The grumpy thread

[mrbenn]

That's horrible news, sorry to hear.

[chaseracer]

Manhugs, RY - that's properly suboptimal.

[richardthestag]

puts my laptop failing hard drive into context!!!

 

sorry Mr Yoof have some proper manhugs from me 

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Selling a car....

 

Twat1 - "best price mate?"

Me "come have a look and make me an offer"

Twat1 - "would you take £1200 cash?"

 

Fuck off

 

Twat2 - "what's the mileage?"

IT'S IN THE FUCKING ADVERT! (I do reply politely however because I'm nice.)

Twat2 - "what's the lowest you'll take"

Queue repeat of twat1

 

Twat3 is my favourite. Basically wants ME to drop £500 off my asking price because they have to travel far to buy IT. BOO HOO NOT MY PROBLEM FUCKTARD....

 

on top of that there's the usual pile of derisory "£1000 2nite m8" texts

 

Seriously I can see why people end up with piles of festering cars littered all over their gardens. Far far far easier and in thirty years time a shiter will buy them all....

 

 

 

 

 

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[They_all_do_that_sir]

Sorry rantingyoof, just stuck my grump up and then read yours. Def puts things in context.

 

Hope all ok

 

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[rantingYoof]

Sorry rantingyoof, just stuck my grump up and then read yours. Def puts things in context.

 

Hope all ok

 

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No need to apologise buddy, I very recently spent three weeks with radio silence while selling a car and I would have killed even for one conversation like that.

[omegod]

Seems an old friend of mine has had her boat nicked, not a dinghy mind ,a fuckin 32 ft yacht that was out of the water at Red Wharf Bay Seriously how the fuck do you nick that ???

 

Anyhow it's called: RIONA and is a : WESTERLY 32 FOOT FULMAR should anyone mix in boaty circles

[dozeydustman]

Sorry for your news Yoof. I can't offer much more support than kind words and wishes and a hope when the time comes it happens peacefully.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

No battery yet *sighs*

[Kiltox]

It’s not been a great day for shit cars

 

 

On the way back from the garage....

 

 

Fixed*

 

[320touring]

£100 here for the porka m9

[Zelandeth]

Bloody...sodding...bastard...ants!

 

Little bastards making it nigh on impossible to get anything done that involves being on or near the ground.

 

Milton Keynes seems to be synonymous with "giant anthill" as they seem to be everywhere around here.

[cort16]

-£50 for the panda

 

What happened ?

[320touring]

-£50 for the panda

 

What happened ?

It's bestowed great joy* on all its owners

[Kiltox]

-£50 for the panda

What happened ?

Hit a baby deer. Thankfully the only damage is a ruined bumper and slightly fucked screenwash pump.

[RayMK]

Bloody...sodding...bastard...ants!

 

Little bastards making it nigh on impossible to get anything done that involves being on or near the ground.

 

Milton Keynes seems to be synonymous with "giant anthill" as they seem to be everywhere around here.

 

My back lawn has so many ants' nests that when they have their fly-off days it looks like black fountains everywhere.  Nibbling little bar stewards.

[eddyramrod]

And I thought I was having a tough time.   RantingYoof, you have my sympathies.

[beko1987]

Does the porche check engine message work the same way as the mot regs? Ie your garage is 700 miles away but you drove straight there...

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

Following the successful rebuild of v8 I was eying up some new parts to make the Discovery extra nice, but wait...

 

Three weeks later it's *lightly hit by the bin lorry which also takes out my 318 front bumper and they drive off, then the Missis rubs a tree along the n/s for 2 thirds of the car whilst parking ( it's the trees fault...) and then...THEN... One of the neighbours thinking she's selected drive runs her automatic appliance car backwards into the spare wheel/ tailgate and bumper, breaking both.

 

Honestly, I give up. Life is mad. I had a run of a few months doing exceptionally well then all of a sudden everything ( not just that shit above) has fallen on it's arse in a dramatic twist of fate. This is the time when one is reminded of what really matters. Back to the drawing board...

[eddyramrod]

Statutory Sick Pay.

 

 

Fuck me... talk about kick a man when he's down!

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

RY - hold tight fella.... deepest sympathies and bro hugs from afar..... it's pretty shit that it's all that can be offered.

 

Eddy - as self employed - I had to grin and bear it myself over the last 6mths - but a friend who's just been in and out for cancer treatment was on the same deal... it's atrocious! I really didn't thin it was that bad...... sorry dude.

 

On the grumpy side - above friend.... in and out for a while. Eventually op is actually done - cysts (or something) on her kidney. She woke up minus the fucking kidney! The surgeon only fucked it all up and caused 2 - not one - 2!! Arterial fuck ups and she almost died. Kidney was fubar'd ...... so out it came. She's a wreck - and then waited to find out it was type2 (that correct?) cancer and they'll need to investigate further to see if she is clear everywhere else. We've been friends since college almost 30yrs ago now. She really doens't let anything bother her - but this has been a nightmare.... 

 

As people said before - RY's news, Dave recently and now this - I firmly clamp my moaning gob shut when the ex mouths off - it really isn't such a big deal...... 

 

Hugs to everyone and anyone who needs them ..... we really need to be putting a smile on the faces of anyone and everyone we can while we're here....... 

[AMC Rebel]

Statutory Sick Pay.

 

 

Fuck me... talk about kick a man when he's down!

 

Indeed - my American friends are always somewhat surprised that although we have legally mandated sickness pay, it's less than minimum wage.

[Tamworthbay]

Sorry to hear the news RY, hope it works out as best it can

[Supernaut]

 

That device is in Inverness.

 

I am currently the only person in the office, and the van isn't available. This is because my boss is currently in Newburgh, also dealing with a fucked network device.

 

 

To quote mr dugongcorporation: hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

EDIT: The one in Inverness has come back. *huge sigh of relief*

[Slartibartfast]

Sorry to everyone who is having a particularly shit time of it at the moment.

 

Especially RantingYoof, that sounds extremely shit

[beko1987]

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That device is in Inverness.

 

I am currently the only person in the office, and the van isn't available. This is because my boss is currently in Newburgh, also dealing with a fucked network device.

 

 

To quote mr dugongcorporation: hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

EDIT: The one in Inverness has come back. *huge sigh of relief*

I get the same feeling when my pc vanishes from the network and its only in the loft!

[Supernaut]

I only just read up. Sorry Yoof. Manhugs.

 

I'm terrible at this sort of thing.

[Cavcraft]

The passing of Barry Chuckle. Never really got old duffers like Jim ‘Wanker’ Davidson banging on about the old days of entertainment, but Barry and his brothers and co were harmless, funny and entertaining, quite possibly the last of a breed.

We took the kids to see them numerous times and they were not only great fun to watch, but always stayed late to sign pictures and have their photos taken with their fans. Has the pleasure of being invited on to the stage with them once, and talked to them a few times after the show. Suspect it’s deeply unfashionable to like them, but they were ace. RIP, Barry.

[Slartibartfast]

Nah, the Chuckle Brothers defy fashion or coolness. I doubt there are many other people than can unite an entire nation in grief across all classes and backgrounds.

 

One of my friends posted this, their favourite Chuckle Brothers Joke:

 

Scene: they're both in bed.

"What time is it?"

"I don't know ... pass my my trombone"

 

...

(from outside): "Who the heck is playing the trombone at two o'clock in the morning?!"

[sierraman]

They were good harmless fun the chuckle brothers.