The grumpy thread

[danthecapriman]

I've not owned a TV for 20 years so no clashes here.

Really!

What's all your living room furniture pointed at then!?

[John F]

I've not had a TV for about 10 years... my living room furniture is laid out so that people can actually talk to one another (!!)

[danthecapriman]

I've not had a TV for about 10 years... my living room furniture is laid out so that people can actually talk to one another (!!)

Talk!! Dear god! You'll be reading bloody books next.

 

 

Fair play to you both. There's fuck all on tv worth watching anyway in fairness, especially this time of year with all the sodding Xmas repeats.

Home Alone anyone?

[Guest Hooli]

Really!

What's all your living room furniture pointed at then!?

 

A 1960s Radiogram. Oh & I do own a lot of books, I will put a lot of shelves up next year after I rewire the house.

 

As for talking, that'd involve being social & allowing visitors...

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

 and I didn't feel bad punching holes in the back to run cables through!

 

One inch punch a la B Lee or imaginary mouth breather type defense mode?

[John F]

Talk!! Dear god! You'll be reading bloody books next.

 

 

Fair play to you both. There's fuck all on tv worth watching anyway in fairness, especially this time of year with all the sodding Xmas repeats.

Home Alone anyone?

 

I love reading books almost as much as I detest mass-appeal hollywood "movies" and suchlike.

 

[AlabamaShrimp]

But with no TV what can you plug a PlayStation into?? I think I'd die!!

 

Oh and to who ever said about medicine above being expensive you need to go to Savers and home bargains. Beechams all in one cold medicine is £5 in Boots/Sainsburys, same stuff/size £1.50 in Savers. They have the tablet form at a quid for 8 its £5 for 16 in Boots who it turns out a proper robbing twats.

[John F]

But with no TV what can you plug a PlayStation into?? I think I'd die!!

 

Keyboard & mouse is way better (faster) for gaming, not that I bother much tbh.

[DodgeRover]

I've not owned a TV for 20 years so no clashes here.

Same here we haven't had live TV for years. We have one, it's used for movies etc. living room furniture is around the wood burner which the TV is mounted on the wall above.

 

If we go somewhere with TV we just waste time watching crap.

[Supernaut]

My grump is that the closest proper Ikea is about 120-130 miles away.

 

We have one in Aberdeen, but it's just a small display showroom where you can order stuff in if you want it. No food either. Boo hiss.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Keyboard & mouse is way better (faster) for gaming, not that I bother much tbh.

You don't need speed when your uber leet like me!!

 

All moderns consoles in the giant TV downstairs, all old consoles and PC in TV and CRT upstairs. We've more TVs and consoles then your average 80s game shop

[clayts450]

To totally make* my day I've now gotta deep clean the house for tomorrow's landlord inspection....who probably won't then turn up.

 

Guess what ? They did't turn up.

 

Fucknuggets - ruined my day and in particular any chance I had of going to see an absolute beaut* with a view to Shite-purchase

[wuvvum]

I assume you have changed the fuel filter and not running on veg ?

Fuel filter was done relatively recently, and I don't ever run common rails on veg.  Might be worth doing the fuel filter again for the sake of 8 quid - I have run it very low on diesel a couple of times so might have sucked some gunk through from the tank - but the fuel pressure regulator seems to be a common weak spot on these and is £££ to replace, so if it is that it'll be the death knell for the car sadly.

[Guest Hooli]

But with no TV what can you plug a PlayStation into?? I think I'd die!!

 

 

I had a playstation the same time as a I had a TV, after six months I gave it all away as after 30mins on a game I never switched it on again.

[New POD]

I typed a massive rant about a recruitment consultant called Adam who works for a recruitment agency which one would spread on bread.

and then lost it.

Anyway to summarise. Got email - no rate. Job title is something I can do, have done everything in the spec, but never had the job title. I put no effort into applying, but send off CV anyway because Halewood is local.

That was yesterday.

Today I saw advert for job including a range of rates, which made it more interesting, so I phone Adam who was going to not forward my cv because 1) I've never had that exact job title.  2) It's been 9 years since I worked in automotive (despite 18 years experience before that. 3) Nowhere on my CV does it have the exact BUZZword he needs to tick a box against.

 

I then spent an hour sending an email explaining with lots of examples of each point on the job spec that I have actually got what it takes.

Later he tells me the rate is LOWER by £5 an hour (or shall we call that £10K a year) and he only put that to get more candidates interested.

I agreed to this because In the unlikely event that I get offered it I shall ask for £6 an hour more and tell him I only agreed to the lower rate to get him interested.

[Supernaut]

I've ranted about recruitment agencies before, so I'll just say this.

 

They can get in the fucking sea.

[New POD]

I've ranted about recruitment agencies before, so I'll just say this.

 

They can get in the fucking sea.

 

And yet some actually use their brains and can see further than it being a box ticking exercise.  Hence interview tomorrow in Wolverhampton, and all it took was one email to someone in the industry who gives a shit. (and has made commission out of me before.)

