[Misc] As if today couldn't have got any worse...

[NorthstandRacoon]

Yep, nearly shat myself getting out of the car after work.

 

[and smith must score]

...what with the utter clusterfuck playing out across the pond.

I stopped at a Tesco Express to buy a few groceries, and decided to lift the family gloom with some jam doughnuts.

"Soft and juicy" it said on the pack and I could not wait to get home and sink my teeth into one.

Imagine my utter dismay opening the pack and finding they were boring old ring doughnuts.

Has anyone else suffered a similar calamity today?

 

[essbee1]

In The Chase today, that ba*tard chaser beat the team by 1 second. 1 bleeding second.

 

[Barham's tash]

They say these things come in threes yet today i've had 5 (FIVE) calamaties:

1. Mrs woke me up at 4am to ask if I could use the nest app to turn the heating OFF so I did said task which first revealed the likelihood of a Trump win. No chance for sleep after that.

2. Had a final interview today so put steam reservoir iron on to heat up, even did a pre-emptive steam evacuation (could easily be a euphemism for the feeling of realising it wasn't a dream and Trump DID win [ffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffuccccccccccccckkkkkkkkkkkkkk] as the steam came out. Ironed inside of the collar first only to see the tossing thing had left a brown calcified water poo skid mark on inside of collar that also evacuated out onto the wing tip. No amount of scrubbing could remove it so just had to let it ride.

3. Walk out the house and my Mrs notices a suspicious white smeary stain on my suit trousers and jacket pocket. SAKE. More scrubbing.

4. Tube line goes up the swanny and get turfed off at Baker Street 15 minutes before my 2 hour IT readiness call at work. Have to walk from Baker St - Tottenham Court Road and jump on the Elizabeth Line whilst taking my call in the DRIZZLE.

5. Have interview - slyly hiding away in one of those glass privacy cubicles in the 'Collaboration Space' area of my office. It went well. Open door and some Trump sympathiser idiot [i'm assuming her overtly orange tan was in someway a homage to her orange overlord] span round as I exited and deposited the entire contents of her 32oz double nespresso pod latte all down my suit and trousers so I had to spend the rest of the day looking like I had excitedly soiled myself at the election result.

 

[Giraffe]

What kind of true Brit would enjoy a song celebrating a foreign victory over the Royal Navy?

I happen to believe in the self determination and independence of a nation state. Good on 'em.

 

[Gwylan]

I clocked the news this morning and, bleary eyed, went into the kitchen to find a rat staring at me. We rats in the summer and got pest control to get rid but just when you think you've got rid of vermin, they come back.

I suppose it's a bit like what's happening in the USA

 

[Stato]

I happen to believe in the self determination and independence of a nation state. Good on 'em.

They used to believe in that too, but they've just got their first King since George III.

 

[SUIYHP]

I found two nails in my tyre. Today has left me feeing quite deflated.

 

[tronnogull]

Had my second shingles vaccination yesterday and felt like shit half the night and all day today.

 

[portlock seagull]

I was so utterly depressed by the result I couldn’t even get angry.

Bar one v.early incident when I started shouting at the radio (a v.smug, pro-Trump pundit on Nicky Campbells programme first thing).

I’ve avoided TV radio and the internet nearly all day subsequently.

I hate November, even more so now.

 

[lasvegan]

I also had a petrol-pump related calamity this morning. I stopped off to fill up at the grocery store on the way in to work but the key-pad was unresponsive when I tried to key in my $0.20 off (fuel rewards for shopping at the store). I had to actually walk into the forecourt store and speak to the cashier.

Surely things can only get better from here?

Yes, won’t it be nice when we can all afford to fill up the gas tank again, without worrying about a 20 cent discount.

 

[Gwylan]

Woke up this morning to find there was no power downstairs and couldn't fix it on the breaker board. I suspect the rat (or rats) has chewed through the cable somewhere.

What else can go wrong?

 

[DavidinSouthampton]

I happen to believe in the self determination and independence of a nation state. Good on 'em.

Can you tell your friends, then, to stop lying about our country - Birmingham is a no go area and the like?
and lying about lots of other things as well, if it comes to that. Why can’t they just be nice.

 

[tedebear]

Sadly I find the Brighton Station piano just another manifestation of my own uselessness. Scrawny teenagers playing melody's from memory reminds me of my inability to play an instrument of any kind. I failed recorder miserably and never attempted anything else.

I know what you mean, I have about 15 years of piano under my belt, but still struggle to play without sheet music…embarrassing…But yesterday I managed to park that thought and just hear the ivories being tickled over the hubbub of people being annoyed at the delays…a small ray of light…

 

[bluenitsuj]

Brilliant news Trump getting in.

 

[CheeseRolls]

I finally made myself sit down and write my will, only to find that my printer is only printing the bottom half of letters today.

If there is a will there's a way.

 

[Taybha]

I've just been handed my work rota for the Christmas period, 24th 25th 26th 27th working,but it's all good I'm off for 3 days after that exclaimed my boss,oh cheers boss so I'm back in over the new year? Well yes but nothing much happens in Aberystwyth new years does it!
I thought about it for a moment,but had nothing true to reply with apart from no not really.
Merry Christmas you filthy animal.