The grumpy thread

[Bren]

Not so much grump as sad.

Called at my mate's yesterday with a birthday gift for his wife.

We used to see them a lot but not much now. My brother lives nearby so I called in to see him - as before used to see him regularly but now only christmas and birthdays.

The conversation felt difficult - stilted - the kind you get when trying to make up with someone even though there has been no falling out between us.

I have noticed many - including me - don't seem to be the same since 2020 - people's lights don't seem to burn as bright.

[junkyarddog]

55 minutes ago, Bren said:

I have noticed many - including me - don't seem to be the same since 2020 - people's lights don't seem to burn as bright.

Glad it's just not me then.

[Stanky]

1 hour ago, Bren said:

I have noticed many - including me - don't seem to be the same since 2020 - people's lights don't seem to burn as bright.

Several people I know, from friends to work colleagues to distant aquaintances have mentioned without prompting that they just can't find any joy in life since Covid. Most recently was a work colleague who loves his shiny things - he'd just traded up his 5 series BMW for an 8 series, something he'd previously be over the moon about. He said about 3 weeks after buying it that while it was a good car, it brought him no enjoyment whatsoever.

I've heard similar from many others, which is a huge shame. I'm not sure what the answer is, only confirming its definitely widespread.

[camryv6]

45 minutes ago, Stanky said:

Several people I know, from friends to work colleagues to distant aquaintances have mentioned without prompting that they just can't find any joy in life since Covid. Most recently was a work colleague who loves his shiny things - he'd just traded up his 5 series BMW for an 8 series, something he'd previously be over the moon about. He said about 3 weeks after buying it that while it was a good car, it brought him no enjoyment whatsoever.

I've heard similar from many others, which is a huge shame. I'm not sure what the answer is, only confirming its definitely widespread.

I thought it was just me that felt like this !

[Markeh]

Nope, I feel it too. Keep having to try even harder to get the same amount of joy from a lot of things - which is not good for my free time/mental health/wallet/waistline (delete as appropriate).

[Wibble]

Same here.

[Timewaster]

I'm not sure it is actually covid related but a general downturn in pretty much everything.

News is all depressing shit. Government is utterly incompetent and the country seems hell bent on shooting itself in the foot.

Even if you aren't skint, it's all you ever hear about.

Strikes. NHS problems, it's all crap.

Say fuck it and go to the pub?

£6.50 a pint, I'll pass thanks.

 

Go back to around 2012 and team GB were winning things and there was positivity.

 

[DavieW]

All this Gary Lineker shite can GTF. 

[108]

16 hours ago, Yoss said:

Yep, I can still reel that off the top of my head. Can't remember why I walked into the kitchen but I can remember a phone number from 40 years ago that I never used. 

Also, probably a bit more niche, 01 222 1234. London Transport travel enquiries. It was printed on all the pink Private blinds on the buses. To hire a bus or coach... That might just be me though. 

Anybody remember the Father Ted priest chat line without googling it? Me neither. 

Yep.
Swap Shop and LT Travel Info. 

and I’m only an occasional visitor to Lunnin. 

it’s mad what you remember from years ago, but can’t find something you put down 5 minutes ago. 

[sheffcortinacentre]

My first boss died this morning  at the age of 80 after being diagnosed with bowl cancer 3 months ago rip nev.

[richykitchy]

On 3/1/2023 at 12:07 PM, Datsuncog said:

That's our own @richykitchy hosting the video, is it not?

Sobering stuff, all the same.

Interesting that it seems to be low-quality rubber causing many of the issues outlined, rather than E10 fuel per se - which ties in with so many other problems cropping up as aftermarket car parts seem to be of increasingly shoddy quality (see also: distributor condensers that don't work out of the box; clutches that fall apart within a few thousand miles; drop links that are completely shagged within six months).

It me!

[vulgalour]

On 3/12/2023 at 4:49 PM, Timewaster said:

I'm not sure it is actually covid related but a general downturn in pretty much everything.

News is all depressing shit. Government is utterly incompetent and the country seems hell bent on shooting itself in the foot.

Even if you aren't skint, it's all you ever hear about.

Strikes. NHS problems, it's all crap.

Say fuck it and go to the pub?

£6.50 a pint, I'll pass thanks.

 

Go back to around 2012 and team GB were winning things and there was positivity.

 

The 2020s are the new 1970s.

Just remember, don't be born poor or a minority, and you'll be fine.

