The grumpy thread

[bub2006]

Thoughts with you all fordperv

[purplebargeken]

^^ Yep

[Dave_Q]

Some massive great big fanny managed to close the motorway for TWENTY EIGHT HOURS Sunday to Monday. Was it an attempted suicide? No, I would have respected that, even if it's a bit selfish that's kind of beyond rational behaviour.

 

No, this weapons grade twat has a problem with the police, something about a wrongful arrest years ago, so climbs up onto a matrix sign as a protest and closes the whole thing. On a Monday morning, and when 100,000 people are trying to get home from Donington.

 

Start a fucking petition. Email an MP. Don't be a cunt with a banner that nobody will read because as soon as you got up there, they closed the road. Prick. Should have got the police marksman with a tranquilliser dart.

I'd also like to add my disdain for this donkey felcher, obviously I have sympathy for genuine mental health issues but in this case I think he might have taken too many drugs or something and caused his own.

 

Took me 3.5 hours to get from Huddersfield to Warwick via the Peak District.

 

I would also like to bemoan the death of overtaking, with particular grumpage reserved for the man in a Lotus Elise failing to get past a lorry on a long, straight, empty stretch of the A515 past Ashbourne.

[bub2006]

I've found if I have the sheer cheek to dare to overtake a car doing 30 in a 60 safely on a straight road I'm met with main beams flashing and naughty hand signals

[HillmanImp]

Just been put on redundancy notice.

 

Bollocks.

 

Pretty sure I am boned as we have been slowly getting rid of all my Final Salary pension schemes over the last year or so and as such my income is much much less than it was.

 

Bollocks again.

[chaseracer]

I've found if I have the sheer cheek to dare to overtake a car doing 30 in a 60 safely on a straight road I'm met with main beams flashing and naughty hand signals

 

It's not* you, Daryl - it's the cars you do it in...

 

[bub2006]

What you trying to say?!

[chaseracer]

No, you're right - it IS you! 

[Bren]

Just had to say goodbye to our ten year old cat. Vet said it was the best thing, and it was. You just sometimes forget how horrible and heart breaking it is when it happens. We're just distraught to be honest.

Condolences Billy - there are few things worse than losing a pet.

[HH-R]

Went down (or up technically?) the A19 yesterday and all of a sudden, 70 MPH in the outside lane, RAMP and then ripped up road surface.

 

I didn't see any signs warning of road works, if I missed them then seemingly everyone else did too. Dropped into the inside lane and kept to 50 with the odd stone being flicked up.

 

Truck HAD to overtake (no I didn't cut it up!) and do a whole 6 MPH more, result = massive cloud of shit kicked up all over the car when it pulled back into the inside lane. Thanks, mate. It's times like that I'm pleased I don't drive a new car!

[Tamworthbay]

18 years ago today my Dad died, it's still shit 18 years on.

[bub2006]

I lost my mum 21 years back mate. Never gets better. Thoughts with you

[fordperv]

Have just got in from being at the hospital, I got a phone call this morning when I was at work to let me know mrs fp's nan was seriously ill and to get to the hospital to see her as they don't know how long she has left but it won't be too long, we got there first thing and she was incoherent appearing to recognise people but then going again, she is still fighting there are people up there with her so she's not alone and she is comfortable, so I've come away until the morning, this fantastic woman has been part of my life for nearly 14 years she may as well be my own nan.

Well she's no longer in pain, she passed away at 5.25, she looked nice and comfortable she wasn't conscious, on her last breaths she had a small tear in her eye which only a couple of us saw, she's left an unfillable void, rest in peace

[bub2006]

Condolences fp

[trigger]

Sorry to read of your loss FP.

[Bren]

Well she's no longer in pain, she passed away at 5.25, she looked nice and comfortable she wasn't conscious, on her last breaths she had a small tear in her eye which only a couple of us saw, she's left an unfillable void, rest in peace

My condolences - as you get older life gets shitter.

