Dyslexic Viking Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 Woke up today at 6 to a terrified and wet cat that ran into my bed and hid under my duvet as the F... feral cat had attacked her again. A little later, I drove up to the post office, which is in a grocery store, to pick up the relay for the Merc and do a week's worth of shopping, but the checkout system was down and they had to close, so it was a 40 km round trip wasted. Hope the rest of the day goes better. Remspoor, sdkrc, Datsuncog and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy18s Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 15 hours ago, High Jetter said: In that case, arse indeed. Yep,80lev (£35ish) for a good partworn as the Subaru "demands" all 4 tyres have the same amount of wear,and It's not getting all 4 just yet. It is possible to buy Tyre Insurance here for this sort of thing.I'll have to look into it before buying any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakebullet Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 One of those days today. Went for my flu / covid jab which was fine, 10 mins wait because they have a sensible system. (Name? DOB? Medical Q's? Stick! Next.) Took Ma for hers (at a different vets) and they are the most clueless incompetent arseholes ever. 1 hour wait, 'cos their system is queue round the building, check in at the desk, and then have 2 peeps sticking, who come out and shout "Gerald Oldbastard". Yes, pretending it's a normal doctor's appointment and you will be seen in appointment time order. Add in it's a load of old farts who can't hear or fight their way instantly thru the crowd and, well, it just doesn't work. Came home, got an actimel out of the fridge, and instantly noticed it's room temperature. Ma, how long has the fridge been fucked? Ma thinks it's working fine 'cos the light comes on. Of course it's actually impossible to go and buy a fridge anywhere now. Got one coming sometime tomorrow for £30 delivery charge. Phoned the Mrs, and it's scream scream scream as once again she's put medication somewhere safe*. Doesn't want me to go and find it. Doesn't want me to take spare script she has to a chemist for another lot. Does want to shout a lot about she'll go blind instead. Annnnnd RELAX! Remspoor, High Jetter, richardmorris and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 23 hours ago, andy18s said: Unfortunately is doesn't work like that here in Bulgaria. You hit the hole,it's your fault,end of story. The roads have improved a lot over the last few years,but got caught out on a strange road. They build concrete access ramps which stick out a good 3 feet into the roadway, and may be hidden by the shadow of a tree at speed. This can cause propulsion through the air and severe shoulder damage. Ask me how I know. mitsisigma01 and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted October 1, 2022 Share Posted October 1, 2022 On 9/30/2022 at 6:23 PM, artdjones said: They block the Complan shelf as well. This is true, but in their defence, I know from personal experience that many are buying for cancer suffering relatives who find it the only nutrient, and beseech for 'one that tastes different'. They can all taste the same it seems. mitsisigma01 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 Yes, I hate international travel *precisely* as much as I remember. Let's never do this again. GrumpiusMaximus and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 On 01/10/2022 at 01:21, Zelandeth said: Christ on a bike, travel insurance has got expensive. Last time we went to the US in 2018 it was ~£300 for the four of us. This trip: Just over a bloody grand! Not like it's something you can just chose not to have and the providers have a captive audience...so just a case of grimacing and dealing with it. Definitely more ammunition for me saying I'll just stay home next time I think! I looked at the price of cover last year to go overseas , it was all tears once I ticked the I have had cancer box .... saves me looking at hols and then trying to get cover ! myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 On 9/30/2022 at 12:00 PM, Wack said: Is this what it's come to , a life in slippers youre too old to be a hipster no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 watching the snooker ken doherty - good craic - been there done it phil williams - commentates like hes writing it down - absolutely gripes my cookies with a bit of luck david hendon will be on tonight fkin brummie twat (no offence to brummie twats on here) chaseracer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted October 2, 2022 Share Posted October 2, 2022 5 hours ago, hairnet said: youre too old to be a hipster no? I'm too old for everything , I've no idea what happened , a few years ago I was 35 , now i'm pushing 62 EyesWeldedShut 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Fucking grumpy thread dropped onto page two! What the actual fuck is wrong with you people? Has LBF finally got his three wheeler on the road or something? AnnoyingPentium, timolloyd, Supernaut and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 On 10/2/2022 at 7:13 PM, Wack said: I'm too old for everything , I've no idea what happened , a few years ago I was 35 , now i'm pushing 62 It was 14 years ago when I thought I was old at your age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnoyingPentium Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Subways aren't running in Glasgow. Hope they're back by the time I need back to central station. