Gavin @GrumpyOwl

Lover of coffee, curry, tea, chihuahaus and Blackpool FC. Sometimes grumpy and not really an owl. Limbo Joined January 2009

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

4 days ago

@AntStephen It’s a great song. Really sad news.

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a week ago

Why is the zero wonky?

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Quick check of my online banking is telling me that that @skytv payment is far too high for what I use it for. Renewal time later in the year. I’m going to get a significant saving. One way or another.

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

a week ago

@TheOnlyGuru @chrisdavies @andyburnham WFH Andy. Could stick, that could…

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

a week ago

@ItsJamesHall Central Beds have been doing this for a couple of years now. They get enough of my money. I just take my garden waste to the tidy tip now.

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

a week ago

Not at all sure about this No 10 in the North thing. That’s got to be a lot of extra expenditure on security, travel etc to do that, for vibes presumably. And tbh when most of us are getting told we can’t work from home on our own terms, shouldn’t the PM be leading by example?

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

2 weeks ago

On the BBC ‘What has the BBC even done for me?’ advert. If you watch the original advert it’s based on, it reminds you how great the BBC used to be. Reminding me I’m subsidising Romesh Ranganathan, who I’ve never found remotely funny, gives me purchase regret about my license.

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

2 weeks ago

Argentina taking it well I see. Nothing like throwing a few punches when you lose.

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

2 weeks ago

I get why people might romanticise a halt ending for Messi. What a great player he’s been. But his international team now are garbage. And offer nothing. So glad Spain won. But a different team would have made that final do much better. #SPAARG

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

2 weeks ago

I think Scotland would have given a better show for Messi than Argentina have. How good would Scottish Messi have been?

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2 weeks ago

Imagine if last nights game had been the World Cup final? How good would that have been? What a validation of the greatness of football? #ESPARG

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

2 weeks ago

I’d like to see the replay on that one.

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

2 weeks ago

Well about time. Argentina have been negative. Spain have lacked a killer instinct but at least they’ve been trying. I hope the final score reflects the balance of play. #ESPARG

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

2 weeks ago

As an observer, this is just a horrible game. There has been nothing to sell the beautiful game. Argentina just play anti football. If there has been some conspiracy to get Messi to the final he does not deserve it. This is a horrible game. #ESPARG

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

2 weeks ago

I am not entertained. #Esparg

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

2 weeks ago

The World Cup Final half time show has been so much more impressive than the game. England vs Spain would have been much more interesting. But… you know… FIFA and all that…

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

2 weeks ago

Well. England win and Mbappe gets a brace. Happy with that. Onward tomorrow. Come on Spain.

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

3 weeks ago

Gutted. Sad to see us finish like that after such a positive World Cup. Hate to say it but when we ended up playing a decent team Tuchel did a Southgate and tried to turtle when we took the lead. #ENGARG

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

3 weeks ago

@EE But overall the pricing is just crazy. Especially when it's easy to get much cheaper options that include roaming at no extra cost. I hope that some day they review this unnecessary nickel and diming and do away with it completely.

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

3 weeks ago

@EE Let's see if we can squeeze an extra fiver out of people with poor judgement! I know you can get e-sims now (and I have done previously) but it does feel like it's exploitative of people who lack the technical knowhow or confidence to do that.

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Gavin @GrumpyOwl

3 weeks ago

Today, I actually have a nice, small mobile bill from @EE for the first time in many years. Continued price increases drove me to evaluate other options and I'm basically paying half what I was previously. I did get offered an ok retention offer, but their roaming pricing killed the deal. There are other providers that don't charge extra for roaming. Had @EE made that offer they'd still have all of my business.