The grumpy thread

[Mr Lobster]

Today I am mostly being made grumpy by ABSOLUTELY FUCKING EVERYTHING This is mostly down to today being my eighth consecutive working day, a 150 miles per day commute, being in an office full of gurlz talking about X Factor and such bollocks and the fact that it is constantly pissing down. And I'm very tired.Going to bed very early tonight. Be happy tomorrow.

[pogweasel]

Today I am mostly being made grumpy by ABSOLUTELY FUCKING EVERYTHING

LOL. Don't worry, you are not alone. My fury is caused by being once again in total cashflow crisis. Owed ££££'s by various parties who are steadfastly ignoring the fact they need to pay invoices, not got a pot to piss into, and not got any confirmed work for the next 10 days at least. I might just explode.

[Albert Ross]

I recall a Halloween night, on a small estate in a town in England. Identity kept secret to protect this guy. I acted as a forward guard for my neighbour, who at the time was a serving member of the forces. The little kiddies with their parents weren't an issue for us, but the spotty teens wearing binbags were a pain in the arse. No sooner had I told them to fuck off and slammed the door, I hightailed it upstairs, rang my 3 doors down neighbour, and watched the street. He was standing in full reapers costume, behind his slightly ajar front door. When they knocked, he burst out of the door, threw down the costume to reveal a Ninja outfit with full gimp mask and a Rifle. He chased the little cunts a good hundred yards. We never had any come the next year.....no idea why......! My how we laughed afterwards.

[FredTransit]

Fireworks. The dogs hate em. Why do we need em anyway? They ought to be illegal, nobody would die without em, infact some would be burn free. it should be municipal displays only, none in the shops. At the end of the day, they are selling explosives over the counter, can't we apply the 'War Against Terror' rules to them?

[retrogeezer]

what Fred said....municipal displays only.

[Guest]

I wouldn't mind fireworks if they were just on for one night, but when it gets to this time of year the local estates sound like post-invasion Baghdad for at least a month - does my head in.

[M'coli]

It's a stupid tradition and it's all too American so please bugger off!

That's what annoys me. Scotland had its own way of celebrating Halloween for centuries. We had turnip lanterns (which, to be fair, were a bastard to carve out) instead of pumpkins and there were various other traditions and games- all swept aside in the space of a few years.

I'm with you on the "guising" and the tumshie - used to grow them specially as a kid just for Hallowe'en. Now it's just American ("Happy Hallowe'en") - it's the holiday of the dead, FFS, not for us to enjoy!

[Timewaster]

Why can't people just sell you what you asked for?I just rang a certain insurance company with a red phone to alter a policy, no problem done there and then.Then come the questions Do you require breakdown cover?No! I have breakdown cover.When is the renewal?I dont know.How much is it costing as we can give you a discount......I DONT NEED BREAKDOWN COVER.....Thank youWhen is your house insurance renewal?Hmmmmm I DONT KNOW!Can I help you with anything else today sir...It seems to have spread to shops now.I go into wilkinson to buy a paintbrush...Would you like any stamps or phone top up today?No, I WANT A FRICKIN PAINT BRUSH!Appologies for the rant, but I've been dealing with estate agents all day but that is still too painful to write about. Maybe in a day or two.

[dollywobbler]

Why can't people just sell you what you asked for?

A very valid question. I'm sure we've probably already covered petrol stations that sell food, wine etc. I JUST WANT FUEL! I went to one petrol station and they didn't even sell engine oil!! What?! See those car things outside? This is meant to be a place to buy things for it - vital fluids and the like.

[Mr Lobster]

I've been dealing with estate agents all day but that is still too painful to write about. Maybe in a day or two.

Not estate agents so much but more the people who come around looking at the house. I am fed up with this. Just come and buy the house will you.You have seen the details on the internet. You've probably had a drive past. So you decide to have a 'viewing'GR8. I spend hours tidying stuff away, picking up cat hair and making the place look nice before you come. Viewer comes, has a look around and makes all the right sort of noises. So far so good and off he goes.DO YOU REALLY THEN THINK, HAVING MET ME AND WALKED AROUND MY HOUSE, ASKED ME WHY I WANT TO MOVE AND MADE LOTS OF SMALL TALK DURING WHICH TIME YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED THAT I AM NOT DESPERATE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE, THAT YOU WON'T REALLY FUCKING INSULT ME IF YOU PUT AN OFFER IN THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 60% OF THE ALREADY REDUCED ASKING PRICE. Because that pissed me right off it did. Do I look like I'm wanting to knock that much off the price? No I do fucking not. Do you think I have no concept of money so don't mind giving a load away. Twat.(That feels loads better now!)

[Mr Lobster]

A very valid question. I'm sure we've probably already covered petrol stations that sell food, wine etc. I JUST WANT FUEL! I went to one petrol station and they didn't even sell engine oil!! What?! See those car things outside? This is meant to be a place to buy things for it - vital fluids and the like.

