What grinds my gears...

[leicsmac]

25 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said:

The yanks believing deranged Liz Truss speaks for British people. She is utterly and genuinely crackers, I no longer think it's a grift. I think the lettuce saga pushed her mind over the edge.

 

'Britain Is Becoming A Failed State': Liz Truss Sounds Alarm About 'Anti-West Ideology' In UK And US - YouTube

 

It's been death-worshipping supremacist ideals exhibiting the very worst impulses our species has to offer all along mate. Trump winning the election has just allowed people like Truss to take the mask fully off.

[Dunge]

13 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

It's been death-worshipping supremacist ideals exhibiting the very worst impulses our species has to offer all along mate. Trump winning the election has just allowed people like Truss to take the mask fully off.

No, I just think she can’t take the criticism and humiliation that she’s had mentally and this is how she’s compensated. She didn’t believe this in the past; she’s gone there because of a personal inability to accept responsibility.

[leicsmac]

6 minutes ago, Dunge said:

No, I just think she can’t take the criticism and humiliation that she’s had mentally and this is how she’s compensated. She didn’t believe this in the past; she’s gone there because of a personal inability to accept responsibility.

I honestly can't see how someone can so completely abandon any moral compass they have outside of movie villain origin stories, but I guess it's possible.

 

For me, there had to at least be a bit of those reprehensible ideas within, even if they weren't running the whole show to begin with.

Edited 21 February by leicsmac

[Dunge]

1 minute ago, leicsmac said:

I honestly can't see how someone can so completely abandon any moral compass they have outside of movie villain origin stories, but I guess it's possible.

It was probably never that strong in the first place, but essentially she’s been radicalised by everyone laughing at her. She hates that lettuce.

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, Dunge said:

It was probably never that strong in the first place, but essentially she’s been radicalised by everyone laughing at her. She hates that lettuce.

... that really does sound like cheap movie villain origin story tbh.

[Mike Oxlong]

Cvnts are very good at monetising being one 

[HighPeakFox]

Someone in General just asked if anyone saw this coming - and the answer is yes, he's been saying what's coming and now here it is. He even told his supporters they won't have to vote again in 4 years time. Can the denial end now, please, and quickly?

[leicsmac]

6 minutes ago, HighPeakFox said:

Someone in General just asked if anyone saw this coming - and the answer is yes, he's been saying what's coming and now here it is. He even told his supporters they won't have to vote again in 4 years time. Can the denial end now, please, and quickly?

Yep, and the ideas he represents and their endgame have been obvious for the last decade.

[grobyfox1990]

45 minutes ago, leicsmac said:

It's been death-worshipping supremacist ideals exhibiting the very worst impulses our species has to offer all along mate. Trump winning the election has just allowed people like Truss to take the mask fully off.

Dunno, I think she has completely lost her mind. She’s a national humiliation and abject failure, that will have a profound effect on anyone’s mental state 

[leicsmac]

2 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Dunno, I think she has completely lost her mind. She’s a national humiliation and abject failure, that will have a profound effect on anyone’s mental state 

Yeah, @Dunge inferred similar above.

 

It could be true, but I do think that would at most magnify what's already there than create it.

[bovril]

5 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Dunno, I think she has completely lost her mind. She’s a national humiliation and abject failure, that will have a profound effect on anyone’s mental state 

I think it's slightly underestimated how much people in the public eye can themselves be radicalized by stuff in the media. There are for example loads of seemingly quite intelligent celebrities who have spiralled into posting pretty unhinged stuff daily on social media. This is probably especially true for someone like Truss who as you say was totally humiliated in 2022.

 

Having said that she always was a bit unhinged. 

[SpacedX]

Some may have noticed that practically every f****g post I make has to be subsequently edited (for typos). It's infuriating. I'm similarly inept at texting. 

 

EDIT: For typos. 

Edited 22 February by SpacedX

[Nalis]

11 hours ago, SpacedX said:

Some may have noticed that practically every f****g post I make has to be subsequently edited (for typos). It's infuriating. I'm similarly inept at texting. 

 

EDIT: For typos. 

Same, I notice straight away but only after I've hit send.

 

I'm forever editing WhatsApp messages since that was a function due to typos or missing words.

[Zear0]

Some tw*t seeing the performance of Hamlet at RSC as the perfect opportunity to set the crisp world eating record right behind me.

 

I dealt with it in the perfect British way by raging inside and saying nothing for 90 minutes. When I saw he'd rearmed during the interval I did ask if could eat slightly quieter and thankfully he didn't consume a further bite. Hope he's not perished from starvation by going 90 minutes  without eating garbage. 

 

Great show though. 

[Izzy]

34 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

Some tw*t seeing the performance of Hamlet at RSC as the perfect opportunity to set the crisp world eating record right behind me.

