The grumpy thread

[brammy777]

mcdonalds is alright, good if youre in a hurry for cheap, and only have card (otherwise Greggs is a must).Well im pissed off with the doors in this flat.The latches hold the door shut in massive rectangles fixed on the outside of the wall (old flat you see) and i hit my hand on one today, the boney part of my hand.Hurt like a **** and it feels as if someone has constantly got their elbow on my hand. Not cool.

[Richard]

Greggs is utter shit. It pains me that a whole generation has grown up thinking the shite they sell in Greggs, McDonalds and supermarkets is food.

 

Anyway, my gripe for today is GMT whingers. GMT is the correct time in Greenwich, which is in England. BST is the modified time, if anything should go it's that.

 

The first myth is that the clocks go back for farmers. As far as I can make out BST was introduced for the benefit of farmers, and probably more for their workers. It probably isn't needed now because farmers tend not to have many workers and those they do have can work in the dark. There is less farm work to be done in winter so the clocks revert to the proper time. BST could probably go because farm work is no longer so reliant on daylight.

 

The other ill-informed bollocks that is spouted by people who should know better (whoever that "99% Scottish" wanker was on Friday's Today programme I'm looking at you) is that it's somehow Scotland's fault. I'll say it again- Greenwich is in London, which is in England. It's not a time plucked out of a hat, it is the mean time that the sun crosses the Greenwich Meridian.

 

By all means moan about having to drive home from work in the dark but don't blame farmers and don't blame Scotland.

[Cavcraft]

Scottish farmers, the whole lot of them are just moaning bast.... My gripe today is a rare Freecycle moan. Listed loads of stuff, some poshly named bird mails (after I'd already posted 'taken' messages), asks for shit loads of stuff then when told most of it had already gone said 'well I'm not coming all that way* just for a couple of things, forget it'.Silly old fucking bat can go whistle Dixie out of her arse.*2.5 miles

[Richard]

Scottish farmers, the whole lot of them are just moaning bast....

Don't get me wrong, they are- but GMT isn't their fault.

[brammy777]

Not entirely sure where i heard this, but according to my scottish mum, when they tried out leaving the clocks unchanged at this time of year, it was far too dark and put people walking to school/work at risk?Bare in mind she lived in a town which got traffic lights 10 years ago, and im not saying she was right, its just what i heard.Also, the only reason i have to eat food from shit places is because its a hell of a lot cheaper than my college.Tesco sandwich- £2college equivalent- £3.75

[Richard]

Maybe it's because I'm Scottish but I would rather starve than pay even £2 for a sandwich- unless it was battered and deep-fried of course There is a sandwich shop near me that charges under £2 for a filled roll that will fill you up for the whole day- and they make them to order. I agree that a college canteen charging these kind of prices is a scandal.Which town did your mum live in? The town I live in got traffic lights about 10 years ago.

[Milford Cubicle]

I live quite far north, mornings would be very dark until 9am without daylight savings. It does mean that it starts getting dark at 3pm in the middle of winter though. Grim.Why don't you make your own sandwiches? The ones from Tesco are vile.

[Richard]

That's the point- everybody seems to have forgotten that BST is the daylight saving time, not GMT.

[Milford Cubicle]

How many times do we need to be told?

[brammy777]

Well theres a cafe where i live which does the best sandwiches ive ever eaten, and if i had colllege here and not 9 miles away id happily get them every day.I only eat tescos BLT haha.We told the college they charge way too much but they wont change the prices, the cash machine in the canteen used to charge you until enough people complained.My mum grew up in Aberfeldy, about 36 miles northwest (i think) of Perth.

[Guest]

I really hate the clocks going back.My working hours are 10am-6pm Mon-Fri and I'm in an office. From now on, the only time I will see daylight on a weekday is on the drive to work and half an hour of wandering around a deprived sink town. You can't even see daylight from the window of my office as it just faces directly onto another part of the building. After a while I end up adjusting to being under electric lights all the time and I get headaches during the weekend when I get to see daylight again, it's mental.The journey back home suddenly becomes a nightmare too - people who aren't used to driving in the dark suddenly have it thrust upon them, it can nearly double the time it takes me to get back. Loads of people pottering along at 35mph on 60mph empty country roads and getting in the way, not to mention all the ones who just crash into each other in town for God knows what reason.The thing is, I wouldn't mind if it was the other way round - I could drive to work in the dark quite happily if I knew I'd be getting a couple of hours of light in the evening - nice drive back, bit of time to tinker with stuff outside. I like the sound of that "Double Summer Time" proposal that comes up occasionally and never gets anywhere, let's get that sorted soon eh?

[CortinaDave]

Yep I agree. Living in Scotland in the depths of winter it gets dark around 3pm. I'd much rather have dark mornings and a bit more light later in the day.Double summer time is the way to go.

[CIH]

I bloody hate winter. I know it's still autum untill IIRC January but as soon as they fuck about with the clocks it feels like winter. Wet and cold and dark allday.

