The grumpy thread

[the judge]

  On 30/05/2015 at 17:27, AlabamaShrimp said:

HOW MUCH!!

 

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£1.65 for sodding chips! Robbing buggers!

Is that employee discounted on the receipt?

[Richard]

  On 30/05/2015 at 17:27, AlabamaShrimp said:

HOW MUCH!!

 

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£1.65 for sodding chips! Robbing buggers!

 

Never go to the Real Food Café in Tyndrum.

[AlabamaShrimp]

  On 30/05/2015 at 17:57, the judge said:

Is that employee discounted on the receipt?

No but I wish it was

[Rusty_Rocket]

Alabama- don't ever have a pub lunch in darkest Kent!

[greengartside]

That's about right I think? My chippy in the village where I work charges £1.60...

[fairkens]

£1 a portion where I am, I hope you gave the proper Yorkshire response

[EssDeeWon]

Blimey try living daaan saaaf then Alabama.

 

Last night I was dragged to the Cinema, something I do not enjoy but someone gave me and my GF an Odeon voucher at Christmas. Anyway, the voucher covered our two adult tickets to watch the film (£20 sodding quid) but the lady in front in the queue took her two children, they had a pot of popcorn plus some weird green icey drink each and the total including the film admission was just short of £40 - Yes Fourty Pounds!?? I was generally shocked that people just pay that sort of money to go and watch a poxy film that will be repeated 50 times on ITV2 next year.

 

Anyway I moaned at the 20 minutes of adverts before the film as I always do despite the start time being 18.45, yeah fuckin right try 19.07. If this friend gets that for me again next Christmas they'll be getting it back, sideways.

[jakebullet]

  On 30/05/2015 at 20:21, EssDeeWon said:

Blimey try living daaan saaaf then Alabama.

 

Last night I was dragged to the Cinema, something I do not enjoy but someone gave me and my GF an Odeon voucher at Christmas. Anyway, the voucher covered our two adult tickets to watch the film (£20 sodding quid) but the lady in front in the queue took her two children, they had a pot of popcorn plus some weird green icey drink each and the total including the film admission was just short of £40 - Yes Fourty Pounds!?? I was generally shocked that people just pay that sort of money to go and watch a poxy film that will be repeated 50 times on ITV2 next year.

 

Anyway I moaned at the 20 minutes of adverts before the film as I always do despite the start time being 18.45, yeah fuckin right try 19.07. If this friend gets that for me again next Christmas they'll be getting it back, sideways.

 

I did cinema on Friday afternoon. 2 adults, 2 ankle biters, 2 cokes, 2 slush things, smidge under £60. I justify it by thinking I'm going to one day be dead, and my evil sister will spend all my money on horses n shit. So that's £60 less that the bitch is going to blow of mine.

[EssDeeWon]

  On 30/05/2015 at 20:48, jakebullet said:

I did cinema on Friday afternoon. 2 adults, 2 ankle biters, 2 cokes, 2 slush things, smidge under £60. I justify it by thinking I'm going to one day be dead, and my evil sister will spend all my money on horses n shit. So that's £60 less that the bitch is going to blow of mine.

 

You don't like your sister much do you LOL!

[jakebullet]

Bonus car grump as well. My series land rover project has a knackered steering box. As in the ali box casing is shot and not safe to mount to the car. I have in my shit pile a late 2a one with a perfect casing, but knackered internals. Hmmm, can you 2 into 1 a 2a & a series 3 box?

 

They have the same rebuild kit. They look the same. win.

 

Stripped the 2a one down, ep90 headache, oil everywhere etc. Spent ages cleaning it up. It's perfect. Started taking the 3 box  apart, and then noticed the mounting bolts are a different size. Arse. No doubt I can get some bolts somewhere, but they'll be daft whitworth or something.

[jakebullet]

  On 30/05/2015 at 20:50, EssDeeWon said:

You don't like your sister much do you LOL!

 

I hate her with a fiery vengeance.

 

Started when we was kids, and family had little money due to father upgrading to wife #2. For 6 years I didn't even get a day out in Cleethorpes. Sister meanwhile went to Florida 4 times. It didn't take her long to perfect the art of making life miserable until she got everything she wanted.

 

I really should get a will written. Due to being spacker I'm never going to be in a relationship, so will never have a significant other to bleed me dry. I've always been taught to save for the bright future that's just round the corner, but the reality is I'm building a cash pot for her to blow when I croak.

[panhard65]

  On 30/05/2015 at 21:08, jakebullet said:

I hate her with a fiery vengeance.

 

Started when we was kids, and family had little money due to father upgrading to wife #2. For 6 years I didn't even get a day out in Cleethorpes. Sister meanwhile went to Florida 4 times. It didn't take her long to perfect the art of making life miserable until she got everything she wanted.

