The grumpy thread

[robinmasters]

2 hours ago, Pieman said:

Like most people I know, I recorded the Car SOS Metro 6R4 episode onto our Tivo box to watch at a time when either one of my parents or my sister isn't in front of the TV (about 18 hours a day).

This morning, I overhear my dad saying he's deleted it off there because he thought the box had recorded it itself and that it was "junk" so he cleared it out along with some other programmes to free up space.  I watch maybe one TV programme every two months while they spend their lives sat in front of the thing.

Time to start randomly deleting 'junk' yourself. 

[Pieman]

Problem there is, I don't know how to!

[Remspoor]

13 minutes ago, Pieman said:

Problem there is, I don't know how to!

Try this. https://lmgtfy.app/?q=tivo+box+delete+recordings

[Wack]

2 hours ago, Pieman said:

Problem there is, I don't know how to!

Learn and delete the last episode of everything they've recorded 

[Wack]

It's time something was done about the traveller problem

That'll be 83 families that are heartbroken , they don't care they've stolen a family pet and broken a child's heart

Some were found at a different site a few weeks ago with the ID chips removed , probably with a non sterile knife and no anaesthetic

 

It's treated the same as theft of a bike but it's not , proper boils my piss 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

5 minutes ago, Wack said:

It's time something was done about the traveller problem... 

Short of genocide, there's nothing you can do.

Fancy inviting the Chinese in to do a Xinjiang?

[richardmorris]

5 hours ago, Pieman said:

Like most people I know, I recorded the Car SOS Metro 6R4 episode onto our Tivo box to watch at a time when either one of my parents or my sister isn't in front of the TV (about 18 hours a day).

This morning, I overhear my dad saying he's deleted it off there because he thought the box had recorded it itself and that it was "junk" so he cleared it out along with some other programmes to free up space.  I watch maybe one TV programme every two months while they spend their lives sat in front of the thing.

My dad tells me that the sos on the 24th will be an x1/9. I think it also includes the jenson interceptor that I saw at goodwood.

[dozeydustman]

Having to do support bubble stuff with father in law today - help filling census online, housework etc.

He has his heating on all day set at 28 celcius and no windows open. I’ve drunk 10 pints of water since we got here at half 5.

He’s cold though.

[outlaw118]

Had four days leave last week, got a few jobs done, couple of lie-ins, managed not to stab either SWMBO or myself in the face, so I call WIN.

It's now 21:54 and the alarm is set for 7am and my stomach is in knots and I feel sick. 

Think I'm being bullied - if not, I'm a snowflake and too sensitive? Whatever. Not looking forward to the avalanche of shit awaiting me tomorrow.

[Wack]

35 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

Having to do support bubble stuff with father in law today - help filling census online, housework etc.

He has his heating on all day set at 28 celcius and no windows open. I’ve drunk 10 pints of water since we got here at half 5.

He’s cold though.

Sounds like my mother in law , you could cook a chicken in the living room if you shut the door , heating on , gas fire on , she had a fan heater going as well 

[Fumbler]

Just pulled a tick out of my leg. Pesky fucker.

[mitsisigma01]

You best get that checked out then 😕did you ask if it was carrying Lymes disease🤔 

[mitsisigma01]

If you still have the tick you can send it off for testing, have a look on .Gov site to see if he/she is positive!! Apparently Kent is a hot area for ticks and Lymes. 

Symptoms easily confused with Covid!!! 

Good luck 🤞🏽🍀

 

[Rustybullethole]

7 hours ago, outlaw118 said:

Had four days leave last week, got a few jobs done, couple of lie-ins, managed not to stab either SWMBO or myself in the face, so I call WIN.

It's now 21:54 and the alarm is set for 7am and my stomach is in knots and I feel sick. 

Think I'm being bullied - if not, I'm a snowflake and too sensitive? Whatever. Not looking forward to the avalanche of shit awaiting me tomorrow.

Stay calm brother. The thought is almost always worse than the reality. Do what you can do and don’t stress what you can’t. Work place bullying is not nice. Had a fair few years of it and know it’s a stress. Shit reflects on them not you. Fuck um all.

[Fumbler]

8 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

You best get that checked out then 😕did you ask if it was carrying Lymes disease🤔 

 

8 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

If you still have the tick you can send it off for testing, have a look on .Gov site to see if he/she is positive!! Apparently Kent is a hot area for ticks and Lymes. 

Symptoms easily confused with Covid!!! 

Good luck 🤞🏽🍀

 

Currently in Somerset so it was picked up while walking in the Quantocks... annoying! Foolishly I threw the tick away but I have researched up common diseases they carry and the symptoms. It wouldn't have been on there for long, but I washed the area with soap and water after I pulled it out and I'm routinely checking the area for any signs of sepsis or Lyme's disease.

