The Grumpy Old Men whingeing thread

Eric,

I've just been forced to sit through this by my wife. Needless to say I strayed to the computer fairly quickly, as it was utter shite.

Can I have a whinge about the gits that think they can park anywhere, if they put their 4 way flashers on.

I usually approach them, show concern that they have broken down, and offer to phone the AA/RAC for them. Needless to say this usually goes over their head.

Nic

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Nic,

LOL

Yes, you can whinge about anything you want.

Erik

Dear Erik,

I am demonstrably an old git, but I am in such a good mood that I have nothing to complain about just now!

Happy old git, Fredrik

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Originally posted by Fredrik_Fiske:
Dear Erik,

I am demonstrably an old git, but I am in such a good mood that I have nothing to complain about just now!

Happy old git, Fredrik

Fredrik,

Well I am very happy to hear it and long may you remain so.

Erik

I want to winge about over 40 year olds that do nothing but winge all the time.

Howard

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Originally posted by BigH47:
I want to winge about over 40 year olds that do nothing but winge all the time.

Howard

Howard,

I saw you coming.

'If you are under 40 start your own thread (where you can whinge about old whingers'

But I'm 59!

H

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Originally posted by BigH47:
But I'm 59!

H

LOL

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...to an audience who would clap if they saw their houses on fire. It's all too dreadful for words. I'm emigrating.

For the sake of all things good and true DO NOT emigrate to the US.
The utter crap that passes for entertainment on our TV is an insult to the intelligence of a rock.
David

BTW I qualify for the age restriction.
David

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Originally posted by NaimDropper:

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...to an audience who would clap if they saw their houses on fire. It's all too dreadful for words. I'm emigrating.

For the sake of all things good and true DO NOT emigrate to the US.
The utter crap that passes for entertainment on our TV is an insult to the intelligence of a rock.
David

David,

Yes I have seen some of it and truly horrifying it is but it's the brainless hard sell totally unsubtle commercials every 5 mins that I find agony.

However, I loved 'Cheers' and 'Frasier' plus 'ER' and one series which no one here has ever heard of seemingly but which I was deeply impressed with 'Judging Amy'.

I would never move to the US for one reason above all others 'Will & Grace'. Pure dross.

Regards,

Erik

Last season for that one.
'Course they'll torture us for years with re-runs.
"Lost" and the "Law and Order" offerings will command some couch time for me. And sometimes "ER" but not much else.
Our pale reflections of the "reality" thing pioneered in the UK bore me to tears.
Wouldn't be caught dead watching "American Idol" or the like. Ugh. Would rather have surgery.
David

Got hooked on Lost. ER,West Wing, the CSIs,Bones and the Law and Orders also.I think the comedies have slipped recently but Boston Legal has it's moments.
IMO too W &G was/is crap.

Howard

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Would rather have surgery.

It would seem so would half of America if it were on TV the other half have gays rearranging their wardrobes.

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Judging Amy

Quite good daytime tv when it was doing the rounds.

Well I qualify too but how can anyone expect to get any decent whingening done down here when everyone in this thread is so bloody cheerful?

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Originally posted by Roy T:

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Judging Amy

Quite good daytime tv when it was doing the rounds.

It was daytime channel 4 when I saw it and for the life of me I could not understand why it had not been launched with a huge fanfare on evening tv. It dealt with emotive issues with real intelligence - it always chocked me up and often made me laugh - I was in awe of the acting and thoughtful intelligent script. It won many awards in the US and has a devoted following but in the uk it went unnoticed. I was often deeply moved by this series and wish it was required viewing for anyone with a family.

I realise I have not done any whingeing in this post so to finish I will whinge about Joe90 who on the football thread refers to all footballers as 'filthy scum' whilst on the biblical swine thread he refers to his Chritian faith. He tried to red card me on that thread but as he couldn't keep up intellectually he sent himself off for an early shower instead.

So Big H, do you enjoy the wonderfull 'Toucan' ads inbetween every commercial break and that condecending womans voice...

I am fed up with being held up on the golf course by slow playing morons who know nothing of golf course etiquette and keep you waiting tee after tee after tee with never a thought to waving you through.

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Judging Amy

A good show, far les sex than Judge John Deed but just as many legal conundrums to solve, a good mix for CH4.

PS A pet hate of mine is the trainee yuppies or whatever they are called now shouting into or just using mobile phones whilst I drift about at Bewl Bridge casting towards rising trout.

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Originally posted by Roy T:

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Judging Amy

A good show, far les sex than Judge John Deed but just as many legal conundrums to solve, a good mix for CH4.

I am a fan of Judge John Deed. On a related whinge to your mobile phone whinge what about those who call us up claiming to be our mobile phone service and ask us for our passwords? Or the muppet who called me last week asking how much my monthly mobile bill is? I told him it was none of his business and he told me to f*!k off. He refused to give his name and the name of the person he reports too so I told him he was not only rude and offensive he was also gutless. He then said 'f*!k off c%$t which I did not bother me much but what about other less robust folk? I think these tele-sales companies should be banned!

My turn.
I'm typing this with drywall dust and unidentifiable construction debris on my hands.
Installing a new dishwasher for Mrs. Naimdropper. Brilliant piece of engineering from Fisher & Paykel.
Need a different water line connection than the type I had rigged the last time, a compression fitting.
Didn't bring the book with me to the hardware store where I nearly lost my patients with a nice old man who couldn't, for his very life, tell me what I needed for a standard dishwasher connection.
Brought home the train of adapters and raw pipe to solder that he insisted I needed after 45 minutes of his head scratching.
And they're not the correct parts.
Taking a short break before I go back there for the correct fitting.
He's a nice enough gent, I just want to be cooled off before I go back to see him. No sense in ruining his day...

So, my dear fellow Naim-O-Philes, how many trips to the hardware store does your average project take?
Three seems to be the going rate though I can usually get it in two.

BTW, "whingeing" is the USA is "whining". But it IS the universal language, now isn't it!

David

What's the polite word in English for those -not necessarily BMW- cars that come annoyingly close behind you , sometimes flashing their lights?

That's right, not too fond of BMW either.

Steve I tend to record all programmes on the Sky+ box and start watching about 15-20 after the start or after they finish and therefore am able to skip the ads.Those Toucan ads are really annoying though.

Dear Friends,

The last whinge I had about the quality of UK TV was to the licencing authority, who seem to assume one is sub-human or at least abnormal if one does not have a tele!

Delightfully, there are no adverts on BBC Radios Four or Three!

All the best from Fredrik

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Originally posted by AlexanderVH:
What's the polite word in English for those -not necessarily BMW- cars that come annoyingly close behind you , sometimes flashing their lights?

Patrol cars?



One thing I find really annoying is when you get 10 mins into a TV programme and then they repeat everything that happened a few minutes ago.

And what is it with "next week on (choose any soap) the plot will be..."?

cheers, Martin (fourties, grumpy)