The grumpy thread

[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.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Obvs I don’t wish any ill on either of them, but TBH I always thought the chuckle brothers were shite. Even when I was of school age myself I remember thinking ‘FFS, is this what passes for kids TV nowadays?’ (actually just like what grumpy moaning old bastards have been saying since time immemorial).

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Always liked them but I was the target age in the early 90s...

[xtriple]

So sorry Ranting Yoof, shit times for you   Sorry for all the others going through the wringer at the moment as well, never easy but when you consider how fragile our bodies are (and complicated!) it's an effing miracle any of us survive past birth!

 

Anyway, my rants for today are: Just been babysitting the puppy again, fucking Phoebe bit her! she threatened it a few times last week but today, no messing, one growl then snap. I have never heard such an awful squealing for so long, it was horrible. Obviously I checked the pup out instantly and there is no damage - not a scratch, no blood, no puncture wounds, so it was just fright I guess. Phoebe got a right resounding, clunk across the nose and severely told off. I NEVER tell her off and hit her?  That simply never happens. But, she can't do things like that, not acceptable.

 

Then Ron (puppys owner) comes back and gives me the cigars he's been promising for the past four weeks, a 'thank you' for driving 130 miles twice and looking after the pup on several occasions, a whole pack of 10 miniature cigars. Not expecting a lot to be honest, but that's a bit shit in my view. Thoughts?

[SiC]

Obvs I don’t wish any ill on either of them, but TBH I always thought the chuckle brothers were shite. Even when I was of school age myself I remember thinking ‘FFS, is this what passes for kids TV nowadays?’ (actually just like what grumpy moaning old bastards have been saying since time immemorial).

 

 

Always liked them but I was the target age in the early 90s...

^^ this. I watched an old Chuckle Vision a few years ago and did not find it funny at all. When I was under 8 however it was pure comedy genius. That along with Bodger and Badger.

 

The next generation had Teletubbies which wasn't a patch on my generations TV. I'm sure the generation that got brought up on Teletubbies say the same thing. I mean Postman Pat is 3D animated now, not stop-motion ffs.

[MikeR]

Pebbleart .pebblerocks . paint a pebble . put fb contact on it ..... Hide it

 

Then

 

Use a closed group for reporting finds !!!

[Supernaut]

"SSEET NOC were alerted to an issue between Dyce and Peterhead last night at approx. 23:15 BST

 

Field Engineers were dispatched to OTDR fibres between the 2 locations which identified a break in the Balmedie area.

 

Our Fibre contractor was engaged and tasked to attend site and upon arrival discovered a CCTV post had been driven into the ground recently and was suspected to be the cause of the break.

 

Pin point testing has since proven the CCTV pole to be the cause as it appears that it has entered the fibre ducting and damaged the fibre.

 

We have a spare fibre cable that shares the same duct that was due to be used for a cutover later this month to bypass the roadworks on the A90, at this time the engineers are testing to confirm this has not also been damaged.

 

Once we have confirmation the cable is good we will commence splicing over the affected services.

 

There is no ETR at present and the fix time will be dependant on whether the spare fibre has also been damaged."

 

 

 

 

FFS! Really?!

 

Not only did it take out our site at Newburgh, but it's also taken out the fibre to the St Fergus gas terminal.

 

DERP. I think somebody will be visiting the job centre soon.

[dozeydustman]

Thought I'd have a good day today as weekend was great and I've been transferred over to bin deliveries and bulky household waste as a permanent thing, which means no more chasing after a stinky lorry.

 

5 jobs, one of which is transfer 30 1100 litre bins from site a to site b as they're 'loaners' for events etc. Site a has lost 8 of them.

 

Puncture.

 

Engine blows up in second bin delivery wagon meaning Mick (driver) and I have to do some of that crew's work as well.

 

Puncture fixed after waiting 2 hours for the fitter. Meanwhile the chip on my bank card has crapped out. I don't have contactless.

 

Start getting headaches from heat and lack of water.

 

On last run back to depot wasp flies in through my window and gets down the collar of my shirt. I have 6 stings on my chest, back, neck and shoulders.

 

Get home, stepdaughter hasn't done the housework we asked her to do - wash up a few cups and 2 plates from yesterday evening. I'm going to switch the bloody router off as she's been glued to her PC all day no doubt.

