to practice cutting up cars.

[New POD]

does not Depend what state the dog is in, it's always an emergency.

edited for my moral compass

[Guest Hooli]

^^ Can't really argue with that.

 

To my mind if the dog appears distressed it's an emergency.

[Guest Hooli]

Not realising I was almost at 10k posts & missing out doing a memorable* thread all about it.

[captain_70s]

I have no money.

 

I don't enjoy my job.

 

 

Dealing with one of those above statements is fine, having to deal with both is miserable. Currently looking forward* to another day of toil in the pressure cooker that is work on a hot day safe in the knowledge that when my rent comes out later today I'll be back in my overdraft a mere day after payday...

I also might not have a job by the end of this week, no word on if my contract is getting extended (again, they keep telling me I've got an extra month of the day my contract expires) or if I'll be back to temping via the agency or what...

[SiC]

Not realising I was almost at 10k posts & missing out doing a memorable* thread all about it.

860 days since you joined.

 

10'004/860 = 11.63 posts a day.

[Guest Hooli]

860 days since you joined.

 

10'004/860 = 11.63 posts a day.

 

It's almost like I constantly post bollocks....

[wuvvum]

Good work in my book.   Isn't this supposed to be illegal now?  In which case plod response would seem to be fucking dire.   As for the slack-jawed do-nothings - what hope is there for society?

ETG lives in Belgium.  If anything there's even less hope for society there than there is here.  From what I've seen of it at least.

[Captain Furious]

£25 spring then no more than £40 labour at a rough guess at one of these under the arches type garages. Job done.

 

If only...£371 for the front spring and rear shock.  (MOT cost included in that)

 

I'm just gonna pay it, I don't have the time or inclination to do it myself, there is overtime going at work the next couple of weekends and working that is more lucrative than the money i'd save by doing these jobs myself.

 

Annoying, but not the end of the world.  I've had a fairly good run with it for the past few years so you have to take the rough with the smooth.  I can plan on replacing it before the next one..

[sierraman]

If the rear 13mm nuts at the back shear that hold the strut top in you are up shit street. I'm assuming that's for a pair of shockers. Way you have to look at it is its £370 for a years motoring. If its all good then its money well spent. If exhaust is about to fall off or its chucking smoke out when you boot it its money down the drain. You've got to look a bit beyond the passing the MOT bit, if its got something terminal it's pointless.

[Lord Sterling]

Some people....

 

FFS, at work I asked my team leader a simple question, I was expecting a clear answer. Instead it was met with a vague 'go and look yourself' type answer. Look love, I don't give a toss what side if the bed you got up on this morning, I don't give a fucking you want to make yourself feel tough. I'm here to fucking learn and work. Fine, I'll look myself if I knew what I was doing, I'm new FFS I'm not a fucking expert. GAH!

[angle]

Right, let’s get some trivial grumps all up in this place.

 

Firstly, road resurfacing. Now, I’ve worked in highways, I know you’ll have a programme manager breathing down your neck but THIS IS NOT THE WEATHER FOR IT YOU IDIOTS. I’m not even talking about the M5 being closed because it was the consistency of Bovril – they did my road using the patented ‘tarmac and vaguely spray some loose chippings around’ technique and a week on it still covers your shoes every time you go outside. Which, with a new carpet, is great. It also now looks worse than it did before they started because anyone driving vaguely like a cock is gouging holes in it – a man in a Civic did an emergency stop to avoid a rat last night, and his skidmarks are now preserved for posterity.

 

Next up, my dentist (or, as they’d have it, ‘MyDentist’). I put up with them being a corporate behemoth trying to shill Oral-B products at every opportunity because Nuno the dentist is possibly the nicest man on earth, but when I turned up for my annual appointment I was given a form to fill in and give in. I glanced at it assuming it was one of those ‘what medications are you on, please lie about your alcohol intake’ forms you have to fill out, but no:

 

Q1. How happy are you about your smile?

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

Q2. How happy are you about the whiteness of your teeth?

 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

 

And so on, through 10 questions covering straightness, size, the smell of your breath, the quality of your toothbrush etc etc, capped off with ‘please give us your home number / mobile number / email address / please tick this box if you do not consent to us contacting you with marketing information’ stuff. Do they really think people are that stupid? (They probably are)

[Lankytim]

Not sure how you can take an instant dislike to someone just on appearances (unless they're dressed in KKK garb or something)  That description sums up half the people in my area, I have to admit I didn't like the look of them either but they're all mostly spot on. There's plenty of people who disliked me until they got to know me as i'm greasy and scruffy and usually have a car in bits on my drive.

