Grumpy Old Man
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@chimoaus said in Grumpy Old Man:
@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
550sqm block in suburban Sydney - rates are $490/quarter.
Also 12 council cleanups per year which shocked my mate living just across the road in the next Council area. He just moved into the neighbourhood so he'll be booking all that shit he brought with him
That is very reasonable for the city. I pay more than that and I don't have water or sewerage and bins only picked up once a fortnight and only 2 tip vouchers.
Reckon that may be a function of population.
More people in a city means costs for shit like roads are spread more. One dwelling per several hundred metres of road, vs., one every 20m in the burbs, or hundreds of dwellings per m for apartments.
Economies of scale.
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@Windows97 said in Grumpy Old Man:
Drivers who upon noticing that you want to get out from an intersection instead of being nice and speeding up or even just continuing at their normal speed upon noticing your car edging slightly forward slow down and look at you with a look of panic and fear on their face.
Different expectations of grumpiness. In the UK, more often than not, a driver will slow down and flash you so you can pull out from the intersection.
I get grumpy when that doesn't happen.
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@booboo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@chimoaus said in Grumpy Old Man:
@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
550sqm block in suburban Sydney - rates are $490/quarter.
Also 12 council cleanups per year which shocked my mate living just across the road in the next Council area. He just moved into the neighbourhood so he'll be booking all that shit he brought with him
That is very reasonable for the city. I pay more than that and I don't have water or sewerage and bins only picked up once a fortnight and only 2 tip vouchers.
Reckon that may be a function of population.
More people in a city means costs for shit like roads are spread more. One dwelling per several hundred metres of road, vs., one every 20m in the burbs, or hundreds of dwellings per m for apartments.
Economies of scale.
Wellington must have some fucken expensive roads then. 😀
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@Victor-Meldrew don't come back to NZ, drivers here are by and large fluffybunnies
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@taniwharugby said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew don't come back to NZ, drivers here are by and large fluffybunnies
But ask anyone. They’re all perfect drivers, it’s everyone else’s fault.
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@taniwharugby said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew don't come back to NZ, drivers here are by and large fluffybunnies
Yep, I recall they were generally dickheads -I grew up driving in Wellington. Trust me, driving in Rome was a fucking doddle after that
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@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:
@taniwharugby said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew don't come back to NZ, drivers here are by and large fluffybunnies
But ask anyone. They’re all perfect drivers, it’s everyone else’s fault.
Which is obviously bollocks. Except in my case
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@MajorRage said in Grumpy Old Man:
Question for fellow canine keepers: why is that when I walk our dog she basically ignores me … unless she’s having a shit in which case she stares deeply into my eyes the way Oprah looks at a slice of cake?
When you are taking a shit in the woods and someone is watching you where do you look?
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@Windows97 said in Grumpy Old Man:
Drivers who upon noticing that you want to get out from an intersection instead of being nice and speeding up or even just continuing at their normal speed upon noticing your car edging slightly forward slow down and look at you with a look of panic and fear on their face.
They then slooowwwlllyyyy drive past allowing all the traffic behind them to catch up so can't exit the intersection safely.
Perhaps they believe that their look of fear and panic as they drive by at 20km/hr is the only thing keeping them safe from you launching you car at them like a exocet missile??
I can only but congratulate their unwavering loyalty to their own safety while being an inconsiderate asshat.
See, I hate people who slowly edge out as you approach the intersection, especially when I am on a motorbike. I don't know if you have seen me and one of the things I am watching is your fucking wheels. If they start to turn I am slowing down.
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@chimoaus said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Bones said in Grumpy Old Man:
Fucking cuntwankers buying their scratchy tickets at the customer service desk in the supermarket. Jesus they're tedious fucksticks.
It’s not just the supermarket, got stuck at the Post Office once when an old duck came in with all her tickets and wanted more. In fact, I got a little sad seeing just how much lots of old people spend on lotto tickets each week, this woman spent over $100.
Some old people do have money
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@Nevorian said in Grumpy Old Man:
@chimoaus said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Bones said in Grumpy Old Man:
Fucking cuntwankers buying their scratchy tickets at the customer service desk in the supermarket. Jesus they're tedious fucksticks.
It’s not just the supermarket, got stuck at the Post Office once when an old duck came in with all her tickets and wanted more. In fact, I got a little sad seeing just how much lots of old people spend on lotto tickets each week, this woman spent over $100.
Some old people do have money
Maybe she won the lotto and that is where all the money came from? I guess the same could be said for poker machines, but I have had to walk through many establishments and it always strikes me just how many older woman are on the pokies in the middle of the day.
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Absolutely loathe the fucking DJ at Okara Park, music starts up at every single break in play...fluffybunnies
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@taniwharugby said in Grumpy Old Man:
Absolutely loathe the fucking DJ at Okara Park, music starts up at every single break in play...fluffybunnies
It's not just Okara Park, last two times I've been to Suncorp ... which are actually the only times I've been to Suncorp ... the DJ just plays music over the footy. Shitted me no end.
Edit: Rugby and Loigue. Bled test in 2020 (?) and Broncos v some boganball team (Souths?) about a year later.
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@taniwharugby said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Victor-Meldrew don't come back to NZ, drivers here are by and large fluffybunnies
Recent trip to France makes kiwis look like angels on the road.
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Motorists sitting at intersections who start edging slowly forward when there isn't yet a safe gap for them to enter.
What the fuck you doing bro? Are you going to launch like an exocet missile into an imagined gap? Do you just have weak legs and poor control of brake/accelerator? In either case - now I need to keep a cautious eye on you, along with everything else, and put myself in a position/speed to be able to cope with whatever madness you might be considering. Instead of just continuing by at a standard rate, as I'd otherwise be able to do. -
@Kruse said in Grumpy Old Man:
Motorists sitting at intersections who start edging slowly forward when there isn't yet a safe gap for them to enter.
What the fuck you doing bro? Are you going to launch like an exocet missile into an imagined gap? Do you just have weak legs and poor control of brake/accelerator? In either case - now I need to keep a cautious eye on you, along with everything else, and put myself in a position/speed to be able to cope with whatever madness you might be considering. Instead of just continuing by at a standard rate, as I'd otherwise be able to do.I’m a bit like this. The bottom of my street is a fluffybunny to get out of. I blame transmission gully.
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Anyway, as I got to 69yo today and deeper into grumpy old man territory, I would like to add one more thing that pisses me off, I turn 69 a week after becoming the youngest brother in family. Young brother jumped the queue and passed away last week! And in a big family like ours we were always told to wait your turn!!!
