The grumpy thread

[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.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

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

 

 

 

It's not listening. This morning I awoke to fog and sleet. It became moderately temperate around 2pm, but nothing like spring.

 

I reckon Spring and Autumn have been discontinued. Just two seasons now. Winter (snow, ice) and Summer (no snow or ice).

 

The last 6 months have been never ending shit weather.

[chaseracer]

Pissing down in Coventry earlier, but that's not unusual...

[alcyonecorporation]

Pissing down in Coventry earlier, but that's not unusual...

That's why I sent you there

[chaseracer]

That's why I sent you there

 

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Next doors' Alsatian is barking, again.

 

Anyone lend me a Black Jaguar (any big cat will do tbh) to send round there and rip its fucking throat out?

 

Hitler poisoned his. That's not practical here however.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

In other news though, my January 1999 reg'd 323i has been insured with FJ as a 1998 car, therefore qualifying for classic insurance. They initially refused as they 'go on the logbook' but I rang back a bit later and emailed screenshots of the BMW ETK build info showing a Dec 1998 build.

 

I like FJ.

[madrat]

Thats what Alsatian do

[MarvinsMom]

 

 

 

 

Hitler poisoned his. That's not practical here however.

 

wouldn't a large bar of milk chocolate also have the desired effect?

 

it worked wonders when i had that ignorant beady eyed twat and his shitty litte terrier things living next door to me.....

[Noel Tidybeard]

Decided to grab dinner out at Five Guys this evening. Food isn't the source of the complaints. The bloody nonsense going on in the soft drink industry just now is...

 

They have the Coke Freestyle machines there, which means I can stick raspberry flavouring in my Coke. This silly detail makes me happy.

 

Except now I can't. The flavour options are now *only* available on the low/no sugar options. Reason? Because they have been told they need to incentivise people to not take the sugary drinks. By the government.

 

Same reason that I can no longer drink Irn-Bru, which has been my favourite soft drink as long as I can remember. The legislation passed not long ago has resulted in a plethora of drinks now sticking artificial sweeteners in and cutting the sugar content.

 

This is a problem for me. I cannot tolerate aspartame - it gives me migraines. Took me four before I realised that was why the last couple of bottles of Lucozade tasted odd. Really fun walking back from the train station with progressively worse and worse tunnel vision...now some stuff is using other sweeteners like steviol - which doesn't give me migraines - but I'm the one in a tiny number apparently who can taste it. I don't mean I can taste that it's different, I mean it tastes to me like someone's poured half a bottle of vinegar in with the supposedly sweet drink, and that aftertaste lingers for *hours.*

 

 

This used to be simple enough...avoid the "diet" or "zero" labels and I was safe...now I have to read every bloody ingredients label, and the choices I have are dwindling by the day.

 

I'm just bloody glad I didn't get my usual lunch a couple of months back, or I'd have had a migraine coming on halfway down the M6.

 

Fine...give us sugar free options...even stick the sugary version out at a higher price as an incentive...but don't diddle with the recipe and add those bloody chemicals silently without telling us...

 

Majorly peeved that raspberry Coke is no more for me. Added to the list of Irn-Bru, Tango, Fanta, Vinyl, Sprite, 7-Up (Cherry variant of which used to be a favourite), Dr. Pepper and Lucozade. Basically my choices now are plain Coke or plain Pepsi.

 

...or increasingly yet another cup of bloody coffee these days.

 

Or Mountain Dew. Though at £1 a can from our local overseas food place, that gets expensive. Haven't actually looked to see whether the UK version is still safe for me actually...

 

 

sugar free gives me a dry mouth which sort of negates the purpose of "having a drink"!

[alcyonecorporation]

Next doors' Alsatian is barking, again.

 

Anyone lend me a Black Jaguar (any big cat will do tbh) to send round there and rip its fucking throat out?

 

Hitler poisoned his. That's not practical here however.

I don't think a shite 64 bit console will help you.

 

Unless you can persuade it to play Cybermorph.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Thats what Alsatian do

 

 

Yeah, they're shit.

 

A mate used to have one. It used to jump up at people. It jumped up at my (then) wife and I punched it in the head. Didn't half yelp.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

"I fucking told you to keep that thing quiet. But you just wouldn't listen".

 

 

 

[fordperv]

Next doors' Alsatian is barking, again.

 

Anyone lend me a Black Jaguar (any big cat will do tbh) to send round there and rip its fucking throat out?

 

Hitler poisoned his. That's not practical here however.

But why was he/she barking? Are there undesirables knocking about or anyone who shouldnt be?

 

The GSD I had when I was growing up was going apeshit one morning and going mad at the back fence for apparently no reason, turned out that someone attempted to rob the guy behind us shed and he served as a great deterrent and the potential robber made away with nothing, didn't even get inside

[dave21478]

Its always been theoretically illegal here to sell or buy a non-running car unless you are a professional. 

Apparently LeBonCoin are cracking down on this now and are starting to refuse adverts for non-running cars.

I just tried to put up an ad giving away the fiat cinquecento bodyshell....refused.

 

Scrapyard it is, then.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

But why was he/she barking? Are there undesirables knocking about or anyone who shouldnt be?

 

The GSD I had when I was growing up was going apeshit one morning and going mad at the back fence for apparently no reason, turned out that someone attempted to rob the guy behind us shed and he served as a great deterrent and the potential robber made away with nothing, didn't even get inside

 

 

The owners. It barks because a) it's fucking stupid and b ) they didn't show it who was boss when it was a pup. I've never known a GSD that isn't a fucking awful yappy, over excitable food to shit converter. I don't like Dogs anyway but these.................. 

