The grumpy thread

[paulplom]

Upstairs was pleasantly quiet most of yesterday. I wonder if she's on here....

[New POD]

18 hours ago, captain_70s said:

I've run out of money.

Bank won't give me a bigger overdraft, the overdraft is maxed out at -£1250.

I've had to scrounge some money off my parents. Things are grim.

As a parent, I would be only too happy to try and help my kids if they are struggling. 

If i was struggling, I know they'd help me out. 

[New POD]

15 hours ago, MikeR said:

another scammer tries his luck , bastards  should be shot at dawn for this !   , looks nothing like a renewal request ...

 

--TV Licensing ™--

 

#Dear Sir/Madam,

 

#We were unable to renew your TV Licence by Direct Debit.

 

  #Amount: £150.50

  #Sender’s Message: TV Licensing  (srzhpcipzdz6)

  #Licence: 6932259124

 

#Please keep this email safe, as it tells you how to update your licence details.

 

#Renew Now >> follow the link: https://cutt.ly/qwh3F76?-TVLicence

 

#Best regards,

#---TV Licensing ™ ---

 

#EmailID: cyf2jx1id8rd6vf-2ttdhafjhl38z9h

That reminds me.  Unlike a belligerent student, I need to pay my TV tax this week. And MV6 tax. Grrr. 

[purplebargeken]

The kids are clearly at risk of emotional/psychological abuse from family members. This in itself is ample reason to contact children's services as it is very much a child safe guarding issue.

Council/HA anti-social behaviour team, there should be an allocated housing officer for each patch or collection of patches. Phone and email as email trail is trackable.

Police at a pinch if you are witnessing behaviour that is causing alarm and distress.

[reb]

I think my desk may have desked it's last. Hopefully the intercooler didn't get dunted too hard.

[iainrcz]

Diana, Princess of Wales hospital in Grimsby.

What a fucking shower of shit.

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[wuvvum]

Getting home from work and not having the cat come trotting up the road to say hello.  That's going to take some getting used to after 15 years.

[Timewaster]

Bad times Wuv.

15 is a pretty good run for a cat though.

[Cavcraft]

Ahh, that's shit, Dave.  Sorry to hear your news

[xtriple]

Sorry about your Moggy mate, people don't realise what a massive loss it is losing a pet   

Also just had my 4000 post and I missed it! I did expect some form of fanfare or celebration.

[chaseracer]

<parp>

Happy to oblige ?

[hairnet]

9 hours ago, reb said:

I think my desk may have desked it's last. Hopefully the intercooler didn't get dunted too hard.

desk dies in pursuit of chod

[hairnet]

looking at vehicles to buy

looking down the ad and near the bottom it says

all vehicles subject to 99 quid admin charge

so they dont pay you any wages then - and ive seen bigger places do that and charge more

fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck off (also the fact the mot has lapsed and the tax is out two months)

[paulplom]

23 hours ago, paulplom said:

Upstairs was pleasantly quiet most of yesterday. I wonder if she's on here....

Day 2 of silence. She must have dumped Gary as well. All his toiletries were on the door step including a large coffee jar with labels removed full of a translucent liquid. She must be on here. Make yourself known Natalie ?

In reality I'd shit myself if she did.

[chaseracer]

2 hours ago, paulplom said:

...including a large coffee jar with labels removed full of a translucent liquid.

Does Gary drive a truck?

[Cavcraft]

Turned my 'phone off last night to stop the myriad social media dickheads messaging me with stupid questions. Put back on this morning, 11 new messages (some with the inevitable question around 3.00am and '????' when I didn't respond in a nano-second) and the usual half the fucking price ((or less) offered dickheads.

Have made three people repeat back the first line of the advert to me then asked them whether they think it's still for sale or not, then fucked them off. Some I'm just ignoring, a handful might get answers.

[myglaren]

One of daughter's former boyfriends, who seemed to be a very nice bloke, seems to have copied her door keys.  He has been stalking her a bit lately and she found a parcel in the house when there was no-one around to accept it.

