The grumpy thread

[Station]

I'm selling stuff on ebay.

I sold an item on migweb on the day the auction ended. I couldn't end the auction, or in fact edit the auction with message saying 'DON'T F*CKING BID!' (as this would be too easy for paypal). I messaged two buyers saying the item had been sold so no further bids. Someone bidded and then paid via paypal. I told the buyer I will refund the money. Buyer says 'I don't want the refund, I want my item'. I refund the money, paypal charges 5% of the total as a 'charge'.

I close the auction transaction through the proper means. Paypal says there are three options, the buyer can either decline or accept, either way, I'll pay the final closure thingy fee (more charges).

I'll get negative feedback as well on my 100% history.

Once all my sales are through, I'll never use this horrible, evil system ever again.

 

FFS

[Station]

The images on cigarette packets, one that features a man with a huge tumour on his neck, the other of some grotty looking teeth. I'd like to see this type of thing on fast food, sweets, etc. If you're stupid enough to leave a tumour until it's the size of a football, you idiot! I always grimace whenever I see the woman taking the 'grotty teeth' packet when I buy them.

[maxpower]

So pleased that the water pump on our galaxy decided to throw in the towel in a jam on the m25, whilst fully laden with luggage and kids en route to a minibreak in hampshire. Bastard. guess which shiters spouse had also cancelled the breakdown cover, as we "never used it"...

Still the kids seemed to enjoy a ride in the big truck with the flashing lights (even if the half asleep driver scared the shit outta me...)

that must be the same driver that took me home from cornwall when my granada died a few years ago...

 

think he hit every kerb from cornwall to london

 

i even offered to drive his truck to give him a break i was so terrified.

 

called AA who subcontracted him and told them i was fucking not happy at all

 

they did give me 6mths free roadside+ cover...

 

maybe they should branch out into funeral plans as well

[wuvvum]

The AA.

 

Broke down earlier on in Essex. Phoned the AA on my mobile, I ran out of credit before the call had finished but I'd had time to give the woman my name, vehicle reg, location and phone number - all that I missed was her health'n'safety spiel about waiting at the side of a busy road. I hung around for half an hour expecting them to either text me an ETA or call me back, but nothing. In the end I had to climb over the fence at the side of the A130 and wander off over some fields to find a house and ask to borrow their phone.

 

When I called the AA to check my status, the dippy mare on the other end said "Oh, we lost contact with you so no job has been set up". She then asked me four times what road I was on, three further times which direction I was heading, and then, even though I'd explained I was on a bike, she proceeded to give me a lecture about getting all my passengers out of the vehicle and exiting via the nearside doors. Then, even though I was a "priority" because I was in a dangerous-ish position, it still took the patrol an hour and a half to get to me, and again they never bothered to text me with an ETA. Patrol man was a good bloke though, to be fair, and soon diagnosed the problem (faulty reserve tap meaning the last bit in the tank can't be used - a pain, but I can live with it).

[Mr H Sceptre]

Must admit, the AA have always provided an excellent service whenever I've used them.

[Mr Lobster]

Gok Wan. What the fuck IS that thing. Get off my tv now.

[retrogeezer]

weather forecast wrong yet again...

[Timewaster]

Gok Wan. What the fuck IS that thing. Get off my tv now.

Gok = God Only Knows

[Mr H Sceptre]

Gok Wan. What the fuck IS that thing. Get off my tv now.

Agreed. I met him a couple of times when he worked with a few of my mates for BT in Leicester. He was a utter cock then.

 

I really don't understand why a certain section of the gay community have to be camp. If you're gay you're gay, its no big deal to me, BUT, I really hate it when they camp it up. Uneccessary..

[brammy777]

Gok Wan is quite the hypocrite....

Also, I dont really trust his knowledge of stationary so I dont know why WH Smiths used him for their adverts.

[warren t claim]

Gok Wan. What the fuck IS that thing. Get off my tv now.

Agreed. I met him a couple of times when he worked with a few of my mates for BT in Leicester. He was a utter cock then.

 

I really don't understand why a certain section of the gay community have to be camp. If you're gay you're gay, its no big deal to me, BUT, I really hate it when they camp it up. Uneccessary..

I've never understood that either. Why would being gay make your voice go high?

 

As for Go Wank, I refuse to purchase any product endorsed by him.

[Guest]

I think the reason Gok Wan appeals to women is because he's completely sexually unthreatening, he even looks strange, like a rejected mannequin or something. Therefore it's alright for him to prod and poke them and tell them to get a haircut.

