The grumpy thread

9,860 · January 12, 2022

3 minutes ago, grogee said:

Fuck this to the moon and back. I'm going to shame-tweet them, the cheap bastards.

I remember buying this maybe a year ago from Robert Dyas. Spent time comparing, touching, deciding which one felt the best. No cheap shit for me, I thought, but I was wrong. This was just heavy but also shit.

That purchase was prompted by Mrs Grogee bringing home some awful Chinese shit from Tesco that looked OK from a distance but simply expired if it even got close to a tin.

Anyway I know what it'll be now - "where did you get it from, did you keep the receipt?"

NO BECAUSE I'M NOT CERTIFIABLY INSANE

And I just know that some smug twat will be along shortly to tell me to buy a 1970s metal one, which are shit, hard to use and hurt your fingers.

My Mum goes through tin openers like they're going out of fashion... meanwhile her parents (my grandparents) have had the same one since getting married in the 70s.

15,584 · January 12, 2022

Tin openers. Brabantia or death I'm afraid. All others are utter dogshite.

You get an extra 3 AS points if you buy a wall-mounted one

31,699 · January 12, 2022

14 minutes ago, grogee said:

shit

Find out what size but that is, and buy one of these

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Y-WRENCH-SCOKET-SET-8MM-10MM-12MM-MOTORCYLE-MECHANIC-GARAGE-WORKSHOP-TOOL-/275031155579?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

19,322 · January 12, 2022

53 minutes ago, loserone said:

Find out what size but that is, and buy one of these

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Y-WRENCH-SCOKET-SET-8MM-10MM-12MM-MOTORCYLE-MECHANIC-GARAGE-WORKSHOP-TOOL-/275031155579?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&_trksid=p2349624.m46890.l49286&mkrid=710-127635-2958-0

Crap pic but it's not a hex. It's round on top with two flats on the shank.

28,467 · January 12, 2022

Speaking of kitchen things...whoever at Heinz decided to switch to cans which DO NOT BLOODY STACK needs a serious talking to. It's an absolute bloody nuisance.

9,270 · January 12, 2022

1 hour ago, grogee said:

Fuck this to the moon and back. I'm going to shame-tweet them, the cheap bastards.

I remember buying this maybe a year ago from Robert Dyas. Spent time comparing, touching, deciding which one felt the best. No cheap shit for me, I thought, but I was wrong. This was just heavy but also shit.

That purchase was prompted by Mrs Grogee bringing home some awful Chinese shit from Tesco that looked OK from a distance but simply expired if it even got close to a tin.

Anyway I know what it'll be now - "where did you get it from, did you keep the receipt?"

NO BECAUSE I'M NOT CERTIFIABLY INSANE

And I just know that some smug twat will be along shortly to tell me to buy a 1970s metal one, which are shit, hard to use and hurt your fingers.

have you tried the 3 note ones from Sainburies .....

9,860 · January 12, 2022

My iPod has run out of storage. I'm now 2GB over the 30GB (27.8GB) hard drive capacity. My solution is just to compress the music to 256KB/s but still, I'm annoyed.

4,658 · January 12, 2022

2 hours ago, grogee said:

Fuck this to the moon and back. I'm going to shame-tweet them, the cheap bastards.

I remember buying this maybe a year ago from Robert Dyas. Spent time comparing, touching, deciding which one felt the best. No cheap shit for me, I thought, but I was wrong. This was just heavy but also shit.

That purchase was prompted by Mrs Grogee bringing home some awful Chinese shit from Tesco that looked OK from a distance but simply expired if it even got close to a tin.

Anyway I know what it'll be now - "where did you get it from, did you keep the receipt?"

NO BECAUSE I'M NOT CERTIFIABLY INSANE

And I just know that some smug twat will be along shortly to tell me to buy a 1970s metal one, which are shit, hard to use and hurt your fingers.

Oxo tin openers I've found to be the best https://www.oxouk.com/products/preparing/can-jar-openers/soft-handled-can-opener

I think they're about a £10 in Morrisons. For context I don't have much use in one of my hands, I've tried many different tin openers over the years and found this one to be the best.

It has an 'oversize knob that turns easily', who can refuse that?

