The grumpy thread

[Saabnut]

Deepest sypathies PBK, it is a twat. A few years ago I lost 18 friends/relations within 12 months. Sitting here drinking on my own, something I do not normally do, I have realised I now have more dead friends than living. I am only 57 FFS

[danthecapriman]

Sorry to hear that Ken, there’s never a good time to hear things like that.

Just try to keep the good memories.

[Pillock]

Thoughts are with you Ken. Look after yourself and if that means your employer finding someone to cover, then they surely can't expect you to be 100%

[Bren]

My condolences Ken.

[hairnet]

His face makes me angry.

X30000000 glad I 'missed'it

[PhilA]

Condolences, Ken.

[omegod]

Ahh for fucks sake Ken, I was only thinking today about the Miss Sophie sketch you mentioned in the grin thread recently, I hadn't seen it previously,and tried to find it again today, on google searching it turned out it was your brother in law you shared the laugh with   so sorry ,  keep strong bud !

[purplebargeken]

Enjoy the sketch mate, it made us both laugh. 

[mrbenn]

Really sad news Ken, very sorry to hear.

[HillmanImp]

Sorry to hear that Ken.

 

I heard yesterday that a lass that used to live down the road from me when I grew up died a few months ago.

 

I wasn't particularly close to her or owt (still quite shocking as she was still pretty young and a nice person) but told my mum as she'd remember her from living opposite us and she said that I used to go to school with her. I said, no she used to go to another school as her dad had lived in Rustington but said that we went to the same secondary school.

 

However tonight I randomly saw an old school photo from primary school and there she is.

 

I literally have no recollection of being at primary school with her. I remember her from secondary school and from living down my street but not from St Margarets.

 

Its freaking me out a bit. Why can't I remember that at all?

 

I get this every now and then. I've been sat at work sometimes for instance and suddenly can't remember the name of the person next to me who I've worked with for years. It causes a right panic in my head, why can't I remember this, I should know this and after some sweating and a bit of a mindfuck I get my shit together and its okay.

 

I genuinely wonder if my drug use when I was younger has brought forward problems. My family have problems with memory but not till much older.

 

Or it might be normal to get headfucks like this at my age and I'm reading too much into it but it still freaks me out a bit.

 

For shits and giggles, heres the school photo. For those who know me you can play spot the young H.Imp.

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

....For shits and giggles, heres the school photo. For those who know me you can play spot the young H.Imp.

 

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Middle row, extreme right.

[HillmanImp]

Middle row, extreme right.

Spot on. That was quick.

 

Do we know each other or was it from previous posts, or pictures of my lad.

 

*edit* or do I just look like the usual Autoshite freak, even from an early age...

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Spot on. That was quick.

 

Do we know each other or was it from previous posts, or pictures of my lad.

 

*edit* or do I just look like the usual Autoshite freak, even from an early age...

What is an imp? A small but mischievous character. With that information, there was only ever going to be one candidate in that photo!

[MikeR]

life is short

 

yet

 

its boxing day and people are driving up to locked doors of Tesco ..

 

they are filling with petrol , because they cant think 3 days ahead

 

one chap is even blowing up his tyres with air ,,,,,

 

cant they just walk the dog like me and watch people driving up to Tescos ..

[Tadhg Tiogar]

... driving up to Tescos ..

The song Chris Rea should have written.

[Cheggers]

life is short

 

yet

 

its boxing day and people are driving up to locked doors of Tesco ..

 

they are filling with petrol , because they cant think 3 days ahead

 

one chap is even blowing up his tyres with air ,,,,,

 

cant they just walk the dog like me and watch people driving up to Tescos ..

What are you supposed to put in your tyres on Boxing Day??

[chaseracer]

...driving up to Tescos ..

The song Chris Rea should have written.

 

This is the road to hell...

[GrumpiusMaximus]

What are you supposed to put in your tyres on Boxing Day??

 

 

Boxes.

[Guest Hooli]

What are you supposed to put in your tyres on Boxing Day??

