The grumpy thread

[SiC]

I find nothing better to drink than a cool glass of water. I often ask for tap water in restaurants now too. The tap water usually tastes exactly the same as the bottle water but free. Makes a meal out quite a bit cheaper too.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I can't really get with these complaints about the ingredients of Tizer or whatever. Those drinks are all full of shite, bright colours, industrial chemicals or whatever and it seems to me that if your body objects to them particularly strongly it's doing you a friggin favour, just drink something else that's less awful. This message was brought to you by the Bo11ox health information bureau. Cheers.

[Lord Sterling]

National Express West Midlands busses are monumentally SHIT. I mean, a big city like this where there are tonnes of people that need to catch busses an yet they still haven't implemented contactless payments. Other big city busses have or at least they'll give you change, but NEWM have thise old change swallowers (exact change only or more and we won't give you change) or some sad recent attempt at brining out a brummy version of the Oyster card; the 'swift card'

 

[/First world problems]

[scaryoldcortina]

Why nor just stop drinking fizzy shite altogether? There isn't a soft drink out there that tastes better than water, and water's a lot cheaper.

 

I do like orange juice though, the sort ypu get by squeezing oranges.

[dollywobbler]

National Express West Midlands busses are monumentally SHIT. I mean, a big city like this where there are tonnes of people that need to catch busses an yet they still haven't implemented contactless payments. Other big city busses have or at least they'll give you change, but NEWM have thise old change swallowers (exact change only or more and we won't give you change) or some sad recent attempt at brining out a brummy version of the Oyster card; the 'swift card'

 

[/First world problems]

 

With you on that one Mo. Last time I had to resort to public transport in Brum, it was sheer misery, in exactly the same way it isn't in London. Was forced to go to the most miserable supermarket on Earth to get change, which meant I missed the bus I was planning to catch. They're still using the same ticket machines that I remember being implemented in the mid-1980s!

[angle]

The stupid law says that drivers are allowed to stop in the cyclists box, but not allowed to stop outside the box, then creep into the box. Fuckin daft law!

 

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Not quite - the box is treated as another stopline, so you can stop in it if the lights are amber but not if they're red. That does mean that just being stopped in the box isn't enough to get done though - you'd have to be seen going into it when it was red, whether you'd stopped and creeped or not.

[eddyramrod]

I was supposed to be off work next week anyway and I had days out and stuff arranged.  Now because I'm not supposed to drive I need to un-arrange everything.  Buggeration.

[tooSavvy]

I find nothing better to drink than a cool glass of water. I often ask for tap water in restaurants now too. The tap water usually tastes exactly the same as the bottle water but free. Makes a meal out quite a bit cheaper too.

We have a nice 'lunchtime offer'@8.99 in the local Flaming Grill. Add "2 glasses of water, with ice + lemon, please"

 

Comes to..... £8.99

 

Fab

 

 

TS

[Saabnut]

Just started bloody snowing again - better get to the shops and buy 2 dozen loaves and 3 gallons of milk!

[Norbert]

National Express West Midlands busses are monumentally SHIT. I mean, a big city like this where there are tonnes of people that need to catch busses an yet they still haven't implemented contactless payments. Other big city busses have or at least they'll give you change, but NEWM have thise old change swallowers (exact change only or more and we won't give you change) or some sad recent attempt at brining out a brummy version of the Oyster card; the 'swift card'

 

[/First world problems]

I've seen it reported that NXWM make £52k/month from overpayments. Even Diamond have been able to add contactless onto their quality* fleet.

[purplebargeken]

Am forbidden to ever have fizzy drinks of any kind now for the rest of my life. Sometimes I miss the cold, fizziness of it but not often.

 

Nice to have the choice sometimes.

[Datsuncog]

Just started bloody snowing again - better get to the shops and buy 2 dozen loaves and 3 gallons of milk!

 

Oh, make sure you get a dozen eggs, too.

 

#FrenchToastParty

[Mally]

Water from the tap has chemicals.

