The grumpy thread

[Datsuncog]

I relocated a similar size of spider-friend outside to the garden yesterday evening - looks like the slightly cooler weather might be causing them to come inside again. That's been three this week I've had to scoop and shift.

I feel faintly guilty as they are house spiders, but MrsDC doesn't much care for them once they exceed the size of a 50p piece - and if the cat were to happen upon one, it's usually not a pleasant outcome for the spider.

If they want to go up into the garage rafters where it's dry and sheltered, then I'm cool with that. But parading across the living room carpet, as happened last night, is a no-no.

[myglaren]

15 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Dishwasher just failed. Must kick her out investigate why no water going in tomorrow.

Mine did a couple of months ago.  Must get round to having a look at it one day.

And the tumble dryer.

Still waiting for parts for the washing machine, it has been four months now.

[myglaren]

3 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

I relocated a similar size of spider-friend outside to the garden yesterday evening - looks like the slightly cooler weather might be causing them to come inside again. That's been three this week I've had to scoop and shift.

I feel faintly guilty as they are house spiders, but MrsDC doesn't much care for them once they exceed the size of a 50p piece - and if the cat were to happen upon one, it's usually not a pleasant outcome for the spider.

If they want to go up into the garage rafters where it's dry and sheltered, then I'm cool with that. But parading across the living room carpet, as happened last night, is a no-no.

They tend to take up residence under the floor-standing speakers in the dining room, some are huge when they venture out.

Have one in the utility room too now.

Found the corpse of one near the door, ants came in and murdered it.

[sheffcortinacentre]

Those things aren't natural most animals have 4 limbs why do they need so many!!!😱

[cort16]

I sold my BMW but still have the Megane for backup going to see new cars etc. Well at least that was the plan until I found one of the brake lines that go to the back fo the car is leaking due to corrosion by the looks of it..  The pedal is fine but don't fancy it blowing entirely  while I'm coming down an off ramp on the motorway.

[Jazoli]

30 minutes ago, cort16 said:

I sold my BMW but still have the Megane for backup going to see new cars etc. Well at least that was the plan until I found one of the brake lines that go to the back fo the car is leaking due to corrosion by the looks of it..  The pedal is fine but don't fancy it blowing entirely  while I'm coming down an off ramp on the motorway.

Be reeet cut it before where its leaking, fold it over a couple of times and clamp it with locking pliers, job done!

I'm not recommending this but I have done it in an emergency before

[mitsisigma01]

6 hours ago, myglaren said:

And the tumble dryer

What's the dryer doing or not doing .... I regularly get them just in need of a clean through and a reset of the thermo cutout ... easy money earner

[ETCHY]

8 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Update to the spider saga.  Spotted the bugger walking across the floor a few hours later and successfully captured it to be safely released into a bush outside a few minutes later.

Sorry, but that needed to not be crawling around my bedroom.  Little ones that just mind their business I've no problem with but that's firmly in the too large category.

When they get to that size put a collar & lead on it & you've got a pet.

[maxxo]

Here’s another

shopping

i bloody hate it, I hate the supermarket, I hate customers and I hate people who just stand in the middle of the aisles or take ages at tills

i do mostly online grocery shopping and it’s great 

but today, no as I was passing I decided to call in

yep, misery

[mitsisigma01]

19 minutes ago, maxxo said:

who just stand in the middle of the aisles

That'll be the same ones that stay in lane 2 or 3 when chaos ensues all round them , oblivious to everything ☹️

[High Jetter]

25 minutes ago, maxxo said:

Here’s another

shopping

i bloody hate it, I hate the supermarket, I hate customers and I hate people who just stand in the middle of the aisles or take ages at tills

i do mostly online grocery shopping and it’s great 

but today, no as I was passing I decided to call in

yep, misery

Ever delivered your own order? With staff discount, natch.

[maxxo]

11 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Ever delivered your own order? With staff discount, natch.

I’d love to do that

it would likely be a terrible shame, the entire order would be so damaged I’d unfortunately be left with no option but to refund the lot

[High Jetter]

You should give yourself a negative review then. 

[maxxo]

19 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

That'll be the same ones that stay in lane 2 or 3 when chaos ensues all round them , oblivious to everything ☹️

Exactly

the ones which don’t have their method of payment primed and ready before they reach the cashier 

then spend what feels like 6 hours fumbling around waiting to pay

i can do a full weekly shop in less than 20 minutes

[High Jetter]

Your invitation to dine with you is, regretfully, declined.

I know our local Sainsb pretty well, if it's a full job it's 30 mins from van to van. Only 5! manned checkouts now, very rare to see them all staffed. 

[mitsisigma01]

Lucky to get one manned till in Horsham, yet only 1 occasionally 2 youngsters left to run about 30 automated self scan type tills requiring authorisations,fk ups , card rejected, scanner not recognised, car park ticket pass outs ... so still as slow as ever just with a lot less staff ....

