The grumpy thread

[ashmicro]

I fear that if I am ever in the vicinity of Mr Gervais, there will be a Piers Morgan/Jeremy Clarkson moment.

[dollywobbler]

Just had a debate about Gervais on my FB wall. Turns out some people find him highly amusing. I'm not one of them.

[Alex 'Wedge']

The photo of that 800 limo was in fact taken by me. Myself and A friend took part on the Home2Rome rally in (would you believe) ANOTHER XX based 827 limo!

 

Whilst it grated BIG TIME on me that that car was to be scrapped, to the credit of that team they offered me the car free, gratis and FOR NOWT. I tried and tried to work out a way to get it but with just two of us on the team, the distance, fatigue factor and cost of taking two limos home just made it impractical.

 

I seriously wanted that car but I hate to say that mundane practicalities contrived against us.

[MrDuke]

The photo of that 800 limo was in fact taken by me. Myself and A friend took part on the Home2Rome rally in (would you believe) ANOTHER XX based 827 limo!

 

Whilst it grated BIG TIME on me that that car was to be scrapped, to the credit of that team they offered me the car free, gratis and FOR NOWT. I tried and tried to work out a way to get it but with just two of us on the team, the distance, fatigue factor and cost of taking two limos home just made it impractical.

 

I seriously wanted that car but I hate to say that mundane practicalities contrived against us.

 

 

For one mildly embarrassing moment I thought you were actually in that team

Still, any idea why they couldn't just drive it back themselves, as you evidently did with yours?

 

[Alex 'Wedge']

The answer will not be popular but this the situation:

 

The lads in that team were doing the rally as a Stag do and they just happened to get this limo as their car, and as they had no idea of the history of it or indeed if it would even get to Rome they had pre-booked their flights home.

 

Of course the car made it, but it did have issues; the starter circuit packed up in France meaning it had to be "hotwired" straight from the battery to the starter each time. The heater was shot too sorbet could not use that to cool the car down when it got warm. Of course, these are fixable issues.

 

As I said, were it not for logistics we would have brought it home as it was offered to me for nowt. Sadly I can't save em all. But boy did I want it.

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

 

What's going on with my eBay search?

[pogweasel]

It's been fucked like that for a couple of weeks now.

 

Not that the amount of miles or reg date bothers the hardened shiter, unless as a badge of honour.

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

I'd quite like a 405 Executive with 17AE8 miles to be honest.

[Mr Lobster]

Predictable seasonal related post coming.....

 

 

Supermarkets - Its September. September, do you hear? Its not fucking Christmas yet.

[MrDuke]

That would be the ultra-rare limited edition model, with a hexadecimal mileometer.

 

[brammy777]

Haha, dont even get me started on Christmas goods, we got them in before the halloween stuff! But we have sold some advent calenders already, and we have some amazing offers on already... with just under 3 months to go. But all day at work, I am pretty much facing a display unit saying 'ADD A LITTLE SPARKLE TO YOUR CHRISTMAS!'

No. Not in September I wont be.

And another thing which annoys me is bloody Link sales. I have to ask every customer (which I dont, as people using a coupon to buy a paper are seriously unlikely to be tempted) if they would like a bar of Lindt for £1. Its a great offer, but srsly. And we have to sell chocolate oranges AGAIN around Christmas. Asking people if they want cheap chocolate brings out a hell of alot of ' Ive just been to the dentist' replies.

[MrDuke]

Is it too early for an actual Christmas Rant?

 

On reflection, I'll probably wait until December - my bile level isn't really high enough yet to do it justice.

[Baz]

People who, when driving on a soaking wet dual carriageway or motorway, with standing water everywhere, spray, the works....Feel that sticking every fog light that they have on is an adequate substitute for SLOWING THE FUCK DOWN....Muppets

[trigger]

I found that on Sunday driving back from THE BIG MEET, Following these twats with the fog lights on just because it's raining, All it's doing is glaring of the wet carriageway making it harder for the car behind do see where they are are going.

[ChinaTom]

That Pug could be 17 to the power of 8.

