The grumpy thread

[MarvinsMom]

Saw an advert today for a lorry driving job. Went like this 'competitive rates of pay, occasional nights out'

 

Thinking of going for it, my work at the moment hardly ever arrange shit like trips to the pub or restaurants. Be good to work somewhere with a good social aspect. Thoughts?

work do this , though i do not.

 

been socially inadequate at the best of the time, adding drink when around people i don't know very well, and who  don't much care for iis in my opinion a recipe for disaster.

 

having to spend work time with them from work is bad enough, but having to spend free time with them too??? bollocks to that!!.

[scaryoldcortina]

I think the point was that "occasional nights out" in the context of a lorry driving job means "sometimes you run out of hours and have to kip in a layby for the night..."

 

[bub2006]

Bub if you are going for the blacked out windows approach I have some dark tint film in my unit you can have for postage (pennies I suspect)

Better the devil you know i suppose. Was looking at car derived vans and found the space in kia is along same size as berlingo anyway.

[beko1987]

Just picked up a 3 seater sofa for free, but it's not as comfy as the one we have. My mum doesn't like the colour, so it's gonna have to sit in the garden all week until I can take it to the tip at the weekend. Only 1/2 of it fits in the car at a time too. Anyone want a 3 seater sofa with a reclining bit from ox9 3xz before it rains?

[Kiltox]

What colour is it?

[Kiltox]

Today's grump - water is getting in via the roof of my van - both via the expert* repair I did and via the factory seam between the cab and the back. Bastard.

[EssDeeWon]

The Audi Q7 is surely now the new ultimate wanker chariot of choice?

 

Always with wanky plates on that are trying to say something that isn't even a word.  Twice in the last week I have seen on two separate occasions utter selfish and dangerous driving and both times to try and jump a small queue of traffic at the risk of causing a bad accident.  How on earth the woman driving the 207 in front of me this morning wasn't completely taken out on a round about I don't know.

[beko1987]

What colour is it?

Snot green.

 

Academic now as Amy made me smash it up and fill the xantia, off to the tip it goes.

 

Upon cutting it apart the recliner bit was held in with 3 out of 8 bolts, and the main brace was split.

 

Bonus is those bolts are m10 so I kept them as xud engine locking bolts, just need to chop them down a bit

[Richard]

Isn't it M8 you need?

[quicksilver]

Why do so many large companies have websites that are crap and unfit for purpose? Trying to use Stagecoach's site to find a bus timetable and it gives you the option to search by route number or location. Fine, except that no matter what you enter it always without fail says "no results found" and is thus completely useless. It got beyond stupid when I clicked on the 'contact us' link to report the problem and I couldn't even do that because it required me to enter my location first and that's the thing that doesn't work! Honestly, why is it so difficult to make a website that just works as it should for simple tasks?

[doobietoo]

cort16, on 23 Oct 2016 - 11:17 AM, said:

I've spilt whisky into my really expensive mac book now the keyboard doesn't work. Rrrr

 

Wait for it to sober up it will be fine in the morning.... just don't let it drive...

[beko1987]

Isn't it M8 you need?

Maybe. Can't remember now, hopefully it'll be a while before I need to find out! I have the studs that do fit worse case

[dome]

I've just saw how little the haunted P6 went for on eBay. I resisted bidding but wish I hadn't

[beko1987]

Just been up the tip and if it wasn't for ANPR I'd have a boot full of Dysons now that were sat in the far corner...

[Tamworthbay]

Just been up the tip and if it wasn't for ANPR I'd have a boot full of Dysons now that were sat in the far corner...

Why didn't you just ask them? Ours sells stuff for a small donation, my neighbour picked up a working electric chainsaw with a slightly rusty blade chain for a fiver last week. A soak in oil and it's running perfectly.

[beko1987]

Big fat no from ours now, I've tried multiple times. Back in the day they were a fiver each which went in their pocket. Now, it 'all goes to get recycled', which means a bloke buys them in bulk and takes them to Aston Clinton, then sells them at £15 a pop (had a few off him, good chap).

[Kiltox]

Just been up the tip and if it wasn't for ANPR I'd have a boot full of Dysons now that were sat in the far corner...

