The grumpy thread

[Guest Hooli]

Very thirsty?

 

[beko1987]

Jesus if I have 4 tabs open I'm having a busy night!

 

/boring person

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

I have a minimum of 12-20 - but that's so most showing are work related! Bookmark em fella - manage the list...... 

You must have a seriously spec'd machine that the resources actually cope without running like an asthmatic triple amuptee...... 

 

On other note - I was right - ex just dropped into conversation, by way of my son, if it wouldn't be better for ALL of us to move back to Germany where she can have a free house from rich-parentos. No consideration for munchkins friends and life here, and get to Feck with my work, life, friends, hobbies etc..... Jesus........ it's going to be a long couple of weeks ahead. B*TCH

[Parky]

Heat, no not the magazine, the all pervading, cloying, irrepressible heat.

 

Today I had a meet in that there London. Was fine, but then had to get to another one with not much margin in hand. And thanks to some kids playing football in the sidings at Barking, the District ad Circle lines were screwed. Guess which lines I needed?

 

So big rush to a cab. Couldn’t find one (In London, ffs) but after ten minutes of skulking around Cannon Street I found one.

 

“Sorry mate, not going West”

 

Next one

 

“Sorry mate, not had me breakfast”

 

And again

 

“Sorry mate, just had something through on the computer”

 

Eventually found a guy prepared to take me. Arrived at interview 15minutes late and have seriously never been so dishevelled in my life. Older black cabs are a shit place to be in the heat. Opening the windows merely allows hot air from trucks to blow in, it would probably have been more comfortable being a fry cook in a foundry.

 

Met chum for lunch. Air conditioned restaurant and the twat insisted on sitting outside. My head is red raw and heatstroke wasn’t far off.

 

And now at 4.45 I now have to generate enough work to make my employer think I have been working and not attending two interviews.

 

And my fan isn’t working. Gaaaahhhhh!!!!

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Fucking heat.

 

I've been trying to fix (bodge) my old load cover and treat some rust on the Golf.  I can only manage about a minute's work at a time.  Kneeling on my drive (tarmac) physically hurt because of the heat and now I'm light-headed.  Fuck this.

[LightBulbFun]

I pretty much live on the internet hence why I have a shit load of tabs open (chronic and crippling back issues plus a lack of any sort of transport means I cant leave the house easily sadly so I spend my days browsing the internet and messing with computers in my room with occasional lightbulb fiddling)

 

as to those who say book mark em... well if you think I have too many tabs open you probably dont want to see my Bookmarks folder 

 

(its also why unsurprisingly im looking at a RAM upgrade... 32GB of RAM cant handle 124 Tabs in chrome plus what ever Virtual machines I have on the go, its a good thing I guess that I dont actually know what the RAM upgrade limit is on my computer, anyone got 8 64GB DDR3 LRDIMMs kicking around?  )

[vulgalour]

Do you remember that feeling as a very small child when you were so frustrated about something that all you could do was have a tantrum?  That's how the heat is making me feel.  I can feel that rage, that unquenchable desire to just flail and scream and make a spectacle of myself rising up.  Only, it's too hot for all that activity.  Perhaps I'll just die instead, I imagine even if I'm cremated it'd be a break from the oppressive heat, at least it would be a dry heat and not this clammy, sticky, humidity.

 

Please, let the summer end soon.  I'm British.  I'm not DESIGNED for this sort of weather.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

I'm English and a fat bastard.  I'm really, really not designed for this.

[vulgalour]

You poor, poor, man.

[bramz7]

Someone on this train keeps letting out some serious farts.

I think they'd better cut the dairy out. Worked for me.

[dozeydustman]

Heat, no not the magazine, the all pervading, cloying, irrepressible heat.

 

 

Fucking heat.

 

Do you remember that feeling as a very small child when you were so frustrated about something that all you could do was have a tantrum?  That's how the heat is making me feel.  

 

Thunderstorms forecast for tonight, tomorrow and Saturday in the East, SE & South according to BBC & Apple weather apps. If they don't happen, I will be very annoyed

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Thunderstorms forecast for tonight, tomorrow and Saturday in the East, SE & South according to BBC & Apple weather apps. If they don't happen, I will be very annoyed

 

 

I'm not a religious man but severe thunder might push me that way...

[dozeydustman]

I'm not a religious man but severe thunder might push me that way...

 

 

I shall ask the mighty Þorun (Thor, Norse god of thunder) on your behalf

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Nice use of thorn there.

[dozeydustman]

FFS. Mrs D has just come running and screaming away from the dining table.

 

Cooked a chilli, it's been on the stove since 3 with the lid on. Just dished it up, taken it to the table.

 

There's a fucking cooked wasp in her dinner.

 

How the hell did that get in there with the lid on?

[GrumpiusMaximus]

FFS. Mrs D has just come running and screaming away from the dining table.

 

Cooked a chilli, it's been on the stove since 3 with the lid on. Just dished it up, taken it to the table.

 

There's a fucking cooked wasp in her dinner.

 

How the hell did that get in there with the lid on?

 

 

That's a spicy meatball!

[yellowperil]

At least it wasn't half a wasp...

I know someone who had a not very nice mushroom in their dinner, but ate it anyway, because the children were at the table and he wanted to set a good example.

His wife informed him later that it was a actually a slug.

[dozeydustman]

Nice use of thorn there.

