The grumpy thread

[Bren]

1 hour ago, cobblers said:

If you want a nice meal out somewhere, avoid every chain. It's nearly 2023 ffs, harvester, Weatherspoons and pizza hut have been absolutely lousy for a good twenty years. 

Any restaurant or pub chain sends all the profits to investors, they have a team of people trying to work out how they can save 2p per meal etc, they're all a race to the bottom. 

At least an independent place generally has someone interested in making a nice meal, and it's usually the owner who directly benefits from the food being good and bringing customers in. 

I posted a few weeks ago about beefeater. Dire. These chains are passed around on the stock market - it's why they get worse.

[MikeR]

25 minutes ago, Bren said:

I live at the bottom of a cul de sac. Been here for twenty odd years.

My neighbours are lovely - but I want to move.

It's the traffic - it must be the only cul de sac where you could walk out into the road and get knocked over.

Many of the elderly residents that  were  here when we moved in have passed away. Now we have families with 2/3 cars. Plus there is always somebody having work done - vans and wagons trying to get through cause lots of issues. Fairly common for somebody to have their car bumped - us included.

There are too many cars.

Our cul de sac is the same , I am sure some people try to hit 60 before having to brake over the 100 yards or so , a take off ramp would see some land in the next town !!

 

[mitsisigma01]

19 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

The only places I can actually count on now is the local Wetherspoons

Try the one in Horsham, you can get frozen , raw and cremated all on the same plate 😕

[hairnet]

19 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Why has eating out got to be so fucking difficult, overcomplicated and underwhelming these days? People wonder why hospitality has turned to shit, I think this is why..

YES.

(Very long) rant over. Fuck chain restaurants. 

this happens in premier inns

beef brewers etc next door and they have the menu in the room and some food listed but mostly its qr code for the proper menu - also they dont list prices that instantly gets a FRO

used to pick places that had pubs resturants next door now i look for places that dont but have lidl aldi close buy sandwich etc stuff

much like the SVM (TM) did a bike thing a long time ago where we meet at hungry horse

while it was a nice ride out to it the food went downhill = CBA and rather spend ££ on petrol or going somewhere so not done one of those in maybe fifteen years

this place here has a toby and im no fan of roast dinners (ref xmas) but i went to the maccys instead and also £££ for brekky when i can maccys for 4 quid

many tea many rice cake

[RoverFolkUs]

4 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Try the one in Horsham, you can get frozen , raw and cremated all on the same plate 😕

Don't think I've ever been to that one but Eastbourne opposite the train station and Burgess Hill have never left me disappointed

Keep meaning to try the other one in Eastbourne, used to be a garage I believe

[mitsisigma01]

Horsham one used to be a shit hole ..... Still is ... Just with slightly less sticky carpet 😕

[mitsisigma01]

I've been to many Spoons all over the country, unfortunately Horsham is the worst by far ☹️

[Bren]

2 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

I've been to many Spoons all over the country, unfortunately Horsham is the worst by far ☹️

The powder monkey in Exmouth takes some beating.

[cobblers]

At Bamburgh castle in the camper tonight, they have a few spaces in the 250+ space car park for you to stay overnight. Empty car park with maybe three or four people in it in total.

Some fucker comes and parks their van directly next to us, 2 foot from the sliding door. Literally the whole fucking place to choose from. 

I went out and warned them we'll be in and out slamming the door all night (dogs on steroids and needs a piss every hour). "no problem" they said.

[Stanky]

1 hour ago, cobblers said:

At Bamburgh castle in the camper tonight, they have a few spaces in the 250+ space car park for you to stay overnight. Empty car park with maybe three or four people in it in total.

Some fucker comes and parks their van directly next to us, 2 foot from the sliding door. Literally the whole fucking place to choose from. 

I went out and warned them we'll be in and out slamming the door all night (dogs on steroids and needs a piss every hour). "no problem" they said.

Let their tyres down, then move your van - just to make sure they don't follow you 

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Keep meaning to try the other one in Eastbourne, used to be a garage I believe

Indeed it did, one I knew well back in the day and keep meaning to post about. It's been a 'training' spoons for years, service can be shit at times, food has been ok for us on the few occasions we ate there. The Duke of Devonshire (was Diplocks pub & Calebs night-club years ago) has better food IMHO, especially the burgers which are great.

[Wack]

Shit like this makes me grumpy 

Back in March I inadvertley clicked an ad on Facebook for DVLA services 

I was just clearing messages from African tarts looking for a man, any man when I found they'd messaged me 

Now it's either a scam or worse they can get you a driving licence 

Obviously I didn't ring the number but I wonder how many did and might be driving amongst us 

[Stanky]

48 minutes ago, Wack said:

Shit like this makes me grumpy 

Back in March I inadvertley clicked an ad on Facebook for DVLA services 

I was just clearing messages from African tarts looking for a man, any man when I found they'd messaged me 

Now it's either a scam or worse they can get you a driving licence 

Obviously I didn't ring the number but I wonder how many did and might be driving amongst us 

I understand your frustration, but when was the last time your licence was checked by a traffic cop? For me, it was the christmas of 2003 when I was 'Des' taking some mates home from a gig and the police stopped me shortly after I left a pub carpark and breathalysed me. I passed. Since then, having done probabaly 150k miles over 20 years I've never need to provide any evidence I have a licence, am insured or have a valid MOT.

There is literally nothing stopping you from getting behind the wheel with no licence, and virtually zero chance of ever being caught out unless you are involved in a major collision. I'm amazed anyone actually bothers calling them? 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

3 hours ago, Bren said:

The powder monkey in Exmouth takes some beating.

