The grumpy thread

[MorrisItalSLX]

Someone from Australia decided they desperately needed me at 2 am.

 

I don't know anyone from Australia. Plus if I don't answer.

.. don't keep ringing you knob.

 

It wasn't me, I swear!

 

That's 9-11AM Aussie time depending where they were

[The Moog]

At 2am AST (Accrington Standard Time) it was a little annoying.

 

I will accept your apologies on behalf of your country

[M'coli]

Is it me?

Last night my desktop took a download of an update for Windows 10. Didn't have a choice in this, it just did it.

 

Anyway went to it this morning and it will not open Microsoft edge.

 

Thanks a f**** lot Microsoft.

 

Turned it of and let it sulk until I can spare more time.

Edge is dreadful, they've done you a massive favour.

[Lankytim]

To add piss to shit, I've been told I'm not eligible for a load of backpay that I think I'm owed.

 

As mentioned, I got binned off from another long term contract I was on a month or so ago. At the time a pay rise was in negotiation and although it was meant to come in for 1st April they missed the deadline and promised to backdate it. The pay rise eventually came into force a week after I left.

 

My argument is that as the pay rise was supposed to come into force on the 1st of April and has been back dated to that day I should get the back dated pay increase. It's not my fault they took so long sorting it out. Of course they say that As I don't work there anymore I can FRO.

 

This is all via an agency, who I really don't trust and I wouldn't be surprised if they've received the back pay and have decided to keep it.

 

It's wall to wall wankers in this industry.

[Louise2cv]

Flipping heck Tim. Can't imagine how stressful this must be

 

Hope things start picking up for you soon.

[chaseracer]

Talk to ACAS re. a grievance.

 

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[Bren]

Had a vesta beef curry last night.

Big mistake.

My guts are now like Krakatoa.

[Bucketeer]

The UK job market is bringing me deep joy at the moment. Before I left to go on my travels I had no problems finding work, I can breathe with my mouth closed and write my own name and everything. Now that I'm back for a while and in urgent need of an income it's proving nigh on impossible to even get a response, never mind actual work. At this rate I might have to go back on the game.

[Supernaut]

It's wall to wall wankers in agencies in any industry.

FTFY. I just completely ignore agencies cold-calling me with the old "We found your CV online and have a role suitable for you" bullshit.

 

Every single time, without fail, they've over-sold me to the client, and over-sold the role to me, resulting in both parties wasting their time. Wankers indeed.

[DodgeRover]

The UK job market is bringing me deep joy at the moment. Before I left to go on my travels I had no problems finding work, I can breathe with my mouth closed and write my own name and everything. Now that I'm back for a while and in urgent need of an income it's proving nigh on impossible to even get a response, never mind actual work. At this rate I might have to go back on the game.

You can even forget making any money at that now according to a friend they gave up long ago as they were being undercut by foreigners and threatened by the folks they were working for.

 

Edit just to add it really was a friend I would starve if I tried to make money that way with my looks.

[Supernaut]

Being undercut by foreigners? I thought Brexit was going to fix that!

 

I also notice that Firefox now sees Brexit as an actual word and doesn't mark it as a typo. Oh dear.

[richardmorris]

Is it me?

Last night my desktop took a download of an update for Windows 10. Didn't have a choice in this, it just did it.

 

Anyway went to it this morning and it will not open Microsoft edge.

 

Thanks a f**** lot Microsoft.

 

Turned it of and let it sulk until I can spare more time.

 

 

 

Yep, our main office pc at work spent two hours installing updates yesterday morning then our printer wouldn't work. Not recognized at all  - plugging and unplugging the usb cable didn't even make the pc go bing bong. three more hours and I got it working as printer (copy1). 

[Lord Sterling]

Work AGAIN! Just spent nigh-on 5 hours driving a van from Bury to Bournemouth. Now work want me to be picked up and taken by another colleague to no other than Stockton on Tees. Yes that is 6 hours up the road. Despite me not driving to Stockton I've refused the job, it's too far, too much money for me to spending over night, I knew about this about an hour away from my drop off. This is getting ridiculous.