Don't even start me on the people who park at the pump then go straight inside to do a weeks shopping

[outlaw118]

Theres a word for people like that.And it rhymes with Punts.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Don't even start me on the people who park at the pump then go straight inside to do a weeks shopping

I have two choices for local petrol. One place has a little Tesco on site. The other has no queues, but the fuel's 2-3p/ litre dearer.It's well worth the extra £1 or so for a stress free fuelling.

[chester drawers]

I wouldn't mind fireworks if they were just on for one night, but when it gets to this time of year the local estates sound like post-invasion Baghdad for at least a month - does my head in.

[in the style of Python's Four Yorkshiremen sketch]A month? You were lucky. Virtually every weekend all year round where I used to live. Considered an essential part of “look at what I’ve got†weddings. That and pimped X5s

[Station]

 

 

Jingle bells! It's the 1st of November. They even had a thing on the tannoy about 'The Twelve WEEKS of Christmas'. F*ck you ASDA, is nothing sacred?

I left the place thoroughly depressed and I'm never going back.

[M'coli]

/\/\/\ I've decided not to be grumpy about this sort of thing, it takes too much energy, and also it dawned on me that people who have a limited budget for this sort of thing can spread the cost over a longer period.

[Timewaster]

/\/\/\ I've decided not to be grumpy about this sort of thing, it takes too much energy, and also it dawned on me that people who have a limited budget for this sort of thing can spread the cost over a longer period.

Surely the point is that the cost wouldn't be so high if they didn't buy all that pointless chintzy crap in the first place?!Come mid november I shall probably be banned from shopping trips as the anti xmas rants get more frequent.And would you like any stamps with that?!

[Gompo]

A very valid question. I'm sure we've probably already covered petrol stations that sell food, wine etc. I JUST WANT FUEL! I went to one petrol station and they didn't even sell engine oil!! What?! See those car things outside? This is meant to be a place to buy things for it - vital fluids and the like.

..Although I agree with you about the oil etc, if it were not for mongs going into petrol stations and spending £5 on a can of Red Bull and a Yorkie, the fuel would be more expensive.

[FredTransit]

WHO BUYS OIL AT A PETROL STATION?? Holy shit have you seen the price of it there? My lot gets Asda's special and like it....

[Milford Cubicle]

Is it 20w/50 oil you buy Fred? It's not suitable for modern or turbocharged engines.I once gave my Subaru Justy a cheapskate oil chainge with Tesco Value 20w/50 oil when it was cheap and it didn't seem to mind, I think the rocker cover gasket even stopped pissing out so much oil. Its thickness would probably cause problems in the winter though.

[FredTransit]

That's fine, I don't have any modern or turbo charged engines! just found out today the replacement engine for one of the Mk2s is a 2001, but has no chips. CPUs, there be dragons!

[RedSparrow]

Re: Christmas shit, Tescos is full of it too.Why are fireworks suddenly so expensive? Its like bog paper, I resent paying a lot of money for something I'm going to set fire to / wipe shit on.On the plus side, I just ate an excellent Jam dougnut, not from Tescos.

[dollywobbler]

Well, obviously I don't buy oil at a petrol station out of choice but when the car demands it, I do like to put some in!

[whitevanman]

Now I try not to use this thread much as I spend most of my days being grumpy and I dont want overdose on here........but Xmas..........

 

time for giving.........shite

time for loving.........shite

time to show it matters....shite

 

what it is is an evil plot to keep the masses happy for a week or so and to bleed them dry and tell them how bad they are as /partners/ spouses/parents/children/lovers ..whatever if they dont spend lots of money on shite they dont want or need, how they are depriving their children etc, etc

 

FUCK RIGHT OFF

 

 

Love costs nothing, show you care by making a call, love your children and spend time with them.............stop trying to buy these things for Feck sake.....I just want to get on with my life not be castigated because I dont do Xmas, I dont want to have to struggle to buy a loaf of bread, just because you think you need to buy 10 of them the day before the shops shut for 24 hours......

 

JUST FUCK OFF with it please

 

crap radio, crap for getting parts, crap for living.......just stop it NOW

[FredTransit]

Crap for getting parts? My local parts place is open every day except Christmas day itself. I'm not helping am I?

[Rusty Pelican]

Im known as a poobah humbug at work coz i hate Chrismas , fine with me

[Station]

My mate told me, who works for Dominos, that the answer machine has messages from people ordering pizzas on Christmas day ...

[whitevanman]

Crap for getting parts? My local parts place is open every day except Christmas day itself. I'm not helping am I?

Oh I dont know, if it was as good as that up here in shitsville I wouldn't mind nearly so much

[FredTransit]

They are open till 10pm every day too, wanna move yet?

[whitevanman]

Right I'll pack my bags in the morning............how easy is it to get housing there?