The grumpy thread

[Fumbler]

My condolences Vince.

[eddyramrod]

Mine too, Vince.  I know what it feels like and wouldn't wish it on anyone.

[robinmasters]

So sorry to hear about your dad Vince.  

[Lord Sterling]

My condolences Vince

[Cord Fourteener]

I'm very sorry to hear that, and so sudden.

[PhilA]

Sorry to hear that. Our condolences.

[Bren]

My thoughts are with you

[chodweaver]

Sorry to hear this, Vince. Such sad news

[purplebargeken]

Bloody hell Vince, that is shocking news, am so sorry to hear. Take care.

[iainrcz]

Sorry to hear the news Vince, I recently lost my mum. Given I'm 40 and meant to be an "adult" I still have a cry every now and again.

And as mental as it makes me sound (I'm fully prepared to accept I am) I talk to her picture every day. I just wish I could talk to her properly.

 

[Cavcraft]

So sorry to hear that Vince, and about your news, Ian.

[doobietoo]

Sorry to hear that Vince makes my grumpy a little first world but Samsung, the new black combi oven looks great all bar the bright yellow sticker on the top telling me it might be hot! I know it might get hot I am an adult and it is an oven. At least make the sticker easy to remove rather than half an hours work and half a bottle of white spirit.   🤬

[Talbot]

Vince.. very sad news, and I hope you and everyone affected are doing OK.

My grump.  Dentist today, discovered I need a root canal, tooth rebuild and a crown.  £££FuckMeHowMuch??  Might have to find an NHS dentist to do that.  That said, I almost don't care how much it costs, I'm just absolutely bricking it for the anesthetic injection.  Fuck my boots that shit hurts.  Once done, the dental work will be fine*, but getting the injection is going to be absolute hell.

And no, I'm not being a big girl's blouse about it.  I've blacked out from the pain of an injection before now.  Needles and me do not get on.  I'm not scared of them, they just fucking hurt!

[MarvinsMom]

i got given some alexa thing for xmas from my little sister.

today i have taken it outta the box and plugged it in.

then fucked about for an hour getting it to connect to the interwebs wifi thing,

and fucked on for another hour getting the password reset on the amazon account which i never, ever use, 

cos, well amazon is i think shit, i use ebay if i want something,

to then find out that this thing doesn't do anything, much.

it is it seems just some pointless clock, and i have several of them already!

me mam has one, "it can do alarms" she says, like say, an alarm clock. I've already got one of them.

and it will play the radio (it doesn't), just like, erm, the radio i already have, 

and it can play music, oh, just like the CD/cassette/turntable machines that i also already own.... execpt of course, it doesn't.

what an utterly pointless, useless piece of shit. 

it'll end up back in its box, on top of the wardrobe for sometime, before it ends up in the bin.

dunno what it cost, but our Catherine was done! and no wonder that Bezozs fella has more money than a god.

[jonathan_dyane]

@Talbot Have you considered just getting it pulled out? Perhaps not helpful advice if it’s round the front but worthy of consideration.

[Talbot]

23 minutes ago, jonathan_dyane said:

@Talbot Have you considered just getting it pulled out? Perhaps not helpful advice if it’s round the front but worthy of consideration.

Were it an inconspicuous one, I would absolutely do so.  Unfortunately it's front-and-centre.  I either get a root canal, or I have it extracted and an implant put in, which is even more expensive (and sounds even more painful).

I've practically begged my dentist to have it done under general anesthetic.  They absolutely will not do so.  Fucksticks.

I'm sure I saw a program a few years back about dental tourism with people traveling over to eastern Europe to have work done at a fraction of the cost of the UK.  Wonder if that's still a thing.

[xtriple]

My dentist advertise 'pain free' injections, perhaps yours do also? Cost a bit (about £40) and I have no idea how it works as I am cheap and my teeth fall out by themselves (bones like crumbly cheese    ) but worth looking into maybe?