[Pieman]

2 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

That'll be the same ones that stay in lane 2 or 3 when chaos ensues all round them , oblivious to everything ☹️

Oh don't even bloody get me started.  In the last two days I have driven nearly 800 miles, almost all of it on the M25, A1M, M1, M6, M40 and M42, and I think I encountered over 100 of the brainless fuckers.  I have no shame in admitting I breezed past all of them in lane one.

As for supermarkets, it seems people lose their ability to think from the moment they enter the car park.

[Split_Pin]

When there's a queue at the fuel station and unless you actually need something from the shop, do us all a favour and PAY AT THE FUCKING PUMP YOU UTTER DINOSAUR. 

[mitsisigma01]

I can't find anywhere to put the coins in the pump 🤭😖

[artdjones]

5 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

I can't find anywhere to put the coins in the pump 🤭😖

I've never known there to be a queue at the Esso Blue pump.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

5 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

When there's a queue at the fuel station and unless you actually need something from the shop, do us all a favour and PAY AT THE FUCKING PUMP YOU UTTER DINOSAUR. 

This - but also - if there's a queue, perhaps don't go in a buy a bucket of coffee from the Costa machine, three sandwiches, potter about looking at fizzy drinks and try to engage the staff with some hilarious* banter.  Pay for your petrol and fuck off.  If you need to shove food in your gob, you're never more than ten minutes away from a fucking Tesco...

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

This - but also - if there's a queue, perhaps don't go in a buy a bucket of coffee from the Costa machine, three sandwiches, potter about looking at fizzy drinks and try to engage the staff with some hilarious* banter.  Pay for your petrol and fuck off.  If you need to shove food in your gob, you're never more than ten minutes away from a fucking Tesco...

Some petrol stations have a Tesco Express attached…..

[Dyslexic Viking]

10 hours ago, maxxo said:

Here’s another

shopping

i bloody hate it, I hate the supermarket, I hate customers and I hate people who just stand in the middle of the aisles or take ages at tills

i do mostly online grocery shopping and it’s great 

but today, no as I was passing I decided to call in

yep, misery

Rural Norway is nice. I did food shopping on Thursday and did it at the right time so I was the only customer and with me knowing the store it took about 5 minutes.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

11 minutes ago, Metal Guru said:

Some petrol stations have a Tesco Express attached…..

Capitalism is a monster.

[mitsisigma01]

12 minutes ago, Metal Guru said:

Some petrol stations have a Tesco Express attached…..

And some are staffed by fknuggets that don't put people on the tills in peak periods , Horsham one is so close to a roundabout that if you wanted to put a drop kerb in it would be rejected, yet Tesco express get permission for a busy petrol station and supermarket . It regularly clags up the roundabout and adjoining roads because of twatty drivers that don't know how to queue or use the pump on the opposite side to their tank ....🤬🤬🤬 bit early for a grump but WTF

[3VOM]

2 hours ago, artdjones said:

I've never known there to be a queue at the Esso Blue pump.

Have you got any florins anyway?

[vulgalour]

10 hours ago, Split_Pin said:

When there's a queue at the fuel station and unless you actually need something from the shop, do us all a favour and PAY AT THE FUCKING PUMP YOU UTTER DINOSAUR. 

*makes dinosaur noises*

[HillmanImp]

Been on holiday down south and headed back tonight. Grumpy because today was the last time I was able to go to the banger racing in Angmering. 

I can't remember when I first went but reckon it was about 35yrs ago when I was 10 or so when we used to walk through the fields up Dappers Lane and climb in over the back. 

The Parish Council and usual whinging Angmering residents have tried to shut the place for decades, complaining about the noise, dust, traffic, fucking anything they can think of to stick their meddling noses in. 

In recent years, Angmering has been built on massively. Its doubled in size in the last 15yrs I reckon and all the moaning residents and parish council are continuously losing their shit about the amount of new houses being built absolutely everywhere more than the raceway. 

I find it quite funny, that as a parting shot, its been sold to build more houses the one thing the parish council and moaning minnies want less than a racetrack these days other than an Amazon warehouse.

I'm off to odsal tomorrow to watch it up here but its crap compared to Angmering. You're too far away and can't smell the oil and rubber and don't feel the thud through the ground as the cars crash into the barrier next to you. 

Great memories of the place. I got lots of photos of some chod in the races and in the pits that I'll put in the Lazy Spotters thread. 

They close in October, if anyone down there hasn't been I'd recommended it whilst you have the chance. 

[High Jetter]

You're advocating banger racing?

[sierraman]

No harm at all in banger racing, obviously where the theft of vehicles occurs that’s disgraceful but most of the cars raced have been bought via the usual sources and in fairness were very unlikely to be restored anyway.