Gripe thread

kronz · Post by **kronz** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 9:29 am

mrj wrote:massively important presentation today and I'm nervous as hell. would much rather skip out on the whole thing.

Go do a poo, that might sort you out

Post by **huge** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 9:46 am

yeah deffo dont need to be doing a poo in front of a room of people

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:12 pm

aroes wrote: May- foot surgery resulting in maximum rehab grief and brokeness
July- massive bike stack resulting in whiplash/bruised ribs/hammered spleen and more brokeness
November- massive bike stack pt2 resulting in broken arm and more money woes
Monday night just gone- massive bike stack pt3, broken ankle, bankrupt

totes shit mister!

perhaps a car is safer? why so many stacks? I am scared to ride my bike on big arterial or city roads with lots of cars, suburbs are not so scary...

my gripe is THIS BITCH OF A WEEK. Every day i get pressure, cos like, I decide when the calendar has a saturday on xmas and new years this year, don't i ?
every day I avert disaster and forge onwards with enthusiasm i pull from fuck knows where, and i get MORE PRESSURE AND CRAP. I am so fucking over it. Close to tears.

Post by **system** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:12 pm

gotd: the second ashes test. vote to have ponting and clarke drawn and quartered in front of the baying masses.

CoB · Post by **CoB** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:23 pm

is that because they did something bad?
or because cricket is boring?

aroes · Post by **aroes** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:27 pm

ghetto kitty wrote:
totes shit mister!
perhaps a car is safer? why so many stacks? I am scared to ride my bike on big arterial or city roads with lots of cars, suburbs are not so scary...

All three accidents could have been avoided with a bit of prudence and concentration TBH

I've been lazy and complacent all year, I think these hardships are the cosmos's way of telling me to kick it up a gear and sort shit out

No way I'll ever use a car as a primary form of transport, I love cycling too much

Watch out 2011

Post by **huge** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:30 pm

maybe you should go fixed then. as you're constantly pedaling your concentration goes thru the roof, massively fast reaction times can see into the future etc.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:31 pm

huge ^^^ that sounds like magic AND science right there!

see, that's why I drive, prudence is not really how i roll

but i AM a v good defensive driver. lapse in concentration/hangover together the reasons i crashed my car a few months ago but first time ever.

let's have lunch soon and I can back up the cosmos for you.

Post by **huge** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:48 pm

totally future seeing abilities. no one here can say this doesn't happen

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 12:52 pm

oh but foo will try

CoB · Post by **CoB** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:02 pm

i wish i wasn't lazy and rode a bike.
i would have a crate on the back for my shopping *nods*
it would be awesome
(i am in walking distance of shops, but drive because i hate to carry bags for the distance >.<)

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:04 pm

why dont you get a donkey with panniers? *nods*

C.I.A. · Post by **C.I.A.** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:16 pm

my GOTD:

- Blank
- Thick black marker
- Censored
- Scene Missing
- Something something
- *#@(!@

Going to be an all nighter

CoB · Post by **CoB** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 1:19 pm

ghetto kitty wrote:why dont you get a donkey with panniers? *nods*

i would have to feed it, though it would probably enjoy eating our backyard.
maybe a goat

aroes · Post by **aroes** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 3:50 pm

huge wrote:maybe you should go fixed then. as you're constantly pedaling your concentration goes thru the roof, massively fast reaction times can see into the future etc.

lol

next purchase is a Cinelli Gazetta, just need money, of which i have nil right now.......can't say I'm particularly interested in riding it anywhere but the track though.......never know, everyone that rides fixed reckons you get the bug and can't stop so maybe it's only a matter of time before i'm conquering sydney rd brakeless, trackstanding for minutes on end and skidding down lt bourke st in the wet

Should be ready to put together in a few months. Can cop a frameset for about $600. Still undecided on which componentry and gear ratios n stuff

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 4:12 pm

system wrote:gotd: the second ashes test. vote to have ponting and clarke drawn and quartered in front of the baying masses.

