The grumpy thread

[Sheefag]

No the rot had set in and for once I agreed with the thread being closed, it served no purpose other than fan a lot of flames.

 

Spot on. I'm a fan of very light touch moderation but that thread was a real well-poisoner.

[fordperv]

Be good to go on a transexual forum and then start a thread about Maestros. That would baffle them.

I was hoping for pictures of the Scorpio 2.3 and nova

[Laseraligningfoofooflanges]

Fucksake 

 

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Multi-pack from pound shop or similar. 

 

I know not exactly a major issue, but the shrinkage of well known products has to stop!

 

Ps. I know it's to fool us idiots into thinking we are saving money. I was that idiot. 

God i loved those as a tubby little 11 year old! choc chip ones!

 

Nostalgia bro

[iainrcz]

Looks like I'm going to have to withdraw the funds from my stocks and shares investment.

 

I'm blaming the fuckwits in London.

 

Second statement in a row with a negative bottom line.

A thousand pounds gone since November last year.

 

It's been slowly ticking over a treat for the last 10 years at least.

[robinmasters]

I saw a beige 244DL earlier. Didn't get a picture.

[Guest Hooli]

Be good to go on a transexual forum and then start a thread about Maestros. That would baffle them.

 

Be funnier to ask about Escorts.

[warren t claim]

Be good to go on a transexual forum and then start a thread about Maestros. That would baffle them.

U R Cdx_Stu AICMFP

[loserone]

*He's a disco lover*

[SierraMikeHotel]

Bloody dishwasher's decided to trip the RCB again.

 

When it did this in December, the repair man said there had been water getting into the LED that comes on when it's running. Peering down through the gap, it doesn't look like there's any cover on it. Either he didn't put it back together properly before, or that's the stupidest bit of design I've ever seen.

[Datsuncog]

As if it weren't bad enough that Virgin Media have been hacking lumps out of our (just newly resurfaced) footpath from before 7am every morning this week in order to lay some fucking cables, this morning we left the house to find orange barriers and a trench dug right across the driveway, boxing us in. No communication received that this was going to be happening.

By the time we'd found someone to move the bastarding things and put a big plastic grid over the hole, my train had been well and truly missed, and therefore also my 9.00 optician appointment.

Big hairy yarblockos to you, Virgin Media. We were customers once, and were let down quite badly on three occasions. Never again after this, you utterly useless bunch of swindling bungling wankfootling pricks.

[Guest Hooli]

Excellent rant 10/10

[scaryoldcortina]

Be funnier to ask about Escorts.

I was once asked by a friend who'd had a gender reassignment to help her look for a transit van.

[chadders]

Looks like I'm going to have to withdraw the funds from my stocks and shares investment.

I'm blaming the fuckwits in London.

Second statement in a row with a negative bottom line.

A thousand pounds gone since November last year.

It's been slowly ticking over a treat for the last 10 years at least.

I think that this is a bad idea unless you think things are going to get worse or need the money, it's only a couple of months and the markets have been bad with all the China,Trump,Brexit etc.etc. issues. I'm holding onto all of mine.

[somewhatfoolish]

Looks like I'm going to have to withdraw the funds from my stocks and shares investment.

 

I'm blaming the fuckwits in London.

 

Second statement in a row with a negative bottom line.

A thousand pounds gone since November last year.

 

It's been slowly ticking over a treat for the last 10 years at least.

Unless you need the money that's a not a great idea; chasing bears is a good way to lose cash.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Got a call from ECP this morning regarding my reservation:

 

'Hi, this is Anne.  This is just a courtesy call to let you know your items are ready for collection.'

 

'Erm.  Thanks.'  (Given that I knew this already due to the email and the text they sent)

 

'Also, just to say - today is a cash only day because our card machine isn't working.'

 

'Right.  Thanks.  See you later.'

 

'Bye!'

 

It's not the courtesy call that bothers me.  I'm glad they let me know.  However, 'cash only day' sounded like 'CASH ONLY DAY!'.  Like it was some special offer or promotion.  No apology for the inconvenience (and it is a bit of a pain, actually).  But heigh-ho...