 

I really should get a will written. Due to being spacker I'm never going to be in a relationship, so will never have a significant other to bleed me dry. I've always been taught to save for the bright future that's just round the corner, but the reality is I'm building a cash pot for her to blow when I croak.

Leave it to Battersey dogs home or something then you can really piss her off when you are gone. Thats my plan anyway as I don't like my sister or her kids either.

[Cavcraft]

Just to try and redress the balance a bit, maybe people could post pictures of their sisters and see if any of us could love* them for a short while?

[fred]

  On 30/05/2015 at 17:27, AlabamaShrimp said:

HOW MUCH!!

 

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£1.65 for sodding chips! Robbing buggers!

Blimey get a bag which overflows 3 dinner plates here for £1.00 battered or normal - tis why Im a fatty I guess

[RobT]

I'm mega pissed off. Was my 40th yesterday and as a gift my folks paid for me to hire a Jensen Interceptor for the day, one of my all time favourite motors. So off to the Cotswolds we went today, booked in at the B&B, and after a long drive up then went to collect the car. I was made aware it was being used during the day with several other classics for a separate tour thing the classic hire company run and would be available by 5.30 (although the documents stated 5pm originally and I only found out the time change after phoning up on Thursday). They were supposed to be back by 4.45 which was a tight turnaround to start with, considering the car will need to be cleaned and checked over after a full day in use, but i decided to just roll with it. One couple had already turned up at 5 and promptly fucked off when the car wasn't sitting waiting for them, which is fair enough. They had other engagements so couldnt hang about. The owner of the company was running the tour and kept phoning with updates to the guy at the unit, but when he called at 6.45 to say they were still an hour away I'd had enough. Two hours late basically, and no doubt he'd just want me to take the car as it was rather than prep it for another hire session. There were two other couples there who also buggered off with plans for getting a refund. What a way to run a fucking business.

 

I left feeling properly deflated as I'd been looking forward to this for a while. I was half tempted to turn back and wait for the cunt and tell him his fortune, but i decided not to waste any more time on it so we went for a nice dinner and i sunk a few pints of Old Hooky instead!

 

The guy who met us at the unit said it happens a fair bit i.e they come back late from tours, and he ends up getting it in the neck. I chatted to him for a bit and said i had no beef with him, he's just the messenger, but will be waiting for a call and offer of a refund from the owner. Been reading some tripadvisor reviews on the company tonight and others have slated it (should have done that to start with). The replies from the owner make him sound a right arrogant twat, so I'm ready for a battle if need be.

[fred]

  On 30/05/2015 at 21:08, jakebullet said:

I hate her with a fiery vengeance.

 

Started when we was kids, and family had little money due to father upgrading to wife #2. For 6 years I didn't even get a day out in Cleethorpes. Sister meanwhile went to Florida 4 times. It didn't take her long to perfect the art of making life miserable until she got everything she wanted.

 

I really should get a will written. Due to being spacker I'm never going to be in a relationship, so will never have a significant other to bleed me dry. I've always been taught to save for the bright future that's just round the corner, but the reality is I'm building a cash pot for her to blow when I croak.

I hate mine too, never worked in her life, claims disability just because shes an idle fat fucker. gets £265 quid a week in benefits, cleaners come in and do her fucking housework, and she still wobbles over to my old dears house and empties her freezer claiming shes skint. Fucking fat useless air breather. Done my will already, everything goes to my niece. who has disowned her mother (my sister) for nicking her uni money when she was 14. Bah put me in a rant now!

[panhard65]

  On 30/05/2015 at 22:07, RobT said:

I'm mega pissed off. Was my 40th yesterday and as a gift my folks paid for me to hire a Jensen Interceptor for the day, one of my all time favourite motors. So off to the Cotswolds we went today, booked in at the B&B, and after a long drive up then went to collect the car. I was made aware it was being used during the day with several other classics for a separate tour thing the classic hire company run and would be available by 5.30 (although the documents stated 5pm originally and I only found out the time change after phoning up on Thursday). They were supposed to be back by 4.45 which was a tight turnaround to start with, considering the car will need to be cleaned and checked over after a full day in use, but i decided to just roll with it. One couple had already turned up at 5 and promptly fucked off when the car wasn't sitting waiting for them, which is fair enough. They had other engagements so couldnt hang about. The owner of the company was running the tour and kept phoning with updates to the guy at the unit, but when he called at 6.45 to say they were still an hour away I'd had enough. Two hours late basically, and no doubt he'd just want me to take the car as it was rather than prep it for another hire session. There were two other couples there who also buggered off with plans for getting a refund. What a way to run a fucking business.