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-Standard-Number-Plates-100-MOT-Compliant-FREE-POST-Car-Van-/201693271328?hash=item2ef5db1520:g:HDoAAOSw~oFXNwZt

[beko1987]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Pair-Standard-Number-Plates-100-MOT-Compliant-FREE-POST-Car-Van-/201693271328?hash=item2ef5db1520:g:HDoAAOSw~oFXNwZt

Good idea! I kept the Puma's numberplates actually, I doubt the tip people would give a second glance toa Y reg xantia. Sadly too much risk for a few £ of scrap dyson though (even though I imagine I'd have been fine)

[dugong]

Order stupid JDM mats. 

Seller ships them.......minimally and declares how much he paid to post them. 

He's overcharged me by nearly £50. Sent him a polite email asking for the difference back - otherwise I'm getting eBay involved and he's being negged back to the stone age. 

[Captain Furious]

Taking anything to the tip is a military exercise now, everything must be sorted by its base element and they have sentry guards on the 'general waste' section, waiting to be smug cunts about it if any small unauthorised quantitiy of recyclable matter is attempted to be dumped there.

 

And they charge you for any sort of building waste at about £3 per bag, so they've just taken the last of it smuggled into the general rubbish bin this morning

[dugong]

Order stupid JDM mats. 

 

Seller ships them.......minimally and declares how much he paid to post them. 

 

He's overcharged me by nearly £50. Sent him a polite email asking for the difference back - otherwise I'm getting eBay involved and he's being negged back to the stone age. 

 

Update: according to matey-san eBay charged him the £47 difference to pack and ship it. 

 

Fuck off, sunshine. Do you think I was born yesterday? You posted it, with your signature, from your local post office in Saitama. Let's not muck about, eh? 

You thought because you had a rare item you could gouge the postage to make yourself a few quid; you had a good go and it didn't work. 

 

The more you fight me, the more this will hurt your pocket. 

[Louise2cv]

Builders due to start work today. You can guess the rest. *Sigh*

[Inspector Morose]

And the joys of Alfa ownership continues with battery faliure for no reason whatsoever mid way through the day. Now the radio wants a code which I obviously haven't got. Nor have I got the serial number sticker which someone has thoughtfully removed.

This thing is going to get bridged. It's pushing me too far.

[Kiltox]

Taking anything to the tip is a military exercise now, everything must be sorted by its base element and they have sentry guards on the 'general waste' section, waiting to be smug cunts about it if any small unauthorised quantitiy of recyclable matter is attempted to be dumped there.

 

And they charge you for any sort of building waste at about £3 per bag, so they've just taken the last of it smuggled into the general rubbish bin this morning

 

And don't you fucking dare try to take a panel van without booking it in - even if it's a Kangoo so smaller than a decent 7 seater.

[dugong]

And the joys of Alfa ownership continues with battery faliure for no reason whatsoever mid way through the day. Now the radio wants a code which I obviously haven't got. Nor have I got the serial number sticker which someone has thoughtfully removed.

This thing is going to get bridged. It's pushing me too far.

 

 

Since when the b0llolograms have you had an Alfa, kid? 

[Inspector Morose]

Since I bought it off drum.

It's seriously pissing me off now.

[dugong]

Since I bought it off drum.

It's seriously pissing me off now.

 

Soz. Haven't been paying attention. 

 

Please direct me to the relevant thread. 

[Inspector Morose]

Just contacted breakers for a price on it so little point of a thread.

Nobody's fault, it just didn't want to live.

[dugong]

Update: according to matey-san eBay charged him the £47 difference to pack and ship it. 

 

Fuck off, sunshine. Do you think I was born yesterday? You posted it, with your signature, from your local post office in Saitama. Let's not muck about, eh? 

You thought because you had a rare item you could gouge the postage to make yourself a few quid; you had a good go and it didn't work. 

 

The more you fight me, the more this will hurt your pocket. 

 

Update #2: "I haven't overcharged you, eBay took the difference in handling fees [even though I didn't send it through eBay]. Ask them how much they charged me."

 

How about you prove it with screen caps instead?

 

The normal bullshit with eBay again. "Send them back for a full refund [or fuck all else]."

 

How about no? 

[steveo3002]

2 year old clutch m/c is leaking , prob hasnt done 1000 miles, yet the orig one lasted sinse 1991 lol