The grumpy thread

[Lankytim]

It's the time of the year, plus it's better to travel at off peak times, I.E 4am.

 

The M6 was closed at J16 at the time you wanted to get to Stoke, whenever that happens it paramongs the whole area.

[xtriple]

Spent all day yesterday at the vets with Phoebe. She had to stay and have x-rays etc, problem is she's a rescue and freaks out around people she doesn't know, as our usual vet knows and she accomadates our (Phoebes) needs. Saw a newly qualified bloke that we saw a few months ago when she hurt her other leg and at the time, he sort of fobbed us off.

 

Anyway, the call comes with the news that she has indeed broken her leg (elbow) and they would like to operate tomorrow (today). I can pick her up and bring her home and take her in for her op when due.

 

Not great, but okay, she needs an operation, better get on with it.

 

So I rush over to see her/pick her up and after an hour wait, everything has changed.... no op because they won't do it and have reffered her to a specialist in Bristol for a CT scan and op. It's no longer the simple break I was told on the phone but an old chronic one and certainly didn't happen at the weekend! I was made to feel I was abusing my dog/lying through my teeth. That was certainly the implication....

 

This twat then goes on to say my options are this reffered vet and a 4 grand bill (that the insurance won't cover all of and will probably wriggle out of paying) or to have her put down!

 

Thatt's obviously not happening.

 

Anyway, in the meantime they have put her leg in a cast and I see OUR vet next Tuesday (bloody Christmas!). I suggested to him that they had x-rayed the wrong leg as an old fracture could have been when she hurt her other leg months ago.... 'Oh no we got the right leg....' I'm really not sure!

 

I've lost all faith in them...

 

She's laying here with this bloody great cast on her leg and whinging. She whinged all night which she didn't before they put the cast on - apart from the fact she didn't lke putting weight on it, she was okay (sort of) now she won't even try to walk and won't have a wee or a poo even though I've carried her out about ten times.

 

I really don't know what to do. I don't trust this twat and his bedside manner stinks, but don't want Pheebs to have to wait a week for treatment. I got the feeling they were on a bit of an earner with the refferal/CT scan.

 

It really sux.

[dugong]

The suffering of animals is horrible, xtriple.

 

Fingers crossed it gets sorted soon.

[dugong]

Been told on Facebook the Charade is 'a bit expensive'.

 

Yeah.

[fordperv]

Xtriple it is truly shit when you lose faith in the vets, my faith went in January of this year when my big lad german shepherd was acting out of sorts, lethargic not eating and when I took him to the vets all I got told by some jumped up uni leaver was "well he is old" what the fuck! i asked don't you want to do blood tests etc he didn't listen and spoke over me, at this point my fist and arm tensed at which point mrs fp grabbed my arm as if to tell me to chill, the vet just gave him antibiotics and a 5 days later he passed, i still feel that if the vet had listened and done the tests he would've had a chance.

 

I hope your doggy gets sorted and back to herself soon

[Rocket88]

Which bit is expensive..................................

 

Been told on Facebook the Charade is 'a bit expensive'.

Yeah.

 

Don't live near Battle, do they?

[hairnet]

jo whiley fck right off

 

on radio 2 and doing popmaster and shes talking to bloke and he says im into football (afc wombledon lol)

 

and she says yeah im into music

 

hahahahahahahahaha = radio 1= paragon and now on r2 cos old

 

bring back fluff  (even a tape)

[nigel bickle]

If your dog is suffering, and you can't get canine painkillers, we used Holland & Barrett homeopathic valerian. ( blue packet, can't remember the name)

 

Ours was 36kg, and dying, but the H&B stuff helped more than the knockout prescriptive stuff, which just sent him daft, as he tried to see the world through pissed eyes. Homeopathy relaxed him, put him at ease.

 

May help till Tuesday. Hope the prognosis is better, then.

 

Feel your pain

[saucedoctor]

Radio 5 Live. WTF is with the newsreaders? Apparently, some bloke got arrested for "selling droogs in a poob in Loondon". I had to check I hadn't accidentally tuned in to some World Service foreign language feed.

 

And Nicky Campbell can FRO. Not because of his accent, but because he's a cunt.

[chaseracer]

Apparently, some bloke got arrested for "selling droogs in a poob in Loondon"...

 

“We can destroy what we have written, but we cannot unwrite it.”

 

[Cavcraft]

Today I managed to do this to piss off done lazy/arrogant fuckers:

 

 

 

It's not quite perfect as I recon I should have driven in, rather then reversed, and got closer to the black one, but it'll do for now.

[dave21478]

There is a hydro-electric dam near me that is getting repaired or extended or something. As such, there is a constant stream of cement trucks coming up from town - literally one every 15 minutes all day. Well, except lunch from 12 - 2pm....this is France after all.

Anyway, this means that taking to the verges to avoid these trucks, which seem to be driven exclusively by cunts, is a daily occurrence.

 

http://youtu.be/UBW-jRw_nhc

 

You might just make out a muttered "fucking twat" or similar - I have given up shouting at them....it makes no difference.

[jakebullet]

10 years ago today I signed on as an ebay slave.

