Grumpy Old Man

Victor Meldrew

To make matters worse they add on a 12.5% service charge to the whole bill which does not go to the staff.
No not even pooled and dished out among the staff on a monthly basis. It is just swallowed by the company.
I declined to pay it and left some cash instead.

I never, ever pay a service charge unless it's specifically mentioned on the menu and, like you, leave a tip in cash.

We've eaten at Paul Aisnworth's restaurant in Padstow and they have a really good system where any tip or service charge is clearly separated from the meal cost. If thay can do it, so can anyone.

sparky

Woke shit makes me very grumpy.

sparky

@MN5 Recent pictures of Russ suggest he's been on the Ian Foster diet. Fat people who should know better make me a little bit grumpy.

MN5

@sparky said in Grumpy Old Man:

@MN5 Recent pictures of Russ suggest he's been on the Ian Foster diet. Fat people who should know better make me a little bit grumpy.

Yeah it’s not like he has to scrimp and save and have a loaf of white bread for dinner.

Victor Meldrew

Booked an isolated hotel on the Nth Yorkshire moor for a bit of R&R.

Order a pint and sit down with a book by the fire and some fluffybunny sits down and starts watching the racing from Doncaster at near full fucking volume on his iPad.

Victor Meldrew

And another thing..

I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.

But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?

Catogrande

@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

And another thing..

I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.

But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?

It could be worse. It could be that Cliff Richard Christmas Diabetes song.

Victor Meldrew

@Catogrande said in Grumpy Old Man:

@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

And another thing..

I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.

But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?

It could be worse. It could be that Cliff Richard Christmas Diabetes song.

The pricks normally have fucking both. Along with Slade's "Merry Christmas Everyone". And don't get me started on John Lennon's "War is Over"...

mariner4life

@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

Booked an isolated hotel on the Nth Yorkshire moor for a bit of R&R.

Order a pint and sit down with a book by the fire and some fluffybunny sits down and starts watching the racing from Doncaster at near full fucking volume on his iPad.

if you didn't immediately ask what he's on, and open a betting app, then YOU are the problem

MN5

@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

And another thing..

I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.

But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?

That’s one of the better ones ( not saying much, like choosing which end of a piece of dogshit to pick up )

The absolute worst is that fluffybunny from the Pogues with the fucked teeth and that dead chick.

Or maybe Snoopys Christmas.

Or maybe Mariah Carey.

Or Michael Buble.

No, definitely my first option. Ghastly, Ghastly, GHASTLY.

scribe

@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:

@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

And another thing..

I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.

But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?

That’s one of the better ones ( not saying much, like choosing which end of a piece of dogshit to pick up )

The absolute worst is that fluffybunny from the Pogues with the fucked teeth and that dead chick.

Or maybe Snoopys Christmas.

Or maybe Mariah Carey.

Or Michael Buble.

No, definitely my first option. Ghastly, Ghastly, GHASTLY.

The Bing Crosby/ Bowie Drummer boy is ok as is Fellate Navidad

mariner4life

@scribe said in Grumpy Old Man:

Fellate Navidad

lucky navidad

dogmeat

@mariner4life is that why Jose Feliciano's blind?

MN5

@scribe said in Grumpy Old Man:

@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:

@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

And another thing..

I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.

But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?

That’s one of the better ones ( not saying much, like choosing which end of a piece of dogshit to pick up )

The absolute worst is that fluffybunny from the Pogues with the fucked teeth and that dead chick.

Or maybe Snoopys Christmas.

Or maybe Mariah Carey.

Or Michael Buble.

No, definitely my first option. Ghastly, Ghastly, GHASTLY.

The Bing Crosby/ Bowie Drummer boy is ok as is Fellate Navidad

I’m not sure what websites you’ve been visiting but I’m not sure I approve.

Bones

@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:

@scribe said in Grumpy Old Man:

@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:

@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

And another thing..

I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.

But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?

That’s one of the better ones ( not saying much, like choosing which end of a piece of dogshit to pick up )

The absolute worst is that fluffybunny from the Pogues with the fucked teeth and that dead chick.

Or maybe Snoopys Christmas.

Or maybe Mariah Carey.

Or Michael Buble.

No, definitely my first option. Ghastly, Ghastly, GHASTLY.

The Bing Crosby/ Bowie Drummer boy is ok as is Fellate Navidad

I’m not sure what websites you’ve been visiting but I’m not sure I approve.

Future Mrs mn5 has got his password.

MN5

@Bones said in Grumpy Old Man:

@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:

@scribe said in Grumpy Old Man:

@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:

@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

And another thing..

I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.

But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?

That’s one of the better ones ( not saying much, like choosing which end of a piece of dogshit to pick up )

The absolute worst is that fluffybunny from the Pogues with the fucked teeth and that dead chick.

Or maybe Snoopys Christmas.

Or maybe Mariah Carey.

Or Michael Buble.

No, definitely my first option. Ghastly, Ghastly, GHASTLY.

The Bing Crosby/ Bowie Drummer boy is ok as is Fellate Navidad

I’m not sure what websites you’ve been visiting but I’m not sure I approve.

Future Mrs mn5 has got his password.

If there’s any Goat porn I’ll send you a link bro. Always good to get new material

Victor Meldrew

@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:

The absolute worst is that fluffybunny from the Pogues with the fucked teeth and that dead chick

I actually don't mind that one.

But now I'll always think of teeth when I hear it

MN5

@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:

The absolute worst is that fluffybunny from the Pogues with the fucked teeth and that dead chick

I actually don't mind that one.

But now I'll always think of teeth when I hear it

His teeth are better than his voice to be fair

Nepia

The best way to avoid Xmas songs is to avoid the shopping malls, which is what I do for all of December. Luckily I have a music free supermarket too.

Although I did just watch the Guardians of the Galaxy Christmas special so have heard The Pogues.

Victor Meldrew

@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:

@Bones said in Grumpy Old Man:

@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:

@scribe said in Grumpy Old Man:

@MN5 said in Grumpy Old Man:

@Victor-Meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:

And another thing..

I love Christmas and all the traditions around it - listened to a carol concert at York Minster yesterday and it was sublime.

But why the fuck do coffee shops and such play such crap Christmas Muzak like Macca's "Wonderful Christmas Time" all the time FFS?

That’s one of the better ones ( not saying much, like choosing which end of a piece of dogshit to pick up )

The absolute worst is that fluffybunny from the Pogues with the fucked teeth and that dead chick.

Or maybe Snoopys Christmas.

Or maybe Mariah Carey.

Or Michael Buble.

No, definitely my first option. Ghastly, Ghastly, GHASTLY.

The Bing Crosby/ Bowie Drummer boy is ok as is Fellate Navidad

I’m not sure what websites you’ve been visiting but I’m not sure I approve.

Future Mrs mn5 has got his password.

If there’s any Goat porn I’ll send you a link bro. Always good to get new material

I'm actually in a hotel in a place called Goatland at the moment.....

Oh, and it's snowing.

The Silver Fern

Grumpy Old Man