The grumpy thread

[doobietoo]

Long story short fell into a wall and hurt a couple of ribs on Sat... still hurts now when I cough/move/liedown etc. 20 years ago it would have mended itself by now, fucking hate getting old ......

[BavarianRetro]

My father was a teacher. When asked what he taught, his invariable response was, "Bastards, mainly."

[Timewaster]

Long story short fell into a wall and hurt a couple of ribs on Sat... still hurts now when I cough/move/liedown etc. 20 years ago it would have mended itself by now, fucking hate getting old ......

Does the long version involve beer?

[AMC Rebel]

Bad tempered rant follows, please look away now if easily offended.

 

what the fuck is wrong with the world? why can't people get on irrespective of fucking colour or place of birth.

 

I agree.  Here and in the USA people seem ready to hate you for the most trivial reasons before they even know that much about you.  Things seem so divided and angry all all the time, it's not encouraging.

[Vin]

I agree.  Here and in the USA people seem ready to hate you for the most trivial reasons before they even know that much about you.  Things seem so divided and angry all all the time, it's not encouraging.

 

When you have certain 'leaders' and the media on both sides of the Atlantic encouraging people to be divided, angry and insular, it's not unexpected...

[Sheefag]

My father was a teacher. When asked what he taught, his invariable response was, "Bastards, mainly."

 

Poor fucker, no respite at home either?

[AMC Rebel]

When you have certain 'leaders' and the media on both sides of the Atlantic encouraging people to be divided, angry and insular, it's not unexpected...

 

I agree.  I had to turn off the Radio 5 phone-in this morning as it's basically just a load of mud-slinging.  I like a rant as much as the next man, but this is getting silly now.

[xtriple]

Don't mind a rant on here (I am very good at that) but not a great one for ranting in the 'real world' rather just shut up and be grumpy. I have been saying for the past 40 years that people are, without a doubt, the biggest single problem the earth has. Kill everyone (except me of course, and you if you behave) and let the animals have it back.

 

This Brexit thing and the Yanks getting into a twist over Trump seems very silly to me. We have a democratic voting system in which these things/people won, now let them get on with it. But no. A democratic decision by the people is no longer binding or a good reason to follow what has worked moderately well for a few years.

 

Speaking closer to home, has anyone else noticed how quick people are to make their own judgements on others based on nothing other than prejudice, bias and hatred? I hate people.

[Craig the Princess]

These people won so let them get on with it? What a terrifying phrase.

 

I've deleted the rest of what I've typed because we don't need the Brexit debate on here again.

[dollywobbler]

These people won so let them get on with it? What a terrifying phrase.

 

I've deleted the rest of what I've typed because we don't need the Brexit debate on here again.

 

It is difficult. This is by far my biggest grump at the moment.

 

As a result, I stuck up two fingers to democracy yesterday. My Twitter followers said I should use the ZX for the 230-mile drive I had to do. I took the 2CV instead.

[barefoot]

'Can I get a...'

 

I fucking hate it when folk say that.

In the butchers;

'No, because of the bit of glass between you and the meat, but I will get it for you'.

'Or yes, here's my big fuck off knife and there's the pig, help you fucking self'

 

Leave it on 'Friends' where it belongs.

[xtriple]

sorry, didn't mean to upset anyone, but we do have a democratic process. Rightly or wrongly doesn't matter, we always end up with some politician with their nose in the trough.

 

todays grump though is : dentist. That doggy whot smacked me in the kisser the tother  night has cost me money. Had to have my front teeth out! Yep, three teef all loose as fuck and had to go. I look a right state without any fekkin' teef!

 

Right, soup, duvet, bed.

[Craig the Princess]

Sorry Xtriple, I didn't mean that to be having a go at you.

[overrun]

'Can I get a...'

 

I fucking hate it when folk say that.

In the butchers;

'No, because of the bit of glass between you and the meat, but I will get it for you'.

'Or yes, here's my big fuck off knife and there's the pig, help you fucking self'

 

Leave it on 'Friends' where it belongs.

 

I could care less. I'm gonna take a piss.

[eddyramrod]

This could go in the Driving Experience Days thread, probably, but I'm putting it here because it's a singular Grump.

