The grumpy thread

[omegod]

Well fuck me my luck just ain't great this week, Monday brought a fine for not paying a bridge toll and today brings a lovely speeding ticket for 36 in a 30 on Sunday, both my fault and it's been 17 yrs since last SP30 and should hopefully just be an awareness course + £100 so I can't really complain but FFS 

The wife offered to cough for the speeding but we can't be doing that, plus she'd probably get the jitters and squeal to the course tutor on the day

 

[PhilA]

Are they really trying to get that tight on it?

36 in a 30 here is a warning. I followed a state trooper the other day and he was blithely doing over 45 in the 35 outside my street here. I am glad the speed is displayed digital on the dash too because the speedo needle is over 5mph wide on the gauge...

[wuvvum]

Australia and NZ are even worse from what I've seen.  Absurdly low limits don't help.

[MarvinsMom]

2 hours ago, rainagain said:

this:

https://www.brickfanatics.com/some-lego-technic-42113-bell-boeing-v-22-osprey-helicopter-sets-will-be-sold/

Some people really need to find something better to do with their time

god if i came across one of these i'd be snapping the retailers arm off!

i suspect the cancellation has more to do with the completed kit blowing itself to bits when running rather than some social justice wanker nonsense, as the drive to both wingtip rotors runs though one itty-bitty little cog that just cannot cope with the torque its subjected to.

and discontinued lego is it seems worth some proper scary amounts of  cash within moments of them going out of stock!

[GrumpiusMaximus]

As suspected, Grandmother has had a stroke.  Possibly had a small one a couple of weeks ago.  Won’t recover and we’ll see if it’s going to finish her off in the next couple of days.

[wuvvum]

7 minutes ago, MarvinsMom said:

and discontinued lego is it seems worth some proper scary amounts of  cash within moments of them going out of stock!

Quod erat demonstrandum.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/LEGO-TECHNIC-42113-Bell-Boeing-V-22-Osprey-MISB-6-New-and-sealed/224103669898?hash=item342d9ea08a:g:TH4AAOSwGKRfG9ZG

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Australia and NZ are even worse from what I've seen.  Absurdly low limits don't help.

I remember Victoria traffic police hiding behind hedges and walls with their radar guns.... 

[iainrcz]

My security camera has shit itself.

 

[Floatylight]

Finally had enough of tapatalk and deleted it, not happy with showing me advert for a number of very dubious dating/ hook up sites they've not taking to having topless women in their ads, so I'm done, deleted!

[Jamie]

2 hours ago, Floatylight said:

Finally had enough of tapatalk and deleted it, not happy with showing me advert for a number of very dubious dating/ hook up sites they've not taking to having topless women in their ads, so I'm done, deleted!

ads are based on cookies, so you must have searched for them at some point... just sayin

[PhilA]

6 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Australia and NZ are even worse from what I've seen.  Absurdly low limits don't help.

For regular roads, or in general?

For instance, this street has a 15mph limit on, but is classed residential, not highway.

[somewhatfoolish]

17 hours ago, MarvinsMom said:

god if i came across one of these i'd be snapping the retailers arm off!

i suspect the cancellation has more to do with the completed kit blowing itself to bits when running rather than some social justice wanker nonsense, as the drive to both wingtip rotors runs though one itty-bitty little cog that just cannot cope with the torque its subjected to.

and discontinued lego is it seems worth some proper scary amounts of  cash within moments of them going out of stock!

Not unlike the real thing then, at least in its protracted development phase; absurdly expensive and prone to incendiary FTP due to twirly parts not twirling to specification.

[chodweaver]

So there's a Lego M1 tank, too then?

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[72_square]

Oldest daughter has had her A level results and its a complete shit-show.  I would personally like to slap around the twats that are responsible for this.  I wasn't expected miracles and three A*'s.  She was easily capable of ABC and they have given her CEU.   Predicted grades after mocks were BCD, but she always does shit in mocks and ramps it up for the big exams.  School has given us an appointment for tomorrow to go in for a 'chat'.  I won't take it out on them, as I know its not their fault. 

Luckily* she wasn't going on to higher education, so the grade are not the be all and end all.  She already has a job and wants to pursue that and climb the ladder the old fashion way.  I'm still pissed on her behalf though.

[rainagain]

It is a total mess, I know I’d be knackered if they’d had used my mock exams for my grades as I always did crap in them. 

[wuvvum]

13 hours ago, PhilA said:

For regular roads, or in general?

For instance, this street has a 15mph limit on, but is classed residential, not highway.

