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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matthew77

· #8,001 · 3 mo ago

Lol, I suspect uncle Bonkers would have you all driving old Land Rovers and drinking whisky for your health. Every nightclub with a farming equipment assault course. History lessons from the Brig. It would be an interesting country.

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Trisha

· #8,002 · 3 mo ago

Brilliant, chaps, and bang on, plus... mandatory lessons in bovine breeding stocks, Latin prep, Land Rover maintenance the easy (non-existent) method, and light-hearted parlour games with antique small arms whilst under the influence of the Amber nectar. Plus a lot more I won't go into.

Thanks Daniel and Matthew. Acute observation as usual.

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tangerinedream

· #8,003 · 3 mo ago

Latest big brother is coming control has been revealed by Ford USA.
Filed for a patent last summer,the software will automatically drive your car autonomously back to the supplying dealer,if you fall behind on payments.
Prior to this texts will warn you about non payment,then the car can be used but will make various noises of beeps and bells to annoy you.
Now what if you don't make payments and let the tyres down,then it's back to lizard licks towing company.

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Kevan

· #8,004 · 3 mo ago

Non pneumatic tyres are already a thing

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matthew77

· #8,005 · 3 mo ago

I think they need a court order in the UK to seize/repossess the car, a text won't suffice. Of course, if it crashes on the way to the showroom Ford could be out of pocket by more then the value of the outstanding finance. Wonder who pays the penalty fine if it sits in a yellow box.

Kevan

· #8,006 · 3 mo ago

Anyway, 'cars' of the future will fly like a drone, maybe even call one on demand like a taxi.

Trisha

· #8,007 · 3 mo ago

A first for me today. A short ride of a couple of miles in an all-electriic BMW, courtesy of an ol' chum. Quiet, comfortable, spacious, warm, interesting, aesthetically acceptable and user-friendly. Cost? Ridiculous!

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StuBeeDoo

· #8,008 · 3 mo ago

Trisha said:
all-electriic BMW..............
Cost? Ridiculous!

Abso-bloody-lutely!

We looked into going electric. To get the infrastructure set-up in our 110 year-old mid-terrace cottage would mean that it has to be done for all the cottages in the terrace.

Cost??............ Prohibitive. ........... Unless every one of the other 15 households wants an EV badly enough to chip-in.

Relying solely on available public charging points?.......... None at all within 4 miles of home.

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StuBeeDoo

· #8,009 · 3 mo ago (Edited)

World Book Day...........

The one day of the year when parents are coerced into sending their offspring to school in fancy dress................

........ Probably having spent more of their hard-earned on the fancy dress - which will likely never be used again - than they spend in a year on books.

Another shining example of the world's messed-up priorities.

tangerinedream

· #8,010 · 3 mo ago

Book shops did quite well in the lockdowns,don't know if they've kept this up.

I still always have proper books, SWMBO has her kindle, cheapo books to read on the beach I source from charity shops, good for me, good for them.

At school ever afternoon the first ten minutes is quiet reading, used to be just books, but now all the pupils in every year group have an I pad that's what they use,quite what they are reading, that's if they're reading at all is another matter.

Schools do what is A expected of them and B politically correct, last half term we had to deliver FOUR hours of PowerPoints and videos on gangs,drugs, knife crime, so that's four hours less learning of maths,English, science etc, someone somewhere must have decided that parents don't educate their offspring on the content of those PowerPoints.

model murdering

· #8,011 · 3 mo ago

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tangerinedream said:
Latest big brother is coming control has been revealed by Ford USA.
Filed for a patent last summer,the software will automatically drive your car autonomously back to the supplying dealer,if you fall behind on payments.
Prior to this texts will warn you about non payment,then the car can be used but will make various noises of beeps and bells to annoy you.
Now what if you don't make payments and let the tyres down,then it's back to lizard licks towing company.

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Go on and make my day. Poindexter brainiacs foiled by little more than a stick.

Picture one of those "Homing Fords" with a steering wheel "club" trying to drag it's arse back to the dealer. Is it smart enough to unlock datchit?

Did it bludgeon through your garage door?

Did it drive over the wife's car that was parked behind it, or magically sashay over, then proceed through the flower bed, and front fence/hedge to escape.

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tangerinedream

· #8,012 · 3 mo ago

Think it's more entertaining watching lizard lick towing .

Jeepster

· #8,013 · 3 mo ago

I'd rather not be considered a grumpy old git but I am increasingly miffed and grumpy with PENDLE. Emails continually go unanswered and their call back phone number is no use at all. Wonder how much business they lose when would-be purchasers go elsewhere (me included!). 😾☎📣💻

RikoRocket

· #8,014 · 3 mo ago

Try ringing them, that always works for me. 01282 612418

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Jeepster

· #8,015 · 3 mo ago

RikoRocket said:
Try ringing them, that always works for me. 01282 612418

A secret phone number - thanks, I'll try that.

Trisha

· #8,016 · 3 mo ago

Mrs Grumpy's new-ish fad. Bamboo loo paper. The cost tends to wipe the smile from most people's faces.

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HiFi

· #8,017 · 3 mo ago (Edited)

It’s been a while since bamboo got anywhere near my derrière 🧐

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model murdering

· #8,018 · 3 mo ago

.... butt, butt, what will the Pandas eat?

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Abarth Mike

· #8,019 · 3 mo ago

Trisha said:
Mrs Grumpy's new-ish fad. Bamboo loo paper. The cost tends to wipe the smile from most people's faces. View attachment 339832

💡They had to cut down the forest to make the box

I spent many happy years here.

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tangerinedream

· #8,020 · 3 mo ago

Was covering y 10 GCSE Geography yesterday, the syllabus includes deforestation of the Amazon/ Peru, the YouTube video we watched and answered exam questions on, was from National geographic magazine, features a lecture by a guy who bought a section of rain Forrest to prevent logging.

Longish story ,but the conclusion was whilst we in the affluent west create carbon and point fingers at those native people, they are just trying to eke out a living, if they had more help to grow sustainable crops and fast growing softwood, then it'd be better all round, an interesting hour I felt.

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