The grumpy thread

[abelw44]

Was that honestly necessary?

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[TataBobu]

Sorry, but it's really hard to judge from such a tight photo. It really depends on the existance or lack of lines that would show you the parking spots.

[5speedracer]

On 4/11/2023 at 8:41 PM, eddyramrod said:

It's true though... 50 years ago I was one of the many avid watchers of Tomorrow's World on BBC.  Every week Raymond Baxter, James Burke, Judith Hann and Michael Rodd took great pains to tell us how much better our lives would be in the future when all this technology became normal and commonplace.

They lied.

Ok we have the internet, which is simultaneously a massive positive and a vast, deadly, crime-ridden sewer, but I suppose that second is just human influence.

Ditto card payment, and contactless.

But the rest?  It's all rubbish.  Worse, it's all cynically marketed at the consumer as the greatest thing since sliced bread, and the consumer laps it up.  Said consumer spends every penny he doesn't have, lining the pockets of those at the top of the chain, who do precisely nothing of any value.

Anyone know the story of The Emperor's New Clothes?

Aye, we were all meant to be living the life of Riley by now, maybe work a few hours a week but so much free time to enjoy. Bit like the Romans really.

[outlaw118]

Just now, 5speedracer said:

Bit like the Romans really.

Yeah, but what have The Romans ever done for us?

(etc)

[artdjones]

1 hour ago, abelw44 said:

Was that honestly necessary?

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I know, typical Audi driver 😒

[hairnet]

so after being told by the specialist medical gadgees that they didnt need to see me for anything unless stuff flared back up

after the ok in january its been blood test and the odd talking to to see if anything other than the test they do have changed

so the spec lot pulled me in today for appt and i though as the previous one (theres been two others since november)

blood test and a speak to the doc who i wanted to speak about some other stuff

as the letters only say appt and nothing else

went in and sucky sucky  and then she said oh you can go (i thought back out sit down then see doc)

30 secs after i sat down no we're done you can go

oh - was expecting to see doc  - no was only bloods

right ok i have an appt in may that youve cancelled and re sched but i cant make it can i get you to rearrange it or ring the number on the letter?

i can do that (thinking she might say next month or june)

end of august?

WTF

i dont get it

even tho ive got half a day off im not chuffed

 

[richardmorris]

When I got back after Easter my satnav said it was waiting for updates. So not being busy i brought it inside, put it on charge and started the updates. That was Wednesday. It’s now on 43% installed.

[Zelandeth]

I'm really sick of feeling like garbage now.  Keep having brief moments of feeling almost human then the fatigue and/or headache from hell reappears.  

Managed to vacuum most of downstairs earlier...wiped me out for the next four hours, but at least I got something done.

Sadly the to do list is growing at more than "about 2/3rds of one household job a day."

 

[eddyramrod]

23 hours ago, Markeh said:

Trying to book a holiday abroad ........ So looks like I'm either wasting a week off, cancelling my leave again or maybe I'll be swapping a week in all inclusive sunshine for a few days in a caravan somewhere not too far away.

I had the same in 2005.  I'd been looking after my dad since my mum died the previous August and was so stressed I just had to book a week away, so I chose Spain in March.  Then he died.  The funeral was about two days before we flew!  (We still went though, damn right we did!)

[cort1977]

Up at 5 for work travel. Get to the airport and can't check in for some reason. Turns out the second flight is cancelled, no message from BA or anything. 

Now got 24h in that London, at least my mum will be pleased about this unexpected visit.

[eddyramrod]

Always visit your mum while you can  

[richardmorris]

13 hours ago, richardmorris said:

When I got back after Easter my satnav said it was waiting for updates. So not being busy i brought it inside, put it on charge and started the updates. That was Wednesday. It’s now on 43% installed.

52% now.

[chaseracer]

On 11/04/2023 at 20:41, eddyramrod said:

It's true though... 50 years ago I was one of the many avid watchers of Tomorrow's World on BBC.  Every week Raymond Baxter, James Burke, Judith Hann and Michael Rodd took great pains to tell us how much better our lives would be in the future when all this technology became normal and commonplace.

They lied.

Ok we have the internet, which is simultaneously a massive positive and a vast, deadly, crime-ridden sewer, but I suppose that second is just human influence.

Ditto card payment, and contactless.

But the rest?  It's all rubbish.  Worse, it's all cynically marketed at the consumer as the greatest thing since sliced bread, and the consumer laps it up.  Said consumer spends every penny he doesn't have, lining the pockets of those at the top of the chain, who do precisely nothing of any value.

Anyone know the story of The Emperor's New Clothes?

Lied?  No... more that they were reflecting the technological optimism of the time.  But the rest is bang on the money, Eddy.

My memories of the 1970s are not all of shabby buildings, wide brown clothes, power cuts, industrial action and rusty cars - though they were definitely part of it.  Maybe it's partly where I grew up and the Owd Giffer's job, but there did seem to be a genuine belief that things would be better by the turn of the millennium.  It looked for a while like it might actually happen (11/1989 - 9/2001) but the human race managed to shit on its own patch yet again.  

Despite all past and present evidence to the contrary, I remain positive - though this is becoming a more difficult proposition as I approach three-score.

[omegod]

Just spent a glorious hour fitting a £90 starter motor to the fiesta  after complete non start, was just getting a click and no crank .  Same issue after a new  one fitted but a clean up and tightening of the battery connections resulted in a lovely crank and start 

Looking for some solidarity for a brother,   the starter was indeed fucked and I haven't just wasted £90 have I ?

