The grumpy thread

[FredTransit]

Saw a cream egg ad today, it said Cadbury's Cream Egg season is 1 Jan to 5 April......

[brammy777]

I have to count creme eggs at work every wednesday, its not fun. And they dont scan, so shops either get a card with its barcode on or a touchscreen button on the till for it.We arent selling easter eggs yet, but they will no doubt be delivered soon.Regarding the fools in pickups/4x4s in the snow, I saw a L200 fishtail down a road today bouncing off kerbs, do they not realise that generally means you are accelerating too hard on a slippy surface?

[Louise2cv]

Just phoned a guy about a car:Me: Hi, I'm ringing about the advert in the car magHim: huh-oh ha hasilence Me: erm... is it still for saleHim: well your actually the seventh or eighth person to ask that.silenceMe: riiiiiiiiightlong silence.Me: Well, is it possible to view it? Him: well when would that be, I can't just be expected to sort that kind of thing out at a drop of a hat.Me: well I can only do weekends, Him: well it'll be next weekend now then, you can't expect an answer last minute like that, I mean your talking Sunday tomorrow, and its very last minute.Me: erm, ok, I could do tomorrow but if its not possible..Him: well your asking me and I can't tell you. Things might change in the next couple of hours, I can't say.Me: Are you listing it for someone else then?Him: well this is it, my friend can't use a mobile at work, its strictly forbidden for safety reasons, so he's asked me to hold the documents.Me: shall I ring back maybe?Him: well you can, maybe I'll see him tomorrow but if you arrange to view it and not bother to show up he won't be very happy if you know what I mean.Me: ok, maybe I'll ring back tomorrow. Bye.Holy cow, do you want to sell it or not? He was so pissed off that I'd phoned! TBH it sounded to good to be true in the ad.

[shite_meister]

Just phoned a guy about a car:Me: Hi, I'm ringing about the advert in the car magHim: huh-oh ha hasilence Me: erm... is it still for saleHim: well your actually the seventh or eighth person to ask that.silenceMe: riiiiiiiiightlong silence.Me: Well, is it possible to view it? Him: well when would that be, I can't just be expected to sort that kind of thing out at a drop of a hat.Me: well I can only do weekends, Him: well it'll be next weekend now then, you can't expect an answer last minute like that, I mean your talking Sunday tomorrow, and its very last minute.Me: erm, ok, I could do tomorrow but if its not possible..Him: well your asking me and I can't tell you. Things might change in the next couple of hours, I can't say.Me: Are you listing it for someone else then?Him: well this is it, my friend can't use a mobile at work, its strictly forbidden for safety reasons, so he's asked me to hold the documents.Me: shall I ring back maybe?Him: well you can, maybe I'll see him tomorrow but if you arrange to view it and not bother to show up he won't be very happy if you know what I mean.Me: ok, maybe I'll ring back tomorrow. Bye.Holy cow, do you want to sell it or not? He was so pissed off that I'd phoned! TBH it sounded to good to be true in the ad.

What an arse, why do some sellers think they're doing buyers a big favour? its simple, they WANT to sell and you MIGHT want to buy. I've had a few that have been similar. I'd leave it to be honest, it sounds iffy and the guy is obviously a class twat.

[Father Ted]

You need to post up his number, Im so in the mood to shout at someone.

 

Can I just say....

 

eBay - Fckuing Fckunuggets. They wont let me charge posstage on some maglites I was going to list as spares - starting bid a penny, TBH if they sold for a penny I wouldnt have cared so long as they were of some use. But FFS Im not being out of pocket for posting the bloody things.

[STUNO]

The aircon in my Laurel has decided that the loverly cold air wont go to the footwells and its really hot here now. And one of the oil-filled front suspension bushes would spit out its oil all over the garage floor. it is too hot to sleep properly at night too so I am in a bad mood all the time. On the good side .. keep the snowy pics coming, they are brilliant

[ashmicro]

I too, over the last days, have seen a number of eejits in both 4x4s and regular cars, PHAILING to control their vehicles under braking. So if any of you WANKERS are looking, take heed.

 

CADENCE BRAKING

 

Repeated application of the brakes enables you to obtain some steering control under braking. (and no, you cannot ignore this if you have ABS)

Apply the brakes firmly to lock the wheels momentarily, then release them to allow the wheels to rotate again, so that you regain steering. Repeat this sequence deliberately and rhythmically until sufficient road speed is lost. Braking occurs while the brakes are on, steering while they are off.

