The grumpy thread

[Spiny Norman]

2 hours ago, artdjones said:

It sounds like normal operation of the wipers on a car with auto setting.

The 'rain sensing' wipers on my old Saab were so bad the car basically didn't have an intermittent wipe feature.

 

[beko1987]

There were 2 people in my company who mostly kept me going, who I looked forward to going into the office to see, we're good mates outside work etc. 

Today was one of those people's last day! Was wierd because it was very sad he was leaving but I'm seeing him anyway next week... But now I'm down to only 1 other person 

[SunnySouth]

54 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

There were 2 people in my company who mostly kept me going, who I looked forward to going into the office to see, we're good mates outside work etc. 

Today was one of those people's last day! Was wierd because it was very sad he was leaving but I'm seeing him anyway next week... But now I'm down to only 1 other person 

Any scope to promote someone as his replacement?

[RoverFolkUs]

4 hours ago, artdjones said:

It sounds like normal operation of the wipers on a car with auto setting.

Except it doesn't have auto wipers as far as I know and it used to work perfectly on every 1/2/3 seconds or whatever I set it to

[beko1987]

52 minutes ago, SunnySouth said:

Any scope to promote someone as his replacement?

They've already filled the role, he was in sales, got bored of selling our stuff and moved on after 8 years! Not something I want to do, I test the system is built and working correctly and people like him sell the service using it 😂

The way management have reacted you'd think he'd shit on someone's desk as he stormed out never to return but no, he worked his notice and did all he could to hand over to the team well. 

 

[Popsicle]

12 hours ago, worldofceri said:

I'm calling it a day.  Not making ends meet any more, unfortunately.  I did send a message out to all my clients, including many on here that have used me regularly and/or recently - apologies if I missed anyone.  I'll still be on the forum (mostly lurking) and haven't discounted making a comeback at some point, but I just don't know yet - all the balls are very much up in the air at present.

I know we do different things, but we are both similar in being paid to transport other peoples goods around the country. I admire your balls (and anybody else that takes the plunge) for having a go and deciding when its best to call it a day. I know you've had some rotten luck with your trucks just lately, which puts a massive downer on carrying on with it all.

I've been a self employed courier for 30 odd years, I've called it a day and then gone back to it more than once over the years. If you enjoyed it you'll probably get the itch to do it again - good luck with whatever you decide to do going forwards fellow long distance traveler.

[worldofceri]

Thanks @Popsicle.  I’ll certainly do things a bit differently if I do go back to it. Many an important lesson have been learned over the last few years!

[Popsicle]

1 hour ago, worldofceri said:

Thanks @Popsicle.  I’ll certainly do things a bit differently if I do go back to it. Many an important lesson have been learned over the last few years!

Very true - I'm still learning things, making mistakes and generally fucking things up on a regular basis! But on the odd good day when the sun is shining, cool tunes on the radio, no traffic and a jobs going well I still love it. To be honest I think I'm pretty much unemployable now, so I've little choice other than to keep plodding along.

You'll hopefully get your mojo back and put in to place the things you've learnt and make more money/enjoy it more if you have another go at it down the road.

[BorniteIdentity]

1 hour ago, worldofceri said:

I’ll certainly do things a bit differently if I do go back to it.

 

[richardmorris]

On 27/02/2024 at 16:33, jakebullet said:

Just got back from taking Ma to 6 monthly eye check at hospital. Man is now describing her as having advanced glaucoma, and says she has macular degeneration. (Didn't have last time).

Sounds like fucking fucked, big time. 

Sorry to hear this, have you made contact with RNIB? My grandmother had some help from them - she had wet macular degeneration and we think couldn’t see anything towards her end of life - she tried to hide it though.

[Talbot]

15 hours ago, worldofceri said:

I'm calling it a day.  Not making ends meet any more, unfortunately.  I did send a message out to all my clients, including many on here that have used me regularly and/or recently - apologies if I missed anyone.  I'll still be on the forum (mostly lurking) and haven't discounted making a comeback at some point, but I just don't know yet - all the balls are very much up in the air at present.

This is a real shame.  I've had more interest at work to use you for some of our smaller equipment movements, but it's just so sporadic, we never know what needs moving or when.

It does strike me that you needed to be able to promote yourself more.  The service you provided for non-vehicle-movement was genuinely very useful to us.

[jakebullet]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

Sorry to hear this, have you made contact with RNIB? My grandmother had some help from them - she had wet macular degeneration and we think couldn’t see anything towards her end of life - she tried to hide it though.

