The grumpy thread

[warch]

My boss has decided to close and lock up our huge and sparsely manned (womanned?) office tomorrow for no adequately explored reason. We are based out of town near a town in the middle of nowhere. He seems hellbent on turning down work at the moment too which we're covertly taking on. 

[High Jetter]

WFH  to support customers?

[Rovorsche]

My wife had an appointment for a surgery assessment cancelled today because of OMGVirus stuff.
The specialist she was going to see is still doing surgery privately, if I have £18K sitting around but the NHS say" FuckOff Virus people first for everything" as of today.

 

 

[New POD]

Before martial law we need to ban private operations. 

[New POD]

15 hours ago, MikeR said:

My others halfs way to start a argument ..

The shop is on a main road between 2 towns .....

And ....

No idea what that means. Have you got roll? 

[outlaw118]

I've just reactivated my facebook account as I need to send a message to someone whose phone number I've got doesn't appear to be working.

Scanning through the posts, I see one from the sister of an old Halifax workmate, saying he'd "passed after a short illness".

He was a year younger than me, had two teenage kids, and was the definition of a top lad; always had time for other people, actively encouraged banter, especially at his own expense. 

What a bummer.

[artdjones]

12 hours ago, Remspoor said:

Lock down in Spain means no shops other than supermarkets, pharmacies, news-stands and hairdressers allowed to open. The only way of purchasing things for DIY, car repairs etc is via Amazon. Now they are closing that door too.

https://www.politico.eu/article/amazon-suspends-delivery-of-non-essential-goods-in-coronavirus-response/

Why hairdressers?

[eddyramrod]

@outlaw118 I've just had the same game with insurance as mine on the C3/Jag was due.  Esure gave me the same bullshit and a quote for well over £400.  Yeah right.  I went to Glyn the House Whisperer (remember him?) and got into Churchill for nearly half that on the Volvo.  Byebye Esure.  They don't understand the concept of loyalty!

[Craig the Princess]

39 minutes ago, eddyramrod said:

@outlaw118 I've just had the same game with insurance as mine on the C3/Jag was due.  Esure gave me the same bullshit and a quote for well over £400.  Yeah right.  I went to Glyn the House Whisperer (remember him?) and got into Churchill for nearly half that on the Volvo.  Byebye Esure.  They don't understand the concept of loyalty!

Yes, this seems to be the normal operating procedure for the industry.

Mrs the Princess was with Hastings, auto renewal high, compare the market, Hastings again but £120 less.

[eddyramrod]

TBF I think we all know this already.  I just felt a need to Grump.  Modern life eh?  it's rubbish.

[reb]

I'm trying to watch the Sweeney (well, Regan) on my parents TV but instead I'm fighting with modern* technology.

It takes about 2 minutes to switch on and sometimes gives you unintelligible bollocks on the LCD screen instead of opening the dvd tray. Eventually without changing anything the tray sprung open and has been working fine since.

Progress they call it. Whatever happened to just shoving a tape in?

[Remspoor]

1 hour ago, artdjones said:

Why hairdressers?

That is a question that is perplexing the nation.

[dozeydustman]

FFS I was told to isolate By GP practice on monday with a sore throat.

I’m now getting short of breath.

[Craig the Princess]

28 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

FFS I was told to isolate By GP practice on monday with a sore throat.

I’m now getting short of breath.

Have you called 111? Our 999 of it is severe?

[chaseracer]

14 hours ago, AnthonyG said:

Do you have set hours? I’m fairly sure what he’s said about working longer due to no commute is illegal, although someone like @chaseracer would know more. 

He does sound like a right prick.

Sounds like involuntary overtime to me, but - as ever - this depends on the particular wording of the employment contract.  Needs to be remunerated, whatever the situation.  Happy to take a look.

And yes, Parky's boss would appear to be a weapons-grade knob jockey.

[High Jetter]

I ordered something online this morning, the retailer's website said my payment had been declined. Checked the bank account, funds available and the payment had been taken. Retailer has said it's a problem their end. What was I buying? A hand-held device to enable my business to take......card payments!

[dozeydustman]

42 minutes ago, Craig the Princess said:

Have you called 111? Our 999 of it is severe?

Resting my breath has come back. GP told me to stay at home all week when I first started feeling ill. If things get worse then yes 111 will be called.

So much for a week off getting car and house jobs done!

