The grumpy thread

[GrumpiusMaximus]

I no longer drink Port after my Fresher’s week at Uni and it being on offer in the local Sainsbury’s. That was almost exactly 10 years ago and the smell of the stuff makes me feel sick even now...

[Richard]

"Oncoming vehicle" is quite low on the list of things you want to see on a motorway gantry sign. 

[Eddie Honda]

  On 27/10/2018 at 22:28, cobblers said:

Take this with a massive pinch of salt because I'm just going off what a man in a brewery told me, but he reckoned a lot of cheap mass produced beers overstate their % vol - I was the regulations allow a very wide tolerance from the advertised number to give smaller producers some leeway, but the big guys doing thousands of gallons per day can save money by advertising a 4% ale but consistently deliver them at the bottom of the tolerance, maybe  nearer 3% to save on materials.

So what we get used to as a normal lager might actually be much weaker.

 

The Food Labelling Regulations 1996, stipulates the positive/negative tolerance on the figure given.

 

For a beer up to 5.5%/vol it's plus or minus 0.5%. For a beer over that it's plus or minus 1.0%

[busmansholiday]

[bramz7]

To be fair...poor rail adhesion does make it pretty tough on the railway. I think a train slid something like 230m through a signal a little while ago down here.

[dozeydustman]

  On 27/10/2018 at 20:52, Kiltox said:

Dunno what it is about some lagers - I can drink shit like Carling all day and night and feel fresh the next day but stuff like Moretti, Hop House 13, Staropramen and I’m fucking dying even if I only have a few.

 

Not even strength - other 5%+ lagers than the ones mentioned are fine

 

 

Lager is the work of Satan. I don't know how anyone can drink something so unpleasant tasting. I've never also found one that doesn't give me a raging headache within a few mouthfuls.

[gm]

there's football on today and the pub is full of arseholes already

 

is the game so dull that they need to get drunk before kickoff ?

[Richard]

Yes.

[LightBulbFun]

  On 28/10/2018 at 11:36, gm said:

there's football on today and the pub is full of arseholes already

 

is the game so dull that they need to get drunk before kickoff ?

 

any invacars on the pitch at least?

 

that would be fun to take an invacar to a football match and see how they react/if they let you in 

[D Spares & Tyres]

Moderators deleting comments without explanation...

 

Please pm me if you have an issue

 

Cheers

[chaseracer]

Would've sent you a PM, given the chance.  Ad hominem attacks are unwelcome here.

 

Anyway, it's only hidden - you want the opportunity to edit?

[wuvvum]

  On 28/10/2018 at 11:08, bramz7 said:

To be fair...poor rail adhesion does make it pretty tough on the railway. I think a train slid something like 230m through a signal a little while ago down here.

The EMT 158 I went to Peterborough on yesterday was wheelspinning quite impressively out of some of the stations.

[chaseracer]

^ Wrong kind of leaves...? 

[bramz7]

All leaves are the wrong kind.

[D Spares & Tyres]

  On 28/10/2018 at 13:07, chaseracer said:

Would've sent you a PM, given the chance.  Ad hominem attacks are unwelcome here.

 

Anyway, it's only hidden - you want the opportunity to edit?

Not really, thanks I can't be arsed. I'm off out to service the car. It's a lovely day, too nice for getting into online squabbles.

 

Over and out

[Timewaster]

  On 28/10/2018 at 13:18, D Spares & Tyres said:

Not really, thanks I can't be arsed. I'm off out to service the car. It's a lovely day, too nice for getting into online squabbles.

 

Over and out

Better hurry. Will be dark unnervingly early today

[kirton]

  On 28/10/2018 at 11:21, dozeydustman said:

Lager is the work of Satan. I don't know how anyone can drink something so unpleasant tasting. I've never also found one that doesn't give me a raging headache within a few mouthfuls.

I tried the no alcohol beers twice, the second time was to test that the first was a one off, thumping headache both times. Lesson learnt.

[Cavcraft]

Lager is great! Just take some vodka with it later in the night.

[meggersdog]

A few days ago the Discovery turned over slowly as I tried starting it first thing.The battery is old but with the charger on the next morning it struck up straight away. I've still got the new one I bought for the diesel c-max back in January I'll fit that.Hmm, terminals are the wrong way round.The positive will fit but not the negative.No problem I can make a new earth lead.Ah this battery is smaller and the positive cable will be resting on the air-con metal pipe.Not good.So block of wood under the battery before clamping it down.Works a treat.

 

Yesterday morning struggled to turn over and only just started.Bugger the smaller battery obviously doesn't have the cranking amps.After work a brand new battery was purchased at great expense.Old earth lead back on and away we go.Except..........turned over slow again this morning.

Investigate starter motor when time allows then. 

[Bren]

Been at the caravan for a few days. Drink very little because my youngest does'nt sleep the same as when he is at home. Back in work tomorrow so I will be drinking tonight as I will be home shortly.

[richardmorris]

Be careful of so called “ banter”, it’s already cost Philip green several million in hush money and maybe a lot more to come ( given that he owns nothing- it’s all in his wife’s name)

[GrumpiusMaximus]

I am back in the UK from the USA.  I got home at about 4PM.

 

Work starts at 8AM.  At least, however the clocks went back so I'm only 4 hours out of whack...

[Aston Martin]

I only watched the ending. They were robbed.

 

https://twitter.com/ink4ddict/status/1056600011465768965?s=21

[D Spares & Tyres]

  On 28/10/2018 at 13:07, chaseracer said:

Would've sent you a PM, given the chance.  Ad hominem attacks are unwelcome here.

 

Anyway, it's only hidden - you want the opportunity to edit?

It wasn't meant to be an attack. I was amused by the irony of someone going onto a grumpy old man thread to complain about a grumpy man venting.

 

I do think that in this day and age that having a grumpy old man thread is sexist. I am offended. It should be called the grumpy person thread.

[dozeydustman]

2 minutes into Dr Who and my phone has rung 3 times with a withheld number.

People who know me well know it is a very bad time to want to contact me!

[Cavcraft]

Thread renamed as Tom requested.

[Tamworthbay]

  On 28/10/2018 at 14:58, kirton said:

I tried the no alcohol beers twice, the second time was to test that the first was a one off, thumping headache both times. Lesson learnt.

Same here, worst hangover ever was after a night on Kaliber. Makes you wonder what shite they replace the alcohol with.

[outlaw118]

SNOWFLAKE ALERT I R OFFEND

[BorniteIdentity]

Can we change Nando’s name too as it’s not just for Nannas?

[chaseracer]

Nannas?  Are they the ones that used to knit Shreddies?