[Spiny Norman]

On 3/12/2023 at 4:49 PM, Timewaster said:

I'm not sure it is actually covid related but a general downturn in pretty much everything.

News is all depressing shit. Government is utterly incompetent and the country seems hell bent on shooting itself in the foot.

Even if you aren't skint, it's all you ever hear about.

Strikes. NHS problems, it's all crap.

Say fuck it and go to the pub?

£6.50 a pint, I'll pass thanks.

 

Go back to around 2012 and team GB were winning things and there was positivity.

 

Stay away from the internet and you'll feel a lot better.

[AnnoyingPentium]

On 3/12/2023 at 3:15 PM, Stanky said:

Several people I know, from friends to work colleagues to distant aquaintances have mentioned without prompting that they just can't find any joy in life since Covid. Most recently was a work colleague who loves his shiny things - he'd just traded up his 5 series BMW for an 8 series, something he'd previously be over the moon about. He said about 3 weeks after buying it that while it was a good car, it brought him no enjoyment whatsoever.

I've heard similar from many others, which is a huge shame. I'm not sure what the answer is, only confirming its definitely widespread.

Feeling like this too. Haven't felt overjoyed about much... for a while now.

[Zelandeth]

Have an appointment at the tip (ours are still bookings only).

Can. I get out the driveway to go to it?  Nope.  Cars parked across the drive. Again.

[goosey]

Got sent a 35 pound fine today for driving in a bus lane in Birmingham from last month that I thought I had got away with, they even sent me video evidence 😀

[goosey]

1 hour ago, Zelandeth said:

Have an appointment at the tip (ours are still bookings only).

Can. I get out the driveway to go to it?  Nope.  Cars parked across the drive. Again.

Was going to be really clever and recommended some Go Jacks car skates but there like £1200 for a set of 4 😳

[artdjones]

21 minutes ago, goosey said:

Was going to be really clever and recommended some Go Jacks car skates but there like £1200 for a set of 4 😳

The kind of people who would park across an occupied drive would probably sue you for "damaging" their car.

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, goosey said:

Was going to be really clever and recommended some Go Jacks car skates but there like £1200 for a set of 4 😳

Could be exciting...our road is on quite a noticeable hill!

[calebaaront]

My Trabi's MOT is tomorrow and the headlight relay has decided it wants to be sticky. I've taken it off and cleaned and got as much corrosion off as I can but still sticking. Not happy. 

[Zelandeth]

1 minute ago, calebaaront said:

My Trabi's MOT is tomorrow and the headlight relay has decided it wants to be sticky. I've taken it off and cleaned and got as much corrosion off as I can but still sticking. Not happy. 

Got a photo of the offending item?  Wondering if it might be the same one that was used on the rear engined Skodas.  If so I may well have a spare still sitting around.

[calebaaront]

2 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Got a photo of the offending item?  Wondering if it might be the same one that was used on the rear engined Skodas.  If so I may well have a spare still sitting around.

 

[Zelandeth]

1 minute ago, calebaaront said:

 

Sadly quite different.  Though looks like the connections are on flying leads rather than a pre-formed connector block, so with a wiring diagram shouldn't be massively difficult to swap to a standard modern cube relay (or possibly a pair of them).

[calebaaront]

I'll see what Mr Tester man says tomorrow. It does still work but sometimes sticks so will let him know about it. Hopefully he's a bit lenient with it being a Trabi. Not going to get my hopes up though

[omegod]

4 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Have an appointment at the tip (ours are still bookings only).

Can. I get out the driveway to go to it?  Nope.  Cars parked across the drive. Again.

Drop the oil on the fucker and put the plug back in, cheeky bastards 

[RoverFolkUs]

An elderly couple that I know has just had a double whammy of catalytic converter thefts from their Honda's in one go last night 

One is a MK1 CR-V petrol and the other is an old MK7 Civic petrol that's done less than 20k miles. Both of which owned from new, unharmed in all that time 

I'm going to advise him to go through insurance, buy them back and then I'll offer to sort out some replacement cats for him as I feel so gutted for them. I expect the Civic payout could be £2-3k given the mileage. I think it's an Automatic from memory. Both utterly dependable cars that would cost an absolute fortune to replace in the current market

Fucking scrotes

The worst bit is that it's a quiet dead end road so it must have been predetermined. A neighbour has CCTV which will go to the police in the hope it may reveal some of the culprits identity. Not that it's going to get them back as I suspect the getaway vehicle is probably unlicenced, stolen, cloned, fake number plates or whatever 

[HillmanImp]

Is every racist thinking its okay to publicly be racist these days? 