[Talbot]

To be fair, my dentist has offered to do everything he can (numb the area first, then inject a little bit of anesthetic first and allow that to work before the main event) but my overwhelming experience of every single needle I've had jammed into me, be it in the gum, arm, hand or wherever, is that it is excruciating blinding and debilitating pain.  I would gladly drive a 1983 Metro City with rotten front wings and a collapsed rear radius arm for the rest of my life if it meant I didn't have to have an injection ever again.

Once that bit's over and done with, the rest is fine.  Well, certainly nowhere near as bad.

It's causing me genuine anxiety.  Something I *never* suffer from.

[jonathan_dyane]

14 minutes ago, Talbot said:

Were it an inconspicuous one, I would absolutely do so.  Unfortunately it's front-and-centre.  I either get a root canal, or I have it extracted and an implant put in, which is even more expensive (and sounds even more painful).

I've practically begged my dentist to have it done under general anesthetic.  They absolutely will not do so.  Fucksticks.

I'm sure I saw a program a few years back about dental tourism with people traveling over to eastern Europe to have work done at a fraction of the cost of the UK.  Wonder if that's still a thing.

My commiserations. I had almost the same tooth extracted 3 years ago after it finally fell to bits after a terminal decline from when I knocked it pretty much out falling off a bike best part of thirty years ago.

 I looked into the dental tourism thing and it is a option but the difficulty is that no dentist over here will subsequently touch it with a barge pole so if there are any snags it means you have to go back. 
 

In the end I didn’t fancy the implant partly down to the money and pain and partly given that I would need a bone graft with either bovine or cadaverous bone. I don’t fancy that at all.

And so I still sport the temporary fix, a partial denture. It’s remarkable what you can get used to. 
 

Incidentally root canals aren’t all that awful just bloody expensive without a NHS dentist which I’m lucky enough to have.

[TataBobu]

10 minutes ago, Talbot said:

Were it an inconspicuous one, I would absolutely do so.  Unfortunately it's front-and-centre.  I either get a root canal, or I have it extracted and an implant put in, which is even more expensive (and sounds even more painful).

I've practically begged my dentist to have it done under general anesthetic.  They absolutely will not do so.  Fucksticks.

I'm sure I saw a program a few years back about dental tourism with people traveling over to eastern Europe to have work done at a fraction of the cost of the UK.  Wonder if that's still a thing.

Step right this way sir. I don't know how to translate every operation into English, but here you can take a look at the prices in a small cabinet in Bucuresti: http://www.stomatologie-sector6.ro/tarife.html

 

What I can fathom out of all that's there, one filling would set you back at most about 40 pounds, and a tooth (have implant, will crown it) would set you back at most about 150 pounds. The most expensive full set of teeth (keep on the nightsand in a glass of water type) would be at most about 300 and some of your queen's pictures.

[Zelandeth]

Minor in the grand scheme of things, but it royally ticked me off earlier today...

Need to top off the fuel in the heater in the van.  It's not using much, but as it's not MOTed at the moment, I need to bring the fuel to the van.  Didn't have a fuel can for diesel so figured I'd get one.

Of course as with nearly all fuel cans these days it seems, it's a tall narrow one so immediately falls over in the boot of the car.  Brand new can...which I made a specific point of making sure had the seal in the cap properly seated...and it's pissed about a quarter of a can of diesel all over the boot of the Xantia.  Oh joy.

So the Xantia now absolutely reeks of diesel inside.  The boot carpet doesn't easily come out from what I recall either so I'll probably just have to live with it for now.

So that'll be another new fuel can going in the bin...which will be three in as many years I think.  I'll just clean out and repurpose one of the beat to crap cheap and nasty ones I've had for about 20 years...none of which leak!

 

[Angrydicky]

7 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Minor in the grand scheme of things, but it royally ticked me off earlier today...

Need to top off the fuel in the heater in the van.  It's not using much, but as it's not MOTed at the moment, I need to bring the fuel to the van.  Didn't have a fuel can for diesel so figured I'd get one.

Of course as with nearly all fuel cans these days it seems, it's a tall narrow one so immediately falls over in the boot of the car.  Brand new can...which I made a specific point of making sure had the seal in the cap properly seated...and it's pissed about a quarter of a can of diesel all over the boot of the Xantia.  Oh joy.

