Grumpy Old Man
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@chimoaus said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
I hate office birthday celebrations. A bunch of people singing a shit song half-heartedly to justify getting a piece of shitty cake afterwards.
I’ve been lucky that in my last three workplaces we have had awesome cake makers and no singalongs.
My minion two jobs ago makes awesome old school cakes (banana cake, chocolate etc) and she still makes me one for my birthday now. One of the girls at my current job is a fancy cake baker so we get these for everyone’s birthday.
Sorry for going against the grain of the thread.
Showoffs. I really fucken hate showoffs.
All we need now is some piston wristed gibbon to say his wife likes sex.
I think that last sentence speaks for itself. Oh the dramatic irony!
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@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
As per lockdown thread.......
Charging for parking IN THE WEEKEND !?!?!
Seriously, what fluffybunnies. I take my boys swimming every Saturday and it shits me that I have to fuck around with getting to the machine just to sort it. It's only a token amount but cos I pay via visa debit they throw another 50 cents on top.
Also when having to park in the shithole that is Levin you have to pay but get this, the machines only accept coins ? WHO CARRIES COINS THESE DAYS ?????
Fuck you Levin.
Holy shit do I wish I could pay for parking with coins sometimes...my 7yr lad does Little Athletics at Balmoral in Mosman on Mondays at 4pm, followed by his sister at 6pm. Total of 4hrs of parking needed, and 2 options:
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Drive to the top of a very large hill 15mins walk away and hope to find a park
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Pay $36 for the privilege of parking next to the oval
Yeah, that's right, $9 bucks per hour. So your kids can exercise.
Caaaarrrrnnnnntttttssssss!!!!!
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@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
As per lockdown thread.......
Charging for parking IN THE WEEKEND !?!?!
Seriously, what fluffybunnies. I take my boys swimming every Saturday and it shits me that I have to fuck around with getting to the machine just to sort it. It's only a token amount but cos I pay via visa debit they throw another 50 cents on top.
Also when having to park in the shithole that is Levin you have to pay but get this, the machines only accept coins ? WHO CARRIES COINS THESE DAYS ?????
Complications from this COVID-era is certainly causing some traffic buildup down there on the River Styx.
Fuck you Levin.
I thought they paid you to park in Levin.
Charging for parking IN THE WEEKEND !?!?!
Can't blame the girlfriend for seizing a commercial opportunity.
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@nostrildamus said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
As per lockdown thread.......
Charging for parking IN THE WEEKEND !?!?!
Seriously, what fluffybunnies. I take my boys swimming every Saturday and it shits me that I have to fuck around with getting to the machine just to sort it. It's only a token amount but cos I pay via visa debit they throw another 50 cents on top.
Also when having to park in the shithole that is Levin you have to pay but get this, the machines only accept coins ? WHO CARRIES COINS THESE DAYS ?????
Complications from this COVID-era is certainly causing some traffic buildup down there on the River Styx.
Fuck you Levin.
I thought they paid you to park in Levin.
Charging for parking IN THE WEEKEND !?!?!
Can't blame the girlfriend for seizing a commercial opportunity.
Wait, did I read that incorrectly?I get a lot of freebies on Sunday when there's no kids/work to sort.
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@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
As per lockdown thread.......
Charging for parking IN THE WEEKEND !?!?!
Seriously, what fluffybunnies. I take my boys swimming every Saturday and it shits me that I have to fuck around with getting to the machine just to sort it. It's only a token amount but cos I pay via visa debit they throw another 50 cents on top.
Also when having to park in the shithole that is Levin you have to pay but get this, the machines only accept coins ? WHO CARRIES COINS THESE DAYS ?????
Fuck you Levin.
Holy shit do I wish I could pay for parking with coins sometimes...my 7yr lad does Little Athletics at Balmoral in Mosman on Mondays at 4pm, followed by his sister at 6pm. Total of 4hrs of parking needed, and 2 options:
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Drive to the top of a very large hill 15mins walk away and hope to find a park
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**Pay $36 for the privilege of parking next to the oval
Yeah, that's right, $9 bucks per hour. So your kids can exercise.**
Caaaarrrrnnnnntttttssssss!!!!!
Jeepers, I feel bad for my rant now.
I am Scottish though, I have swarms of moths that love breeding in my wallet.
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@mariner4life said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
Balmoral in Mosman
this flash fluffybunny
What a piston wristed gibbon.
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@mariner4life said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
Balmoral in Mosman
this flash fluffybunny
Fuck I don't live there!!
