The grumpy thread

[hairnet]

6 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Just watched from Roger Moore with love on bbc iPlayer. Lovely documentary but what on earth was David Walliams doing in it? I know he gets everywhere with no sign of talent but still, Christopher walken or Joan Collins’ equal he isn’t.

being a cnut?

[richardmorris]

2 minutes ago, hairnet said:

being a cnut?

Seemingly, it’s what he does best.

[maxxo]

just got back from the pub to what can only be described as a waterfall pouring from the overflow pipe from the eaves

fucking great

into the loft and sure enough, somehow the ball in the cold water tank had unscrewed itself and was happily floating in the water while the tank filled like no tomorrow

screwed it back on all seems fine, just a very weird thing to happen

i do not enjoy lofts at the best of times, especially not when pissed

[reb]

2 minutes ago, maxxo said:

unscrewed itself

Goblins paid to do it by your ex?

[maxxo]

i like this house and the area

but fuck me the plumbing leaves a lot to be desired

useless landlord from birkenhead, owned by a company who don't care so i've been DIYing the repairs

so the boiler is an old Thorn Apollo, works fine and that side is absolutely fine

but whoever fitted the bathroom, jesus christ, so many leaky connectors i've had to sort, the incorrect mixer tap which forces cold up the hot, the tank in the loft not on a stand or anything with pipes running all over the place

but my personal favourite

the shower pump, not near the cylinder or anything oh no

under the bath, was also leaking when i moved it

i've just disconnected it electrically as it was so loud and live with low pressure showers

[maxxo]

3 minutes ago, reb said:

Goblins paid to do it by your ex?

could very well be, it screwed up absolutely fine so either it was never tightened properly or i don't know actually

must have happened just after my shower before i went out

thankfully, when i moved in i noticed the overflow wasn't attached so i sorted that out, glad i did or else i'd have a horrible mess to sort

[reb]

1 minute ago, maxxo said:

could very well be, it screwed up absolutely fine so either it was never tightened properly or i don't know actually

must have happened just after my shower before i went out

thankfully, when i moved in i noticed the overflow wasn't attached so i sorted that out, glad i did or else i'd have a horrible mess to sort

I think there must be a rule that rentals have to have shit plumbing.

My house is an old stone cottage with a midcentury addition on the top to provide a second dwelling. Not sure why they did that rather than just building an extra building, but there you go.

One day while they were rennovating the one upstairs my hot water stopped working. Not stopped being hot. Just stopped.

At that point my hot water came from a tank in the loft, obviously above the upper flat. The quality* building contractors working upstairs had closed the valve, despite upstairs having a combi already at that point so fairly evidently the tank was nothing to do with it.

Landlord sent a plumber *from the same contractor* and they couldn't figure out what was wrong.

They're the same bastards that when they fitted the double glazing upstairs they finished the install with nice painted wood, but finished mine with shitty formica covered MDF.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

Seemingly, it’s what he does best.

Not swimming?

[Metal Guru]

12 hours ago, Pieman said:

Given the chumps and deliberate wind-up twats attracted when selling ANYTHING these days, especially online, it's probably much easier just to throw everything away.

On top of that I’ve got three siblings who want to keep this and that but aren’t willing to commit to any real help clearing the bulk of stuff that no one wants.

[comfortablynumb]

10 hours ago, maxxo said:

could very well be, it screwed up absolutely fine so either it was never tightened properly or i don't know actually

must have happened just after my shower before i went out

thankfully, when i moved in i noticed the overflow wasn't attached so i sorted that out, glad i did or else i'd have a horrible mess to sort

A couple of years ago, I had exactly the same scenario, but on my case the whole valve unit had managed to rotate itself 90° anticlockwise, so the valve was trying to work sideways, which obviously isn't ideal.

I blame the idiot who fitted the cold water tank🤬

Oh hang on, that's me....

[BorniteIdentity]

Minor grump but seeing as it's come up a couple of times now so allow me to indulge myself.

22 hours ago, New POD said:

Less components

Fewer.

23 hours ago, reb said:

fewer components 

Hurrah

23 hours ago, reb said:

less machines running 

Gah. Fewer.

 

Yes. Busy day.  (!)

[reb]

2 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Minor grump but seeing as it's come up a couple of times now so allow me to indulge myself.

Fewer.

Hurrah

Gah. Fewer.

 

Yes. Busy day.  (!)

Don't you have a fewer grumpy way to spend such a wonderful day?

[Remspoor]

On 28/12/2024 at 15:13, castros_bro said:

Would you supply the source for this information?

My father worked at Dagenham in the 60s. He said Fords was always looking to save "a penny "or two. One screw less over millions of cars means more than one would at first think.

[BorniteIdentity]

23 hours ago, chadders said:

I expect that my books, several thousand of them, all my rare VW parts, all the stuff of my memories etc.etc..will probably be binned or 'house cleared'. 

The lads have busy lives and won't have time to work out what is valuable and what isn't, especially with the aircraft books some of which cost hundreds, although I suspect EBay might have a few views.

I expect that my MGB, which I've had for nearly 50 years now, will be sold for a pittance as neither of them have ever shown any interest in it.

They're all only really valuable to me, I'll be dead and they'll be busy selling the house so need to get rid of the stuff ASAP.

Weirdly, this is actually the panacea for me.  I would hate my children to feel encumbered and burdened with my stuff.  So much so that, even at the age of 40, I started furiously chucking stuff away that I like but don't wish to carry through life and see others stuck with deep into theirs.  