 

I dealt with it in the perfect British way by raging inside and saying nothing for 90 minutes. When I saw he'd rearmed during the interval I did ask if could eat slightly quieter and thankfully he didn't consume a further bite. Hope he's not perished from starvation by going 90 minutes  without eating garbage. 

 

Great show though. 

To eat, or not to eat, that is the question.

[NAKC20]

41 minutes ago, Zear0 said:

Some tw*t seeing the performance of Hamlet at RSC as the perfect opportunity to set the crisp world eating record right behind me.

 

I dealt with it in the perfect British way by raging inside and saying nothing for 90 minutes. When I saw he'd rearmed during the interval I did ask if could eat slightly quieter and thankfully he didn't consume a further bite. Hope he's not perished from starvation by going 90 minutes  without eating garbage. 

 

Great show though. 

Did you take your Rudkin out placard?

[Zear0]

4 minutes ago, NAKC20 said:

Did you take your Rudkin out placard?

Never leave home without it. It's the spiritual successor to seeing #Wenger Out signs during some military coup parade. 

[bovril]

20 hours ago, SpacedX said:

Some may have noticed that practically every f****g post I make has to be subsequently edited (for typos). It's infuriating. I'm similarly inept at texting. 

 

EDIT: For typos. 

Don't worry about it. I'm starting to wonder if people think "Edited just now by bovril" is my signature. 

[HighPeakFox]

Steve Bannon. If some of you were still in denial, the outright Fascism is out there in plain sight now.

[Grebfromgrebland]

1 minute ago, HighPeakFox said:

Steve Bannon. If some of you were still in denial, the outright Fascism is out there in plain sight now.

And let there be no mistake anyone voting Tory or reform will be fully behind bannon, trump and musk.

 

You'll know what you're doing next time you go to the polls. 

 

You'll be a traitor to the UK.

[Torquay Gunner]

EON next, what is it with these energy companies.  We are in arrears with our account, but have a plan in place to pay them off by the end of March.  I had a long chat with their customer services on Friday and received an email to confirm the conversation on the same day. Yesterday I got a call from EON asking to speak about the account, as I was slightly suspicious I asked them to send an email.  The email appeared to be legit so I rang them this morning.  They wanted to know when I was next intending to make a payment and I said this was discussed on Friday.  They then wanted to know other details, which were also dealt with on Friday.  I told them this and they got quite defensive.  I decided to end the call quickly and rang their complaints dept, because this started to feel like harassment.  The lady purporting to work in complaints told me that an automated system makes the call (because the account is in arrears) and the customer services person then picks up the call, once the caller has passed security.  The customer services person has therefore no idea about why the call as been made and doesn't seem to read the notes.  I said that was ridiculous and advised her that once we have cleared the arrears will be looking for another supplier.  I have now just received two texts from them starting with the line “Great to chat!” . No it f**king was not!! 

Edited 26 February by Torquay Gunner

[Innovindil]

5 hours ago, Torquay Gunner said:

EON next, what is it with these energy companies.  We are in arrears with our account, but have a plan in place to pay them off by the end of March.  I had a long chat with their customer services on Friday and received an email to confirm the conversation on the same day. Yesterday I got a call from EON asking to speak about the account, as I was slightly suspicious I asked them to send an email.  The email appeared to be legit so I rang them this morning.  They wanted to know when I was next intending to make a payment and I said this was discussed on Friday.  They then wanted to know other details, which were also dealt with on Friday.  I told them this and they got quite defensive.  I decided to end the call quickly and rang their complaints dept, because this started to feel like harassment.  The lady purporting to work in complaints told me that an automated system makes the call (because the account is in arrears) and the customer services person then picks up the call, once the caller has passed security.  The customer services person has therefore no idea about why the call as been made and doesn't seem to read the notes.  I said that was ridiculous and advised her that once we have cleared the arrears will be looking for another supplier.  I have now just received two texts from them starting with the line “Great to chat!” . No it f**king was not!! 

This is why I like octopus. Probably one of the best customers services I've ever come across. Just remember if your moving supplier most give out some reward for getting people so find a friend/family on the same supplier for the referral link thingy. 

[The Bear]

19 minutes ago, Innovindil said:

This is why I like octopus. Probably one of the best customers services I've ever come across. Just remember if your moving supplier most give out some reward for getting people so find a friend/family on the same supplier for the referral link thingy. 

I'm with Octopus if anyone wants a referral link 

[grobyfox1990]

14 minutes ago, The Bear said:

I'm with Octopus if anyone wants a referral link 

Yeh pls. What's the reward? Guessing more than one person has Octopus and wants a commission on here.

[Innovindil]

7 minutes ago, grobyfox1990 said:

Yeh pls. What's the reward? Guessing more than one person has Octopus and wants a commission on here.

https://share.octopus.energy/green-wind-738

 

£100 split between the person giving and person using. I assume £50 each. Not life changing but any free money is welcome money.