 

I left feeling properly deflated as I'd been looking forward to this for a while. I was half tempted to turn back and wait for the cunt and tell him his fortune, but i decided not to waste any more time on it so we went for a nice dinner and i sunk a few pints of Old Hooky instead!

 

The guy who met us at the unit said it happens a fair bit i.e they come back late from tours, and he ends up getting it in the neck. I chatted to him for a bit and said i had no beef with him, he's just the messenger, but will be waiting for a call and offer of a refund from the owner. Been reading some tripadvisor reviews on the company tonight and others have slated it (should have done that to start with). The replies from the owner make him sound a right arrogant twat, so I'm ready for a battle if need be.

Has no one on here got one you could have a spin in. I sold mine ten years ago but you would of been more than welcome. They are a nice drive but I hated putting fuel in it.

[AlabamaShrimp]

More than a pound for chips from a chippy is a rip off as a sack of spuds is sod all. Yeah I know they have overheads and stuff but still.

 

It's 80p for a Greggs sausage roll now too. You used to get 4 for a quid!!

 

As for the cost of the pictures. I took my 5 year old to see sponge bob the other week on a Saturday, £16 for both of us! That's no sweets or drinks either (took our own and he was much happier ) again I know they have stuff to pay but where do they get these prices?

[Alan_Green]

  On 30/05/2015 at 17:27, AlabamaShrimp said:

HOW MUCH!!

 

20150530_182331.jpg

 

£1.65 for sodding chips! Robbing buggers!

Receipt says "Drive thru 2". So not only is it a drive thru chippy, but there are 2 lanes! Cool.

[Station]

Who do I complain to about this?

The weather since winter has been awful, I shouldn't still have the heating on as we go into June. It's freezing cold!

[Inspector Morose]

You want it all for fuck all? Come on, common sense folks! ( sorry grump aimed at no one just a bit grumpy at the parallel of moaning of the cost of things and the quality of things)

 

I'm as Yorkshire as the best of them!

[Noel Tidybeard]

  On 30/05/2015 at 22:14, panhard65 said:

Has no one on here got one you could have a spin in. I sold mine ten years ago but you would of been more than welcome. They are a nice drive but I hated putting fuel in it.

from a man with a silver spirit- the interslapter must've been bad

[Timewaster]

For our honeymoon a few years ago I wanted to hire an Aston for a couple of days..

 

Fak me HOW MUCH?

[michael1703]

  On 30/05/2015 at 17:27, AlabamaShrimp said:

HOW MUCH!!

20150530_182331.jpg

£1.65 for sodding chips! Robbing buggers!

And they left the T out of restaurant

[STUNO]

I used to put fuel in an Interceptor frequently, they are the worst car ever to fill up !

[Cavcraft]

  On 30/05/2015 at 22:11, fred said:

idle fat fucker Fucking fat useless air breather.

 

 

Not this one though.

[Alan_Green]

  On 31/05/2015 at 06:43, michael1703 said:

And they left the T out of restaurant

You mean the S.

[RobT]

  On 31/05/2015 at 06:35, tontops said:

For our honeymoon a few years ago I wanted to hire an Aston for a couple of days..

Fak me HOW MUCH?

The Interceptor was 250 for a 24hr hire which I thought is fine for a special occasion, so was happy to pay it plus the fuelling. It would have come with a mileage limit which is probably a good thing! Just a shame about the piss poor service and actual lack of Interceptor. There was a Morse Jag there that i would have happily taken instead, just to have something, but it couldn't be done for some half arsed reason or other.

 

Oh well shit happens, just want my refund now and will forget about it.

[tooSavvy]

  On 31/05/2015 at 00:50, Frank Gallagher said:

from a man with a silver spirit- the interslapter must've been bad

That one I bootrode down the A19 was so ...err, Rich? ... I could have followed him in my Savvy, running on his vapours!!

 

 

TS

[EssDeeWon]

  On 31/05/2015 at 08:50, RobT said:

The Interceptor was 250 for a 24hr hire which I thought is fine for a special occasion, so was happy to pay it plus the fuelling. It would have come with a mileage limit which is probably a good thing! Just a shame about the piss poor service and actual lack of Interceptor. There was a Morse Jag there that i would have happily taken instead, just to have something, but it couldn't be done for some half arsed reason or other.

 

Oh well shit happens, just want my refund now and will forget about it.

 

If the guy running this business is that arrogant then he probably feels like he is doing all his customers a favour by letting them use his cars for an agreed sum, hence why he turns up 2 hours late and thinks that is OK, and you can bet that 1 hour away actually meant 1.5 hours away. It would of been almost dark before you got in the Jenson. I hope you get a deserved refund.