The "guest" speech at meet the grumpies session

I would like to thank Bob and Paul
for inviting me here

today from frilly edge of Europe

.. i would like to thank them but
to be honest I am that

peeved about being 3000 miles away

and missing all the fun and free
beer i am not going to. I

hope you all get horrible hangovers

and loose your berocca!

So what is Grumpy and why do i revel
in it?

Most of you would say it surly or
ill-tempered;

discontentedly irritable; grouchy.

and it has to be said none of those
immediately come across

as being worth while things to be

However i would disagree!

Being nice all the time, lulls your
users into a sense of

security, security in the knowledge

that they can get away with the 4:50pm
on a Friday urgent

change request that just has to be

done that evening whilst they sip
their first martini in the

bar. Beingt surly and ill tempered

some of the time goes a long way
to disaude such chavileier

and downright un acceptable behaviour

Once in a while be the Abominable
"No"man it keeps them on

their toes.

Being content is never an environment
for creativity, being

content is slippers and a pipe by

the fire whilst the world goes to
hell in a handbasket as

you let things slide more and more.

Irritation is a sign that there is
something doing the

irritating, the  more irritated
you are the

bigger the something responsible
and more likely it is to be

important. Ignoring the irritation


and letting is sublimate is not a
good thing. Let it out in

inventive creative ways accompanied


by a goodly amount of face pulling..
"tscaaahhs" and sharp

intakes of breath.

Embrace your inner curmudgeon today!!!!
Be positive when

possible, be grumpy when necessary!

Now over to your presenters."