All locks to change and the one on the back door is new anyway, door only fitted recently.  Not a big job but ascertaining the right eurocylinder while she isn't there and my keys don't work as she has barricaded the other doors from inside.

Hadn't realised there were so many variants of the eurocylinder.

He'll be in jail when the cops pick him up, turns out he has been a bad lad in the past.

[DoctorRetro]

15 hours ago, iainrcz said:

Diana, Princess of Wales hospital in Grimsby.

What a fucking shower of shit.

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I know. Been there for work a few years ago.... 

[Kiltox]

6 minutes ago, myglaren said:

One of daughter's former boyfriends, who seemed to be a very nice bloke, seems to have copied her door keys.  He has been stalking her a bit lately and she found a parcel in the house when there was no-one around to accept it.

All locks to change and the one on the back door is new anyway, door only fitted recently.  Not a big job but ascertaining the right eurocylinder while she isn't there and my keys don't work as she has barricaded the other doors from inside.

Hadn't realised there were so many variants of the eurocylinder.

He'll be in jail when the cops pick him up, turns out he has been a bad lad in the past.

I’d strongly recommend getting her keys off her and measuring the cylinders properly - causes huge issues with UPVC locking mechanisms if they’re even a few mm different in my experience (plus drilling locks out is a ball ache) 

[myglaren]

Agreed - I intended going to North East Lock And Key for a replacement for the back door (new door) today and chucking it in tonight when she is home, then saw all the variants.

I measured the length of course but not the offset, which I had presumed to be 50/50.

Will have to rethink it - extract it (and the others) while she is there to stand guard and get a replacement.

Fortunately there is a Screwfix close to hers that I can get them from when NEL&K are closed.

Her front door is electric remote control (powered opening) as well as standard so that may pose a challenge - hopefully not though.

As if she didn't have enough on her plate - she recently found that one of her friends boyfriend had been secretly filming her when she stayed with them.

Another one on his way to jail - it wasn't all he has done.

[Kiltox]

Bloody hell. What a load of wankers. 

[loserone]

Go to screwfix and buy all available combinations, then return what you don't use.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

34 minutes ago, myglaren said:

One of daughter's former boyfriends, who seemed to be a very nice bloke, seems to have copied her door keys.  He has been stalking her a bit lately and she found a parcel in the house when there was no-one around to accept it.

All locks to change and the one on the back door is new anyway, door only fitted recently.  Not a big job but ascertaining the right eurocylinder while she isn't there and my keys don't work as she has barricaded the other doors from inside.

Hadn't realised there were so many variants of the eurocylinder.

He'll be in jail when the cops pick him up, turns out he has been a bad lad in the past.

Best of luck to her.  The Police should be pretty hot on stalking cases at the moment...

[loserone]

In fact, given history, consider getting something a bit more sophisticated than the standard eurolock barrel.  A £4 amazon lockpick set will make sub 10 seconds of work to open most doors, and you have already established that the threat is not deterred by the law.

Something like an Avocet should be worthwhile here.

 

[High Jetter]

I can recommend Avocet locks. Got a paired-alike euro cylinder and yale-type lock for our outer and inner front doors 2 years ago, works perfectly and considerably more secure. Only slight downside is that they have a magnetic part which sometimes collects coins etc when I throw them into my bedside basket overnight, but that is minor. 

Am quite impressed by the Screwfix Smith & Locke 5-lever mortice locks - seem well made and quite strong and come with 3 keys.

[myglaren]

40 minutes ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

Best of luck to her.  The Police should be pretty hot on stalking cases at the moment...

The police are involved and actively trying to trace him.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Very glad to hear it.

[colnerov]

 

 Why do girls like bad lads?  They don't seem to think it through when it could go wrong.

[myglaren]

He seemed fine, she has known him since they were at school, as does my youngest son.

I have met him a number of times while she was in Ethiopia and found him OK.

[Cavcraft]

Hope this pans out ok, MyGlaren. Once the rozzers have had a word, it should be enough to give him the message and that'll be that.