19,322 · January 12, 2022

23 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

My iPod has run out of storage. I'm now 2GB over the 30GB (27.8GB) hard drive capacity. My solution is just to compress the music to 256KB/s but still, I'm annoyed.

I feel your pain. I got sucked into the iPod/iTunes hole many moons ago and I refuse to accept that mobile data is a suitable alternative - as anyone who has driven A Car will testify, there is zero reception over 95% of the country.

So I do have an iPod but it's dying and finding another is impossible because of Apple tax and anyway that one will die too.

Does anyone do conversions to solid state memory with these?

9,860 · January 12, 2022

1 minute ago, grogee said:

Does anyone do conversions to solid state memory with these?

Depends on what type it is. If, like mine, it's an "old-style" iPod then you can get SD adaptors/CF adaptors and the likes.

1 minute ago, grogee said:

I feel your pain. I got sucked into the iPod/iTunes hole many moons ago and I refuse to accept that mobile data is a suitable alternative.

Same here. I started on an 8GB 2nd Generation Touch, but moved to a 5.5th Generation Video iPod since I could get a 30GB one. Mine is going to need a new screen and more space would be nice. The case is beat up too but that's irrelevant really.

3 minutes ago, grogee said:

as anyone who has driven A Car will testify, there is zero reception over 95% of the country.

I live in a valley, so it's a constant issue. Haha.

19,322 · January 12, 2022

1 minute ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Depends on what type it is. If, like mine, it's an "old-style" iPod then you can get SD adaptors/CF adaptors and the likes.

Same here. I started on an 8GB 2nd Generation Touch, but moved to a 5.5th Generation Video iPod since I could get a 30GB one. Mine is going to need a new screen and more space would be nice. The case is beat up too but that's irrelevant really.

I live in a valley, so it's a constant issue. Haha.

Umm yeah I meant iPod with touch circle and a square colour screen above it. 80Gb I think. 5th gen maybe? Bloody Steve Jobs nonsense.

Where do I go to Make It Forever Good?

9,860 · January 12, 2022

Just now, grogee said:

Umm yeah I meant iPod with touch circle and a square colour screen above it. 80Gb I think. 5th gen maybe? Bloody Steve Jobs nonsense.

Aye, that's the one I've got, the 5.5th gen is just a 5th with a software update IIRC. I've got a 30GB so it's a slim back.

1 minute ago, grogee said:

Where do I go to Make It Forever Good?

You may find this helpful for disassembly. This lot here will do you bits and are recommended by those on t'interwebs. For the more budget conscientious, there are, of course, eBay clones, but I can't vouch for their quality.

January 12, 2022

8 minutes ago, grogee said:

Umm yeah I meant iPod with touch circle and a square colour screen above it. 80Gb I think. 5th gen maybe? Bloody Steve Jobs nonsense.

Where do I go to Make It Forever Good?

Hateful, I have now moved to an iPhone (13 pro max 256 gb), I’ve had mine for almost 3 months. It was full (because no matter what anyone says it’s impossible to stream music all the time and especially in stupid markets) anyhow I’ve got 6000 + tunes and I’ve downgraded the quality of the music so I can get more on the phucking fone.

it’s a never ending spiral of payment I’m absolutely fucked off with shrapnel apple shit!

9,860 · January 12, 2022

3 minutes ago, carburettor said:

Hateful, I have now moved to an iPhone (13 pro max 256 gb), I’ve had mine for almost 3 months. It was full (because no matter what anyone says it’s impossible to stream music all the time and especially in stupid markets) anyhow I’ve got 6000 + tunes and I’ve downgraded the quality of the music so I can get more on the phucking fone.

it’s a never ending spiral of payment I’m absolutely fucked off with shrapnel apple shit!

Can I recommend this and a trailer to carry all the tapes you'll need?

January 12, 2022

13 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Peel here? Okay.

FUCKING PEEL HERE?! WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF IT?!

Where did you buy that from?

serves you right!

January 12, 2022

15 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Can I recommend this and a trailer to carry all the tapes you'll need?

Yes, thank you. The sound quality would probably be as good too!

18,065 · January 12, 2022

33 minutes ago, grogee said:

I feel your pain. I got sucked into the iPod/iTunes hole many moons ago and I refuse to accept that mobile data is a suitable alternative - as anyone who has driven A Car will testify, there is zero reception over 95% of the country.

