Author Topic: The Good News / Bad News Thread (Read 399277 times)

fuzzy · « **Reply #1925 on:** 14 September, 2015, 08:42:50 am »

Quote from: Peter on 12 September, 2015, 06:54:50 pm

Chlorine, it's a bugger!

I always thought it was a diatomic nonmetal?

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1926 on:** 23 September, 2015, 03:20:39 pm »

GN: I am off to Normandy tomorrow

BN: It's a stag weekend that I don't really fancy

BN: I can't find the Euros I had left over from my July trip to Germany

Ham · « **Reply #1927 on:** 23 September, 2015, 06:12:44 pm »

Quote from: A Warwickshire Lad on 23 September, 2015, 03:20:39 pm

GN: I am off to Normandy tomorrow

BN: It's a stag weekend that I don't really fancy

BN: I can't find the Euros I had left over from my July trip to Germany

GN the exchange rate is still 1.36

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1928 on:** 24 September, 2015, 11:07:25 am »

Found them in the back of my passport. Nice day frit, too.

Polar Bear · « **Reply #1929 on:** 24 September, 2015, 11:12:37 am »

That's one helluva stunt to pull to avoid a Long Itch weekend.

mike · « **Reply #1930 on:** 27 September, 2015, 07:37:49 am »

BN - I got burgled last night. Bastards let themselves in the front door, picked up my [empty] wallet, my watch and a kitbag full of yesterdays dirty rowing kit, let themselves into the garage and out the garage door, taking a bike with them.

GN - they took my shittest bike, the one i havent ridden in over a year that was hanging on the wall above all my other bikes, all of which I'd miss more than that one

If anyone sees a large on-one inbred with a badly fitted 8-speed alfine hub and pretty average handbuilt wheels (ahem) on ebay - let me know and I won't bid on it!

(bit gutted about my watch.... Insurance will cover it but I've had it a long time and loved it)

Canardly · « **Reply #1931 on:** 27 September, 2015, 03:13:44 pm »

Sorry to hear that Mike, it is not a pleasant experience. Hope all is well otherwise.

fuzzy · « **Reply #1932 on:** 27 September, 2015, 11:46:27 pm »

Quote from: mike on 27 September, 2015, 07:37:49 am

BN - I got burgled last night. Bastards let themselves in the front door, picked up my [empty] wallet, my watch and a kitbag full of yesterdays dirty rowing kit, let themselves into the garage and out the garage door, taking a bike with them.

GN - they took my shittest bike, the one i havent ridden in over a year that was hanging on the wall above all my other bikes, all of which I'd miss more than that one

If anyone sees a large on-one inbred with a badly fitted 8-speed alfine hub and pretty average handbuilt wheels (ahem) on ebay - let me know and I won't bid on it!

(bit gutted about my watch.... Insurance will cover it but I've had it a long time and loved it)

May bitey, stingy red ants and stuff infest their soon to develop saddle sores.

peliroja · « **Reply #1933 on:** 28 September, 2015, 01:01:37 pm »

Sorry to hear it, Mike. That's shitty.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1934 on:** 06 October, 2015, 04:35:45 pm »

Quote from: Mr Larrington on 06 October, 2014, 08:22:37 pm

Hurrah! I no longer have to smoke foul USAnian Marlboro as I have finished the duty-free
Bah! I have finished the duty-free and good honest BRITISH Marlboro are twice the price

It's that time of year again $:-\$

Polar Bear · « **Reply #1935 on:** 06 October, 2015, 04:48:47 pm »

Quote from: mike on 27 September, 2015, 07:37:49 am

BN - I got burgled last night. Bastards let themselves in the front door, picked up my [empty] wallet, my watch and a kitbag full of yesterdays dirty rowing kit, let themselves into the garage and out the garage door, taking a bike with them.

GN - they took my shittest bike, the one i havent ridden in over a year that was hanging on the wall above all my other bikes, all of which I'd miss more than that one

If anyone sees a large on-one inbred with a badly fitted 8-speed alfine hub and pretty average handbuilt wheels (ahem) on ebay - let me know and I won't bid on it!

(bit gutted about my watch.... Insurance will cover it but I've had it a long time and loved it)

I know that feeling. I hope that your plod are infinitely better than our plod were. Fecking useless would be a generous description of the "waste of taxpayer's money that couldn't be arsed to even send a bod round" here.

Hope that you get everything sorted soonest.

andrewc · « **Reply #1936 on:** 07 October, 2015, 07:59:34 pm »

Good news , my new Shimano MT91 boots have arrived from Chain Reaction
Bad news, the Time ATAC cleats I ordered haven't arrived.

Possibly more bad news, I ordered the boots a size bigger than normal, but with 1 pair of winter socks on they are a touch on the snug side.

Ham · « **Reply #1937 on:** 10 October, 2015, 02:38:25 pm »

BN - Our cleaner hasn't appeared for several weeks
GN - Our cleaner hasn't appeared for several weeks (our paintwork has breathed a sign of relief)
BN - I had to go on the hunt for a cleaner
GN - Thanks to the magic of t'interwebs and gumtree, I have found someone who could actually turn up immediately
BN - They only speak Ukranian (and Russian), wot I don't
MBN: - They REALLY don't understand any English. Nyetski.
GN - There's always Google Translate
BN - Have you ever tried to communicate with it?