REQUIRED ANSWER IS IT WAS DEFINITELY FUCKED AND YOU ARE A CAR FIXING GENIUS JON  

[andyberg]

IS IT WAS DEFINITELY FUCKED AND YOU ARE A CAR FIXING GENIUS JON😁😁

[omegod]

4 minutes ago, andyberg said:

IS IT WAS DEFINITELY FUCKED AND YOU ARE A CAR FIXING GENIUS JON😁😁

Awwwww fanks Andy 💋

[eddyramrod]

The old starter was clearly fucked all along.  The new one just needed a wake-up.

[omegod]

Just now, eddyramrod said:

The old starter was clearly fucked all along.  The new one just needed a wake-up.

I knew it 😂 thanks Eddy  

[Stanky]

Better than that - you fixed the original fault, and also identified an additional failure condition and resolved it before it became an issue. Award yourself an extra three hobnobs with your celebratory cup of tea!

[cobblers]

proper first world problem here, last night I treated myself to a reet nice sandwich and a fancy scotch egg from the posh shop near our house so I could have something tasty for my lunch today, I'm at work all weekend as usual and I'm feeling a bit down at the moment so a nice meal would cheer me up a bit.

Put em in the fridge in my van last night upon leaving the shop so I wouldn't do my usual trick of forgetting to fetch them.

Absolutely starving, I've just dug them out of the fridge. They're frozen into a solid block of ice, stuck on the bottom of the fridge. Of course, I had the fridge set on "freezer" mode. 

What a fucking dipshit.

Looks like I'm having a pack of soggy crisps (You know - the odd bag you get that was punctured when they sealed the multipack up) and a nature valley bar I found in the back pocket of my rucksack that is absolutely smashed to pieces. 

[Zelandeth]

Just about got wiped out by some dipshit in a black, lowered BMW with blacked out windows charging the wrong way through a one way system at about 40mph.  

They only jumped out the car, knife in hand and started advancing on me.  I of course did the only sensible thing and drove off, which they seemed taken aback by.  Their parting words being "You better watch your fucking back mate, I know where you live."

Of fucking joy, now I will spend the next year watching over my shoulder and having half a panic attack every time I see a black BMW.

I've said it before and will again, I hate living in this utter cesspool of a town in this disaster of a country and cannot wait to move the hell out of it.  God I miss Aberdeenshire.

[richardmorris]

47 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Just about got wiped out by some dipshit in a black, lowered BMW with blacked out windows charging the wrong way through a one way system at about 40mph.  

They only jumped out the car, knife in hand and started advancing on me.  I of course did the only sensible thing and drove off, which they seemed taken aback by.  Their parting words being "You better watch your fucking back mate, I know where you live."

Of fucking joy, now I will spend the next year watching over my shoulder and having half a panic attack every time I see a black BMW.

I've said it before and will again, I hate living in this utter cesspool of a town in this disaster of a country and cannot wait to move the hell out of it.  God I miss Aberdeenshire.

Report to police. They won’t do anything I suspect, but you will have a reference number.

[LightBulbFun]

3 hours ago, junkyarddog said:

How would a knife fare against being rolled over?

Hard to come looking for someone when they've two broken legs.

knowing how arse backwards things are these days it would probably be Zel that ended up with all the charges, never mind the fact it would of entirely been in self defence

 

but yeah holy fucking shit, do at least report it to the police! @Zelandeth (did you manage to grab the registration number the unhinged BMW?)

[camryv6]

5 hours ago, cobblers said:

proper first world problem here, last night I treated myself to a reet nice sandwich and a fancy scotch egg from the posh shop near our house so I could have something tasty for my lunch today, I'm at work all weekend as usual and I'm feeling a bit down at the moment so a nice meal would cheer me up a bit.

Put em in the fridge in my van last night upon leaving the shop so I wouldn't do my usual trick of forgetting to fetch them.

Absolutely starving, I've just dug them out of the fridge. They're frozen into a solid block of ice, stuck on the bottom of the fridge. Of course, I had the fridge set on "freezer" mode. 

What a fucking dipshit.

Looks like I'm having a pack of soggy crisps (You know - the odd bag you get that was punctured when they sealed the multipack up) and a nature valley bar I found in the back pocket of my rucksack that is absolutely smashed to pieces. 

Do you have a microwave at work ?

[cobblers]

9 minutes ago, camryv6 said:

Do you have a microwave at work ?

Nope, it's our new unit so we've only got a sink. They're still mostly frozen, I'll see how they are tomorrow 

[camryv6]

2 minutes ago, cobblers said:

Nope, it's our new unit so we've only got a sink. They're still mostly frozen, I'll see how they are tomorrow 

well that's a bummer !

[Zelandeth]

6 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Report to police. They won’t do anything I suspect, but you will have a reference number.

Unless they actually attempted to gain entry to my car or took a swing at me, they deem it antisocial behaviour and nothing else.  Swearing and waving it at me from several paces away doesn't count.  They won't follow up possession of a weapon unless I can provide photographic or video evidence.  Car appears to be on false plates - which they also won't do anything about without evidence.  I did suggest they approach M&S or MK council who operate the (CCTV controlled) car park...but apparently that would only happen if something had actually gone down rather than the guy just being a dick.

Keep in mind, this is Thames Valley Police.  Who in my experience are second only to Milton Keynes Council in terms of being absolutely sodding backwards and useless.

I worked closely with the police in my old job, so have a lot of respect for them and the challenges they face, but Thames Valley have been without fail on every single experience with them, utterly useless (at best).

[horriblemercedes]

I found myself today confronted by the most purely nasty and evil person I've ever met. I have met him once before and it made me miserable that time. Today was even worse 

 

He's worse than the man who mugged me and stabbed me in the face when I was a student. So he's quite bad 

[eddyramrod]

I've just posted in the advice thread.  No doubt this one will be equally faulty!

[Floatylight]

Someone has driven into the Merc parked outside the house last night / this morning, no note left...  Grrrrr!

Shame as the bodywork was really tidy.