The grumpy thread

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I can't see what the problem is with telling your insurance that your car is garaged if it isn't, as long as you accept that you can't then claim its been robbed off your driveway. No-one is being ripped off?

[AMC Rebel]

Agreed on the motorway bellendery today. Saw a Megane brake-testing a LWB Sprinter, swerving in front of it at 80+. Not sure who was the biggest twat, the Sprinter had been undertaking and I'm sure there had been a bit of gesturing too, but then they tried to undertake a 307 too who reacted by pulling back in front, slowing down which made the sprinter driver attempt to pass on the hard shoulder.

 

I just want to get home in one piece, so I slowed down to lorrypace for a bit and let them take it further up the road

One of my favourite bits of that kind of carry-on was on the motorway in France - a geezer in 3 series BM on Belgian plates and bashed up old Renner scenic - they were overtaking, undertaking, brake-testing each other etc, then the passenger in the renner emptied an entire two litre bottle of something yellowy all over the BM's lovely shiny paintwork.

[gm]

I'd just finished volutarily listing all of the modifications I'd done to the car so highly unlikely to tell porkies about where I keep it overnight. my street isn't even on street view so he had to take my word for it anyway.

[Pillock]

The phrasing is usually "Where is it normally kept" - so telling them it's garaged when you don't own a garage will let them wiggle out of a claim, where telling them it's garaged and not using your garage every night will be fine.

[Negative Creep]

Have heard that insurance companies don't like garages because there's more chance the owner will hit something driving in or out, and potential thieves can work undisturbed. Not sure how much truth there is in that.

[HH-R]

There's probably some truth in that - I used to religiously garage mine until I put about a 9 inch scratch down the side from my fat arse getting out when wearing a coat. Total damage when left outside, 0.

[Cheggers]

Have heard that insurance companies don't like garages because there's more chance the owner will hit something driving in or out, and potential thieves can work undisturbed. Not sure how much truth there is in that.

Apparently their preferred situation is kept on a driveway as that's statistically most secure (like you say, thieves can work undisturbed in a garage).

 

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[michael1703]

Our home insurance small print states that any hedge should be no taller than 1m, on the basis that a would be burglar is more visible with a 1m hedge compared to the 3m hedge that we've got.

 

So the garage bit makes sense in principal

[cort16]

I recon I'd pay an agent 50 odd quid a year to sort out and get the best deal on car insurance on my behalf just so  I don't have to do deal with those shitehawks,

[chaseracer]

See I think that's a good idea . Honest people will have nowt to worry about .

There must be thousands of people that lie about garaging their cars to get cheaper insurance .

 

You know this for a fact, or is it merely a sweepingly generalised presumption?

[UmBongo]

I saw a used nappy full of shit on the pavement today.

 

VOTE LEAVE!

 

VOTE REMAIN!

 

Sadly, these selfish morons will be still be with us.

[danthecapriman]

I saw a used nappy full of shit on the pavement today.

 

VOTE LEAVE!

 

VOTE REMAIN!

 

Sadly, these selfish morons will be still be with us.

The other day At work I walked into a substation where one of the occupants of the neighbouring house had been throwing used nappies over the fence. There was a huge rotting heap of them, all in the same place. The smell was awful.

Why do it though? Surely it's just as convenient to use your own bin? And I bet they could smell it too.

Some people really are thoughtless vile twats.

[Captain Furious]

Bit of an odd Grump this morning that's been brewing for a while and I'm not sure if I'm entirely justified in feeling this way..

 

However, there is a guy who goes in my local pub, lives across the road from me and I've sort of known him for years but never really spoke until recently. Anyway he's obviously not quite the full quid, I dunno what he has, Aspergers, Autism, ADHD, something along those lines I would think, and not to put too finer point on it, he is one helluva boring cunt. Everyone else avoids him like the plague.

 

Me, being a soft twat, felt a bit sorry for him and spoke to him a couple of times, now he's my new best friend! Every time I go in there he shows up, I swear down he must have me under surveillance and once you're with him you might as well be dead to anyone else you may wish to speak to. Sometimes I just want to go in and have a few pints on my own and not talk to anyone, but I can't because he will be there drilling me about bell ringing, his Grandad, Politics or some such nonsense and doesn't even slightly take the hint of my totally disinterested look or browsing my phone while he's twittering on.

 

Its actually putting me off going out, because the thought of getting lumbered with him makes staying in the more exciting proposition, I wouldn't mind every now and then, but this is getting to be every time I go in there, I badly need to man up and figure out a polite way of telling him to fuck off. I feel bad because his heart is most definitely in the right place and he's not an offensive person, but he's doing my tits in now.

[Sheefag]

Whatever the problem, I usually find that theft is the answer, get a mate to rob his house while you're at the pub.

It won't get rid of him but at least you'll be left comfortable knowing you're up on the deal.

Fence his gear and get yourself something nice in compensation.

HTH.

