Angels With Grumpy Faces: February 2010

Seniors furious at Fawkner centre fee rises

Kudos here to the lady on the left in the purple print skirt, who is grumping enough for all her colleagues. Which is just as well.

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Train firm slammed over Ashtead level crossing hold-up

No wonder they were complaining. None of them were sure they'd live to see another day.

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TV viewers face weeks of faults

Couple of points here.

Firstly, it is not a precious heirloom, stop presenting it to me as if it were.

And secondly, that, sonny, is not a Freeview box. I should bloody know, believe me.

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Lethem residents protest over power blues

Two of them. Two. You'd give up, wouldn't you?

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This tree is blocking education, says mum

Sherri, of Shirehall Road, Shiregreen, in Sheffield. Shurley shome pishtake?

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Two words. Shky Player.

Border town steams, neighbours have power

A critic might say we don't actually know if this person is in full-on grump or not. We like to think they are.

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Jane's Addiction exit riles festival-goers

There's some really good Jane's Addiction tracks (Been Caught Stealing, No-one's Leaving) But the 'Best Of' I downloaded the other week had some stinkers on it too.

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Cows head to mainland for farmers' protest

Middle-aged grumpiness is a niche market

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SHOVE IT! Angry monster trucks owner fires up

No more monster trucks? Say it ain't so, Joe!

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Seagull flies off with cat in beak

"My husband Barry would ... shoot me before he'd shoot the cats."

Can't fault him.

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Traders' anger over soaring prices of waste disposal

Classic Grumpy fodder, yer wheelie bin.

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'We're so gutted to lose Jeep, it's part of the family': Classic 1942 vehicle stolen

Sod the witty collection of words, this post was submitted by an actual factual member of the public!


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Huge thank you to Ross, who wouldn't sully himself with such photographs, as you can see from his website of beautiful photos

Disgruntled Mt Albert residents feel ignored by PM

She's laughing at you, sir. All those years of marriage ruined in one photograph.

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Fathers fury at chicken needle

"We wants it, we needs it. Must have the precious. They stole it from us. Sneaky little hobbitses..."

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Beef over pub meat

Who still wears a bowler hat? Where do you buy a bowler hat, come to that?

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Jonathon Seed is unhappy at the site of the latest Travellers Aplication

Yes, yes he is

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Vulture biz stirs bogus-tix blitz

Why would you do that with your trailing ivy?

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The moment furious drivers turned the tables on wheel clampers by trapping them in a car park

Now, I'm not one to pander to stereotypes, but I spent ten years living in London...

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Oh, this is from the Daily Mail, just in case the headline wasn't obvious enough

Noisy surprise stuns Patterson Lakes residents

Half this bunch look like they're laughing at him.

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Ashington Asda store 'blights' lives of locals

Still, it's going to be handy once it's built, eh?

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Irate residents vow to block pipeline

What has he seen that his neighbours haven't?

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Train traps Callahan woman in her yard

You'd just walk round them, wouldn't you?

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A staple story of most local newspapers is that of a utility company erroneously sending out wildly inaccurate demand for money - one which leaves the recipient of the said invoice either stunned or stressed but always fuming, such as in this instance of a shop keeper mistakenly receiving a gas bill for £12,000.

Thankfully for the those readers who can’t comprehend what a shop, a shop keeper and a gas bill look like, the picture desk at the Newcastle Chronicle is on hand to fill this gap in their knowledge.

However, if you've no wish to have your curiosity sated, look away now!