The grumpy thread

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Radio shows and radio stations. I'm mid forties so haven't listened to the faeces that is R1 for many years. R2 is ok occasionally although many of the castoff R1 DJs were crap years ago, let alone now. 

Local radio- Pirate FM - rubbish.

Heart Radio - dull as dishwasher. 

I used to listen to XFM and enjoyed it until it morphed into Radio X with Moyles/Vaughan. 

Recently I returned to Virgin Radio.  I know the general concensus is Chris Evans is a knob, but I can just about tolerate him. Thing is, I'm now noticing he talks over the start and end of EVERY SINGLE TRACK he plays and it's becoming tiresome. 

Back to Spotify again I guess...

Any online stations in the vein of the old XFM and which aren't complete shite which anyone recommends? 

[Tetleysmooth]

25 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Radio shows and radio stations. I'm mid forties so haven't listened to the faeces that is R1 for many years. R2 is ok occasionally although many of the castoff R1 DJs were crap years ago, let alone now. 

Local radio- Pirate FM - rubbish.

Heart Radio - dull as dishwasher. 

I used to listen to XFM and enjoyed it until it morphed into Radio X with Moyles/Vaughan. 

Recently I returned to Virgin Radio.  I know the general concensus is Chris Evans is a knob, but I can just about tolerate him. Thing is, I'm now noticing he talks over the start and end of EVERY SINGLE TRACK he plays and it's becoming tiresome. 

Back to Spotify again I guess...

Any online stations in the vein of the old XFM and which aren't complete shite which anyone recommends? 

I presume you're way out of London. Think yourself lucky you can't get James O'Brien on LBC. He just drips poison for 3 hours. Yes, I know there's an off switch and I use it at 10 am Monday to Friday.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

10 minutes ago, Tetleysmooth said:

I presume you're way out of London. Think yourself lucky you can't get James O'Brien on LBC. He just drips poison for 3 hours. Yes, I know there's an off switch and I use it at 10 am Monday to Friday.

Cornwall,  so miles from everywhere*. 

I tend to use the Echo to listen to online radio though, so am open to suggestions. 

[R1152]

33 minutes ago, Tetleysmooth said:

I presume you're way out of London. Think yourself lucky you can't get James O'Brien on LBC. He just drips poison for 3 hours. Yes, I know there's an off switch and I use it at 10 am Monday to Friday.

You mean, just like Julia Dunning-Kruger Hartley-Brewer does and until he was booted out, Farage did? (presenters chosen purely for balance, you understand)

LBC's national online and on DAB and I still feel no need to listen to it. I hate talk radio with a passion - most of my radio listening is Radio 3.

[R1152]

58 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Any online stations in the vein of the old XFM and which aren't complete shite which anyone recommends? 

Have you tried Radio Garden for something to listen to?

http://radio.garden/visit/falmouth/W4vw1MWo

The world's really your oyster with that.

[goosey]

BBC 6 music is ok 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

7 minutes ago, R1152 said:

Have you tried Radio Garden for something to listen to?

http://radio.garden/visit/falmouth/W4vw1MWo

The world's really your oyster with that.

What an amazing find! I love the way you can travel around and choose from a huge array. I can see myself spending a fair bit of time searching on there! 

[wuvvum]

2 hours ago, barefoot said:

My theory about why Top Gear suddenly became so 'laddish' and destructive is that someone, somewhere pointed out that it was all a bit private school; what with Jeremy, James, Timothy Needell, Quentin Wilson & Victoria Double-Barrelled.

I always thought his first name was Tiffany.  Disapoint.

[R1152]

1 minute ago, Dick Longbridge said:

What an amazing find! I love the way you can travel around and choose from a huge array. I can see myself spending a fair bit of time searching on there! 

Yeah, sorry I've probably just destroyed your day 🤣

Unfortunately I have a habit of sending people down rabbit holes...

[Dick Cheeseburger]

4 minutes ago, R1152 said:

Yeah, sorry I've probably just destroyed your day 🤣

Unfortunately I have a habit of sending people down rabbit holes...

More of a mine shaft! 😂

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, barefoot said:

My theory about why Top Gear suddenly became so 'laddish' and destructive is that someone, somewhere pointed out that it was all a bit private school; what with Jeremy, James, Timothy Needell, Quentin Wilson & Victoria Double-Barrelled.

I've heard it said that having a double-barrelled name used to mean you were posh.

Nowadays, having a double-barrelled name tends to mean you're illegitimate. 

[R1152]

2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Nowadays, having a double-barrelled name tends to mean you're illegitimate. 

How very true...  ☹️

[R1152]

3 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

More of a mine shaft! 😂

Sorree....

[Jerzy Woking]

3 hours ago, R1152 said:

Have you tried Radio Garden for something to listen to?

http://radio.garden/visit/falmouth/W4vw1MWo

The world's really your oyster with that.

Thats great. Nothing better on a rainy afternoon...

[R1152]

13 minutes ago, Jerzy Woking said:

Thats great. Nothing better on a rainy afternoon...

