The grumpy thread

[myglaren]

Got up this morning to a series of increasingly worried "are you ok?" texts on my phone. Er, why wouldn't I be? Well, you phoned me at 7 am with a silent call, and a) you never phone and b ) you're never up at 7am.

 

As I was pushing Z's at that time, the only logical explanation is Ma is reading my texts and fucked up n phoned instead. Denies it of course, but phones don't randomly phone people.

My eldest son's does.

It also sent me a text (while he was in Stockholm) that was never received.  That he never actually sent, phone just did it on a whim.

[gordonbennet]

Mrs Tet was approaching a mini roundabout in Romford a couple of nights ago on her way home from work.

A young girl driver on the left, who should have given way, pulled straight across the front of my missus, forcing her to stop.

That was bad enough, but as the girl drew level with Mrs Tet, she shouted 'Fuck you'.

My missus was so surprised she just shouted back 'Fuck you too'.

 

What IS wrong with people nowdays?

 

Too crowded these islands are (in me best Yoda), we're living increasingly stressful unnatural lives under constant bombardment of adverts urging us to spend all of our money, and borrow what we haven't got, on tat we don't need to impress people we don't like, we're spied on 24/7, if we aint perfect with perfect lives perfect careers perfect bodies perfect looks perfect partners perfect phones were sneered at as losers.

 

No one gives a fuck for anyone else, we've on the third generations of people who haven't a clue about manners and courtesy and care less about anything other than money, we know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.

 

We're brainwashed from birth how to behave, what to think, who to applaud and who to despise by a bought and paid for media, we wanna be famous and have loads a money preferably without having to do anything worthwhile to earn it, our leaders and betters and role models are shining examples such as Lucifer Blair and Simon Cowell.

 

What possible other attitudes or ill mannered uncouthed behaviour would likely result.

[rml2345]

The roads are full of angry, impatient people who don't pay attention.

Had some of this today as well. Large three-lane junction with traffic lights. I'm in the centre lane to cross the junction when a woman in a white BINI sounds her horn at me because she was in the wrong lane and apparently wanted to drive through the tiny Citroën.

C'est la vie, as the Germans say.

[Tetleysmooth]

^ Romford, you say...?

 

 

Yep, Mrs Tet is a section leader at the Asda store there.

[Tetleysmooth]

Too crowded these islands are (in me best Yoda), we're living increasingly stressful unnatural lives under constant bombardment of adverts urging us to spend all of our money, and borrow what we haven't got, on tat we don't need to impress people we don't like, we're spied on 24/7, if we aint perfect with perfect lives perfect careers perfect bodies perfect looks perfect partners perfect phones were sneered at as losers.

 

No one gives a fuck for anyone else, we've on the third generations of people who haven't a clue about manners and courtesy and care less about anything other than money, we know the cost of everything and the value of nothing.

 

We're brainwashed from birth how to behave, what to think, who to applaud and who to despise by a bought and paid for media, we wanna be famous and have loads a money preferably without having to do anything worthwhile to earn it, our leaders and betters and role models are shining examples such as Lucifer Blair and Simon Cowell.

 

What possible other attitudes or ill mannered uncouthed behaviour would likely result.

 

Well said

[chaseracer]

Too crowded these islands are...

 

Outside London and the southeast (and the obvious population centres) they're pretty empty really...

[garbaldy]

Outside London and the southeast (and the obvious population centres) they're pretty empty really...

Yup the man speaks much truths, I can leave my house and not pass a car for miles sometimes.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I drive 20-odd thousand miles a year and dont really seem to get embroiled in any 'road wars' bollocks, can't understand it myself in view of all the ranting and raving on here

[DeeJay]

Considering the amount of traffic on the roads, seeing a couple of knobheads a day is probably a very small percentage of road users.

[HH-R]

Must depend on which roads you drive on, there are certain ones where I can 100% guarantee you'll be tailgated, cut up, pulled out in front of etc and at what times. Of course you look out for it, and getting angry is pointless because people will never change their driving off the back of someone calling them a tosser.

[DeeJay]

Liverpool, where the sun is always shining and the drivers are always courteous

[Bren]

Outside London and the southeast (and the obvious population centres) they're pretty empty really...

Obviously you've never been to Warrington......

[DeeJay]

Are you saying the population of Warrington is dense?

[fred]

Guess time is a main thing - anytime between school sprog dropping off and picking up is fecking everyman for himself time

all other times its quite decent

[Lord Sterling]

Arse, KV6 seems to be loosing coolant, probably out of the bottom pipe that leads into the radiator. Driving up Mucklow Hill today resulted in temp guage rising but stopping fairly steadily on and just over the middle. All of the KV6 800s I've driven have thier temp guage resting below the middle.

 

Another repair that needs doing then...

[andy18s]

Must depend on which roads you drive on, there are certain ones where I can 100% guarantee you'll be tailgated, cut up, pulled out in front of etc and at what times. Of course you look out for it, and getting angry is pointless because people will never change their driving off the back of someone calling them a tosser.

A50 at Stoke on Trent then.......

[John F]

I drive in some right old holes (probably Bradford is the worst)

 

Absolutely. The culpable mongery in this area ranges from "I have no idea what I'm doing" to "your laws don't apply to me".

 

I've seen a car loaded with yoofs deliberately driving on the wrong side of the road past a line of traffic queuing at a traffic light, then pull in at the front, drive through the red light, and then go about their business. The law? Fuck that, clearly.

[fordperv]

A50 at Stoke on Trent then.......

Especially trying to use the roundabout by the britannia stadium going to the a500, you always get idiots cutting straight across the front of you or try to take the side of your car off because they are in the wrong lane

[dave21478]

That old favourite.......Waiting for a courier whose tracking status suggests he will be here between 10am and 4pm. Outstanding. Thats the whole day hosed then as far as work is concerned.

 

I had a false positive earlier when I heard the letterbox rattling - went out to find some fud trying to stuff a Yellow Pages into it. Well, at least its handy for lighting the fire, although I still have about a third of last years book left.

[Station]

New Astra revealed at the Frankfurt Car Show today:

 

 

Wait a minute!

 

 

 

 

 

 

They all look the same!

[mercrocker]

New Astra revealed at the Frankfurt Car Show today:

 

 

Wait a minute!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They all look the same!

[Angrydicky]

Modern cars really are dreadful. And why do they all have to look so angry?

 

Also, the Dacia Sandero Access must be the only new car on the market that uses sensibly sized/profiled tyres.

[purplebargeken]

I'm home from work, it is pissing it down, some twat parked in front of the garage again and the house smells of hamster.  This is odd as we don't possess any hamsters.

[J-Rod]

That coffee mug in my avatar pic broke the other day. This is sad, as it was one of the first things I bought when I moved away. No more will it contain my morning enthusiasm 

[The Moog]

No more will it contain my morning enthusiasm 

 

Snigger.... 

[mercrocker]

Commiserations J-Rod.  A man's coffee cup is not easily replaced....

[hairnet]

 No more will it contain my morning enthusiasm 

 

 

Snigger.... 

 

as long as you didnt wipe it on the rim

 

chortle

[Station]

Broke it while trying to scrub the sediments of dried 'enthusiam' after two years of dwelling underneath the bed.

[chaseracer]

Obviously you've never been to Warrington......

 

Not so, but I have no intention of repeating the experience.

[xtriple]

To add to all my other aches, pains and ailments my left elbow is now playing up and not content with hurting like a bastard, is also inflamed, itchy and seems to have an outer layer of skin belonging to a reptile.

 

I am, truly.falling apart!