The grumpy thread

[Tadhg Tiogar]

....even less in Gosport....

I used to pass through Gosport regularly on my way to visit detainees at Haslar. I see why it's relatively cheap.

[SiC]

FFS.

 

Open the cupboard to put stuff away from the dishwasher. Turned around and the bowls fell out.

 

Worktop scratched and floor has chunks out of it.

 

At least I don't have a damage deposit to worry about!

[Pillock]

Can we leave it with the political finger-pointing in this thread please? Start one in the open forum if you want to argue whether it's Thatcher's fault or not, it's easier to lock it sixteen minutes later that way.

 

My grump is..... local amenities. We had a nice little shop in the village, one them where everything is crammed in and you never need to go anywhere else despite the fact it's smaller than the cupboard under your stairs. Then Londis "invested" in it and moved it into a disused pub. Great, that's closer to me!

 

Sadly Londis "investing" means the cash machine has been out of order for 3 weeks - and it's the only one in the village, or for five miles in any direction - the Post Office based within has also been mysteriously shut for weeks (rumours of it being tens of thousands of pounds in arrears, not sure how that happens!) and now I find today, clearly they're only allowed to buy from Londis themselves so even though everywhere else has bread, we're still in "panic bought" mode and the shelves are empty. FFS, Londis can fuck off and it can go back to being a proper corner* shop

[MarvinsMom]

^^some one broke that.....

[Guest Hooli]

FFS.

 

Open the cupboard to put stuff away from the dishwasher. Turned around and the bowls fell out.

 

Worktop scratched and floor has chunks out of it.

 

At least I don't have a damage deposit to worry about!

 

Poltergeists.

[SiC]

Mate told me to blame the cat. I did point out that it'd get into more trouble for letting her up there.

[DodgeRover]

Hats off to anyone who rents a place out to people who wreck it and don't pay the rent. Law or no laws, the fuckers wouldn't be staying in my property much longer.

Thing being unless there's no kids involved your local friendly do as you likeys (round here anyway) are probably not going to be your friends and drop round to inform the tenants they may like to consider leaving now before something unfortunate happens. Also your average problem tenant has experience of these things and has a no win no fee solicitor and the police on speed dial - the response time when the words illegal eviction are mentioned is quick they've also had a load of money chucked at them to educate them of their rights* in these situations. Doing anything less than squeaky clean means you are the target for police prosecution not them.

[DodgeRover]

CCJ, Christ what were you thinking.

It's not the end of the world, depends what it's for.

[Pillock]

Poltergeists.

 

Potterygeists.

[wuvvum]

FFS.

 

Open the cupboard to put stuff away from the dishwasher. Turned around and the bowls fell out.

 

Worktop scratched and floor has chunks out of it.

 

At least I don't have a damage deposit to worry about!

I like the fact that your kitchen has a special hook for hanging bananas on.

[SiC]

I like the fact that your kitchen has a special hook for hanging bananas on.

A banana tree! You've must have seen them before?!

[Guest Hooli]

Random post - a bloke at work refers to bananas as 'shits in a skin'.

[Bren]

Cadbury.

Why seal your flakes up? What was wrong with wrapping the ends of the packaging?

 

The dyson ends up with most of it. Fuck off.

[cort1977]

This is because the official government definition of "affordable" is a percentage (70%? not sure) of the average rent!

 

How the fuck is that going to work? What has the average rent got to do with the average income?

 

Ben

 

 

I think I posted this a while ago but it's only got worse.

[wuvvum]

A banana tree! You've must have seen them before?!

Last time I saw a banana tree was in Marrakesh.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I agree with that, except living in france - fuck that it's like slough but worse accents.

 

 

 

 

 

My Uncle lives in Cannes, been there for quite a while now. My Mum doesn't like the UK (the reason she and my Dad emigrated) but my Dad's brother literally cannot stand it here. I mean, a real hatred for the place.

 

France and Germany: similar population, massively bigger land mass so less crowded, a government that sort of knows what it's doing, houses viewed as a home and not an investment and thus cheaper and an overwhelming desire to support their own industries.

 

I lived in Germany once, I'd like to do it again............if only the pound was worth more than a cup of cold piss. 

[wuvvum]

...Aaand Godwin is proven right once again.

[hairnet]

Hour and half from Dubai

 

Don't know what day it is what time it is

 

Planes suck

[tooSavvy]

... when you look 'up' a shit pipe, does simple 'perspective' allow you to view it as >> simply* >>a pipe?? Hmm.

 

... relative to those who 'use' a shit pipe for... Well, y' know

 

... where you're from shouldn't colour where you seek to be ... lyke

 

TS

[Jerzy Woking]

Estate Agents. I put the blame on house prices and skyhigh rental prices on them. Every single one I have ever had dealings with or ever met has been a cunt. End of.

[Cleon-Fonte]

Shit, have I logged into MailOnline again by mistake? I hate it when that happens.

[Parky]

<stuff>

Or it could be down to the fact everyone is living a lot longer and therefore not naturally vacating properties? Or the fact that half of marriages end in divorce so instead of a family needing one home, one parent needs a family home for the kids and the other needs....erm a family home for the kids.

 

So yes, there are too many people but immigrants aren't the only issue. Social attitudes, and changing demographics are probably a much larger problem as there are far more older people and divorced families.

[Sir Snipes]

We have lots of room, but most people want to cram into the same, full-up spaces ie; London which is a why we have so many problems.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Anyway moving on! Bugger, snow again. Was doing a small service on my mates car this morning. Looks like I'm not now...

[The Moog]

Removed some posts. 

 

Can we leave the politics and hate please?

 

Its not needed or wanted here.

 

thanks 

[Jim Bell]

Thats exactly what Margaret Thatcher would have wanted.

 

[/politics]

[Supernaut]

[DodgeRover]

Thats exactly what Margaret Thatcher would have wanted.

 

[/politics]

Censorship/ removal of the right to withdraw your labour/ an end to free speech?

 

Blame the Russians, they seem popular scapegoats at the moment.

[Captain Furious]

Hate?  Crikey..

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Roadworks - flat tyres...... no end in sight.

The useless sodding morons who ripped our street to shreds and didn't get it finished before the 'cold' set in (3mths now FFS). The place is a sodding disaster zone with raised manhole covers and jagged edges all over the bloody shop.

They aren't coming back to finish until it warms up apparently.

 

To date - I've had both front tyres on the SAAB replaced, the spare is on the rear after another puncture, the Lada was only dropped off a couple of days ago, moving the thing has somehow gained it a flat too...... went out last night to check tyre size to be ordered for SAAB..... THE OTHER FU***NG REAR IS NOW FLAT TOO! COCKWOMBLES!!!!!!!!

 

Not a happy bunny.......

 

It didn't help that the brand new trolley jack I bought wouldn't lift high enough to get the Lada wheel swapped. It was fine on the SAAB, then failed to lift spectacularly........ so that's got to be returned too. Clucking Bell.........