Grumpy Old Man
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I'd have thought NTA was more inspired
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@antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:
I'd have thought NTA was more inspired
Same shit churned out by management everywhere, self licking lollipops
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Major Govt Dept issued an EoI last Wednesday. Due January 17th.
They actually had the temerity to start their covering email with; "We don't mean to ruin your holiday break, but ..."
They've all gone on leave.
"It's only an EoI so please keep your responses to 100 pages".
.Made worse because last year I had to spend my two-week Malaysian holiday working on our response to an All of Government Tender. Which we won but which isn't mandatory.
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@antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:
I'd have thought NTA was more inspired
I've been watching a lot of videos lately on Bullshit Jobs and burnout, and that whole circle jerk doesn't even make a dent.
He's actually "Head Of IT" for one of the many streams in the nebula that is Woolworths - as with many corporations we are deeply moving toward the model where you can be a Vice President of Vice Presidents.
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Went out for a mate's 50th a few weeks back.
Only time I've worn my wedding ring in months. Usually it lives in a drawer where I keep my other shit like keys.
Now I can't find the fucking thing. Pretty sure I arrived home with it.
Wasn't even drunk. Just fucking old and having trouble retracing my steps mentally. -
@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
Went out for a mate's 50th a few weeks back.
Only time I've worn my wedding ring in months. Usually it lives in a drawer where I keep my other shit like keys.
Now I can't find the fucking thing. Pretty sure I arrived home with it.
Wasn't even drunk. Just fucking old and having trouble retracing my steps mentally.Genuinely getting to rightfully call yourself a Grumpy OLD Man when that happens mate.
I went to mates form golf club, 50th just before my holiday, and realised I had been married longer than he has been alive. Wondered if I need to stick with people my own age?? -
@antipodean said in Grumpy Old Man:
@Dan54 said in Grumpy Old Man:
I also say the highlight of whole trip may just of been I went to the Rugby School , the place where it all started. Women in the shop there took me over to their museum and gave me a bit of tour as she seemed to think I was a rugby nutter. Also got a pic of me on their field, a big nono generally, as you not meant to even be in school grounds if not a pupil etc, she just said tell security man I said it ok. You can't even just go in and watch a game of rugby there when they playing, as it for the school only!
Even played there.
Once watched a game between two private schools, Radley & Oundle (lady I was dating at the time had her son at Radley). Had a great time and was made really welcome at the after-game drinks.
Genuine rugby fans who'd slot right in with any other group of rugby fans.
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@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
Went out for a mate's 50th a few weeks back.
Only time I've worn my wedding ring in months. Usually it lives in a drawer where I keep my other shit like keys.
Now I can't find the fucking thing. Pretty sure I arrived home with it.
Wasn't even drunk. Just fucking old and having trouble retracing my steps mentally.Update: last week I went to put on a pair of shorts I wore the day after the 50th birthday mentioned above.
Guess what was rattling around in one of the pockets?
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Anyway, new grump: when the mother-in-law died (Xmas 2022) she left behind a bunch of shit that has since been cluttering up the garage. Additionally were a few of the MIL's things and Mrs TA's Dad (who passed Feb '23).
I finally got Mrs TA to look through that pile as I was rearranging the garage and didn't want that shit cluttering up my garage or her mental space any more.
Included in this fuckery were a pile of DVDs and CDs the MIL had burned of photos etc. Effectively these were so she could show photos of our kids to her parents as they didn't have a PC but could look at them on the TV.
I looked into having someone rip all the discs for me, but all the advice pointed to buying an external DVD writer (can't buy just readers any more) and copying everything myself.
And that's where it starts to get grumpy.... fuck me there must be 300 fucking discs here... A lot of them copies of other discs! FML...
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@NTA phew
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@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
Went out for a mate's 50th a few weeks back.
Only time I've worn my wedding ring in months. Usually it lives in a drawer where I keep my other shit like keys.
Now I can't find the fucking thing. Pretty sure I arrived home with it.
Wasn't even drunk. Just fucking old and having trouble retracing my steps mentally.Update: last week I went to put on a pair of shorts I wore the day after the 50th birthday mentioned above.
Guess what was rattling around in one of the pockets?
A condom?
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@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
Went out for a mate's 50th a few weeks back.
Only time I've worn my wedding ring in months. Usually it lives in a drawer where I keep my other shit like keys.
Now I can't find the fucking thing. Pretty sure I arrived home with it.
Wasn't even drunk. Just fucking old and having trouble retracing my steps mentally.Update: last week I went to put on a pair of shorts I wore the day after the 50th birthday mentioned above.
Guess what was rattling around in one of the pockets?
A condom?
@voodoo said in Grumpy Old Man:
@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
Went out for a mate's 50th a few weeks back.
Only time I've worn my wedding ring in months. Usually it lives in a drawer where I keep my other shit like keys.
Now I can't find the fucking thing. Pretty sure I arrived home with it.
Wasn't even drunk. Just fucking old and having trouble retracing my steps mentally.Update: last week I went to put on a pair of shorts I wore the day after the 50th birthday mentioned above.
Guess what was rattling around in one of the pockets?
A condom?
Don't know varieties that rattle.
I was thinking, metal testicles. -
@NTA said in Grumpy Old Man:
Final count: 365mm or roughly 305 discs....
True (nerd) love!
If Mrs NTA doesn't appreciate this, she's not worthy! -
@nostrildamus said in Grumpy Old Man:
True (nerd) love!
If Mrs NTA doesn't appreciate this, she's not worthy!Prediction: she'll get sad looking at the photos of her parents and grandparentrs who have passed, happy at some of the early kids shots, and fascinated by the stuff from her grandfather's time in Port Said.
Appreciation for my efforts doesn't really come into it. After all, I "forced" her to go through and sort all that shit out, which just made her upset 😜
Garage is fucking mint tho. Got a squat rack in there and everything now.