[Anthony]

It's perhaps a minor grump compared to the current issues gripping the world, but it appears that PSA have quietly made Servicebox (their online technical and parts catalogue system) a fully paid-for service this week, so you can't even access the diagrams or part numbers any more - both of which were a huge boon to a serial Peugeot botherer like myself

[Tadhg Tiogar]

9 hours ago, artdjones said:

Why hairdressers?

Because a certain part of the population need to maintain standards*?

[Cavcraft]

Pretty sure there are thousands of good moans about this virus caper, but the absolute oxygen thieves stealing stuff from foodbanks in supermarkets deserve a special mention. And the wankers in a chemist shop locally who've extolled the use of pain killers. Then put the price of them up from 49p to £2.49.

[artdjones]

3 hours ago, Anthony said:

It's perhaps a minor grump compared to the current issues gripping the world, but it appears that PSA have quietly made Servicebox (their online technical and parts catalogue system) a fully paid-for service this week, so you can't even access the diagrams or part numbers any more - both of which were a huge boon to a serial Peugeot botherer like myself

Try catcar.info You'll find what you want on there -and a lot more.

[myglaren]

3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Because a certain part of the population need to maintain standards*?

My hairdresser is my second daughter.   Lives 40 miles away so don't see her that often.  Last haircut was September, had intended getting it done at Christmas but that never happened.

It's her birthday on April 1st so was going then, while I can still just about see where I'm going, looks like that is off the books then.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

10 minutes ago, myglaren said:

....I can still just about see where I'm going, ....

Going for the full Afro?

[myglaren]

12 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Going for the full Afro?

More like this.

 

[EssDeeWon]

2020 can already FRO.   Split with my Girlfriend in January, house I’m renting is under offer so I need to move, noticed today the Rover has a water leak and is leaving a nice puddle on the road, I go out this evening to see how bad the leak is, open the boot to find it’s also leaking and the spare wheel in a pool of water so I set about sorting that out first, removing the spare wheel I put my back out, neighbours helped after finding me on my hands and knees in the road not able to move. A friendly passer by ran for help then packed everything back in the boot and closed the bonnet for me. I’m now horizontal and on strong painkillers and unable to get about. 

[mitsisigma01]

1 hour ago, EssDeeWon said:

2020 can already FRO.   Split with my Girlfriend in January, house I’m renting is under offer so I need to move, noticed today the Rover has a water leak and is leaving a nice puddle on the road, I go out this evening to see how bad the leak is, open the boot to find it’s also leaking and the spare wheel in a pool of water so I set about sorting that out first, removing the spare wheel I put my back out, neighbours helped after finding me on my hands and knees in the road not able to move. A friendly passer by ran for help then packed everything back in the boot and closed the bonnet for me. I’m now horizontal and on strong painkillers and unable to get about. 

Wait until you find out the keys are in the boot under the spare tyre and all the water has shorted the central locking and locked itself ????

Don't ask me how I know! 

I feel for you my back goes out like that quite often but this time I've been knackered since just before Christmas ☹️

[mitsisigma01]

15 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

I went to Glyn the House Whisperer

Who is this man, I could do with some assistance ?

[Zelandeth]

Oh fluffing hell...there is a pigeon sitting on the roof directly above the bedroom window that has been cooing non bloody stop for the last hour and a half.  I am seriously wanting to wrong its damn neck at this point. Especially as it was nearly 5 AM before I got to sleep in the first place.

Sucker is even sitting back far enough from the edge that I can't get a clear shot at it with a Nerf dart...yes I have tried, and there are now about a dozen of them on the roof.

[paulplom]

21 hours ago, reb said:

I'm trying to watch the Sweeney (well, Regan) on my parents TV but instead I'm fighting with modern* technology.

 

It takes about 2 minutes to switch on and sometimes gives you unintelligible bollocks on the LCD screen instead of opening the dvd tray. Eventually without changing anything the tray sprung open and has been working fine since.

Progress they call it. Whatever happened to just shoving a tape in?

Does the wii not play dvds? I know the playstation does.

[eddyramrod]

On 3/19/2020 at 1:54 AM, mitsisigma01 said:

Who is this man, I could do with some assistance ?

Really?  OK...

A few years ago Go Compare ditched their opera singer in favour of a Portmeirion-based collection of Welsh people, of whom Glyn was one.  He was sometimes shown carrying a pump-action standard lamp, which amused me greatly.

And in searching for an image to show you (and failing) I've noticed they spell his name with a double n.