The grumpy thread

2,157 · April 19, 2015

And the signs on the M6 had the M54, M50 and M4 all closed too.

I have the misfortune to drive a truck at night. They are at the moment regularly closing all the major routes. En route from Doncaster to Chepstow, South Wales, I had the full house of A42, A46, M42 and M5 closed.

The other night they closed the m1 and diverted you towards Derby, where the diversion signs promptly disappeared. Yeah, thanks for that, I have a 16ft high trailer and don't know the area at all, really helpful, and I've got simply oodles of drive time left on my tachograph to fuck around on minor routes.

5,965 · April 19, 2015

Can't afford a deposit for a house. Lol even if I could I don't have a job so I can't get a proper mortgage....

128,520 · April 19, 2015

Oh, you don't want to worry about that. The newest brainwave* is to sell council houses off cheap so they can use the money to replace them with more expensive ones, so you should be able to rent wherever you like, before long.

11,168 · April 19, 2015

I'd suggest a crate of Lech/Tyskie or similar might be a worthwhile present for him? These kind of people are well worth keeping sweet

Always take him something in along with sweets or something for his kids - three little girls often around and about.

86,360 · April 19, 2015

There was a thing on telly this week where some guy bought his council house in islington for 170k then immediatly put it on the market for 1 million.

Doesn't seen fair really I mean who isn't going to that but the council shouldn't be selling them .

How else are normal working class folk going to be able to stay in decent parts of central London .

6,236 · April 19, 2015

There was a thing on telly this week where some guy bought his council house in islington for 170k then immediatly put it on the market for 1 million.
Doesn't seen fair really I mean who isn't going to that but the council shouldn't be selling them .
How else are normal working class folk going to be able to stay in decent parts of central London .

The short answer is they wont. But fuck paying a million quid to live in poxy Islington.

There are very few council owned flats in Central London now, and those that remain are probably sub let to some wealthy bods who need them to kip in 3 nights a week.

27,997 · April 19, 2015

M1 was shut at the M6 junction last night - no diversion, no advance warning, just matrix signs from about J13 saying it was closed. Thankfully I know the area, but if you leave it to J19 where the close was you just end up on the M6, no ifs or buts, it's a free flow junction.

26,955 · April 19, 2015

My Baird Televisor from ye olden days of 2012 is about to celebrate Hitler's birthday by becoming too old for the Youtube app.

Always judge a television entirely on its merits as a display panel, and assume any 'smart' features will be useless, or so unpleasant to use you'll give up and plug your laptop into it instead.

10,579 · April 20, 2015

My MATSUI brand microwave oven has finally packed up after an astonishing thirty years.

It still microwaves and the light still lights up, but the rotating base thing doesn't,

It just makes grumbling noises and is presumably about three minutes away from bursting into flames.

Ah well.

I'll probably bury it in the garden for future generations to discover, plug in and be astonished.

86,360 · April 20, 2015

My Baird Televisor from ye olden days of 2012 is about to celebrate Hitler's birthday by becoming too old for the Youtube app.

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Always judge a television entirely on its merits as a display panel, and assume any 'smart' features will be useless, or so unpleasant to use you'll give up and plug your laptop into it instead.

Just get a chromecast for 30 quid.

5,965 · April 20, 2015

My MATSUI brand microwave oven has finally packed up after an astonishing thirty years.
It still microwaves and the light still lights up, but the rotating base thing doesn't,
It just makes grumbling noises and is presumably about three minutes away from bursting into flames.

Ah well.

I'll probably bury it in the garden for future generations to discover, plug in and be astonished.

Not going to try and fix it?

4,737 · April 20, 2015

^ This. It's probably just a knackered rubber belt or something - shame to just chuck it after it's lasted this long.

9,508 · April 20, 2015

My MATSUI brand microwave oven has finally packed up after an astonishing thirty years.
It still microwaves and the light still lights up, but the rotating base thing doesn't,
It just makes grumbling noises and is presumably about three minutes away from bursting into flames.

Ah well.

