The grumpy thread

[barefoot]

Fuck me.

[cobblers]

1 hour ago, LightBulbFun said:

I have got some 300W sun-tanning lamps which have 3 pin bayonet bases, if the winter blues are getting you down?  

I once took the piss somewhat and fired up all 3 of mine together at the same time  (the middle one was kindly saved from a skip for me by @Andyrew and the other 2 where off eBay because they came with matching 3 pin lamp holders, which are like rocking horse shit, so really the lightbulbs where just a free bonus LOL)

 

 

on a slightly more serious note, assuming you dont just rip the lamp holder out for a regular 2 pin jobby, do be careful when ordering replacement 3 pin CFL's/LED's for it because there are two types of 3 pin Bayonet lamp holder standard 

 

the original/standard 3 pin bayonet cap (which goes back to the year dot) has its pins spaced like so, historically this has been used where you want your lightbulb to have a bayonet base, but you want to stop the user from being able to plug it into a normal 2 pin mains connected socket, so you found this old mercury vapour lamps and low voltage lamps, as well on lamps that had to be installed in a certain orientation for optical purposes (and some electric fire/heater companies used 3 pin bulbs to try and lock the customer in to buying *their* bulbs, the very original ones use lamps with a 2 prong 5 amp plug base! but I digress massively)

 

but when the building regulation nonsense was introduced, one of the main produces of 3 pin Bayonet cap CFLs for that regulation, by the name of MEM

introduced a new type of 3 pin bayonet cap for those CFL's was introduced, notice the much wider spacing of the pins

but the other competing company, Lyvia, just re-used the existing British standard 3 pin bayonet lamp cap like so

and so where im going with this, is do double check the pin spacing, and if you do end up just ripping out the lamp holder, if it is of the narrower original British standard type, then please save the pendent/lamp holder for me  as above proper 3 pin bayonet lamp holders are rare and sought after by us in the lighting community 

When my dad moved in to his new build in 2006, every bulb in the house was one of these and about 8 watts, it was miserable!

I changed all the bayonets in his house, then he mentioned to the neighbours and I ended up spending a week going round all the neighbours doing the same for them. Just some 20 year old lad standing on an upturned bucket working for a box of beer. 

[somewhatfoolish]

What cunt thought that was a good idea?

[DavieW]

1 hour ago, barefoot said:

Fuck me.

No thanks 😄

[jakebullet]

I'm surrounded by depressed peeps.

Mrs. has been spending weeks constantly saying "Don't buy me anything for shitmas, don't want anything". Like every single fucking day. Has now moved onto "she doesn't want to be here", "kill me now" etc. Turn on the SAD lamp I got you FFS. So sorry I can't buy you the big house at the coast that you want. 

Idiot sister is driving Ma to want death by playing the opposite game to extreme. Ask Ma something, then rubbish the answer and say it's the exact opposite. Repeat daily. Result another one who doesn't want to be here. Quite why she can't tell Idiot to fuck right off, and then fuck off some more I don't know. No, I can't say anything to sister, as she then makes up shite that I've said, and Ma believes the lying sack of shit and gives me shit about it for months.

Bonus of I've broken a tooth, and to avoid dental fun have switched to a soup diet until I can get to a dentist. Not in pain, but don't want to be. Ma kicking off that I don't want shitmas dinner, and she's not going to eat either. I've not been blackmailed over beef before. Ma likes it burned to inedible, so I get none of it normally, so struggling to see what the difference is.
I had an appointment on Monday, but they cancelled it as dentist is busy playing golf, and they can do the middle of January. But I can keep phoning and see if anyone is stupid enough to cancel....

On the bright side 2 weeks of soup diet so far and I've gained a belt hole back. Good job I've got a very high tolerance for repetitive meals. 

[HillmanImp]

11 hours ago, Spiny Norman said:

Morrisons are really taking the piss with their store card.
Pie: Big yellow price ticket £1.25. Harder to read plain white price ticket without the card £2.

Bottle of nice whisky £23 with card, £35 without.

FRO, I went to Lidl instead.

I did a big shop a few weeks ago, bought loads of special deals, got to checkout and the app shat itself. Wouldn't log me in. 

I reckon it cost me between £30-50. Never fucking shopping there again. 

[Remspoor]

17 hours ago, barefoot said:

Fuck me.

Not whilst there clean dogs on the street.

[Remspoor]

Give it a rest.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/dec/24/average-briton-causes-23-times-more-co2-on-christmas-day-study-reveals

[Metal Guru]

20 hours ago, gm said:

doing the christmas drinks shop this afternoon at aldis and i managed to smash a full bottle of wine all over the conveyor belt at the till !

i can’t recall my reaction but have a suspicion that i may have just said “fuck” really loudly.

the cashier was sound and got another till open for the amused / horrified queue behind me while we cleaned up the mess. you’d be amazed just how far one bottle of red can spread in a flat surface. 

i apologised profusely and offered to pay for the broken bottle but was told not to worry,  apparently this happens more often than you’d think. 

i still felt like a total tit, but the staff were great. might avoid the store for a few weeks though  

 

When I worked in a supermarket the rule was before you paid , you were lucky and got a replacement free, after you’d paid, tough.

One day a rough looking guy broke a bottle of whisky after he’d paid. However, our store manager decided to replace it for him. I think the guy standing there with a broken bottle in his hand someone swayed his decision.