The grumpy thread

[EspenO]

6 minutes ago, reb said:

Fucking hell, are you still on this?

TBF, you’ve got a point. I didn’t expect to be spending five minutes of christmas week explaining to people why being treated like cattle by a multinational isn’t in their best interests. But here we are.

(Oh, and you’re a bit cute when you get all angry.)

[reb]

Just now, EspenO said:

TBF, you’ve got a point. I didn’t expect to be spending five minutes of christmas week explaining to people why being treated like cattle by a multinational isn’t in their interest. But here we are.

(Oh, and you’re a bit cute when you get all angry.)

I'm pretty sure cattle don't get to go home and eat nice biscuits after they've been processed. Are you such a snowflake that you can't hack being treated like a number for a few minutes while you interact with the establishment which provides food for more people every day than you've met in your life? And y'all say my generation are fragile.

[chadders]

4 minutes ago, EspenO said:

Well, in fairness that’s got more to do with EU forcing them into making EVs there isn’t a big enough market for.

It's not just the EU, which other firms also have to deal with, it's their own hubris and the Porsche and Piech families using them as a cash cow to finance their Porsche investment.

[BorniteIdentity]

5 minutes ago, EspenO said:

being treated like cattle by a multinational isn’t in their interest.

I wonder what the alternative actually is though?

I live IN my town.  Think Hugh Grant in Notting Hill.  10 steps away.  The choice is the usual supermarkets, the Eastern European mini-marts or the weekly market.  

None of them are perfect. I use Waitrose and M&S because the joyous yellow stickers start coming out about 1700 and it's good value.  I go to the Polish place around the corner because it's exciting and the woman on the till could drain my balls with just a cheeky wink, and the market gets an occasional look in if I've got time to cook something.  But generally the supermarkets are expensive, the mini-marts are laundering money and the market bloke only wants cash.

Sadly, working 50 hours a week (through my own choice) I've no time to join a Kibbutz or run an allotment.  So what's a girl to do?

[EspenO]

2 minutes ago, reb said:

that you can't hack being treated like a number for a few minutes

You do know they aren’t the communist co-operative, right? Other chains with less misanthropist tills exist.

[reb]

2 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

Hugh Grant

I think you're probably less of a prick than Mister Grant

[reb]

Just now, EspenO said:

Other chains with less misanthropist tills exist.

It's an illusion. They just want your money and for you to fuck off.

[EspenO]

4 minutes ago, BorniteIdentity said:

So what's a girl to do?

Sainsbury’s and Waitrose are pretty decent though, aren’t they?

[myglaren]

On 28/12/2024 at 14:34, chadders said:

I expect that my books, several thousand of them, all my rare VW parts, all the stuff of my memories etc.etc..will probably be binned or 'house cleared'. 

The lads have busy lives and won't have time to work out what is valuable and what isn't, especially with the aircraft books some of which cost hundreds, although I suspect EBay might have a few views.

I expect that my MGB, which I've had for nearly 50 years now, will be sold for a pittance as neither of them have ever shown any interest in it.

They're all only really valuable to me, I'll be dead and they'll be busy selling the house so need to get rid of the stuff ASAP.

I have asked my daughter (librarian) about this.  She said to me a few weeks ago that she was clearing some stuff out and was going to the book repository.  That may be an option for you.

Haven't been able to find anything about such a thing near me, only something to do with Sunderland University (where she used to be a librarian).

[EspenO]

2 minutes ago, reb said:

It's an illusion. They just want your money and for you to fuck off.

Our interests are aligned, then. I much prefer paying and fucking off to paying, shuffling off to another counter and repacking all my shit again.

[reb]

4 minutes ago, EspenO said:

Our interests are aligned, then. I much prefer paying and fucking off to paying, shuffling off to another counter and repacking all my shit again.

Oh you poor scone. I can't imagine how awful it must be to be forced to have the opportunity to take your time packing your shopping carefully without holding anyone up, rather than the civilised option of shoving everything in your bags hoping that you unloaded it from the trolley in an order that makes sure you don't crush your lovely loaf of sourdough under a bag of beef dripping chips.

[EspenO]

17 minutes ago, reb said:

Oh you poor scone. I can't imagine how awful it must be to be forced to have the opportunity to take your time packing your shopping carefully without holding anyone up, rather than the civilised option of shoving everything in your bags hoping that you unloaded it from the trolley in an order that makes sure you don't crush your lovely loaf of sourdough under a bag of beef dripping chips.