I was down the pub tonight having a couple of pints and chatting to a couple of blokes at the bar and within 5 minutes they're complaining about Muslims and Pakis. 

I called them out on it and they genuinely looked surprised. 

I'm sure it never used to be like that. 

Like my mate said, they probably thought I was a fucking massive racist being white, bald, overweight and dressed like a chav.

However I'm a gammon in disguise. Ch-ch-ch-cha-cha-cha-cha

But 10 yrs ago I could talk to people in the pub without them banging on about how much of a cunt they are.

Even if they were racist they knew it was unacceptable to be a racist so kept quiet. But now its full on all 'muslims are scroungers' right to your face. 

Its fucking Facebook echo chambers etc making people think they have a legitimate point of view isn't it. 

Its probably because 90% of normal people don't post their shit on Facebook 'news' articles so the balance ofvl the cunts that do makes it look like every cunt is racist and they think its okay.

[Noel Tidybeard]

On 14/03/2023 at 15:18, Zelandeth said:

Have an appointment at the tip (ours are still bookings only).

Can. I get out the driveway to go to it?  Nope.  Cars parked across the drive. Again.

that IS against the law- blocking exit of your drive

[RoverFolkUs]

31 minutes ago, HillmanImp said:

Is every racist thinking its okay to publicly be racist these days? 

I was down the pub tonight having a couple of pints and chatting to a couple of blokes at the bar and within 5 minutes they're complaining about Muslims and Pakis. 

I called them out on it and they genuinely looked surprised. 

I'm sure it never used to be like that. 

Like my mate said, they probably thought I was a fucking massive racist being white, bald, overweight and dressed like a chav.

However I'm a gammon in disguise. Ch-ch-ch-cha-cha-cha-cha

But 10 yrs ago I could talk to people in the pub without them banging on about how much of a cunt they are.

Even if they were racist they knew it was unacceptable to be a racist so kept quiet. But now its full on all 'muslims are scroungers' right to your face. 

Its fucking Facebook echo chambers etc making people think they have a legitimate point of view isn't it. 

Its probably because 90% of normal people don't post their shit on Facebook 'news' articles so the balance ofvl the cunts that do makes it look like every cunt is racist and they think its okay.

They are probably used to dominating the conversation behind closed doors and everyone unfortunate enough to be in earshot just nods away like a puppy, thus giving him this false sense of security he can preach it wherever he wants and assumes everyone is in utter harmony with whatever drivel he's producing. 

It probably doesn't help them when they're getting all sorts of "grrr foreign people" rammel fed to them from whatever sources they're mouthpiecing 

If you ask them to elaborate on any "point" they make they will most likely not be able to, because it's quite often a predetermined script with no meaning that gets recycled 

This logic can be applied to most homophobic/sexist remarks as one example, they come out with an abhorrent cliche comment and you ask them why they think a certain thing/person is bad they have no idea, they've just been told that's the case and are foaming at the mouth to share it but just don't know why they agree with it, they're just programmed to think "grrr foreign/gay/trans/poor people" 

Sad state of affairs, there's little hope for them. Hopefully as times move on these ideologies will die out

[High Jetter]

53 minutes ago, HillmanImp said:

Is every racist thinking its okay to publicly be racist these days? 

I was down the pub tonight having a couple of pints and chatting to a couple of blokes at the bar and within 5 minutes they're complaining about Muslims and Pakis. 

I called them out on it and they genuinely looked surprised. 

I'm sure it never used to be like that. 

Like my mate said, they probably thought I was a fucking massive racist being white, bald, overweight and dressed like a chav.

However I'm a gammon in disguise. Ch-ch-ch-cha-cha-cha-cha

But 10 yrs ago I could talk to people in the pub without them banging on about how much of a cunt they are.

Even if they were racist they knew it was unacceptable to be a racist so kept quiet. But now its full on all 'muslims are scroungers' right to your face. 

Its fucking Facebook echo chambers etc making people think they have a legitimate point of view isn't it. 

Its probably because 90% of normal people don't post their shit on Facebook 'news' articles so the balance ofvl the cunts that do makes it look like every cunt is racist and they think its okay.

Not been down the pub for a while, not encouraged by that.