Sprout fumes

[taxi paul]

Sorry to hear about your news ken. I was a bit bored yesterday. Has my kids are getting older , 8and 9 now. All there presents were for in their bedrooms. ps games and game chair etc. Lol dolls and houses. So kids happy playing upstairs. I am not good at sitting watching telly non stop. Had a visit off my eldest for an hour .ended up in the garden fitting a window in my lean to and sanding down my eBay chimnea ready to paint. I don't want to be all baa humbug but I am not a lover of Xmas especially when people expect you to be all happy and jolly . Anyway it is now over and I shall enjoy the rest of the time the kids are off school. A mate of mine goes away to Tenerife every Xmas. Can't deal with all the family shit he says. I know how he feels. Anyway going to my friends tonight. Her family are all down for Xmas so shall go and meet the ones I haven't met before. Can't drink has I need to pick foster child up at eleven. Not really a grump cos don't really drink anyway.never mind I have a lot to be thankful for I've just never liked Xmas and this one has just confirmed it again.

[purplebargeken]

Just spoke to his partners son, really nice lad. Horst had issues with his liver no doubt as part of being a drunken sod most of his adult life lol, I have to laugh tbh. Then he sadly developed issues with both kidneys and his heart, a leaking valve it seems. He was struggling with dialysis and passed away in his sleep on the 8th. 

 

They couldn't get hold of my number or email as the passwords weren't written down, they were just lumped in his daft bloody head, silly sod and they knew that I would phone if I didn't hear from him on Christmas Eve or latest Christmas Day. The funeral was on Friday.

[John F]

purplebargeken, on 25 Dec 2018 - 8:13 PM, said:

Heart attack and possibly a stroke, my medical German isn't so good. His partners son is going to call me tomorrow with more info.

 

Sorry to hear about your loss, Ken.

 

Feel free to post / PM me the German text if you haven't heard any more info & would like me to translate it for you.

[purplebargeken]

Cheers mate, it was a tearful conversation, now fully explained

[Tamworthbay]

Sorry to hear that mate

[beko1987]

Just hurriedly left the 406 Owners club on facebook! Someone was selling something every nice so I made a comment as such, then asked if he would take one of my children in payment rather than money!

 

Which didn't go down well, then someone commented that 'I'd best watch out what I say as he' s an ex copper'complete with spelling mistakes and U rather than you so I left PDQ!

[DodgeRover]

Just hurriedly left the 406 Owners club on facebook! Someone was selling something every nice so I made a comment as such, then asked if he would take one of my children in payment rather than money!

 

Which didn't go down well, then someone commented that 'I'd best watch out what I say as he' s an ex copper'complete with spelling mistakes and U rather than you so I left PDQ!

Go back and ask if he is interested in a drone then, only been used a couple of times!

 

Actually WTF are they saying he's interested in kids because he is/ was a copper?

[Timewaster]

Ex copper? Which force, the thought police?

The no jokes allowed squad?

[meshking]

Just hurriedly left the 406 Owners club on facebook! Someone was selling something every nice so I made a comment as such, then asked if he would take one of my children in payment rather than money!

 

Which didn't go down well, then someone commented that 'I'd best watch out what I say as he' s an ex copper'complete with spelling mistakes and U rather than you so I left PDQ!

Muppets. Reminds me I was on the train home when some youths boarded. They proceeded to talk very loudly about how they'd been through people's garages and gardens. It was all clearly bluster. Then, as I waited to get off I saw a friend of mine sat further down the carriage staring at his phone, clearly trying his hardest to ignore them. Currently he's a chief inspector in the met police.

 

I seriously doubt the poster was actually a police officer!

[HillmanImp]

I seriously doubt the poster was actually a police officer!

complete with spelling mistakes and U rather than you so I left PDQ!

I don't know. One of the obvious signs is there.

 

About 20yrs ago I used to deal with sussex police on a daily basis and I have to say 90% of them must've had single figure IQs.

 

What made it worse is that they would never accept that they were wrong. I'd be giving them advice on their tax and they'd totally ignore me as they were right because they were in the police, so couldn't be wrong. I wasn't in the police, so I obviously didn't have the authority to tell them they weren't right.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

....About 20yrs ago I used to deal with sussex police on a daily basis and I have to say 90% of them must've had single figure IQs. .....

That's probably a better proportion than the Met.