It says I've sold £195,469.35 worth of crap. Ebay + paypal take about 16%, so I've paid them £32,234 and 27p.

 

You'd think the bastards would at least give me a card. It feels like I'm buying someone I don't like a new kia every 3 years.

[Timewaster]

Jake. I'm an arsehole.

 

I'd like a blue Rio diesel please

[HillmanImp]

Went over 5,000 posts and did not notice. I could have posted a cool Jaguar XKR or something to celebrate but forgot. So instead have a picture of a Peugeot 5008 for my 5,008th post.

 

[MarvinsMom]

Been in a crappy mood, mainly with myself all day. I'm on holidays and, i've not been as rigorous with my happy tablets as i should have been. 

 

own fault, but late to bed, and late up in the morning, i think i've perhaps missed a dose, so i feel like crap today, then this morning i've sat and watched "The Bridge to Terebithia" this morning (SPOILER ALERT- If you've not seen it, the lass dies....very sad) so now I'm a weepy, snotty nosed mess - bloody hormones, brilliant......

[chaseracer]

Where's Louise when you need her?  All this emotional stuff just confuses us blokes... 

 

 

EDIT: I've just googled that fillum.  It's got the T-1000 shapeshifter fella from Terminator 2...

[MarvinsMom]

and the blonde girl who dies in the film is also Violet Beaurigarde (?) in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. She's the one who is always chewing chewing gum.

[dome]

Managed to break the Skoda. The guy I bought the used veg from assured me it was filtered to 1 micron-to be fair most of it was fine but the last load had some sediment in it which I noticed too late before some of it went into the tank. Sure enought the fucker conked out about half a mile from the house.

 

Tried replacing the filter but no difference, took the sender out of the tank and it was blocked, I managed to fuck it totally though trying to clean it out meaning I need to find a new sender unit  the night before christmas eve. Arsebiscuits.

 

 

[skattrd]

I've been trying to avoid going in to town this week and keeping busy doing stuff around the house. I have now discovered I am missing one piece for my bathroom renovation (basin fixing it) and without it I cannot put the basin in. I'll try an 8am dash in and out of town tomorrow morning ... how bad can it be?

[richardmorris]

Yodel. Still. Enough said.

[Lacquer Peel]

Managed to break the Skoda. The guy I bought the used veg from assured me it was filtered to 1 micron-to be fair most of it was fine but the last load had some sediment in it which I noticed too late before some of it went into the tank. Sure enought the fucker conked out about half a mile from the house.

 

Tried replacing the filter but no difference, took the sender out of the tank and it was blocked, I managed to fuck it totally though trying to clean it out meaning I need to find a new sender unit  the night before christmas eve. Arsebiscuits.

 

 

It's okay cold filtering at one micron, but it sounds like he's been warm or hot filtering the oil for speed. How have you fucked the sender? I've had these to bits and they clip together okay, just bin the filter piece.

[Timewaster]

Yodel. Still. Enough said.

Ditto Herpes, UPS, Parcel Farce etc. all hopelessly underprepared for that suprise Christmas rush that no one could have possibly predicted.

[320touring]

Managed to break the Skoda. The guy I bought the used veg from assured me it was filtered to 1 micron-to be fair most of it was fine but the last load had some sediment in it which I noticed too late before some of it went into the tank. Sure enought the fucker conked out about half a mile from the house.

 

Tried replacing the filter but no difference, took the sender out of the tank and it was blocked, I managed to fuck it totally though trying to clean it out meaning I need to find a new sender unit the night before christmas eve. Arsebiscuits.

Bugger.could you use something to replace it- tights or owt?

[chaseracer]

Ditto Herpes, UPS, Parcel Farce etc. all hopelessly underinvested for that surprise Christmas rush that no one could have possibly predicted.

 

More accurately... 

[chaseracer]

I'm watching the big band Prom on BBC4.  Despite Clare Teal it's very good, but I have just one question...

 

Gregory Porter: what is it with that ridiclious feckin hat?

[TimothyClaypole]

I've been trying to avoid going in to town this week and keeping busy doing stuff around the house. I have now discovered I am missing one piece for my bathroom renovation (basin fixing it) and without it I cannot put the basin in. I'll try an 8am dash in and out of town tomorrow morning ... how bad can it be?

 

Did the rest of my Christmas shopping after work today, Was absolute chaos yesterday but today I've seen busier Saturdays.  

 

In the past I did all my shopping Christmas Eve just for a laugh. 

[myglaren]

The past few years I have done my shopping on Christmas Eve - quietest day of the year and slashed prices to be rid of stock.

Had to go today though after putting it off since Friday.

Cleverly left about £20s worth of shopping on the packing counter

Checkout lady had spotted it and rescued it for me, went back when I realised I hadn't brought my grandson's dinner home with me.

[dome]

Ah it was my own fault. Tried a mod to increase flow through the sender and made a royal arse of it. Will see of upullit are open in the morning. Beer and Cannonball Run II have helped my mood.

[DS20]

I filled up the Range Rover today. Good news: 107.9 ppl (after discount) for boggo unleaded. Bad news: fuel economy over the last tank was 11 mpg.

 

11! That's terrible, even for this car