The grumpy thread

[eddyramrod]

Oh I get it.  The offer has already been politely declined, well in advance, but the donors appear not to have understood simple English and taken "No" as "Yes."  

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I suppose so. I will definitely not offer to help anyone any more after this enlightening episode! Don't want to inadvertantly leave a trail of misery in my wake!!!

[Angrydicky]

Turned up yesterday, and after a while, Fatha_AD asked me to hide the Rover in a nearby street as his sister is coming today and he doesn't want her to see the accident damage and bring it all back up again. To put this into perspective, he won't drive to Tesco anymore (the damage occurred on the roundabout outside) and he hasn't driven the Rover since the accident in June/July. I think it would be easier if I got it fixed, but he just reckons I should scrap it instead. I don't like putting a healthy dog down, but at the same time I can't justify throwing loads of cash at a bodyshop to get a completely worthless car cosmetically sorted. 600s with average condition and mileage are only worth £200 or so with some MoT.

[Guest Hooli]

Oh I get it.  The offer has already been politely declined, well in advance, but the donors appear not to have understood simple English and taken "No" as "Yes."  

 

Exactly that Eddy.

 

The offer is fine, that's normal. Ignoring that it's been declined & just going ahead anyway is rude & annoying.

[DodgeRover]

I reckon a wander through the woods is in order later..... I'm deliberately not drinking at dinner so I can leave the house later and then I can start banging through the gin once I've settled in for the night.

I've been out with the dog through the woods already, managed to get almost all the way back to the car when she rolled in something stinky and has had to be hosepiped and shampoo'd as smelly dogs wouldn't be welcome at Christmas dinner.

[cobblers]

Took the dog that wanted a walk out for a couple of hours expecting the goose to be about 2/3rds ready. Got back to find the mrs absolutely fast asleep on the sofa, the goose is still in the bloody fridge! I'm hanging out man, I didn't even get any chocolates this morning ffs!

 

Beer it is I suppose.

[tooSavvy]

I suppose so. I will definitely not offer to help anyone any more after this enlightening episode! Don't want to inadvertantly leave a trail of misery in my wake!!!

Inflammatory, my dear boy!

 

No... is NO, even politely (with a smile!)

 

 

TS

[NorthernMonkey]

Took the dog that wanted a walk out for a couple of hours expecting the goose to be about 2/3rds ready. Got back to find the mrs absolutely fast asleep on the sofa, the goose is still in the bloody fridge! I'm hanging out man, I didn't even get any chocolates this morning ffs!

 

Beer it is I suppose.

Maccys are open...nugget happy meal, anyone?

[DodgeRover]

Took the dog that wanted a walk out for a couple of hours expecting the goose to be about 2/3rds ready. Got back to find the mrs absolutely fast asleep on the sofa, the goose is still in the bloody fridge! I'm hanging out man, I didn't even get any chocolates this morning ffs!

 

Beer it is I suppose.

The dog and I saw a deer again this morning, if I had been walking with guns it could have been venison....

[Timewaster]

The dog and I saw a deer again this morning, if I had been walking with guns it could have been venison....

Did it have a red nose?

[clayts450]

I'd hoped to drive down to my folks in Suffolk today but my dad's recently been very poorly with respiratory issues.

 

I woke up coughing. sore throat, snuffles. Don't really fancy gifting a miserable dose of man flu to him, so mum, sis and I agreed "Christmas" is postponed until January (we don't generally celebrate it as a family, but this was the first time in ages where I would have been able to rock up to theirs on the day itself, due to having a car again).

 

Gutted

 

Incidentally, I'm with Hooli - I also send out hints to everyone about my hatred for The Day (this year excepted) - my colleagues are cool with it and I don't get invited to any enforced jollity relating to it.

 

I had to turn away my neighbours from my front door one Christmas Day when they asked if I wanted to join them for Christmas dinner. Made some bollocks up that'd I'd already started cooking. Mid-conversation, my microwave pinged to announce my frozen chicken dinner for one was ready. Thanked them for the offer and politely declined.