[DeeJay]

 Woman driving ( I thought it was a man originally )was a double for les Dawson. Ruined my day really.

 

I don't know, would've cheered me up no end.

[richardmorris]

 

I don't know, would've cheered me up no end.

That’s her!

Well, without the rollers anyway.

[chaseracer]

Hence interview tomorrow in Wolverhampton...

 

All the best for this, Mark.  I'll be passing the site on my way in, so I'll give you a supportive wave!

[Kiltox]

And yet some actually use their brains and can see further than it being a box ticking exercise.  Hence interview tomorrow in Wolverhampton, and all it took was one email to someone in the industry who gives a shit. (and has made commission out of me before.)

99% give no fucks though including the gormless twat that is making sure the current lot get a % of my day rate.

[myglaren]

There is no such thing as a pleasurable trip to IKEA not unless you get there and it's closed!

Just been with daughter #3 and found it most pleasurable.

I have always liked IKEA since our first visit to the Gothenburg store in the mid seventies.

Always quiet and relaxed.  Always tempted to buy far more than I went for though.

 

Maybe your IKEA is different.  I do hesitate to go there as the roads are usually chocca but that is mainly for the MetroCentre.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I used to hate Ikea until I had a dream about blasting round it in a little go kart, then it seemed a lot more appealing

[myglaren]

 

My moan today is why is stuff like mouth ulcer mouthwash and throat sweets so bloody expensive? £5 for about half a pint of mouthwash is ridiculous, are they taxed extremely heavily or are we just ripped off by the people making them. I say this as I’m lumbered with an infected mouth ulcer at the moment it’s agony constantly worrying about biting it again accidentally.

 

Use salt water, cheap and effective.

[chaseracer]

^ This.  It works.

[Split_Pin]

Apart from the kitchen, most of our house is furnished with Ikea stuff. It practically builds itself and the fixings always fit and work perfectly.

 

We got a fitted wardrobe from there last year to make use of the pointless alcove in the master bedroom. Sliderobes or whatever theyre called now, in Hillington wanted 3 grand but we got the internals from Ikea for about 500 and then had the tradesman who was doing other work on our house at the time supply and fit some standard sized doors. It has lots of different shelves so I can have clothes AND model cars in there

 

Todays grump, insurance renewal came in today for the Duster for 27th December. It's an old policy that dates back to when I bought my old Vectra on that date in 2008 and has been transferred from car to car ever since. Ive used Swinton for so long because they have a Branch in Cumbernauld town centre.

 

Currently its 19 quid a month but theyve increased it to 39 quid! At first I thought it might have been to do with the fact that I changed to the Duster halfway through the year and this would now be the first full year however I looked up Go Compare and can get it from M&S money for 20 per month. I also noticed ine of my old stored quoted for a 23 year old BMW and it was only 21 quid. I also declared the bump the car recieved and that no claim was made and it still only came out at 20 quid.

 

I expect that when I phone tomorrow they will reduce the quote back to its original level or theteabouts but Im tempted to tell them to do one for trying to pull a fast ine in the hope that I wouldnt read the renewal notice.

[DeeJay]

Use salt water, cheap and effective.

Gargle with it and swish it around your mouth, don't drink it.

[purplebargeken]

Anbesol was a godsend when I had gob ulcers.

[Kiltox]

Apart from the kitchen, most of our house is furnished with Ikea stuff. It practically builds itself and the fixings always fit and work perfectly.

We got a fitted wardrobe from there last year to make use of the pointless alcove in the master bedroom. Sliderobes or whatever theyre called now, in Hillington wanted 3 grand but we got the internals from Ikea for about 500 and then had the tradesman who was doing other work on our house at the time supply and fit some standard sized doors. It has lots of different shelves so I can have clothes AND model cars in there

Todays grump, insurance renewal came in today for the Duster for 27th December. It's an old policy that dates back to when I bought my old Vectra on that date in 2008 and has been transferred from car to car ever since. Ive used Swinton for so long because they have a Branch in Cumbernauld town centre.

Currently its 19 quid a month but theyve increased it to 39 quid! At first I thought it might have been to do with the fact that I changed to the Duster halfway through the year and this would now be the first full year however I looked up Go Compare and can get it from M&S money for 20 per month. I also noticed ine of my old stored quoted for a 23 year old BMW and it was only 21 quid. I also declared the bump the car recieved and that no claim was made and it still only came out at 20 quid.

I expect that when I phone tomorrow they will reduce the quote back to its original level or theteabouts but Im tempted to tell them to do one for trying to pull a fast ine in the hope that I wouldnt read the renewal notice.

Insurers are arseholes.

 

I pay £600 for my Duster parked in a private secure car park but only £480 for a Fiat Scudo van parked on the street...

 

My driving record is shite and I have 0 NCB thanks to three years on a trade policy, mind.

[Kiltox]

Although having said that - some insurers aren’t keen on Duster because of the amount having to be Cat Deeley’ed due to parts availability