[vulgalour]

Can we not talk about ways we're going to be horrible to dogs?  Ta.  I loved my GSD, he was a fantastic companion, I just wish more owners of them understood how to look after them properly.  They are high maintenance dogs.

[Sir Snipes]

sugar free gives me a dry mouth which sort of negates the purpose of "having a drink"!

 

Drinking any fizzy sugary pop negates the purpose of having a drink.

[eddyramrod]

I had booked next week off, because it's our 20th wedding anniversary, and arranged things to do and places to go.  Now I'm ill and have been signed off work because I shouldn't be driving, so I have to un-arrange it all.  Buggeration.

[busmansholiday]

The Halfrauds sponsors ITV weather advert Why ?. We'll look closely and above the car, which appears to be on a UK road there's a pair of parallel electric cables heading into the distance.

 

Now I'm at an age where I remember those in the UK and was in Bradford in March 1972 when the last British trolleybus ran, and the cars didn't look like that.

 

Rant over.

[Zelandeth]

Can we not talk about ways we're going to be horrible to dogs?  Ta.  I loved my GSD, he was a fantastic companion, I just wish more owners of them understood how to look after them properly.  They are high maintenance dogs.

 

Very much this.

 

Our dog is a German Shepherd/Husky cross.

 

Difference is, he's been well trained since square one.  Only times he'll really kick off is if he sees or hears something in the garden that shouldn't be there.  He can be a bit vocal when he's excited as well...but...well...husky.  There's a difference to him being a bit vocal when being actively played with rather than just barking his head off for hours on end.

 

 

German shepherds are very intelligent dogs, and need stimulation.  They're high maintenance, but make wonderful, faithful companions with the right training and if given a good environment to live in.  If he's barking for hours on end, the poor sod needs help not pain.  That should be reserved for the owners who clearly don't deserve him.

[Aston Martin]

I broke a molar ages ago, so I eventually went to the dentist who removed it. I get home and day or two later... awesome, still a piece of molar left in my gum.

 

4 weeks later they remove that bit and I’m golden. Except, my jaw has been killing me for weeks, I can’t put my bottom teeth in front of my front teeth and move it right without dying of agony. I can hear something when I move my jaw. I don’t know if it needs popping back in, or if it’s fractured or what.

 

In unrelated news, if it’s fractured can I sue the bastards? It’s the same side where the molar was.

[fordperv]

Very much this.

 

Our dog is a German Shepherd/Husky cross.

 

Difference is, he's been well trained since square one. Only times he'll really kick off is if he sees or hears something in the garden that shouldn't be there. He can be a bit vocal when he's excited as well...but...well...husky. There's a difference to him being a bit vocal when being actively played with rather than just barking his head off for hours on end.

 

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German shepherds are very intelligent dogs, and need stimulation. They're high maintenance, but make wonderful, faithful companions with the right training and if given a good environment to live in. If he's barking for hours on end, the poor sod needs help not pain. That should be reserved for the owners who clearly don't deserve him.

Looks a lovely dog,

 

I was taking the fellas comment as an attempt at humour through rather than wanting to actually cause physical harm to said pooch thats why I made no mention

 

Here's mine she is a silver sable I was chilling and she thought she would come for a cuddle

 

 

 

 

She is working lines and has so much focus its unbelievable, she is a lovely dog but I wouldn't like to be on the teeth end of her protective side, always had sheps my first one was when i was 5 they are fantastic dogs

[Paul232]

I have two gsd ant agree they are highly intelligent. But are also big soft family dogs too. Mine aren't barkers but are biters. Lol. No bad dog just bad owners is a true comment..

[fordperv]

How can this be a grumpy thread with all this furry goodness

[DodgeRover]

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

Don't forget the toilet rolls, slices of bread are not a sensible alternative

[iainrcz]

How is it possible for a job to cost you more with a large warranty contribution than it would for cash only.

 

Fucking robbing tossers.

 

Well, they'll have my Dad to deal with when we go in.

And yes, I'm 37 and get my dad to moan for me.

He's a professional whinging bastard. Being a Yorkie and all.

He can word it better, I'll just call them cunts.

 

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[Zelandeth]

How can this be a grumpy thread with all this furry goodness

Well furry things do have a good history of putting smiles on people's faces.

 

Our dog has astonishing levels of focus where most things are involved - only thing which can break it is the excitement when he sees another dog and wants to go play.

 

He's absolutely fine with other dogs - just the intervening 15 feet that's a challenge sometimes as the husky in him needs to shout about how happy he is to see you. Hence wearing a bandana that says "friendly" on it.

 

He's bloody clever too...that can be a challenge sometimes as he's fully clever enough to ask himself *why* he needs to do what we ask, and whether it's really worth it. 99.98% of the time, he decides it is.

 

Biggest danger from him on a daily basis? Getting headbutted when he's bouncing around playfully. Has given me a bloody nose a couple of times with that thick skull of his!

[dean36014]

Driving to work tonight and suddenly crack and the screen went on shonky the bx. Excess to pay and booked in for replacement on Tuesday. I'm dreading what they find when the screen comes out

[artdjones]

A thick headed dog once headbutted my Rover 620 and bent the front wing behind the front wheel on the driver's side.He just shot out of a side road and rammed his head into the car.It was quite a dent .I followed the dog home and up it's owner's drive.The owner was standing on his front lawn,so I got out of the car(with difficulty,as the wing was fouling the door)and calmly said"Do you know what your dog just did to my car?"

He was very apologetic and also turned out to be a panel beater!,so did a good free repair a couple of days later.I got the impression that this wasn't the first stupid thing the dog had done and there were mutterings about them getting rid of him.