[Bren]

Just been put on redundancy notice.

 

Bollocks.

 

Pretty sure I am boned as we have been slowly getting rid of all my Final Salary pension schemes over the last year or so and as such my income is much much less than it was.

 

Bollocks again.

I am sorry - hopefully you will find something soon.

[chaseracer]

Three years ago, redundancy was the best thing that could have happened to me; a fantastic opportunity.  But it's not like that for everyone, I know.

 

All good wishes, Mr Imp - I really hope things work out for you.

[HillmanImp]

I am not definitely going to get made redundant, I have a one in 3 chance. We are all on notice, will find out next week. My department is 9 people and 3 are going. However, i think its time to move as the industry is in bother and it will get worse at the next budget as pensions are sidelined for ISAs with big tax breaks to get rid of tax free cash without anyone noticing.

[HillmanImp]

Three years ago, redundancy was the best thing that could have happened to me; a fantastic opportunity.  But it's not like that for everyone, I know.

 

All good wishes, Mr Imp - I really hope things work out for you.

I am hoping it might kick me up the arse to do something better...... Or sit in my pants drinking strongbow watching Jeremy Kyle.

[Coprolalia]

Condolences all. Always puts things in perspective.

 

 

My grump, Scirocco boiled up on way into work this am following a large truck up a steep hill. Didn't overheat and no coolant light, just got really hot. Coasted the other side of the hill, cooled down and thought all fine, then as I parked up in the works car park it spat coolant out of the expansion all over the car park.

 

Came out of work after a hellish shift and opened the expansion tank. Still pressurised, lost the coolant. Refilled with water I had in the car just in case.

Drove round the block and boiled over again straight away. Carefully open the expansion, let it settle then topped up.

 

Drove round the block again and it was fine. Attempted the 35 mile run home, got 25 miles and then just ditched it at my mate's garage.

 

Dead thermostat?

HGF?

The 300 mile old blue coolant is a manky brown.

 

Fuck it all.

[chaseracer]

I am hoping it might kick me up the arse to do something better...... Or sit in my pants drinking strongbow watching Jeremy Kyle.

 

I did both!

[Cavcraft]

Well she's no longer in pain, she passed away at 5.25, she looked nice and comfortable she wasn't conscious, on her last breaths she had a small tear in her eye which only a couple of us saw, she's left an unfillable void, rest in peace

 

Sorry to hear that chief.

[burraston2006]

Just had feedback from a job interview for a customer service manager position: " sorry but you don't quite fit with what we need"

My grump is that I've had over 20 years experience in similar roles and used to run my own departments and stores with major retailers. WTF are they looking for?!

[Rocket88]

Just had feedback from a job interview for a customer service manager position: " sorry but you don't quite fit with what we need"

My grump is that I've had over 20 years experience in similar roles and used to run my own departments and stores with major retailers. WTF are they looking for?!

 

Someone they can employ for less money........................experience and knowledge seems to count for feck all, if they can employ someone for less dosh, it seems

[burraston2006]

^ You're probably right! It would seem that they'd rather have someone who know's feck all, spend a fortune on training them and then watch them bugger off after 6 months! Hey ho that's life I suppose!

[AlabamaShrimp]

I am hoping it might kick me up the arse to do something better...... Or sit in my pants drinking strongbow watching Jeremy Kyle.

We'll I haven't got 2 pence to rub together and have the motivation of a slug but if you go ahead with that garage thing and need someone to help*, shout at and generally get in the way with shit cars then count me in

[AlabamaShrimp]

In a rubbish grump can I officially say I am crap at sympathy. So please let it be known that when people post about dieing take it as read that I have made an appropriate post as I've no idea exactly what to say

[fordperv]

Cheers for the kind words lads they are very much appreciated.

[beko1987]

Buggar, my paypal fee's have been paid automatically, this is why I never keep money in my bank account.

 

Down to about £8 for shitefest now once I've bought some phone credit, had to get fuel this morning