So I do have an iPod but it's dying and finding another is impossible because of Apple tax and anyway that one will die too.

Does anyone do conversions to solid state memory with these?

Yes they do. I have one with a 128GB SD card. In an iPod Classic that I bought in 2009.

https://www.iflash.xyz/

3,144 · January 12, 2022

20 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Can I recommend this and a trailer to carry all the tapes you'll need?

Impressive amount of non-ticked options on that dash!

9,860 · January 12, 2022

8 minutes ago, carburettor said:

Where did you buy that from?

serves you right!

Aldi, usually the packets open fine, but that one didn't want to release its contents haha.

9,860 · January 12, 2022

7 minutes ago, TrabbieRonnie said:

Impressive amount of non-ticked options on that dash!

It's a Fabia 'Ambiente' (or 'Comfort' for the pre-facelift), so is one step above the base model 'Classic'. However, mine has the lowest spec engine (for the Ambiente, being the 1.2 12v) and very few options beyond metallic paint and a "plus pack" so no ASR (option), airbag deactivation (also option), heated seats (only on Elegance and vRS, latter as an option) etc. The only one of those I do miss from other cars I've been in is heated seats due to prior injuries etc.

I do however have heated electrically adjustable mirrors and air conditioning, but it's on it's own panel as you'll see. Either way, less buttons, less to go wrong.

15,520 · January 12, 2022

3 hours ago, grogee said:

Fuck this to the moon and back. I'm going to shame-tweet them, the cheap bastards.

I remember buying this maybe a year ago from Robert Dyas. Spent time comparing, touching, deciding which one felt the best. No cheap shit for me, I thought, but I was wrong. This was just heavy but also shit.

That purchase was prompted by Mrs Grogee bringing home some awful Chinese shit from Tesco that looked OK from a distance but simply expired if it even got close to a tin.

Anyway I know what it'll be now - "where did you get it from, did you keep the receipt?"

NO BECAUSE I'M NOT CERTIFIABLY INSANE

And I just know that some smug twat will be along shortly to tell me to buy a 1970s metal one, which are shit, hard to use and hurt your fingers.

+1 for OXO stuff. Receipt may not be needed, if you can show when you bought on a bank or card payment. Otherwise, a politely-worded email to Kitchen Aid might give a replacement. (Yes, I know the contract is with the retailer)

7,341 · January 12, 2022

3 hours ago, grogee said:

Fuck this to the moon and back. I'm going to shame-tweet them, the cheap bastards.

I remember buying this maybe a year ago from Robert Dyas. Spent time comparing, touching, deciding which one felt the best. No cheap shit for me, I thought, but I was wrong. This was just heavy but also shit.

That purchase was prompted by Mrs Grogee bringing home some awful Chinese shit from Tesco that looked OK from a distance but simply expired if it even got close to a tin.

Anyway I know what it'll be now - "where did you get it from, did you keep the receipt?"

NO BECAUSE I'M NOT CERTIFIABLY INSANE

And I just know that some smug twat will be along shortly to tell me to buy a 1970s metal one, which are shit, hard to use and hurt your fingers.

someone on this here very beige forum suggested one of these

https://smile.amazon.co.uk/Lantana-Safety-Can-Opener-Bottle/dp/B07464F5WN/ref=sr_1_5?keywords=lantana+can+opener&qid=1642029737&sprefix=lantana%2Caps%2C170&sr=8-5

i seems to do a good job

24,457 · January 13, 2022

7 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Aldi, usually the packets open fine, but that one didn't want to release its contents haha.

Pffft . Recently the cold meat packets I’ve had from Aldi have the “Peel Here” instructions marked on the wrong corners 😂

They still have the unstuck corner and do peel off ok , just not where they say it is . Makes me chuckle every time .

January 13, 2022

11 hours ago, grogee said:

Fuck this to the moon and back. I'm going to shame-tweet them, the cheap bastards.

I remember buying this maybe a year ago from Robert Dyas. Spent time comparing, touching, deciding which one felt the best. No cheap shit for me, I thought, but I was wrong. This was just heavy but also shit.