Water from a bottle has plastic particles.

What can you do?

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Cavcraft at lunch earlier.

 

 

 

 

"But I haven't got a fucking car!"

[Tickman]

Getting hacked off with two insurance companies that should know better.

 

Finding cover for the C15 has been an utter nightmare. Found a broker for a terrible insurer (albeit at an affordable price).

 

Take out cover. Insurance company 1, despite never mentioning on the call (which cost a bleeding fortune due to a calculated move to hide its 0333 number) decides it needs a mirrored copy of my NCD from my car policy otherwise my policy will be cancelled.

 

Ring up insurance company 2 (car insurance firm) and argue with the staff for 45 minutes trying to get them to release a copy of the NCD. Company 2 claims it is impossible because it's in use. IC 2 offers an official email to send to IC 1. Explain this won't be good enough but get ignored. IC2 flat out refuse to release a copy of my NCD.

 

Submit cack email record of NCD to IC1. Ring up to confirm. IC1 say the email's fine. Hear nothing back.

 

On Tuesday IC1 send a letter to say my insurance will be cancelled because it cannot prove my mirrored NCD exists while helping itself to the first installment of the premium.

 

I ring IC1 up and go mental. Staff member repeats that IC1 need a PDF of my NCD to mirror it and that it is possible to get one (and nothing else will do).

I go even more mental and request a termination amount for the policy. Staff member gets flustered and offers to speak to IC2 on my behalf and will call back.

Explain several times that I argued and argued and argued and argued with IC2 for 45 minutes and it flat out refused to provide a PDF of my NCD.

 

Have heard nothing back since.

 

I suspect if I go back to IC2 and demand my NCD PDF in the guise of a complaint it'll be magically released without issue; I've always had this issue with IC2 and always seem to get the bone idle first line staff member who either isn't properly trained or can't be arsed in the first instance. I only stay with IC2 because it is the cheapest firm (and is actually a really big name).

 

If nothing has occurred by tomorrow evening having spent nearly two hours on the phone between both firms, I'm ringing both up and billing them for my time.

If I have to, I will then use my extremely wanky sort-of-nuke-last-resort if it means I get a result.

I had this recently with direct line and after 5 minutes of 'online chat' explaining that another company were going to mirror my no claims and can I have a letter to state what I have and that it is in use he said no problem and 5 days later it arrived in the post.

I had failed to get it on the phone!

[beko1987]

I'm not mad keen on fizzy drinks either (apart from lager obv). They don't make me ill or anything, but my teeth go really fuzzy afterwards. We mainly drink water in our house. Eva hates squash, Charlie likes it but only really really weak. We can make a bottle last 3 months without trying

[SiC]

Water from the tap has chemicals.

Water from a bottle has plastic particles.

What can you do?

Water itself is a chemical too!

 

The other week I asked an ice cream man if he had any Whippy ice cream, he responded with "I don't sell any of chemical crap.". My response was "Isn't all ice cream a chemical anyway?", was met with a scowl from my wife and an ice cream man response of "No, we only sell quality, scooped ice cream.". To save a kick in the leg from my wife to shut me up, I just responded with "Ohhh. Shame, I like that chemical crap. ".

[Parky]

I miss Orange lucozade. When it had sugar in it. Like other posters I cannot tolerate the artificial stuff.

 

I too am pissed off that some of my favourite drinks are now being altered to satisfy the sugar tax rules. And whilst some are dismissive saying that they are all shite and bad for you, stop moaning etc, I would say that if your fave tipple (beer, wine, coffee, whatever) was altered and rendered undrinkable, would you be happy about that?

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Got an Omega breaker with a matched set of near new Michelins, didn't have the locking key so thought it's be a great idea to hammer a socket over a locker, yeah would have been wise to check if it has a spinning collar which it surely fucking did, just had to destroy a perfectly good alloy wheel with a drill to get the fucker off .... grumpier bit...the PO just posted me the bastard key despite saying he had no idea where it was 

 

Feelin your pain fella - both rears on the SAAB..... only after I'd knackered 2 sockets and alot of swearing. Off to tyre place - raped for that and as he replaced the space saver spare...... in French - what is that!    Sure enough - fuggin locknut key smiling up at us from the bottom of the well....... I'm a tool!

