The grumpy thread

[95 quid Peugeot]

I'd like to nominate fridays fwit who thinks it's perfectly reasonable to fanny down the slip road at 20mph onto the crowded A1 wait until there is no more slip road left and then pull out into the fast flowing stream of sensible drivers keeping up with the flow at 50mph causing 6 cars to bomb burst into the space of 3, resulting in Hard metal central reservation +1,    Peugeot(RIP) -1

How do these people pass their test !

[oldcars]

I'd like to nominate fridays fwit who thinks it's perfectly reasonable to fanny down the slip road at 20mph onto the crowded A1 wait until there is no more slip road left and then pull out into the fast flowing stream of sensible drivers keeping up with the flow at 50mph causing 6 cars to bomb burst into the space of 3, resulting in Hard metal central reservation +1,    Peugeot(RIP) -1

How do these people pass their test !

 not good, hope your ok.

[Lord Sterling]

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[Bobthebeard]

The Dugong 605 thread. No wonder he fucked off.

Has he gone again?

[Richard]

Quite some time ago.

[Bren]

I wish people flogging obsolete diecast on ebay would stop restoring them, sticking them in repro boxes and then expect to get £££ for them.

[mercrocker]

Ah, you mean Atlas.....

[Guest Hooli]

Fucking Christmas cards. 

 

yeah I hate them too

[xtriple]

Had a dream last night, not one of those 'interesting' dreams either you bunch of pervs and, for a change, not about my wife. No this was about a gorgeous and amiable young lady that I got on with and we seemed to 'click' so I asked her out.

 

She said: 'No'.

 

Fuck me, I even get knocked back in my own sodding dreams!

[Sheefag]

She probably had virtual herpes. Dodged a bullet there xtriple.

[Pillock]

I'm at a work Christmas do. Team event followed by evening bash.

 

It's in fucking Cardiff, only one person out of 150+ live anywhere near. It took me 3 hours to get here, we're all wearing mandatory Christmas jumpers, and so far it's been two hours of back slapping and in jokes between one team.

 

Oh, and we were all told to get here for 9.30 (hence really early start) but nothing happened until 11.

 

Finally, they fucked up and booked a tiny hotel, and as it's in a different country everyone has to stay so they've enforced room sharing.

 

Sod that. Lemonades for me all night, nip off about 9ish and home for midnight. One lucky person gets a room to themselves.

 

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[Bobthebeard]

I'm at a work Christmas do. Team event followed by evening bash.

It's in fucking Cardiff, only one person out of 150+ live anywhere near. It took me 3 hours to get here, we're all wearing mandatory Christmas jumpers, and so far it's been two hours of back slapping and in jokes between one team.

Oh, and we were all told to get here for 9.30 (hence really early start) but nothing happened until 11.

Finally, they fucked up and booked a tiny hotel, and as it's in a different country everyone has to stay so they've enforced room sharing.

Sod that. Lemonades for me all night, nip off about 9ish and home for midnight. One lucky person gets a room to themselves.

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Take off your Christmas jumper, slip it over the back of a chair with a drink in it's 'hand' and leave.... NOW.

[Bren]

The southern rail strike makes BBC headlines.

 

If the same industrial action took place in Birmingham, Manchester or Liverpool nobody would give a shit.

 

But because commuters cannot get into London it makes headline news. Many of them are raging at Southern rail.

 

My advice? Move north or buy a bastard car and stop blaming the rail companies - nobody makes you commute into London.

[Supernaut]

I'm at a work Christmas do. Team event followed by evening bash.

 

It's in fucking Cardiff, only one person out of 150+ live anywhere near. It took me 3 hours to get here, we're all wearing mandatory Christmas jumpers, and so far it's been two hours of back slapping and in jokes between one team.

 

Oh, and we were all told to get here for 9.30 (hence really early start) but nothing happened until 11.

 

Finally, they fucked up and booked a tiny hotel, and as it's in a different country everyone has to stay so they've enforced room sharing.

 

Sod that. Lemonades for me all night, nip off about 9ish and home for midnight. One lucky person gets a room to themselves.

 

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That sounds like the living embodiment of Hell.

 

Why, when told about this, didn't you just say "Sorry, but you can FRO with that idea" ?

 

 

I mean, what the fuck? Corporate-enforced joviality but it's a THREE HOUR drive away from where you normally work, with mandatory Christmas jumpers? I'm cringing just at the thought of it.

[Pillock]

I'm field based so some travel is expected, and actually 2 to 2.5hr is normal some mornings.

 

The politics and jumpers are a bunch of arse though. But since the whole team is here, if I chose not to come I'd probably have nothing else to do so I'm here.

 

Next year, I'm gonna find out the date and make sure I'm off on annual leave. Just the one day to make it obvious.

 

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[Bobthebeard]

That sounds like the living embodiment of Hell.

 

Why, when told about this, didn't you just say "Sorry, but you can FRO with that idea" ?

 

 

I mean, what the fuck? Corporate-enforced joviality but it's a THREE HOUR drive away from where you normally work, with mandatory Christmas jumpers? I'm cringing just at the thought of it.

Possibly works for the NHS... Just the kind of daft, money wasting cobblers that senior 'management' would dream up.

[Supernaut]

At my work (a university) the Christmas do is a lunch provided by Campus Services in the student canteen next Tuesday, at least that's the day they're doing it for IT Services.

 

They do a full 3-course lunch with all the trimmings, and it's in work time! It usually means the whole afternoon is gone, but I don't care.

[Captain Furious]

Work Christmas do is this Friday starting with a meal in the afternoon and then joviality and high jinks in the evening

 

In other news, I'm on holiday this Friday.  Fancy that.

