Richard Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 See also Transit van. After any more than a few miles I have to hang on to the door as I step out because my hips are so sore. I've just done 300 miles in the Volvo, with one short break half way, and there's no pain at all. It's not the seats in the Transit, although they don't help. It's got a massive snout that adds nearly a metre of dead length compared to the old model, but there's less legroom than the old one. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 5 hours ago, beko1987 said: How the fuck can a part with the same part number as the old one not fit? Thought I'd swap the fuel sender sealing ring over, old one had cracked on the glue line again New one would not spin on, would not catch the thread. Its raining here... So I did what I should have done months ago and stuck a big cable tie around the old one Which is now clamping better than it did before. Plastic tank? I know Renault's misshape their top tank mounting ring if it has fuel in it and you leave the ring off too long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 It's been off and leaking a bit*. Nearly a full tank later and it seems fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 5 hours ago, Zelandeth said: I find the same is true of any current VAG motors. I am just patently not the same shape as the industry standard human being they have been using to model the seats. Anything more than 20-30 minutes is downright torture. We did a seven hour trip up north in the back of a Golf Estate a couple of years ago...it was about a week before my spine recovered. This last year I put my foot down and took my own car...this year we'll be taking my van as I've become the designated pack mule. We've four people's worth of a LOT of stuff to take...so it'll be three people in the car and me and all the stuff in the van on my own. My Golf is from 2005 (Mk IV) and I find the seats quite comfortable. Not Citroen comfortable - but they're good enough for me to drive a long way without needing a break. Lady Grumpius doesn't agree with me at all. I'm not the shame shape as an industry standard human being either and a lot of cars don't have enough front seat adjustment because of my height. Limits me quite a lot - but it's not like I'm obscenely tall or unusual at 6'2"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roobarb Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 I’m turning into my Grandfather as a word nasty. Why do people in a coffee shop when asked what they would like say ‘I’ll get a large latte’. No you bloody won’t. You won’t get diddly squat you lying hipster. It’s ‘I would like a large latte please’ or ‘Could I have a large latte’ or ‘Please may I have a large latte’ or even ‘Get me a large latte now!’ But you personally won’t ‘get’ anything. You will stand there like a slack jawed idiot, unable to correctly use the English language and wait for someone else to ‘get’ you something. I’m probably wrong and I just jealous of their better bushy beard than I would ever be able to grow (or something like that), but to me it just sounds WRONG! Sorry rant over. Just checked the dictionary definition. Damn. I’m wrong. It still doesn’t sound like good English though. ? stonedagain, myglaren, wuvvum and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Yankerization is becoming far too prevalent. They are starting to say 'Welp' instead of "Well"! idiots. Roobarb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Gotten: A word used by lazy people who learned how to speak by watching American daytime television. myglaren, Amishtat, hennabm and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 10 minutes ago, vulgalour said: Gotten: A word used by lazy people who learned how to speak by watching American daytime television. I've just gotten use to using it. Lord Sterling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan_Green Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 But "gotten" is old English. Shakespeare used gotten. BorniteIdentity 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Shakespeare can sod off. MorrisItalSLX, Craig the Princess, brownnova and 7 others 4 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puddlethumper Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 I see 'out' creeping in to AS. As in changing 'out', swapping 'out', etc. I blame China bloke and old aat yer haand who use/overuse it. myglaren and davehedgehog31 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmatt Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 My frickin Hermes, Useless fuckin tossers that call themselves a courier company. Expecting an alternator for the Honda on Thurs/Fri. I always get stuff sent to the shop I work at as it's open and manned all day. No sign of parcel on Thurs or Fri so I check the tracking history and they allegedly attempted delivery at 9:02 p.m Friday so I have to wait til Saturday for them to redeliver, bollocks I say, they know my shop isn't open at night so I check the cctv and there's no sign of any people or vehicles coming near my shop for half an hour either side of 9. Checked traking again at lunchtime yesterday and it says your friendly courier will be with you between 12 and 4, fair enough. Did it turn up? Not a chance. Check tracking again at 5 and it says they attempted delivery at 2 and 4 o'clock. Like fuck you did, I was there all bloody day. So I guess after 3 "failed" attempts it will be returned to the seller. I can't stand this company, I used to use them a lot but they gradually got worse and worse until I just stopped. If I'd known the seller was using Hermes I would have ordered from somewhere else as you just can't guarantee getting anything from them ever. Rant over. Thanks. GrumpiusMaximus and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 a lot of these delivery people forget we have cctv ! had a few non deliveries my self and nothing showing on the camera memory .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 36 minutes ago, puddlethumper said: I see 'out' creeping in to AS. As in changing 'out', swapping 'out', etc. I blame China bloke and old aat yer haand who use/overuse it. Also the word "fitment". