The grumpy thread

7,470 · December 30, 2025

But that's too much like hard work - just put your hazards on in the middle of the road and then throw the parcel at the shop door, simple. 🙄

1,915 · December 30, 2025

56 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

The daft thing is, delivering to the maisonette is easier - reverse up the service road behind the shops, jump out and run up the stairs to the flat door where they'll see a sign telling them to leave parcels on the mat.

That does sound like local knowledge though, whereas the driver might not have any information besides the address itself.

18,492 · December 31, 2025

12 hours ago, Mr Livered said:

That does sound like local knowledge though, whereas the driver might not have any information besides the address itself.

True, but there are at least a dozen buildings on the block in a similar situation so a good chance they've been to one before - and the delivery notes on the parcel's label stated 'access at rear'.

3,990 · December 31, 2025

8 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

and the delivery notes on the parcel's label stated 'access at rear'.

We have a considerable amount of medical supplies delivered once a month for MK3 daughter, which is supposed to be sterile. A full delivery is 30+ boxes.

DPD are the usual delivery method.

Doesn't matter whats put on the delivery notes, I've had it thrown over a gate into a puddle before, and one delivery was covered in broken glass!

I had to reject that one on four separate occasions before they actually realised I wasn't going to accept contaminated medical supplies.

The notes state 'knock on arrival, do not leave if nobody home', yeah about that....

Frequently the only way I know they've arrived is when my dogs go mad...🙄

19,127 · December 31, 2025

6 minutes ago, comfortablynumb said:

We have a considerable amount of medical supplies delivered once a month for MK3 daughter, which is supposed to be sterile. A full delivery is 30+ boxes.

DPD are the usual delivery method.

Doesn't matter whats put on the delivery notes, I've had it thrown over a gate into a puddle before, and one delivery was covered in broken glass!

I had to reject that one on four separate occasions before they actually realised I wasn't going to accept contaminated medical supplies.

The notes state 'knock on arrival, do not leave if nobody home', yeah about that....

Frequently the only way I know they've arrived is when my dogs go mad...🙄

I once filled in the little box “where to leave if no one is at home” on an order as “why bother, they’ll just leave it out in the rain as usual”, thinking the supplier would leave it blank, but they printed it out on the address label for the driver to read.
It was still dumped out in the rain.

27,958 · December 31, 2025

I walk the dog in a morning, out of the house for 6:30AM, 90 minute round trip across the village, up the river and back.

Been doing the same for 10 months, ordinarily you'll see one person, maybe two, if that so the dog can stay off her lead as soon as we're out of the village, and she can chase squirrels and pheasants through the woods to her hearts content.

Since christmas there's people everywhere, joggers, people with dogs I've never seen before. 30+ people this morning! Fuck off with your "getting healthy new years resolutions!" Hopefully they'll soon be back hitting the snooze button 8 times til they're nearly late for work.

11,562 · December 31, 2025

You may remember earlier this year that I trimmed my beard right back in an attempt to look like Kevin Rowlands. I looked like a twat. This morning I trimmed it back again so that I might look like the mighty Jon Lord. Sadly I'm now a dead ringer for David Jason/Jack fucking Frost.

3,990 · December 31, 2025

I used to drive about 10 mins with 2 of my dogs, first thing on the morning, just to get somewhere where there wasn't anyone else, partly because I'm an unsociable bastard, and partly because one of my gsd's is better described as a hairy crocodile!

Hasn't happened for a while, I've got too many dogs, and nothing to take then out in currently 😕

Have to check on an old phone, I've got a couple of nice sunrise over the fens pics

5,580 · December 31, 2025

On 30/12/2025 at 14:50, Metal Guru said:

And if they’re horrible, no one will steal them either.

The thing is though, all the cutlery, salt and pepper shakers etc are top class. It's just these shitty milk jugs that are crap quality.

3,990 · December 31, 2025

12 minutes ago, DavieW said:

The thing is though, all the cutlery, salt and pepper shakers etc are top class. It's just these shitty milk jugs that are crap quality.

🤣

5,580 · January 1

My elderly parents next door neighbour's house flooded due to a frozen pipe last winter. She was going to be getting back in next week after at least 8 months of rebuilding work. My parents have had to ferry her around from the Air BnB her insurance company put her in, collect mail, let builders in, supply water for the plasterers etc, as well as listen to her rants about the builders, her 25 year old Audi failing its MOT (why does it need welding if I haven't used it for a year?), her falling out with her step daughters amongst other things.

I got a text from my Mum this afternoon saying the ceiling has come down again due to another flood.

My grump (although feeling sorry for the neighbour) is my parents having to go through all the above again. Last time they started making excuses when she texted them more or less demanding they go and see her, speak to the garage etc. They have their own issues with hospital appointments etc.

10,492 · January 1

17 minutes ago, DavieW said:

My elderly parents next door neighbour's house flooded due to a frozen pipe last winter. She was going to be getting back in next week after at least 8 months of rebuilding work. My parents have had to ferry her around from the Air BnB her insurance company put her in, collect mail, let builders in, supply water for the plasterers etc, as well as listen to her rants about the builders, her 25 year old Audi failing its MOT (why does it need welding if I haven't used it for a year?), her falling out with her step daughters amongst other things.

I got a text from my Mum this afternoon saying the ceiling has come down again due to another flood.

My grump (although feeling sorry for the neighbour) is my parents having to go through all the above again. Last time they started making excuses when she texted them more or less demanding they go and see her, speak to the garage etc. They have their own issues with hospital appointments etc.

maybe time for you to step in and say, sorry, but no?

