The grumpy thread

[maxxo]

16 minutes ago, New POD said:

If the heating failed on the first day of a tenancy, I as a landlord would be mortified and return the first weeks rent without being asked.  

I’m just not the sort to hassle

i have been asking for a new back gate however as it’s non existent or I’ll sort it if they give me the money for it

[New POD]

32 minutes ago, maxxo said:

I’m just not the sort to hassle

i have been asking for a new back gate however as it’s non existent or I’ll sort it if they give me the money for it

I mightalso be pissed off that you were trying to fix the heating when I am paying for 24 hour call out, and you don't appear to have any gas safe qualifications. 

[Remspoor]

After those devastating floods in Spain. The political games going on between the Valencian region (run by the right wing PP) and the national government (left wing coalition) FFS get a grip. Families have lost a lot the area needs cleaning power and water needs to be restored. 

Thankfully I do not living in this area.

[Spiny Norman]

Had a hilarious discussion* with a manager at work today who told us in no uncertain terms that we were not allowed to drink water in the shop. It bothers me that so many people's work lives are governed by such fucking idiots who think because they've achieved the spectacular success of  being promoted to management that they can make up rules as they go along.
I pointed out the relevant bit of government legislation and suggested they fuck off and read it.

Why do so many people become such cunts when they get a little bit of authority?

[maxxo]

1 hour ago, New POD said:

I mightalso be pissed off that you were trying to fix the heating when I am paying for 24 hour call out, and you don't appear to have any gas safe qualifications. 

In hindsight yes I completely agree with that

[New POD]

1 hour ago, Spiny Norman said:

Had a hilarious discussion* with a manager at work today who told us in no uncertain terms that we were not allowed to drink water in the shop. It bothers me that so many people's work lives are governed by such fucking idiots who think because they've achieved the spectacular success of  being promoted to management that they can make up rules as they go along.
I pointed out the relevant bit of government legislation and suggested they fuck off and read it.

Why do so many people become such cunts when they get a little bit of authority?

Most factories I've worked in had a "only covered water" policy for health and safety reasons.  You need water to stay hydrated especially in summer as there's never air conditioning in any factory, but they don't want hot drinks or in fact any drink getting spilled into complex assemblies. 

 

[barefoot]

Youth of today...

Lad in the corner shop selling fireworks had no idea what 'little demons' were and looked at me aghast when I told of having a bollocking from my mother for coming home with my fingernails blown off - again!

[Spiny Norman]

Aye fair enough but we're talking about the normal wee 500ml bottles of water and the like which the staff bring in themselves, and no equipment beyond PC/mobile phone grade electrics you get in shops.

According to the H&S website an employer must provide clean drinking water which must be 'freely accessible' to all staff at all times.
I suppose they'll argue that the one filtered water dispenser in the canteen  fulfils that role, but how accessible it is depends on your interpretation of the word when it's a good 250m round trip from your workspace.
 

[myglaren]

Never worked anywhere where there was any limitation whatsoever on drinks of any kind anywhere and the firms involved often supplied them free, or at least had them easily available.

I almost always worked with a cup of coffee at hand.

[Metal Guru]

9 hours ago, myglaren said:

Never worked anywhere where there was any limitation whatsoever on drinks of any kind anywhere and the firms involved often supplied them free, or at least had them easily available.

I almost always worked with a cup of coffee at hand.

This is going back to the 90s so might have changed now, but I regularly visited a company in Germany. They had vending machines with bottles of beer in them around the factory and crates dotted around for the empties. They’d just go and get a beer as we’d go for a coffee even mid morning. ( I was tempted to enquire about vacancies).

[New POD]

1 hour ago, Metal Guru said:

This is going back to the 90s so might have changed now, but I regularly visited a company in Germany. They had vending machines with bottles of beer in them around the factory and crates dotted around for the empties. They’d just go and get a beer as we’d go for a coffee even mid morning. ( I was tempted to enquire about vacancies).

Used to visit sister plants in Italy, Germany and France.  The canteens sold wine and beer.  Very relaxed. 

[EyesWeldedShut]

19 minutes ago, New POD said:

Used to visit sister plants in Italy, Germany and France.  The canteens sold wine and beer.  Very relaxed. 

