The Ranting Room

The birth of pop-punk.

When I want to watch a DVD, why the f do I have to sit through 5 twing minutes of warnings telling me I'm a naughty ing boy and that piracy is stealing    . If I had pirated the fing thing I wouldn't have to sit through this bull. Then there comes the "please don't sue us" warning in case some 3rd assistant tea boy says something dodgy on one of the commentaries. By the time I've sat through all this I'm too annoyed to watch the ing thing   

Man Erg wrote: Geck0 wrote: I'm also likely to be related to Nicholas Soames... yes, him... help me!  These individuals are in my family tree by right, due to the fact my family married into another branch of my family (well, that seems to be case, even though I cannot find it yet), so are also likely to be blood relatives too.  So James,you are distantly related to the Churchills (Nicholas Soames marrying Winston's Daughter) and one branch of the family marrying into another branch does sound like you have aristocratic blood in your veins.

both of them. I think they were both Secretary of State for MAFF too.

Edited by darqdean - October 14 2007 at 06:49

Geck0 wrote: I MIGHT be distantly related through (Arthur) Nicholas Winston Soames' second wife Serena Mary Smith.  They had a daughter Isabella Soames together. That means I'm not related to the Soames' (well, only Isabella) or the Spencer-Churchills! Besides, it's not a direct line yet, but I believe there is one.  Isabella Soames, Tara Plonker-Plonkingson, James Fitzroy, Earl of Euston (and his son, Henry, Viscount Ispwich) and James Grimston, Viscount Grimston are all direct descendants of Lindsay Eric Smith and Helen Mary Collyer. It's the Collyer family of Chobham, that I'm linked to, via the Fladgate family (who married into the Yeowell family). When I do find a link, it'll be maybe 6th or more cousins anyhow, so I have nothing to worry about! On my mother's side, it's much better, I'm distantly related (4th Cousin 3 Times Removed) to Prof. Sir D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, D.Litt., D.Sc., D.C.L., C.B., F.R.S., F.R.S.E., H.F.E.M.S.

Todays rant:

Vauxhall!

I've had to take my Meurglys into the garage to get a valve replaced, as the rear right brake is leaking fluid... I took it in Friday... anyhow, it was supposed to be ready today, but the garage 'phoned up and said they've been having trouble getting a valve and that Vauxhall no longer sell single valves, so you have buy them in pairs and they've changed the design.  A single valve normally is around £30... a pair is £130+.  Even the garage were surprised!  Vauxhall didn't have any either!  They've found a pair of them in Northampton, so I'll get the car back tomorrow...

What seemed a simple job has now escalated into something else... why do car manufacturers have to design a modification to an existing part that seems to be fine in the first place?

ARGH!  It annoys me.  I need it repaired though and the labour cost isn't too much, so I'm going ahead with it.  It's not the garages fault in this case.


Edited by Geck0 - October 15 2007 at 09:29

Geck0 wrote: Yep.  We're working class

The-Bullet wrote: When I want to watch a DVD, why the f do I have to sit through 5 twing minutes of warnings telling me I'm a naughty ing boy and that piracy is stealing    . If I had pirated the fing thing I wouldn't have to sit through this bull. Then there comes the "please don't sue us" warning in case some 3rd assistant tea boy says something dodgy on one of the commentaries. By the time I've sat through all this I'm too annoyed to watch the ing thing

The-Bullet wrote: When I want to watch a DVD, why the f do I have to sit through 5 twing minutes of warnings telling me I'm a naughty ing boy and that piracy is stealing    . If I had pirated the fing thing I wouldn't have to sit through this bull. Then there comes the "please don't sue us" warning in case some 3rd assistant tea boy says something dodgy on one of the commentaries. By the time I've sat through all this I'm too annoyed to watch the ing thing

Or... why is it when I buy a DVD, do I then have to sit through adverts for other DVD's they think I may enjoy? If I want an advert for a DVD I'll rent one - if I buy one, I don't want your ing adverts for the latest complete sh*te you're releasing straight to ing DVD, just because it was so bad you couldn't get a distributor to release it in the cinema.

++storms off in James's 2nd hand Huff+++

Geck0 wrote: fandango wrote: Geck0 wrote: Yep.  We're working class   but you told me recently that you didn't work....   would that make you underclass with working class aspirations?? Kind of. I want to enjoy working... at the moment, I cannot find anything I wish to do workwise, that I will enjoy.