The grumpy thread

[Tamworthbay]

Our gas and leccy bill is £96 a month, WTF?

 

The gas costs more than the electric over the last few months, with the heating off completely since march and the hot water coming on twice a day. Hot water is going down to once a day in the evening...

Do you notice your neighbours mentioning having more baths recently?

[beko1987]

Not noticed a bit of hosepipe coming from the meter to next door, its thanks to them that we don't have to have the heating on, one side has it on constantly cos OAP's, the other has it on constantly cos they have a house cat, us in the middle have to have the windows open in november (works for us)

 

I'll have to get stricter with the meter readings over the next few months I think and see if it helps The only gas thing we use is the water, and I've left it on all day once this year, but the boiler wasn't firing for all of that

[garbaldy]

We pay direct debit spread over the year and it's £59 gas and £54 leccy per month.

Hot water is heated by the gas a couple of hours am and pm central heating in winter only.

[eddyramrod]

The myths our parents drummed into us when we were little...

 

Cheats never prosper

Crime doesn't pay

Honesty is the best policy

Words can't hurt you

Treat people as you'd like them to treat you and they will do the same

 

ALL MYTHS.  No truth in any of them, except the first two, but that only applies to me, obviously.

 

Fucking useless humans.  I'm so glad I'm another race.

[xtriple]

I have smoked for a VERY long time and given up for a couple of years, twice. After the back incident, I have smoked constantly (nearly literally!) and I really don't want to quit entirely! I enjoy it. There, I've said it, I am a pariah...  But, the cost element is fooking ridiculous! £15 a day is £465 a (31 day) month. Which is a bit much even for a dopey twat like me that spends like I win the pools weekly!  

 

Anyway, moving on... I went to the garage to get the dollop out (it's sunny and dry) making sure I remembered to take the garage keys. got there, unlocked, went in, where's the keys to the Bentley? Oh yes, on the windowsill where I left them along with my phone and the dogs lead. So I locked up again and carried on in the KIA.

[purplebargeken]

Went to the garage this afternoon. Blocked by a tatty as fuck Fuckass parked all on the piss. 

 

Incensed, I back up the Hyundai to the front of the Ford and pushed it all the way to the middle of the car park. 

 

Fucker was still there when I left.

 

A couple of scratches on the Hyundai bumper but it's marked anyway. They went away a lot with some polish.

 

Fuck right off!

[eddyramrod]

Good move Ken.

 

I can't believe how toweringly angry I am.  It's not going away either.

[Tamworthbay]

Not noticed a bit of hosepipe coming from the meter to next door, its thanks to them that we don't have to have the heating on, one side has it on constantly cos OAP's, the other has it on constantly cos they have a house cat, us in the middle have to have the windows open in november (works for us)

 

I'll have to get stricter with the meter readings over the next few months I think and see if it helps The only gas thing we use is the water, and I've left it on all day once this year, but the boiler wasn't firing for all of that

Have you seen the Bottom episode when they were stealing gas? It was off Brian Glover iirc.

[Mr A Lawrence]

Ive never smoked.

 

Could never see the point of buying something for £7 then setting fire to it.

 

Missus used to smoke but stopped in 2000 by just not buying them again!!

[dollywobbler]

 

Missus used to smoke but stopped in 2000 by just not buying them again!!

 

That worked for me too. Sort of. Met Edith Bowman at the Reading Music Festival, shared my last two fags with a pal and never smoked again. Clearly a powerfully influential woman. That's what folk who want to quit should do. Meet Edith Bowman.

[Richard]

I've met her parents and I've never smoked since. Not that I smoked before.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

When I was on jury service (1973) the case against a 46 year old 'man' was dismissed because the 13 year old daughter of his landlord had, the judge thought, been a willing participant in full sex. Such a decision would, hopefully, be unthinkable today.

Unfortunately, similarly blatant cases of abuse now fail to even make it to the courts if there is the possibility the miscreants have cultural grounds for committing it.

Hopefully unthinkable......

Things like this and decisions as mystifying are happening everyday. A mate's* wife is a Social Worker and some of the sub-human scum she encounters who have got away with horrendous things through lack of evidence or because the 4 year old child is so traumatised ( by for example being passed around its father's friends until he thought it was dead, then dumped in a skip, luckily the Biffa man heard what he thought was a kitten) and can't speak for 2 years ,so that they get away with it, then a judge gives them access to their other children. Mr Childrapist then knows his rights* and complains to the Council that Social Workers who have to supervise the contact are not respectful enough.

 

Of course some people would harbour thoughts involving blow lamps, cordless angle grinders and shovels, she is far to professional to ever be talking to him and thinking what could happen with just one word from her......."

[eddyramrod]

I've met her parents and I've never smoked since. Not that I smoked before.

I've never smoked, nor have I ever met Edith Bowman or any member of her family (AFAIK).

[Cavcraft]

I don't really fancy doing jury service, so if it ever comes up I'll just 'Oh, alright Dave, how are you?' to the defendant then go home and have two weeks off work, ringing them occasionally to say I've found some people guilty of something. 

