The grumpy thread

[Richard]

 

 

 

Beat me to it.

[Pillock]

It’s almost as if they’re in business to make a profit or something

Your average BP or Esso makes a profit at 136.9p per litre though, this is absolutely someone sitting in an office working out what's the maximum they can charge.

 

Wonga do it and get the government stepping in because it's preying on the vunrable. Motorway Service Stations are no better.

[xtriple]

Did work on car, much better... passenger side window packs up in disgust!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Now fixed as it annoyed Chester who wished to be seen and heard!

[loserone]

My two year old is also grumpy about his broken tractor.

 

Going to have to spend some time when he's gone to bed, because there's six broken tractors and a car transporter.

[Mally]

Can he use any ball bearings?

[davocano]

I attended my local Remembrance service today and a 40-something couple standing next to me did not stop talking throughout; not loudly but audible nonetheless. They did manage to shut the fuck up during the two minute silence so perhaps they are not bad persons.

[D Spares & Tyres]

My Nissan Sex-Trial seized its engine up this evening.

 

Marvellous.

 

Out of the 11 cars I own, only other is road legal and 'er indoors needs that.

 

(Well, apart from all my cars that are tax and Mot exempt and they are either work in progress or too nice to use in this crappy weather)

[The Reverend Bluejeans]

I'm sat here sweating like Philip Green, drinking Lucozade and awaiting a spicy curry to arrive. I hate flu/colds. They are shit. 

 

No wimmin have been shouting or ranting at me however.  #blessed

[mrbenn]

She just phoned me and started to rant on the phone. I.put it down and cried some.more.

Fuck.me I'm a twat.

 

Ring her back, let her get it off her chest, then apologise. No point having a long distance row lasting until Friday.

[xtriple]

The owner of the Jeep came round a while ago and we had a chat. I mentioned casually that I have been paying £120 a month to store HIS car and invited comments. None were forthcoming! I reckon the chance of getting anything out of him is slim, so slim as to be invisible. It is annoying me somewhat and I really wish he'd get his effin' car shifted, and the Vauxhall then I don't have to keep that insured and taxed as well. All in, I reckon the bastard has cost me £200 a month for 6 months!

[mrbenn]

The owner of the Jeep came round a while ago and we had a chat. I mentioned casually that I have been paying £120 a month to store HIS car and invited comments. None were forthcoming! I reckon the chance of getting anything out of him is slim, so slim as to be invisible. It is annoying me somewhat and I really wish he'd get his effin' car shifted, and the Vauxhall then I don't have to keep that insured and taxed as well. All in, I reckon the bastard has cost me £200 a month for 6 months!

 

You do realise he's taking the absolute piss?

 

Do you know where he lives? Get it/them taken there and wash your hands of it/them/him.

[Craig the Princess]

The owner of the Jeep came round a while ago and we had a chat. I mentioned casually that I have been paying £120 a month to store HIS car and invited comments. None were forthcoming! I reckon the chance of getting anything out of him is slim, so slim as to be invisible. It is annoying me somewhat and I really wish he'd get his effin' car shifted, and the Vauxhall then I don't have to keep that insured and taxed as well. All in, I reckon the bastard has cost me £200 a month for 6 months!

Why are you doing that? Does he have incriminating photographs of you? Cancel tax and insurance and if they aren't shifted in a couple of days ring DVLA's untaxed car hotline (I guess there is one).

[Mrcento]

I have been involved in a row with my wife.

I hardly said anything. But she feels that she has the right to scream and cry becuase of something i did or did not do yesterday that she percieves means i dont love her.

I'm now 95 miles away from her.

I don't think this is what marriage is supposed to.be about.

I am off to bed to cry.

 

Nothing says "I'm sorry for whatever darling, i do love you" like walking in the front door and handing her a cordless impact wrench capable of undoing 1400nm.

 

In all seriousness, talk to her. Even if it's a difficult thing to do now, she probably needs to vent and to be honest, will help you too hearing it. If you let it lie it's just bottling up unresolved feeling and going to be a lot worse down the line.

 

Communication is key.