 

The kitchen tap is now dripping as well and I've broken my fly swat trying to take out 2 bluebottles that have managed to get in the house.

 

The rest of the day can go fuck itself.

[Craig the Princess]

Suspect it’s deeply unfashionable to like them, but they were ace. RIP, Barry.

I was amazed when the BBC lead the tributes to Barry Chuckle with a tweet from Tinchy Stryder.

 

PS, while searching how to spell him name it seems he released a song called To Me, To You (Bruce) with the brothers Chuckle.

[nebuchenezer]

So sorry Ranting Yoof, shit times for you   Sorry for all the others going through the wringer at the moment as well, never easy but when you consider how fragile our bodies are (and complicated!) it's an effing miracle any of us survive past birth!

 

Anyway, my rants for today are: Just been babysitting the puppy again, fucking Phoebe bit her! she threatened it a few times last week but today, no messing, one growl then snap. I have never heard such an awful squealing for so long, it was horrible. Obviously I checked the pup out instantly and there is no damage - not a scratch, no blood, no puncture wounds, so it was just fright I guess. Phoebe got a right resounding, clunk across the nose and severely told off. I NEVER tell her off and hit her?  That simply never happens. But, she can't do things like that, not acceptable.

 

Then Ron (puppys owner) comes back and gives me the cigars he's been promising for the past four weeks, a 'thank you' for driving 130 miles twice and looking after the pup on several occasions, a whole pack of 10 miniature cigars. Not expecting a lot to be honest, but that's a bit shit in my view. Thoughts?

To RY and others virtual hugs - seems to be a bit of a shit time for quite a few peeps recently.

 

Xtriple, your post reminded me of my brother, (all of 18 months old at the time) grabbing and squeezing my grandad's fully grown Golden Retriever's bollocks. Said dog camly lent over, opened its mouth wide and covered my brothers head then looked at my grandad with a please may I expression on its face. Thankfully brother released his grip on the nuts and after much petting dog decided to remove his jaws from around brothers head and retreat to his bed to lick his balls better.

 

It sounds humorous now but I bet my grandparents were shitting themselves at the time.

 

Totally trivial grumps:

 

Need new front tyres for the Volvo

I appear to be paying for beloveds brother to use the Fiesta 

Beloved has taken to the BMW like a fly to shit - ho hum, at least I got 100 miles in it

My left knee has decided to be fucked - went to vets, got a load of drugs and told "if it's not better in 7 days best nip over to A & E - Thanks

[Zelandeth]

Oh FFS.

 

Went to local caravan specialist - really helpful, got the stuff they had in stock, but were up front that they didn't stock stuff like compression fittings for the gas supply. Was advised that a mob up the road by Daventry probably would though as they stock much more in the way of parts.

 

35 minute drive later, and the folks on the desk were totally flummoxed by an 8mm gas distribution manifold and couldn't for the life of them work out which fittings attach to it.

 

After ten minutes of them ignoring my suggestions, I gave up and walked out.

 

... what's really annoying is that I went and left the one Flexi hose to compression fitting for the water heater water supply that I do have on the bloody desk...so now need two of those rather than one.

 

Was really hoping to avoid ordering stuff off the internet for this.

[nebuchenezer]

"SSEET NOC were alerted to an issue between Dyce and Peterhead last night at approx. 23:15 BST

 

Field Engineers were dispatched to OTDR fibres between the 2 locations which identified a break in the Balmedie area.

 

Our Fibre contractor was engaged and tasked to attend site and upon arrival discovered a CCTV post had been driven into the ground recently and was suspected to be the cause of the break.

 

Pin point testing has since proven the CCTV pole to be the cause as it appears that it has entered the fibre ducting and damaged the fibre.

 

We have a spare fibre cable that shares the same duct that was due to be used for a cutover later this month to bypass the roadworks on the A90, at this time the engineers are testing to confirm this has not also been damaged.

 

Once we have confirmation the cable is good we will commence splicing over the affected services.

 

There is no ETR at present and the fix time will be dependant on whether the spare fibre has also been damaged."

 

 

 

 

FFS! Really?!

 

Not only did it take out our site at Newburgh, but it's also taken out the fibre to the St Fergus gas terminal.

 

DERP. I think somebody will be visiting the job centre soon.

I'm guessing this is something to do with the bypass that has taken 60 years in planning.