The grumpy thread

[chester drawers]

  Mr H Sceptre said:

Saw them at the very same venue a couple of years ago, when they had those american dudes in the band. Absolutely blinding. His missus, who plays keyboards, is a real hottie.

I was probably there, but (reaching for the anorak) I'd have to get the ticket stubs out to be sure. Elena Poulou and Brix - credit where it's due, the boy done good

[trigger]

Had some old cock in a Rover 75 nearly take my front wing of my BMW yesterday.I'm In the left lane to go straight over, He's next to me in the right lane to head to Tesco store and petrol station, Upon seeing the petrol station is busy Mr R75 decides to change his mind and cut me up and go straight on ahead in my lane! .I lock up, my wife screams, and i saw his wife (couldn't of been a day under 70) stick her hands over her eyes and me punching my steering wheel looking for the bloody horn, which turned aout to be on the spokes and not the centre!

[Guest]

People who don't indicate properly on roundabouts. The ones who don't indicate at all are annoying, but you can generally predict which vehicles aren't going to bother with them and take it on the chin.

 

I think the worst are the ones who are turning right and don't feel the need to let anyone know this (so you think they're going straight across and you pull out on them), but they will indicate for the split-second they take their exit - useful! If you're only going to bother indicating once, you might want to do the one that will stop traffic driving into you.

 

Whilst we're at it, here's a big roundabout I don't enjoy - M1/M62 Lofthouse Interchange.

 

 

Pretty much every weekday I get to watch two lines of traffic nearly collide - generally lorries heading for the M62 Eastbound suddenly having to anchor on because someone wants to go on the M1 Northbound and thought it would be a good idea to not get in the right (left) lane for it. You knew you would have to turn off there, why do you do it?! Every sodding day.

[Cavcraft]

Local press type motoring journos:'The Sendos Mascaradribble 1.0E is a nippy little car with ample boot space and is ideal for that trip to the golf club or shops. With it's nippy little drone, drone drone..'Why can't these bastards be honest for once and say 'actually this car is a fucking lemon. Crap brakes, no power, build quality is laughable and will depreciate quicker than an FSO Polenez with no engine'?

[Richard]

Jeremy Vine.Cunt.

[Cavcraft]

  Richard said:

Jeremy Vine.Cunt.

Don't mind the former, love the latter!

[Gompo]

I think it's safe to say that Jeremy Vine can act like a bit of a cunt on the radio and on TV, but I reckon in real life he's probably a reasonable person just a bit annoying. Sometimes on his radio show he will let out some normality, it does seem he is a big fan of music.Admittedly, I prefer it when Matthew Bannister or Richard Bacon does his show.

[whitevanman]

  cortinadave said:

Complete lack of lane discipline at roundabouts really gets my goat. Loads of people seem to think its absolutely fine to start in the left lane at the entrance to a roundabout, then weave across to the inside lane and weave back to the left again to exit.Really pisses me off that.Also hate people who throw fag butts out of the window. Just because.Oh - and fines for stupid things like not re - sorning your car. If I'm not using my car on the public road I dont think its any of the DVLA's business what I do with it, and its preposterous that they can then demand £80 plus the back tax when it's not been on the road at all!

+1 on all accounts......................I did phone back but your unavailble according to your voice mail 'kin phones

[FredTransit]

WHY?? Do some people have a mobile and either don't take it with em or don't turn it on???

[whitevanman]

Right tonights rant..............GAS FITTERS.............why do they exist?? as per last year my annual service of the boiler and fire takes place, " oh this is wrong, thats been fixed" etc etc, now they are nice people........but as said, just like last year..the heating no longer works after being serviced....so more time of the very little work I have to wait in for them to fuck it up again and again until about January when they final jury rig it enough to work.............FUCKING CONDEM THE BASTARD THING !!!

then maybe my landord will buy a new system and I might get some heat for all the gas I actually pay for rather than wasting it ...............

 

and I'll rant more tomorrow as I am away to fuck a bottle of Whisky down my neck now......................................................

 

 

FUUCKIN' PEOPLE why bother existing...............

[Claypole]

Going into the bank to talk to someone to sort something out and being foisted onto their free phone to talk to a gimp who's got nothing to offer in the way of help or meaningful advice...

[RedSparrow]

  FredTransit said:

WHY?? Do some people have a mobile and either don't take it with em or don't turn it on???

I am a bit guilty of this. Mainly cos I get so many phonecalls about fuck-all from work on my days off. The thing just irritates me now and stays on silent. I look at it a couple of times a day and reply to / call back anyone who is worth talking to, I really just use it as an answer machine now...

[brammy777]

UGH the college car i was working on with 2 other people has been fucked around with by other students from another class.They tore the headlining out via pulling on the interior light wire, ripped the centre console out, broke a door card and the steering wheel. Now it looks like a shitheap.I was proper getting into it as well, sure it didnt look much but it had the possibility that it could with some work, but now, ugh its so demoralising having some mindless twats fuck around with other peoples work.Sooner i get my own car to look after the better, as this was the nearest i had at the moment.God if i react this badly to a car thats not really mine, if anyone actually vandalises my own car ill probably skin them.