Just checking, I’m still the only one with the hang-up about this, right? 😅

[reb]

1 minute ago, EspenO said:

Just checking, I’m still the only one with the hang-up about this, right? 😅

You're the one who compared it to communism!

It's been a while since I read Marx, but if I recall under his system there would be no need for a checkout at all? Which, logically, you'd love because you could just pack at your leisure wherever you want!

[EspenO]

For crying out loud, man. You’ve already been told it was a throwaway comment, not a like-for-like comparison. 

[Jazoli]

Will you two get a bloody room.

[reb]

14 minutes ago, EspenO said:

For crying out loud, man. You’ve already been told it was a throwaway comment, not a like-for-like comparison. 

Stop fucking quoting me to defend it then.

[reb]

15 minutes ago, EspenO said:

For crying out loud, man. You’ve already been told it was a throwaway comment, not a like-for-like comparison. 

It's really fucking annoying to have someone quote you when you're done isn't it

[reb]

16 minutes ago, EspenO said:

For crying out loud, man. You’ve already been told it was a throwaway comment, not a like-for-like comparison. 

Throwaway quote

[EspenO]

1 minute ago, reb said:

It's really fucking annoying to have someone quote you when you're done isn't it

Quote me on this, and it can be that last word you so desperately crave.

And then go outside and get some fresh air. For everybody’s sake. Pretty fucking please.

[reb]

Something that makes me quite grumpy is people who project their own insecurities onto random strangers on the internet. 

[Pieman]

SHUT.  THE.  FUCK.  UP.

[reb]

3 minutes ago, Pieman said:

SHUT.  THE.  FUCK.  UP.

Fuck off. If it bothers you don't read it. Isn't that the usual advice?

[castros_bro]

54 minutes ago, reb said:

Fuck off. If it bothers you don't read it. Isn't that the usual advice?

Maybe you should enquire about having some therapy, just a helpful suggestion.

[reb]

5 minutes ago, castros_bro said:

Maybe you should enquire about having some therapy, just a helpful suggestion.

On what basis are you making this suggestion? Because I'm pissing about on a forum in my downtime?

[castros_bro]

27 minutes ago, reb said:

On what basis are you making this suggestion? Because I'm pissing about on a forum in my downtime?

Fuck off. If it bothers you don't read it. Isn't that the usual advice?

[sheffcortinacentre]

It's just like deadenders without the pictures init.

[comfortablynumb]

5 hours ago, BorniteIdentity said:

my favourite microphone is worth more than I've paid for a car in the last 10 years)

Swap for a caddy? 🤣

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Over the last three days I've driven 500-odd miles so that I can go to see my Mum and Dad for a late Christmas.  My brother was there this year too.

Now I'm reminded of why I hate Christmas so much.  I don't think I'll bother next year.

[nev_jr]

Back to work tomorrow and if you remember my work situation, still “covering” that same bloke, and on top of that it’s only me in the department now instead of the other bloke who’s been signed off with stress due to him moving house. EXFUCKINGCUSE ME? Yeah moving is stressful for everyone but is it that stressful to take a month off of work? I moved just fine even though my solicitor was a useless cunt. Each to their own I suppose but shitmunchers like me just have to and get on with it I suppose. 
 

And I’ve been in bed since 9:30 to try and get ahead on some sleep but can I settle? Can I fuck.
I’m not ready for a long day of Christmas smalltalk. Yes I saw Wallace and Gromit, yes I got Spider-Man socks and a car themed mug, and I couldn’t care less about your Louis Vuitton bag that you got from your boyfriend that you actively cheat on.
 

Already fucked off and it’s not 6:45 yet, wow. Anyway last week I went to the pub with a dear friend and we got talking about our school years and I want to go back and punch younger me in the face. I failed to recognise the advances of a girl (which back then and even now is pretty much non existent for me) until that very moment in the pub. Now I bet you’re wondering, “and?” so here lies the problem. I got in touch with her that night, she answered, we got some good conversation going and she’s interested in seeing my cars (thanks fellow shiters) so you’d think it’s all gravy?

But…

She’s my best mates cousin. Forgot about that bit, that’s quite a key piece of information. 
 

 

 

 

TLDR: My work continues to get worse, can’t sleep, tried wooing my best mates cousin after failing to realise advances when I was 15/16. 
 

 

[High Jetter]

2 minutes ago, nev_jr said:

She’s my best mates cousin.

Not related to you. Crack on.