The grumpy thread

[SRi05]

Just took my two weeks holiday in July off the works rota since it's finally been kiboshed, coupled with a few summer gigs being cancelled in the past week I officially have nothing to look forward to now. Hope a nice car comes up for sale on here soon ?

 

[Wack]

59 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Just short the motor connectors out in 6 months then wire it back correctly and pick up the phone, may as well get your moneys worth... 

 

 

*I neither condone nor encourage this behaviour

I'd probably burn the house down if I did that 

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Just had landscaper round to give a price for a decking area at the side of the house. Ballpark figure of £2000 subject to him checking materials price etc.

Mrs has just said “ That’s ok there’s about that in cash in your secret stash!” Wish I’d bought that  Carlton 2 weeks ago now, no chance of having any spare cash whilst I’m not working or doing a minimum wage delivery job, but can’t suggest using savings as Mrs and kids paying everything at the moment.

I did say I’d do the decking, she laughed as she’s seen my diy efforts in the past - the materials are probably half of that figure anyway.

[mitsisigma01]

I'd rather keep something in the pot and learn quickly how to do decking !!! 

Google is your friend, 

Itsss simples really 

[eddyramrod]

I've just been over on Open Forum - I know, I really shouldn't, it boils my piss far too often - and seen someone use the "word" outwith in a post; not once but twice!  WTF is outwith?  It seems to have been used as a replacement for outside, in both cases.  What was wrong with outside?  Is that not a perfectly good well-established easily-understood English word?

Show me who invented outwith.  I'll show you a red stain on the wall where his head used to be.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, eddyramrod said:

I've just been over on Open Forum - I know, I really shouldn't, it boils my piss far too often - and seen someone use the "word" outwith in a post; not once but twice!  WTF is outwith?  It seems to have been used as a replacement for outside, in both cases.  What was wrong with outside?  ...

Seems to have happened in the last six to nine months. Right up there with:

- Going forward

and

- One time

and the quite terrible pronunciation of "route" to rhyme with "rout" or "lout". This seems to be an American thing, not for the first time. 

[155V6]

5 hours ago, SRi05 said:

Just took my two weeks holiday in July off the works rota since it's finally been kiboshed, coupled with a few summer gigs being cancelled in the past week I officially have nothing to look forward to now. Hope a nice car comes up for sale on here soon ?

 

Similar here,I haven't worked on a Bank Holiday for over 30 years.Have done all 3 so far,with another one coming up next week ?

[Parky]

We’ve all been put on consultation.  120 staff, 30 to go straightaway, remainder to get the chance to reapply for new contracts.

Informed some departments will be hit quite hard, others barely affected.  My one is due for what was termed as decimation.  So it looks like I am probably out of work at the end of June.  

It does make the “shall we shan’t we” discussions about moving back to New Zealand a little easier

[High Jetter]

11 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Seems to have happened in the last six to nine months. Right up there with:

- Going forward

and

- One time

and the quite terrible pronunciation of "route" to rhyme with "rout" or "lout". This seems to be an American thing, not for the first time. 

- Reaching Out. WTF?

[castros_bro]

42 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

- Reaching Out. WTF?

 

I worked for some yank outfit earlier this year and liked the expression "reaching out" as I managed to use it as often as possible in the wrong context till they sacked me

"I'll be late tomorrow as I need to reach out to the VD clinic for some test results",  

"I'll be late tomorrow as the 206 has a flat tyre and I'll need to reach out to the secondhand tyre place first thing"

"Sorry can't do 10:30 as I'll be reaching out for my tea break"

"Why is this security guead reaching out and escorting me off the premises?"

 

 

 

[cort1977]

Outwith is a well established Scottish word, I was similarly surprised when i first moved up here.  Because of all the Scots in the oil industry it spreads like Covid19, i was reviewing a document written by a Brazilian the other day and it was full of outwith this and that.  

I always change it to outside because as shown on this thread it's fairly obscure.

I'm always tempted to say reach around instead of reaching out in a meeting but haven't quite worked up the courage yet...

[mitsisigma01]

"New normal" 

WTF.... most people didn't know the old normal let alone a new one

[SRi05]

2 hours ago, High Jetter said:

- Reaching Out. WTF?

Touching me, touching yooooooooouuuuuuuuu

[camryv6]

46 minutes ago, SRi05 said:

Touching me, touching yooooooooouuuuuuuuu

Touching myself ?

[SRi05]

10 minutes ago, camryv6 said:

Touching myself ?

[anonymous user]

Or

 

[Mally]

I've just broke a tooth. Right at the back, been filled years ago and a peice has broken off the side.

