The grumpy thread

[artdjones]

Yes, the friend who I mentioned above left because to quote him ,"if you meet four people walking abreast down the pavement they won't make room for you but just push you into the gutter." He felt that epitomised the behaviour out there. He himself was a very considerate individual, without being a wuss.

[cort1977]

6 hours ago, artdjones said:

Are you sure they're getting worse. 

Yes.  It's been well proven by the CSIRO and many others.  I'm going to stop debating this now, promise.

14 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I found that.  It's nowhere near as laid back as I had been led to expect, and there are just as many arseholes there as there are everywhere else.

Definitely.  I lived there for six years, it's amazing but the people are no better than anywhere else and my family are back here now.

[R1152]

4 hours ago, wuvvum said:

I found that.  It's nowhere near as laid back as I had been led to expect, and there are just as many arseholes there as there are everywhere else.

Exactly my experience: in fact I've not worked in a place so bloody bureaucratic and officious as Australia, and I've worked in France!

[wuvvum]

17 minutes ago, R1152 said:

Exactly my experience: in fact I've not worked in a place so bloody bureaucratic and officious as Australia, and I've worked in France!

I think Belgium might give it a run for its money to be fair...

[R1152]

54 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I think Belgium might give it a run for its money to be fair...

But Belgium has a redeeming feature that Australia never will; and that is excellent beer.

[wuvvum]

Fair point.

[chaseracer]

And frites au mayonnaise, which is the food of the gods.

[Fumbler]

And Ypres, which is a fantastic place to visit if you get the chance. When I went there 3 years ago it was excellent from morning till dusk.

[Talbot]

18 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

And frites au mayonnaise, which is the food of the gods.

One assumes you have at some point tried Patat met Fritessaus when in the Netherlands.

[chaseracer]

15 minutes ago, Fumbler said:

And Ypres, which is a fantastic place to visit if you get the chance. When I went there 3 years ago it was excellent from morning till dusk.

Did you stay till 8pm for the firemen giving the Last Post at the Menin Gate?  That's an experience...

[chaseracer]

1 minute ago, Talbot said:

One assumes you have at some point tried Patat met Fritessaus when in the Netherlands.

@Inspector Morose has introduced me to several interesting comestibles while in the Low Countries at various times, and that may well be one!

[Fumbler]

1 minute ago, chaseracer said:

Did you stay till 8pm for the firemen giving the Last Post at the Menin Gate?  That's an experience...

Indeed I did. Surreal it was.

[Bren]

The horn keeps sounding on the vectra. No hazard lights or siren. We have had a "safeguard" message since we bought the car indicating something is wrong with the alarm. It has to remain unlocked all the time.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, chaseracer said:

And frites au mayonnaise, which is the food of the gods.

Moules-frites for me

[clayts450]

Fuck and bollocks....

 

Does that look like a radiator leak, folks ? Checked all the hoses and they're all good.

[Floatylight]

1 hour ago, clayts450 said:

Fuck and bollocks....

 

Does that look like a radiator leak, folks ? Checked all the hoses and they're all good.

Yep..

[Tadhg Tiogar]

20 hours ago, R1152 said:

Exactly my experience: in fact I've not worked in a place so bloody bureaucratic and officious as Australia, and I've worked in France!

 

19 hours ago, wuvvum said:

I think Belgium might give it a run for its money to be fair...

Belgium previously held the world record of 548 days, functioning without a Government, so I reckon their bureaucracy is pretty good.

Either that, or Belgium works despite its Government rather than because of it.

[Remspoor]

20 hours ago, R1152 said:

Exactly my experience: in fact I've not worked in a place so bloody bureaucratic and officious as Australia, and I've worked in France!

 

19 hours ago, wuvvum said:

I think Belgium might give it a run for its money to be fair...

I recommend you come to Spain. But not for H&S . That aspect is  abysmally regulated.

[Low Horatio gearbox]

The trimmer who has my Rover seat delaying it.. another week. 

[Spurious]

What the fuck. Remember when Saab had a night panel button for turning off all the unnecessary dash lights? How have we gone full circle

[loserone]

Who needs to see out?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

48 minutes ago, Spurious said:

What the fuck. Remember when Saab had a night panel button for turning off all the unnecessary dash lights? How have we gone full circle

Tell me that's not real. 

[Spurious]

13 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Tell me that's not real. 

Course it is.  Coming to you via your favourite social media influencer on Instagram.  Seems like it was a tacky car built for them.

Remember when the S class used to have poineering safety features? 

[Low Horatio gearbox]

1 hour ago, Spurious said:

What the fuck. Remember when Saab had a night panel button for turning off all the unnecessary dash lights? How have we gone full circle

"Disco  disco  disco!"

[GrumpiusMaximus]

8 hours ago, Fumbler said:

And Ypres, which is a fantastic place to visit if you get the chance. When I went there 3 years ago it was excellent from morning till dusk.

Couldn't agree more.  Took a big group of school kids there back in 2017 and it was wonderful.  Great restaurants too (other than the obvious 'Ypres' stuff, which is tragic and interesting).  Went there when I was in Year 9 back in about 2001 and it was just as interesting when I returned.

EDIT:  Come to think of it, Bruges is great as is Brussels.  Honestly felt very at home there.  We were staying in Ostend, which I also liked.  Just liked all of it to be honest.

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

 

Belgium previously held the world record of 548 days, functioning without a Government, so I reckon their bureaucracy is pretty good.

Either that, or Belgium works despite its Government rather than because of it.

I think it’s an interesting experiment that proves countries work rather well with no politicians.

[richardmorris]

40 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I think it’s an interesting experiment that proves countries work rather well with no politicians.

On the other hand. Apparently you now have less chance of joining and advancing up the uk civil service now than in the 1960’s unless you have been to public school.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/senior-civil-servants-as-privileged-as-they-were-50-years-ago-g8fxl6gpr

[Spurious]

9 hours ago, Fumbler said:

And Ypres, which is a fantastic place to visit if you get the chance. When I went there 3 years ago it was excellent from morning till dusk.

It's a place I'd like to visit.  My Great great uncle's name is somewhere in the Menin Gate, Cpl in the Enniskillen Fusiliers, died in 1917 in Ypres.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

On the other hand. Apparently you now have less chance of joining and advancing up the uk civil service now than in the 1960’s unless you have been to public school.

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/senior-civil-servants-as-privileged-as-they-were-50-years-ago-g8fxl6gpr

I'm sure you know enough Latin jokes....

[Wack]

How can people be so stupid