[purplebargeken]

Made her take the now fixed Micra out today, well, what a trial that was. She parked up on the piss by the restaurant, then after lunch she reversed at warp factor 9, hit the kerb, jolted my back. Pulled up outside the house, I got out, took the shopping off the back seat, walked round the back of the car as she started to reverse. How she didn't run me over I have no idea. I was not fucking impressed. Ben did nothing but piss himself laughing. Christ it all just winds me up. 

[dozeydustman]

The owner of the Jeep came round a while ago and we had a chat. I mentioned casually that I have been paying £120 a month to store HIS car and invited comments. None were forthcoming! I reckon the chance of getting anything out of him is slim, so slim as to be invisible. It is annoying me somewhat and I really wish he'd get his effin' car shifted, and the Vauxhall then I don't have to keep that insured and taxed as well. All in, I reckon the bastard has cost me £200 a month for 6 months!

 

 

Just tell him you need it gone pronto, and concoct some story about losing the lock-up, or you need to put your own stuff in there.

 

If that don't work drag the fucker out.

[purplebargeken]

Err, just tell him you want it out of there by X date, if it's still there on the date, have it removed and put outside his house. Taking the fucking piss or what.

[DodgeRover]

Tell him the pikies took it and I'll be round ASAP

[dozeydustman]

I have been involved in a row with my wife.

I hardly said anything. But she feels that she has the right to scream and cry becuase of something i did or did not do yesterday that she percieves means i dont love her.

I'm now 95 miles away from her.

I don't think this is what marriage is supposed to.be about.

I am off to bed to cry.

 

 

You need to speak to her, even just to clear the air.

 

Call her, the most important with this is to be civil and as calm as possible, explain that whatever is bothering her is upsetting you as you don't know what you can do to help & let her vent. Apologise if it is your fault, especially if you've done something that you didn't know upset her. Go home and talk things through once you know what the issue is. If you're not to blame, she will invariably apologise for making you feel shitty. You'll soon kiss & make up.

 

The few times I've argued with the wife it's been because she's been frustrated by someone or something (normally trivial) and only once it's been something I've done, and that was without me realising. 

[Cheggers]

The owner of the Jeep came round a while ago and we had a chat. I mentioned casually that I have been paying £120 a month to store HIS car and invited comments. None were forthcoming! I reckon the chance of getting anything out of him is slim, so slim as to be invisible. It is annoying me somewhat and I really wish he'd get his effin' car shifted, and the Vauxhall then I don't have to keep that insured and taxed as well. All in, I reckon the bastard has cost me £200 a month for 6 months!

Per the 'Single & Sad' epic with Ghosty and KFC girl, beating around the bush and casual mentions are a total waste of everyone's time unless the other person is a practising psychic..

 

If you need it moving, tell him straight you need it moving.

If you're pissed off about it, tell him straight you're pissed off about it.

 

Why is everyone so scared to be direct with people?, it doesn't have to be combative.

[Guest Hooli]

Stinking colds, I think I've coughed up three lungs of sand paper so far this morning.

[D Spares & Tyres]

Damn right.

 

For instance this is a recent conversation with my partner of nine years. A most peaceful creature, we rarely argue.

 

Her: "I'm going to go to the shop, do you want anything"

 

Me: "ok. We are low on milk"

 

 

Comes back from shop with some groceries but no milk

 

 

Me: "you forgot the milk"

 

Her: you didn't ask me to get milk"

 

Me: "I told you we were low on milk"

 

Her: yes I remember you saying that but you didn't actually ask me to get some"

 

 

We had not argued previously and this was not her being funny, this was just her logic.

[New POD]

You need to speak to her, even just to clear the air.

 

Call her, the most important with this is to be civil and as calm as possible, explain that whatever is bothering her is upsetting you as you don't know what you can do to help & let her vent. Apologise if it is your fault, especially if you've done something that you didn't know upset her. Go home and talk things through once you know what the issue is. If you're not to blame, she will invariably apologise for making you feel shitty. You'll soon kiss & make up.

 

The few times I've argued with the wife it's been because she's been frustrated by someone or something (normally trivial) and only once it's been something I've done, and that was without me realising.

I have spoken to her on the phone this morning and unless I am prepared to "stop being delusional and accept it's all my fault" blah blah blah.

