Datsuncog Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 FFS. Let's add "making a sandwich" to the ever-increasing list of simple things that Datsuncog is apparently incapable of managing today. I wouldn't be that bothered, only I've promised to hang a bifold door tonight, and the way things are heading I'm probably on course to lose a leg or burn the house down... dave j, HillmanImp, cort1977 and 6 others 2 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 55 minutes ago, Datsuncog said: FFS......Let's add "making a sandwich" to the ever-increasing list of simple things that Datsuncog is apparently incapable of managing today. I wouldn't be that bothered, only I've promised to hang a bifold door tonight, and the way things are heading I'm probably on course to lose a leg or burn the house down... Not your day today, no? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 No... not really. Got the tin of off-brand Spam opened with a multitool blade. Impressively, I didn't sever a finger in the process, so maybe my luck's on the turn, hey? GrumpiusMaximus and strangeangel 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Datsuncog said: No... not really. Got the tin of off-brand Spam opened with a multitool blade. Impressively, I didn't sever a finger in the process, so maybe my luck's on the turn, hey? Watch out for the first aid box if you do. stonedagain and Datsuncog 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 I'm sure I've mentioned this before. Years ago our next door neighbour was a retired firefighter who became a health and safety officer. One day he was sporting a large dressing taped to the back of his head. The injury was caused by his metal first aid box hitting the back of his head during an emergency stop in his Austin 1100. GrumpiusMaximus, yes oui si, myglaren and 10 others 2 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarvinsMom Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 ever since i got the black mini back on the road, i've wanted to put some more period appropriate seatbelts in the car. the originals that came with the car had a broken anchor thing, and one of the belt mechanisms were fubared - as the big coil spring that winds the belt back in was snapped. well, the other day, i took the plunge on ebay and bought a pair of Kangol Reflex seat belts and the anchor thing that goes on the floor. today they arrive.... huray? and one of the seat belts is broke. shit. having unpacked them, i thought i'd best see that they work, that they unwind and do. one does, and one doesn't. looking at it i see that one of the side covers is loose, and there is a sliver of blue metal sticking out. hmmmm, ok, that cannot be right.... so, like an idiot, i unscrewed the the cover....... TWANNNNG..... about 12 feet of coiled up high tensile steel unwinds, just about taking out my eye! fucking great..... no chance of been able to wind that back up! looking in the "spares" box it turns out that these belts are not handed, and that i do have a working one that came with the car, so, i do have a full set of seat belts, and they do work and, even more importantly they clip into the bottom anchors. i am though still pissed at buying two good second hand ones, at some cost, only to find one doesn't, and did not when the seller listed them, work bastards lying ebay sellers....... stonedagain and Datsuncog 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HillmanImp Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 8 hours ago, Datsuncog said: FFS. Let's add "making a sandwich" to the ever-increasing list of simple things that Datsuncog is apparently incapable of managing today. I wouldn't be that bothered, only I've promised to hang a bifold door tonight, and the way things are heading I'm probably on course to lose a leg or burn the house down... I genuinely don't get why corned beef still comes in these frigging containers when there are obviously much better solutions out there. Am I missing something? Why cant you have the ring pull ones like Spam? The Moog, eddyramrod and Datsuncog 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 1 hour ago, HillmanImp said: ....Why cant you have the ring pull ones like Spam? Knowing "Datsuncog", the ring pull would part company with the lid, which remained stubbornly intact. Christine and Datsuncog 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 Don't you just hate it when your last can of beer does that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 fucking Virgin media! DNS servers have clearly shat themselves so have switched to googles DNS severs and I have internets again yay but also grumpy because Virgins own shat themselves (and are currently still shitting themselves AFAIK) because it took me about 2 hours to figure out wtf was wrong, even tho I have dealt with this issue before! and finally because the virgin media super hub 3 router on top of being a glitchy slow POS, is also dumb as bricks and wont let you change the DNS settings at a Modem/router level so I had to do it for EVERYONES devices manually on a device per device basis (and during all of this I had everyone on top of me because the internet was down...) day in the life of the family IT guy! Yoss, Datsuncog, paulplom and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 10 hours ago, HillmanImp said: Why cant you have the ring pull ones like Spam? Heh, I suppose I could, if I wanted to pay 20p more for akshual Spam, rather than its Home Bargains equivalent... But yeah, I get you - keys, tabs and soldered parts do feel positively Victorian, and I can't believe it's cheaper or easier to manufacture them than a ring pull top - especially since the failure rate for the tabs is moderately high, in my experience. Maybe I ought to write them an utterly deranged and unhinged complaint email along those lines, and if the police come knocking I can blame the bang on the head (as helpfully documented in the Accident Book). Stanky, stonedagain and HillmanImp 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muniphobia Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 No good sending them a deranged email as they will just