Ponting is a feltcher.

quick · Post by **quick** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 5:04 pm

Hardy wrote:
system wrote:gotd: the second ashes test. vote to have ponting and clarke drawn and quartered in front of the baying masses.
Ponting is a feltcher.

you came onto him

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 5:42 pm

quick wrote:
Hardy wrote:
system wrote:gotd: the second ashes test. vote to have ponting and clarke drawn and quartered in front of the baying masses.
Ponting is a feltcher.
you came onto him

Maybe, but my point remains valid.

quick · Post by **quick** » Fri Dec 03, 2010 5:47 pm

i call entrapment... who can resist a groomed badger?

retzie · Post by **retzie** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:01 am

GOTD: lost voice. Flew out to give a talk feeling a bit cold-y on Wed, talk Thu (was fine) but ended up talking to my host for the next 500 million hours and was left with no voice at all Fri and Sat. Fucken mathematician: "Oh, she is losing her voice - I should keep talking to her. And when she doesn't answer the phone, but texts to say she has lost her voice, I should keep calling her. Because we really should keep talking about maths EVEN THOUGH SHE CAN'T SPEAK."

Only just getting it back now, but sound like a drag queen doing phone sex

aroes wrote:All three accidents could have been avoided with a bit of prudence and concentration TBH

I've been lazy and complacent all year, I think these hardships are the cosmos's way of telling me to kick it up a gear and sort shit out

Don't forget that these things make you a danger to others too. Mebbe don't try for the 'breaking someone else's leg' option

PS. EPIC bike accident story from a guy at my old work: he was a road racer for decades and had only ever managed (bad) road rash. He swerved avoiding a girl running for a tram, got stuck in tram tracks, fell awkwardly, fractured a hip, got bone necrosis and needed a hip replacement! Don't wait for this to happen!!!

aroes · Post by **aroes** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:52 am

I hear ya

Thankfully all three incidents haven't proved a danger to anyone except myself. I have conciously resolved to adjust the way I ride (which mind you, was pretty defensive to begin with)

The stack I had last week was so weird. I stopped spinning as I approached a red light and reached for my water bottle. After taking a sip, I leant forward to put it back in the cage and for some strange reason flicked the rear brake. I NEVER use the rear brake. It locked up the rear wheel, and because my centre of gravity was so low and far forward, I was kicked out of the saddle. My left foot planted itself on the deck and got wedged between the down tube and front wheel. Heard an almighty CRACK and felt pain as soon as I landed. Knew within about 5 seconds I had broken something. It would've looked awkward and funny as fuck. TBH I reckon I'd have been doing about 5kmh when it happened

That story about your friend is pretty intense. It's strange how some people's riding histories are littered with accidents and others have ridden for years without one. Have read about guys and girls that have ridden road and track at an elite level for a long time and still haven't had a prang of note. Then there's others who seem to be constantly nursing a broken arm/collar bone etc. Cadel is one who comes to mind

On the bright side, my arm's alot better now, so I can focus on healing the leg. Hopefully the plate and screws don't cause me too much grief when I get back on the bike

Jesus epic post, can you tell I'm bored?

Post by **huge** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:14 pm

talked to a dude this morning who had a stack a few months back. casually riding down the road, bus to his right, open car door about 2 meters in front of him, no room between bus and car door. his face went thru the window and tore half of it off! massive scars on his face, didnt rly want to look at pics huhu.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:30 pm

another 26 meetings this week, i don't like where this pattern is going.

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 12:38 pm

At least it didn't double, or go into some fibonacci sequence or something like that.

Not that 26 is a fibonacci number.

kronz · Post by **kronz** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 1:32 pm

Got broken into over the weekend.
Three days at the beach drinking beer is catching up with me.
I want bed!

unsoundbwoy · Post by **unsoundbwoy** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:20 pm

ack, no apa

Post by **huge** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:21 pm

there's bloody tennis players lying about all over the place with no idea what to do cos of the rain. they are probably stealing my biscuits.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:10 pm

you should go around checking their moustaches for kingston crumbs

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:27 pm

driving in this rain is gashment extreme

CoB · Post by **CoB** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 1:40 pm

so I was making a foods.
then I realised i had a clove of garlic left out that i forgot to add.
so i eated it.

gotd.
my stomach hurts

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 6:09 pm

Has anyone else had trouble with Centrelink in regards to Austudy?
I've applied as i'm studying full time now and have been rejected because 8 years ago i studied Furniture Design for a year. I didn't even complete the 2nd year because i lost interest in the course so i pulled out. Didn't claim Austudy and have never claimed a thing from Centrelink til now.
I've appealed the decision and got a letter today saying it was rejected again. This if fucking ridiculous! I have friends who have studied more than one course and have received Austudy for each of them.