[chaseracer]

1. I like the people I work with.

2. There are only seven of us.

3. The boss pays for everything.

4. This is the contract work, so 3 is not me on this occasion.

5. I fully acknowledge that I am very fortunate as regards 1-4 above.

6. I still FKN H8 XMAS M8, so roll on NYD and the traditional* ASMM get-together.

[Slartibartfast]

Fucking car insurance. Got a text today at ten past nine (which I read at lunch time) from Co-op saying, essentially, "your car insurance expired yesterday, thanks for your custom, now fuck off". Called them and apparently something has changed in the last year that means they can't insure me any more. Last year I paid £800ish, this year the cheapest quote I can get is £1022. Tried all the comparison websites. Direct Line continue to deny my car exists for some reason. It's my modern. 2013 Ford Tourneo Custom Limited, 9 seats. Tried Adrian of the Flux capacitor, they couldn't get anywhere near that. Have submitted my details for Chris Knott but haven't heard back yet. Drove to work unknowingly uninsured. Not co-op's responsibility to remind me I know, but a text a few days before would have been nice, rather than the day after it expired. Arseholes.

 

Edit: oh yeah, I've got one more year no claims, now been driving for over four years, one no other car involved accident in 2012, and yet my premium has gone up, not down. I mean, just arg.

[anonymous user]

That sounds like the living embodiment of Hell.

 

Why, when told about this, didn't you just say "Sorry, but you can FRO with that idea" ?

 

 

I mean, what the fuck? Corporate-enforced joviality but it's a THREE HOUR drive away from where you normally work, with mandatory Christmas jumpers? I'm cringing just at the thought of it.

Forced Christmas jollity is one of the many reasons why I chose to write off over a third of my pension so that I could retire early.

[oldcars]

Xmas works parties are my idea of hell. I turned down one job because one of the perks* was a (forced) weekend away Christmas thing. No thanks, they were stunned the party was my reason for saying no to the position.

[Parky]

I avoid Christmas do's like the plague. Think I only ever attended two in my whole career. It's all the "supposed" traditions that I can't stand, such as:

 

"You gotta have Turkey, it's Christmas!"

"You gotta have a drink, it's Christmas!"

"Where's your funny jumper and elf hat? It's Christmas!"

"Cheer up, it's Christmas!"

 

Dunno if it's just me or not but rather than shell out for a hire suit and spend all night buying rounds of shots (and a coke for myself) before being forced to get a cab home because the trains have stopped, I would rather chuck a few quid to Shelter or chuck a homeless guy some money to get a hostel for the night.

 

Funnily enough none of my work colleagues have ever said "come on, let's help someone less fortunate, it's Christmas!!"

[M'coli]

Fucking car insurance. Got a text today at ten past nine (which I read at lunch time) from Co-op saying, essentially, "your car insurance expired yesterday, thanks for your custom, now fuck off". Called them and apparently something has changed in the last year that means they can't insure me any more. Last year I paid £800ish, this year the cheapest quote I can get is £1022. Tried all the comparison websites. Direct Line continue to deny my car exists for some reason. It's my modern. 2013 Ford Tourneo Custom Limited, 9 seats. Tried Adrian of the Flux capacitor, they couldn't get anywhere near that. Have submitted my details for Chris Knott but haven't heard back yet. Drove to work unknowingly uninsured. Not co-op's responsibility to remind me I know, but a text a few days before would have been nice, rather than the day after it expired. Arseholes.

 

Edit: oh yeah, I've got one more year no claims, now been driving for over four years, one no other car involved accident in 2012, and yet my premium has gone up, not down. I mean, just arg.

A renewal (or non-renewal) notice should have come through the post in the last 3-4 weeks, so if they haven't done that it's proper snide.

[Slartibartfast]

They claim to have sent me a letter. If so I never got it.

[Bobthebeard]

I avoid Christmas do's like the plague. Think I only ever attended two in my whole career. It's all the "supposed" traditions that I can't stand, such as:

"You gotta have Turkey, it's Christmas!"

"You gotta have a drink, it's Christmas!"

"Where's your funny jumper and elf hat? It's Christmas!"

"Cheer up, it's Christmas!"

Dunno if it's just me or not but rather than shell out for a hire suit and spend all night buying rounds of shots (and a coke for myself) before being forced to get a cab home because the trains have stopped, I would rather chuck a few quid to Shelter or chuck a homeless guy some money to get a hostel for the night.

Funnily enough none of my work colleagues have ever said "come on, let's help someone less fortunate, it's Christmas!!"

Just this... My thoughts exactly!

[jakebullet]

Packing orders all day fried my brain, and I fell for a phishing message, so some twat pretending to be amazon support now has my mobile number. It's not really going to do them any good mind, as there's maybe 5 people's calls I'll take and everyone else gets ignored.

[Pillock]

It gets better. There's a lip sync battle for the hi jinks.

 

I'm currently having a quick half hour chill in my car, I've offered to "support" the dancing thing, dinner is at 8 and as people will start to get shitfaced then, I'm off home as nobody will even notice.

 

I'll also make sure I start planning in conference calls from about 9am tomorrow.

[Mr A Lawrence]

Any of those 5 people tell you to move out??

[oldcars]

It gets better. There's a lip sync battle for the hi jinks.

 

I'm currently having a quick half hour chill in my car, I've offered to "support" the dancing thing, dinner is at 8 and as people will start to get shitfaced then, I'm off home as nobody will even notice.

 

I'll also make sure I start planning in conference calls from about 9am tomorrow.

You have my sympathy. I have no idea what lip sync battle is, but at a guess it must be worse than the dancing thing if your doing that.