block them your emails as spam Tam, HillmanImp, GrumpiusMaximus and 6 others 7 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Datsuncog said: But yeah, I get you - keys, tabs and soldered parts do feel positively Victorian, and I can't believe it's cheaper or easier to manufacture them than a ring pull top - especially since the failure rate for the tabs is moderately high, in my experience. Can I take this opportunity to reccomend the SuperKim Nogent can opener https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B001E05WQM?tag=duckduckgo-osx-uk-21&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1 A superb bit of kit that will take the top & bottom off a can of spam/corned beef in a trice, allowing you to simply push the meat out. It's a fucking winner. Datsuncog, CGSB, paulplom and 3 others 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supernaut Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I haven't had corned beef in years, but now I suddenly want some. myglaren, drum and Bobthebeard 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Make sure you bring a hammer and cold chisel with you! barefoot, myglaren and Supernaut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 3 hours ago, barefoot said: ....push the meat out.... I've never heard it called that before. barefoot and stonedagain 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Datsuncog Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 4 hours ago, Muniphobia said: No good sending them a deranged email as they will just block them your emails as spam Heh, it's taken me the best part of four hours for the penny to drop on that one... Well played! chaseracer, myglaren and Supernaut 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaseracer Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Just back from hospital after an endoscopy. Lovely nurse offered a cup of tea and a sandwich afterwards. I was completely unable to choose anything but corned beef. I BLAME TIM!!!! ? stonedagain, Datsuncog, eddyramrod and 5 others 2 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I was going to have a boys night .. Wife away Film Food Booze ...... Wait . Check meds Fragmin ... Do not mix with booze Dammmmmmm stonedagain, HillmanImp and myglaren 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 I'm making you a roast dinner on Sunday. Beef okay? MikeR and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 31 minutes ago, New POD said: I'm making you a roast dinner on Sunday. Beef okay? Do us one too please. Beef would be great, mash spuds and soggy yorkshires with gravy you can stand a spoon up in. stonedagain, chaseracer, sheffcortinacentre and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burnside Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Changed the thermostat on my Punto today. Which the job itself went ok. So after bleeding it up and getting the car up to temp etc . I went to give it a test drive round the block just to make sure all was well. Except when I went to pull off the drive, It started blowing white smoke out the exhaust! So I'm guessing it's either the garages head gasket replacement, which they did last November has failed. Which wouldn't surprise me given there poor workmanship that I've encounted since. Hence me replacing the thermostat today. Or maybe if I'm lucky it's just the cat that gone this time. Either one involves spending more money though, which this Punto has had plenty of already. It's been such a royal pita since the day I brought it 6 months ago. That I haven't even managed a 1,000 miles in it yet. I can't even sell the bastard now like I wanted too unless I lose my arse on it. So fixing it again Tony is looking like the answer. I have loved Fiat's for most of my 36 years, but this Punto is making me question it right now. I swear I'll never buy a Punto again though. Datsuncog, Tamworthbay and mercedade 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 Noisy cunt strikes again.I'm at work, I just got a text message from the Mrs.He's had a massive barney with his mum and girlfriend and decided to smash all the windows on their cars.Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk Kowalski and sdkrc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 1 hour ago, cobblers said: Do us one too please. Beef would be great, mash spuds and soggy yorkshires with gravy you can stand a spoon up in. And sprouts, dont forget them! What time do you want us? cobblers 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 7 hours ago, beko1987 said: And sprouts, dont forget them! What time do you want us? I'll ask Mike. I'm using his kitchen so it could be burnt to a crisp or French style. MikeR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cord Fourteener Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Woe is me. My BMW e46 won't start. I've replaced the camshaft position sensor, which my ebay scanner (and symptoms) lead me to believe was the culprit. Found a broken breather pipe. I think I made a goofy schoolboy error though, we still have no start. Will see if I have made a goofy error (suspect I left the original seal in and then screwed in sensor with new seal...). Fingers crossed. If not I think I will need some prfessional help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadhg Tiogar Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 11 hours ago, beko1987 said: And sprouts, dont forget them! God I love sprouts. chaseracer, LightBulbFun and purplebargeken 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 God I love sprouts. So do I.I seem to have grown into them, I hated them when I was younger.Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myglaren Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 36 minutes ago, iainrcz said: So do I. I seem to have grown into them, I hated them when I was younger. Sent from my VFD 710 using Tapatalk Get some on now in time for christmas then. stonedagain and chaseracer 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Like dogs, Sprouts are for life, not just for Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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