Lords Cricket Ground in the early 1980s - they'd have 20 or 30 plod in for traffic control/ ground security and, between the start and end of the days' events there was not a lot to do but watch cricket. Police room was above a bar on the south east corner of the ground. Had it's own (free) beer tap. Civilised.
We had to be a bit reserved though as getting back to base involved a No 16 bus down Baker Street.

[Pieman]

Over the last three days I have driven on the M42, M6, M1, M25, M20, M26 and M2.

ALL of them, for most of their length, were covered with 50mph average speed cameras. It actually felt unfamiliar when I went onto A-road dual carriageways and was able to do 70.

Shall we just give up and make the nationwide speed limit 50? Or is that the eventual plan?

[New POD]

1 hour ago, Pieman said:

Over the last three days I have driven on the M42, M6, M1, M25, M20, M26 and M2.

ALL of them, for most of their length, were covered with 50mph average speed cameras. It actually felt unfamiliar when I went onto A-road dual carriageways and was able to do 70.

Shall we just give up and make the nationwide speed limit 50? Or is that the eventual plan?

That would appear to be the plan.   My route to work involves has lots of 50 mph average speed on a dual carriage wayvthat used to be 70. If I go on the parallel road, a country road not quite of B road quality, I can do 60.  Despite the bends and the odd 30 zone, it's almost as fast. 

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, Pieman said:

Over the last three days I have driven on the M42, M6, M1, M25, M20, M26 and M2.

ALL of them, for most of their length, were covered with 50mph average speed cameras. It actually felt unfamiliar when I went onto A-road dual carriageways and was able to do 70.

Shall we just give up and make the nationwide speed limit 50? Or is that the eventual plan?

The obsession with speed per se is bad is what’s wrong. There’s so much bad driving around that goes unpunished because everything is geared to catching speeders.

I drive from Scotland to London a few times a year. Each time , I have to take emergency (life saving) action about half a dozen times on average and probably another 20 that would have caused damage and finished our journey, just because they are so many tossers on the road who either can’t drive or don’t give a fuck about anyone else. But go try doing 80 on a clear road and they have you.

[Yoss]

1 hour ago, Pieman said:

Over the last three days I have driven on the M42, M6, M1, M25, M20, M26 and M2.

ALL of them, for most of their length, were covered with 50mph average speed cameras. It actually felt unfamiliar when I went onto A-road dual carriageways and was able to do 70.

Shall we just give up and make the nationwide speed limit 50? Or is that the eventual plan?

You can add the M3 and M27 to that list down here too. They made it 50mph average speed cameras when they were converting them to smart* motorways. I think that took the best part of two years. 

Now they've decided to add more emergency layby's (or more like they've been told to because they didn't put enough in in the first place) and they've made the whole of the smart sections on both motorways in to one giant roadworks. You would think they could do one layby at a time and just put a 50mph section in around that, then move on to the next one. But no, they've cordoned off one lane along the whole length of each motorway. 

It's almost as if they're doing it on purpose to spite us all because somebody told them they'd fucked up and they are sulking. 

 

[Zelandeth]

3 hours ago, Yoss said:

It's almost as if they're doing it on purpose to spite us all because somebody told them they'd fucked up and they are sulking. 

You can guarantee there's an element of cost cutting and or laziness in there as well.

If they submit the paperwork for the scheme of works as one giant reduced speed/capacity/whatever of the road in question, that will be covered under a single temporary traffic regulation order (TTRO), single fee etc.

If they were to compartmentalise it, each work area would end up needing it's own TTRO, have it's own fees paid etc.

The back office side of things that handles that sort of thing is really outdated and just doesn't lend itself to handling large scale works in anything like a sensible way.

It's enough of a cack handed mess when you're just trying to take out a couple of parking bays for 24 hours to get the mangled remains of a bus shelter that was flattened by a bin wagon properly removed...

[Pieman]

Another grump or more of a confusion: why does every video published anywhere online suddenly seem to HAVE to have "POV" at the start of its title?

[reb]

6 minutes ago, Pieman said:

Another grump or more of a confusion: why does every video published anywhere online suddenly seem to HAVE to have "POV" at the start of its title?

