The grumpy thread

[High Jetter]

Not been in for a while, TBH, but The Marine would be my non W suggestion

[Rust Collector]

1 hour ago, RoverFolkUs said:

I'm yet to find a nicer pub in Sussex than a wetherspoons 😭

They've all turned to shit in my opinion 

There’s loads of good ones, just not in the towns normally. The Plough and Harrow in Littlington is the best near to me. Most of the pubs in Alfriston are good. The Gun at Gun Hill is really nice, as are the Oak near Abbots Wood and also the Yew Tree at Arlington. To name a few.

The weatherspoons nearest me (Brighton or Eastbourne) would be a wasted journey; might as well go to the local flat roof pub, which would be The Good Companions in Peacehaven.

[Rust Collector]

22 hours ago, SunnySouth said:

I may well be speaking out of turn here, but having driven through a few times is it not the case that Newhaven is an unmitigated, oceangoing shithole of a place? I do confess I never stopped to actually savour the delights, just sort of rushed to get out the other end of the place. Even that yellow ferry that turns up has an air of grim about it, and I’m usually quite keen on a spot of cross channel boatery!

It’s a fishing/port town so it’s always had problems. But up until about 15-20 years ago it had a decent high street with independent businesses bar the post office, banks and Safeway. We’ve lost our local police station, the fire station crewing has been reduced down to a day shift and a single watch, the ambulance station has been closed. The fishermen’s club was the first social club to go - it got flattened for a vanity project the regeneration* of the west quay. No doubt the social club that closed recently will be replaced by flats. There were a few car dealers, there were large manufacturers and industrial operations. There was always the slow ferry, but we had the sea cats as well with a 2 hour crossing - I remember my Nan taking me to see it when it left or came in. It’s really gone to shit since retail parks, the internet and a drive for cheapness have taken over, the town has no real structure or community anymore. Everything is just getting turned into shitty housing estates filled with bland boxes and fuck all infrastructure. It’s not the place I grew up in, and even though there were shit things about it when I grew up, it’s difficult to process how shit and dead it is now.

[sheffcortinacentre]

It's any ex industrial town not just coastal/seaside ones.

[clarky]

8 hours ago, loserone said:

Mr council man came out to the scene of the crime twice, a nice two hour round trip from the office.  I wouldn't call it a metropolis here.

At least they came. Some of them don't give a monkeys.

[Rocket88]

12 hours ago, SunnySouth said:

You’ve not experienced the majesty of Hull, then??

They should get the Luftwaffe back to finish the job 

[clarky]

12 hours ago, SunnySouth said:

You’ve not experienced the majesty of Hull, then??

I went to Hull once. Ended up in a pup called The Lair.  I swear the till behind the bar had 3 buttons on it. One marked pints, one marked halfs and one marked drugs. It was a wild place. Had to wade thru a river of urine just to get to the toilets. 

[adw1977]

11 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

I'm yet to find a nicer pub in Sussex than a wetherspoons 😭

They've all turned to shit in my opinion 

Plough at Pyecombe

Royal Oak at Poynings

Both very rural areas, though, not so sure about towns although I'm sure I've been in a decent pub in Eastbourne, just can't remember which one!

[SunnySouth]

11 hours ago, Rust Collector said:

There’s loads of good ones, just not in the towns normally. The Plough and Harrow in Littlington is the best near to me. Most of the pubs in Alfriston are good. The Gun at Gun Hill is really nice, as are the Oak near Abbots Wood and also the Yew Tree at Arlington. To name a few.

The weatherspoons nearest me (Brighton or Eastbourne) would be a wasted journey; might as well go to the local flat roof pub, which would be The Good Companions in Peacehaven.

‘The Good Companions’ with a flat roof in Peacehaven sounds absolutely idyllic…

[richardmorris]

Just popped up on suggested you tube. 
what is wrong with some people? Were they trying to get a free tyre?

 

[skoda_fan]

22 hours ago, SunnySouth said:

Not even joking…

Don't get me started. The verges all around here are awash with litter of all sorts. It makes me feel physically sick to look at it and to think that people are such selfish inconsiderate slobs. Probably my number one pet hate to make me despair of humanity, though there are plenty more.