So the Xantia now absolutely reeks of diesel inside.  The boot carpet doesn't easily come out from what I recall either so I'll probably just have to live with it for now.

So that'll be another new fuel can going in the bin...which will be three in as many years I think.  I'll just clean out and repurpose one of the beat to crap cheap and nasty ones I've had for about 20 years...none of which leak!

 

Bit late now, but in the future, transport them in the rear footwell wedged behind one of the front seats. They never topple over there.

[High Jetter]

14 hours ago, Talbot said:

And no, I'm not being a big girl's blouse about it.  I've blacked out from the pain of an injection before now.  Needles and me do not get on.  I'm not scared of them, they just fucking hurt!

I usually pass out if a needle is put in me - on my last blood test (lying down - he put an ECG on me for lols) I went out and heart stopped for about 30 secs. They don't hurt me, as such, just my nervous system goes into overload. My dentist is a god - he numbs the gum with Cytanest (not too much - Guy's Hospital overdid it once and, yes, I went out) then somehow slips the needle in so I don't notice it. All lying flat, not moving while it takes effect.

[Talbot]

22 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

My dentist is a god - he numbs the gum with Cytanest (not too much - Guy's Hospital overdid it once and, yes, I went out) then somehow slips the needle in so I don't notice it.

Is he NHS?  If so, I might need his details!

[Tamworthbay]

Injections vary a lot, I self inject medication and have had all sorts over the years, one a day, plus blood test every month, plus steroid injections, vaccinations etc over the last 18 years add up to about 6000 I guess. They do vary massively depending where they are and who does them. The spinal injections aren’t nice and take a few minutes, the injections between the bones of the fingers are also doozers but don’t last as long. Dental injections are probably about a 3/10 compared to those. I think you need to rationalise the benefit/ cost in your mind. I had a conversation about the spinal injections with a consultant who told me about a patient that they were fairly sure was suffering from Munchausens, they were miraculously cured after a single set of spinal injections! I certainly don’t enjoy the bad ones but know when I need them. The daily ones are so minor now that I only notice when I hit a nerve and it’s a small price to pay for a normal life.

[Zelandeth]

3 hours ago, Angrydicky said:

Bit late now, but in the future, transport them in the rear footwell wedged behind one of the front seats. They never topple over there.

Sadly wouldn't help in the Xantia...There's enough room for about four of them in each of the rear footwells unless I made a point of digging a load of stuff out of the garage to use as wedging material.

I've got a few of the flat and stubby shaped ones I've had for years which never topple (nor leak if they do!), I'm just going to label one of those for diesel and be done with it.  At least I have one "spare" I can do that with.

It's just the irritation of buying something that's supposedly made to all kinds of safety standards blatantly obviously not being fit for purpose that hacked me off. 

[LightBulbFun]

3 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

It's just the irritation of buying something that's supposedly made to all kinds of safety standards blatantly obviously not being fit for purpose that hacked me off. 

I wonder if it would be worth taking it back (and demonstrate the issue?), see if they can take it up with their supplier or such, I figured given the safety issues at hand here (or if nothing else how they might get sued if someones car explodes because one of their fuel cans fell over and leaked petrol everywhere LOL)

they might take things a bit more seriously and actually do something about it maybe?

or if nothing at least maybe you can get yourself refund?  

[Zelandeth]

12 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

I wonder if it would be worth taking it back (and demonstrate the issue?), see if they can take it up with their supplier or such, I figured given the safety issues at hand here (or if nothing else how they might get sued if someones car explodes because one of their fuel cans fell over and leaked petrol everywhere LOL)

they might take things a bit more seriously and actually do something about it maybe?

or if nothing at least maybe you can get yourself refund?  

It's Halfords...Not a chance!  Remember the self-destructing fuel line that started rotting out <4 months after it was fitted?  Zero interest whatsoever.  They couldn't have cared less and just told me the error was with how I'd fitted it.

