somewhatfoolish Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 4 hours ago, Bobthebeard said: As a private hire taxi driver I occasionally get evening contract jobs taking school kids to sport events. Pick them up from school, take them to the venue, wait and take them back to the school. Did so last Friday. Dropped the kids off and just hung about waiting. Needed a pee so got out of the car and went in search of a loo at the venue. Found a door and could see that there was a toilet just beyond so went in and used the facilities. Just getting back into the car and a woman appeared asking if 'she could have a word' . "Excuse me, I don't want to appear rude but smoking and vaping is prohibited on school premises" I was doing neither, it was a cold evening and it was just my breath! Explained but got reported anyway. Ticked off for that plus for going to the toilet on my own as apparently I can't go into a (almost deserted) school alone. Do you not have to be CRB checked to school work, in which case being alone is of no consequence? What a jobsworth. Fire a complaint right back, the way education works these days they have to respond. xtriple 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 To whoever it is down our street who cannot leave for work at 5.30 a.m. without slamming their car door at least 12 times, over a period of ten minutes... catsinthewelder, Amishtat, stonedagain and 4 others 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 My 944 is for sale if anyone wants it. Its a special edition that costs fuck all to run I promise. Its is absolutely not a money pit. Honestly. I'd happily drive it anwhere in the country. Swear down. No rust. Cubs honour. No warranty implied or given. barefoot, Supernaut, paulplom and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 31 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: To whoever it is down our street who cannot leave for work at 5.30 a.m. without slamming their car door at least 12 times, over a period of ten minutes... Yep, same happens to me... normally on a weekend when I've got an hangover and I'm thinking how many doors has that car actually f****ing got! stonedagain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 3 minutes ago, HillmanImp said: My 944 is for sale if anyone wants it. Its a special edition that costs fuck all to run I promise. Its is absolutely not a money pit. Honestly. I'd happily drive it anwhere in the country. Swear down. No rust. Cubs honour. No warranty implied or given. Swap for practical estate? HillmanImp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 51 minutes ago, mrbenn said: Could probably have bought a house for £5k back then Not quite that bad,but lots of people were only earning £10-12 thousand pa then for a 40 hour week. mrbenn 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenmil Socket Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 16 minutes ago, Tenmil Socket said: Yep, same happens to me... normally on a weekend when I've got an hangover and I'm thinking how many doors as that car actually f****ing got! @Datsuncog LightBulbFun, LostnotFound, Supernaut and 13 others 4 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 /\ Seamless*. barefoot, HillmanImp, myglaren and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Still waiting for wood trim, still no reply to e-mails even the one I sent last night. I fear this is not going to happen. I hate being bloody ignored. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssDeeWon Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 What’s the score with all these moderns driving around with just one headlight on?? Are new bulbs suddenly really bad or is one headlight on now a thing? I’ve seen loads recently now it’s been getting darker earlier. stonedagain and paulplom 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parky Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 I have noticed that too, saw four or five today. Maybe it’s too hard to do many modern ones what with having to drop the gearbox to access the sidelights or whatever genius space saving idea has been utilised Or a South Essex trend we’ve missed? Yeah all da fit kidz gonna slide wiv da limited vision at night YO! paulplom, stonedagain, EssDeeWon and 3 others 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Egregious fuckwittery, total lack of consideration, and the need to remove most of the front of the car... myglaren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 apparently the lexus needs new handbrake cables. there is no stock whatsoever of these in the UK, with lexus in Japan or in the USA. i guess its going to be sent on its final journey over the bridge. that is what i want to do with it. deep joy..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 49 minutes ago, MarvinsMom said: apparently the lexus needs new handbrake cables. there is no stock whatsoever of these in the UK, with lexus in Japan or in the USA. i guess its going to be sent on its final journey over the bridge. that is what i want to do with it. deep joy..... What model Lexus? