Grumpy Old Man
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@Victor-Meldrew Can you do one array of 9 and another of 5 and then join them later? Sounds bloody stupid to me.
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@chimoaus said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew Can you do one array of 9 and another of 5 and then join them later? Sounds bloody stupid to me.
I'd have to get planning permission for the additional 5 as it takes the total size over the limit.
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@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
This thread must the most therapeutic on the Fern....
I'm fucking tearing out what remains of my hair dealing with my local council planning department. If there was a prize for stupidity, incompetence and outright ineptitude, these guys would ring the bell and kick the can at the same time.
Want to install 14 ground-mounted Solar Panels against the hedge in my field and need panning permission as it's more than 9 panels - should be simples right? But the clowns can't tell me whether household planning is needed, whether it's outside machinery and plant, agricultural land use change or a solar farm. Application fees of £260 to £920 have been quoted - for 5 solar panels
Yep the installation of 5 additional solar panels has caused chaos and confusion and gone up to the Head of Planning for a decision. Truly moronic.
More fucking planning insanity. I've been advised to write to the Head of Planning myself to find out what type of planning is needed as "the Planning Department has to be independent".
Not asking for a planning decision, you fuckwits, but what type of application you fluffybunnies want me to submit.
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I got snapped by Auckland Transport driving in a bus lane.
Ironically I am usually very dutiful about not transgressing priority lanes but I wasn't even aware that I was in one
However I did challenge the fine on their website on the basis that you can clearly see from the photos that they provided that I was unable to merge into the other lane so what was I supposed to do stop at the entrance to the bus lane and completely block all traffic but more importantly legally you have 50 metres to exit a priority lane and given that the supporting photos they have supplied are taken less than one second apart I would have had to be travelling at 180kph to exceed 50 metres in that time.
I heard nothing for two months. Then I got a phone call from Baycorp who Council has passed the infringement to. I explained I had appealed. Baycorp got me to put it in writing as they had no record.
I've come back from holiday to a letter from Akl Transport saying I didn't appeal and I have driven in a bus lane.
I am considering going to court. Not so much for the fine but just the arrogance.
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@dogmeat said in Grumpy Old Man:
I got snapped by Auckland Transport driving in a bus lane.
Ironically I am usually very dutiful about not transgressing priority lanes but I wasn't even aware that I was in one
However I did challenge the fine on their website on the basis that you can clearly see from the photos that they provided that I was unable to merge into the other lane so what was I supposed to do stop at the entrance to the bus lane and completely block all traffic but more importantly legally you have 50 metres to exit a priority lane and given that the supporting photos they have supplied are taken less than one second apart I would have had to be travelling at 180kph to exceed 50 metres in that time.
I heard nothing for two months. Then I got a phone call from Baycorp who Council has passed the infringement to. I explained I had appealed. Baycorp got me to put it in writing as they had no record.
I've come back from holiday to a letter from Akl Transport saying I didn't appeal and I have driven in a bus lane.
I am considering going to court. Not so much for the fine but just the
arroganceincompetence.Fair enough
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This could probably go in the Inflation thread but that place has too many words I don't understand so I am rescuing this thread from page two.
Anyway, I now have to spend at least $36 every two to three weeks just so my cats can go for a shit!
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@Crazy-Horse ok after Mr Ed I can deal with a talking horse. But a horse with pet cats is a step too far.
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@Crazy-Horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
This could probably go in the Inflation thread but that place has too many words I don't understand so I am rescuing this thread from page two.
Anyway, I now have to spend at least $36 every two to three weeks just so my cats can go for a shit!
I grabbed $5 in coins out of my coin jar today so I could get a couple of BBQ Pork Buns from the bakery in Chinatown. They used to be $1.95 each so I thought I'd be sweet with $5 to cover inflation ... nope, they are now $3.30 so I only got to have one.
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@Nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Crazy-Horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
This could probably go in the Inflation thread but that place has too many words I don't understand so I am rescuing this thread from page two.
Anyway, I now have to spend at least $36 every two to three weeks just so my cats can go for a shit!
I grabbed $5 in coins out of my coin jar today so I could get a couple of BBQ Pork Buns from the bakery in Chinatown. They used to be $1.95 each so I thought I'd be sweet with $5 to cover inflation ... nope, they are now $3.30 so I only got to have one.
At least your inflation might go down.
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@Crucial said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Crazy-Horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
This could probably go in the Inflation thread but that place has too many words I don't understand so I am rescuing this thread from page two.
Anyway, I now have to spend at least $36 every two to three weeks just so my cats can go for a shit!
I grabbed $5 in coins out of my coin jar today so I could get a couple of BBQ Pork Buns from the bakery in Chinatown. They used to be $1.95 each so I thought I'd be sweet with $5 to cover inflation ... nope, they are now $3.30 so I only got to have one.
At least your inflation might go down.
I think the latest projections over here that it's going to be higher by the end of 2022 than earlier predicted. I doubt the price of my BBQ Pork Buns will go down.
