The grumpy thread

[AlabamaShrimp]

^^I gave up complaining about stuff like that at the pub quiz as it seems if everyone shouts the same answer, right or wrong, that's the answer.

 

Lost me a bottle of wine with just that situation last week

[Des]

Who invented Torx Star Drive bits should be shot.  I hate the fekkers, is it me or do other folk find it hard to work out what size bit is needed.  Even the correct size never seems to fit proper.  It's a bit like a partly rounded nut before you've even started.  FFS, give me a proper hex head bolt.

 

I think they were invented to give an option for those hammer a smaller socket moments when encountering allen key socket headed bastards. 

[michael1703]

I went to quiz night Friday, our team name was 'anal seepage' which was quite apt as we were shite.

 

Questions in the music round, name Kanye west's first album? Name Taylor swifts first album?

 

I shouted 'I thought this was a music round?' which most agreed with

[dollywobbler]

I've have spent pretty much every moment of today trying to ensure I have a fully working laptop for the start of the working week - the hard drive failed in my trusty daily last week.

 

A friend has loaned me a hard drive, and that got the old HP working again. Spent quite a long time getting all the settings how they should be, and installing all the apps I use. Dropbox was not playing ball though. It's pretty critical to my work, but just crashed every time I tried to open it. Spent ages buggering about with settings to no avail. Sod it. There's a version of Dropbox for Linux. I'll try that. Nope. Failed to install it on two laptops.

 

On the plus side, one of those two laptops is Mrs DW's even more ancient Toshiba. It's at least 12 years old, but had been ruled dead due to a beer incident some months ago. Only, it booted up first time. But, it uses Windows XP, and Dropbox refuses to work with it. Ugh. It also seems to point blank refuse to have anything to do with Linux, so I guess this is it. Feels like I've gone back to 2002! I quite like it...

[chaseracer]

"Classic XP Driver(s)" - NEW! from DW Publishing... 

[strangeangel]

12 sols

 

= one pint of actual beer. No wonder smashedness never occurred

[robinmasters]

Sport. 

 

Fuck off to the sports channels and stay there.

 

I don't recall anything I enjoy ever ousting sport from the planned TV schedule. 

 

Football: you've got ninety whole fucking minutes. If you can't win a game in an hour and a half, tough fucking shit. The Avengers shouldn't be postponed/cancelled because you useless coiffered rapists can't kick a ball into a big net enough times.

 

The Olympics: nobody cares about those sports the rest of the time, and they wouldn't now if it wasn't TEH ENGLUND playing. Stay on the sports channels, at 3am.

 

Rugby: nobody watches this at home. Stick to the pay channels, which the pubs will pay for. 

 

Golf: Get in the fucking sea. 

 

Cycling: Middle-aged men take up cycling to a) get away from their wives, and b ) as an excise to shave their legs. Neither make this a worthwhile audience, unless you also have a range of shitty lycra clothes to flog.

 

Horse racing: Nobody cares. The audience only care of they've got money on it, and they'll be watching in the bookies. See above re commercial enterprises paying to show it.

 

Tennis: Just barely acceptable due to Britishness, and being in in the afternoon when nothing of any consequence is on. 

 

In a similar vein, sport on the news. IT'S NOT FUCKING NEWS. 

[chaseracer]

^ 9.2/10 RANT, WUD LISEN AGEN 

[Craig the Princess]

Farage and Hopkins trying to tell people the population of London is cowed and scared.

 

How dare these arseholes think so little of Britian and it's people?

[Alexg]

I normally listen to JOB on LBC in the morning and have attempted to listen to Farage purely in the interests of balance and to remove myself from any bubble I may or may not be in. But it's just reinforced my belief that he's the worst kind of odious, manipulative, hate-mongering cretin.

[Lord Sterling]

Fucking BCA bastards draining fuel out of cars leaving us to run out of fuel on the way. Usu ally there is enough to get to the petrol station, but obviously nor this time. Plus they are often located out on the middle of nowhere. Twats.