[Electric Leyland]

  chester drawers said:

  Mr H Sceptre said:

Saw them at the very same venue a couple of years ago, when they had those american dudes in the band. Absolutely blinding. His missus, who plays keyboards, is a real hottie.

I was probably there, but (reaching for the anorak) I'd have to get the ticket stubs out to be sure. Elena Poulou and Brix - credit where it's due, the boy done good

+1 on that.I see Brix about once a week, behind the counter of her boutique clothing store Start round the corner from my place. Presume the credit crunch means she's laid some staff off.I tell you what. You still would.

[barrett]

  Electric Leyland said:

  chester drawers said:

  Mr H Sceptre said:

Saw them at the very same venue a couple of years ago, when they had those american dudes in the band. Absolutely blinding. His missus, who plays keyboards, is a real hottie.

I was probably there, but (reaching for the anorak) I'd have to get the ticket stubs out to be sure. Elena Poulou and Brix - credit where it's due, the boy done good

+1 on that.I see Brix about once a week, behind the counter of her boutique clothing store Start round the corner from my place. Presume the credit crunch means she's laid some staff off.I tell you what. You still would.

She's a right mental cow though, did you see her co-presenting Gok Wan's fashion fix? no, i don't supopose you did. Not sure why i was watching it actually I had such a surprise when she popped up on that i ran through my house getting all my housemates and shouting ''she used to be in The Fall!!'' and then getting my copy of Kurious Oranj to illustrate how hot she used to be. But yeh, probably still would.

[Pillock]

  FredTransit said:

WHY?? Do some people have a mobile and either don't take it with em or don't turn it on???

Mine's always on and in my pocket.However, it's my choice whether I answer it. I hardly ever answer calls from numbers that aren't in my phonebook, and only answer withheld numbers if I'm expecting someone from a big faceless call centre to phone me back.My mobile is for my benefit.... it actually annoys me greatly when people say "ooooh I phoned you but it went to voicemail, why didn't you answer" as if I'm sat there waiting for it to ring. I might have been driving, sleeping or having a poo and I'll phone you back when I feel like it.Similarly, people who whinge about getting through to voicemail and then don't leave a message. I'll assume it wasn't important and not bother to phone back. It doesn't have to be an oscar-winning performance, just "Hi Chris, it's Bob, gimme a call when you can" will do.

[Electric Leyland]

  barrett said:

She's a right mental cow though, did you see her co-presenting Gok Wan's fashion fix? no, i don't supopose you did. Not sure why i was watching it actually I had such a surprise when she popped up on that i ran through my house getting all my housemates and shouting ''she used to be in The Fall!!'' and then getting my copy of Kurious Oranj to illustrate how hot she used to be. But yeh, probably still would.

Hahaha me & H Sceptre used to know Gok Wan when he was a chubby BT callcentre lad in Leicester, we used to hang out with his workmates back in the late 90's so met him regularly. Oh blody ell I'm starting to sound like a sad name dropping celeb stalker. I'll start adding "..which was nice" to the end of everything.On that subject, apart from Steve Berry, I wonder if any other media types lurk on here? If you are and you are reading this, say "I" and then we can spend weeks having fun guessing who you are. Not that you ever have to tell us. I've got a hunch that Gareth "Gaz Top" Jones has been on here before a very long time ago but can't remember why...Curious Oranj always reminds me of the fabulously underrated tv show This Morning With Richard Not Judy. And remember when MES appeared on the even more fabulously underrated show Jerry Sadowitz's "The Pall Bearer's Review"? Class.Sorry think I'm on the wrong thread here, this is grumpy antedote stuff....

[Cavcraft]

  Pillock said:

  FredTransit said:

WHY?? Do some people have a mobile and either don't take it with em or don't turn it on???

Mine's always on and in my pocket.However, it's my choice whether I answer it. I hardly ever answer calls from numbers that aren't in my phonebook, and only answer withheld numbers if I'm expecting someone from a big faceless call centre to phone me back.My mobile is for my benefit.... it actually annoys me greatly when people say "ooooh I phoned you but it went to voicemail, why didn't you answer" as if I'm sat there waiting for it to ring. I might have been driving, sleeping or having a poo and I'll phone you back when I feel like it.Similarly, people who whinge about getting through to voicemail and then don't leave a message. I'll assume it wasn't important and not bother to phone back. It doesn't have to be an oscar-winning performance, just "Hi Chris, it's Bob, gimme a call when you can" will do.

Right on the money but a lot of the time (depending which phone number I give out) I ask people NOT to leave an snwerphone message as it's fubared (translates to can't be arsed burning credit listening to answerphone messages) but they still do.Every now and then (once every 3 or 4 months) I top my credit up and then go through my answerphone messages laughing at all the angry people 'desperate' to contact me despite being told not to leave a message!Witheld numbers are always a no-no too, never answer them. If they're masking their number they must have something else to hide and the only people I know with ex-directory numbers are arseholes of the highest order.