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 please nationalise the trains thats 3 times this year had to cancel stuff cos cant actually book the train or get on it Sunny Jim and mercedade 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hairnet Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 medical fucking sucks had thing that was so low shoulda been unconcious/ill/worse so got treated for that and went back to better so got paroled while treatment happened they again pointed out had thing that was low but not as low as previous but they said have you been taking your pills - yes took those all gone what about the others? what others? when i was discharged you only gave me one lot if id been taking those woud i be having this issue now probably not yeah great thanks for that im also not gonna be paying 20 quid for their script when i can buy them at boots for 4 quid (where im going in a bit) fucks sake (and you wonder why i went away for a week) Sunny Jim 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Parcelfarce can get in the sea. I know they were on strike last week (or at least impacted?) but it's been over a week and I've still not received my timing belt kit for the Cav. 48 hour delivery my hole. Knowing my luck it'll be lost. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosey Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 My neighbours R36 VW Passat came back from the body shop today after some paint correction and looks absolutely stunning, just a shame he won’t be able to drive it, as he got arrested for drink driving this afternoon so will probably loose his license the stupid prick Noel Tidybeard and Remspoor 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 minutes ago, goosey said: My neighbours R36 VW Passat came back from the body shop today after some paint correction and looks absolutely stunning, just a shame he won’t be able to drive it, as he got arrested for drink driving this afternoon so will probably loose his license the stupid prick Too soon for you to make a cheeky offer? Remspoor, paulplom, twosmoke300 and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffcortinacentre Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Probably won't stop someone like that. goosey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goosey Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I’m pretty sure this ain’t his debut at this type of thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 2 hours ago, goosey said: My neighbours R36 VW Passat came back from the body shop today after some paint correction and looks absolutely stunning, just a shame he won’t be able to drive it, as he got arrested for drink driving this afternoon so will probably loose his license the stupid prick Sounds deserved. goosey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitsisigma01 Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 Roffle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EyesWeldedShut Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 ==================================================================== Old twat from t'country reaches civilisation (well - Milton Keynes) rant/grump/observation ==================================================================== OK so here I am in Milton Keynes, 1960's roundabout city - pedestrians/cyclists split from cars/lorries by means of thousands of roundabouts. I'm flying solo in t'missus's Bini which is no slouch but I cannot seem to get onto the poxy roundabouts as the traffic on the main drag coming across seems to be doing Mach 1 around the things. This makes pulling out a. bad. idea. Then I wonders/rages/rants - bloody DSC/stability/yaw control (choose your weapon). All these fuckin' huge SUV modern type cars (not many of those down my way - roundabouts neither) are getting slung around the island at 40 mph + with no observable body roll - so: the ABS is pulling the car back off the roll? Are these cars able to corner like this because the ECU/ABS is wasting pad material/fuel/the planet ? No sign of under/over steer - same question? Maybe they all crash when it rains? Maybe it's just modern suspension and tyres? Maybe they can all drive like Nikki Lauda? Or am I just an old b'stard who should shut up and feck off back to The Boonies? AnnoyingPentium 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austat Posted October 4, 2022 Share Posted October 4, 2022 I just saw Retropower graffiti over a mint condition Allegro for one of the videos, idiots. I remember seeing that car on Car And Classic, it was in mint condition and had been dry stored since the early 80's. I really dislike Retropower and what they do to mint condition cars, doing all these naff modifications and ruining them in my eyes. I hold more of a preservation stand point when it comes to classics, I just don't like the whole Retromod scene in general, finding rare stuff and chopping them up and modifying them to todays car