[Lord Sterling]

Guy in a 1970s Porsche helped to 'my' car out of the way. How about that!

[RayMK]

That looks like a thirsty brute.  Maybe they only left a gallon in it, barely enough to wet the injectors for a few minutes.  I hope you got sorted with fuel with not too much inconvenience. 

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I normally listen to JOB on LBC in the morning and have attempted to listen to Farage purely in the interests of balance and to remove myself from any bubble I may or may not be in. But it's just reinforced my belief that he's the worst kind of odious, manipulative, hate-mongering cretin.

 

I can’t put into words how much I despise that man, he’s a friggin world champ at telling everyone where theyre going wrong but never, NEVER EVER adds anything constructive to anything. The friggin day after he gets his big dream fulfilled he runs off to live in Trumps big gold toilet rather than get involved in the aftermath. Now its starting to get moving he’s popping up here and there (usually on Fox news, slagging off Britain for pocket money) moaning that it’s not happening quick enough for his liking. Heres an idea then Farage. Get yourself elected and get involved in the legislation process if you don’t like how its going without you. Oh hang on, you’ve failed to get elected half a dozen times already, presumably due to being no more than a divisive, hate-spreading ‘rentagob’ turdsteak with no concept of public service, negotiation, compromise or statesmanship. I have previously (and controversially) wished upon him an unpleasant terminal disease, and have not changed my view on that, other than I would now like him to undergo countless rounds of miserable, debilitating chemotherapy and radiology for this theoretical disease, and for him to spend some time recovering, only for it to unexpectedly go metastatic after 12 months and do him in anyway. Cheers.

[Bobthebeard]

To quote Boll.

 

"I can’t put into words how much I despise that man, he’s a friggin world champ at telling everyone where theyre going wrong but never, NEVER EVER adds anything constructive to anything."

 

Much like a lot of the folk round here. (Lytham St Annes). Comfortably off, older white folk, read (and actually believe) the Daily Mail and go on endlessly about where 'it is all going wrong'. But have nothing constructive to say in way of a solution. Just rants about Immigrants, the NHS and that 'they' should do something about it. Farage et al just are fuel to their fire.

I genuinely despair.

[Lord Sterling]

That looks like a thirsty brute.  Maybe they only left a gallon in it, barely enough to wet the injectors for a few minutes.  I hope you got sorted with fuel with not too much inconvenience.

 

Cheers man. Been here for over 2 hours. Car is only an E220 Coupe. I've complained to BCA but feel it's rather a drop in the ocean.

 

Mercedes-Benz assist haven't been too helpful either. I broke down at 12:20. Still waiting for them to turn up.

[AMC Rebel]

I went to quiz night Friday, our team name was 'anal seepage' which was quite apt as we were shite.

 

Questions in the music round, name Kanye west's first album? Name Taylor swifts first album?

 

I shouted 'I thought this was a music round?' which most agreed with

 

On a point of order, Kayne West's first effort was pretty seminal work, not least as it didn't have much content that was solely his.  His later work is garbage though.

[AMC Rebel]

Sport. 

 

Fuck off to the sports channels and stay there.

 

I don't recall anything I enjoy ever ousting sport from the planned TV schedule. 

 

Football: you've got ninety whole fucking minutes. If you can't win a game in an hour and a half, tough fucking shit. The Avengers shouldn't be postponed/cancelled because you useless coiffered rapists can't kick a ball into a big net enough times.

 

The Olympics: nobody cares about those sports the rest of the time, and they wouldn't now if it wasn't TEH ENGLUND playing. Stay on the sports channels, at 3am.

 

Rugby: nobody watches this at home. Stick to the pay channels, which the pubs will pay for. 

 

Golf: Get in the fucking sea. 