 

From: Roadcraft, The Police Driver's Handbook

 

 

[Cavcraft]

Just phoned a guy about a car:Me: Hi, I'm ringing about the advert in the car magHim: huh-oh ha hasilence Me: erm... is it still for saleHim: well your actually the seventh or eighth person to ask that.silenceMe: riiiiiiiiightlong silence.Me: Well, is it possible to view it? Him: well when would that be, I can't just be expected to sort that kind of thing out at a drop of a hat.Me: well I can only do weekends, Him: well it'll be next weekend now then, you can't expect an answer last minute like that, I mean your talking Sunday tomorrow, and its very last minute.Me: erm, ok, I could do tomorrow but if its not possible..Him: well your asking me and I can't tell you. Things might change in the next couple of hours, I can't say.Me: Are you listing it for someone else then?Him: well this is it, my friend can't use a mobile at work, its strictly forbidden for safety reasons, so he's asked me to hold the documents.Me: shall I ring back maybe?Him: well you can, maybe I'll see him tomorrow but if you arrange to view it and not bother to show up he won't be very happy if you know what I mean.Me: ok, maybe I'll ring back tomorrow. Bye.Holy cow, do you want to sell it or not? He was so pissed off that I'd phoned! TBH it sounded to good to be true in the ad.

I'd have just told him to shove it up his arse then phoned back at 2.00am just to annoy him.In a continued car selling related theme my nugget of the week has been the 'gem' that sent 32 private messages and six text messages in the space of about 38 hours over a van I have.Every single time without fail I told him I wasn't interested in a deal with his motor and every single time he failed to listen.In the end I agreed to meet him somewhere random tomorrow. I hope he turns up. I won't be there of course but I hope he turns up.

[Richard]

I too, over the last days, have seen a number of eejits in both 4x4s and regular cars, PHAILING to control their vehicles under braking. So if any of you WANKERS are looking, take heed.CADENCE BRAKINGRepeated application of the brakes enables you to obtain some steering control under braking. (and no, you cannot ignore this if you have ABS)Apply the brakes firmly to lock the wheels momentarily, then release them to allow the wheels to rotate again, so that you regain steering. Repeat this sequence deliberately and rhythmically until sufficient road speed is lost. Braking occurs while the brakes are on, steering while they are off.From: Roadcraft, The Police Driver's Handbook

That's not what this wanker on the BBC website says http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/front ... 004092.stm

[ashmicro]

I think I'll stick to Police advice Richard!

[messerschmitt owner]

weather forecasts on the BBC? Where is my snow? You promised me snow all night and none fell? You're promising it now! Where is it? You can't even look out the bloomin' window and write a wee thing saying grey skies!In the past ten days, you've cried Wolf about six times and the time we did get snow you didn't forecast it!If you can't get today's weather right, what hope is there for global warming!

[outlaw118]

Yea, I feel the pain!!BBC local says 4 or 5 inches more last night, showers all day.Was hoping they were right, coz due to 'elf and safety, I'll be unable to work tomorrow.BUT nothing, if anything theres less about now, than there was when I got in from t'pub last night.You've no need to worry though, if I get snowed in, I've bought 45 pints of milk and 39 loaves of bread. You can't be too careful...

[ashmicro]

That's another of my gripes - The so-called BBC News channel on Sky/Pesantvision. Every sodding time I turn it on there seems to be some overdressed cretin babbling in about "cloud bubbling up" or "spits and spots of rain"What's the difference between a "spit" and a "Spot"??Cheap output, I'll wager.

[pbottomley]

Work contract security for any amount of time, and you soon realise you cop it from both sides. The company, and the client.In twenty two years, I recieved disciplinary notices for:Driving too slowDriving too fastCrashing a vehicle when I wasn't driving. (Wasn't even on duty)Not smilingChecking too many passes at the doorChecking the MD's passNot checking the MD's passWriting in my pocket book and making someone nearby feel uncomfortableDoing too many patrolsNot doing enough patrolsChecking my work related emailsSaying good morning and making it sound like fcuk offSmiling while being reprimandedAnd the list goes on. You develop a very thick skin in that game, or you just get out.But by far the most satisfying reprimand was for dragging my branch manager across his desk and telling him he should wake up and smell the crap he shovels.That was shortly before he was canned for fraud. There was a God that day.Dan

Errr is that Dan Dan the vauxhall man ?

[retrogeezer]

If you can't get today's weather right, what hope is there for global warming!

Exactly! They forecast a 'barbeque' summer that was a washout and a 'mild' winter that is the coldest for at least 30 years. They don't have a friggin clue what is going on with the 'climate' but are paid millions by the government so it doesn't matter when it's wrong does it.

[Justin Case]

Exactly! They forecast a 'barbeque' summer that was a washout and a 'mild' winter that is the coldest for at least 30 years.

 

And now some mouthpiece from the Met Office has the cheek to turn up on News 24 and say they aren't any good at forecasting more than a few weeks ahead, while at they same time they confidently predict what will happen in 20 years time. Let's hope that that will put an end to all this global warming garbage.

