The grumpy thread

[EyesWeldedShut]

20 minutes ago, Bazfr69 said:

I work in distribution for another chain and we’ve been dealing with some Christmas lines since early July. It doesn’t do much for your festive spirit. 

I like it when the Back to School stuff is on the shelves before they break up in July - used to make our kids grumpy.

 

[Bazfr69]

We also usually have our first delivery of Easter eggs a week or two before Christmas. 
 

Bah humbug indeed. 

[Metal Guru]

26 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Saw this in Sainsbury's on Thursday night, while it was still technically August.

Fuck.

Off.

It’s gradually been getting earlier. In the 80s I worked in a supermarket during my Uni summer holiday. Christmas stuff came in just before I went back to Uni at the end of September. Now it’s into August. 
Why? Not even fanatical Xmassers ( I don’t think that’s a word), aren’t going to use any of it until at least mid November, so why would you buy it in August just to store it for 3 months?

Not sure that shops are doing themselves any favours anyway. Home Bargains had cleared all their gardening stuff away weeks ago in favour of Halloween tat.( rapidly followed by Xmas). I’m sure they must have lost as many sales on gardening as they made with people desperate for a polystyrene pumpkin.

[Bren]

34 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Saw this in Sainsbury's on Thursday night, while it was still technically August.

Fuck.

Off.

At least it gives you time to start saving for a box.

[iainrcz]

Slipped down the top few steps earlier. Managed to hurt my shoulder again.

Trying to lay in bed watching the TV and it's like being stabbed in the back.

 

[goosey]

Yesterday had to go round to my in-laws sharpish as a waterpipe had burst in their airing cupboard, won’t go into details but I replaced just under a foot of 15mm copper soldered in job done water back on all ok 

Tonight they call upset ranting “it’s leaking worse than before” I go round there sharpish they act like they’ve got their arse in their hand, all I can find is some slight condensation on the pipe ( cold pipe hot cupboard go figure) reasure them it’s all good, I get home and apparently they phoned my missus saying their getting a proper plumber out tomorrow to check my work and make sure it’s safe 🙄

[richardmorris]

48 minutes ago, goosey said:

Yesterday had to go round to my in-laws sharpish as a waterpipe had burst in their airing cupboard, won’t go into details but I replaced just under a foot of 15mm copper soldered in job done water back on all ok 

Tonight they call upset ranting “it’s leaking worse than before” I go round there sharpish they act like they’ve got their arse in their hand, all I can find is some slight condensation on the pipe ( cold pipe hot cupboard go figure) reasure them it’s all good, I get home and apparently they phoned my missus saying their getting a proper plumber out tomorrow to check my work and make sure it’s safe 🙄

Obviously that’s the last time you will go and assist.

[vulgalour]

No good deed ever goes unpunished.

[Datsuncog]

Ain't that the truth.

[Rustybullethole]

10 hours ago, goosey said:

Yesterday had to go round to my in-laws sharpish as a waterpipe had burst in their airing cupboard, won’t go into details but I replaced just under a foot of 15mm copper soldered in job done water back on all ok 

Tonight they call upset ranting “it’s leaking worse than before” I go round there sharpish they act like they’ve got their arse in their hand, all I can find is some slight condensation on the pipe ( cold pipe hot cupboard go figure) reasure them it’s all good, I get home and apparently they phoned my missus saying their getting a proper plumber out tomorrow to check my work and make sure it’s safe 🙄

Get back round there and piss in the cupboard. 

[jakebullet]

Aup the Mrs's hamster has died suddenly this morning.

[hairnet]

that vaughan cnut on the cricket

bad enuff he'll be on the radio monotone twat

but theyre talking to him and jimmy and another chap (might be kiwi) not stephen fleming)

and in the first 5 secs of isa talking to them hes the only one looking at the camera and gurning and shes not even talking to him

even jimmy doesnt do that and hes not a media type

arsehole

[Timewaster]

Facebook market place.

Are there ANY genuine car ads on there?

There are loads of underpriced cars (sometimes vastly underpriced) and when you look at the sellers other items there is about 20 underpriced cars. All listed today.

I guess they are cloned accounts that get removed and are back again with the same pictures on another account the next day.

Pay a deposit to hold the "bargain" and the deposit, the car and the seller immediately vanish?

there is a TVR  which triggers my watch list 3 times a week, always £4995, (arguably a third of its value) always a different part of the country, always the same  photo.

I'm sharp enough to know it's a scam at that price for that car but some of the camper vans I wouldn't know the true value, or some of the commercials.

Bastards.

[wuvvum]

When I was looking at BMW i3s and Renault Zoes I gave up on FB Marketplace completely because almost all of the ads were scams.  Amperas didn't seem to suffer to the same extent, perhaps because they're a bit more obscure.

[RoverFolkUs]

15 hours ago, Rustybullethole said:

Get back round there and piss in the cupboard. 