[Mr Lobster]

  Cavette said:

Witheld numbers are always a no-no too, never answer them. If they're masking their number they must have something else to hide and the only people I know with ex-directory numbers are arseholes of the highest order.

I see where your coming from but...... I have an ex-directory number simply because it means I get virtually no calls trying to sell me something. It does mean that my number shows as witheld but thats not because i'm trying to hide anything, thats just how it is.On the subject of mobiles - I use mine partly for business so I tend to answer it regardless of whether I know whos calling or not. But, if I'm on holiday or whatever then it gets switched off and stays off.

[Mr H Sceptre]

  Electric Leyland said:

  chester drawers said:

  Mr H Sceptre said:

 

Saw them at the very same venue a couple of years ago, when they had those american dudes in the band. Absolutely blinding. His missus, who plays keyboards, is a real hottie.

I was probably there, but (reaching for the anorak) I'd have to get the ticket stubs out to be sure. Elena Poulou and Brix - credit where it's due, the boy done good

+1 on that.

 

I see Brix about once a week, behind the counter of her boutique clothing store Start round the corner from my place. Presume the credit crunch means she's laid some staff off.

 

I tell you what. You still would.

How in God's name does someone who looks like this:

 

 

..marry ladies like this:

 

 

 

Theres hope for us all.....

[barrett]

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Theres hope for us all.....

Thats the only thing that keeps me going!now my rant:Jeans....or more specifically, trying to buy a pair of jeans. which i've spent all day trying to do.it is seemingly impossible to find a pair of jeans that dont have pre-made wear and tear, or hvae bleach all over them, or are a stupid colour, of that dont even look like they are made from denim, or are super skinny fit straight cut hipster bullshit cunt fuck. i can't be the ONLY person in the world that wants a pair of normal boot-cut non-worn normal normal jeans. oh wait, i can go to the Levi's shop and spend eighty fucking quid on a pair. thanks fashion, you've failed me again.

[Andrew353w]

I agree with the number of "sales calls" made to mobiles. I don't answer "withheld' numbers and my answerphone message explains just that to the caller! If it's really urgent (and, strangely, it never is!) they'll leave me a message......

[seth]

  barrett said:

i can't be the ONLY person in the world that wants a pair of normal boot-cut non-worn normal normal jeans..

You aren't. Hear Hear!

[Richard]

I don't get many sales calls. I got a spate from a company called, I think, GM Direct Marketing. I never got to the phone in time but I Googled the numbers and added them to my phone book under Arsehole Scammer, Arseholes, Arseholes2 and Arseholes3. When I did manage to answer the phone in time I gave the poor guy both barrels.I tend to answer withheld numbers because it might be something important, and it usually is. I don't get many calls at all, never mind nuisance calls.As I was typing this post it occurred to me where the arsehole scammers got my number from. Fuckers.

[FredTransit]

Cavette if you don't want people to leave a message why not just turn the voice mail off?

[CortinaDave]

I don't answer withheld numbers. My take on it is that if they are withholding their number, its because they know you probably don't want to speak to them becaue they're trying to flog you something.. and if they don't leave a message then that confirms it for me!If thats not the case and its withheld for another reason, then leave a message and I'll ring you back!I never ever use my landline - nobody has the number for it but its there for the broadband. And yet I am amazed how many sales calls I still get on the thing!

[barrett]

  seth said:

  barrett said:

i can't be the ONLY person in the world that wants a pair of normal boot-cut non-worn normal normal jeans..

You aren't. Hear Hear!

seth, try this. not cheap but loads of my mates have them and i can attest to thier good qualityhttp://www.makeyourownjeans.com/

[outlaw118]

being of the archetypal grumpy fat bloke, who gives not one steaming shit about labels and "fashion", my last two pair of jeans came from the Tesco value range; £3 a pair, 40" waist, 31" leg.My old woman works for them too, so I get 30p extra off.I don't care if they were made by 6 year old orphans, they fit, and seem quite hardwearing.... and I bet Levi or whoever employ similar manufacturing techniques too.Gok Wan would shit his nancy pants if he saw me....

[Richard]

As far as I can tell from the series Blood Sweat and T-Shirts the 6 year old orphans are unlikely to be involved in making Tesco value jeans. I think they tend to do things like attaching bling to ladies' clothes.

[chester drawers]

  barrett said:

i can't be the ONLY person in the world that wants a pair of normal boot-cut non-worn normal normal jeans. oh wait, i can go to the Levi's shop and spend eighty fucking quid on a pair. thanks fashion, you've failed me again.

I recently found myself at Cheshire Oaks and went looking for “normal†boot cut jeans which didn’t require a re-mortgage to own. I failed to find the jeans, but happened across an Astra with a nice old fashioned boot:

Happy ending - Matalan came up trumps with the jeans later on Cheshire Oaks has gone right off in recent years.