[skoda_fan]

15 hours ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

It's any ex industrial town not just coastal/seaside ones.

Agree. In fact I'd go further and say it's true of most British towns nowadays. Full of litter, closed down shops interspersed with charity shops and vaping emporiums, choked with traffic, slobby people who don't give shit, etc etc. I can't remember the last town I went to and actually thought "yes, this is nice". Most places nowadays I just want to get out of as quickly as possible.

[skoda_fan]

16 hours ago, Rust Collector said:

It’s a fishing/port town so it’s always had problems. But up until about 15-20 years ago it had a decent high street with independent businesses bar the post office, banks and Safeway. We’ve lost our local police station, the fire station crewing has been reduced down to a day shift and a single watch, the ambulance station has been closed. The fishermen’s club was the first social club to go - it got flattened for a vanity project the regeneration* of the west quay. No doubt the social club that closed recently will be replaced by flats. There were a few car dealers, there were large manufacturers and industrial operations. There was always the slow ferry, but we had the sea cats as well with a 2 hour crossing - I remember my Nan taking me to see it when it left or came in. It’s really gone to shit since retail parks, the internet and a drive for cheapness have taken over, the town has no real structure or community anymore. Everything is just getting turned into shitty housing estates filled with bland boxes and fuck all infrastructure. It’s not the place I grew up in, and even though there were shit things about it when I grew up, it’s difficult to process how shit and dead it is now.

Even more depressing that the gist of these comments is true of pretty much anywhere nowadays.

[artdjones]

1 hour ago, skoda_fan said:

Agree. In fact I'd go further and say it's true of most British towns nowadays. Full of litter, closed down shops interspersed with charity shops and vaping emporiums, choked with traffic, slobby people who don't give shit, etc etc. I can't remember the last town I went to and actually thought "yes, this is nice". Most places nowadays I just want to get out of as quickly as possible.

I was in Chelmsford town centre on Wednesday for an hour, first time I've been in a UK centre for 5 years.

Is it ok if I say it was ok? Reasonable selection of shops and quite clean.

The only annoying thing was going into Metro Bank with a paper £20 to see if they would swap for a plastic one. Only allowed if you have an account there, ID etc. How many 63 year olds are wandering around trying to launder single 20s? Yes, Britain is a bureaucratic hellhole.

[richardmorris]

Following on the same channel, another audi driver who can’t follow instructions…

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

2 hours ago, artdjones said:

The only annoying thing was going into Metro Bank with a paper £20

£20? I'd let you have the blue one out of my MetroBank for that  

[dozeydustman]

On my way back home from Canterbury and the Saab keeps losing power. Hopefully it’s just the wastegate vacuum actuator pipe again as it’s intermittent.

[cobblers]

On 20/01/2024 at 14:54, richardmorris said:

Just popped up on suggested you tube. 
what is wrong with some people? Were they trying to get a free tyre?

 

I watched this, and it seems he was basically an arrogant prick who doesn't understand that someone rushing a tyre 90 minutes out to fit it to your car on a fucking hard shoulder will cost a LOT more than getting the same tyre fitted at "Rubberz N Rimz" on a Thursday afternoon. I'd also guess there's a lot of projection going on - EG he would deffo have someones pants down of the roles were reversed, so he's expecting someone to do that to him.

When people are quick to accuse you of something, it says more about them than it does you. 

 

I would also be willing to bet that the price quoted was actually a quite a bit less than if he got a taxi from the hard shoulder with his wheel and took it a similar distance to get a tyre fitted himself somewhere!

 

 

[cobblers]

Also, a grump from me.

I ended up with the police waking me up the other night because of the breathtakingly idiotic actions of one of my employees. They've made it look like we're doing something dodgy in the eyes of our neighbours and the landlord too. 

A shitload of paperwork, drama and apologising profusely awaits me this coming week.  FFS

[Remspoor]

Driving up from Spain to the Netherlands. Got into Basque country after half a days drive and the engine coolant light came on.  Found a garage and topped up with plain water. The light comes on quite often through France so purchased some orange coolant to keep it topped up.