[Rusty Pelican]

A woman at work recons every woman needs a male gay friend to take shopping , she has and frequently carts the poor bloke off when shopping for cloths , unbiast opinions on how clothes look , unthreatening behaviour , she says its perfect.

[Station]

Is he actually gay? He doesn't speak in the stereotypical gay voice.

[Guest]

I reckon all women should adopt a Nora Batty style appearance of long dress and cardigan, with hair in rollers and a face full of scowl. I would be a great fashion consultant.

[Station]

A bit of an obscure technical one this - the way windows/Microsoft operating system handles disc operations. Basically, if your disc has a bad sector, you're left there while it wonders what to do for hours. I'm formatting a disc with a dodgy sector and it's whirring wildly, and I can't cancel it, because Windows is still shit. It's been like this for 20 years. I've also knackered a laptop hard drive in the last 20 minutes, because I unplugged it from the USB lead. I knackered my 80gb one with all my work stored from my last job, because it just didn't feel like working anymore.

We're meant to trust these things for data storage?

[myglaren]

I did backup before installing the last version of Ubuntu, onto a spare hard drive that's been floating around for years.

 

Which failed miserably when I attempted to access the files

 

Bloody typical as I normally don't bother with backups.

[Mr H Sceptre]

Is he actually gay? He doesn't speak in the stereotypical gay voice.

Bent as a dog's hind leg.

[Tayne]

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[Mr H Sceptre]

stealth gays

 

 

[scaryoldcortina]

owowowowowow

 

Back pain. I felt a bit stiff yesterday but today I can barely move for the pain in my lower back. Nothing is comfortable, I can't sit stand or lie down without it hurting and it's really starting to piss me off. Bah.

[RedSparrow]

Smoking again. These bloody L&M cigarettes - I am now smoking around 30 a day.

[eddyramrod]

Having a brilliant business idea on Saturday morning, and not being able to do anything about it like design business cards, because it depends on getting suitable insurance and they're all closed until Monday, when I have a bunch of other stuff to do.

[Guest]

Can't you find one of those self-serve machines where you can get them made up? I would recommend doing that, they always look stylish.

[eddyramrod]

I'm sure I could, but I have a perfectly good design programme on my PC... what I don't have is a programme that will tell me if I can get the appropriate insurance for me to operate this business, and if so, at what cost! Never mind, it's 2320 on Sunday now, not long to go until I can sit in the insurance office gazing with repressed lust at the lovely Cypriot lady who deals with my car insurance needs...

[gearoil]

Fucking work...

 

Fininshed up work for two weeks off on Friday, Jnr Gearoil due anytime

 

Force of habit checked my Blackberry this morning to find the big boss down south wanting 3 urgent orders fufilled today... My relief arrives in the office Tuesday (after the bank hol the rest of the company is taking.. ) to look after the place, why can't I be left in peace ffs! ITS YOUR PROBLEM, I'M TAKING MY HOLIDAY YOU CUNTS. Couldn't get anything done even if I did go in, I gave my keys, van, card, etc to my workmate to use while I was off, and he'll either be in a bank holiday hangover or tearing up parts of East Lothian on his motocross bike.

 

I'm lucky in the way my industry has been safe from all the unplesantries thrown up of late, but by christ they certainly want their pound of flesh in return. I give them 60-65 hours a week ffs, just give me my 2 weeks of peace...

 

I left my own phone number in my handover I emailed to those concerned for anything URGENT, so my arse is in the clear? ( I hope.. )

 

Not switching the damn thing back on until I go back to work.

[Station]

Why am I getting no fucking interest in my car whatsoever? It's been up for sale for 1 month and I've had one casual 'would you swap?', before disappearing?

[messerschmitt owner]

Well, I am having a similar story with the Z600 - offered £800 by someone who then tells me he's just managed to buy another - what is the chance of that happening! Told him I have lots of brand new spares, so we'll se if he needs anything ...

 

My real complaint though is flickr - why change the easy way of getting images off your site to something more complicated?

[Station]

It's in good nick with tax and test and would take 900 - 1000 on it, but not a peep! Thought it would've gone by now.

[Minimad5]

Didn't know you were trying to sell the Astra Dave.

 

Guess you have popped it up on Wiki-Wirral with a load of pictures ?

 

What about a thread here, or on a Vauxhall owners forum.

 

Good Luck