Tim Hall · « **Reply #1938 on:** 10 October, 2015, 02:53:24 pm »

Quote from: Ham on 10 October, 2015, 02:38:25 pm

BN - Our cleaner hasn't appeared for several weeks
GN - Our cleaner hasn't appeared for several weeks (our paintwork has breathed a sign of relief)
BN - I had to go on the hunt for a cleaner
GN - Thanks to the magic of t'interwebs and gumtree, I have found someone who could actually turn up immediately
BN - They only speak Ukranian (and Russian), wot I don't
MBN: - They REALLY don't understand any English. Nyetski.
GN - There's always Google Translate
BN - Have you ever tried to communicate with it?

Sounds like a job for Anrdij OTP. The translating, not the cleaning.

hellymedic · « **Reply #1939 on:** 10 October, 2015, 02:54:02 pm »

I gotta nice cleaner the day after I looked on Hassle.com.

Jurek · « **Reply #1940 on:** 10 October, 2015, 03:00:07 pm »

Quote from: Ham on 10 October, 2015, 02:38:25 pm

BN - Our cleaner hasn't appeared for several weeks
GN - Our cleaner hasn't appeared for several weeks (our paintwork has breathed a sign of relief)
BN - I had to go on the hunt for a cleaner
GN - Thanks to the magic of t'interwebs and gumtree, I have found someone who could actually turn up immediately
BN - They only speak Ukranian (and Russian), wot I don't
MBN: - They REALLY don't understand any English. Nyetski.
GN - There's always Google Translate
BN - Have you ever tried to communicate with it?

Using only Google translate, I managed to procure a Dutch electrical contractor, and engage him to supply and fit 5 x floodlights to illuminate a banner belonging to the fruit-based computer manufacturer from Cupertino, on the side of a retail shed in Groningen.
It was an exceptionally lengthy process, but that wasn't down to language differences....
If there was any surprise on my part it was that I was dealing with a Dutchman who wasn't a polyglot.

Ham · « **Reply #1941 on:** 10 October, 2015, 03:01:52 pm »

FWIW, it doesn't like Ukranian as much as it does Dutchian, and is happy to tell you.

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1942 on:** 10 October, 2015, 07:43:06 pm »

Realised the other day I needed a DPAK that actually fits. Go to toffs.com

Hurrah: In stock. Clicks
Bah: Not in stock after all
Hurrah: Shirts made to order
Bah: Could take $LONG_TIME
Hurrah: Arrived today

Torslanda · « **Reply #1943 on:** 10 October, 2015, 09:39:11 pm »

I just Googled DPAK.

Can't understand how Mr. Larrington would wear 'Diploma Pendidikan Awal Kanak-Kanak'

Now even MOAR CONFUZZLED

Mr Larrington · « **Reply #1944 on:** 11 October, 2015, 04:20:53 am »

Dukla Prague Away Kit, you silly person.

CAMRAMan · « **Reply #1945 on:** 11 October, 2015, 03:37:16 pm »

...and it's not even christmas...

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #1946 on:** 19 October, 2015, 10:46:50 am »

BN - it's time for my six-monthly PRD review. As I said to the boss, they can make me do it, but they can't make me care.
GN - there's a lot of champagne in the current office chocolates.

Wombat · « **Reply #1947 on:** 19 October, 2015, 01:20:18 pm »

And I've just been told I can't avoid my next six monthly review booked for May/June-ish, so thats the bad news.

GN is I really can't be arsed to moan about it, because I leave this place in July....

perpetual dan · « **Reply #1948 on:** 20 October, 2015, 10:30:35 am »

GN: I have a long weekend free, a new map and 11 pieces of green and orange cardboard.
BN: Failing to get round to finding places to stay, so far only have the first night sorted.
GN: This might just "have" to turn into camping.
BN: The bad news is really rather contrived, isn't it?

mike · « **Reply #1949 on:** 20 October, 2015, 11:13:13 am »

Quote from: mike on 27 September, 2015, 07:37:49 am

BN - I got burgled last night. Bastards let themselves in the front door, picked up my [empty] wallet, my watch and a kitbag full of yesterdays dirty rowing kit, let themselves into the garage and out the garage door, taking a bike with them.

GN - they took my shittest bike, the one i havent ridden in over a year that was hanging on the wall above all my other bikes, all of which I'd miss more than that one

If anyone sees a large on-one inbred with a badly fitted 8-speed alfine hub and pretty average handbuilt wheels (ahem) on ebay - let me know and I won't bid on it!

(bit gutted about my watch.... Insurance will cover it but I've had it a long time and loved it)

Update:

Good news - The Cambridge police have been brilliant. They've found the bloke with my bike (and five others which didnt fit him) and he's already been in court and is being detained. They've given me regular updates and have all been really nice people. Top marks.

bad news - they havent found my watch and I still dont like the bike

Author Topic: The Good News / Bad News Thread (Read 399277 times)

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