The grumpy thread

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Put it this way.  I’ve bought cars that are cheaper than this recovery.

But at least I won’t forget my MOT next time.  And I really like my car.

EDIT:  I’m actually a dozy cunt.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

4 minutes ago, HarmonicCheeseburger said:

Don't forget your MOT. 

Booked in already…

[jakebullet]

We're observing the silence for the Queen.

"Fucking let me in" BANG BANG BANG!

Yes, Mrs. Cunt next door has decided to lock him out when he's gone outside for a fag. He took it well*, and only spent 30 minutes trying to kick the doors in, until some m9s turned up and persuaded him to leave.

Disrespectful. 

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

Put it this way.  I’ve bought cars that are cheaper than this recovery.

But at least I won’t forget my MOT next time.  And I really like my car.

EDIT:  I’m actually a dozy cunt.

Oof, that's some rotten luck!  It's not difficult to forget about.  They seem to come around ridiculously quickly sometimes.

I had that "Oh ****!" Moment a couple of years ago when I thought my test was still a month in date but had actually run out a fortnight ago.  This was right before I was about to set out on a trip to Aberdeen.  Thankfully my local garage was able to fit me in the following day and it was a clean pass.  Made me thoroughly paranoid going forward though!  

[GrumpiusMaximus]

26 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Oof, that's some rotten luck!  It's not difficult to forget about.  They seem to come around ridiculously quickly sometimes.

I had that "Oh ****!" Moment a couple of years ago when I thought my test was still a month in date but had actually run out a fortnight ago.  This was right before I was about to set out on a trip to Aberdeen.  Thankfully my local garage was able to fit me in the following day and it was a clean pass.  Made me thoroughly paranoid going forward though!  

My Mum did exactly the same a few years ago.  I honestly thought I had another month or so to go.

Home now.  Car recovered, parts on order, MOT booked in for a couple of weeks away.  I work from home anyway so no big deal there and the Mini will be our chariot of choice for a bit.  The money stings but I’ve just got a backdated pay rise, so it’s not the end of the World.  Just a rough couple of hours I’ll laugh about in a few months.

[cobblers]

1 hour ago, jakebullet said:

We're observing the silence for the Queen.

"Fucking let me in" BANG BANG BANG!

Yes, Mrs. Cunt next door has decided to lock him out when he's gone outside for a fag. He took it well*, and only spent 30 minutes trying to kick the doors in, until some m9s turned up and persuaded him to leave.

Disrespectful. 

Your neighbours are dickheads, there's no doubt about it, but it's unrelated to whatever the latest bollocks is going on with the queen.

A sizeable majority of people have no idea (nor interest) that there's even any silence to observe, and you really can't expect everyone to know about it, especially not dickheads like your neighbours.

TLDR: Queens dead, sorry if you're upset but objectively she did absolutely sod all to help or even interest 99% of the people in the country so people are all going to have different reactions to it than you have

[Rust Collector]

I didn’t realise there was a silence to observe, not sure where it was communicated or when? I think I was out buying a burger with my mrs when I should* have been paying my respect.

[HillmanImp]

Someone kicked my dog on purpose earlier. I was going to give them a hiding but realised that would've been disrespectful to our recently deceased Queen so let them get away with it. 

R.I.P

[GrumpiusMaximus]

As long as we can do a one-minute cheer when Andrew kicks the bucket.  Only seems fair.

[jakebullet]

Could just be a timing coincidence I suppose. Finished watching call the midwife, best lock him out now. Suppose it brought the neighbours together in a look at that daft bastard attacking his own house way. 

[Zelandeth]

5am.

Still awake.

Insomnia sucks.

[Saabnut]

7 am

Going to bed

Nightshifts are not great either 

[Tickman]

11 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

Lesson for you here kids.  Check your MOT hasn’t expired and if you have a PD based car,

Vehicle Smart app is ace, it gives a one month reminder and shows everything at a glance.

[bobdisk]

10 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Oof, that's some rotten luck!  It's not difficult to forget about.  They seem to come around ridiculously quickly sometimes.

I had that "Oh ****!" Moment a couple of years ago when I thought my test was still a month in date but had actually run out a fortnight ago.  This was right before I was about to set out on a trip to Aberdeen.  Thankfully my local garage was able to fit me in the following day and it was a clean pass.  Made me thoroughly paranoid going forward though!  

Set the MOT reminder email     [email protected]    it will remind you a month before. No excuses then !!

[bobdisk]

12 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

Put it this way.  I’ve bought cars that are cheaper than this recovery.

But at least I won’t forget my MOT next time.  And I really like my car.

EDIT:  I’m actually a dozy cunt.

Set the MOT reminder email     [email protected]    it will remind you a month before. No excuses then !!