[Zelandeth]

It's the choice that's the thing I think. I don't have many vices...I don't drink alcohol, I don't smoke,I get plenty of exercise and generally eat a decent diet...I just like pop!

 

I get that some people don't like the drinks, in which case it won't affect them, and there will be those who think it's a sensible idea.

 

The sneaky way it's all been brushed under the carpet is what really puts my back up though. Especially in the case of the likes of Irn-Bru when there's *already* a sugar free version on the shelves anyway. There has been no labelling change here at all, nor in the case of the Lucozade that lead to my migraine fuelled trip back from London that one afternoon. Nothing to say "now with x% less sugar" or "new recipe" or anything like that...or I'd have checked and saved myself spending the rest of the weekend in bed essentially unable to move.

 

The health issues surrounding phenylalanine and it's companions are an entirely different kettle of fish. At least I know for certain what sugar does to my body...not so much with that chemical cocktail. Yet it seems were having the "this is more healthy for you..." Message shoved down our throats.

 

Apparently this same idea is going to be rolled out to other food items with a high sugar content like confectionery as well in time, so that will be yet more things I need to carefully read the label on!

 

Tap water down here tastes rank as well which doesn't help! Used to drink a lot more water before we moved south.

 

Sure there are a lot more big health issues the government could actually try to tackle, but they won't because it would be political suicide...so they've tried to do this without anyone noticing.

[Supernaut]

FirstBus is a shite company. Fortunately their financial performance in recent years has been such that I reckon they'll be doing a Toys R Us before much longer.

 

A heap of them are on strike too. At least here in Aberdeen anyway.

 

God, I'd love to see that shower of shits go under. Maybe actually get some sort of competent bus service here.

[Cavcraft]

If you put vodka nearly all the way to the top of a 2 litre Cola bottle then add a smidgeon of Coke, it looks like pop but tastes like vodka and the bus driver won't realise so you don't get thrown off.

 

TL:DR Just drink spirits instead.

[Zelandeth]

Sadly I had to watch both of my parents destroy their lives by alcohol dependence - so I don't drink it.

 

Also seeing smoking listed as cause of death on my mother's death certificate did a good job of cementing my opinions on that habit.

 

Oh, and having asthma too.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

WorstFirstBus is a shite company. .....

 

EFA

[mk2_craig]

A heap of them are on strike too. At least here in Aberdeen anyway.

 

God, I'd love to see that shower of shits go under. Maybe actually get some sort of competent bus service here.

I'm delighted that FirstGroup have largely pissed off out of Edinburgh and left the city to the municipal outfit. They were an utter heap of dung when I lived there.

[vulgalour]

Mike and I have colds.  Again.  Fuck off, winter, nobody likes you.

[fordperv]

Mike and I have colds. Again. Fuck off, winter, nobody likes you.

I am also suffering it today, I feel drained and feel like i just need to sleep the day away but I'm making myself do something to keep moving or I'll hate myself

[vulgalour]

I'm supposed to be chopping bits of a Rover in a windy North Yorkshire field tomorrow.  Fat chance of that happening now.  I've only just got over a cold that knocked me off work for a week, genuinely can't afford to be taking even more time off!  Going to muddle through what I can today and then just stay in a Vitamin C/Tea/Snacks fortified blanket cave for the weekend.

[loserone]

*dislike*

[eddyramrod]

Sadly I had to watch both of my parents destroy their lives by alcohol dependence - so I don't drink it.

 

Also seeing smoking listed as cause of death on my mother's death certificate did a good job of cementing my opinions on that habit.

 

Oh, and having asthma too.

I can't "Like" that for obvious reasons but I'm totally behind you with the thoughts.