 

Cycling: Middle-aged men take up cycling to a) get away from their wives, and b ) as an excise to shave their legs. Neither make this a worthwhile audience, unless you also have a range of shitty lycra clothes to flog.

 

Horse racing: Nobody cares. The audience only care of they've got money on it, and they'll be watching in the bookies. See above re commercial enterprises paying to show it.

 

Tennis: Just barely acceptable due to Britishness, and being in in the afternoon when nothing of any consequence is on. 

 

In a similar vein, sport on the news. IT'S NOT FUCKING NEWS. 

 

100% agree - and a great rant to boot.

 

I was wank at all sports at school and therefore hated and ridiculed.  Whenever some tool is interviewed about all the great things sport teaches you I have a hollow laugh.  All it taught me is I don't like sport.

 

I would add that whilst Golf seemed like one of the more pointless sports to put on telly, Snooker and Darts seem even more flaming ridiculous.

 

Also -

 

What some supermarket has done - not news

 

What some tool in a soap opera has done - not news

 

Who won a daft talent show - not news

[Ghosty]

Much like a lot of the folk round here. (Lytham St Annes). Comfortably off, older white folk, read (and actually believe) the Daily Mail and go on endlessly about where 'it is all going wrong'. But have nothing constructive to say in way of a solution. Just rants about Immigrants, the NHS and that 'they' should do something about it. Farage et al just are fuel to their fire.

I genuinely despair.

 

Old Man is like this

[Lankytim]

IIRC places like BCA drain all the cars that come into their possession and run their lorries on it. Had exactly the same problem when I did plating. Their attitude was if it runs out of fuel in your change it's your problem. Refusing to take them resulted in not being paid and being stranded somewhere, even though it's their fault you can't drive it anywhere. Absolute tossers.

[Alexg]

Cheers man. Been here for over 2 hours. Car is only an E220 Coupe. I've complained to BCA but feel it's rather a drop in the ocean.

 

Mercedes-Benz assist haven't been too helpful either. I broke down at 12:20. Still waiting for them to turn up.

 

Are you a delivery driver LS?

[beko1987]

Are you a delivery driver LS?

Trade plater

[Alexg]

Yeah, that's what I meant. Which company do you work for?

[Lord Sterling]

Are you a delivery driver LS?

As the man of many hoovers above says, Trade Plater. Basically taking cars here and there, driving whatever your given and using some public transport in between. Today I drove a Volvo XC60 and the above Merc, which I've still got.

[Kiltox]

Can't believe they leave so little fuel you can't even make it to the nearest station, bunch of absolute shite hawks

 

Would they sell you the diesel back they drained from it for £3 a litre or something daft I wonder

[Alexg]

As the man of many hoovers above says, Trade Plater. Basically taking cars here and there, driving whatever your given and using some public transport in between. Today I drove a Volvo XC60 and the above Merc, which I've still got.

 

Fair enough. I just have about 3-4 drivers from different places turn up each week dropping off cars we've bought from BCA or Enterprise 

[vulgalour]

Had to cancel the Princess' MoT to be rebooked at a later date.  Not a money thing, a time thing mainly.  Bit annoyed about it really but never mind.

[320touring]

Had to cancel the Princess' MoT to be rebooked at a later date. Not a money thing, a time thing mainly. Bit annoyed about it really but never mind.

That's not a grump- that's fuftureproofing happiness:)

[Bren]

Ashamed to admit I saw my arse with respiratory specialist this afternoon and blew up at him when he suggested I was not using my inhalers properly - sick of telling him only tablets offer any relief.

 

He has referred me to Wythenshawe hospital. All this has made me realise how poorly I have been and I have been trying to carry on as normal for too long.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Why can't people just say hello when you know them and you walk past them in the street?

 

What I mean is (without too much detail) I'm on a committee type thing two people from it have both blanked me at lest twice and today another did it as we passed in the street, I was looking in my bag at the time and only saw who it was as they has just passed.

 

Either I'm a total twat or not middle class enough for them.