Sod that, tuna down the boiler flue 🤣

[goosey]

On 9/2/2023 at 8:11 PM, goosey said:

Yesterday had to go round to my in-laws sharpish as a waterpipe had burst in their airing cupboard, won’t go into details but I replaced just under a foot of 15mm copper soldered in job done water back on all ok 

Tonight they call upset ranting “it’s leaking worse than before” I go round there sharpish they act like they’ve got their arse in their hand, all I can find is some slight condensation on the pipe ( cold pipe hot cupboard go figure) reasure them it’s all good, I get home and apparently they phoned my missus saying their getting a proper plumber out tomorrow to check my work and make sure it’s safe 🙄

Hadn’t heard anything about this from my in-laws and curious to see what their imaginary proper plumber thought of my work, spoke to my FIL about 1/2 hour ago and he said they didn’t get chance to get anyone else to look at it ( surprise surprise) but the repair seems ok and anyway they can just get my wife to send me back and sort it out again if there’s any issues. Apparently I’m “the Jack of all trades but master of non” 

my in-laws do enjoy their petty torment’s 

[MT606]

what is it with retards on BMW motorbikes thinking they are valentino rossi whilst their boyfriend/son (could be one n the same around this neck of the woods) fuckwits in matching leathers for their kawasaki's, thinking its a good idea to get as close as they can to other road useres whilst overtaking at very high speed on bends or just being fucktards in general because they ride motorbikes with v large engines to compensate for having tiny cocks.....? I always thought BMW (along with any audi and small red sporty fiesta things) car drivers were the fuckwit bad drivers but it seems they've moved onto 2 wheels now...... apologies for any grandad BMW drivers on here that actually drive  as per the HWC (indicators et al )  

[goosey]

Flying to Belfast for work, just messaged colleague to see if he’s already at bham airport, he’s just messaged back he’s only just woke up 😳

[New POD]

Just get on the plane and remind him.about his tardiness every day for the next 10 years. 

[New POD]

7 hours ago, goosey said:

Hadn’t heard anything about this from my in-laws and curious to see what their imaginary proper plumber thought of my work, spoke to my FIL about 1/2 hour ago and he said they didn’t get chance to get anyone else to look at it ( surprise surprise) but the repair seems ok and anyway they can just get my wife to send me back and sort it out again if there’s any issues. Apparently I’m “the Jack of all trades but master of non” 

my in-laws do enjoy their petty torment’s 

I hope you made it clear that the only use you will be is to tell then they need to pay a man as you don't have the experience or qualifications and it's a very big job beyond you. 

[reb]

In the pub for the first time in a very long time.

Bloody fiver for a pint of Strongbow!

What is the world coming to?

[MikeR]

2 minutes ago, reb said:

In the pub for the first time in a very long time.

Bloody fiver for a pint of Strongbow!

What is the world coming to?

I am off up to Southport tonight to sample some back street "pub" , will post some prices later ... if I remember ..

[MikeR]

£2.50 on happy days , but the change of staff can't find their arse to scratch it .

[RoverFolkUs]

22 hours ago, goosey said:

Hadn’t heard anything about this from my in-laws and curious to see what their imaginary proper plumber thought of my work, spoke to my FIL about 1/2 hour ago and he said they didn’t get chance to get anyone else to look at it ( surprise surprise) but the repair seems ok and anyway they can just get my wife to send me back and sort it out again if there’s any issues. Apparently I’m “the Jack of all trades but master of non” 

my in-laws do enjoy their petty torment’s 

In other words, they've had someone out who couldn't fault it but their ego prevents them from actually telling you that you did a fine job after all. 

[somewhatfoolish]

23 hours ago, goosey said:

Hadn’t heard anything about this from my in-laws and curious to see what their imaginary proper plumber thought of my work, spoke to my FIL about 1/2 hour ago and he said they didn’t get chance to get anyone else to look at it ( surprise surprise) but the repair seems ok and anyway they can just get my wife to send me back and sort it out again if there’s any issues. Apparently I’m “the Jack of all trades but master of non” 

my in-laws do enjoy their petty torment’s 

They could GTF as you'll be round to do random DIY tasks as a favour again right after the heat death of the universe, ungrateful pricks can get in the sea.

[jakebullet]

I am on a scum newspaper* caravan holiday***. It's not going well.

With the unexpected sad demise of Aup yesterday I got no work done, so had to do it today before I set off.

Idiot sister then demands help in dragging around a sheet of ply she's got from wickes for the horse box shite. Amazingly the 5 billion voids appear to be in a bit I can chop off.

Ma's phone has decided to not allow calls to / from mobiles. ta Asda.

Woman at check in has taken great delight in saying you've not paid for passes, so no entertainment for you. Oh no, how will I survive without karaoke, warm carling and other people's bastards running around screaming?

In the rush I've done gr11 in remembering things. I have a loaf of bread. No butter, or sarnie filling of any description. We have half a bog roll for 5 days.

Bit bizarre this. 3 rows away there's a caravan full of women in full dalek dress. Eyes staring out of narrow slits outfits. It's 11:30pm, and they've decided it would be a great time to start playing the bongos. (drum kind, not a euphemism) Is it an Islamic hen do? WTF is going on?

There's a huge random cycle race tomorrow which means a 50mile chunk of the coast is no go until peloton de twats has fucked off. 

And RELAX.

[Pieman]

23 minutes ago, jakebullet said:

Idiot sister then demands help

Then tell her to go fuck herself.

[Zelandeth]

Someone has just started setting off sodding fireworks right out the back of our place.  Not little ones either, proper window rattlers.  When I say "just" I mean "started about half an hour ago and are still doing it."

Not amused.

[Low ontime]

On 9/4/2023 at 6:43 AM, New POD said:

I hope you made it clear that the only use you will be is to tell then they need to pay a man as you don't have the experience or qualifications and it's a very big job beyond you. 

This. ^^^
ungrateful for “emergency” type stuff or just in general jobs  means I would be unhelpful / extremely busy / unobtainable hence forward from that.. 

[Jazoli]

8 hours ago, Pieman said:

Then tell her to go fuck herself.

He won't ever unfortunately, fuck knows why.