POV: Forum User Confused!! Pieman (GONE WRONG!!1! (Watch til the end)) New Upload 2024

[jakebullet]

Ma's tv started going off again, so ahoy to heart foundation! Managed to find one that's the next size up, but still manages to fit into space due to thin bezel, and has a scart socket for Catherine Cookson's misery hour on vhs. Win!

Connected it up at home and it's got a blue tint in the corner that we didn't spot in the shop. Maybe as shop was running off antenna. But it's there on hdmi sources.

Why do I feel bad about taking it back?

[Pieman]

19 minutes ago, reb said:

POV: Forum User Confused!! Pieman (GONE WRONG!!1! (Watch til the end)) New Upload 2024

You forgot "smash that like button!" (a phrase which makes me want to smash said person in the mouth.)

[RoverFolkUs]

2 hours ago, Pieman said:

Another grump or more of a confusion: why does every video published anywhere online suddenly seem to HAVE to have "POV" at the start of its title?

It's been completely taken out of context but seems to be used primarily as a way to describe an event from the third person that isn't immediately apparent in the picture...

POV: you forgot to put the sump plug back in

[RoverFolkUs]

The sooner these fucking shitehawk private parking companies are banned from generating revenue by creating unfair terms in car parks, the better 

Euro car parks, £100 fine through my door today, reduced to £60 within 14 days. For staying 38 minutes in this car park. 

Fair and square, they've got me. I've contravened the rule on the sign that I drove past. However, I was misled by the headline "Maximum stay 2 hours", - I dont think the sign was lit up, I wrongly assumed that the time limit applies to the listed hours. I DID NOT expect there to be a maximum stay of 10 minutes outside of those hours.

WHY NOT JUST CLOSE THE FUCKING CAR PARK?? 

No, let's leave it open, impose an unfair time restriction and collect revenue from unassuming motorists instead. 

SHITCUNTS

[Zelandeth]

29 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

The sooner these fucking shitehawk private parking companies are banned from generating revenue by creating unfair terms in car parks, the better 

Euro car parks, £100 fine through my door today, reduced to £60 within 14 days. For staying 38 minutes in this car park. 

Fair and square, they've got me. I've contravened the rule on the sign that I drove past. However, I was misled by the headline "Maximum stay 2 hours", - I dont think the sign was lit up, I wrongly assumed that the time limit applies to the listed hours. I DID NOT expect there to be a maximum stay of 10 minutes outside of those hours.

WHY NOT JUST CLOSE THE FUCKING CAR PARK?? 

No, let's leave it open, impose an unfair time restriction and collect revenue from unassuming motorists instead. 

SHITCUNTS

Pretty sure that's the same mob that clobbered me with the "no return within 2 hours" clause in the car park of the B&Q that's 5 minutes from my front door.

Absolute scum of the earth the lot of them.

[Pieman]

1 hour ago, Zelandeth said:

Pretty sure that's the same mob that clobbered me with the "no return within 2 hours" clause in the car park of the B&Q that's 5 minutes from my front door.

Absolute scum of the earth the lot of them.

How does that work if it's a tradesman doing a job that needs several trips there to get parts and equipment?

[Unlucky Alf]

Ive visited the Wickes a few times on that site.   Ive just checked the opening times, (as I was about to cross it off my list of places to buy from) but for wickes its all within the opening hours they list for hailsham, so a vist to them wouldn’t result in a parking charge from the scumbag low life companies.

What place were you visiting? 

[RoverFolkUs]

1 hour ago, Unlucky Alf said:

Ive visited the Wickes a few times on that site.   Ive just checked the opening times, (as I was about to cross it off my list of places to buy from) but for wickes its all within the opening hours they list for hailsham, so a vist to them wouldn’t result in a parking charge from the scumbag low life companies.

What place were you visiting? 

Just loitering in the area 😅

[High Jetter]

2 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Just loitering in the area 😅

Not advisable in Hailsham 

[RoverFolkUs]

6 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Not advisable in Hailsham 

The best bit was leaving!

[RoverFolkUs]

1 hour ago, Pieman said:

How does that work if it's a tradesman doing a job that needs several trips there to get parts and equipment?

I'm not sure if this applies to all instances but there's a car park near me for a convenience store and charity shop which is a 40 minute maximum stay, with no return in 2 hours. If you wish to stay for longer, or return, then you just need to give your number plate to any of the shops who will "sign you in"