The grumpy thread

[alcyonecorporation]

You told a migrant worker to, and I quote, “go home”.

 

Let’s be honest, my assumption above (to which you took offence) wasn’t a million miles out, was it? Still, true to form - you make a fuss.

 

Whatevs, as the young folk say.

I told a local to go home for the day and calm down, you virtue signalling prick.

 

I love the way you determined all this AND YOU WEREN'T. EVEN. THERE.

[DodgeRover]

Ah I remember this one, I think the issue was Al told the bloke to "go home" (to where he lives) because the fella was being a miserable bleeder not "Go back to where you came from" which you could interpret it as.

[alcyonecorporation]

Ah I remember this one, I think the issue was Al told the bloke to "go home" (to where he lives) because the fella was being a miserable bleeder not "Go back to where you came from" which you could interpret it as.

Quite. Thank you.

[alcyonecorporation]

Easily remedied.

[Cheggers]

For fucks sake children...

[alcyonecorporation]

As I said, easily remedied.

[Cheggers]

I would put you on ignore but I've met you in real life a couple of times and you're OK, it's just the "mardy twat" persona you seem to revel in on here that gets wearing.

[alcyonecorporation]

Think you'll find I'm merely responding in kind, Cheggers mon brave.

 

The constant sniping shit levelled at me by the regulars on here is quite wearing, too.

 

I'd like to ask, also:

 

1. BorniteIdentity - were you at that car wash when I apparently spouted racist abuse? Were you? Were you there? You've decided what's happened. That's the truth of the matter. You weren't there but decided to go on a little crusade regardless. I despair at this sort of thing. Social media at its very worst. Depressing.

 

2. Out of all the reasons you picked when you asked about my tax payment plan, you picked 'driving around on a bounced DD' as your hypothetical scenario. So to compound the earlier insult, which, to be honest, I found pretty offensive, you're implying I break the law on a regular basis. Why?

 

Now, read that back: can you not see why I might take umbrage, seeing as neither of your accusations are true, at all?

 

To save this clogging everything up PM me if you want, no one wants to see this continue, least of all me.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Shall I get some popcorn?

[DeeJay]

Grow up the pair of you.

[alcyonecorporation]

Uh oh, I see a retreat into the moral high ground!

[Pillock]

The suggestion made by A.inc to take it to PM sounds a sensible one in all honesty.

[alcyonecorporation]

I'll hang round and wait for a PM.

 

I'm being a 'mardy twat' because I resent what's been posted.

[DodgeRover]

That's no a pancake unless it's a ginormous rabbit, it's more like a deflated pikelet!

We demand proper pancakes.

[alcyonecorporation]

Waffles are betterer.

[New POD]

The last donut in the box.20180820_122031.jpg

 

Why do people consider that even remotely acceptable to do?

 

Phil

 

That's the USA for you. 

[purplebargeken]

Pikelets are ace!

[Guest Hooli]

2. Out of all the reasons you picked when you asked about my tax payment plan, you picked 'driving around on a bounced DD' as your hypothetical scenario. So to compound the earlier insult, which, to be honest, I found pretty offensive, you're implying I break the law on a regular basis. Why?

 

 

Without taking sides - Can you honestly think of another common thing we pay the DVLA regularly for?

 

As far as I can recall in life I've paid them lots & regularly for car tax & occasionally for a copy of a V5, so it does seem a reasonable assumption. I'm not sure what else you could pay them for except a new copy of your driving licence (which I've done once, come to think of it).

[alcyonecorporation]

Steadfast devotion to cause. 11/10.

[Guest Hooli]

Hairy pancakes isn't a cause I imagine gets much support either.

[DodgeRover]

Hairy pancakes isn't a cause I imagine gets much support either.

May make getting a hair ball more fun though...

[alcyonecorporation]

Without taking sides - Can you honestly think of another common thing we pay the DVLA regularly for?

 

As far as I can recall in life I've paid them lots & regularly for car tax & occasionally for a copy of a V5, so it does seem a reasonable assumption. I'm not sure what else you could pay them for except a new copy of your driving licence (which I've done once, come to think of it).

Is BI calling me a racist from a scenario he didn't even see a reasonable assumption, too? I was pretty hurt (and downright insulted) that he called me that. He then accused me of breaking the law on the regular; yes, it sent my balloon up.

 

Seeing as I've now got to show my hand to see the end of this, I'll explain.

 

When I took Ray's Stellar on, I had to tax it.