[hairnet]

simple (for them) medical procedure

only been going on last two weeks

in today and mini freak out

that happened the second one but that was fair enuff

ffs - verdict WANKER

😕

annoyed cos it messes them about (and theyre busy enuff as it is )

*breathes in

[beko1987]

Just the bloody esso is open in Thame. 

Obviously I walked into town first, realised nothing was open so walked a mile to esso, deciding a walk would do me good rather than save 5 minutes and walk home to the car. 

Get there and their bloody cashing up. Still open, but can I wait 5 minutes... 

9 minutes later and with now a huge queue behind me I finally get served, 30g of gv yellow please... "only got gv original" 

Ffs fine thanks. Beep £20.45 😡 I paid with 2 £20s just to piss the guy off rather than blip my phone and stomped the walk home a sweaty horrible mess! 

[Pieman]

People who go on holiday abroad and spend the entire holiday posting photos on social media of everything they're doing.  I thought the point of a holiday was to fuck the rest of the world off for a week or two and relax and enjoy yourself?

[RoverFolkUs]

39 minutes ago, Pieman said:

People who go on holiday abroad and spend the entire holiday posting photos on social media of everything they're doing.  I thought the point of a holiday was to try and preach to everyone else how privileged you are to be able to post about every happening on your week away in a damp caravan in skeggy... 

FTFY

[RoverFolkUs]

This talk of forgotten MOTs, its drummed into my brain of the exact date they're all due, god knows why and how! 

I can even remember the expiry anniversary date of some previous vehicles!

Ask me what I did yesterday and I couldn't tell you, go figure

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Pieman said:

 I thought the point of a holiday was to fuck the rest of the world off for a week or two and relax and enjoy yourself?

Absolutely. What's the point otherwise?

 

 

 

[RoverFolkUs]

40 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Absolutely. What's the point otherwise?

 

 

 

(trying to) impress other people? As has become the motive of a lot of things these days

[Pieman]

I never try to impress anyone else, because I know it's impossible for me to do so.  It possibly stems from my parents never showing any pride in anything I have done in life, so I just expect everyone to be disappointed in me.

[Markeh]

Pretty sure the only two posts I put on social media during my last holiday were to acknowledge the shiteness of the hire car and to point out I was okay after being twatted by a jetski.

[omegod]

13 hours ago, Pieman said:

  I thought the point of a holiday was to fuck the rest of the world off for a week or two and relax and enjoy yourself?

Me and the wife are on our last day of a week in the Canaries, fuck all has gone on social media and we've barely spoken to anyone whilst here, I don't do holiday friends as you risk having Roger and Pauline from Wakefield stalking you for the entire time 😄

 

[wuvvum]

On 9/18/2022 at 10:34 PM, cobblers said:

TLDR: Queens dead, sorry if you're upset but objectively she did absolutely sod all to help or even interest 99% of the people in the country so people are all going to have different reactions to it than you have

Appreciate you have a chip on your shoulder about the royals chief but I think your figures are a bit out there, given that more than half of the planet tuned in to watch the funeral.

[cobblers]

2 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

Appreciate you have a chip on your shoulder about the royals chief but I think your figures are a bit out there, given that more than half of the planet tuned in to watch the funeral.

To be fair I am one of these "not a big fan of em but they pay for themselves with tourism" lot, and honestly it's not the royals themselves I have much of a problem with.

I'm just totally flabbergasted that in 2022, as a supposedly democratic, developed nation we reacted to the totally unsurprising death of a 96 year old woman that none of us had ever met in the way that we did. My issue is with the media (and to an extent the public) rather than with the royals themselves. They're just bags of blood and guts, the same as me or you and they deserve no more or less respect than any of us.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

I didn't mind the Queen but I've taken to describing it as 'National Mourning for an Organised Crime Boss'.  Because that's how they became Royalty in the first place...

[wuvvum]

9 minutes ago, cobblers said:

I'm just totally flabbergasted that in 2022, as a supposedly democratic, developed nation we reacted to the totally unsurprising death of a 96 year old woman that none of us had ever met in the way that we did. My issue is with the media (and to an extent the public) rather than with the royals themselves. They're just bags of blood and guts, the same as me or you and they deserve no more or less respect than any of us.

It has been a tad over the top in my view as well.  The thought of queueing for 24 hours to spend a few seconds filing past a coffin is beyond me.  She obviously meant a lot to a large proportion of the population though, and if it makes them happy to show their respects in whatever way then who are we to argue.

As for the media, they are damned if they do and damned if they don't really.  If they'd reduced their coverage there would have been an outcry from the hardcore royalists, of which there are still a great many.

[mitsisigma01]

As much as it is good that they gave her a good send off but to change programming on obscure tv channels when all the big channels are covering it does seem a bit much .

Cheers Liz 🇬🇧😪span widget