 

(edit) I mean half the people here fit Bourneidentity's description, they're not dressed as the KKK

[5speedracer]

Will you all stop posting!

Seems the stopping on Tapatalk happens when a new post appears. Shut up the lot of you.

 

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[New POD]

You've met my neighbours?

no he's meet Billy.

 

I go back to my memory of amusing songs.

 

half man half biscuit.

 

they did a song called.

 

You've got a shit arm and that's a bad tattoo.

 

you tube it.

[Supernaut]

Will you all stop posting!

Seems the stopping on Tapatalk happens when a new post appears. Shut up the lot of you.

 

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*parp*

 

Oops, sorry.

[5speedracer]

Hah, I wasn't looking!

 

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[nebuchenezer]

So far it's panning out pretty much exactly as expected...

Much dullness

 

Please stop

[bramz7]

Ugh.

Sold the 605 which should be going in a few days. I've seen a fair few things I like, however I'm being beaten to every single one. I'm getting a bit sick of the 'sorry somebody else just agreed to buy it' line now.

[Des]

You all not arguing over that old Europe nonsense is rather encouraging as it must be the most impressive divide and rule instrument ever conceived. It's unworthy bickering over which corrupt shower get to call the shots in future, but what is of concern is that the result of the vote seems quite unlikely to ever be enacted, there's your democracy.

I spent this afternoon evicting wasps from my shed, went at them with a half can of fly spray and was doing great until it ran out and the rotten fuckers pulled a flanking manoeuvre on me, batted the cunts with the empty can and stomped a good few dozen but got stung to fuck so retreated and sent the missus for more spray, bastards may have won that battle, but I won the war.

To the victor, the spoils.

 

[scaryoldcortina]

Hm.

 

 

Bye!

[BorniteIdentity]

Eh? My post about shirtless men has been deleted because I used the B**x*t word? Had my tongue been further in my cheek, I’d have looked like John Hurt’s elephant man.

 

I used the word [REDACTED] as a metaphor, not a literal term, as quite obviously a process can not have a scent. At no time did I express a political opinion, or deride those held by others.

 

It’s a sad day if we can’t have a bit of satire.

 

And yep, I could have raised this privately with a moderator - but seeing as nobody dropped me a line, I’m not sure why I should begin the correspondence. After all, one or two moderators even liked my post.

 

So, a grump about a grump. That’s quite meta.

[Jazoli]

Men should always wear shirts, no shirt=no service, different rules for women of course.

[Guest Hooli]

Eh? My post about shirtless men has been deleted because I used the B**x*t word? Had my tongue been further in my cheek, I’d have looked like John Hurt’s elephant man.

 

I used the word [REDACTED] as a metaphor, not a literal term, as quite obviously a process can not have a scent. At no time did I express a political opinion, or deride those held by others.

 

It’s a sad day if we can’t have a bit of satire.

 

And yep, I could have raised this privately with a moderator - but seeing as nobody dropped me a line, I’m not sure why I should begin the correspondence. After all, one or two moderators even liked my post.

 

So, a grump about a grump. That’s quite meta.

 

If it's any help I'm pro-[REACTED] but I liked your post too & thought it was funny.

[Guest Hooli]

The sodding 'staf lets flats' adverts on Absolute radio, if that's the best highlight to sell a comedy then ffs why wasn't it cancelled when someone first saw a script? it's about as funny as being kicked in the nuts.

[wuvvum]

Just had another knock from the police........

 

Yesterday morning, with minime en route to the local market. Dog in car........ I asked a couple of locals whose it was and where they were, how long the dog was in there. No clues or fucks given.

Only a couple of shops nearby so checked them, nothing known or admitted to.

Gave it 10mins by going to plod 'guarding/minding' the market a few hundred metres away.... less cares or fucks given......

Waited by car another while..... lost it. Forced window....... got dog a drink. Left him with bio shop 15m from the car.

 

Apparently locals just watching have dobbed me in as owner is apoplectic...... plod was ok though I think once I gave him the full rundown. He's checking with his compadre I spoke to him.

Cue - no recollection and me being made out to be a lying fucker. Luckily munchkin can back me up.

We'll see

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-44612282