[FredTransit]

Right poor service rant. Went to Tesco to find out about their £30 a month unlimited contract. Went to have a look at the mobile section, no info or contract phone. Found some bloke wandering the store in a Tesco uniform, and ask him about them. He informed me they don't do contract phones, and the £30 must be a top up deal. No it's not I say, it's all over the TV and even billboards, it's contract. Why do I know more about their products than they do? Go to customer service desk (I use the term loosely) where I am informed the contract packs have been withdrawn from the stores, and now are only available online or on the phone, was given an 0800 number but was told no point in calling it saturday as they wouldn't be open..... So I wander the store, and what do I find on the tills (with the leaflets)? A SIM pack for said contract deal! Poor service rant 2. Whilst in Halfords I decided to sign up for the trade card. Went to one kid who appeared to work there. He said I need all sorts of certificates and/or a payslip. he then referred me to his 'college' who, to be fair, hsowed me a satnav just before, was also serving some bod with a BMW and fitting something leccy in it. He said he would only be a minute, and could I wait? So I did. And waited. And waited..... After 15 minutes I left, shooting him a hard stare as I left.Can't stand poor service. Tesco will be getting a snotty email shortly.

[RedSparrow]

lol @ 'let me ask my college...'!

[FredTransit]

sorry colleague, he could have said college but I hit the wrong word on spellcheck!

[Mash]

My biggest gripe about McDonalds is that they let them put one opposite the Pantheon in Rome. I mean FFS you don't go to a city full of little cafes and delis serving Italian sarnies and other delights and then eat a bloody Big Mac for your dinner do you??

[CIH]

My local Halfords is 99% a waste of time as there's never any staff. The one near work is usually ok though.

[Guest]

My local Halfords is 99% a waste of time as there's never any staff. The one near work is usually ok though.

'Scuse me, the Halfords in Broadheath? OK?!Come on they must be shite, I used to work there.

[ChinaTom]

I worked at:Peterborough High StreetPeterborough SuperstoreHuntingdon High StreetKettering High StreetCorby High StreetHuntingdon was best - we still stocked household door-bells even in the early 90's. Went downhill after Boots IIRC.

[Guest]

My biggest gripe about McDonalds

You could say it was your biggest "beef". Ha! Ha!Now we've established I can't be a comedian, does anyone know any jobs where I wouldn't really have any colleagues? I'm not having much success with these ones that do, in fact most days I end up wanting to chin someone, so something where I'm left to my own devices would be ideal. I live too far from the coast to be a lighthouse keeper and I don't think I'd be a particularly good night watchman. Just something fairly office/admin-based but where I can be left completely alone would be ideal.The problem is that I don't have a problem with office work at all - Excel worksheets, PDF files, brown window envelopes, broken laser printers, I can hack all that. But office banter is enough to drive you spare, people banging on about Eggs Factor/Dancing On Fire/Strictly Come Fencing, their boring family lives, going mental if the system goes down, constantly asking for help on basic Windows tasks (my favourite is the one where they've accidentally moved their taskbar somewhere daft), all that toss. Meanwhile the phone is ringing so you've got more bleaters ringing you up and giving you grief with their stupid quivery voices, can't they write in, Email or something? If I had a stupid quivery voice, I would.

[Cavcraft]

There's definately something to be said for working on your Jack. I used to be a sales/service rep for a large (but not generally well known) company and whilst sales targets were usually fucking stupid, and they could really get on your case, it was mostly ace fun driving round on my own in a big fuck off van.

[mk1_4dr]

It sounds like you've been doing my job Hirst, or are all office rolls basically the same?

[pogweasel]

office rolls

Has the sandwich van arrived? Hirst man, you can come and work in my office if you like. I am rarely there, so you get the run of the place. All you need to do is answer the phone, write stuff down, tidy up the mess I leave all my paperwork in.... Salary is £0 p/a unfortunately though....

[mk1_4dr]

office rolls

Has the sandwich van arrived?

Yes, I meant roles.....thats whats I get for typing in a rush with my boss looking over my shoulder

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Bluetooth mouse.Pros: Looks cool, no wireCons: Shit, batteries last two days, lost somewhere in houseI do keep buying stupid crap.

[FredTransit]

Almost everything rechargeable or cordless is not as good as the ones with iwre. Only thing I have found any good is a drill, and even that has a short battery life.

[Guest]

Hirst man, you can come and work in my office if you like.

OK but on the following terms.- New executive company car with a petrol card. Preferably a Hyundai Grandeur, but would settle for a Chevrolet Epica in metallic beige.- Generous and largely unmonitored expenses account for trips to Little Chef, Travelodge, Wetherspoons, etc.- Private office with a mahogany desk and a reclining high-back leather chair which swivels around, so I can face the window when people come in.- Liquor cabinet and cigar box, to be re-stocked at regular intervals.- Two old GPO telephones - one black, one red (for urgency).- Secretary who could be described as "a bit tasty".I can start Monday if you like? I'll probably turn up about noon-ish, depends if I fancy a lie in.

[seth]

- Private office with a mahogany desk and a reclining high-back leather chair which swivels around, so I can face the window when people come in.

White cat to stroke in a sinister way?

[Pillock]

People. Or rather groups of people who can't decide what they want.I have a task. I have been 'tasked' as they gratingly call it at work. My task is kitting out a plush new workshop, and you just know it's going to be one of those situations where your 'infinite budget' suddenly shrinks to 47p overnight..... I found some lovely repair benches, we spoke to the manufacturer and they're exactly what we need, made to our specs in a short time. £217,000 - a snip. Except today there's been a lot of umming and aaahing and suddenly I'm being asked to look at stuff for about half that.... great! Why the chuff didn't you mention that weeks ago? Because all the guys in that price range can't deliver until March 2025, because they're tiny, because they're cheap.Same with the tools - had a demo screwdriver delivered today, £408 all in. Really nice to use..... now half the engineer decide they hate it and they want a £60 drill instead that rounds screws and needs charging every half hour. So I've bust a gut convincing my boss to shell out £408 160 times for absolutely sod all, and now I look like a twat.