The grumpy thread

[hairnet]

watching the snooker

ken doherty - good craic - been there done it

phil williams - commentates like hes writing it down - absolutely gripes my cookies

with a bit of luck david hendon will be on tonight

fkin brummie twat (no offence to brummie twats on here)

 

[Wack]

5 hours ago, hairnet said:

youre too old to be a hipster no?

 

I'm too old for everything , I've no idea what happened , a few years ago I was 35 , now i'm pushing 62

 

 

[barefoot]

Fucking grumpy thread dropped onto page two!

What the actual fuck is wrong with you people? Has LBF finally got his three wheeler on the road or something?

[Mally]

On 10/2/2022 at 7:13 PM, Wack said:

I'm too old for everything , I've no idea what happened , a few years ago I was 35 , now i'm pushing 62

 

 

It was 14 years ago when I thought I was old at your age.

[AnnoyingPentium]

Subways aren't running in Glasgow. Hope they're back by the time I need back to central station.

[hairnet]

please nationalise the trains

thats 3 times this year had to cancel stuff cos cant actually book the train or get on it

 

[hairnet]

medical fucking sucks

had thing that was so low shoulda been unconcious/ill/worse

so got treated for that and went back to better so got paroled

while treatment happened they again pointed out had thing that was low but not as low as previous

but they said have you been taking your pills - yes took those all gone

what about the others?

what others? when i was discharged you only gave me one lot

if id been taking those woud i be having this issue now

probably not

yeah great thanks for that

im also not gonna be paying 20 quid for their script when i can buy them at boots for 4 quid (where im going in a bit)

fucks sake (and you wonder why i went away for a week)

 

[GMcD]

 Parcelfarce can get in the sea. I know they were on strike last week (or at least impacted?)  but it's been over a week and I've still not received my timing belt kit for the Cav.  48 hour delivery my hole.  Knowing my luck it'll be lost.

[goosey]

My neighbours R36 VW Passat came back from the body shop today after some paint correction and looks absolutely stunning,

just a shame he won’t be able to drive it, as he got arrested for drink driving this afternoon so will probably loose his license

the stupid prick

 

[artdjones]

2 minutes ago, goosey said:

My neighbours R36 VW Passat came back from the body shop today after some paint correction and looks absolutely stunning,

just a shame he won’t be able to drive it, as he got arrested for drink driving this afternoon so will probably loose his license

the stupid prick

 

Too soon for you to make a cheeky offer?

[sheffcortinacentre]

Probably won't stop someone like that.

[goosey]

I’m pretty sure this ain’t his debut at this type of thing 

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, goosey said:

My neighbours R36 VW Passat came back from the body shop today after some paint correction and looks absolutely stunning,

just a shame he won’t be able to drive it, as he got arrested for drink driving this afternoon so will probably loose his license

the stupid prick

 

Sounds deserved.

[mitsisigma01]

Roffle 

[EyesWeldedShut]

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Old twat from t'country reaches civilisation (well - Milton Keynes) rant/grump/observation
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OK so here I am in Milton Keynes, 1960's roundabout city - pedestrians/cyclists split from cars/lorries by means of  thousands of roundabouts. I'm flying solo in t'missus's Bini which is no slouch but I cannot seem to get onto the poxy roundabouts as the traffic on the main drag coming across seems to be doing Mach 1 around the things.

This makes pulling out a. bad. idea.

Then I wonders/rages/rants - bloody DSC/stability/yaw control (choose your weapon). All these fuckin' huge SUV modern type cars (not many of those  down my way - roundabouts neither) are getting slung around the island at 40 mph + with no observable body roll - so:
the ABS is pulling the car back off the roll?
Are these cars able to corner like this because the  ECU/ABS is wasting pad material/fuel/the planet ?
No sign of under/over steer - same question?
Maybe they all crash when it rains?
Maybe it's just modern suspension and tyres?
Maybe they can all drive like Nikki Lauda?

Or am I just an old b'stard who should shut up and feck off back to The Boonies?
 

 

[Austat]

I just saw Retropower graffiti over a mint condition Allegro for one of the videos, idiots. I remember seeing that car on Car And Classic, it was in mint condition and had been dry stored since the early 80's. I really dislike Retropower and what they do to mint condition cars, doing all these naff modifications and ruining them in my eyes. I hold more of a preservation stand point when it comes to classics, I just don't like the whole Retromod scene in general, finding rare stuff and chopping them up and modifying them to todays car mod trends, only for them to look naff a decade later (the Pimp My Ride effect I like to call). If you want modern performance, get a modern car, it's that simple yet people don't get it. Don't waste your time ruining something that's rare for Instagram likes.

Apparently they're building two Allegros, it just seems as if they're following the Top Gear crowd by saying their bad and now their "improving" them with these awful mods. Fucking hell.

[CaptainBoom]

I saw something yesterday that lowered my opinion of my fellow species. I had the misfortune of riding a train from London out to the suburbs at 7:30PM. The train was busy, I was walking through the carriages to get a bit of space (my journey was short and even though I now walk with a stick, I can stand for a while) I spied an elderly couple (I reckon in their 80’s) standing at the doors clinging on to each other for support. All of the priority seats were full of people younger than me glued to their phones watching shite. I leaned over and asked the couple if they would like to sit down. They looked like drowning people who’d been offered a rubber ring. So I made a bit of a fuss and asked some people to relinquish their seats for this couple. The dirty looks I received from people were quite something to behold like I’d just asked them to give up their first born child or something.
The experience left me feeling sad and grumpy.  Back when I schlepped to London every day, (late 90’s to 2013) people on the train (and I) had the decency to give up seats if someone needed it, without being asked/shamed into it. 