[bub2006]

Got my lad an xbox for Christmas. He loves minecraft and lego so thought was a good idea. Was second hand but worked fine. Lad unwrapped it. Really excited to find the bastard thing wont open draw. Managed to release itand seemed to be fine. Put game in for it to mash it up and seize. Fucking wonderful. Made me feel like shit.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Now that really does suck.

[bub2006]

Yes it is. As you may know mr b he has only been back in my life 20 months or so. This is first Christmas ive had him stop over. He said it doesn't matter and thought counted but i could see he was upset.

[yellowperil]

Woke up yesterday morning with a migraine which knocked me for six, woke up this morning and I still have it in a slightly less excruciating way. My head feels like the whole left side is in a vice.

Wife is working until 20:00 tonight and I am at home with daughter who has wrecked the house and bullied me as only a four year old can do.

Dinner is postponed until Boxing Day.

[Guest Hooli]

Got my lad an xbox for Christmas. He loves minecraft and lego so thought was a good idea. Was second hand but worked fine. Lad unwrapped it. Really excited to find the bastard thing wont open draw. Managed to release itand seemed to be fine. Put game in for it to mash it up and seize. Fucking wonderful. Made me feel like shit.

 

That is shit luck.

[bub2006]

Yep it sure is. Ive told him ill have it sorted by next weekend. Do not know how yet but im damned going to do my best.

[Ghosty]

On the upside, everyone knows broken Xboxes can be swapped for cars!

[bub2006]

No good for an 11 year old boy.

[Guest Hooli]

Which model xbox was is it? I'm sure one of us will know of another available.

[bub2006]

An xbox 360. The black 120gb. Maybe an elite?

[Guest Hooli]

I've no idea about them myself, but figured others know more etc

[bub2006]

If anyone knows of 1 for sale please shout though! Even if its the white one i can swap the cases over abd he will think ive fixed it!

[alcyonecorporation]

Bubz you can have mine cheap. Black Xbox 360 Elite.

 

Trouble is it's in Peebo and I won't be back until Jan 2 at the earliest.

 

Any good?

[Guest Hooli]

£28 plus £8 postage https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OFFICIAL-XBOX-360-SLIM-REPLACEMENT-CONSOLE-UNIT-ONLY-S-MODEL-Black-White/222529399561?hash=item33cfc92b09:m:mGNSyg7X4BPxyKczvNnhN3Q

 

Sounds like it needs a case, but you've got one of them & can put your HDD in while it's apart too.

[HH-R]

Swap a staffie for one on your favourite local selling group/site/Gumtree?

[bub2006]

Bubz you can have mine cheap. Black Xbox 360 Elite.

 

Trouble is it's in Peebo and I won't be back until Jan 2 at the earliest.

 

Any good?

Thanks bud but a fair way to travel. Im just looking local on Gumtree at the minute.

[bub2006]

Swap a staffie for one on your favourite local selling group/site/Gumtree?

No staffie.

[bub2006]

£28 plus £8 postage https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/OFFICIAL-XBOX-360-SLIM-REPLACEMENT-CONSOLE-UNIT-ONLY-S-MODEL-Black-White/222529399561?hash=item33cfc92b09:m:mGNSyg7X4BPxyKczvNnhN3Q

 

Sounds like it needs a case, but you've got one of them & can put your HDD in while it's apart too.

Thanks but wrong one buddy

[D Spares & Tyres]

Yesterday evening I was driving down a country road with 2 lanes, cars going in both directions but too bendy too overtake safely, but a fast enough road. I was tootling along. An ambulance came flying up behind with lights and siren blaring. I was on the bendy bit but I knew a long straight was coming up so I thought the safest thing to do was speed up as fast as was safe until the straight. When I got to the straight bit there were no cars coming the other way and you could see for half a mile so I just slowed to 30 and drove almost in the gutter. Ambulance starts to overtake but drives parallel to me for a short while then overtakes but as soon as he did he pulled in front, brake checked me then sped off!

 

Was I wrong? Did I upset his ego? I thought what I did was safer than just jamming the brakes on like a lot of the public do