Not hurting, so hope for the best. Not a lot of dentistry being done at the moment.

[iainrcz]

I seem to have woken up this morning in a parallel universe.

I'm having a glance at car insurance quotes.

Unbelievably at 40 years of age and 20 years worth of no claims bonus the cheapest I've found is £708.

Are they confusing my vehicle details with a fucking Ferrari or something!??!

 

  

2 minutes ago, Mally said:

I've just broke a tooth. Right at the back, been filled years ago and a peice has broken off the side.

Not hurting, so hope for the best. Not a lot of dentistry being done at the moment.

I broke my front crown off a month or two ago, apart from making me look like even more of a prat it's not causing any issues so it can wait.

[mitsisigma01]

27 minutes ago, camryv6 said:

Touching myself ?

One for you Mr Camry to touch yourself to, ooo er 

[Neil clark]

16 minutes ago, iainrcz said:

I seem to have woken up this morning in a parallel universe.

I'm having a glance at car insurance quotes.

Unbelievably at 40 years of age and 20 years worth of no claims bonus the cheapest I've found is £708.

Are they confusing my vehicle details with a fucking Ferrari or something!??!

 

  

I broke my front crown off a month or two ago, apart from making me look like even more of a prat it's not causing any issues so it can wait.

What car???

[iainrcz]

1 minute ago, Neil clark said:

What car???

Toyota GT86.

[Neil clark]

Just now, iainrcz said:

Toyota GT86.

Seems expensive....

[iainrcz]

9 minutes ago, Neil clark said:

Seems expensive....

If by that you mean slow. Then yes.

[purplebargeken]

I am doing my NHS nursey job from the office. This is normally where it all happens anyway.

I didn't want to work from home as home is shit, the bandwidth is super shit, ben and Mrs PBK work from home and suck up all  the bandwidth.

I have nowhere confidential to work from at home. I am working on my own in an office that normally holds about 50 staff. I am rarely disturbed.

Just had a phonecall from our 'organisational' team leader to say t hat I cannot work in the office from tomorrow on and can only work from home.

Why? I ask. I explain the issues. They are heard sympathetically.

They are swept aside as the 'big bosses' have decreed that the place be emptied of all staff and the place virtually sterilised.

Well, that will make it all better won't it. The first person to walk into the building will undo all the good work*.

My work mobile data use is being bumped up hugely to compensate for the shitty home wifi.

So, I'll be stuck at home in a shitty situation with no respite whatsoever. That will make it all bearable won't it.

Thanks a bunch you wankers.  My one and only escape, now fucked.

[loserone]

7 minutes ago, purplebargeken said:

work mobile data use

Should be free and unlimited, on the network provider, PM me if it's an issue. 

 

Go and work in the espace?

[camryv6]

10 minutes ago, purplebargeken said:

I am doing my NHS nursey job from the office. This is normally where it all happens anyway.

I didn't want to work from home as home is shit, the bandwidth is super shit, ben and Mrs PBK work from home and suck up all  the bandwidth.

I have nowhere confidential to work from at home. I am working on my own in an office that normally holds about 50 staff. I am rarely disturbed.

Just had a phonecall from our 'organisational' team leader to say t hat I cannot work in the office from tomorrow on and can only work from home.

Why? I ask. I explain the issues. They are heard sympathetically.

They are swept aside as the 'big bosses' have decreed that the place be emptied of all staff and the place virtually sterilised.

Well, that will make it all better won't it. The first person to walk into the building will undo all the good work*.

My work mobile data use is being bumped up hugely to compensate for the shitty home wifi.

So, I'll be stuck at home in a shitty situation with no respite whatsoever. That will make it all bearable won't it.

Thanks a bunch you wankers.  My one and only escape, now fucked.

If it is mobile data, could you work from a park, or your car somewhere quiet ?

[purplebargeken]

I live in lovely Edmonton, the capitol of stupid shouty noisy people.

No such thing as quiet here sadly. This is one of the reasons I would like to fuck off somewhere a bit more French.

[loserone]

9 minutes ago, purplebargeken said:

I live in  French.

No time like the present then, eh?

[purplebargeken]

There is. Not yet divorced.

[myglaren]

6 hours ago, Mally said:

I've just broke a tooth. Right at the back, been filled years ago and a peice has broken off the side.

Not hurting, so hope for the best. Not a lot of dentistry being done at the moment.

If it is painful you could try your local dental hospital.  They are very good if you can't get a dentists appointment.

Here you turn up at about 07:00 and everyone is seen in turn.  Pays to be early.