That purchase was prompted by Mrs Grogee bringing home some awful Chinese shit from Tesco that looked OK from a distance but simply expired if it even got close to a tin.

Anyway I know what it'll be now - "where did you get it from, did you keep the receipt?"

NO BECAUSE I'M NOT CERTIFIABLY INSANE

And I just know that some smug twat will be along shortly to tell me to buy a 1970s metal one, which are shit, hard to use and hurt your fingers.

One of these is all the can opener you'll ever need:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Culinare-MagiCan-Opener-Plastic-White/dp/B071VJD27T/ref=asc_df_B071VJD27T/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=205185882402&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1727510733464956396&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006996&hvtargid=pla-420088569813&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

I can't use others like your red one because of left handedness. Turning anti clockwise seems to bugger them on the second or third go.

40,646 · January 13, 2022

Starting to wonder if Royal Mail 48 means 48 days. Ordered something Monday and it’s coming Friday under Rm 48. Where’s the sense in that?

13,003 · January 13, 2022

12 hours ago, grogee said:

Fuck this to the moon and back. I'm going to shame-tweet them, the cheap bastards.

I remember buying this maybe a year ago from Robert Dyas. Spent time comparing, touching, deciding which one felt the best. No cheap shit for me, I thought, but I was wrong. This was just heavy but also shit.

That purchase was prompted by Mrs Grogee bringing home some awful Chinese shit from Tesco that looked OK from a distance but simply expired if it even got close to a tin.

Anyway I know what it'll be now - "where did you get it from, did you keep the receipt?"

NO BECAUSE I'M NOT CERTIFIABLY INSANE

And I just know that some smug twat will be along shortly to tell me to buy a 1970s metal one, which are shit, hard to use and hurt your fingers.

Buy an identical one but keep the receipt. Wait a couple of weeks then take the broken one back for a refund. Simples.

I used to but various goods as seconds from ebay, buy the same one from argos then re-box the faulty one for a refund.

The best one was a 2nd hand disney cars portable telly with built in dvd. I paid £30 as the dvd made a screeching noise when it was running. Bought the same one from argos and returned the faulty one for a refund. A brand new telly for the boy for £30. Argos are too soft, they never question anything.

11,737 · January 13, 2022

Magican tin openers are good, for a while. Work well and usually last me about three years.

When the last one broke I bought a thing from AldiLidlB&M that looks like a medieval torture instrument. Works well, baffles the grandkids.

9,860 · January 13, 2022

3 hours ago, MrBiscuits said:

I can't use others like your red one because of left handedness.

19,322 · January 13, 2022

5 hours ago, MrBiscuits said:

One of these is all the can opener you'll ever need:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Culinare-MagiCan-Opener-Plastic-White/dp/B071VJD27T/ref=asc_df_B071VJD27T/?tag=googshopuk-21&linkCode=df0&hvadid=205185882402&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1727510733464956396&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=m&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=1006996&hvtargid=pla-420088569813&psc=1&th=1&psc=1

I can't use others like your red one because of left handedness. Turning anti clockwise seems to bugger them on the second or third go.

Kev I think we had one like that but Mrs Grogee chucked it out when she brought home her Tesco abomination.

I'm leaning towards Brabantia - metal turny bit welded to business end

7,711 · January 13, 2022

The replies above have made me realised I own not one but two can openers, and have never opened a can with either of them.

The grumpy thread

Recommended Posts

AnnoyingPentium

Stanky

loserone

grogee

Zelandeth

MikeR

AnnoyingPentium

Popsicle

grogee

AnnoyingPentium

grogee

AnnoyingPentium

carburettor

AnnoyingPentium

carburettor

carburettor

GrumpiusMaximus

TrabbieRonnie

AnnoyingPentium

AnnoyingPentium

High Jetter

Noel Tidybeard

twosmoke300

MrBiscuits

sierraman

paulplom

myglaren

AnnoyingPentium

grogee

Crackers

Create an account or sign in to comment

Create an account

Sign in

Similar Content

What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread 1 2 3 4 2558

Subaru surgery, Alternator saga from the Grumpy thread figured out (page 3) weird fault uncovered...... 1 2 3

Scrapyard thread 1 2 3 4 9

Rustival Thread 1 2 3 4 9

Collection thread

Browse Forums

Activity