15,075 · January 1

On 31/12/2025 at 14:25, barefoot said:

You may remember earlier this year that I trimmed my beard right back in an attempt to look like Kevin Rowlands. I looked like a twat. This morning I trimmed it back again so that I might look like the mighty Jon Lord. Sadly I'm now a dead ringer for David Jason/Jack fucking Frost.

I no longer have this problem.

I'd had a beard for years, but shaved it off as it started, quite suddenly, to go all 'salt 'n' pepper' coloured. It did it in weird places too which added to my already 'unique' look.

My sideburns all the way up to my eye area is mainly white mixed in with auburn but the rest of my hair is the same colour I've had for years.

I think I might need to reach for the 'just for men' shampoo.

2,150 · January 1

Phone died yesterday at mid day, Fucking thing.

Feel like just going without or getting a burner, but like a good camera and waze etc. Money that id set aside for turbo upgrades on my kangoo.

2,150 · January 1

9 minutes ago, CGSB said:

You can buy a decent powerbank for £15?

Charging is absolutely not the problem as the motherboard has died.

3,990 · January 2

Had a similar problem with my mum and her cousin a couple of years ago @DavieW, and had to step in. My dad had recently died, and mum, at late 80's, had been doing far more care than she'd let on to family.

When her cousin, at mid 90's, started showing signs of not caring for herself, sleeping in an armchair, not eating etc, there was absolutely no way I was going to let mum take on another carers role.

Cue endless phonecalls to social services, who were less than useless, and eventually led to me losing my rag with them and giving them both barrels down the phone (I'm 100 miles away)

They went round the following day, and now she's on a home, and is happy as Larry.

What really pissed me off was the day they managed to ring me five times, but couldn't ring her once!

Id definitely do it again, sometimes the older folk are their own worst enemy.

Good luck 🙏

4,958 · January 2

Back to work this weekend, so of course the weather has finally gone wintry.

Minus 3 in a factory with permanently open roller doors, can't wait.

1,837 · January 2

1 hour ago, iainrcz said:

Back to work this weekend, so of course the weather has finally gone wintry.

Minus 3 in a factory with permanently open roller doors, can't wait.

Join the club, not exactly the best weather for Window Cleaning! Nothing like taking 2 weeks off and no pay (joys of self employed) to be greeted by another week or two where you might not be able to work due to temperatures below 0c and snow...

10,228 · January 2

People and lost stuff , don't they want it back !!

Last week I found a travel pass and via FB found the owner , who tbh could not even crack a smile when she picked it up ..

Today a full wallet , every card but cash lying in the road by a petrol station , any way it had the drivers license so I could drop it off and .....

It had 40 quid in it , it's gone ........

Was a windy day , but you got your cards back safe ...

Cash is gone ....

C u ...

Just taking the dog for a walk back to the petrol station ..

16,280 · January 2

7 hours ago, robt100 said:

Join the club, not exactly the best weather for Window Cleaning! Nothing like taking 2 weeks off and no pay (joys of self employed) to be greeted by another week or two where you might not be able to work due to temperatures below 0c and snow...

Bright and sunny here, but I'll be glad to retire next month. Although I will still carry on with about ¼ to ⅓ of my work. Selling the rest.

14,446 · January 3

My Government Pension has gone up.

You may think that's a grin.

It went up 25p a week!

2,565 · January 3

Bugger!

Time to look for a new car....

6,499 · January 3

13 minutes ago, Isopon said:

Time to look for a new car....

I didn't know that citybugs are prone to OMGHGF !

Is the body in good shape ? If so, a repair may be worthwhile, especially as you can get a replacement engine for only a couple of hundred quid.

2,565 · January 3

4 minutes ago, Sigmund Fraud said:

I didn't know that citybugs are prone to OMGHGF !

Is the body in good shape ? If so, a repair may be worthwhile, especially as you can get a replacement engine for only a couple of hundred quid.

Apparently it's sort of a thing with them from what I've heard, bodily, it looks good but it's and unrecorded cat S with a weeks MOT so I think it's bean tins unfortunately.

3,990 · January 3

2 hours ago, Mally said:

My Government Pension has gone up.

You may think that's a grin.

It went up 25p a week!

Time to buy another car, with a windfall like that!

It's about the price of half my fleet...🥺

6,722 · January 3

7 hours ago, Mally said:

My Government Pension has gone up.

You may think that's a grin.

It went up 25p a week!

Don't spend it all at once ( or at least not in the same shop).

20,883 · January 3

flicking the tv looking for something to watch and theres 'from roger moore with love......'

ok but why paraphrase a film he wasnt in

and theres co stars and stuff talking about him

but right at the beginning its 'him' speaking - but clearly not

further on and its steve coogan taking him off (why)

but then david walliams talking

wtf

immediately off

but 40 duets on bbc 2 and right into gene pitney and marc almond - again off till they finish and its now run dmc and aerosmith

thats better

and as i type fun boy three and banananaanananarama

woop

keren ❤️

January 4

4 hours ago, hairnet said:

flicking the tv looking for something to watch and theres 'from roger moore with love......'

ok but why paraphrase a film he wasnt in

and theres co stars and stuff talking about him

but right at the beginning its 'him' speaking - but clearly not

further on and its steve coogan taking him off (why)

but then david walliams talking

wtf

immediately off

but 40 duets on bbc 2 and right into gene pitney and marc almond - again off till they finish and its now run dmc and aerosmith

thats better

and as i type fun boy three and banananaanananarama

woop

keren ❤️

+1 for Keren.

11,562 · January 4

Fucking Aldi coal gives off no heat and goes out immediately you try to restrict the airflow even a tiny bit.

2,150 · January 4

Finally got a new phone and its been an absolute inconvenience in price and setting it back up.

Im sure i used to like getting new phones years ago. Must be getting old

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