[wuvvum]

Washing the auld mans car earlier, noticed one of the wheel nuts was missing, so sent him down the local Ford stealer for a new one, £5.17 for 1 fucking wheel nut!

You need to find one of those breaking ads on eBay with a 99p BIN and a "you are bidding on a wheelnut" disclaimer in the text.  Take them at their word.

[beko1987]

You need to find one of those breaking ads on eBay with a 99p BIN and a "you are bidding on a wheelnut" disclaimer in the text. Take them at their word.

Then post their rude message that you will get when they think your another time waster, before politely saying you do want the wheel nut!

 

Its the sort of thing I'd do if I was a rich man!

[Pillock]

Mrs_Pillock got pissed one night and bid on a Unimog that was "breaking, wheelnut only".

She never even got the wheelnut. Wankers.

[Timewaster]

Then post their rude message that you will get when they think your another time waster, before politely saying you do want the wheel nut!

 

Its the sort of thing I'd do if I was a rich man!

You don't need to be rich. Only costs 99p.

 

They may stiff you for £20 postage if you make them mad enough.

[davidfowler2000]

Volvo still stuck in the station car park because the recovery people "can't" recover it from there cos it's "too tight"

[Sigmund Fraud]

Volvo still stuck in the station car park because the recovery people "can't" recover it from there cos it's "too tight"

 

Take the dizzy cap off and give it a quick blast with some WD40. Do the same to the ignition module on the nearside inner wing. It may just solve your starting issue !

[davidfowler2000]

I think it's the coil. Try as I may, I still havn't managed to electrocute myself by holding my finger over where the lead goes while cranking.

 

I'll try another coil but after that I'll get it dragged on to the street on a tow rope and recovered home from there. I simply cannot be arsed diagnosing ignition issues in an underground car park with sod all space to work.

[Guest Hooli]

I'd suspect if the ignition module is dodgy then the coil wouldn't fire anyway.

[davidfowler2000]

Well there is that, aye. I'll take some WD40 to work tomorrow and poke about

[scruff]

I haven't, but may do a course as part of my drivers CPC (paid for out of my own pocket of course, because AGENCY)

 

TBH I'm considering just sitting on the sofa, becoming morbidly obese, getting diabetes and living the rest of my life on some sort of benefit. 

 

Tim I need to book some DCPC courses for three of us at work, do you want me to get a price? Stamford's a bit of a trek for you though I guess. 

 

I do a bit of subbing for the hauliers next door and they reckon they keep booking agency drivers who never turn up?? All seems a bit weird to me.

[Snipes]

I've got two Airshows this weekend; Herne Bay Saturday (if I cam be arsed with the trains) and Biggin Hill on Sunday. Weather isn't looking good for Sunday and now the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight has been grounded (all of them, Spitties, Hurricane and the Lancaster) due to engine issues! Damn it!

[Mr A Lawrence]

It's my birthday today.

 

Forty fucking eight!!!

[tooSavvy]

MemFlight : That woman's 'decendants' want their penny back (or they'll sue!)

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Shilling%27s_orifice

 

TS

[Lankytim]

Tim I need to book some DCPC courses for three of us at work, do you want me to get a price? Stamford's a bit of a trek for you though I guess. 

 

I do a bit of subbing for the hauliers next door and they reckon they keep booking agency drivers who never turn up?? All seems a bit weird to me.

 

Yeah it is a bit far unfortunately!

 

Agency drivers often don't turn up because they get a better paying job. Pretty dirty thing to do and will soon see you banned from most places, saying that I've declined a much better job only to get cancelled at the 11th hour by my first booking. 

[Lankytim]

Well there is that, aye. I'll take some WD40 to work tomorrow and poke about

 

The Hall effect sensor in the distributor is a regular source of breakdowns on these engines. The wires into the distributor get old and break off.

[DodgeRover]

Tim you are a self employed ltd co aren't you? Can't you tout yourself (your company anyway) to the firms you work for the agency who is messing you about for?

[Supernaut]

Fuck's sake.

 

A van has driven through crowds of people in Barcelona. Suspected terror attack, etc. etc. You know the rest.

This sort of thing is becoming all too familiar.