I don't think there's anything they can do for her. She's been registered blind since 1991, but it feels now we're going towards nothing left. She has dry macular which in theory is 10 years on average to knacker you up, but I'm assuming that's 10 years starting from normal eyesight. I've been rereading letters from previous visits and the one from 2 years ago says 'normal & healthy', then they start saying a bit pale, so maybe 1.5 years down the slope already. 

She has a low vision converted phone & tablet and uses Alexa for a lot of things, Maybe I could smart home things a bit more to make things easier. 

Half the terror from my viewpoint is she's too independent. Takes herself for a walk to asda which is suicidal even when you can see. I dragged a 2 person lift box idiot sister sent here to the front of the house, and told her don't do anything while I get the disco round the front. Got there to find she'd dragged it out the gate, and wonders why her back's knackered. Idiot sister is the anti - help. She's busy* so mum is often walking idiot's dog / doing her washing / general slave duties, while at the same time Idiot is trying to upset her constantly. Yes, I keep telling mum to tell her to fuck right off, but it's not happening.

[Pieman]

I'm getting very close to asking you to DM me your sister's address so I can go round and give her the biggest bollocking ever which you should have done years ago.

[cort1977]

11 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Sorry to hear this, have you made contact with RNIB? My grandmother had some help from them - she had wet macular degeneration and we think couldn’t see anything towards her end of life - she tried to hide it though.

Just to echo this,my dad has similar and the rnib are very good with audio books etc.

[JB77]

Royal bloody mail, need I say more! It's getting to be a toss up who's the worst parcel carrier. Paid for next day delivery and get a notification that the delivery has been rescheduled for later in the day up to 7.30pm. At 5pm I get another notification that they couldn't deliver as I wasn't home despite altering the delivery details to deliver to next door. There was also a note on the door to deliver to next door. Asked the neighbours and they reckoned no royal mail van or person was seen. I do believe them as the wife is the nosiest bint this side of the Severn bridge and lives in the window! Spent half an hour on the phone waiting to get through to their customer service line and the call get dropped and then a bloody survey on how we'll they did! I don't need the blood pressure up this high on a Friday!

[jakebullet]

10 hours ago, Pieman said:

I'm getting very close to asking you to DM me your sister's address so I can go round and give her the biggest bollocking ever which you should have done years ago.

Mum doesn't want trouble*, which leads to constant appeasement. Idiot sister constantly sends parcels here despite working from home, which is why we got a huge box containing flat pack table & chairs. Mum, tell her to stop sending parcels. No, she'll be angry, you could ask her. So I send a subtle text saying "Stop sending fucking huge heavy parcels here".

Next thing I know I've got Mum blowing up how could I be so rude, and she can't believe I said that, and basically I'm in the wrong for days. Until I show her my phone. Idiot had been telling Mum I've been calling her a fucking cunt and I'm going to smash her face in if she sends any more parcels. On the bright side there hasn't been a single parcel since.

Idiot wants to paint her shitbox horsebox, and is constantly harassing that she's been to the wholesale place, and they have cans of spray paint, get me to go look at them and tell her if she can use to paint shitbox. Fuck right off, they sell loads of different paint, haven't got a clue which you was looking at. N you're just setting up for me to paint it and/or to blame me when it looks like a dog's dick.

Instead of telling her to read the can and make her own judgement, mum is constantly suggesting* I could just have a drive there and do what idiot wants. With a side order of "she's piggy in the middle" and suffering sister's abuse. No, you're not in the middle you're encouraging her behaviour. Tell her to contact me directly if she wants me to do things, and then you're not involved. Then I can tell her to fuck off.

[barefoot]

Blimey

[Pieman]

1 hour ago, jakebullet said:

Mum doesn't want trouble*, which leads to constant appeasement. Idiot sister constantly sends parcels here despite working from home, which is why we got a huge box containing flat pack table & chairs. Mum, tell her to stop sending parcels. No, she'll be angry, you could ask her. So I send a subtle text saying "Stop sending fucking huge heavy parcels here".

Next thing I know I've got Mum blowing up how could I be so rude, and she can't believe I said that, and basically I'm in the wrong for days. Until I show her my phone. Idiot had been telling Mum I've been calling her a fucking cunt and I'm going to smash her face in if she sends any more parcels. On the bright side there hasn't been a single parcel since.

Idiot wants to paint her shitbox horsebox, and is constantly harassing that she's been to the wholesale place, and they have cans of spray paint, get me to go look at them and tell her if she can use to paint shitbox. Fuck right off, they sell loads of different paint, haven't got a clue which you was looking at. N you're just setting up for me to paint it and/or to blame me when it looks like a dog's dick.

