The grumpy thread

[j-j]

Ah, never watched it despite being a SciFi fan myself. I wonder if she digs disgraceful old carpet sheds complete with inappropriate bumper stickers..

[myglaren]

Probably not but you never know...

[Stixy]

I often have dreams where I'm lighting up

Me too I havent had a fag since 2002 but i still eyeball the packets of Park Drive when in the newsagents

[Mr H Sceptre]

a pic of some Player's No.6...

 

really brings back memories.

 

I've not see Capstans or Craven A for a while, but you can still buy Chesterfield in some vending machines in Germany.

The last time I was able to buy Number 6 was at the Reading Festival in 1991, some bloke was selling them out of a bin-bag. They'd already disappeared from English shops by then (I think).

 

Chesterfield are pretty popular, or at least widely available, in Italy. Bloody invisible in England.

 

Also Piccadilly Filter and Gitanes Blondes have both ceased production.

 

Yet Richmond, Superkings, Mayfair et al are available all over the bloody shop. Is there no justice?

Picadilly Filter were the chosen smokes of The Sweeney.

[barrett]

Picadilly Filter were the chosen smokes of The Sweeney.

Thats what i need then. Just to bring this back on topic briefly, i just realised i have run out of baccy....which means i have 5 smokes to get me through the whole night at work. Not GR8 4 stress.

[outlaw118]

Type Two Diabetes.I haz it.It's a fuckin' pain in the arse, especially round christmas time. I'm drugs controlled and have been for a while now, but I've had a CT scan this weekend and they've given me a drink to line my belly, which apparently will mess up my sugar levels.So I've eaten half a large Toblerone today, and bollocks to it. It's bah humbugging christmas.What the Fuck!

[pogweasel]

TBH, I would listen to the quacks on that one. Guy I used to work with has type 2: ignored all the medical advice offered re. health, diet & exercise, now he's totally housebound, cripp'd and in danger of having to have his legs sawed off...

[Mr Lobster]

+1 on listening to docs TBH. I keep thinking I'm going to sort my diet out. Too much of a liking for beer, too much sugary crap and a liking for cheese together with not that much exercise ain't going to do me much good really so come next year I need to SORT IT OUT.

[outlaw118]

I've been good, cut right down on the smokes, lost 1.5 stone then nearly died end May this year with a completely unrelated complaint. Blood sugars up the wall, triglycerides up the wall, housebound for 6 weeks back to work inend September. Makes you wonder why I bothered. Back on good behaviour tomorrow, just a bit pissed off with it all today tbh. New years resolution is to not die yet. I'm much more annoying when I'm breathing.

[pompei]

Hey, good luck outlaw.

[outlaw118]

Cheers Mr Pompei sir, feeling a bit more like "behaving" this am...and my wee smells like sugar puffs, which is a sure sign I've over-indulged.....

[outlaw118]

My work van. WHAT A LUMP OF CRAP!!!Its an 06 reg Citroen Dispatch "Enterprise" with the old 1.9 no turbo diseasel.The fact it can barely drag itself along is annoying enough, but I get used to it.It's got 49k on it, it's had a whole new clutch assembly at 20k, recalled for a gearlinkage issue, and it drinks like a dehydrated Scotsman (no offence).Again, all things I can handle; hey recall, shit happens. Clutch - we'll put that down to bad luck. mpg - company fuel card, who cares.BUTThe fucker leaks. Like a seive. Always has, but it's getting worse. Both rear sliding doors piss water in during any kind of weather, as does the passenger front door. I parked it up Thursday at 5.00pm, since which time it's snowed a couple of inches. Then thawed a bit. Then frozen a bit. I can't open the sliding door on the drivers side coz it's frozen solid. I can see the rubber seal clinging on to the door - if I pull the handle any harder it's going to come off in my hand. I have an icicle on the passenger side INSIDE the cab which is about 7 inches long. Lovely. Theres frozen condensation on the inside of the windscreen, and pretty frosty patterns on the bulkhead.I went to the local dealer in MAY to get them to investigate, they said I need a new hinge pin or summat and would get back to me. I'm still waiting for that call.All of the above would be perfectly acceptable on some shite - my Renault 4 was frosty on the inside, as was my 1st Capri Mk2.But this is a less that 4 year old vehicle, and it's always been crap. As I gather Watanabe has had issues with his Shitron too, and discovered that the dealers are clueless twats, why would I want to go and buy a car from them now?I've had 2 in the past CMU781V GS Pallas, and a BX Gti, and thought they were great. Would I buy one now.Not on one's nelly.

[whitevanman]

and it drinks like a dehydrated Scotsman (no offence)..

None taken......................

[Rusty Pelican]

Mrs Rusty is a type 1 diabetic so I know all about this , Outlaw118 , If you carry on eating all the crap you WILL end up a type 1 , 4 injections a day , no eating this , no eating that , Doctors endlessly nagging you ( I suspect they do that already though ) and telling you you will go blind , loose a leg or two , have a stroke or two , Secret is , youve got it NOT its got you , just go easy , half a toblerone is not a good idea although very nice

[Cheggers]

So, like a lot of married folk with teenage daughters, I get to see a lot of reality TV...mostly crap, but just about bearable and not, per se, the reason for the rant.What really boils my piss is the use of the word "Journey" by all the winners/ losers when facing the final interview.Trekking across Nepal is a journey, taking the train to Batley is a journey, walking to Londis is a journey, A-framing a hillman hunter back from Swindon is a journey.Singing, skating, learning to dance or eating kangaroo's bollocks IS NOT A FUCKING JOURNEY.And breathe...