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 It’s much easier to deal with if you just refer to them as MyHerpes instead. stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmatt Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 12 minutes ago, GrumpiusMaximus said: It’s much easier to deal with if you just refer to them as MyHerpes instead. That is exactly what we call them at work. I'm seriously pissed off as I could have had the car in for an mot this morning. It'll have to wait until next Sunday now. I'm tempted to invoice them for something, don't know what but I'm sure I can make something up. GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetleysmooth Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 The news about Mrs Tet got worse today. At around midnight last night, the hospital staff transferred her from the Medical Receiving Unit to the Coronary Care Unit. They've diagnosed a mild heart attack. In the next day or so, they're transferring her again to Barts in the City of London. Mr Tetley is a worried old Hector, but I know she's getting the best care possible. Life does have a habit of kicking you in the 'nads when you're down, doesn't it. purplebargeken, Datsuncog, Split_Pin and 6 others 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 7 hours ago, barmatt said: My frickin Hermes, Useless fuckin tossers that call themselves a courier company. Expecting an alternator for the Honda on Thurs/Fri. I always get stuff sent to the shop I work at as it's open and manned all day. No sign of parcel on Thurs or Fri so I check the tracking history and they allegedly attempted delivery at 9:02 p.m Friday so I have to wait til Saturday for them to redeliver, bollocks I say, they know my shop isn't open at night so I check the cctv and there's no sign of any people or vehicles coming near my shop for half an hour either side of 9. Checked traking again at lunchtime yesterday and it says your friendly courier will be with you between 12 and 4, fair enough. Did it turn up? Not a chance. Check tracking again at 5 and it says they attempted delivery at 2 and 4 o'clock. Like fuck you did, I was there all bloody day. So I guess after 3 "failed" attempts it will be returned to the seller. I can't stand this company, I used to use them a lot but they gradually got worse and worse until I just stopped. If I'd known the seller was using Hermes I would have ordered from somewhere else as you just can't guarantee getting anything from them ever. Rant over. Thanks. Sadly they are only as good as the local person at the end of the chain, around here they are superb and touch wood I have only had one issue. I sent a bike petrol tank to a guy in Wales but they couldn’t find the address after three attempts. When I sent them a screenshot from google Earth showing the Farm clearly visible from an A road including a 6’ high sign with their name on as advertising for their B&B they amazingly managed to find it. To be fair they did refund me, give me £20 credit and state the operative had been sent to a gulag for re-education, sorry, had been referred for enhanced training. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 7 hours ago, barmatt said: My frickin Hermes, Useless fuckin tossers that call themselves a courier company. Tadhg Tiogar, Datsuncog, MikeR and 6 others 5 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Don’t you just hate being second in getting to view a car... I can’t get to view a potential new (and possibly quite exciting) car until after work tomorrow, but apparently there’s one person viewing tomorrow afternoon... so i May be reliant on them not wanting it. That’s the third time recently I’ve been second in line.... loserone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Easily solved, Alex; go before work... ? loserone, myglaren and brownnova 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 8 hours ago, Tetleysmooth said: The news about Mrs Tet got worse today. At around midnight last night, the hospital staff transferred her from the Medical Receiving Unit to the Coronary Care Unit. They've diagnosed a mild heart attack. In the next day or so, they're transferring her again to Barts in the City of London. Mr Tetley is a worried old Hector, but I know she's getting the best care possible. Life does have a habit of kicking you in the 'nads when you're down, doesn't it. If you need a break point on a journey I'm in Thame, on the m40. Can't offer any more practical help though I'm afraid but if your driving back late and need somewhere to kip for a few hours that's not a layby, message me. paulplom, myglaren and mercedade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Got the worlds slowest bus driver today. He arrives late, then takes about four fucking hours to grasp that I want a weekly pass. Now we’re driving at 15mph the whole way. Every junction I can feel him slowly feeding the power on gently to take it easy on the bus. Idiot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tetleysmooth Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 8 hours ago, beko1987 said: If you need a break point on a journey I'm in Thame, on the m40. Can't offer any more practical help though I'm afraid but if your driving back late and need somewhere to kip for a few hours that's not a layby, message me. Thanks beko, but I can get to Barts on the tube from where I live in Rainham. They haven't transferred her yet, she's still in Queens Hospital, Romford at the mo. Thanks for the offer though, much appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 I really hope things stabilise quickly for Mrs Tetley_S. I can't begin to imagine how worried you must be right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 12 hours ago, brownnova said: Don’t you just hate being second in getting to view a car... I can’t get to view a potential new (and possibly quite exciting) car until after work tomorrow, but apparently there’s one person viewing tomorrow afternoon... so i May be reliant on them not wanting it. That’s the third time recently I’ve been second in line.... But then do you need to ask yourself why the first person didn't want it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 18 hours ago, Lord Sterling said: TUESDAY orders 2 armchairs. Amazon. In delivery details. I say: Someone will be in to sign on 2nd or 3rd. THURSDAY : YODEL, try to deliver. I eventually work out how to get them to deliver on Monday. Thursday night Seller emails to say he's trying to get delivery changed for Friday. I Send him a response saying : no. Don't you fucking dare. And by the way, when I said Phone me, that's not an email. Friday sends me an email to say it's arranged for Monday( no shit) I respond with phone me if you want more than one star. SUNDAY: WIFE has a flip out and decides she won't be in on Monday. Monday: wife has is tracking parcel we are 46 out of 91 and he's doing 10 an hour and there are 18 stops before her. I just hope they fit through the fucking door. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sierraman Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 20 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said: But then do you need to ask yourself why the first person didn't want it? More to the point does the first person even exist? Everybody bullshits about a ‘bloke coming this afternoon who sounds dead keen on the phone!’ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 1 hour ago, Tetleysmooth said: Thanks beko, but I can get to Barts on the tube from where I live in Rainham. They haven't transferred her yet, she's still in Queens Hospital, Romford at the mo. Thanks for the offer though, much appreciated. Ah sorry, I thought you were more up north than that! Apologies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, sierraman said: More to the point does the first person even exist? Everybody bullshits about a ‘bloke coming this afternoon who sounds dead keen on the phone!’ True... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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