Instead of telling her to read the can and make her own judgement, mum is constantly suggesting* I could just have a drive there and do what idiot wants. With a side order of "she's piggy in the middle" and suffering sister's abuse. No, you're not in the middle you're encouraging her behaviour. Tell her to contact me directly if she wants me to do things, and then you're not involved. Then I can tell her to fuck off.

For god's sake, instead of telling all of us this, tell it to THEM.  Or fucking let me do it, which they will certainly know about!

(As an aside, when my sister was between residences she lived back with me and my parents for a year, and the entire household HAD to revolve around her all the time, and our mum always took her side in everything - it was like living with a new baby at times.  After several months I had had enough of it and properly blew my top at both of them, and it worked.  I think doing the same will work for you.)

[Supernaut]

Just had a tooth extracted a couple of hours ago.

Harrumph.

My first ever tooth extraction at the grand old age of 36 so not that bad, in some respects. Also a very very back one so no obvious gap left.

Still. I can feel the anaesthetic wearing off, and despite taking paracetamol earlier it feels like a storm is brewing...

[gm]

the replacement carpet for the green mx5 has been hanging up in the garage to dry for a couple of days but isn’t quite there yet.

i know, i’ll hang it outside in the breeze, that will finish the job

one hour later….

fucking snow !

 

[Saabnut]

We have had a couple of lovely sunny days and things are just starting to dry out a bit.....

More rain forecast though

[Noel Tidybeard]

23 hours ago, worldofceri said:

Thanks @Popsicle.  I’ll certainly do things a bit differently if I do go back to it. Many an important lesson have been learned over the last few years!

what shall you do next? will i bump into you at UHCW?😁

[EyesWeldedShut]

Nail in tyre of NeddyTransportVan. Fuckit.
Bang in the centre of the tread pattern - not so fuckit.
Get wheel off, chuck it in back of Bini #1 and off we go to Mr Tyreman.
En route - something's quietly humming and it's not my socks.
Bloody hub bearing. Back to fuckit mode.

Always on a Friday at the last knockings......

 

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

2 hours ago, Saabnut said:

We have had a couple of lovely sunny days and things are just starting to dry out a bit.....

More rain forecast though

Rain - bloody luxury .... this is us at lunchtime...

[Back_For_More]

We're looking to move...... So P6 welding is now on a time restriction. Welder has been of faithful service for over a decade and it chose Friday to die on me..... Fuxtix

Ordered parts for the PCB (Thanks for the help with that guys) ..... Cancelled by seller as out of stock - double fuxtix

Drove 2hrs for replacement welder - they're in new offices and pay machine was dead..... - triple fuxtix

Went for cash..... Visa card is damaged and machine wouldn't read it - FUCK IT ALL

Have to go back Monday with cash.... 

E46 330 decides to show me the engine light too  - GF just laughed at me and walked away from my crying puddle like form on the sofa

[omegod]

Wife is watching the Brits,  what an absolutely soulless heap of horseshit with the most cringe making presenting I've ever seen 

It used to be pretty decent back in the 90's IIRC 

[cort1977]

I liked the year it was presented by Samantha fox, TV gold.

[sheffcortinacentre]

Funny you should mention that ken Bruce was talking about it on Fridays show  think he said it's something like 40 years ago!

[Steviemillar]

Out for the weekly shop just now, 0830 Sunday morning, spots a fancy pushbike seemingly abandoned beside a grassed area, has the appearance of being stolen and dumped to me 

First try to contact Police Scotland on 101 so that the bike can hopefully be picked up before it’s nabbed again - “all operators are busy…”, really, it’s Sunday morning FFS. Currently still on hold 20 mins later 

I’ve  tried filling in their Report A Crime form while on hold, over five minutes on and I’m still not all the way through it

Do the police not want anything reported??? Don’t answer that, it’s obvious they don’t 

 

[jakebullet]

It's cat madness.

Mrs. Announces she's getting a cat. From amazon. Eh? Box arrives, she now owns a robot cat for only £120. Your money sweetie.

Ma then announces she's at pets at home with idiot as idiot is getting a cat to go with the dog. Yeah that will work well. But not just any cat. She's found this website where they sell cats that have been used in films. As there is a LAW that cats can only be in a film once.

This sounds totally feasible. There's obviously a huge UK film industry so there will be 100s of surplus cats. It can't remotely be a scam at all.