 

No doubt they'll give me the wrong oil and a used air filter.

[New POD]

I think that this is a bad idea unless you think things are going to get worse or need the money, it's only a couple of months and the markets have been bad with all the China,Trump,Brexit etc.etc. issues. I'm holding onto all of mine.

I've been holding a bit of cash in my SIPP, what do you suggest.

I was thinking of buying UK aerospace shares (various) as that's what they were invested in before I sold them and the shares went up doh.

[chadders]

I think that Parky is the investment guru but personally I'd buy units in a unit trust.

 

I can't say which one(s)as I'd do a fair bit of research first but if you look on the web there's loads of sites with various types of ratings for these.

 

Unless it's a lot of cash I wouldn't buy shares unless you buy a variety of them and know you won't need the money for a long time.

[anonymous user]

Got a call from ECP this morning regarding my reservation:

 

'Hi, this is Anne. This is just a courtesy call to let you know your items are ready for collection.'

 

'Erm. Thanks.' (Given that I knew this already due to the email and the text they sent)

 

'Also, just to say - today is a cash only day because our card machine isn't working.'

 

'Right. Thanks. See you later.'

 

'Bye!'

 

It's not the courtesy call that bothers me. I'm glad they let me know. However, 'cash only day' sounded like 'CASH ONLY DAY!'. Like it was some special offer or promotion. No apology for the inconvenience (and it is a bit of a pain, actually). But heigh-ho...

 

No doubt they'll give me the wrong oil and a used air filter.

Sounds more like they don't want the cash disappearing into the overdraft void at the bank, or am I being cynical

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Update on the access issues for work ………… It's been round the houses - escalated several times - which resulted in nothing more than emails back n forth for the last week. After I'd done my own investigating with colleagues - to find the root cause - email donkey advises me to contact the very 'support' teams that royally fucked this up in the first place. Total idiocy!

 

I've restrained from foul language for the last time - the 'proceed directly to go - but do not get access or collect £200' type braindead answer has royally pissed me off. Boss was in on the email tennis - but heard my swearing anyway and is laughing his tits off.

 

They've also now 'updated' another of the apps that 'could' have been causing issues...… now the cunting EXE file is not found!!!

 

Just informed the boss that until they sort it - I'll be researching MR2 Spyder track upgrades, Granvia 3.0TD improvements and 330CI turbo conversions……… fuck the lot of the felching, Boris Johnson hair styling, donkey worrying cunts  …………

 

edit - reading that back - I'm off to a happy place actually. Chod n Speed...…. it could be Friday night!

[Datsuncog]

As if it weren't bad enough that Virgin Media have been hacking lumps out of our (just newly resurfaced) footpath from before 7am every morning this week in order to lay some fucking cables, this morning we left the house to find orange barriers and a trench dug right across the driveway, boxing us in. No communication received that this was going to be happening.

 

By the time we'd found someone to move the bastarding things and put a big plastic grid over the hole, my train had been well and truly missed, and therefore also my 9.00 optician appointment.

 

Big hairy yarblockos to you, Virgin Media. We were customers once, and were let down quite badly on three occasions. Never again after this, you utterly useless bunch of swindling bungling wankfootling pricks.

 

UPDATE: having tried to go down the 'formal complaint' route (which won't work if you're not a customer!), Virgin (or whatever luckless contractors they have working for them) have advised that we "would have received a note through the door" advising on the disruptive work about to commence at stupid o'clock in the morning.

 

Well, we didn't receive anything.

 

"Oh, well it might have looked like junk mail, so you might have just thrown it out."

 

We're on the Postal Preference system, so we don't generally get junk mail. The odd takeaway menu, and that's about it. Definitely nothing received about being rendered a prisoner in one's own driveway.

 

In fact, the only post found in the box this week has been a begging letter from the RAC offering me unrepeatable discounts for the wonderful privilege of being stranded for hours at the side of the motorway in their name; an 'I done ur windaes 2day m8' slip from the window cleaner; and two letters for blokey next door delivered to us in error.

 

"Well, the people delivering the notices use an app, so we can see they definitely called to your house."

 

Oh right, a fucking app. Well, that changes everything then, doesn't it?