Highways.  Dead straight, wide and barely any traffic (by European standards), but a 100km/h limit.  Only real danger is having local wildlife run out in front of you - but that's the same everywhere (I'll never forget the night I came round a bend on the A140 at 1am doing slightly* more than the speed limit to find a stag the size of a fucking horse stood in the middle of the road).

I have little issue with low speed limits on residential streets.

[wuvvum]

34 minutes ago, 72_square said:

Oldest daughter has had her A level results and its a complete shit-show.  I would personally like to slap around the twats that are responsible for this.  I wasn't expected miracles and three A*'s.  She was easily capable of ABC and they have given her CEU.   Predicted grades after mocks were BCD, but she always does shit in mocks and ramps it up for the big exams.  School has given us an appointment for tomorrow to go in for a 'chat'.  I won't take it out on them, as I know its not their fault. 

Luckily* she wasn't going on to higher education, so the grade are not the be all and end all.  She already has a job and wants to pursue that and climb the ladder the old fashion way.  I'm still pissed on her behalf though.

It does seem to be a complete clusterfuck.  Scotland have had to do a massive U-turn after similar happened there - I reckon it's going to be the same here as well.

[Saabnut]

Major grump today. The boat has run out of peanut M&Ms, it would not be so bad if they had any other sort of M&Ms.

Will have to make do with the funsize Mars/Snickers/Bounty/Milky Way but I am tempted to just off hire them!

[xtriple]

Took Phoebe to a different vets today, totally different experience. Lovely lady vet, happy to sit with her/us and we were even allowed inside to pay! We could have waited inside but I am so programmed to sitting outside and waiting I just did it automatically. Happy to finally get a vet that gives a shit about the dog not just the profits!

[puddlethumper]

1 minute ago, xtriple said:

Took Phoebe to a different vets today, totally different experience. Lovely lady vet, happy to sit with her/us and we were even allowed inside to pay! We could have waited inside but I am so programmed to sitting outside and waiting I just did it automatically. Happy to finally get a vet that gives a shit about the dog not just the profits!

Excellent news.

[wuvvum]

1 hour ago, Saabnut said:

Major grump today. The boat has run out of peanut M&Ms, it would not be so bad if they had any other sort of M&Ms.

Will have to make do with the funsize Mars/Snickers/Bounty/Milky Way but I am tempted to just off hire them!

Please don't - knowing my luck I'd end up dealing with the bloody loss of hire claim...

[Tadhg Tiogar]

The second starter motor for the CX arrived, and once again it's the wrong type - for diesels, not petrols. Back it goes again.

How feckin' difficult is it to find the correct starter motor, FFS?

[mitsisigma01]

I'll go and give my bloke a shake up, I haven't heard anything back from him yet ??

[stonedagain]

On 8/9/2020 at 8:24 PM, iainrcz said:

Arsehole kids.

Not a fucking sausage all day.

I sit down to watch TV, the little shits come running out to scream and shout like it's 12 in the afternoon.

 

Piss off.

 

Anyone noticed I don't like children?

 

 

Spawn of the devil

[Tadhg Tiogar]

41 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

I'll go and give my bloke a shake up, I haven't heard anything back from him yet ??

Thanks, but he may not have it, though...

[iainrcz]

30 minutes ago, stonedagain said:

Spawn of the devil

I know I'm ginger, but that's a bit strong....

[puddlethumper]

Bloody BBC saying the train crash is in Aberdeenshire. No, it's near Stonehaven which is in Kincardineshire ya dingbats.

[PhilA]

5 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Highways.  Dead straight, wide and barely any traffic (by European standards), but a 100km/h limit.

Fair, we have a few like that here.. most areas are fine but Golden Meadow is a 50 limit where the same road is 65, and they like to try nab you for anything over 50. Used to be highway 1 was the hotspot, 45 down to 30 and badly signposted with a cop hiding behind a building

[Timewaster]

On 8/10/2020 at 9:14 AM, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Imagine how Vauxhall Vectra Mk.1 owners must feel...

But the mirrors are the one distinguishing feature. Without them they would be so bland that they would be one of those non descript badge less cars in insurance adverts. 

[Saabnut]

2 hours ago, puddlethumper said:

Bloody BBC saying the train crash is in Aberdeenshire. No, it's near Stonehaven which is in Kincardineshire ya dingbats.

Actually, in this (rare) case the BBC are correct,  Kincardineshire stopped existing officially over 30 years ago, it is now Aberdeenshire. I know, the crash site is about 4 miles from chez Saabnut