Author Topic: The Grumble Thread - No energy for a full on rant. (Read 1626059 times)

SteveC · « **Reply #2600 on:** 06 December, 2012, 04:52:24 pm »

I left my bag in the pub last night.
I went back to get it at lunchtime.
They don't open on Thursday lunchtimes.

Andrij · « **Reply #2601 on:** 06 December, 2012, 04:58:53 pm »

Quote from: Oaky on 05 December, 2012, 07:56:13 pm

Use a skewer, that way your steam vent holes can go right into the core.

QR, Pin-head, alan key or traditional?

IGMC!

Kim · « **Reply #2602 on:** 06 December, 2012, 05:01:42 pm »

Quote from: Andrij on 06 December, 2012, 04:58:53 pm

Quote from: Oaky on 05 December, 2012, 07:56:13 pm
Use a skewer, that way your steam vent holes can go right into the core.

QR, Pin-head, alan key or traditional?

Spare spoke, obviously.

Ashaman42 · « **Reply #2603 on:** 06 December, 2012, 08:35:21 pm »

Well apparently I work somewhere where even if you openly boast that you know you have no holiday left but book time off anyway it gets okayed.

I am this: peeved.

SteveC · « **Reply #2604 on:** 07 December, 2012, 07:59:52 am »

Quote from: SteveC on 06 December, 2012, 04:52:24 pm

I left my bag in the pub last night.

And when going to get it back last evening, I saw a cyclist riding with no lights. Not that unusual (unfortunately) except this was on an unlit, national speed limit road, with crud all over it at the moment from the rain last weekend, pot holes which seem to grow daily, and the occasional over hanging branch or bramble which gets knocked out of the hedge.
Idiot!

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #2605 on:** 08 December, 2012, 06:49:59 pm »

I really miss bobb. It's nearly 5 weeks since we saw each other, and nearly 3 weeks till we're together next. I wish I had a TARDIS.

Ashaman42 · « **Reply #2606 on:** 08 December, 2012, 09:25:54 pm »

Poop. I seem to have managed to delete some track data from my GPS before I had copied it to my computer. It doesn't really matter in the grand scheme of things but still annoying.

andrewc · « **Reply #2607 on:** 09 December, 2012, 10:27:23 am »

I seem to be full of lurgy. Sore eyes, nose dripping and a scratch throat. I'd booked Monday as leave to enjoy myself, and now it's going to be spoiled by being poorly

tiermat · « **Reply #2608 on:** 09 December, 2012, 10:33:48 am »

Quote from: andrewc on 09 December, 2012, 10:27:23 am

I seem to be full of lurgy. Sore eyes, nose dripping and a scratch throat. I'd booked Monday as leave to enjoy myself, and now it's going to be spoiled by being poorly

Join the club, exactly the same happened to me last Friday

spesh · « **Reply #2609 on:** 10 December, 2012, 12:45:29 pm »

There had better be communication from John Lewis today, otherwise I'm going to get all Grinkosaurus Erectus on their arses...

SandyV · « **Reply #2610 on:** 11 December, 2012, 04:21:58 am »

Butcher in training - please listen. I needed 3 lamb shanks not 2 and 4 rissoles not 6 and 1kg of prawns not 700gms and ... sigh

Jacomus · « **Reply #2611 on:** 11 December, 2012, 10:26:04 am »

Rouge moustache hair! Leave my nose alone!

spesh · « **Reply #2612 on:** 11 December, 2012, 10:29:35 am »

Quote from: Jacomus on 11 December, 2012, 10:26:04 am

Rouge moustache hair! Leave my nose alone!

I take it that different-coloured hairs are better behaved, then?

Jacomus · « **Reply #2613 on:** 11 December, 2012, 10:30:56 am »

Quote from: spesh on 11 December, 2012, 10:29:35 am

Quote from: Jacomus on 11 December, 2012, 10:26:04 am
Rouge moustache hair! Leave my nose alone!

I take it that different-coloured hairs are better behaved, then?

Rogue moustache hair! Leave my nose alone!

Additional Grumble: Bah! Dyslexia

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2614 on:** 11 December, 2012, 02:53:55 pm »

Untitled by The Pingus, on Flickr

WTF???

No it doesn't (we don't live in a hard water area)

How did you work that out?

Whatevaaaah.....

Kim · « **Reply #2615 on:** 11 December, 2012, 02:59:00 pm »

Well I assume the oxygen content might affect the taste of tea, but I question whether anyone should be keeping fish in a kettle

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2616 on:** 11 December, 2012, 03:47:29 pm »

If the originator of said passive aggressive note is who I think it is, said person has only been in the company for a couple of weeks. Takes a brass neck to start leaving notes like that around after such a short time!

David Martin · « **Reply #2617 on:** 11 December, 2012, 05:39:27 pm »

Quite right about reboiled water - it is due to the oxygen content. If you like grey muddy tea then boil the heck out of it but bright chestnutty flavoursome tea should be made with freshly crafted H20 that has barely had chance to vent it's steam.

Kim · « **Reply #2618 on:** 11 December, 2012, 06:20:10 pm »

Jettle not a good idea then?

Tim Hall · « **Reply #2619 on:** 11 December, 2012, 08:06:29 pm »

Quote from: Kim on 11 December, 2012, 02:59:00 pm

Well I assume the oxygen content might affect the taste of tea, but I question whether anyone should be keeping fish in a kettle

You can keep fish in a kettle, but a fish kettle is generally for salmon. Which are DEAD. (but tasty)

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2620 on:** 11 December, 2012, 08:14:24 pm »

wonders how different the oxygen concentration actually is between once and twice boiled water...

billplumtree · « **Reply #2621 on:** 11 December, 2012, 08:16:59 pm »

Well, reboiling water unnecessarily does use up energy. Which, arguably, contributes to the acidification of rivers and seas. Which, arguably, etc etc and tenuously might just possibly......

*wanders off, whistling*

Mrs Pingu · « **Reply #2622 on:** 11 December, 2012, 08:25:26 pm »

Anyhoo, I fail to see how anyone drinking Tetley's bogging sweepings off the floor and drownded in half a pint of cow juice would notice the difference

Kim · « **Reply #2623 on:** 11 December, 2012, 08:27:56 pm »

Ah, I think I've worked it out:

Icky tea (because it's been made with needlessly re-boiled water, presumably because of some sort of thermal homeopathy) kills the fishes, because it's being discarded into their tank (or kettle, in the case of salmon)?

barakta · « **Reply #2624 on:** 11 December, 2012, 08:31:55 pm »

Quote from: David Martin on 11 December, 2012, 05:39:27 pm

Quite right about reboiled water - it is due to the oxygen content. If you like grey muddy tea then boil the heck out of it but bright chestnutty flavoursome tea should be made with freshly crafted H20 that has barely had chance to vent it's steam.

If you care about the providence of your tea water then empty & refill the kettle yourself IMHO!

Although I do hate the people who will open a BRAND new 4pt bottle of milk cos they decide the half empty one must be poisonous. Milk doesn't last in our fridge long enough to go nasty FFS.