 

 

You can shove your Mickey Mouse 'My First GPS App' up your collective holes, you wangdoodling spunktrumpets.

 

Since previous encounters with Virgin Media have revealed they have trouble distinguishing between 'yes' and 'no'; 'new contract' and 'existing contract'; and 'that hasn't been processed' and 'we haven't got off our fucking arses to send you the refund for our last monumental cock-up with your service', then I highly doubt I'd trust them with anything more mechanically or electronically complex than an arsehole and a sandpit. Even then, I'd be wary.

 

Since MrsDC designs and builds GPS apps for a living, I might let her loose on them later to ask just precisely which system and what parameters they use to calibrate, record and interrogate this apparently irrefutable evidence that we oughtn't have been surpised to find ourselves boxed in.

 

Any money says our fucking bin won't have been collected today either, as unless the council have invested in hoverboards (conceivable) I can't see how they'll manage to get the bastard across either the big orange barriers or our new and unexpected scale model of the Rio Grande.

 

Titwombles, the lot of them.

 

 

I need a croissant.

[Guest Hooli]

wangdoodling spunktrumpets.

 

Titwombles

 

Highlights of that post for me. We need more original insults in use.

[xtriple]

Went for the PIP assasment yesterday and I have had more fun at the dentists (not my current dentist which is always fun) having teeth pulled. Not really interested in my physical health it seemed - brief questions about where it hurts and that was it. No, an hour of questions about my mental health: can you use a phone, computer, add up?

 

Er, yes...

 

She did ask if I had any falls that needed hospitalisation.

 

I fear I am fucked properly.

 

Went outside and sat against the wall waiting for the taxi I had ordered and a really nice old lady asked me if I needed any food! Yes, I am officially a tramp sat on the sidewalk, begging. Sad, but nice of her at the same time. Just had a fall outside and a guy in a Van stopped to see if I was okay - I was taken aback by this random act of kindness which sort of makes up for it.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Liked for act of kindness…….. too much turning of cheeks nowadays.

[LightBulbFun]

Went for the PIP assasment yesterday and I have had more fun at the dentists (not my current dentist which is always fun) having teeth pulled. Not really interested in my physical health it seemed - brief questions about where it hurts and that was it. No, an hour of questions about my mental health: can you use a phone, computer, add up?

 

Er, yes...

 

She did ask if I had any falls that needed hospitalisation.

 

I fear I am fucked properly.

 

Went outside and sat against the wall waiting for the taxi I had ordered and a really nice old lady asked me if I needed any food! Yes, I am officially a tramp sat on the sidewalk, begging. Sad, but nice of her at the same time. Just had a fall outside and a guy in a Van stopped to see if I was okay - I was taken aback by this random act of kindness which sort of makes up for it.

 

sad to say that sounds like how most of my PIP/ESA appointments went

 

especially the last ESA one i went too, which is why im extra pissed off an "IT error" fucked up the first ESA appointment I went too, because the person assessing me then, seemed to of actually got/understood my situation etc (im currently doing the whole "wait 4-6 weeks to hear the results" dance)

 

this probably does not help much, but let it be known your not suffering with this sort of stuff alone

[Parky]

Colleague had flu but being a trooper they kept coming into the office.

 

I now have what they had. Bastard

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Colleague had flu but being a trooper they kept coming into the office.

 

I now have what they had. Bastard

The caring, sharing society.

[Parky]

Indeed. Unfortunately because they managed to force themselves in, I am expected to do the same.

 

So sitting here with several layers on while shivering and sweating, unable to concentrate or speak is fine. Apparently. I hope my other colleagues will enjoy it as much as I am

[bub2006]

Wife still in hospital,stonechip in windscreen yesterday which I need to sort before it develops with the weather and my mobility scooter has taken a leave of absence in occasion. Keeps beeping at me and cutting off. We onto a great start. Happy new year folks.

[DodgeRover]

Phone and broadband connected in new home! Except it's someone else's phone and we don't have broadband through TalkTalk...

They're sending an engineer..

[dozeydustman]

Been served notice on the property. Landlord wants to sell up.

 

Arse.