Given the current situation there's no way I'm going back out there for the sake of a £7 refund as that's absolutely *not* an essential journey.  I felt picking it up in the first place was enough of a stretch.  Had planned to just grab one actually at the fuel station but they didn't have any fuel cans.  Which I'm sure more than one driver would have felt was enough of a grump in itself!

Speaking of...this is the grumpy thread...I try to avoid ranting often, but sometimes it's necessary in order to not explode.

 

Why are people so FSCKING STUPID AND/OR SELFISH?!?  We're in the middle of a bloody pandemic, and are meant to be keeping our distance from each other.  So when I meet you coming the other direction on one of the footpaths around Linford Wood etc when I'm walking the dogs and there are three of your walking abreast...Would it really be too much to expect you to drop into single file and move to one side of the path for THREE BLOODY SECONDS while we pass?  Apparently yes.  Over and over, and over, and over, and over again...Yes I know I take the rules very literally.  Sorry, I'm autistic and that's just how my brain works...but based on what I've seen when I've been out with the dogs and when I've actually had to venture into stores over the last couple of months...My local area bloody well deserved to be put into full and complete lockdown months ago.  People just don't seem to give a damn.

Second "while I'm out" grump.  Cyclists.  I'm wondering if this is just a "what was normal where I grew up" sort of thing.  I was always taught that when you were out cycling, especially if it's a shared footway/cycleway (as most of the Milton Keynes footpaths are), that when you were cycling up behind someone that unless it was absolutely blindingly obvious that they were aware of you, that while you were still a decent ways, ten seconds or so out, that you'd sound your bell so they knew you were coming.  That way you don't scare the bejeezus out of them and/or their dogs when you appear out of nowhere in their peripheral vision. 

Star is a very, very nervous dog.  She is a rescue dog who was abused as a puppy, so she'll always be nervy.  She really doesn't like things appearing out of nowhere behind her - which is a pain in the tail at times as if she realises that there's someone walking behind us she will sit down, engage ground-anchor mode and then refuse to move until they've passed us.  As such having a cyclist appear out of nowhere and zap past us at 30 odd mph scares her half to death.  Heck, half the time it scares ME half to death.

Is it really too much to ask for those of you on two (or three) wheels to just let me know you're there?

I've actually taken now to walking such that me and the dogs occupy as much of the footpath as physically possible because of this - so they more or less HAVE to let me know they're there.  I've heard of driving defensively, but never thought I'd have to WALK defensively...The moment anyone lets me know they're there (unless of course they do so by screaming "****ing move you ****ing ****ing asshole!" of course), I'll immediately move fully over, bring the dogs onto the short lead so they can't get in the way (they're trained such that they keep fully to the left anyhow so that's really not an issue) and will stay there until whoever it has passed me.  Takes me about 1-2 seconds to do that, so well before the cyclist has reached my location if they've rung their bell at a sensible distance.

Rant over...I'll go back to hiding quietly in the corner now.

[LightBulbFun]

On 31/12/2020 at 12:40, Zelandeth said:

It's Halfords...Not a chance!  Remember the self-destructing fuel line that started rotting out <4 months after it was fitted?  Zero interest whatsoever.  They couldn't have cared less and just told me the error was with how I'd fitted it.

Given the current situation there's no way I'm going back out there for the sake of a £7 refund as that's absolutely *not* an essential journey.  I felt picking it up in the first place was enough of a stretch.  Had planned to just grab one actually at the fuel station but they didn't have any fuel cans.  Which I'm sure more than one driver would have felt was enough of a grump in itself!

thats a very good point on all points!

 

I still find the whole fuel line thing quite shocking and I really do hope something IS done about it in time

given how many people will fit fuel line and wont think to check it again because they dont expect it to start failing in less than half a year!

I feel like there is an unfortunately ticking time bomb somewhere

[Talbot]

I'd take it back.  Demonstrate the issue all over their service desk, and demand they pay for a replacement boot carpet.

But then I'm in a surprisingly foul mood today (as noted by my rant over on the recoveryshite thread!) and would gladly tell Halfords that they're a steaming pile of horseshit.

(Wow..  What has put me in this mood?!?  I might need to step away from the internet.)