The grumpy thread

[Pillock]

Motorway services

 

I only had about 90 miles of diesel in to get 100 miles home yesterday from Bristol. It was either battle with rush hour traffic to come off the M32 and use Sainsbury's, or stop on the motorway and pay a few* pence more.

 

Supermarket would have been 131.9

Gloucester services? 155.9

 

FUCK YOU. You literally have the best delivery network possible and a guaranteed audience. You could probably charge less than a supermarket in a city centre and make it work. How expensive can a delivery be when you're literally being passed by hundreds of tankers a day?

 

Sausage roll, £2.95. Bottle of Coke, £2. Snickers, £1.09

 

FUCK YOU AGAIN.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 09/11/2018 at 13:01, dozeydustman said:

.... Had a weird crush on Janet Ellis when I was younger.

 

Glued to Blue Peter?

[chaseracer]

  On 09/11/2018 at 22:34, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Glued to Blue Peter?

 

No doubt something was sticky, and not just the back of the plastic 

[Kiltox]

  On 09/11/2018 at 22:32, Pillock said:

Motorway services

I only had about 90 miles of diesel in to get 100 miles home yesterday from Bristol. It was either battle with rush hour traffic to come off the M32 and use Sainsbury's, or stop on the motorway and pay a few* pence more.

Supermarket would have been 131.9

Gloucester services? 155.9

FUCK YOU. You literally have the best delivery network possible and a guaranteed audience. You could probably charge less than a supermarket in a city centre and make it work. How expensive can a delivery be when you're literally being passed by hundreds of tankers a day?

Sausage roll, £2.95. Bottle of Coke, £2. Snickers, £1.09

FUCK YOU AGAIN.

Next time come off at 12 and go to the station just off the motorway next to a McDonalds. It’s still a few pence more than supermarkets but that is pure robbery.

[dozeydustman]

  On 09/11/2018 at 22:34, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Glued to Blue Peter?

 

 

 

  On 09/11/2018 at 22:38, chaseracer said:

No doubt something was sticky, and not just the back of the plastic 

 

 

I was about 6 when she was on BP. I don't think little DD worked at that age

[SierraMikeHotel]

Liked for agreement, Pillock. Not because I like it. Motorway services in England are the WORST.

[chaseracer]

  On 09/11/2018 at 22:32, Pillock said:

Gloucester services? 155.9

 

156.9 at Hopwood Park on the 42 this afternoon.

 

No, I did not.

[Pillock]

Their business model seems to revolve around distain for anyone unfortunate enough to need their services. I very rarely need to use them, I've got a mental database of supermarkets near motorway junctions that I can use for just a few minutes penalty. But I rarely go to Bristol so it's a bit fuzzy, and the traffic around Filton looked arse so I didn't want to divert.

 

As it happened, the steady 70 all the way home improved my MPG so after adding £10 / 60 miles to the tank, I got home with 70 miles left on the display. Bastard.

[SierraMikeHotel]

  On 09/11/2018 at 22:59, Pillock said:

Their business model seems to revolve around distain for anyone unfortunate enough to need their services. I very rarely need to use them, I've got a mental database of supermarkets near motorway junctions that I can use for just a few minutes penalty. But I rarely go to Bristol so it's a bit fuzzy, and the traffic around Filton looked arse so I didn't want to divert.

 

As it happened, the steady 70 all the way home improved my MPG so after adding £10 / 60 miles to the tank, I got home with 70 miles left on the display. Bastard.

 

 

I know Bristol reasonably well, and my report says: there are no cunning routes, it's just always busy everywhere.

 

My Grandma spent her whole life in Bristol, and the last few months in the big hospital in Filton. I reckon I spent more time sitting in traffic and looking for parking than I spent with her.

 

I got a tiny, tiny amount of consolation from the time I spent staring at the Filton Airbus factory and thinking of Grandma doing QC on Merlin engines for Lancasters in there in the '40s.

[DodgeRover]

Wierdly the LPG at Pease Pottage is the cheapest by a country mile, petrol diesel is How much? Though

[Lacquer Peel]

Do they exist for fleet fuel customers only? If you have a fuel card you get charged a flat rate for fuel I believe.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Leaving work today, opening the gate I noticed the dipped beam bulb has blown in the Golf.  This isn't a major problem at all except that it's on the inaccessible side which means I probably have to take the battery out to change it...

[Lankytim]

Well after telling the receptionist I was leaving at 1pm (an hour after the arranged time) the Transport manager showed up with 3 minutes to spare, no apology obv. Interview went really well and I got a job offer there and then. The pay is more but it’s Monday to Friday compared to 4 on 4 off which I’m on at the moment, this gives me a much better work/life/shite balance.

 

Pension is better too, it’s closer to home, and I get sick pay. Decisions decisions...

[Eddie Honda]

  On 09/11/2018 at 22:34, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Glued to Blue Peter?

"Jigsaw" thanks.

[New POD]

  On 09/11/2018 at 12:41, Lankytim said:

Sat in reception for an interview and the guy is 40 minutes late. How long before I walk out? Don’t mind my current job but it’s nice to have options.