[Dick Cheeseburger]

30 minutes ago, CaptainBoom said:

I saw something yesterday that lowered my opinion of my fellow species. I had the misfortune of riding a train from London out to the suburbs at 7:30PM. The train was busy, I was walking through the carriages to get a bit of space (my journey was short and even though I now walk with a stick, I can stand for a while) I spied an elderly couple (I reckon in their 80’s) standing at the doors clinging on to each other for support. All of the priority seats were full of people younger than me glued to their phones watching shite. I leaned over and asked the couple if they would like to sit down. They looked like drowning people who’d been offered a rubber ring. So I made a bit of a fuss and asked some people to relinquish their seats for this couple. The dirty looks I received from people were quite something to behold like I’d just asked them to give up their first born child or something.
The experience left me feeling sad and grumpy.  Back when I schlepped to London every day, (late 90’s to 2013) people on the train (and I) had the decency to give up seats if someone needed it, without being asked/shamed into it. 

I blame the parents.

[Alan_Green]

I blame the grandparents. 

[Datsuncog]

Mildly narked at the amount of useless and messy loose breadcrumb that makes up a bag of scampi these days.

There's 220g of product in the bag.

But 20g of this is just loose crumb, so there's a mere 200g of yer actual scampi pieces in there.

Yes, I was indeed petty and small-minded enough to sweep it up and weigh it, to confirm that 9.09% of the package contents are unusable, equating to around 32p of purchase price.

I'm sure Young's definitely aren't maintaining a price point in the face of rampant inflation by taking a piece of scampi out of each bag and replacing it with a load of cheap crumbs, but I could certainly forgive a lesser and more suspicious man for believing this to be the case.

 

Fish fingers from here on in, I think.

 

 

[chaseracer]

Battered then, not breaded.  Sticks more effectively to the piscine digit... 😉

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Datsuncog said:

Mildly narked at the amount of useless and messy loose breadcrumb that makes up a bag of scampi these days.

There's 220g of product in the bag.

But 20g of this is just loose crumb, so there's a mere 200g of yer actual scampi pieces in there.

Yes, I was indeed petty and small-minded enough to sweep it up and weigh it, to confirm that 9.09% of the package contents are unusable, equating to around 32p of purchase price.

I'm sure Young's definitely aren't maintaining a price point in the face of rampant inflation by taking a piece of scampi out of each bag and replacing it with a load of cheap crumbs, but I could certainly forgive a lesser and more suspicious man for believing this to be the case.

 

Fish fingers from here on in, I think.

 

 

Email and complain. You're likely to get a voucher so you can repeat the experiment - for free!

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, chaseracer said:

Battered then, not breaded.  Sticks more effectively to the piscine digit... 😉

See, I prefer battered - but MrsDC leans towards breaded...

I'm currently preparing a PowerPoint presentation, with graphs, showing how much additional scampi we can expect to enjoy in an average year by switching to battered over breaded.

I'm sure she'll be thrilled and grateful when I crank up the projector later...

14 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Email and complain. You're likely to get a voucher so you can repeat the experiment - for free!

I might actually do that - I took the pics last night principally so I could have a good old moan on here, but since they're on my phone I might drop them a line.

More data for my spreadsheet, anyway...

[outlaw118]

Not sure if this needs to go here, or in "Woke Bollocks"....

Applied for a job, local firm, 10/15 minute commute, £4k+ over current salary. Confident I could do the job with my eyes closed, and at least one hand behind my back.

Got this email:

Quote

Dear Robert,

Thank you for submitting your application for Working Area Supervisor.

We have now completed the sift of applications received. Unfortunately, on this occasion you have not been selected. As a progressive inclusive company we have decided to concentrate our efforts into creating a more diverse workforce.

We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your interest in this role. Please do not let this result deter you from applying for future vacancies within our company.

Many thanks,

Recruitment Team

What does that even mean?

Am I being punished for not being gay, or "of colour" or disabled? FFS.

[High Jetter]

It does sound like it, sadly. 

[Datsuncog]

Email them back to say you identify as a toaster, and you'll see them at the tribunal.

[Split_Pin]

1 hour ago, outlaw118 said:

Not sure if this needs to go here, or in "Woke Bollocks"....

Applied for a job, local firm, 10/15 minute commute, £4k+ over current salary. Confident I could do the job with my eyes closed, and at least one hand behind my back.

Got this email:

What does that even mean?

Am I being punished for not being gay, or "of colour" or disabled? FFS.

It doesn't sound like you'd have been working beside people who are properly qualified, based on the company's selection criteria.

[sierraman]

I know it’s the same old moan but honestly people on the road are fucking nuts. On a controlled 50mph section, car behind was fucking inches from me, then undertakes and cuts me up. Flashed them obviously as it’s a dick move, then bang in the middle of the road they slammed the anchors on causing rest of us to swerve. I must be like a broken record but really there must be a case for retaking your test every few years or making it much easier to take peoples licence off them. 

[cobblers]

Treat myself to a new compass a few weeks ago.

Went camping the other night up on kinder scout, highest point in the peak district - a featureless barren plateau of heather and peat with massive holes in it, so you can't walk in a straight line. It goes on for miles and miles. 

Woke up in't morning and there was a lot of fog, so I couldn't get my bearings from the sun or owt like that. Had a bit of breakfast, dropped the tent, packed it all away and then got my compass out to navigate directly south across the heather.

90 minutes walking later, becoming a little worried (it only took me 45 minutes to get to where I was from the edge path) I emerged totally disoriented on what I eventually recognised as the North edge of the plateau.

 

Can anyone spot the problem here?

 

 

[artdjones]

Grrrrr.