The grumpy thread

[Redfred]

Whats making me grumpy at the moment?

The shitey weather

Fuckwit boy racers in their fart boxes at stupid o’clock

Crappy mental health

And today my back went ping in spectacular fashion, it currently hurts to even breathe. Supposed to be going out for dinner tonight with some of my blokes friends but looking likely I won’t make it.

[Rocket88]

Why do people ask this? It ought to be some sort of law that you have your hands placed in a 10 tonne press if you are found asking or texting or whatever an absolutely fucking stupid question like ‘What’s UR lowest price?’

 

 

I wouldn't bother with hands.............

[Tenmil Socket]

You think that's bad?

 

A mate of mine entered a Viagra eating competition and it was going really well,

 

 

Up until he was beaten off by some stiff opposition.

 

I've heard the Viagra eye drops aren't any good. They just make you look hard...

[mercrocker]

^^^This was done at a previous work-place.   Caused a fuckton of shit, not least because said manager's wife found the text messages - at a time when he was already in hooky for playing away.   (almost) felt sorry for the cunt.

[Lord Sterling]

Work. Work is pissing me off. Office manager trying to accuse me of not doing certain set tasks yesterday when in fact they were not actually there yesterday.

So, because I decided to sit up and actually defend myself, it looks like my days at this job are numbered. I said as much to the owner who frankly is a bit of a half-wit. The manager is well protected, she can swan around and do as she likes, accuse people of what she wants. Yet you stand up for yourself and defend yourself, its as if you've physically chucked shit in thier face. I wonder why the fuck I bother sometimes.

[Lord Sterling]

Post said managers phone number on a dating website.

I don't have her phone number.

[omegod]

I swear if I was on an uninhabited island that happened to have a kitchen my wife would tun up and want to get into he fucking cupboard I was standing in front of, i'm trying to prepare dinner and she's hovering behind me fucking about every time I pick up something sharp or boiling hot.

 

I am a tad grumpy today apparently, tis true......I am   

[MikeR]

the wife went out , so I pulled the cooker out and cleaned all behind it , the cooker , the toaster , even the dogs bowls ..

 

.that's right , bowls  , even the dog misheard me

 

just got to wait and see if its noticed

 

 

had to point it out !!

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

Went to top up the levels on the land Rover.... No water in header tank! Throttle heater has shit all over my lovely painted engine causing a big red sticky mess. Fortunately I anticipated the failure of this part again so had one in stock. Pesky little bugger to change and I said to my daughter "you watch, I'll fix this and something else will break...".

Sure enough the plastic bleed screw in the top hose split and started spewing up. The sealing washer has compressed leading it to be overtightened and eventually I've over done it splitting the threaded bit of plastic. Nothing in my mountain of bolts and crap comes close, so I broke it and glued it back together, doubled the washer up and fudged it back into the top hose. No leaks. 

 

It'll buy me time until the new screw arrives... The new screw that comes only with all the top hoses for £40 posted! Bollocks...

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

I swear if I was on an uninhabited island that happened to have a kitchen my wife would tun up and want to get into he fucking cupboard I was standing in front of, i'm trying to prepare dinner and she's hovering behind me fucking about every time I pick up something sharp or boiling hot.

 

I am a tad grumpy today apparently, tis true......I am   

 

 

You are not alone here, it's happened twice whilst tapping out a post just now. Try it with 4 kids in the house too!

[MikeR]

young girl we know ... pre teen , has had cancer ...now she has a lump again

 

doctor said needed seeing today asap ..

 

that was  6 weeks ago

 

and  the hospital has sent her to the wrong place ..more delays ..

 

sometimes you could scream for some else's sake

[Mrcento]

So, because I decided to sit up and actually defend myself, it looks like my days at this job are numbered. I said as much to the owner who frankly is a bit of a half-wit. The manager is well protected, she can swan around and do as she likes, accuse people of what she wants. Yet you stand up for yourself and defend yourself, its as if you've physically chucked shit in thier face. I wonder why the fuck I bother sometimes.