 

Pay day came. I was battered by emergency tax and other financial issues had followed me. I am recovering, but it's been about as straightforward as fighting an invisible man in thick fog.

 

Rather than have two tax DDs bounce, I cancelled tax on everything apart from my Leon, which is an essential bit of transport (and incurs VED).

 

DVLA was informed as the first lot didn't go through. It was aware of my situation. The second round of DDs were cancelled - and everything went on SORN.

 

The DVLA refunded me £85 in error; me, busy adjusting to a hell of a lot of other things, thought nothing of it and cashed the cheque.

 

Swansea then wrote back informing me of the cock up via a template letter that I felt was quite snotty and arbitrary. Some emails flew back and forth; long and short, I couldn't pay them back within the time frame. I rang up, explained I couldn't pay this month and was offered an amount of £x a month or £x when I can afford it. A new letter will arrive confirming this and a note has been put on my address.

 

Had anyone other than BI asked the question and implied what was implied, I probably would have explained it.

 

The Stellar has since sold with Ray's blessing, (along with a ton of unrelated stuff, car and otherwise).

 

When the van is ready, the van will go. Shuffling everything else around has allowed me to just about keep my Impreza and Amazon kicking around. I'm not comfortable airing anything else, so I hope that'll do.

[Guest Hooli]

Is BI calling me a racist from a scenario he didn't even see a reasonable assumption, too? I was pretty hurt and downright insulted that he called me that. He then accuses me of breaking the law on the regular; yes, it sent my balloon up.

 

Seeing as I've now got to show my hand, I'll explain.

 

When I took Ray's Stellar on, I had to tax it.

 

Pay day came. I was battered by emergency tax and other financial issues had followed me.

Rather than have two tax DDs bounce, I cancelled tax on everything apart from my Leon, which is an essential bit of transport (and incurs VED).

 

DVLA was informed as the first lot didn't go through. It was aware of my situation. The second round of DDs were cancelled - and everything went on SORN.

 

The DVLA refunded me £85 in error; me, busy adjusting to a hell of a lot of other things, thought nothing of it and cashed the cheque.

 

Swansea then wrote back informing me of the cock up via a template letter that I felt was quite snotty and arbitrary. Some emails flew back and forth; long and short, I couldn't pay them back within the time frame. I rang up, explained I couldn't pay this month and was offered an amount of £x a month or £x when I can afford it. A new letter will arrive confirming this and a note has been put on my address.

 

Had anyone other than BI asked the question and implied what was implied, I probably would have explained it.

 

The Stellar has since sold with Ray's blessing, along with a ton of other stuff. When the van is ready, the van will go. Shuffling everything else around has allowed me to just about keep my Impreza and Amazon kicking around. I'm not comfortable airing anything else, so I hope that'll do.

 

Cheers for explaining, that scenario hadn't occurred to me as it's often hard enough to get money they do owe you I wouldn't expect them to send you money they don't.

 

As to the car wash, from what I remember of the post it was 50/50 to read as BI seems to have read it or how you intended. Not that it matters to me, I wasn't involved or there & don't care anyway.

[alcyonecorporation]

Yep, I should have known better.

 

And if BI is hell bent on inferring his meaning on my statement, I can't do anything about that.

 

He's so wrong it's painful, but that's that. Words have a lot of power. I can explain my side of it, I can argue the toss, but if he wants to gain a bit of social standing, I can't stop him. All I can give people is my word that that BI's reading of the situation was wrong. After all, I was there, the rest of you weren't.

 

If someone had wrongly accused you of racism, then went to claim you were a dodgy bastard, would you be happy about it? Nowadays, it's a one way street.

 

FWIW, I hope said bloke went home, gave his head a shake and went back the next morning in a better mood.

[alcyonecorporation]

Thanks for that. Happy to. Remember to click 'like'.

 

Anything else? Might as well, while you're here....

[Captain Furious]

Crikey that made my head hurt

 

I don’t know how BI manages to rub so many people up the wrong way when he seems like a thoroughly decent bloke.

[alcyonecorporation]

Forums are a terrible judge of character.

[Tamworthbay]

The Feathers pub in Lichfield does an obscenely nice waffle with shit loads of ice cream and cream with oodles of toffee sauce. Bloody gorgeous but £4 so I only have it when the mother in law is paying.

[SiC]

Lalalala. Let's have a video of my washing machine play a song.

 

[Video]

[alcyonecorporation]

Clicked 'like' a few times on some posts, hope that's alright.