[Kiltox]

Went from 20 a day to vaping - probably "smoke" as much as I always did but breathe a lot better and spend less money

 

Probably still killing myself - give no fucks

[MarvinsMom]

have smoked for 20 odd years, maybe 3 or 4 spitty little rollies a day. and that is when i'm at the digs, i smoke lass at home.

 

so i spend £4-odd quid a week cos a 25g packet of baccy will last me a week or more.

 

but have been trying the vape thing, and other than a sore throat i find it don't really do much for me, save give me a sore throat.

 

i don't feel any sort of hit, or mellow feeling like off of tabs. been using the medium fluid, and it while it tastes frankly, better and smells nicer, i din't get a worth while buzz which is a bit shit.

 

bugger.

[meggersdog]

Quiting smoking is easy.All you need to do is get yourself a bout of pneumonia and be hospitalised for four days.After feeling like death for a few days when the doctor comes round and tells you it might be a good idea to quit smoking you listen.When I came out of hospital I had three fags that night and haven't smoked since.That was five years ago and I don't miss it nor do I get cravings but I have put on half a stone in that five years though.

[richardmorris]

I've no idea how hard it is as I've never smoked. My 2cv mechanic friend smoked like a chimney and then had a hypnotherapy session and hasn't smoked one since. Says he's had no cravings or substituted it with sweets etc. Must be at least 10 years now, so it's not a short term solution.

[DeeJay]

It's easy to pack in the smokes, I've done it loads of times.

 

 

 

 

I'll get me coat.

[Cavcraft]

(Pointless reality telly show bollocks) I haven't got a passport or owt, but I'm currently about .000000002 nano seconds away from going to Italy, finding Brendan's coach and punching the absolute shit of that bastard Alex and paying a woman to smash Rochelle's face in with a barrage of house bricks dipped in dog shit.

[garbaldy]

I don't really fancy doing jury service, so if it ever comes up I'll just 'Oh, alright Dave, how are you?' to the defendant then go home and have two weeks off work, ringing them occasionally to say I've found some people guilty of something.

Or against everyone's advice writing them a letter that may or may not have contained lies and successfully being let of the hook, ðŸ˜

[Cheggers]

Jury service update...After a day and a bit of comically vague testimony from the supposed wronged party (basically 2 pissed people alone in a bedroom, did she or did she not consent to being fingered. Classy), the prosecution rightly decide they have no chance of winning so the case is dropped.

 

We return to the jury room to be told that's it we're not needed again and can go home and not come back. While it should be a grin, there are 12 people who have rearranged their lives to provide 2 weeks public service sent home on Tuesday lunchtime. Based on my very short experience of the judicial system, it's frighteningly archaic and inefficient.

 

In happier news we went to the pub after being dismissed and I probably won't tell work I'm done for a few days.

[jakebullet]

Ebay jizzmopper time:

 

The pool ball you've supplied is not a genuine standard size pool ball. I know this as I have a league pool table in my home and a No. 1 pool ball in my T5.
I don't really want leave you negative feedback without your reply, please advise ASAP.

 

Told cuntface it's a 2 inch ball as stated on the item listing. Measure it if you don't believe me.

 

Well it looks like it's off a kids pool table. Fair enough, I gave you the chance to rectify.

 

FFS, I've been drilling these bastard things for eleven years and nobody else has managed to not know how big 2 inches is. I'm also annoyed I've missed the chance to tell pineapple boy to put it next to his cock n it'll look like a huge ball then. Never mind, he'll be getting a free* argos catalogue or three.

[Kiltox]

Urgh. Fuck eBay.

[plasticvandan]

Ive never smoked.

Could never see the point of buying something for £7 then setting fire to it.

Missus used to smoke but stopped in 2000 by just not buying them again!!

Don't buy petrol then?

[Pillock]

Can't really figure out why jury service is run the way it is.

If you force me to do something, I'll do the worst possible job - and I think that's just human nature.

Perhaps a system where you can sign up for dates that work for you rather than being told would be better. I think everyone needs to do it but it's quite naive to think everyone can just drop work for two weeks.

[michael1703]

I got a letter saying I'd been selected for jury service, I threw it in the bin and never heard anymore about it

[Bren]

Theresa May. Has anybody seen our PM? I did'nt think it was possible for somebody to make George Osborne look high profile. She got the job and no bastard has seen her. Maybe the media have no airtime for her - too busy kicking the shit out of Corbyn and Labour.

Politics has taken a sinister turn in this country.

[beko1987]

I imagine jury service fucks up one man band businesses

 

My stepdad did it a few years ago, had to use his credit card (which he never ever does) to buy the train tickets cos he couldn't afford them, then claim it back or something. And it went on for 2 weeks longer, his work were understanding I think but it could easily cause issues if not I expect

[Tickman]

Jury service...

I saw your first mention and remembered my call for civic duty, I was all 'well they will obviously be guilty as they are in court' I then got to court to be told it was a murder case and I thought 'fuck, I really don't want this'   Luckily I was not picked so my jury service was about 15 minutes!