mod trends, only for them to look naff a decade later (the Pimp My Ride effect I like to call). If you want modern performance, get a modern car, it's that simple yet people don't get it. Don't waste your time ruining something that's rare for Instagram likes. Apparently they're building two Allegros, it just seems as if they're following the Top Gear crowd by saying their bad and now their "improving" them with these awful mods. Fucking hell. Remspoor, hennabm, Dyslexic Viking and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBoom Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 I saw something yesterday that lowered my opinion of my fellow species. I had the misfortune of riding a train from London out to the suburbs at 7:30PM. The train was busy, I was walking through the carriages to get a bit of space (my journey was short and even though I now walk with a stick, I can stand for a while) I spied an elderly couple (I reckon in their 80’s) standing at the doors clinging on to each other for support. All of the priority seats were full of people younger than me glued to their phones watching shite. I leaned over and asked the couple if they would like to sit down. They looked like drowning people who’d been offered a rubber ring. So I made a bit of a fuss and asked some people to relinquish their seats for this couple. The dirty looks I received from people were quite something to behold like I’d just asked them to give up their first born child or something. The experience left me feeling sad and grumpy. Back when I schlepped to London every day, (late 90’s to 2013) people on the train (and I) had the decency to give up seats if someone needed it, without being asked/shamed into it. louiepj, mitsisigma01, Jerzy Woking and 14 others 9 2 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Longbridge Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 30 minutes ago, CaptainBoom said: I saw something yesterday that lowered my opinion of my fellow species. I had the misfortune of riding a train from London out to the suburbs at 7:30PM. The train was busy, I was walking through the carriages to get a bit of space (my journey was short and even though I now walk with a stick, I can stand for a while) I spied an elderly couple (I reckon in their 80’s) standing at the doors clinging on to each other for support. All of the priority seats were full of people younger than me glued to their phones watching shite. I leaned over and asked the couple if they would like to sit down. They looked like drowning people who’d been offered a rubber ring. So I made a bit of a fuss and asked some people to relinquish their seats for this couple. The dirty looks I received from people were quite something to behold like I’d just asked them to give up their first born child or something. The experience left me feeling sad and grumpy. Back when I schlepped to London every day, (late 90’s to 2013) people on the train (and I) had the decency to give up seats if someone needed it, without being asked/shamed into it. I blame the parents. CaptainBoom, myglaren and hennabm 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Green Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 I blame the grandparents. CaptainBoom and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Mildly narked at the amount of useless and messy loose breadcrumb that makes up a bag of scampi these days. There's 220g of product in the bag. But 20g of this is just loose crumb, so there's a mere 200g of yer actual scampi pieces in there. Yes, I was indeed petty and small-minded enough to sweep it up and weigh it, to confirm that 9.09% of the package contents are unusable, equating to around 32p of purchase price. I'm sure Young's definitely aren't maintaining a price point in the face of rampant inflation by taking a piece of scampi out of each bag and replacing it with a load of cheap crumbs, but I could certainly forgive a lesser and more suspicious man for believing this to be the case. Fish fingers from here on in, I think. GrumpiusMaximus, BorniteIdentity, Angrydicky and 9 others 7 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Battered then, not breaded. Sticks more effectively to the piscine digit... 😉 Datsuncog and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 1 hour ago, Datsuncog said: Mildly narked at the amount of useless and messy loose breadcrumb that makes up a bag of scampi these days. There's 220g of product in the bag. But 20g of this is just loose crumb, so there's a mere 200g of yer actual scampi pieces in there. Yes, I was indeed petty and small-minded enough to sweep it up and weigh it, to confirm that 9.09% of the package contents are unusable, equating to around 32p of purchase price. I'm sure Young's definitely aren't maintaining a price point in the face of rampant inflation by taking a piece of scampi out of each bag and replacing it with a load of cheap crumbs, but I could certainly forgive a lesser and more suspicious man for believing this to be the case. Fish fingers from here on in, I think. Email and complain. You're likely to get a voucher so you can repeat the experiment - for free! Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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