SO FARKING ANGRY RIGHT NOW!!

aroes · Post by **aroes** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 6:21 pm

Shit mate that sounds farked

Hope that doesn't happen to me. I studied for about a semester 8yrs ago then left the course

Am going to study part time next year, but would like the option of being able to switch to full time if the need/want arises, in which case I'd obviously be claiming Austudy

Do you have any specific info on why these conditions exist?

I'm sure someone on here would be able to shed some light

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 6:33 pm

No specific info on why they exist. I just can't see why there is a problem.

The letter says that if i left the course before completion then i have to have evidence of mitigating circumstances for why i did. It's fucked!

nic · Post by **nic** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:14 pm

make up some mitigating circumstances imo
sounds very fucking ghey
stingy narks imo - i would go and abuse the filthy little box tickers in their dim building.

never tell centerlink teh tryjths

andy_hoffman · Post by **andy_hoffman** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:17 pm

abuse is coming their way that's for sure!

CoB · Post by **CoB** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 7:44 pm

they do make it harder than it needs to be to stop "bludgers"
problem is they stop more people who are genuine than the leechers.

good luck1 !! !

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:58 pm

GOTD: Julian Assange. Sick to fucking death of hearing about him.

aroes · Post by **aroes** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:16 pm

I too am sick of hearing about him, particularly the angle that major news sources have run with these last few days (allegations against him/U.S cable stating that they reckon Rudd is inept blah blah blah)

What can't be denied though, is that there is currently an epic international shit storm in progress, and it appears that this guy's desire to report fundamentally important information to the world's public is the cause of it

Personally I reckon this is a really fucking big deal. I could be wrong, maybe it'll all die down soon and we'll forget about it. Somehow I doubt that. Read this........ http://www.theaustralian.com.au/in-dept ... 5967241332

CoB · Post by **CoB** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 9:25 pm

indeed it is a big deal

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 11:40 pm

gotd: Wing Loong, a long loved and eaten-at joint in Little China Town burned to the ground last night. I used to eat there twice a week, no question for months at a time. Then my partner decided he did;t like it that much but I still wanted in. Best sliced beef with szechuan sauce on special fried rice I've ever eaten. Now it's been reduced to smouldering rumble and I'm a sad rabbit

Stve, I thank you so much for introducing me to Tammy an all their wares. Such a delightful place, always left theren with a belly full, smiles and some cash left in my wallet.

Wing Loong, I hope you rise again motherfucker, bigger and better than ever

quick · Post by **quick** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:02 am

word Mixi, well said... I too hope for a resurgence

nic · Post by **nic** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:44 am

julian assange hero brohufg imo

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 8:52 am

GOTD: House flooded last night. Shit.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:19 am

Pool party at yours!

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:42 am

Hmmmm you could conceivably roll around in the dirty pool of water that was our bedroom floor, but we cleaned it up already.

ghetto kitty · Post by **ghetto kitty** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:19 pm

I dunno about this dreaming every night thing you guys.
Work dreams, dramas/bosses carrying over from day life into night subconscious.
dreaming about smoking weed, feeling guilty in my dreams all night, then waking up and realizing i actually havent.

sheesh.

youthful_implants · Post by **youthful_implants** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:49 pm

dreams are over-rated I agree. give me a good nights sleep anyday.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:49 pm

the piece of bone right behind my right top molar is massively sore. hurts to do anything like chew or talk.

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:53 pm

start writing them down bo.....

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&s ... +&gs_rfai=

once you gain control, well, you should be able to control what you are dreaming about etc.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:56 pm

ghetto kitty wrote:I dunno about this dreaming every night thing you guys.
Work dreams, dramas/bosses carrying over from day life into night subconscious.
dreaming about smoking weed, feeling guilty in my dreams all night, then waking up and realizing i actually havent.

sheesh.

I had a guilty dream like that the other night.

i dreamt that it was the zombie apocolpyse but everything was still running pretty normally, the army had militarised the city to protect everyone, but would only open up parts of the city at a time. We went to go to the bank which had been opened just for the day and along with getting cash out the bank was also selling meth for some reason. Anyways so I figured that if they were doing that it would be okay to smoke inside, so i lit one up and had a few puffs and then remembered that I was quitting and had just broken my 6 week or so without a ciggie.

anyways the upshot was in the dream i felt massively guilty and upset about the ciggie, much more upset than i was about being stuck in the middle of the zombie apocalypse.

I woke up and was really pissed off with myself until i realised i actually hadn't had a ciggie and didn't need to start stockpiling tinned food.