Todays - What Grinds my gears

[hellkat]

Not really gear grinding, just ... duh!
Anita phoned me this morning so, on account of things being a bit on-tenterhooks Down Under, I picked up the call.

But no! Everybody is apparently still alive.
However, Anita has lost her car in the carpark at Westfield
So she calls her mother. 10,000 miles away, haha.

I suggested she try to remember the first shops she saw when she surfaced from the carpark, and then work back from there. Luckily it worked, and she had been two floors down from where she thought.

I'd mutter about how could someone so bright and smart could be such an air-head but ... it would be hypocritical at the very least
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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Easy-X]

My standard line in such situations... "she's her mother's daughter alright"
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[1198]

I used to regard McDonalds as a terrible food to be eaten in emergency only but then an ex girlfriend introduced me to their (at that stage) new wraps. I enjoyed them, and upped my consumption to occasional. Well done to McDonalds in Kidderminster, my choice today was terrible. The chicken was sloppy, soggy and blatantly full of water. Back to the 2 yearly visits when stranded for me I think!

[chickenstrip]

[1198]

[MCN]

I don't like Those Fast food spunk bucket places.
McDonald's is biggest and it baffles the mind why the sheep flock to it. Old McDonald had a plan...

I never visit those outlets that only have a few tables and run by Indians after the Mrs. and I fancied a Macy Dees far our tea one weekend we were visiting That London.
The whole meal was slop.
Luckily they had a KFC across The road so I hedged my bet and got us some of that too.

The McDonald's went in the bin.
The KFC was edible.

The last McDonald's I got is the last McDonald's that I will ever eat. Ever.
In the town where I live. Cold, tasteless and the fries (fukin chips) tasted funny/funky.

I think they wash the burger meat to remove all the flavour.
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Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.

[blurredman]

Cunts behind the wheel.
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CBT: 12/06/10, Theory: 22/09/10, Module 1: 09/11/10, Module 2: 19/01/11
Past: 1991 Honda CG125BR-J, 1992 (1980) Honda XL125S, 1996 Kawasaki GPZ500S.
Current: 1981 Honda CX500B - 91k, 1987 MZ ETZ250 (bored to 295cc) - 38k, 1989 MZ ETZ251 - 49k, 1979 Suzuki TS185ER - 9k, 1973 MZ ES250/2 - 17k.

[stinkwheel]

Parents on the radio today complaining that childcare costs are higher than their pay. Something must be done, government should give them money.

At no point was the probably unpopular but quietly widely held oppinion mentioned that having children is this day and age is a lifestyle choice and there is a limit to which those who did not make that choice should be expected to fund it. I already provide those children with a world class education and healthcare and provide you with maternity pay and family allowance.

Also. If your childcare costs are higher than your wage. Congratulations, enjoy your new job as a full time carer for your children. It is not economically viable, or even sensible to subsidise someone to do a job where over 100% of the pay is going to childcare. Sack in the job, look after the kid you presumably wanted.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

[M.C]

[M.C]

[ThunderGuts]

Gears ground repeatedly by my flippin' sister. She manipulates my elderly parents and puts them under so much strain, using emotional blackmail to hoodwink them into doing her bidding (usually childcare related). If I try intervene she goes beserk saying it's none of my business, hangs up and blocks my 'phone. She's so utterly selfish it's untrue. Her husband's parents are about as useful as a chocolate fireguard which makes matters worse. I can see my parents being ground into an early grave at this rate but they don't seem to be able to stand up to her. It's a pretty horrible feeling of helplessness, almost like watching torture from behind bars.
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TG.

[Nobby the Bastard]

Families don't need to have 4 to increase the population, only 3.

For much of the 60s and 70s the average was 2.4 children which is still enough to increase the population.
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[M.C]

[Kawasaki Jimbo]

Got an email from Amazon saying their Prime charges were going up, and I wondered why they were telling me since I don’t have Amazon Prime. I suspected a phishing scam so I ignored it, although it did look proper. Later I read some news items about it and when I logged on to Amazon I discovered I’d been a member for almost a year at a cost of £79. I don’t recall signing up. Cheeky sods, I’ve now cancelled.

[M.C]

[Diggs]

Having to spend from 02.00-10.00 today ferrying my eldest numpty from home to A&E in Halifax to Bradford plastic surgery clinic and home because he fell through a neighbour's cold-frame dressed as Kim Jong-Un last night. You couldn't make it up!
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Now - Speed Triple, old ratty GS550, GSXR750M
Gone (in order of ownership) - Raleigh Runabout, AP50, KH125, GP125, KH250, CBX550, Z400, CB750FII, 250LC, GS550, ZXR750H1, Guzzi Targa, GSX750F, KH250 x2, Bimota SB6R and counting...

[Hong Kong Phooey]

[stinkwheel]

Womens football...

My question of the day: "So. What team do you support normally then?".
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[A100man]

[Diggs]

[A100man]

[Diggs]

Ward 20 - the ward of the inebriated fool...

When I was a lad it used to be the Tetley Pub Hunt which would begin at the top end of the Westgate Run in Wakefield and finish once 20 halves of the brown nectar had been consumed, one half per pub. I can't be too critical of my lad because one year I ended up projectile vomiting from the top of the Black Rock toilet steps to the bottom (if you know the pub, you'll appreciate the feat), on others kipping in cabbage fields etc. Never fell through glass dressed as a North Korean despot though...
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Now - Speed Triple, old ratty GS550, GSXR750M
Gone (in order of ownership) - Raleigh Runabout, AP50, KH125, GP125, KH250, CBX550, Z400, CB750FII, 250LC, GS550, ZXR750H1, Guzzi Targa, GSX750F, KH250 x2, Bimota SB6R and counting...

[King29]

Me making a mistake. Last night I thought down stairs door was being kicked in, such a racket. Turned out the noise was from the boiler in my flat. It sounded like it was going to detonate. Turns out I’d overfilled it when the pressure was low and left the fill taps open.

Had to drain a bowl full out of the boiler via drain screw, silly mistake.

[chickenstrip]

The Cost of Living Crisis. Energy bill just pulled the rug from under my feet, £10 to last till the 15th of the month.
In years to come we must remember that this wasn't caused by climate change, Covid, racism etc. It was caused by people and their stupidity.
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