 

Hex is only used for spelling CABBA9E on a calculator isn't it?

[CreepingJesus]

Haha, dont even get me started on Christmas goods, we got them in before the halloween stuff! But we have sold some advent calenders already, and we have some amazing offers on already... with just under 3 months to go. But all day at work, I am pretty much facing a display unit saying 'ADD A LITTLE SPARKLE TO YOUR CHRISTMAS!'

No. Not in September I wont be.

And another thing which annoys me is bloody Link sales. I have to ask every customer (which I dont, as people using a coupon to buy a paper are seriously unlikely to be tempted) if they would like a bar of Lindt for £1. Its a great offer, but srsly. And we have to sell chocolate oranges AGAIN around Christmas. Asking people if they want cheap chocolate brings out a hell of alot of ' Ive just been to the dentist' replies.

 

You don't work for Martin McColl's do you? I used to work for them, got fed up of pointing out just how counterproductive (pun intended) the tactic was. It's just pointless. It pisses people off, not least the counter staff! Oh, and we had the Xmas merchandising in and planned before the Halloween stock, the whole time I worked for them.

I'm kind of inured to the whole early Xmas thing from my work perspective too. Took a load of packaging to a bakery in Lanark about 8 weeks ago, which had hollies'n'ivys etc., on it. The actual Xmas stock's been on the road for weeks. I f*cking hate Xmas.

[shite_meister]

Sold my M3 a few weeks ago to a keen lad, I told him that I needed to sort out an issue with the alarm which had a habit of going off once in a blue moon but nonetheless I wanted to sort it before selling it. I'd already replaced the acuator so assumed with a mechanic mate of mine that it was down to the tiny micro-switches in the handle.

 

He was very keen to see it despite me explaining that I had made a mistake in advertising it before sorting it but he came and looked at the car with his old man, I told him clearly that it had a problem with the alarm, he offered me the asking price as I had a few other people interested and he was the first so off my own back knocked a hundred quid off for him to put towards some labour (I supplied the parts but just never got round to fitting them) anyways we do the deal, he pays and I knock up two receipts stating clearly AGAIN that there was an intermittant fault with the alarm and it was sold as seen, I didn't put him under any pressure, we kept things friendly and I made sure he understood that it wasn't 100% fault free.

 

Trawling the local ads I see him now trying to sell the car for a grand more than he bought it off me for, this doesn't remotely bother me because I sometimes buy to sell on and if he can get that for it then fair enough...he won't in a million years though.

 

Two nights ago I get an arsey text from him telling me that he's 'pissed off do you know what I mean?' because the fault cost him £400 to repair, I didn't bother replying because I though I had made it quite clear that it had an intermittant fault with the alarm and since he signed two pieces of paper which stated this fact I am quite confident that he has no grounds for any comeback.

 

WHY THE FUCK DO PEOPLE NOT LISTEN? whats the fucking point in talking to mouth-breathers if all they're going to do is ignore everything?

 

Rant over, thanks.

[dollywobbler]

This isn't really a Grump, but we don't appear to have a 'slightly miserable' thread so it'll have to do.

 

I've had my last drive in the Westminster, belting along the A47 to King's Lynn, realising just how much I love that big-six bellow. It's now at Anglia Car Auctions ready for their sale on the 9th. I hope to be there to watch it go, house move permitting. I'll miss the ol' barge I think, even if driving it caused me agony because the driving position is not compatible with my legs. Even my wife is sad to see it go, which is unusual for one of my cars.

 

Oh well. On the plus side, the 2CV can hide in the garage from the many days of rain we're about to get and hopefully the big green Westie will turn into underfloor heating and a wood burner with back boiler so we can stay warm this winter!

[Cavcraft]

Deep joy. Not only does Steve Wright rarely ever shut up, but he has some 'comedy' character called Barry from Watford on as part of his show and I want to punch him in the throat.

[dollywobbler]

Steve Wright and Ken Bruce (but especially the former) are why I don't listen to Radio 2 much anymore. Chris Evans can be irritating, but has a 'feel good' formula that works well in the morning. I'm actually missing him now he's on hols... (mind you, my wife's now finished work, so goodbye early morning radio!)

