The grumpy thread

[Negative Creep]

Grrrr modern lights - rear fog lights on new Audi's. They are blinding, to the extent I think they are dangerous. When left on in wet conditions it's difficult to see anything apart from those lights.

 

The DRLs on the Citroen DS3 must be visible from the surface of Mars

[trigger]

Some modern cars rear lights are so bright that you can't even see the indicators flashing, I can't see how they got away with that one.

[myglaren]

Everyone in newer cars seems to have either DRLs or foglights on permanently.  Aren't they supposed to go off once dipped headlights are on.

Jukes and their bigger brothers seem to be the worst ones for it and there are hundreds of them around here (I live four miles from the Nissan factory   )

[MrDuke]

On christmas morning I'll probably go round to my mums and there will be a pile of token gifts for me. If I refuse them, I will look like a cunt. If I open them and say "thanks, but you shouldn't have cos I've got you nowt" I will look like a selfish bastard, so as such I am going to end up going to the supermarket to buy some totally wank presents for these people and continue this tiresome wasteful charade once again.

 

I've never, ever done Saturnalia. My folks don't either, which makes things slightly easier, but I long ago stopped feeling awkward or c*ntish about not returning colleagues & friends cards etc. Just tell everyone who matters to you that you're not doing Xmas any more, that you don't want any gifts, it's their choice whether to still give you any, but you won't be buying any yourself. For the people you genuinely care about, maybe buy them something meaningful when you can be arsed/afford it (perhaps you do anyway), then they can't accuse you of selfishness. If they do, you'll know they're talking crap.

[inconsistant]

Father Chrismas, not Santa Claus. 

 

Thanks

[Bobthebeard]

Looks like gales are forecast again for tomorrow.... Thats me picking up bits of my fence again from the neighbours gardens.

Arse.

[Lacquer Peel]

Speaking of DRLs, modern headlights, etc. The amount of cars I see with the DRLs on and no tail lights at night and in poor visibility is terrifying.

 

HillmanImp's Bora-driving pal could have put the rear foglights on, at least it'd have been visible - I had to do that once with a 405.

[Station]

Got hungry this morning while working on the car

So I bought a huge packet of crisps, a large size chocolate bar, and a rice crispie cake. Ate them all and I think I have poisoned myself now as I feel terrible and have only just recovered. I have a sensitivity to sugar and caffeine. Greedy bastard.

[dugong]

Got hungry this morning while working on the car

So I bought a huge packet of crisps, a large size chocolate bar, and a rice crispie cake. Ate them all and I think I have poisoned myself now as I feel terrible and have only just recovered. I have a sensitivity to sugar and caffeine. Greedy bastard.

Mard.

[rml2345]

Popped out to the shed yesterday morning to find its shitey plastic window in the garden with bits broken off and everything inside soaking wet.

Why guarantee it against rot for ten years then spend 0.3p on the bloody window?

Screwed a BFO board over it which I'm hoping holds until it can be mended more permanently and doesn't result in some jakey breaking in.

[RedSparrow]

Went on the RedSparrow Industries' Christmas do on friday night. Unfortunately the Director got shitfaced and spent the next 6 month's hospitality budget on some very ropey looking strippers. No doubt he's still feeling sheepish today!

[daveb47]

My front garden fence has just blown down,fuckit,it can stay there.

[Rocket88]

Went on the RedSparrow Industries' Christmas do on friday night. Unfortunately the Director got shitfaced and spent the next 6 month's hospitality budget on some very ropey looking strippers. No doubt he's still feeling sheepish today!

Was "sheepish" one of the strippers?

[trigger]

I spent 20 minutes this morning queuing up to collect my Christmas meat from the butchers only to find out once I was inside that I'd be queuing at the wrong butchers...

 

I felt like a right berk, and It was the only job my wife's given me this Christmas. 

[KruJoe]

[Parky]

Just heard DUGGA DUGGA DUGGA DUGGA SMASH outside. It was the empty house next door losing a tile. Unfortunately the tile is on their side of the roof but right on the edge of mine so no doubt the useless son who now owns the place (old lady passed away few weeks ago) will do nothing and thus put the onus on me. Any leaking will no doubt permeate my walls as much as his.