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 4 minutes ago, artdjones said: What model Lexus? LS400 about 1995 i think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artdjones Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Probably best to take them off and have them repaired or refurbished or copied by Speedy Cables.They are on the net.That might cost a bit but probably not more than genuine Lexus parts Stevebrookman and BorniteIdentity 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 8 hours ago, Bren said: They have the monopoly on much of the BL stuff. The p&p bumps it up even more. Just like CX-Basis monopolises parts for CXs, quite possibly killing viability for the British enthusiasts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 Bloody fuming! As posted in the grin thread last week youngest (16) started work in the screwfix warehouse proper today, week of 2-10 shifts. This is after an interview last week where he had to take all his documents along including passport, ni no etc. He went back on Thursday to do a day's induction, which had been moved till the Friday but no one had told him, did the induction day on Friday, was issued his ppe and started today. During his shift he was sent home as they don't employ 16 yr olds! What a bunch of wankers!!! I just feel so broken for him, this really was a light at the end of the tunnel and a real look at a bright future, only to be fucked about by some completely incompetent cockwomble at an agency... rainagain, HillmanImp, davehedgehog31 and 12 others 1 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 /\ FFS, poor lad. HillmanImp 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somewhatfoolish Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 1 hour ago, artdjones said: Probably best to take them off and have them repaired or refurbished or copied by Speedy Cables.They are on the net.That might cost a bit but probably not more than genuine Lexus parts What he said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bren Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 4 hours ago, EssDeeWon said: What’s the score with all these moderns driving around with just one headlight on?? Are new bulbs suddenly really bad or is one headlight on now a thing? I’ve seen loads recently now it’s been getting darker earlier. Modern headlights so bad you cannot tell when they are on. EssDeeWon 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Slept like shit. Been awake since around 02:30.So I'm now deafening myself listening to some Feeder whilst some fidgeting twat snores next to me.Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 At least they have one light on. Most are going around here with both front and rear lights popped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulplom Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Turns out the fucker who verbally abused my daughter wasn't Gary from upstairs. I'm very pleased I didn't beast him. Next door there is an old couple who has a druggy alchy daughter who lives a fair bit away. It was her son, their grandson who visits once a month or so. He's in his late teens and obviously has lots of issues. He's a full on wanker and apparently was screaming at a taxi driver for being 5 minutes late soon after. I will be having a word the next time I see him. I almost feel like apologising to Gary although he won't have a clue what I'm on about. Datsuncog, GrumpiusMaximus and barefoot 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunglebus Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I hate Tuesday, dropped a massive bollock with work. Meant to be putting a pop up stand in a medical show in Birmingham, got here at 6am and realised I'd brought all their kit but not the stand. I did not enjoy the phone calls I've just had to make ? Datsuncog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 hour ago, paulplom said: Turns out the fucker who verbally abused my daughter wasn't Gary from upstairs. I'm very pleased I didn't beast him. Next door there is an old couple who has a druggy alchy daughter who lives a fair bit away. It was her son, their grandson who visits once a month or so. He's in his late teens and obviously has lots of issues. He's a full on wanker and apparently was screaming at a taxi driver for being 5 minutes late soon after. I will be having a word the next time I see him. I almost feel like apologising to Gary although he won't have a clue what I'm on about. I was away ski-ing once. I went downstairs where we were staying to get my ski's only to find that my mate Paul had locked them up and buggered off with the key. I slowly waddle down the hill to the slopes and see Paul in all his ski-ing gear queuing to get on the lift. I go up to him and start having a right rant at him for being a dick and locking up my skis and the fact I've just had to walk all the way down the fucking hill and will now have to walk all the fucking way back up again, reiterating several times about what a cunt he is. Just as I'm finishing, out of the corner of my eye I see Paul about 20ft away, wearing exactly the same ski gear as this poor French guy whose just had some nutcase with a Keith Flint haircut screaming at him in English about for for the last couple of minutes. I've no idea if he understood a word of it or not. Hopefully not. Amishtat, Stanky, wuvvum and 13 others 5 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 It's a split coolant hose on the CX sez Monsieur Loizou and, for good measure, it's not one that even CX-Basis list. It has a tapered section with branches going off..... Samco could probably make one from scratch but that would take weeks. Feck feck feck feckitty feck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Take a coupe of pics & just 3D print one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Split_Pin Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 WHY would you advertise a 7 year old £4k car and then not disclose on the advert that it has no MOT? It was just what I was looking for to replace the Mini as well. There must be a good reason... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegod Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Missed out on a decent looking,lengthy MOT'd MX5 Mk1 that had been mistakenly stuck in a very obscure/incorrect part of an auction site, someone got a £281 bargain and it wasn't me, I've given the seller a nudge to contact me if he get's messed about Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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