Searching found several suggestions. doggie cap, doggie sensor, bad ERG valve or head gasket.

There is no sign of leakage or mayonnaise. No bubbles in the water either. The other day purchased a new cap as this was the easiest and cheapest repair. That did not work. Tomorrow we will be looking for a garage.

Fluck, fluck, fluck

[Pieman]

On 20/01/2024 at 20:24, richardmorris said:

Following on the same channel, another audi driver who can’t follow instructions…

 

That looks like a decent channel, but...is he filming on a hand-held phone while driving at times?  If so, he's a dick.

 

[twosmoke300]

17 hours ago, cobblers said:

Also, a grump from me.

I ended up with the police waking me up the other night because of the breathtakingly idiotic actions of one of my employees. They've made it look like we're doing something dodgy in the eyes of our neighbours and the landlord too. 

A shitload of paperwork, drama and apologising profusely awaits me this coming week.  FFS

You cant leave us hanging like that!!!

[cobblers]

1 minute ago, twosmoke300 said:

You cant leave us hanging like that!!!

I don't really want to say much more on a public forum, there's an ongoing police investigation and the staff member is suspended while we investigate gross misconduct.

However their phone was confiscated by the police so they didn't get the message about being suspended, and they turned up to work this morning and I had to tell them to sling their hook! 🙄

Running a business is a ballache at the best of times - I could really do without copping for the fallout of someone else's incredibly ill conceived get rich quick schemes!

[mercedade]

12 hours ago, Pieman said:

That looks like a decent channel, but...is he filming on a hand-held phone while driving at times?  If so, he's a dick.

 

Chest cam - check out 8 mins in for confirmation

[Talbot]

6 minutes ago, mercedade said:

Chest cam

That sounds every kind of dodgy.

[danthecapriman]

Ordered some stuff from France earlier this month, it came over fine but got to customs here and they decided they wanted to inspect it. Which is fine and all. 

Quite why that took near two weeks I don’t know, but the really irritating thing is that they had sliced the box open across one side, done whatever they need to do, then simply squashed the top of the box down again and thrown it into the post for delivery. With the side of the box still sliced open! Are they really so lazy and couldn’t give a shit that they couldn’t even stick a short length of tape over the cut!? Unprofessional lazy twats!

This is how I just got it. Luckily everything was still in there but it could very easily have fallen out.

[artdjones]

14 hours ago, Pieman said:

That looks like a decent channel, but...is he filming on a hand-held phone while driving at times?  If so, he's a dick.

 

I think he's got his lady friend with him.

[silvercar]

When I was a kid my parents decided to take me, my brother and them across the border from Saudi Arabia to Kuwait by car for a bit of a holiday. On the way back we were stopped by Saudi Customs, the car completely emptied and all objects including christmas presents opened and the contents scattered over the road. When they had finished gutting everything the customs guys looked at my father, shrugged and told him to be on his way. What fun me and my brother had repacking our own presents.

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, silvercar said:

When I was a kid my parents decided to take me, my brother and them across the border from Saudi Arabia to Kuwait by car for a bit of a holiday. On the way back we were stopped by Saudi Customs, the car completely emptied and all objects including christmas presents opened and the contents scattered over the road. When they had finished gutting everything the customs guys looked at my father, shrugged and told him to be on his way. What fun me and my brother had repacking our own presents.

One year we were in holiday in France on14th July. Fireworks all around and much cheaper than at home, so we decided we’d buy some for New Year before we left.

For some reason we forgot, but when we got to the tunnel there had been a bomb threat and they were checking every car for explosives. I’m sure our fireworks would have set of their detectors and we would have had our car taken apart and probably spent to night in their cells.

[GingerNuttz]

Baby needs surgery, absolutely gutted 😑

Spent the last week in and out of hospitals meeting different pediatricians/specialists just to be told the same thing we already knew.

 Poor kid has had more pills than a junkie over the last 5 months and nout has worked so surgery looks like the only option.

Mentally exhausted with this shit.