Rant of the day.

[Steve_M]

On 26/04/2025 at 13:12, bud said:

The reply says it all.

I know not all disabilities are physical. But partaking in a disabled bay is just wrong.

My mum used to have a blue badge. My daughter often gave her a lift into Walsall, parking in a disabled spot on the hill where the market is (was?). My daughter used to get flack occasionally as she’s patently not disabled and her car was a Merc SL - not your typical car for disabled people. My mum would arrive, hobbling along with the aid of two sticks, and make it very clear that the complainers were way off the mark.

 

PS. My mum’s now 95, and fighting fit. She’s had operations to deal with the walking issues and has given up her blue badge. 

[Gerontious]

11 hours ago, Steve_M said:

My mum used to have a blue badge. My daughter often gave her a lift into Walsall, parking in a disabled spot on the hill where the market is (was?). My daughter used to get flack occasionally as she’s patently not disabled and her car was a Merc SL - not your typical car for disabled people. My mum would arrive, hobbling along with the aid of two sticks, and make it very clear that the complainers were way off the mark.

 

PS. My mum’s now 95, and fighting fit. She’s had operations to deal with the walking issues and has given up her blue badge. 

I spent many years of my childhood riding down that hill in home made go carts. It’s a wonder I survived. Feels like a different life, but Walsall is the nearest I have to a home town.

Edited yesterday at 07:04 by Gerontious

[Steve_M]

7 hours ago, Gerontious said:

I spent many years of my childhood riding down that hill in home made go carts. It’s a wonder I survived. Feels like a different life, but Walsall is the nearest I have to a home town.

I’m a Brummy, moved to Aldridge when I was 17, served my apprenticeship at Aluminium Bronze Co on Wallows Lane, Bescot, over the road from the old Saddlers football ground. I have many happy memories of my late teens in Walsall, particularly the “Bier Keller” at the Dirty Duck. 

[Mawsley]

On 26/04/2025 at 12:07, onesea said:

Not mine this time but I liked the sentiments 

 

"I was just..."

 

I loathe the phrase. It's just self entitlement from a person who thinks they can do whatever they want regardless.

 

This is a version of it.

[Mold]

I only recently found out that new cars don't have a spare wheel! The 'people' who made that decision are the type of people who phone AA to replace the wheel and would have difficulty identifying a spanner, unless they looked in the mirror.

[S-Westerly]

When my wife got a new car I had a whinge about the lack of a spare wheel whereupon she asked me where was the spare wheel for my bike.....Point.

[S-Westerly]

My HR department have the collective IQ of an amoeba. They've known for 2 weeks we need to change out at least 13 guys and they've been prevaricating for days now. Finally I went over their heads to big boss so it is now happening  on Sunday except for 2 Filipinos who've already been here 9 months and despite weeks of planning HR haven't got the right documentation for their replacements. Oh and me as my relief is relieving the Mate who's well over his time. Meanwhile they'll source another Mate to come here so the guy who's supposed to be promoted can relieve me. Maybe in a month. I hate these reptiles.