 

Steve Wright is just so infuriating. Everyone gets referred to as his 'friends,' presumably because he doesn't actually have any. Smug, overpaid twat.

[Rusty Pelican]

Ricky Gervais and chums. Am I missing something, or is he really only slightly funny and not the 'comedy genius' everyone in America makes him out to be?

+1 , I must be getting old or something as ive never found anything hes done remotely funny , WTF was the office , wasnt a comedy thats for sure

[Baz]

Motorcyclists....Particularly riders of Pan-Europeans, Deauvilles, and big BMWs, who wear a white helmet and a fluorescent green jacket....Is it all about making themselves visible, or are they wanting people to think that they're rozzers, riding an unmarked Police bike?

 

Cos that's exactly what they look like....They should be done for impersonating....Muppets....

[boobydoo]

And another thing which annoys me is bloody Link sales. I have to ask every customer (which I dont, as people using a coupon to buy a paper are seriously unlikely to be tempted) if they would like a bar of Lindt for £1. Its a great offer, but srsly. And we have to sell chocolate oranges AGAIN around Christmas. Asking people if they want cheap chocolate brings out a hell of alot of ' Ive just been to the dentist' replies.

 

Yeah, I detest it when they ask that.

 

Some grotbag wobbly woman buying a "Slimmers World" or "Get Fit For Summer" magazine.....

 

"Would you like a Terrys Chocolate Orange for half price, madam?"

 

Or you get some boring bastard in front of you in the queue who wants to have a ten minute conversation about why they do/do not want a half price Terrys Chocolate Orange.

 

"Oooh, I can't, not with my dodgy heart playin' up....I was in the doctors again the other day wheezin' all over the place..it's a real effort to get up the stairs these days.....mind you the grandchildren like them so I'll have two, thanks ...blah ...blah...blah..." zzzzzzzz

 

I dislike Britains High Streets intensely....same faceless stores selling the same old stuff...and don't get me started on Clintons card shops...

 

"Ooh, that 8x10 bit of card with a picture of two dogs and a christmas bauble, sir? Thats £4.99 please." What the.....?!...I forget to get a frickin' bank loan!!!

[fotorabia]

i spent today in hospital in Ft William..i had surgery for a gastric hernia..right below me rib cage..a big centred lump that over years got bigger..it was my 7 pak..and gave me constant heartburn..so i was an in and out admission today..patch over the torn muscle...had to drive around by Lochailort where a young couples car crashed into the loch both perishing a couple of nights ago..so sobering moment as Mum and I had to drive past the spot,,

[Station]

Steve Wright is just so infuriating. Everyone gets referred to as his 'friends,' presumably because he doesn't actually have any. Smug, overpaid twat.

 

I think he's bearable apart from when he has interviewees on and all through the interview he's sucking up to them, even referring to how good they look, etc. I think he'd try and crawl up to Hitler's ghost if he ever had him on. He's too forced in his pleasant-ness and he's just got too boring. I remember listening to him in the office the early 90's when I got my very first job as an ordinance surveryor (yawn), and it was quite funny. He's by-the-book Radio 2 dullness now.

[trigger]

Ricky Gervais and chums. Am I missing something, or is he really only slightly funny and not the 'comedy genius' everyone in America makes him out to be?

+1 , I must be getting old or something as ive never found anything hes done remotely funny , WTF was the office , wasnt a comedy thats for sure

 

I totally agree, Total twat, Although i did enjoy that Idiot abroad program last week which he has something to do with, In fact i think it's on again tonight.

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

If you don't like these people on the radio and TV why don't you stop watching and listening to them?

[Richard]

Sometimes you don't get a choice, especially with the radio.

[dollywobbler]

In the case of Steve Wright, my licence fee pays the twat's wages whether I'm listening or not. Fair comment though! Turn radio off = instantly less grumpy.

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

Surely the whole of Radio 1 and BBC 3 is a greater and more needless drain on your license fee.