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@Nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Crucial said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Crazy-Horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
This could probably go in the Inflation thread but that place has too many words I don't understand so I am rescuing this thread from page two.
Anyway, I now have to spend at least $36 every two to three weeks just so my cats can go for a shit!
I grabbed $5 in coins out of my coin jar today so I could get a couple of BBQ Pork Buns from the bakery in Chinatown. They used to be $1.95 each so I thought I'd be sweet with $5 to cover inflation ... nope, they are now $3.30 so I only got to have one.
At least your inflation might go down.
I think the latest projections over here that it's going to be higher by the end of 2022 than earlier predicted. I doubt the price of my BBQ Pork Buns will go down.
I was talking about the effects on your puku of less pork buns.
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@Crucial said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Crazy-Horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
This could probably go in the Inflation thread but that place has too many words I don't understand so I am rescuing this thread from page two.
Anyway, I now have to spend at least $36 every two to three weeks just so my cats can go for a shit!
I grabbed $5 in coins out of my coin jar today so I could get a couple of BBQ Pork Buns from the bakery in Chinatown. They used to be $1.95 each so I thought I'd be sweet with $5 to cover inflation ... nope, they are now $3.30 so I only got to have one.
At least your inflation might go down.
Boom tish! Now get out.
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@Nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Crazy-Horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
This could probably go in the Inflation thread but that place has too many words I don't understand so I am rescuing this thread from page two.
Anyway, I now have to spend at least $36 every two to three weeks just so my cats can go for a shit!
I grabbed $5 in coins out of my coin jar today so I could get a couple of BBQ Pork Buns from the bakery in Chinatown. They used to be $1.95 each so I thought I'd be sweet with $5 to cover inflation ... nope, they are now $3.30 so I only got to have one.
I love Asian food. But pork buns are the pits. Sludgy dough with a minuscule amount of off-the-shelf-saucy pig offal stuffed inside. Fucking terrible.
My kids love em though, heathens all of them.
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@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Crazy-Horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
This could probably go in the Inflation thread but that place has too many words I don't understand so I am rescuing this thread from page two.
Anyway, I now have to spend at least $36 every two to three weeks just so my cats can go for a shit!
I grabbed $5 in coins out of my coin jar today so I could get a couple of BBQ Pork Buns from the bakery in Chinatown. They used to be $1.95 each so I thought I'd be sweet with $5 to cover inflation ... nope, they are now $3.30 so I only got to have one.
I love Asian food. But pork buns are the pits. Sludgy dough with a minuscule amount of off-the-shelf-saucy pig offal stuffed inside. Fucking terrible.
My kids love em though, heathens all of them.
Where are you having BBQ pork buns? I genuinely don't think I know anyone IRL who doesn't like BBQ pork buns. Even my Jewish and Muslim friends love them.
Are we talking about the same ones?
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@Nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Crazy-Horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
This could probably go in the Inflation thread but that place has too many words I don't understand so I am rescuing this thread from page two.
Anyway, I now have to spend at least $36 every two to three weeks just so my cats can go for a shit!
I grabbed $5 in coins out of my coin jar today so I could get a couple of BBQ Pork Buns from the bakery in Chinatown. They used to be $1.95 each so I thought I'd be sweet with $5 to cover inflation ... nope, they are now $3.30 so I only got to have one.
I love Asian food. But pork buns are the pits. Sludgy dough with a minuscule amount of off-the-shelf-saucy pig offal stuffed inside. Fucking terrible.
My kids love em though, heathens all of them.
Where are you having BBQ pork buns? I genuinely don't think I know anyone IRL who doesn't like BBQ pork buns. Even my Jewish and Muslim friends love them.
Are we talking about the same ones?
I've had em everywhere. They're soooo average. Not disgusting, just so boring. Have absolutely nothing on a quality steamed dumpling.
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@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Nepia said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Crazy-Horse said in Grumpy Old Man:
This could probably go in the Inflation thread but that place has too many words I don't understand so I am rescuing this thread from page two.
Anyway, I now have to spend at least $36 every two to three weeks just so my cats can go for a shit!
I grabbed $5 in coins out of my coin jar today so I could get a couple of BBQ Pork Buns from the bakery in Chinatown. They used to be $1.95 each so I thought I'd be sweet with $5 to cover inflation ... nope, they are now $3.30 so I only got to have one.
I love Asian food. But pork buns are the pits. Sludgy dough with a minuscule amount of off-the-shelf-saucy pig offal stuffed inside. Fucking terrible.
My kids love em though, heathens all of them.
Where are you having BBQ pork buns? I genuinely don't think I know anyone IRL who doesn't like BBQ pork buns. Even my Jewish and Muslim friends love them.
Are we talking about the same ones?
I've had em everywhere. They're soooo average. Not disgusting, just so boring. Have absolutely nothing on a quality steamed dumpling.
Oh, they're just two different foods to me.
I'm genuinely confused by this whole interaction.
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