The grumpy thread

[RoadworkUK]

Do you know, I honestly haven't really got a bad word to say about anybody I work with. Unbelievable, I know, but they're a cracking bunch. We've gone through the doldrums a bit but have purged a lot of the more questionable management types from our midst; I'm probably the worst of the lot remaining. Our Xmas pishup was excellent.

 

Sometimes my naievity suprises even me.

[Felly Magic]

I remember a works Christmas do that ended up with the police involved big time. On the bus laid on to take everyone home, the driver stopped to pick up a mate & his bird (illegally I may add), and then someone already on the bus hated these people, and a punchup ensued. The Police turned up, several arrests were made including the 2 that were picked up, as it turned out they were both tagged. That was the end of the firm paying for any Christmas piss ups. There had been trouble in the past too, as one driver turned up with his 'mistress' in tow, and his wife also turned up. Thus catfight happened and that was another club who banned the firm!

[Pete-M]

Reading my posts on 'ere.

 

Sorry folks. I'll try and be a bit more chirpy. No more rants.

[whitevanman]

As Billy says /\/\.....Works outings/meals etc are to be avoided at all costs, I get on well with my various fellow workers, but can't be arsed going out with them....

[Guest]

As Billy says /\/\.....Works outings/meals etc are to be avoided at all costs, I get on well with my various fellow workers, but can't be arsed going out with them....

 

We wouldn't have a Christmas meal at my job even if it cost the boss a tenner. I was stunned I got a Christmas card from one of the managers. Even if we did have a do, I'd still end up taking everyone. Net result - I wouldn't go.

 

Can't say I miss them really - the last job's get together I went to was in a posh Manchester hotel, the food was shit, we had to pay £25 each and several colleagues were doing coke in the toilets. I remember being fairly trashed and walked up to Piccadilly and got the last tram home.

[Negative Creep]

The other thing I hate about Xmas do's is that most of the people just talk about work throughout the meal

[nigel bickle]

Our Xmas lunch is a several course French seafood extravaganz in Boulogne. A fun trip over, lengthy booze ridden lunch eventually followed by a quick troll round the alcohol isles generally ensures a well talked about day out.

Its fun -something we all look forward too. Highly recommended.

[ashmicro]

^^ That's because it's frequently all we have in common with colleagues, NC. I only went to a couple of works do's when I was in the Civil Service, as most of the people I worked with were backstabbing, cliquey cunts. One of the blokes (who was actually a right sort) was having the worst kept secret of an affair with a woman in our office, and duly they went to the knees-up together. His wife (a stunner) turned up unannounced and went APESHIT, chucking drinks around, the whole deal. I made a tactical withdrawal, and went to the pub in Belfast City Centre, despite having cider and blackcurrant in my hair from the previous incident.

 

These days, as a contractor, I mainly work on my own, but my job at the powerplant for Enelpower does see me working in a team which is mainly made up of Italians, the rest consisting of an Austrian, an Aussie, two Welshmen and me. In total contrast to the Civil Service cunts, all of these guys and gals are sound. We're known as The A Team

 

On Friday I went to the Northern Ireland Law Society soiree. Katie wasn't too well, so I went instead with her colleague and best mate Emily, who had no-one to go with.(Kate's idea, I hasten to add!) It started off civil enough, but fairly quickly descended into folks trying to settle old scores once they'd had a few. "When the drink's in the wit's out" as the saying goes. We got kind of cornered by a couple who were both pretty plastered, the woman trying to get my phone number and the fella very obviously trying to get a look down Emily's top.

 

I've never been so pleased to see a taxi driver come in to a place and shout "Taxi for Hill". We were glad to get home (Emily lives with us at the minute). When we got back and told Kate about it, she said "I must remember to be ill again next year"

[cort16]

My Christmas do was great other than me poisoning myself. Beer, vodka, champagne, pizzas, fireworks and chinese food.

I wasn't even the most steaming for once. We had a one guy not make it to the meal at night and another tell everyone how he loves his new girlfriend as her tiny hand make his cock look big.

[ashmicro]

You ate FIREWORKS? No wonder you were poorly

[cort16]

Aye the firework spritzer didn't go down too well.

[dollywobbler]

Do you know, I honestly haven't really got a bad word to say about anybody I work with. Unbelievable, I know, but they're a cracking bunch. We've gone through the doldrums a bit but have purged a lot of the more questionable management types from our midst; I'm probably the worst of the lot remaining. Our Xmas pishup was excellent.

 

Must admit, I've worked at a few places that have boasted an excellent team spirit and a great social scene outside work too. Some of them have been the shittiest jobs, where the team spirit is about all that stops you reaching for the safety scissors to end it all (and then discover that safety scissors are so called for a reason). One of them was a gas supplier. Those were great days. One girl left, and the whole thing sort of fell apart after that. A truly unique chemistry just sort of fizzled out.

[Skizzer]

Just got hit by some fucking arse munching twat on a bicycle. I was on a pedestrian crossing, he undertook a line of cars to go through the red light. With no lights on, in the dark. Then rode straight on with out stopping. FuckingshitsuckingbollockwankjizzpissdonkeyflapsTWATtosser. I FUCKING HATE SHITHEADS ON BICYCLES. I REALLY FUCKING DO.