Just happens to be halfway between the kids school and home
When I am forced to park in the flash carpark, my CX-9 with all its dents and scratches looks pretty sweet next to the Porsche Cayennes and Range Rover Sports
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@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@mariner4life said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
Balmoral in Mosman
this flash fluffybunny
Fuck I don't live there!!
Just happens to be halfway between the kids school and home
When I am forced to park in the flash carpark, my CX-9 with all its dents and scratches looks pretty sweet next to the Porsche Cayennes and Range Rover Sports
I have to slum it and drive the CX5. What, if anything, makes the 9 better ?
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@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@mariner4life said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
Balmoral in Mosman
this flash fluffybunny
Fuck I don't live there!!
Just happens to be halfway between the kids school and home
When I am forced to park in the flash carpark, my CX-9 with all its dents and scratches looks pretty sweet next to the Porsche Cayennes and Range Rover Sports
I have to slum it and drive the CX5. What, if anything, makes the 9 better ?
Just size mate. 3x kids so need the 7 seats when ferrying their mates around or loading up camping gear.
Its annoyingly long as a result though Sydney council carparks are not built for a 5m+ vehicle.
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@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
Just happens to be halfway between the kids school and home
This still does not paint a good picture given Mosman isn't halfway between anything under $2M
He says from the poolside comfort of his Tesla-powered McMansion in the hills...
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@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@mariner4life said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
Balmoral in Mosman
this flash fluffybunny
Fuck I don't live there!!
Just happens to be halfway between the kids school and home
When I am forced to park in the flash carpark, my CX-9 with all its dents and scratches looks pretty sweet next to the Porsche Cayennes and Range Rover Sports
I have to slum it and drive the CX5. What, if anything, makes the 9 better ?
Just size mate. 3x kids so need the 7 seats when ferrying their mates around or loading up camping gear.
Its annoyingly long as a result though Sydney council carparks are not built for a 5m+ vehicle.
Would you agree that the turning circle isn’t too flash either? I literally can’t fit the car in the other half’s carport.
Such nice wheels to drive though and getting it mid COVID when others were struggling is something I’m genuinely thankful for.
Onya boss(es) !!!!
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@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@mariner4life said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
Balmoral in Mosman
this flash fluffybunny
Fuck I don't live there!!
Just happens to be halfway between the kids school and home
When I am forced to park in the flash carpark, my CX-9 with all its dents and scratches looks pretty sweet next to the Porsche Cayennes and Range Rover Sports
I have to slum it and drive the CX5. What, if anything, makes the 9 better ?
Just size mate. 3x kids so need the 7 seats when ferrying their mates around or loading up camping gear.
Its annoyingly long as a result though Sydney council carparks are not built for a 5m+ vehicle.
Would you agree that the turning circle isn’t too flash either? I literally can’t fit the car in the other half’s carport.
Such nice wheels to drive though and getting it mid COVID when others were struggling is something I’m genuinely thankful for.
Onya boss(es) !!!!
Yeah, turning circle is fucking awful.
Lots of totally unnecessary zip though!
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@antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
I hate office birthday celebrations. A bunch of people singing a shit song half-heartedly to justify getting a piece of shitty cake afterwards.
The "it's your birthday so you have to supply the cake" nonsense. I never let people in the office know when my birthday is. The cake is a lie.
Fucking this.
I used to only half-jokingly claim that my boss sending a "happy birthday" email to me with the office cc-ed was an abuse of my HR-records-privacy.
It's a simple deal - I won't eat any of the shit cake your plain wife baked last night, or you bought at the Tesco on the way to work... and I also won't bring in any shit cake I picked up from my local Waitrose. -
i love cake
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@Kruse said in Grumpy Old Man:
and I also won't bring in any shit cake I picked up from my local Waitrose.
I think that you will find that Waitrose is a highly respected organisation around here so their "shit cakes" might be better than you think. Will leave that up to you.
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
Lots of totally unnecessary zip though!
No such thing.
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@chimoaus said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
I hate office birthday celebrations. A bunch of people singing a shit song half-heartedly to justify getting a piece of shitty cake afterwards.
I’ve been lucky that in my last three workplaces we have had awesome cake makers and no singalongs.
My minion two jobs ago makes awesome old school cakes (banana cake, chocolate etc) and she still makes me one for my birthday now. One of the girls at my current job is a fancy cake baker so we get these for everyone’s birthday.
Sorry for going against the grain of the thread.
Showoffs. I really fucken hate showoffs.
All we need now is some piston wristed gibbon to say his wife likes sex.
Your wife likes sex... just not with you.
Sorry, had to be done.
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@Anonymous I'm not sure this reads better with a name next to it or Anonymous.