Used to go there with my Gran.  She loved it.  She lived in Exmouth for over 30 years...

Interesting* fact.  The character played by Brad Pitt in 'The Big Short' visits a fictional pub in Exmouth to make the trades at the end of the film.  In reality, Ben Hockett (called Ben Rickert in the film) actually made the trades (and thus £55 million) whilst at the Powder Monkey as it had a reliable WiFi connection and he was on holiday in the area.

[Metal Guru]

16 hours ago, Timewaster said:

Probably a clueless manager has taken the head office direction to encourage people to download the app a bit too seriously.

 

Went to a Chinese restaurant in Blackpool about a year ago , they were attempting to implement a similar system. My wife , who works as an IT consultant, started helping them get it working properly.

Tight bastards didn’t even give us a free meal even though they’d had £500 worth of free help.

[hairnet]

*weeps softly

[Lankytim]

6 hours ago, Wack said:

Shit like this makes me grumpy 

Back in March I inadvertley clicked an ad on Facebook for DVLA services 

I was just clearing messages from African tarts looking for a man, any man when I found they'd messaged me 

Now it's either a scam or worse they can get you a driving licence 

Obviously I didn't ring the number but I wonder how many did and might be driving amongst us 

I don’t think you actually pay and get a valid licence. More likely is you pay and immediately get blocked. What can you do? Inform the police you were scammed tying to buy an illegal drivers licence? 

[Timewaster]

11 hours ago, hairnet said:

*weeps softly

At the state of that tea presumably.

[High Jetter]

My lower denture broke on Friday evening. Got a repair kit yesterday and glued it but that failed. Going to be hungry for a while

[ETCHY]

Fireworks. I know it's new year but ffs last night was like battle of the fucking Somme round here.

I bet half the wankers spunking a fortune into thd sky are moaning about being hard up !

[sierraman]

8 minutes ago, ETCHY said:

Fireworks. I know it's new year but ffs last night was like battle of the fucking Somme round here.

I bet half the wankers spunking a fortune into thd sky are moaning about being hard up !

Sounds about right. Cancel the council tax direct debit and spend it on fireworks...

[Bren]

16 hours ago, Lankytim said:

I don’t think you actually pay and get a valid licence. More likely is you pay and immediately get blocked. What can you do? Inform the police you were scammed tying to buy an illegal drivers licence? 

Plenty would - believe me. Like druggies who score with their mate and their mate has more than their share. Then they try and report a theft.....

[Zelandeth]

4 hours ago, ETCHY said:

Fireworks. I know it's new year but ffs last night was like battle of the fucking Somme round here.

I bet half the wankers spunking a fortune into thd sky are moaning about being hard up !

Seconded.  It was gone 4am before it really stopped here last night.

[Pieman]

On 12/31/2022 at 9:15 PM, Stanky said:

There is literally nothing stopping you from getting behind the wheel with no licence, and virtually zero chance of ever being caught out unless you are involved in a major collision. I'm amazed anyone actually bothers calling them? 

People with no licence or insurance get caught because they think they're completely above the law and drive like absolute cunts.  They may as well write on the back of their cars "HELLO COPS, PLEASE PULL ME OVER".

[High Jetter]

8 hours ago, High Jetter said:

My lower denture broke on Friday evening. Got a repair kit yesterday and glued it but that failed. Going to be hungry for a while

Had another go at glueing it today, was able to enjoy roast beef. Might fall apart when I take it out shortly.

[myglaren]

11 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Had another go at glueing it today, was able to enjoy roast beef. Might fall apart when I take it out shortly.

Try superglue mixed with baking powder.  Can be tricky, do some tests first.

 

[High Jetter]

20 minutes ago, myglaren said:

Try superglue mixed with baking powder.  Can be tricky, do some tests first.

Thanks, might try that if/when my repair fails. Fortunately, I've already started on the path for replacements - after 12 years these dentures are getting a bit blunt!

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Sat waiting for the car wash at Morrisons.  Couple in front can’t work out how to pay for the car wash now it’s contactless or card at the machine.   I’ve been sat here for 10 minutes and not even an apology.

Predictably they’re trying to wash a nearly-new Audi A1 with a personalised plate.

I feel my IQ dropping rapidly.

Oh!  And the bloke walked off to the shop for some help and of course bought a sandwich, bucket of coffee, etc. before he got help.

[Talbot]

17 hours ago, Pieman said:

People with no licence or insurance get caught because they think they're completely above the law and drive like absolute cunts.  They may as well write on the back of their cars "HELLO COPS, PLEASE PULL ME OVER".

What Cops?  There are no Police on the road these days.  I used to see a Traffic Police car on the road every single time I drove anywhere in the 90s.  These days I might see two a year, and invariably they're going the other way.

I could have not had a licence for the last 20 years and it would have made 2/10ths of sod-all difference.  Only people who checked up on it is my employer so I can drive company vehicles.

[cobblers]

16 minutes ago, Talbot said:

What Cops?  There are no Police on the road these days.  I used to see a Traffic Police car on the road every single time I drove anywhere in the 90s.  These days I might see two a year, and invariably they're going the other way.

I could have not had a licence for the last 20 years and it would have made 2/10ths of sod-all difference.  Only people who checked up on it is my employer so I can drive company vehicles.

Hand on heart I genuinely cannot remember the last time I even saw a traffic police car on the road. It's a "sore point" with me so if I saw one I would definitely make a mental note of it. The last time I was pulled over was in 2004 ish. 

Unless you live in a big city you could comfortably just drive around with no documents or anything for decades, so long as your number plates checked out on ANPR.

That's a point actually, I need to SORN the t25, now that it's parked off the road there's no point having it taxed for the amount of miles it does.