The grumpy thread

[Guest Hooli]

I've been working on-call since 11am & still awaiting an ETA on a new switch to get the last ward up & running. Bloody powercuts blowing things up in places we've not replaced the UPS yet

 

The money will be nice but I had a day of maintenance on my pushbike ready for next weekend planned. I got as far as buying the new inner tubes before my phone rung.

 

Just got an ETA on the parts, 2-3am & somehow it's the only switch in the building without 24/7 engineer support and they can't supply the right switch so looks like I'll trying to rewrite a config between yawns later....

[BorniteIdentity]

Yes, but it somehow looks like a bloated German toad. A Nissan QashQai is more British.

A QQ is about as English as mainstream cars get nowadays. Designed in London, R&D at Cranfield nr MK, Built in Sunlan.

 

It is truly one of the best success stories of the UK Car industry IMHO.

[vulgalour]

Roundabout Whinge #576

 

I've had 2 near misses on roundabouts this week.  First was while I was on the roundabout and someone came whizzing off the dual carriageway and just JOINED, without looking, then had to stop because oh look I'M THERE.  Second was today when someone decided that you use the right lane for going straight on and because I was in the left lane, that must mean I magically disappear when they want to exit so they just sort of cut across in front of me at the very last minute.

 

Worst of all, they weren't even the usual wankermobiles.  One was some wet tarmac coloured Vauxhall repmobile and the other a bright red giffer trolley of some sort.  Must have had the cloak deployed by accident, apparently I keep doing that.

[richardmorris]

Roundabout Whinge #576

 

I've had 2 near misses on roundabouts this week.  First was while I was on the roundabout and someone came whizzing off the dual carriageway and just JOINED, without looking, then had to stop because oh look I'M THERE.  Second was today when someone decided that you use the right lane for going straight on and because I was in the left lane, that must mean I magically disappear when they want to exit so they just sort of cut across in front of me at the very last minute.

 

Worst of all, they weren't even the usual wankermobiles.  One was some wet tarmac coloured Vauxhall repmobile and the other a bright red giffer trolley of some sort.  Must have had the cloak deployed by accident, apparently I keep doing that.

 

I seem to have the Klingon cloaking device on most of the time. Car or bicycle- it’s being in a lesser vehicle in these morons eyes that means you don’t exist.

[Timewaster]

A QQ is about as English as mainstream cars get nowadays. Designed in London, R&D at Cranfield nr MK, Built in Sunlan.

It is truly one of the best success stories of the UK Car industry IMHO.

Say what?

 

https://icdn-5.motor1.com/images/mgl/MbOl8/s3/chery-oferece-tiggo-automatico-por-r-599-mil-e-qq-por-299-mil-em-promocao.jpg

[Cavcraft]

Clearly it's the heat (not the amount of lager and vodka sunk yesterday) but f*ck me I'm struggling today. As regards those absolute dickheads jumping on ambulances and cars etc, please remember these twats are firmly in the tiny minority, fwiw I hope the get hammered in court and the morons on the ambulance should be refused medical care of any type until they've paid for the damage and a bit on top.

[Parky]

The various social media sources are currently sending the Police various names and address of the folk involved.

 

Apparently in one place, fans were harassing a police dog for being German! Branches of Ikea were used as adult soft play areas and obviously the ambulance incident happened too.

 

High jinks? No way, that’s criminal damage. Imagine what it will be like if we get knocked out by Croatia? Owing to the lack of obviously Croatian targets I can see anything or anyone remotely Eastern European being blamed sadly.

 

I remember Ian Hislop got his BMW smashed up after the 1990 semis owing to it “being German”. As always it’s the idiots ruining it for everyone. If only they had tried it over in Russia.....

[DodgeRover]

I imagine anybody harassing a trained police/ protection GSD would swiftly regret their actions, unfortunately the chances of them being removed from the gene pool are slim

[alcyonecorporation]

Time to get ruthless.

I'm sick of knackered old sheds kicking me in the wallet, and certain people not meeting their end of the bargain causing me to let others down. 

I hope no-one wants a Daihatsu Applause, because it's going in the frag if no-one wants it. 

[fordperv]

What the actual fuck harassing a dog for being German, I would love to see them be a guinea pig to show the dogs training I bet they would pee their little pants in fear with a beautiful GSD doing its job

[alcyonecorporation]

I'm going to channel my signature. Only way to crack on.

[vulgalour]

Life's too short.  If it needs to go in the bin then in the bin it must go.  Personally, I hope someone gives you the paltry asking price so you get pennies in your pocket and one less car to fret about.

[alcyonecorporation]

It's not the only car (and other things) I'm getting rid of. 

I'm being squeezed financially through no fault of my own; stuff has to change. 
I can't really go into who, what and why, but some bad stuff occurred. Still is doing. I got away from most of it but the residual shit isn't going away - not even with D Spares and Garage's patented baby wipes. Not even the minty fresh ones. 


 

Be reyt. 