[cort16]

We once had a refuse lorry if some kind spill it's load of about 200 shitty nappies right outside our office . Why 200 shitty nappies where all in the same lorry I do not know but they came and picked them up sharp enough.

[Alan_Green]

I have a '75 Beetle in Botswana. The flywheel was loose so I left it with a local mechanic to fix and drop back at the house when done as I was going abroad. Flew back months later to find he'd returned the car but had stolen the engine and swapped it for some piece of junk. Went round to confront him to find he was now dead.

 

Fast forward 6 months and I decided to splash out on a new/recon engine from Johannesburg (£700 on an exchange basis in case you're interested). Texted a guy called Gerald I know to take out the crap engine.

Give him a few days then text asking if it's done, but no replies. Eventually I send a pal round to Gerald's yard to see what's going on. He finds the Beetle there and the engine out but the reason for no replies is this:

Front tyre blowout on a Discovery. Into the path of a truck. Gerald & 1 other dead. This was on Saturday. Moral of the story? Dunno. "Life is Short" or "Check Your Tyres".

[beko1987]

Bit of an odd Grump this morning that's been brewing for a while and I'm not sure if I'm entirely justified in feeling this way..

 

However, there is a guy who goes in my local pub, lives across the road from me and I've sort of known him for years but never really spoke until recently. Anyway he's obviously not quite the full quid, I dunno what he has, Aspergers, Autism, ADHD, something along those lines I would think, and not to put too finer point on it, he is one helluva boring cunt. Everyone else avoids him like the plague.

 

Me, being a soft twat, felt a bit sorry for him and spoke to him a couple of times, now he's my new best friend! Every time I go in there he shows up, I swear down he must have me under surveillance and once you're with him you might as well be dead to anyone else you may wish to speak to. Sometimes I just want to go in and have a few pints on my own and not talk to anyone, but I can't because he will be there drilling me about bell ringing, his Grandad, Politics or some such nonsense and doesn't even slightly take the hint of my totally disinterested look or browsing my phone while he's twittering on.

 

Its actually putting me off going out, because the thought of getting lumbered with him makes staying in the more exciting proposition, I wouldn't mind every now and then, but this is getting to be every time I go in there, I badly need to man up and figure out a polite way of telling him to fuck off. I feel bad because his heart is most definitely in the right place and he's not an offensive person, but he's doing my tits in now.

I've had the same! Slightly odd fellow in Marlow called Alan, who was a nice chap, but painful to talk to, and would keep you standing there for literally an hour moaning about something, spitting as he talked etc

 

Used to cross the street to avoid him sometimes, I felt bad but not as bad as I did when talking to him. Used to work at Sainsburys at the time and without fail I would see him come in and go out the back.

[UmBongo]

..a guy called Gerald...

[oldcars]

I recon I'd pay an agent 50 odd quid a year to sort out and get the best deal on car insurance on my behalf just so  I don't have to do deal with those shitehawks,

I do, i use a broker can't be arsed with all the hassle.

[Cavcraft]

I do use my garage to keep my car in occasionally, but always tell the insurance it's left outside. Typically having cleared my garage enough to get a car in it, I backed the Corsa in, went to put the door mirror 'in' and broke the bastard. It's only a temp home as the dustpan/brush Midget will be in there in a couple of weeks time.

[meshking]

Don't work on Alan's cars?

 

Ben

That or the beetle is haunted.

[purplebargeken]

Diuretics really do what they say on the tin (packet).

 

Oh FFS, what again? I only went 10 minutes ago. Sigh.

[Sheefag]

Purple, this may be an opportune time to consider Urotherapy.

[purplebargeken]

No. Just........ no.

[Sheefag]

An old bleed pipe with a hot water bottle means you wouldn't even have to stand up.

[bub2006]

Speed camera van just over brow of hill catching speeding motorists who come over hill I didn't see it till last minute. Same as I didn't notice I was doing an indicated 35. Fuck sticks

[scaryoldcortina]

Indicated 35 is probably more like 31-32 and hopefully low enough to not get a ticket for it. Cross your fingers! I passed a camera van today, but you could see it half a mile away.

 

My grump - people and money.

 

I did a clutch on a focus this week, for the daughter of someone I've known over 20 years. When she arrived to collect she was about £50 short even though I told her on the phone how much it would be. She promised to bring it in today, I let her take the car.

 

Guess what? No show and her phone's turned off.

 

I rang her mam instead. Waiting to hear back.

[primeradoner]

My grump - people and money.

 

I did a clutch on a focus this week, for the daughter of someone I've known over 20 years. When she arrived to collect she was about £50 short even though I told her on the phone how much it would be. She promised to bring it in today, I let her take the car.

 

Guess what? No show and her phone's turned off.

 

I rang her mam instead. Waiting to hear back.

I feel your pain mate. She will probably be on the lash in Durham with her mates 

[Captain Furious]

Shite when that happens because it makes you feel awkward having to ask

 

Well, it does me..

[cms206]

11th anniversary of my old man's death. He'd have been 80 next month. Been a rough couple of days

 

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