MrsR bought me one of these Days for Christmas, very nice, thank you dearest.  It has an expiry date.  OK, fair enough, but really, August?  Fucking crisps come with a better date!  I've just been looking at the options available to me, bearing in mind the limited and precious nature of my holiday time from work, and the distance to, well, just about anywhere from where I live.  My plan was to book in for the week we're away on the Sun 9.50 break, which is March; and to book a weekday as apparently weekends are madness and I'll be lucky to even see the cars never mind drive them.

The nearest circuit to our break is a minimum 90 minutes away, which, as it's gleaned from the internet, was probably done on a Fireblade in high summer at 3am.  Don't even ask how long that will take from home, in a Chevy Tacuma.  At said circuit (and all the others listed as available) the only dates available so far are weekends, and none of them line up even remotely with my holiday time.

I've already booked the 9.50 break so those dates, and the general area, are set in stone.

 

Side issue: is my employer allowed to say I have 4 weeks' holiday including Bank Holidays?  This effectively means I get only 3, so getting to see far-flung family is a military operation.

And does the fact I work an average of 24 hours a week make any difference to that?

[M'coli]

"...let them get on with it..."

 

That's just it - there never was a plan about how to get in with it, it's all being made-up on the hoof and different people voted leave for different reasons but now they can't decide what to compromise on to nake it workable. We're going to end up with something that everyone is going to describe as "that's not what I voted for" whether they voted leave or remain.

[barefoot]

I could care less. I'm gonna take a piss.

 

 

I think you may mean, "I'm gonna get a piss..."

[overrun]

I think you may mean, "I'm gonna get a piss..."

 

I think you are taking the piss. What are ya, ignant?

[barmatt]

Kings Lynn In fact most small towns and the UKs public transport system.

 

Got stranded in Kings Lynn,

 

 

Shit LS. If you are ever stuck out this way again give us a shout.

 

^^^Wot he said, if you're ever stranded in the public transport black hole that is Norfolk don't be afraid to shout out for a lift. I'm only half an hour from Lynn and would happily have helped you out.

[dollywobbler]

 

 

Side issue: is my employer allowed to say I have 4 weeks' holiday including Bank Holidays?  This effectively means I get only 3, so getting to see far-flung family is a military operation.

 

Sadly, IIRC, the minimum is 20 days per year, so four weeks. Factor in bank holidays and it is indeed as you say. I experienced the same conditions when temping in an office (though it was thrilling at the time, because immediately prior to that, we didn't get any paid annual leave at all.)

 

EDIT - I may be out of touch. https://www.gov.uk/holiday-entitlement-rights/entitlement

[Kiltox]

eBay fuckwit has bought some diagnostic kit from me, left glowing feedback and has now broken it and wants their money back.

 

Fucksake.

[chaseracer]

Eddy, as you're part-time, leave entitlement is calculated pro rata.  Unfortunately, bank holidays can be included.

[Cavcraft]

Doesn't that mean they're fucked? They've paid and left good feedback, end of case.

[chaseracer]

Caveat emptor.  Especially if said emptor is a cackhanded fucking idiot.

[Eddie Honda]

28 days including bank hols. Its 2017 lads and the law changed about 10 years ago, first to 24 days then 28.

 

Something useful that happened on Tony's watch IIRC

[Tamworthbay]

Bloke - you are further away than I thought, still interested will ring tonight and see if we can agree a price.

Me - no problem, I will be back after 7.

Me (half an hour later - Hi mate, it's sold but if it falls through I will let you know.

Bloke - WHAT! I thought you had sold it to me, we were going to discuss collection tonight.

 

It really annoys me that people think they can hang around and have a think/ beat you down on price but if you have the audacity to sell it someone else they get annoyed.

[strangeangel]

Doesn't that mean they're fucked? They've paid and left good feedback, end of case.

 

I bet it isn't. On eBay the customer is always right, even if he is a king-size fuckwit.

[Tamworthbay]

Eddy, as you're part-time, leave entitlement is calculated pro rata.  Unfortunately, bank holidays can be included.

But as May announced we will be pride of place in race to the bottom in terms of workers rights and corporate tax, assume that by next year we all be legally entitled to exactly the square root of fook all.

[Kiltox]

We'll see - I suspect they've done something to break it (it's not the simplest piece of kit to use) and are now chancing their arm - openly admits that it worked when it arrived.

[Kiltox]

Looks like eBay are forcing me to take it back - fuck!