[outlaw118]

I hear you brother!I accidently caught the end of "Poncing About On Ice" and I swear the "J" word was used about 15 times.get over yourselves, nobjockeys.

[RedSparrow]

More work things. This week I have been given all half days. Actually, not even that. 2 to 2 1/2 hours a day every day. It's Christmas week and so we have no customers. Waste of everyones time. What is the point of ruining a day for the sake of 2 hours work? I may call in sick tomorrow.Also, its just occured to me that someone else might have been using Tony Hancock as their avatar, if this is the case let me know and I will attempt to be original for a change!

[pompei]

Useless journos constantly referring to Amy Winehouse/Pete Doherty as, "the troubled singer" ... hey guys, try getting past page one in your book of cliches.

[Mr H Sceptre]

Useless journos constantly referring to Amy Winehouse/Pete Doherty as, "the troubled singer" ... hey guys, try getting past page one in your book of cliches.

Brian Wilson, now thats a troubled singer.

[M'coli]

My new car. 2000 Polo estate, and the most I've ever spent on a car, and from a dealer to boot. So why the grump? Is it too much to expect ALL the external door locks to work? Central locking works fine but I can only unlock the car from the driver's door as the passenger door lock and the tailgate lock are goosed, which means that if some ignoramous parks too close to the driver's side it's a crawl along the roof and hope you can reach down to unlock the bastard "No, I didn't know that mate" said the dealer. Last time I'm buying anything from him...

[mouseflakes]

...eating kangaroo's bollocks...

Don't often have much to grumble about, but this is one thing that really annoys be about 'I'm an arse, get me out the Jungle'.I'm all for the idea of eating every part of an animal that can be eaten - in order to make best use of what's there and in some odd way I suppose, to be respectful of that animal's (ex)life.But to show celebrities eating knackers 'because it's 'gross'... entertaining... funny...' or whatever, I find completely disrespectful to those animals. I've no desire to start an animal rights debate, but I do find the whole thing callous and offensive. And it's aired as light entertainment.I'm sure the program makers will use the defense that it's traditional to eat all parts of an animal and shows respect and a 'no-waste' attitude - but the reality is they think it's funny to see celebs eating an animal's tackle. Ha-bloody-ha.

[warren t claim]

Modern vans with dash mounted gearchanges!Why has this caught on? I'm surely not the only 6'1" person with long legs who finds them a pain in the arse to reach? I have yet to use one that has a decent quality gearchange. All pre 1995ish Transit had a wonderful, crisp gearchange that also sounded wonderful, like a train running over a set of points and now I am lumbered with a level of wrist ache that's almost as bad as the bout I suffered after I first had broadband installed culminating in me having to take three days off work with "porn fatigue". Even a column mounted Bedford Midi style arrangement would be far superior.

[Cavcraft]

Why do some cars have throttle pedals that are set quite high up? I have size 11/12 feet and find some cars very tiring to drive due to high pedals.

[warren t claim]

Why do some cars have throttle pedals that are set quite high up? I have size 11/12 feet and find some cars very tiring to drive due to high pedals.

I used to find early Corsas and Vivas the worst for this. It must be a vauxhall thing....

[Mr H Sceptre]

Modern vans with dash mounted gearchanges!Why has this caught on? I'm surely not the only 6'1" person with long legs who finds them a pain in the arse to reach? I have yet to use one that has a decent quality gearchange. All pre 1995ish Transit had a wonderful, crisp gearchange that also sounded wonderful, like a train running over a set of points and now I am lumbered with a level of wrist ache that's almost as bad as the bout I suffered after I first had broadband installed culminating in me having to take three days off work with "porn fatigue". Even a column mounted Bedford Midi style arrangement would be far superior.

[Richard]

I am 6'1" with long legs and I couldn't say I've ever found the Transit's gear lever hard to reach. The gearchange quality seems OK by modern standards, though it goes without saying that the plastic linkage will leave me stranded one day.It did give me broadband wrist when I first stated driving it though.

[whitevanman]

Fords.................never thought I'd see the day when I was critical of this great Marque.............but last night her indoors brought the works 08 C Max homeme- shove it in the shed, will keep it clear of the snow for a quick get away in the morningher- cant get it in the shedme- dozy cow, there is barely any snow, your diving like shither- you do it thenme- OK15 mins laterme- Ok, so its shit in the snow, try going forward it goes backwards, try going backwards it goes righther- see, not my faultme- no its not your fault, moderns are shitetook nearly 20 mins and a huge run up to get the bloody thing in the shed and it was slipping all over the place this morning as well, got the P100 in there no problems last night but not the CMax half an hour later, Kenetics my arse FORD your shite now

[Tayne]

.

[brammy777]

Someone on my flickr contact list has uploaded one of my pictures?

Mine:

'Theirs'

Okay it wont let me copy the direct link so its http://www.flickr.com/photos/philippos/4206070462/

 

Alright so theyve edited and cropped it, but they could have asked first.... ahah.

[Rusty Pelican]

But thanks to Kinetic design it looks like it's driving into the shed even when it's sitting still with the wheels spinning.

You refering to the " moving when its stood still " look , WTF is that all about