If I die today, then my father will take custody of the Mini and my Cat.  Other than that, it can all go in the skip.  There are a couple of items that are worth some money (my favourite microphone is worth more than I've paid for a car in the last 10 years) but otherwise - meh.

I think it's good to travel lightly through life, but to each their own.

[BorniteIdentity]

2 minutes ago, reb said:

Don't you have a fewer grumpy way to spend such a wonderful day?

I'm at work, buh. I'm literally being paid to do grammars.

[reb]

1 minute ago, BorniteIdentity said:

favourite microphone

neeeeeeerd

[BorniteIdentity]

5 minutes ago, reb said:

neeeeeeerd

Ha. Guilty as charged.  But I've never known anyone to not be nerdy about these things.  Albeit, they're actually not my favourite mic of all time.  

Anyway, enough nerding!

[EspenO]

On 28/12/2024 at 14:52, reb said:

If ford can save hundreds of thousands by stopping printing a cigarette icon on the cigarette lighter, then Laldi can probably save a decent chunk by operating stores with fewer staff.

Yeeeees…. wich will have bugger all to to do with what you pay for for your carrots, milk and cigs. They’re priced at the highest Laldi can get away with, while not scaring away customers. Whatever they save by enshittifying the customer experience, will profit them and not you.

[reb]

Just now, EspenO said:

Yeeeees…. wich will have bugger all to to do with what you pay for for your carrots, milk and cigs. They’re priced at the highest Laldi can get away with, while not scaring away customers. Whatever they save by enshittifying the customer experience, will profit them and not you.

Fucking hell, are you still on this? Your atrocious spelling and grammar, and total inability to accept that being rushed at the checkout is pretty low down on the "crimes against the person" scale, is really starting to wear thin.

Go and hold up the queue in a different supermarket if it bothers you that much. I'll keep buying my competitively priced quality groceries and enjoying not having to wait an age at the checkout.

[EspenO]

On 28/12/2024 at 15:58, chadders said:

And yet they're still in serious financial trouble.

Well, in fairness that’s got more to do with EU forcing them into making EVs there isn’t a big enough market for.

[EspenO]

6 minutes ago, reb said:

Fucking hell, are you still on this?

TBF, you’ve got a point. I didn’t expect to be spending five minutes of christmas week explaining to people why being treated like cattle by a multinational isn’t in their best interests. But here we are.

(Oh, and you’re a bit cute when you get all angry.)

[reb]

Just now, EspenO said:

TBF, you’ve got a point. I didn’t expect to be spending five minutes of christmas week explaining to people why being treated like cattle by a multinational isn’t in their interest. But here we are.

(Oh, and you’re a bit cute when you get all angry.)

I'm pretty sure cattle don't get to go home and eat nice biscuits after they've been processed. Are you such a snowflake that you can't hack being treated like a number for a few minutes while you interact with the establishment which provides food for more people every day than you've met in your life? And y'all say my generation are fragile.

[chadders]

4 minutes ago, EspenO said:

Well, in fairness that’s got more to do with EU forcing them into making EVs there isn’t a big enough market for.

It's not just the EU, which other firms also have to deal with, it's their own hubris and the Porsche and Piech families using them as a cash cow to finance their Porsche investment.

[BorniteIdentity]

5 minutes ago, EspenO said:

being treated like cattle by a multinational isn’t in their interest.

I wonder what the alternative actually is though?

I live IN my town.  Think Hugh Grant in Notting Hill.  10 steps away.  The choice is the usual supermarkets, the Eastern European mini-marts or the weekly market.  

None of them are perfect. I use Waitrose and M&S because the joyous yellow stickers start coming out about 1700 and it's good value.  I go to the Polish place around the corner because it's exciting and the woman on the till could drain my balls with just a cheeky wink, and the market gets an occasional look in if I've got time to cook something.  But generally the supermarkets are expensive, the mini-marts are laundering money and the market bloke only wants cash.

Sadly, working 50 hours a week (through my own choice) I've no time to join a Kibbutz or run an allotment.  So what's a girl to do?

[EspenO]

2 minutes ago, reb said:

that you can't hack being treated like a number for a few minutes

You do know they aren’t the communist co-operative, right? Other chains with less misanthropist tills exist.

[reb]

2 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Hugh Grant

I think you're probably less of a prick than Mister Grant

[reb]

Just now, EspenO said:

Other chains with less misanthropist tills exist.

It's an illusion. They just want your money and for you to fuck off.

[EspenO]

4 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

So what's a girl to do?

Sainsbury’s and Waitrose are pretty decent though, aren’t they?

[myglaren]

On 28/12/2024 at 14:34, chadders said:

I expect that my books, several thousand of them, all my rare VW parts, all the stuff of my memories etc.etc..will probably be binned or 'house cleared'. 

The lads have busy lives and won't have time to work out what is valuable and what isn't, especially with the aircraft books some of which cost hundreds, although I suspect EBay might have a few views.

I expect that my MGB, which I've had for nearly 50 years now, will be sold for a pittance as neither of them have ever shown any interest in it.

They're all only really valuable to me, I'll be dead and they'll be busy selling the house so need to get rid of the stuff ASAP.

I have asked my daughter (librarian) about this.  She said to me a few weeks ago that she was clearing some stuff out and was going to the book repository.  That may be an option for you.

Haven't been able to find anything about such a thing near me, only something to do with Sunderland University (where she used to be a librarian).

[EspenO]

2 minutes ago, reb said:

It's an illusion. They just want your money and for you to fuck off.

Our interests are aligned, then. I much prefer paying and fucking off to paying, shuffling off to another counter and repacking all my shit again.