[mitsisigma01]

So you broke the ticks lockdown ok. 😕

[Fumbler]

7 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

So you broke the ticks lockdown ok. 😕

I'm at college in Somerset until Wednesday next week, wouldn't be there otherwise! I think I picked it up while walking by a sheep field, which would make sense. No deer in sight, deer ticks are more dangerous than the comparatively benign sheep ticks. No red bullseye, red lines and I'm feeling OK, but it may still be too early to tell.

[goosey]

Ducks are just horrible.

[mitsisigma01]

Depends how you cook them 🤔

[goosey]

9 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Depends how you cook them 🤔

It’s the living ones that bother me, I would rather they didn’t keep gang raping each other. 

[mitsisigma01]

As long as you don't join in 🙈🙊🙉

[goosey]

25 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

As long as you don't join in 🙈🙊🙉

I tried to stop them, My God I tried...........

[Asimo]

My grump? - That these things exist.

What chance does any marriage* have if it starts with a ride in one of these joyless heaps? 

Just look at the hateful thing. If I win eurobillions I shall sponser banger races for these until every single one is gone. 

**For £500 extra our Benny will camcorder the ritual fiasco in the bridal suite.

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Vintage-style-Wedding-Car-For-Sale-White-Convertible-with-MOT/254897442199?hash=item3b59124d97:g:AIIAAOSwEaxgSLMY

[somewhatfoolish]

The driver looks like Onslow from Keeping Up Appearances, which is appropriate as I think there were a few Cortina parts in these heaps.

[outlaw118]

10 hours ago, Rustybullethole said:

Stay calm brother. The thought is almost always worse than the reality

7 hours in, and I'm on my 12th bag of crisps and i've done 4 litres of pepsi max. The old comfort eating has taken over.

Can't go on like this.

[wuvvum]

Work continues to go from shitter to shitterer.  We were already desperately short staffed, and another member of the team (a highly competent member too) has just handed in her notice due to childcare issues.  Also, the lass who lost her mum suddenly a few weeks back rang on Friday to say her sister had been rushed to hospital - she is now seriously ill and they have found a lump in her breast.  We have one lad off all week this week using up his holiday before the end of the financial year, and another girl buggering off on maternity leave in a few weeks - with holidays and bank holiday she only has 6 working days left.  And we still haven't had confirmation from senior management as to who is allowed to do what for EEA clients post-Brexit, with the result that I'm currently doing pretty much everything.  My boss is now in charge of two teams (the other of which is haemorrhaging staff as well) so she doesn't have time to do much to help out - or even to manage the team.  Oh, and we didn't get a payrise this year, but those of us who TUPE'd over are having 2 1/2 hours a week knocked off our contracts - which is ideal* when we're already hopelessly understaffed.

[wuvvum]

On 3/21/2021 at 7:03 PM, Wack said:

It's time something was done about the traveller problem

It won't be though, because every time anyone tries to do anything, some woke middle-class champagne-socialist cretin starts screeching about how travellers are a persecuted minority and should be given hugs and kisses and allowed to do whatever the fuck they want because it's in their "culture".

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, wuvvum said:

It won't be though, because every time anyone tries to do anything, some woke middle-class champagne-socialist cretin starts screeching about how travellers are a persecuted minority and should be given hugs and kisses and allowed to do whatever the fuck they want because it's in their "culture".

As I wrote, you can't do anything about Travellers, short of genocide.

Even the Irish don't like 'em, but they have a very active bunch of advocates in Pavee Point.

[sheffcortinacentre]

Need a universal fuel gauge pretty quickly must be 0-60ohms loads on eBay they list all the details except rating !

Fat lot of good when you need to match it to sender only one that do give the figure is from China upto a month delivery fuksake why is it so hard to do a simple task!

[Parky]

Need to sort out some ID verification through a thing called RealMe.  Basically take your info to an AA office, they record it and take a pic and voila, a central digital record of who you are.  Makes referencing and job apps a bit easier.   And I need verification for financial adviser status and a limited time to get it done.

Went to The office, did the business and was told “no, we have the passport, we don’t need address verification”.  I pointed out the official email requested proof of address but no, they knew what was required and it was fine.  I even asked them to record it anyway just in case but no, not necessary.

Got the acknowledgement from RealMe of my passport but a reminder that they need proof of address before they can verify me.  For.....Fucks......Sake.  Can’t get back there until Friday and that’s the deadline day for registration for adviser stuff.  I hate other people fucking my plans through incompetence and I will be complaining.

Anyway on the way out I saw a McDonalds.  Was lunchtime so thought fuck it.  The requested vanilla milkshake was rather more yellow than usual on account of being Banana.  I pointed out my requested flavour only to be told that I ordered Banana.  Nope, I ordered vanilla, maybe the lady misheard.  Nope, it says Banana here says lady.  I respond with nope, it shouldn’t do, I requested vanilla and would never request Banana as I don’t like banana shakes.  Could I swap it for vanilla?

I will have to pay for another one apparently.  No way says I, you served the wrong flavour.  Not a problem but very much your mistake.  Vanilla was reluctantly served without a word and the window slammed in my face.  

Fuck you AA and fuck you McDonalds.