 

A much underused letter in the (Saxon) English alphabet. Mainly replaced with Y in words such as Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe because it was easier to write the even older letter Wynn (Ƿ), which then developed into the blackletter Y () in the medæval period. Both Thorn and Eth (Ð, ð) are still used in Icelandic, a very difficult language to get to grips with (I can't think of any other language where they call an Orange an Apple....)

 

Let's bring back the long S while we're at it 

[dozeydustman]

At least it wasn't half a wasp...

I know someone who had a not very nice mushroom in their dinner, but ate it anyway, because the children were at the table and he wanted to set a good example.

His wife informed him later that it was a actually a slug.

 

Mmm. Slug. 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

A much underused letter in the (Saxon) English alphabet. Mainly replaced with Y in words such as Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe because it was easier to write the even older letter Wynn (Ƿ), which then developed into the blackletter Y () in the medæval period. Both Thorn and Eth (Ð, ð) are still used in Icelandic, a very difficult language to get to grips with (I can't think of any other language where they call an Orange an Apple....)

 

Let's bring back the long S while we're at it 

 

 

Which is why I'm always entertaining* people who say 'Ye Olde Shoppe' incorrectly about this precise thing...!

[Parky]

Thunderstorms forecast for tonight, tomorrow and Saturday in the East, SE & South according to BBC & Apple weather apps. If they don't happen, I will be very annoyed

Mrs P was told her place might close early tomorrow because of OMG BIBLICAL FLOODS!!!

 

Canterbury in Kent expected to get 6 inches of rain in an hour around lunchtime tomorrow. Quick check of Accuweather.....6mm expected.

 

Not exactly biblical. Best call Noah and let him know he might not need the big boat or all the animals after all

[dozeydustman]

I've been looking at several weather sites, and none of them are agreeing with each other. BBC & Apple (via the Weather channel) say one thing, Weather channel (who supply apple) and Met Office (who provide the BBC) contradict these, accuweather says it's going to be 24 celcius tonight.

 

I'm just watching https://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#m=oss;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;ts=0;y=50.858;x=-0.3598;z=8;d=2;dl=2;dc=0; and it looks like they're getting some thunder in the solent.

[DodgeRover]

A much underused letter in the (Saxon) English alphabet. Mainly replaced with Y in words such as Ye Olde Pork Pie Shoppe because it was easier to write the even older letter Wynn (Ƿ), which then developed into the blackletter Y () in the medæval period. Both Thorn and Eth (Ð, ð) are still used in Icelandic, a very difficult language to get to grips with (I can't think of any other language where they call an Orange an Apple....)

 

Let's bring back the long S while we're at it 

 

This should be in the grin thread really, what other internet forum about cars would you find gems like this ^^^ on

[Parky]

COME BACK BEAST FROM THE EAST, ALL IS FORGIVEN!

[dozeydustman]

This should be in the grin thread really, what other internet forum about cars would you find gems like this ^^^ on

 

 

I don't know how to move statements from one thread to another, but it followed the previous reply.

 

Incidentally, Icelandic for apple is æbel.

 

I'm still grumpy about the wasp in the wife's dinner, if it helps with general misery

[andy18s]

We have street dogs loose in the village ,pretty much a standard feature throughout Bulgaria (not going into details)

Anyway,some of these dogs were getting a bit loud 1 night in a different part of the village,basically walking through and barking to say "I'm here"

Someone's taken it upon themselves to leave meat around the place,spiked with Strichne and killed at least 3 of them

Most of the village is in uproar over this as the dogs were friendly enough

The Mayor has got involved,the local COT (private security) is looking into it and the police May take a look if someone brings them a few quid....

[SiC]

I've been looking at several weather sites, and none of them are agreeing with each other. BBC & Apple (via the Weather channel) say one thing, Weather channel (who supply apple) and Met Office (who provide the BBC) contradict these, accuweather says it's going to be 24 celcius tonight.

 

I'm just watching https://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#m=oss;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;ts=0;y=50.858;x=-0.3598;z=8;d=2;dl=2;dc=0; and it looks like they're getting some thunder in the solent.

MET office don't supply the BBC anymore.

[SiC]

We have street dogs loose in the village ,pretty much a standard feature throughout Bulgaria (not going into details)

Anyway,some of these dogs were getting a bit loud 1 night in a different part of the village,basically walking through and barking to say "I'm here"

Someone's taken it upon themselves to leave meat around the place,spiked with Strichne and killed at least 3 of them

Most of the village is in uproar over this as the dogs were friendly enough

The Mayor has got involved,the local COT (private security) is looking into it and the police May take a look if someone brings them a few quid....

What's Strichne?

[myglaren]

http://www.lightningmaps.org/?lang=en#m=oss;t=3;s=0;o=0;b=;ts=0;y=54.65;x=-1.479;z=9;d=2;dl=2;dc=0;

 

Lightening tracker.  None close enough to me yet

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Mrs P was told her place might close early tomorrow because of OMG BIBLICAL FLOODS!!!

 

Canterbury in Kent expected to get 6 inches of rain in an hour around lunchtime tomorrow. Quick check of Accuweather.....6mm expected.

 

Not exactly biblical. Best call Noah and let him know he might not need the big boat or all the animals after all

 

 

I'm in Canterbury around lunchtime tomorrow.  I'll let you know...