[D Spares & Tyres]

Per the 'Single & Sad' epic with Ghosty and KFC girl, beating around the bush and casual mentions are a total waste of everyone's time unless the other person is a practising psychic..

If you need it moving, tell him straight you need it moving.

If you're pissed off about it, tell him straight you're pissed off about it.

Why is everyone so scared to be direct with people?, it doesn't have to be combative.

I find just repeating the same thing helps.

 

"This car of yours needs to be out of here by December the first. If it's still there on that date then I need to move it out into the road as I need my garage"

 

Whatever he says to you, just use the same reply. They soon get the message. Then stick to your word or people will just walk over you.

[chaseracer]

Err, just tell him you want it out of there by X date, if it's still there on the date, have it removed and put outside his house. Taking the fucking piss or what.

 

And do it IN WRITING.  Email is fine.

[mrbenn]

I have spoken to her on the phone this morning and unless I am prepared to "stop being delusional and accept it's all my fault" blah blah blah.

 

Excellent. So you've done as she suggests? Job done, then.

 

In all seriousness, she's clearly struggling with something and you're the scapegoat. She feels she can "lean" on you in this way and knows/hopes you won't take it too much to heart. In a way, it's a compliment. I seem to remember that you mentioned her parents were getting on a bit or not in the best of health. Perhaps this is weighing on her? Is there anything you can do to make her feel more supported here? Perhaps get some shopping for them, offer to take them somewhere, fix that light in the bathroom that isn't working etc etc.

 

When something is bothering me I largely prefer not to talk about it. Doesn't mean it isn't spinning around in my head 24/7. My ex would vocalise everything. She needed to talk about whatever was bothering her constantly, barely even paused for breath, and wanted/needed my input. Different things work for different people.

 

Of course, you may be delusional and it may all be your fault. In which case, as you were. But I doubt it.

[Angrydicky]

Christmas shit in the shops at the beginning of November. Fuck off!

[Lord Sterling]

She just phoned me and started to rant on the phone. I.put it down and cried some.more.

Fuck.me I'm a twat.

Sorry to hear this POD. I am in a similar-is boat right now. A sum of money has Ben demanded from me, I cannot cover it but had a bright idea, idea got shouted down. Arguement ensued about how sometimes she seems to think I am like a bank. She tried to borrow money from a friend, friend didn't have the sum. Have not spend to wife for a god 7/8 days apart from when she called me and told me rather coldly that her friend couldn't borrow her what she needed so I'd have to get it. At some point we'll need to communicate again and I'm sure there'll be rocky patches to get through. Fuck that.

[sierraman]

 

 

The magic of Xmas. Last year we found the local grotto (for which it’s £10 per child...) would no longer be one one one with Father Christmas, you had to sit in there with four other families and get thirty seconds a piece to quickly tell a man with tattoos on his knuckles what you wanted. Then on the way out you could purchase an array of expensive momentos of the day.

 

I’m fairly sure when I was a kid I can remember him coming to the school after lessons, then everyone got to see him, and you got a ladybird book or whatever after. It wasn’t free obviously it was a couple of quid but from discussing it with my father it wasn’t the licence to print money that it is now.

[anonymous user]

Damn right.

 

For instance this is a recent conversation with my partner of nine years. A most peaceful creature, we rarely argue.

 

Her: "I'm going to go to the shop, do you want anything"

 

Me: "ok. We are low on milk"

 

 

Comes back from shop with some groceries but no milk

 

 

Me: "you forgot the milk"

 

Her: you didn't ask me to get milk"

 

Me: "I told you we were low on milk"

 

Her: yes I remember you saying that but you didn't actually ask me to get some"

 

 

We had not argued previously and this was not her being funny, this was just her logic.

Isn't that the same as asking a computer programmer to get a loaf of bread and if they have eggs to get a dozen. Computer programmer will come back with a dozen loaves of bread, because they had eggs.

[Supernaut]

"Hi Mr Supernaut I'm [crunch crunch] calling from [mumble mumble] an IT recruitment company. We have a position in [warble warble rhubarb] and we wondered if you were int-" *MESSAGE DELETED*

 

 

Why are so many people unable to leave a coherent voicemail?