Me. I'd stay all day. Ask where the canteen is. If they cancel I'm invoice them.

[New POD]

  On 10/11/2018 at 01:15, Lankytim said:

Well after telling the receptionist I was leaving at 1pm (an hour after the arranged time) the Transport manager showed up with 3 minutes to spare, no apology obv. Interview went really well and I got a job offer there and then. The pay is more but it’s Monday to Friday compared to 4 on 4 off which I’m on at the moment, this gives me a much better work/life/shite balance.

 

Pension is better too, it’s closer to home, and I get sick pay. Decisions decisions...

Ask for more money. Accept job. Don't turn up.

[New POD]

  On 09/11/2018 at 13:56, Bobthebeard said:

Similar thing happened to me at a job interview back in 1997.

Appointment was at 2pm. I arrived at 1.45 and was directed to a chair in reception. At 2.30 the guy turned up. His first words were "you are late"

Sensing that this 'may' have been a test of some sort I apologised. I got the job and got to know the guy fairly well over the ensuing years. He did admit that it was a test of my reactions to unfair situations.

I'm a churlish stickler for time keeping.

 

I wouldn't apologise.

 

I'd say something like, " Yes YOU are, but I expect you are very busy and I'm.here now to explain how I can take the load off you"

[New POD]

- 5 years' experience within SMT CCA manufacturing environment

 

This.

 

I've seen a contract in Bolton at MBDA

 

I've seen it advertised and been sent details by numerous recruitment agencies.

 

The hourly rate is shit. The travel time would be shit but I could get home of a night unlike now. So in a spirit of stupidity I have over the past 6 yes 6 months let at least 6 RCs put my CV forward.

Obviously the first one went in the bin because I haven't got that specific technology on my CV yet in my 30 years in industrial.nuclear aerospace,wind turbine,defence, etc.

I suspect the others went in the bin too.

 

I've just had another generic email this time from Morson.

I replied. I'd need 15 quid an hour more and they'd need to.pay my travel. I expect that'll go.in the bin too.

 

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[Kiltox]

My ex-manager died this morning. 42. Brain tumour.

 

Gutted is an understatement. We might not have seen eye to eye when I left the company a year and a half ago but he was a great man who played a pivotal role in building my career, served his country for 22 years and leaves behind two young children who are an absolute credit to him .

[Snipes]

  On 09/11/2018 at 13:56, Bobthebeard said:

Similar thing happened to me at a job interview back in 1997.

Appointment was at 2pm. I arrived at 1.45 and was directed to a chair in reception. At 2.30 the guy turned up. His first words were "you are late"

Sensing that this 'may' have been a test of some sort I apologised. I got the job and got to know the guy fairly well over the ensuing years. He did admit that it was a test of my reactions to unfair situations.

I really hate it when people play stupid games like that.

[hairnet]

Bastard

 

In the upside the food was excellent

 

But should be at swampy now

[MikeR]

I may be dead by silence and icy stares soon .. The box on wheels had loads of flies in it . behind the lights .... So i took off a light fitting to have a look ........

 

And it broke ...

 

It may a long lingering drawn out death ....

[M'coli]

I have a very sore little toe, which is making walking bloody painful but does not affect my use of the brake pedal, although I haven't tried a heel'n'toe.

 

This pain may not be unconnected with me falling out of bed last night and catching the toe on a plastic box on the way down, possibly dislocating said toe. I feel like an utter numpty!

[Christine]

  On 10/11/2018 at 19:42, M'coli said:

I have a very sore little toe, which is making walking bloody painful but does not affect my use of the brake pedal, although I haven't tried a heel'n'toe.

 

This pain may not be unconnected with me falling out of bed last night and catching the toe on a plastic box on the way down, possibly dislocating said toe. I feel like an utter numpty!

Sue the bed company

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Was in a hurry today (Lady Grumpius' Dad's birthday at Casa Grumpy) so had to resort to Halfords fitting my bulb.  It's mildly inaccessible and a real pain in the arse if you're in a rush.  At least the bloke at Halfords was nice.  Made a very pointed remark about his colleague at the till that was failing to serve any customers at all and had a decent chat.

 

Still don't like being charged for a sodding headlight bulb, though.

[fairkens]

  On 10/11/2018 at 22:12, Christine said:

Sue the bed company

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-berkshire-46152337

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Had a flu jab yesterday. Now have flu like symptoms plus spent most of the day literally shitting my brains out.

[beko1987]

I'm feeling exactly the same and haven't even had the flu jab! I'm sleeping on the sofa tonight so I can sleep sat up

[Zelandeth]

  On 10/11/2018 at 23:08, The Reverend Bluejeans said:

Had a flu jab yesterday. Now have flu like symptoms plus spent most of the day literally shitting my brains out.

I have to admit to not havit had the jab the last couple of years.

 

Had it three times and without fail it left me feeling like death for a couple of weeks - far more so than any bout of the flu ever has. Was the single longest chunk of time I've ever had off work by a long shot. Well, unless you count the enforced quarantine when I caught that swine flu that was going around...Was over it in a day and a half and was climbing the walls by the end of the week.

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

Not being able to sleep because you need the bog every 9 minutes is wearing thin.