[Rusty Pelican]

That's another of my gripes - The so-called BBC News channel on Sky/Pesantvision. Every sodding time I turn it on there seems to be some overdressed cretin babbling in about "cloud bubbling up" or "spits and spots of rain"What's the difference between a "spit" and a "Spot"??Cheap output, I'll wager.

Spot on ( or is that spit ) My thoughts exactly.

[whitevanman]

todays rant...ME I'm an idiot and I've proved it to myself ah the power of the internet......right I'm off for breakfast

[Hudsonpie]

Just braved the corpse ridden streets and debris caused by the weather to go to Tescos, got chatting to the woman at the check out who told me people have been buying four times the amount of shopping they would normally buy, then taking it back moaning that half of it has gone off before the sell by date. We've had a few gentle flurries overnight, but they were practically running into Tescos to buy up the last remaining stocks before the END comes.......twats....

[Mr Lobster]

at they same time they confidently predict what will happen in 20 years time. Let's hope that that will put an end to all this global warming garbage.

Doubt it but as it seems that this global warming bollocks has become some kind of new religion to be swallowed unquestioningly by the stupid then I think the government will continue pushing it.

 

Drive 5 miles less? Fuck off, I'm going the long way home.

[rocco1504]

got chatting to the woman at the check out who told me people have been buying four times the amount of shopping they would normally buy, then taking it back moaning that half of it has gone off before the sell by date.

Fekkin' Sell By Dates, surely designed by Supermarkets to get you to buy more ?, I mean, when I was young, they didn't have Bloody Sell by Dates, it was a case of, if it looked good, smelt OK, it was OK to eat, plus we didn't have bloody freezers, these days, "OOOH, it's past it's sell by date, Bin it", Twunts.I mean, i've seen Kilos of perfectly good meat Binned, just because it was past it's date, Sorry but I think it's Criminal.Rant over

[Richard]

Isn't global warming denial also some kind of new religion to be swallowed unquestioningly by the stupid?

[Rusty Pelican]

Good point Rocco . Sell by , use by , display untill , best before , suitable for freezing , not suitable for freezing , contains nuts ,contains saturated fat ,contains soya , conains salt , maybe even contains something fucking edible . Im shopping , havnt got the time to read bloody lablels all day

[Timewaster]

Sell by dates are complete tosh! Use by dates at least have some meaning, but i still take them with a pinch of salt.Although I will admit that my GF found a pack of powdered milk in the back of one of my cupboards that was dated Aug 99!I didn't move here till September 99! And drive 5 miles less? Fuck off! Fix the bastard traffic lights so I dont sit there for 5 minutes while NO ONE goes across the junction!Every day...For the last 5 years! No thats not going to happen is it?! Global warming - it's all MY fault!

[retrogeezer]

Isn't global warming denial also some kind of new religion to be swallowed unquestioningly by the stupid?

Not really, the earth warms up, the earth cools down....has done for millions of years. As David Bellamy once said, if it didn't we would be sitting under 50 feet of ice.What we need to worry about is using up fossil fuels and finding an alternative.

[Mr Lobster]

Isn't global warming denial also some kind of new religion to be swallowed unquestioningly by the stupid?

Maybe. Although it's not shoved down our throats as much as the OMG IMPENDING GLOBAL DOOM (unless we restrict what you do and put up your taxes) movement.There is perhaps some climate change which may or may not be caused by man. But then there has already been cyclical climate change occuring since forever which certainly isn't man made.

What we need to worry about is using up fossil fuels and finding an alternative.

Very true. It doesn't seem as though a truly viable alternative is here yet.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Oh aye, are we all 'man-made climate change' deniers on here then?

[Pillock]

It annoys me that there's been a fair bit of research debunking global warming including bits by people like NASA, but it all gets buried by hippies as soon as we get a warm day / cold day.Currently, summers are no warmer than in the medieval warm period (where England had some lovely vinyards), and we're recovering from the 17th Century where there was the 'little ice age'. Did they ask folks back then to drive 5 miles less? No.

[pompei]

I think the issue here is the sweeping acceptance in political and media circles that global warming is man-made when there in no scientific consensus. The refusal to have clear, unemotional debate and the denouncement of those who are not fully convinced as some kind of pariah is what hacks some people off. I met David Bellamy at a works do a couple of years ago, and he is persona non grata now - the BBc won't even have him through their doors to let him put his case. I can't think of any other scientific/political issue where debate is stifled in this way

[Mr Lobster]

^ Exactly. I am not personally in a position to say whether climate change is man made or not or even if it is actually happening. But the media and politicians present it as accepted fact that it is man made and that we all must radically change our ways and pay for it. It might be but there is research both for and against. But there is little in the way of actual debate on the matter it is just put that it is happening and thats that.