 

In all seriousness, look for another job, hang on in there for now for the money and the second something else comes up, walk.

 

It's not worth it and you'll feel a weight lifted when you go.

 

Management issues are a difficult thing to tackle and not something non managers will ever fix. At the end of the day, owners, HQ or whoever have these people installed to look after the company affairs on site and companies would rather go through 300 regular staff members all saying the same thing about management than change the management and bring a new variable into the equation. It always takes many years of the same failures on top of the issues being highlighted by others before any company or owner will take action v a manager. If they owners are happy with the numbers being produced from wherever you work, then sadly, said person there is borderline unsackable. (and they know it).

 

For example, my last place of work was a real shit show, incompetence beyond belief to the point of being dangerous. There was bullying, racisim, theft, fraud all occurring. We had staff walking out on a weekly basis and management didn't care, they were lining their pockets and had their pals working with them, everyone and everything was expendable. Question anything, you were hounded out. HQ were informed multiple times but to this day, the same manager is there for the simple reason the numbers on the spreadsheet look fine.

 

They're all fake (they know what boxes to tick and how to massage the figures to keep HQ off their backs), but they're cool with it. They know what they're getting with the current boss, the reputation of the place is about as bad as can be, but they'd rather that than someone changing things and risk numbers being 0.1% worse (even if in reality they were better because they were real and actual procedures were followed to meet them).

[somewhatfoolish]

I don't have any credit cards.

 

Called him as soon as I opened it - "Nowt I can do, mate."

Isn't that your line, albeit one adopted involuntarily? By the time he works through the MCOL hoops it will be the end of April and you'll be paying him anyway, threatening broken legs is both illegal and sooo 20th century.

[New POD]

the wife went out , so I pulled the cooker out and cleaned all behind it , the cooker , the toaster , even the dogs bowls ..

 

.that's right , bowls , even the dog misheard me

 

just got to wait and see if its noticed

 

 

had to point it out !!

Why?

[Mrcento]

Today is the day i finally snapped.

 

10am this morning

 

"£200 for ur Discovery"

 

"Sorry, no"

 

11am

 

"200 for ur Discovery"

 

"No, sorry"

 

11:30

 

"200 for ur Disco"

 

No.

 

12:30pm

 

"£250 for ur Disco"

 

Not a chance, sorry.

 

2pm

 

"200 for ur Disco?"

 

Look, no. I'd make more scrapping it.

 

5pm

 

"200 for ur Disco"

 

As said, no. Please stop daft offers, you're not getting it for less than £450.

 

11pm

 

"200 for the Disco?"

FUCK OFF.

[SherpaMog]

Why?

Sex?

[New POD]

Sex?

Nah. He's not that shallow.

[MikeR]

spring clean ...

[Tamworthbay]

Today is the day i finally snapped.

 

10am this morning

 

"£200 for ur Discovery"

 

"Sorry, no"

 

11am

 

"200 for ur Discovery"

 

"No, sorry"

 

11:30

 

"200 for ur Disco"

 

No.

 

12:30pm

 

"£250 for ur Disco"

 

Not a chance, sorry.

 

2pm

 

"200 for ur Disco?"

 

Look, no. I'd make more scrapping it.

 

5pm

 

"200 for ur Disco"

 

As said, no. Please stop daft offers, you're not getting it for less than £450.

 

11pm

 

"200 for the Disco?"

 

FUCK OFF.

Just increase the price every time they ask, it usually shuts the morons up.

[New POD]

spring clean ...

Come and fix the lights in my garage.

[sierraman]

Today is the day i finally snapped.

 

10am this morning

 

"£200 for ur Discovery"

 

"Sorry, no"

 

11am

 

"200 for ur Discovery"

 

"No, sorry"

 

11:30

 

"200 for ur Disco"

 

No.

 

12:30pm

 

"£250 for ur Disco"

 

Not a chance, sorry.

