Grumpy Old Man
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@MajorRage said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
@antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:
I'm thinking public servants.
Did some work for a local council in East London years ago. Was taken aback by the laziness, incompetence and general desire to ensure that nothing actually worked.
Pretty sure the bloke who headed up the division (he was outstanding BTW) saw his role as keeping these people safely away from real-world employment and minimising the damage they could do there....
Most surprising bit is you were taken aback.
I was very young and inexperienced.... and, TBF, I also had dealings with some councils who were absolutely brilliant.
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Eurovision.
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@Victor-Meldrew non European counties being in Eurovision
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@Kirwan said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew non European counties being in Eurovision
Australia and Eurovision deserve each other.
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Cheap Pinot Noir.
The stuff fucks with people's taste buds, has no redeeming features whatsoever - unlike other cheap wines - and should be banned immediately
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
Cheap Pinot Noir.
The stuff fucks with people's taste buds, has no redeeming features whatsoever - unlike other cheap wines - and should be banned immediately
Yeah a decent Pinot is up around the $25 mark now. Shiraz/Syrah and Cab Sav can still be ok at about $15 though.
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One of our neighbours does a very drinkable Pinot that sells for under $25.
Not complex but also very smooth and faultless.
Yield for Pinot grapes is low so anything really cheap usually is shite.
As @dogmeat says 'define cheap'.
Compared to something like Valli, this is good value ie a third of the $ but certainly not a third of the quality. -
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@Crucial said in Grumpy Old Man:
One of our neighbours does a very drinkable Pinot that sells for under $25.
Not complex but also very smooth and faultless.
Yield for Pinot grapes is low so anything really cheap usually is shite.
As @dogmeat says 'define cheap'.
Compared to something like Valli, this is good value ie a third of the $ but certainly not a third of the quality.Have had this, can confirm is good (like anyone needed my validation)
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@dogmeat said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
Cheap Pinot Noir
Fake News!
Define 'cheap'...
Anything which tastes like sour lemon and Ribena and makes your teeth wince?
You can get bloody good, extremely quaffable, medal-winning supermarket Chilean or NZ Pinot's for $15 -$20 here in the UK. Why anyone would buy and serve undrinkable crap to save $2-3 is beyond me....
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Life is too short to drink cheap wine.
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@Catogrande said in Grumpy Old Man:
Life is too short to drink cheap wine.
If you want to serve Two Paddocks at an impromptu BBQ with Tesco sausages you should feel free, I say.
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@MiketheSnow said in Memes:
@antipodean said in Memes:
Unless the line spills out of the maze
I often do this just to fuck with people behind me. Especially if they stand too close.
I also like to see how slow I can drive the work car in the left lane before people will overtake me in the right lane.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Memes:
I often do this just to fuck with people behind me. Especially if they stand too close.
I briefly thought "What a fluffybunny" - then realised... yeah, I do exactly the same thing.
They never get the fucking hint though. I might start buying an extra bag at the airport, putting it behind me in those queues, just to get some fucking space from the stupid-fucks who think standing 30cm closer to me... means they might be even 1 minute closer to ... standing around waiting in the fucking boarding area. -
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