 

No injuries but I'm REALLY FUCKING ANGRY. And I hardly ever get angry, or swear in writing.

 

God bless Autoshite though - the missus is in Wales and I'm in London (where else would I find a SHIT EATING FUCKMUPPET like that) and this is the only place I can think of where I can get it out of my system without upsetting the neighbours or having some pissant moderator tut tutting.

 

Thanks. Feel better now. Right, carry on.

[retrogeezer]

some fucking wanker has keyed the back door of my Bluebird today, cheers - it's no longer the mint car it has been for 23 years.

 

[Negative Creep]

To be fair, there's no one I don't like at my main job. Fairly small group I'm in and although I don't have anything in common with any of them (4 mothers and a gay guy) we do get on pretty well.

 

To be fair I'm hardly the most outgoing person and it normally takes me months before I get to know people, thus a social event full of people I only knew in passing was never going to work

[Skizzer]

some fucking wanker has keyed the back door of my Bluebird today, cheers - it's no longer the mint car it has been for 23 years.

That's really shit. Fuckwads. Sympathy. Hopefully the worst of it will polish out, although it looks properly scratched

[Cavcraft]

Hateful bastards, hope you catch up with them Si.

[Craig the Princess]

some fucking wanker has keyed the back door of my Bluebird today, cheers - it's no longer the mint car it has been for 23 years.

 

Bastartds. I'm not saying we should bring back hanging, but the birch could do a job.

[retrogeezer]

it's pretty deep so won't polish out. Might be able to get it looking better with a mop if anyone has one I can borrow sometime?

[simmo]

Had my poor Audi T-boned on a rounabout by some muppet this morning; such a waste of a decent car.

 

 

[Felly Magic]

Ouch. No ifs or buts, that's an over the bridge job. Shame. Hope you are OK tho

[Guest]

it's pretty deep so won't polish out. Might be able to get it looking better with a mop if anyone has one I can borrow sometime?

 

FATHA_WATANABE has a leccy rotary mop and some G3 if you want to try that out. Good clean and then waz it on, see how it goes. Horrible that someone has actually taken the time to do that though.

 

In other news, this film I have to edit is going to be a fucking disaster.

 

Our idiot director hasn't left me a paper edit, despite me asking her three times for it before she went home. I've decided that if she continues to ignore me, I'm going to edit the damn thing together myself and write in block capitals on the evaluation that NO TREATMENT OR PAPER EDIT OF ANY SORT WAS SUPPLIED DESPITE ME ASKING SEVERAL TIMES. If she complains when seeing the finish piece I will kick the living shit out of her. I've made a formal complaint about her because I'm fuming. No doubt I'll get a roasting for saying 'harsh things' and 'being hurtful'.

 

She's constantly done next to nothing and her choice of shots are depressingly shit. The camera man's a bell end as well. In focus? Yeah. Rule of thirds? Erm, what's that? Half the shots jerk about all over the place because he's fighting the locks on the tripod. Despite me going on and on and on and on and on about wildtrack, we haven't got any. So that's no diegetic sound AT ALL. Great stuff, brilliant. We gonna put the interview and music over all of it then? Hmm? Hmm? Yeah, that's gonna sound BRILLIANT.

 

I could have done better with a £100 handycam and a cup of coffee. It's shameful that ten grand's worth of equipment was used, in one of the most amazing locations in all of North Manchester, and those shots were the best we could come up with. Every suggestion I made was ignored. We don't have enough for six minutes and the sound is going to be a nightmare.

 

To borrow a Pete-M phrase, 'fucking heroic'.

 

It's now on me to spend the rest of my spare time after Christmas rescuing this piece of shit with virtually no tuition and not a great deal of support. I can see the producer and me putting this together and the other two being out of it completely.

 

Fantastic. If this affects my mark for this term I will go FUCKING APE SHIT.

[simmo]

I'm good thanx, few aches and pains and a mini flake out at the time.

[Guest]

I'm good thanx, few aches and pains and a mini flake out at the time.

 

Cars can be replaced. You cannot. Glad to hear you're in one piece - sadly, I think the car's done for. Any parts you can sell on to the VEGAN PINEAPPLE TRAINERS cru? Might as well make a few coins off the death of the poor thing.

[Cavcraft]

Nasty that Simmo but at least you're ok. Take it you'll scrap the car now?

[simmo]

Nasty that Simmo but at least you're ok. Take it you'll scrap the car now?

 

I did ask the insurance co. about reserving the salvage and I can if its a C or D cat write off but they are going to collect it to assess it so it may be to much of faff.

If I get it back I would break her up, its low milage and everything is in v good condition.

[Felly Magic]

Remove as much as you can though, stuff such as the stereo etc, and jack/wheelbrace. If you are still feeling sore in the morning, get yourself to the local minor injuries, if not, a good soak in the bath & some anti inflammatory pain killers such as ibuprofen

[Cavcraft]

Don't you automatically get to keep the car if it's the other driver's fault?

[cort16]

Crikey be careful out there people. Crazed cyclists, vandalised bluebirds and t boned audis all on one page.

[chaseracer]

Don't think we'll ever top this year's Christmas do. Part way through the meal, the Glorious Leader gets up, wishes us a Happy Christmas, and leaves. Somewhat confused by this, we get back to base later to find that she's done a deal and resigned.

 

She won't be missed.