 

2pm

 

"200 for ur Disco?"

 

Look, no. I'd make more scrapping it.

 

5pm

 

"200 for ur Disco"

 

As said, no. Please stop daft offers, you're not getting it for less than £450.

 

11pm

 

"200 for the Disco?"

FUCK OFF.

Just text back with ‘Sorry m8 just sold it for £150’

 

Or ‘Ok, meet me at (insert services fucking miles away) to view’ then turn your phone off.

[New POD]

Just increase the price every time they ask, it usually shuts the morons up.

Or say yes. And then when they arrive tell them you already took a deposit for £500, but if they want it you'll take £550

[Sheefag]

Isn't that your line, albeit one adopted involuntarily? By the time he works through the MCOL hoops it will be the end of April and you'll be paying him anyway, t

 

I had a clever bastard try that with me.

 

I conveniently forgot to tell MCOL of the payment, got judgement as a result and immediately paid extra to send the Bailiffs in.

 

Punter got a CCJ and saddled with the full cost of MCOL and Bailiffs.

[sierraman]

Or say yes. And then when they arrive tell them you already took a deposit for £500, but if they want it you'll take £550

My in laws are about to sell an 09 plate Astra estate. They’re putting it up for about a grand. I can’t wait to hear about the arseholes they will get on Bumtree.

[DoctorRetro]

Ex who had moved my son 60 miles away over a year ago is now arranging moving back to the area.

 

While this sounds like a good thing, he is settled in the school there, and the only school place available near where she is thinking of moving to isn't brilliant. It's a good school for those who struggle, apparently, but not so good for those above average, like my boy. It is a lot to put a 7 year old through.

 

If she moves I'll get my son closer and stop having to drive 240 miles per weekend, but at what expense? I really don't know what to do.

[loserone]

Sounds like there's nowt you can do; she's moving back, and she is forcing the schools issue.

 

If you were loaded I suppose you could move to where the good school is and come to an agreement..

[DoctorRetro]

Sounds like there's nowt you can do; she's moving back, and she is forcing the schools issue.

 

If you were loaded I suppose you could move to where the good school is and come to an agreement..

The only thing is, she has also admitted to not being happy about the school. She's getting me go to visit the school instead of her, but that puts pressure on me. Do I agree to keep the peace and get blamed if he isn't settling / not progressing? Or do I raise concerns and risk her either overruling or pulling out of the move?

 

Actually, I think I've answered my own question. I'll only agree if I'm 100 percent happy, and her choice is her issue. If I have to keep travelling to see him I will deal with it.

[New POD]

My in laws are about to sell an 09 plate Astra estate. They’re putting it up for about a grand. I can’t wait to hear about the arseholes they will get on Bumtree.

I must have been lucky selling my Astra on there.

 

I had 3 phone calls. All sounded serious. One arranged to come the next day.

One wanted to view immediately.

An hour later the cash was in my bank and I phoned the other person so they didn't waste time.

I then posted the spare key to the buyer and got a text thanking me about 3 days later.

Assuming Astra has 12 months mot, no faults and a service history I reckon.it will be painless. Nice popular car.

[Datsuncog]

I'm really hoping that this is some sort of mistake, or that a load of subsequent ads since December have mysteriously fallen off the billboard, because if Lidl is seriously advertising Christmas stuff in March...

 

[New POD]

The only thing is, she has also admitted to not being happy about the school. She's getting me go to visit the school instead of her, but that puts pressure on me. Do I agree to keep the peace and get blamed if he isn't settling / not progressing? Or do I raise concerns and risk her either overruling or pulling out of the move?

 

Actually, I think I've answered my own question. I'll only agree if I'm 100 percent happy, and her choice is her issue. If I have to keep travelling to see him I will deal with it.

Do what is right for the child. Moving schools at year 7 is going to put them back a year even if the school was decent. Probably.

You need to be asking questions about how they support the child in the transision.