[vulgalour]

Menthol bumwipes are not a thing that should even be considered.  Menthol has no business being anywhere near a bottom.

[Sheefag]

Went to a friend's place for a charity fundraiser bbq. I collapsed and went all clammy skinned, delirious and puking. Taken to a&e by car, one round of blood tests later plus much water & electrolyte drinks, turns out I was suffering with hyponatremia, which is dangerously low salt levels in my blood. I have seriously cut down on salting my food, and eating not much apart from lean meat, fresh veg and fruit for the last 10 months has taken its toll. Being ridiculously hot and drinking mainly water for the last 3 weeks has over diluted my blood.

 

Got to now keep a salt intake diary and speak to my GP about it just in case there is something more serious with me.

 

I prescribe two bags of Pork Scratchings, three times a day after meals.

 

 

[DodgeRover]

Menthol bumwipes are not a thing that should even be considered. Menthol has no business being anywhere near a bottom.

Just for a moment I read that as methanol!!!! I was struck by the fear of what you may be trying to shift.....

[DodgeRover]

Got to now keep a salt intake diary and speak to my GP about it just in case there is something more serious with me.

Oddly I know of someone else diagnosed with this about a month ago for no apparent reason.

 

How have your energy levels, mood and behaviour been? They were all effected (not in a good way) but soon started to come back for the person I know.

[alcyonecorporation]

Applause has sold.

 

Onwards and upwards.

[Tayne]

Clearly it's the heat (not the amount of lager and vodka sunk yesterday) but f*ck me I'm struggling today. As regards those absolute dickheads jumping on ambulances and cars etc, please remember these twats are firmly in the tiny minority, fwiw I hope the get hammered in court and the morons on the ambulance should be refused medical care of any type until they've paid for the damage and a bit on top.

Domestic violence goes up 38% when England lose, that tiny minority’s is a lot bigger than you think.

[nebuchenezer]

FFS no.1, less than a year lold:

 

 

FFS no. 2, the only gust of wind over the weekend:

 

 

   

[alcyonecorporation]

Sorry, I went past your house and farted.

 

Send me the bill and my solicitor'll be in touch. She's called Sally.

[cobblers]

Just for a moment I read that as methanol!!!! I was struck by the fear of what you may be trying to shift.....

I forgot how I ended up with a load of grease on my lower back, but I did. I decided to wipe it off with a rag soaked in thinners. It ended up running down my crack.

It was just as painful as you'd imagine

[sierraman]

Domestic violence goes up 38% when England lose, that tiny minority’s is a lot bigger than you think.

There's something desperately wrong in society when we lose at a game so you have to go smacking the wife/husband about.

[Kiltox]

That’s only half the statistic - it goes up 20 something percent regardless when they play.

[Guest Hooli]

I've been working on-call since 11am & still awaiting an ETA on a new switch to get the last ward up & running. Bloody powercuts blowing things up in places we've not replaced the UPS yet

 

The money will be nice but I had a day of maintenance on my pushbike ready for next weekend planned. I got as far as buying the new inner tubes before my phone rung.

 

 

Just got an ETA on the parts, 2-3am & somehow it's the only switch in the building without 24/7 engineer support and they can't supply the right switch so looks like I'll trying to rewrite a config between yawns later....

 

Found another way of doing it & got home for midnight. What a lovely restful* sunday.

[Supernaut]

I've had a fun morning so far.

 

Today is a university closed day. This means that if you want the day off, you need to take it as annual leave (yeah, I know).

I haven't taken the day off, but most of the rest of my team have. It's just me and the team lead today. Team lead is usually in about 9:30-10 most mornings.

 

 

I arrived at 9, team lead was already in. A remote site up in Inverness was down. It's an NHS site that we have a presence at.

After talking on the phone with a PA on how to get access to the data centre and powercycle the gateway router, we finally got some information out of the NHS trust up there. They only went and made some firewall changes at the weekend without telling us. Still waiting for them to get back to us, the site is still down. FFS.

 

 

 

EDIT: Just after I finished typing that, a power supply in a switch at the other side of town went pop. I'm off in the van then. Double FFS.

[alcyonecorporation]

Getting pelters for selling the Applause to a banger racer.

Politely explaining that money saves a car, not clicking 'like'.

 

Sue me, foamers. I'm out of cash and I need to get back on the wagon.

Has no-one explained to you how this game works?

 

[RBJ mode disengaged]

[sierraman]

Money talks, that's how it is, if the banger racer has cash in his hands it his.

[alcyonecorporation]

Money talks, that's how it is, if the banger racer has cash in his hands it his.

Quite.

[SiC]

Getting pelters for selling the Applause to a banger racer.

Politely explaining that money saves a car, not clicking 'like'.

 

Sue me, foamers. I'm out of cash and I need to get back on the wagon.

Has no-one explained to you how this game works?

 

[RBJ mode disengaged]

https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/how-to-delete-facebook-account-2950145

 

Will likely help wonders for your mental well-being.