 

Swept up the mess in the wind and the rain only to have another neighbour complaining I had missed a bit and it was on their footpath. FFS

 

Wife left work 9 miles away at 2pm. Still not home five hours later because of the QE2 bridge being closed. Lakeside shopping centre is gridlocked, no food in the house, wife and kids off to NZ on Christmas Day, god I bloody hate this time of year

[cort16]

As much as the snow on the forum is pretty how do I turn it off as its making my browser go mental?

[vulgalour]

Well done AA.  You may have promptly responded to my complaint which I do appreciate, but I'm not a Miss as you well know since I signed my initial letter as Mr and I'm a Mr on your records.

[purplebargeken]

Congratulations to the courageous folk driving in North London who are braving the rain and the wind, but I have just one minor gripe. Try driving with your fucking lights ON, especially you, the stupid bint in the blue Bini. Assholes.

[hairnet]

+1 for the making the pc go daft (it speeds up and slows down wtf)

 

please dave make it stop...............................please (sobs)

[Mr Lobster]

For the first time in my life, today I went inside a branch of Sports Direct.

 

Jesus Fucking Christ.

 

Its like some giant emporium geared specifically to the needs of the chav. Overcrowded with too much stock, selling brightly coloured sportswear* to people who have never actually required sportswear for performing sport but only because the baggyness and elasticated waists hide their ever expanding girth to the massive discounted prices proclaiming 70% off everything so buy-lots-of-it-now to the inevitable cans of Monster and some other bargain priced energy drink on sale by the till. Its like a mecca of cheap shit yet judging by the queues people were absolutely lapping it up.

 

Verdict - Retail grimness.

[Cheggers]

For the first time in my life, today I went inside a branch of Sports Direct.

 

Jesus Fucking Christ.

 

Its like some giant emporium geared specifically to the needs of the chav. Overcrowded with too much stock, selling brightly coloured sportswear* to people who have never actually required sportswear for performing sport but only because the baggyness and elasticated waists hide their ever expanding girth to the massive discounted prices proclaiming 70% off everything so buy-lots-of-it-now to the inevitable cans of Monster and some other bargain priced energy drink on sale by the till. Its like a mecca of cheap shit yet judging by the queues people were absolutely lapping it up.

 

Verdict - Retail grimness.

 

All very true, but if you do play sport or use the gym it's amazing for looking the part on the cheap

 

 

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[Ghosty]

Seeing people in fucking Nissan Jukes slowing down to a crawl for a couple inches of water.

It's as if they don't know what a crossover's for...

[dugong]

 

Neighbours complaining about the parking on the road. Again.

 

Someone has taken it upon themselves to stick anonymous messages on my car outlining their displeasure at where I've left it for the past ten years or so (on and off, I've lived in Lancaster and Crewe etc etc for periods). Entitled STOP PARKING HERE, it then goes on to list two sections of the RTA that they feel I'm breach of, highlighted for my delectation.

 

Anyway, to cut a long story short, they tried shoving another [anonymous] one through the letterbox this evening, so we nipped out for a quick chat. Christ, what a self-righteous pair they were. They were a bit shocked FATHA_DUGONG and I whipped out so fast. They tried to drive away and blocked up the road in the process. Oh, the irony.

 

Was it really needed? I can't believe that was the most constructive use of their time at Christmas. I'm not typing any more lest I slip into expletive-filled WATANABE mode. RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

 

Also, I dropped a glass and slit my little finger open. STINGS.

[The Moog]

As compared to the idiots 1cm behind your rear bumper trying to do 100+ in torrential rain with just.their side lights on. Apparently the laws of physics don't apply to them..

[beko1987]

The cunt in the merc sprinter who bumped up on the kerb to go alongside me as I was indicating right and waiting to turn (no filter lane)

 

We had a beeping contest, I win cos I has man horn and the horn on a merc sprinter is comically shit...

[dugong]

The cunt in the merc sprinter who bumped up on the kerb to go alongside me as I was indicating right and waiting to turn (no filter lane)

 

We had a beeping contest, I win cos I has man horn and the horn on a merc sprinter is comically shit...

Did you leave a note on his car afterwards?

[vulgalour]

Dr Dugong and Mr Watanabe.  That is all.

[dugong]

Dr Dugong and Mr Watanabe.  That is all.

Yeah - but I have a better car than Bruce Banner.

[vulgalour]

I was going to retort that by telling you that you don't have awesome purple shorts, but I don't know that for a phakt.