Enjoy 🙂

[Tadhg Tiogar]

4 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

More of a mine shaft! 😂

At least people don't end up living at the bottom of it, otherwise it would be (a) mine camp....

[jakebullet]

I'm sick of door knockers, wanna sell you capri m11? Swap broken X box + 50p tonite. 

The thing is it's hidden round the back, so all these chancers have been round the back lane where they've no reason to go. So I've stuck up a 2 meter high really shitty fence in front of it. True I'll have to remove shitty fence if I ever get round to moving it, but should cut down on snoopers.

In grumpy thread due to being totally fucked doing it. FFS it's 2 posts, a bit of CLS and some sheets of Onduline. I shouldn't be knackered. #Old man

[auntiemaryscanary]

8 hours ago, R1152 said:

Have you tried Radio Garden for something to listen to?

http://radio.garden/visit/falmouth/W4vw1MWo

The world's really your oyster with that.

That's really good! There are even some local FM stations I'd not come across that I should be to listen to while knocking about in a car.

[R1152]

Oh Lordy, what have I done to you good people.... 🤣

[barefoot]

In nearly forty years of car ownership, I suddenly realise that I've never had one with frameless front windows.

Is this as sad as I think, or have I been spared more leaks than a chap could possibly cope with?

[bangernomics]

I still miss all of my Mantas they were great at everything as long as that everything was smoking tyres and finding hedges/ditches.

[Alan_Green]

10 hours ago, R1152 said:

Have you tried Radio Garden for something to listen to?

http://radio.garden/visit/falmouth/W4vw1MWo

The world's really your oyster with that.

I hereby nominate this as post of the year.  So glad I clicked on that link.  Fantastic.  Thank you.  The rest of you should try it.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, barefoot said:

In nearly forty years of car ownership, I suddenly realise that I've never had one with frameless front windows.

Is this as sad as I think, or have I been spared more leaks than a chap could possibly cope with?

Frameless windows are grand. It's the sunroof leaks I'd be more worried about....

[myglaren]

DRLs.

Three separate deliveries of pizzas last night, all of them with DRLs on, dash lights and nothing else.

And a new MG monster the previous night visiting also failed to put lights on when leaving.

Say what you will about automatic lights, I have become used to them over the past ten years or so.  The C5 dash only lit up when the lights came on.  The Civic lights up when the key is turned so that could be a problem but lights on automatic saves engaging the brain after dark.

Did get caught out with the BX that lit up when the engine started.   Only once fortunately, very brightly lit car park.

And posted in the wrong thread first  

And obliterated all new posts - again   

[robinmasters]

21 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I've heard it said that having a double-barrelled name used to mean you were posh.

Nowadays, having a double-barrelled name tends to mean you're illegitimate. 

Not necessarily mutually exclusive. 

But back to the topic at hand, Radio 2 is actually quite good; at night. Huey Morgan, Craig Charles and Trevor Nelson all play good music and don't talk too much rubbish. Steve Wright, Jeremey Vine et al can get in the fucking sea though. 

I'd also second Radio 6. I can even just about stomach that bloke that use to be half of Mark and Lard these days. 

[barefoot]

Craig Charles should stick to playing Dave Lister. We saw him playing records at a festival & the fucker never shut up, singing along & so on.

[Spiny Norman]

3 hours ago, myglaren said:

 

Did get caught out with the BX that lit up when the engine started.   Only once fortunately, very brightly lit car park.

That was the car that earned me a friendly chat with two of Strathclyde's finest  back in the late 80s. First car I'd ever encountered that lit the dash up so long as the ignition on.
But I agree, there's a hell of a lot of cars at night these days with no rear lights on, why don't they make DRL light up the back as well? Seems an odd way to do it.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, Spiny Norman said:

...., there's a hell of a lot of cars at night these days with no rear lights on, why don't they make DRL light up the back as well? Seems an odd way to do it.

Why not do away with DRLs and save a bit of power and resources? What was wrong with not having lights on in broad daylight? 🤷‍♂️

[myglaren]

49 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Why not do away with DRLs and save a bit of power and resources? What was wrong with not having lights on in broad daylight? 🤷‍♂️

Perfectly adequate in the UK and the majority of other countries butt in Scandinavia where the days are dark in winter, the roads long, straight and almost deserted and lined with trees, a point of light is easily spotted and can be a life saver - especially where the traffic from the right has the right of way.

Which is why VolvoSaab  invented it.  At least they did it with sensible levels of brightness and remembered that the rear lights can be useful too.

 

Further to which,  I have just returned from a trip to Chester-le-Street for replacement specs.  It was full of people!  People everywhere.  Very disconcerting.  I liked the world without all those people much better.

[wuvvum]

48 minutes ago, myglaren said:

Further to which,  I have just returned from a trip to Chester-le-Street for replacement specs.  It was full of people!  People everywhere.  Very disconcerting.  I liked the world without all those people much better.

I believe that is permitted under the current rules though, driving to a town in Durham for purposes related to one's eyesight.