Author Topic: The Grumble Thread - No energy for a full on rant. (Read 1625911 times)

Guy · « **Reply #3175 on:** 02 April, 2013, 08:28:39 am »

The calendar sez early April

The early appearance of Mr Sun and his angle in the sky sez early April.

The gardens round here say early March.

The temperature sez early February.

Come on. Get with the programme. I'm bored with this coldness now.

essexian · « **Reply #3176 on:** 02 April, 2013, 08:31:46 am »

Quote from: Guy on 02 April, 2013, 08:28:39 am

The calendar sez early April

The early appearance of Mr Sun and his angle in the sky sez early April.

The gardens round here say early March.

The temperature sez early February.

Come on. Get with the programme. I'm bored with this coldness now.

Er...its just started snowing in Stafford! We still have snow from the last fall in our garden!

This just isn't good enough.

Guy · « **Reply #3177 on:** 02 April, 2013, 08:36:22 am »

Quote from: essexian on 02 April, 2013, 08:31:46 am

...its just started snowing in Stafford! We still have snow from the last fall in our garden!

This just isn't good enough.

GAD!

I think I'll just sit quietly and count my blessings.

essexian · « **Reply #3178 on:** 02 April, 2013, 08:50:54 am »

Okay snow, now you make me look a prat as, as soon as I post my message above, you stop!

The heavy fall we stuffered today......

http://flic.kr/p/e87cSQ

tiermat · « **Reply #3179 on:** 02 April, 2013, 10:46:43 am »

Sodding VPN.

I can get onto the internet, 'cos otherwise I wouldn't be able to post this!

From my other laptop (work provided) I can't. they have them locked down so you can only access the internet through their proxy, which means you need to go via the VPN. Today the VPN worked first thing this morning, now it don't work, which means WFH is a none-starter...

Luckily I can send an email as I have a Blackberry.

Time to make coffee, I think!

Biggsy · « **Reply #3180 on:** 02 April, 2013, 05:30:37 pm »

My disabled Dad has been told that the district nurses have stopped treating leg ulcer patients at home, and also won't allow my Mum to carry on doing some of the expert-standard treatment herself any more, so he will have to go to the clinic twice a week instead.

The transport itself won't be a serious problem, but the inconvenience and stress of the whole thing will be hard for my Dad (and Mum who will go with him). The nurse (who is no less unhappy than we are) said the stress will stop him getting better. So it'll cost the NHS more in the long run.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #3181 on:** 02 April, 2013, 07:24:05 pm »

Biggsy, what would actually happen if your Mum carried on doing the treatment at home, which presumably she is doing now? Would the clinic refuse to do the other treatment or would they just tut or what?

Biggsy · « **Reply #3182 on:** 02 April, 2013, 07:43:35 pm »

She couldn't carry on the treatment without the special dressings etc prescribed by the nurses. She is going to try asking for special permission and prescriptions direct from the GP, but this may not be granted. Rules are already being bent at the moment.

Vince · « **Reply #3183 on:** 03 April, 2013, 10:52:18 am »

My order from Bike24 hadn't turned up and I was ready for a rant at the delivery company, that there were three people in the house when they claimed to have tried to deliver it.

After 12 years living in the same house you would think that I would know the house number. Seems not as I had entered 31 instead of 41 on the address form. My rim is now on its way back to Germany and I'll need to re-order it.

mcshroom · « **Reply #3184 on:** 03 April, 2013, 11:03:50 am »

Travelodge - I'm trying to enter my address but according to your database it doesn't exist. How about a box for filling in the number if not listed eh?

Kim · « **Reply #3185 on:** 03 April, 2013, 03:14:19 pm »

Wishing people would stop addressing "congratulations on your civil partnership" cards^[1] to "Nat and Kim". It's confusing^[2].

ETA:

Quote from: IRC

<nat> that *is* confusing
<nat> makes you worry we all signed in the wrong boxes

(Nat was one of our witnesses)

_{[1] Which are a thing. Obviously.
[2] For those who don't know, my best ex is a 'Nat' (without any twiddly bits).}

Dibdib · « **Reply #3186 on:** 03 April, 2013, 03:42:56 pm »

Clipped one of the alloys on my new car already. I've had it all of a week. Muppet.

Basil · « **Reply #3187 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:19:31 pm »

LindaG · « **Reply #3188 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:33:01 pm »

Which one's dead Basil? I can't tell.

Basil · « **Reply #3189 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:35:53 pm »

Quote from: Lindagordinho on 03 April, 2013, 06:33:01 pm

Which one's dead Basil? I can't tell.

Sorry. Don't understand.

Is one of them dead, or something?

LindaG · « **Reply #3190 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:37:21 pm »

Oops

LindaG · « **Reply #3191 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:40:13 pm »

Someone else needs to tell him. I charge cash for breaking that kind of bad news.

Deano · « **Reply #3192 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:41:27 pm »

Basil: one of Mel and Kim (not Kim and Barakta) died of cancer, in the eighties or early nineties. She was very young.

Basil · « **Reply #3193 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:41:41 pm »

Oops too.

Basil · « **Reply #3194 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:44:27 pm »

Quote from: Deano on 03 April, 2013, 06:41:27 pm

Basil: one of Mel and Kim (not Kim and Barakta) died of cancer, in the eighties or early nineties. She was very young.

Oh bloody hell. Too late to delete my post.
Apologies to Kim and barakta. I hope I haven't caused offence.

LindaG · « **Reply #3195 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:44:58 pm »

Laughing so much I wee'd a little bit there

Deano · « **Reply #3196 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:45:56 pm »

Hold on - this is Kim, and popular culture. She may not have noticed..

Basil · « **Reply #3197 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:47:20 pm »

Quote from: Deano on 03 April, 2013, 06:45:56 pm

Hold on - this is Kim, and popular culture. She may not have noticed..

As in "Kimbagger"?

Deano · « **Reply #3198 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:48:11 pm »

Quick, everyone - delete the last few posts!

LindaG · « **Reply #3199 on:** 03 April, 2013, 06:50:04 pm »

It's fine. Mel's the dead one. Horses for courses Basil

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