I'll probably bury it in the garden for future generations to discover, plug in and be astonished.

At least let it go out in style by bunging loads of cd's,batteries and everything else that you've told Never to put in a microwave.......

30,372 · April 20, 2015

Grapes!

27,997 · April 20, 2015

You can make a death ray from an old microwave.

24,728 · April 20, 2015

I've always wondered what would happen if I snapped the door off a microwave and left it running pointed through the wall at nextdoors bedhead all night. Would it cook their heads? it's the perfect crime.

128,520 · April 20, 2015

That would work better if his missus had gold teeth and was fond of performing oral sex on him.

27,997 · April 20, 2015

12,738 · April 20, 2015

Got a bit pissed off and smashed the screen of my Galaxy Tab 2, can still use it so it's just the top screen, it all still works underneath. So, thats more money to spend. I knew this would happen one day. Hey ho, that'll learn me. Mind you, I've still got the other Tab I bought off Dugong so I'll probably start transferring stuff to that and use that as my main until I can this one fixed.

4,256 · April 20, 2015

Don't worry ! 30 years ago it was possible to buy microwaves with no turntable, they were the cheaper ones without FLASH EXTRA BITS. You just have to turn the food around occasionally or find the sweet spot that heats evenly.

6,277 · April 20, 2015

I just love being mental.

Went to doctors on Friday. Hello quack, a year ago you promised I would be assessed for aspergers. I'm still waiting. What gives?

Oh, right, I'll get somebody to chase that up for you.

Ta.

Today. Ring ring. Quacks wanted me to ring you about your assessment for ADHD.

Er, I don't have ADHD ??

Yes you do. They're very busy assessing ADHD people and it will be another year. Thanks, bye. CLICK!

So now what do I do? Go back and see doctor doom again? Say fuck it? Go stand on a bridge and threaten to jump as that's the only way they take you seriously?

Answers on a postcard.

23,280 · April 20, 2015

Dear Sir,

I am keith farrugia from malta and I'm interested in buying the GT6. What would be the final price? I will arrange for collection and for shipping into Malta (that is not a problem).

Thanks and I look forward in receiving your reply.

Regards
Keith

Yeah righto Keith.

I have had a few interested parties in the GT6 but they have all been scared off by the 'work to do' photos, so I have set about hacking it to pieces outside with the plan to lash it back together and MOT it and sell it then instead as it will be more appealing with 12 months ticket on it.

128,520 · April 20, 2015

Don't worry ! 30 years ago it was possible to buy microwaves with no turntable, they were the cheaper ones without FLASH EXTRA BITS. You just have to turn the food around occasionally or find the sweet spot that heats evenly.

Be honest, it was a record player and your sister's hairdryer, wasn't it?

8,930 · April 20, 2015

Think I died 3 days ago, and Im in that Bruce Willis 6th sense bit. where nothing really happens to me, and fuck all goes on. nothing has happened to grump, smile, or anything else to mention. So thus Im assuming Im dead

If no one can read this, this affirms my thoughts ....

53,211 · April 20, 2015

That sounds a lot more like Victorian middle class ennui than death. Similar symptoms, but totally different ailments.

4.5k · April 20, 2015

Sorry.. what? I thought I heard summat. Mother?

2,668 · April 21, 2015

So this happened yesterday. Pulling left into a parking space in Tescos, a silly cow decided to undertake me and subsequently stuff her VW UP! into the side of my works Crafter.

Problem is, I'm working up in SVMland and need to drive myself, a member of staff and most of the event equipment back that afternoon. Seems in the shunt the wheel took the brunt of the impact, so a bent track rod, strut, and rather clunky steering rack means that the van ends up being recovered and I have to hire a van to get back. My van is needed in three days for another event, and it seems it's still in Scotland. Fucksticks.

1,804 · April 21, 2015

That's rubbish at least there'll be some decent cctv to show what happened

128,520 · April 21, 2015

GO HOME IONA

128,520 · April 21, 2015

This is my 9th day of trying to buy a pushbike that's 3/4 mile from my house.

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