GOGS...Grumpy Old Gits Society..

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gordonzz

Discussion Starter · Apr 30, 2016

after all the years of suffering being called a miserable old bar-steward by mrs zz , I am finally rejoicing that she has come round to my way of thinking. the source of this wonderment?... a newly found joint loathing of the foul phenomenon of otherwise seemingly intelligent individuals starting a sentence with the word "so"!!!! if you have been asked , "how do you propose to re-attach that button"? , or , "what method would you use to distribute seed in your garden" , fair enough but otherwise , nooooooooooo! other current hot favourites are "yoofs" with their kecks hanging out the top of their trousers and newly qualified drivers with a green p plate (clearly designating pillock) who refuse to commit to crossing a roundabout without having received a written invitation at least a fortnight in advance! what gets your hackles up?

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Abarth Mike

· #7,224 · 9 mo ago

Trisha said:
Today, I'm commanded to don goggles and gaiters and climb with gratitude, but without grumpiness, aboard the family jalopy and steer towards Oxfordshire. Mrs Grumpy has decreed that staying in an hotel, and exploring the bucolic delights of "somewhere else for a change" will do us good.

I'm not convinced but will do as commanded for it is the line of least resistance. Dunno whether you've noticed but wherever you go, you're always there... Utterly pointless.

Thame? Travelodge. cheap and cheerful. Spread Eagle is less so.

Abarth Mike

· #7,227 · 9 mo ago

My wife bought some herbal pills she claims give her energy. All I have noticed is an increase in the level of talking. About herbal pills.

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Abarth Mike

· #7,255 · 9 mo ago

StuBeeDoo said:
I will be able to connect by smart 'phone to the telematics in whichever van I'm driving. This is for the purpose of monitoring my driving style.

I connecting to the van is mandatory they should give you a phone for that purpose. Not use yours for free.

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Abarth Mike

· #7,261 · 9 mo ago

Kit Spackman said:
Leaving an entire Imp engine underneath the sideboard tends to prevent the Hoover cleaning the carpet and irritates them even more!

I find cooking up a motorcycle chain in a pot of chain wax to be the best.

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Abarth Mike

· #7,277 · 9 mo ago

How old do we think grandchildren have to be?

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Abarth Mike

· #7,294 · 8 mo ago

I'm so old for a moment I got excited. I thought you wrote Hot Totty

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Abarth Mike

· #7,313 · 8 mo ago

Wobble said:
every time I use the pc google has decided to advertise the taillight I've already bought.

For less money than you paid

Abarth Mike

· #7,406 · 8 mo ago

Trisha said:
Perhaps noisy racing cars were invented for these very reasons.

Motorcycling was good until someone invented Bluetooth intercom for helmets. Sorry love I always wear ear plugs.

Abarth Mike

· #7,425 · 7 mo ago

PETER GUNN said:
Once again i heard sorry from a politician which is becoming a regular thing, they can F everything up and just say sorry, you can fire someone for doing what you asked them to do , then praise them up and say sorry, sorry your energy bills are going up, sorry your mortage is going up, sorry your food is going up, but there are others worse of than you the poor bankers can't make ends meet without a bonus to their already inflated wages sorry.
They are sorry you can't get a doctors appointment, sorry your operations cancelled until 2023, sorry some people will freeze this winter, sorry some will die of hunger, sorry there are kids in poverty, and so it goes on.
Well i'm sorry really sorry so sorry i have forgotten what i'm sorry about as it,s used so often it,s just a cheap word,as it no longer means a thing, sorry.

All sounds very Canadian. Eh?

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Abarth Mike

· #7,470 · 7 mo ago

mickey thumbs said:
In summer the ice cream truck would slowly troll the neighborhood playing a signature tune on a loudspeaker which sent kids running home to scrounge for spare change.

youtube.com

Ice cream van Tonibell of northfleet

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Abarth Mike

· #7,482 · 7 mo ago (Edited)

Gripping Pneus said:
a Ginetta G15,

I used to have a brown one. Reputed to be the only G15 hatchback.

Wheel Tire Car Land vehicle Vehicle

I have no idea who the lady is.

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Abarth Mike

· #7,546 · 7 mo ago

beardy56 said:
I think the main problem is that there is a generation that expect everything to be delivered from a burger or bottle of milk to a car and they don't even think about or look at the delivery cost.

I have a few mates who are always complaining about the price of beer in one bar or another. They don't realize that the price has only a little bit to do with the actual beer. There is AC, staff, rent, etc, etc.

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Abarth Mike

· #7,555 · 7 mo ago

tangerinedream said:
About ten years ago I reasoned, unsuccessfully as to be expected, with SWMBO about the Christmas tree, I suggested a decent artificial one from John Lewis, approx £200 at the time, no I like a real one was the answer.
Since that time I reckon I've spent £400/500 on real trees, had the hassle of putting them up, disposing of them and clearing up the needles.

First Christmas in Canada I went out with the family, trusty chainsaw in hand to get a tree, I had been given a map by the Ministry of Natural Resources. All the locals were walking out with nice-looking trees but all I could see were straggly ones. Then a local told me I was looking in the wrong place. (rookie mistake for a newcomer) I should be looking at the tops of large trees not 7-8 foot ones on the ground. So armed with this knowledge I cut down a 40ft tree and took the top 8 feet home to trim later.

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Abarth Mike

· #7,637 · 6 mo ago

Segata said:
its only really us and the US still operating Sunday trading laws,

Switzerland

Although it may have changed but gardening for flowers was allowed but not gardening for vegetables. (considered work) No car washing in the driveway.

Abarth Mike

· #7,671 · 6 mo ago

beardy56 said:
Trouble is the time it takes for the symptoms to show. With my last dose it as was at least three or four days before I had what appeared to be a slight cold and another day and a half before it turned worse and I tested positive. So I was out to the supermarket, which is where I probably got it, with my little sniffle. After that I stayed in until the day after I tested negative, but it's that gap between catching it and knowing you've got it that causes the most problem no matter how conscientious you are.

Just curious. Is it considered PC to self-test these days?

I had what I think is flu for a couple of days. Is it now considered socially correct to run out and buy a Covid test lit.

Abarth Mike

· #7,697 · 6 mo ago

tangerinedream said:
racers hopefully can sell them on.

Can be turned into a cheap and cheerful tyre polishing base.

Abarth Mike

· #7,723 · 5 mo ago

mickey thumbs said:
This past week alone steam from the humidifier that was supposed to go into the air ducts

Vent the dryer into the house

Abarth Mike

· #7,738 · 5 mo ago

tangerinedream said:
Range Rover dumped on yellow hatchings in the retail park, compromising visibility to get out of the lane, an electric Hyundai SUV taking four attempts to reverse into a space, Audi TT driving the wrong way around the arrowed parking system, welcome to a manic retail experience, be glad when it's all over really.

Welcome to Thailand. Oh Wait

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Abarth Mike

· #7,753 · 5 mo ago

StuBeeDoo said:
made a comment along the lines of "blue for boys, pink for girls"

Used to be the other way around. If you need a topic for discussion

Abarth Mike

· #7,768 · 5 mo ago

tangerinedream said:
Santa brought me a very nice pink and grey Fat face airlie sweatshirt, love it, the other one I had earlier this year was blue and white.
Does this make me gender neutral,hmmm.

Only REAL men can wear pink.

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