The grumpy thread

[anonymous user]

Straight Up..... Low hanging fruit M8

 

Kick em off - regardless - won't/don't fight it? = easy money saved DWP.

 

 

TS

Although when you take into account Capita's (or other external contractor of choice) fees the savings become somewhat less.

[Lankytim]

Top tip- cable tie a washing up bowl under the car, it will collect oil which you pour back in and impress the layyydeeeees who will think it's a rally car.

My Dad did this to his Ital van back in the early 90s (well, it was half a Castro GTX can but same thing) he was working at the Merry Hill shopping centre as an electrician and security saw the "object" under the engine and thought it was a bomb. The bomb disposal guys were half way there when he came back to his van to go home apparently. Red faces all round.

[Guest Hooli]

Suzuki isn't it ? Only the softest most corrosion prone componants will do !

 

Cheapest nastiest monkey mental ever, that's sure true.

[eddyramrod]

Oh Bugger.

I've just realised I passed the 10,000 post count and didn't notice.

[155V6]

Last Sunday (Easter Sunday and my birthday) I took the Cadillac up the motorway a bit to a truck show.  It's a whole-weekend event spread over two villages, Brough and Kirkby Stephen.  I've been going to this one since we returned to Blighty.  There's no exhibition category for cars, you just show up and park on the street where you can, and people give your car a glance on their way to the next Commer TS3 or Leyland Titan PD2 (yes, buses are a major part of the event).  Last year Marvin'sMom attended for the first time, to relay me a front wing for Hyacinth.

Anyway, last Sunday...

Despite the rain I thought I'd put the bonnet mascot on the Caddy, as we were going to a show; driving along with the shield-and-laurels in view does make the occasion a bit special.  The mascot is held on by two 10mm nuts, you have to open the bonnet to get at them.  One has already gone missing, some time ago, but that's ok, one will hold it on.

So I took the nut off, fitted the mascot, and went to fit and tighten the nut.  And the 1/4" drive 10mm socket flew off my extension bar and disappeared somewhere in the engine bay.

Fucking marvellous!  I backed the car up a few feet to see if the socket was on the ground, but no.  Nor was it visible anywhere within the bay.  I even checked around the inlet manifold and the carb, as best I could without removing the air cleaner.  I had a little torch in my pocket which was a blessing for the really dark bits.  Still no socket.  Oh and of course all this time, I'm getting wet...

So I put the mascot back in the glove box where it lives, and went anyway.  75 miles each way.  I hadn't bothered to take a reading before, so that surprised me a bit.

All the way there and back on the sodden motorway I was questioning my sanity.  The rain stopped, more or less, as I arrived, and managed to stay off for most of the day until it was time to go.  That was something, I suppose...

There seemed to be fewer exhibits, possibly because of the weather, than previous years; there were certainly fewer stalls.  Of the stalls, two were model-car dealers I expected to see.  One sells new stock, at what I would consider retail prices; the other sells used stock, at least I hope he does or he's not going to make a living!  He won't be selling any to me as his prices are way above even ebay.

So I had a miserable show with a miserable drive each side of it; I took hardly any pics and completely failed to buy any model cars; I didn't even get an ice-cream.  I couldn't put the mascot on the car because of the lost socket.  On top of all that I missed two of the three BTCC races on the telly, which I could have been watching from the comfort of my reclining armchair with my warm and loving dog on my knee, but no, I'd planned to go out and I went.  I began to question my sanity even before I'd reached the M6 on the way there.  As yet I haven't come up with any other answer than "WTF were you thinking of, you idiot????"

ITV4 show BTCC highlights the week after,but it's already been on,so that's not much help   .You can get it on catch up if you've got Virgin Media,it was a good meeting 

[eddyramrod]

Don't worry, I'm aware of the highlights show.  I made sure I was in front of it this afternoon.  Didn't realise Donington had had such a nice day until the third race!  I'm out tomorrow too but I don't think there's any BTCC to worry about.

[gm]

I got a puncture in the bike thursday, that's not the grump.

Both rear calliper retaining bolt holes stripped when I took the wheel out, that's not the grump.

 

Fitted thread inserts today & put the calliper back then the bloody bleed nipple snapped! THAT's the grump.

 

FFS haven't I've given it enough time & attention lately?

 

I gave up & washed the Saab instead.

Them bleed nipples get on my tits !

[Kiltox]

Guy who I rent my unit from is kicking off because I didn't manage to clear it out fully with a week's notice and is threatening legal action etc....

 

Good luck with that when you're illegally renting out bits of your house as commercial premises for cash in hand

[bub2006]

Sounds like a prize dick. Usually folk like that get shot in the foot trying do over others. He will come unstuck mate. Hope this gs work out.

[DodgeRover]

Them bleed nipples get on my tits !

I don't bother and just fit a new union bolt with a bleed nipple built in, used to sell no end to stressed out customers who were having nipple problems.

[Guest Hooli]

I don't bother and just fit a new union bolt with a bleed nipple built in, used to sell no end to stressed out customers who were having nipple problems.

 

Won't work as the calliper has two nipples. Plus it's snapped off so doesn't seal.

 

Unless I take it off & turn it over to bleed everytime... Exactly like the factory fit rear disc on a T140, so it could class as an improvement?

[sierraman]

Had a viewer today on the Mondeo. Thought I'd cracked the problem with the flashing glow plug light. Been all over in it!

 

Any how this Romanian chap turned up today, really liked it. Then we broke down on the test drive. He said he'd think about it. I don't expect to hear from him any time soon though.

[Supernaut]

Helped my sister and her other half move house yesterday.

It only went and took 13 fucking hours from when I collected the hire van to returning it. 3 runs, plus a tip run with a fuckload of old carpet (but of course it was me and my brother who chucked the carpet in the skip, the people actually fucking moving house simply can't do any of the dirty jobs / heavy lifting). Plus my sister now owes me a total of £120 for the van hire, fuel and late return fees.

I also turned down the opportunity to buy back Mason the LS400 because I was viewing a car yesterday, which turned out to be an utter fucking TURD. I went to view a Citroen C2 by Loeb that my colleague's son was selling.
Basically, you could tell it was owned by a 17 year old. Not a straight panel on it, all 4 wheel arches plus the boot lid were rusty (on a 56 reg car with 74k!). The wheels were painted black, very badly, so the paint was flaking off like a leper's skin. It also had the most obnoxious stickers ever. One on the boot that said "My Citroen goes BWAAAAHHH" and one on the air box lid that said "Louder than your mum last night". When I saw the second one I just slammed the bonnet, said no, and walked back over to my dad's car (borrowed it during the house move while sister and her hubbie unloaded the van I'd dumped in front of their house). Didn't even bother starting up the C2, let alone test driving it. This was all after being assured it was a "nice wee car" beforehand, several times.


I've also done something to my left knee, and have no weekend really left any more.



FUCKING FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK CUNTY SHIT BOLLOCKS FUCK FUCK FUCK. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH

 

 

However, driving my dad's 2005 Legacy Outback reminded me that I do still want to try a Subaru Legacy at some point.

[tooSavvy]

^^ Megga Phailz on the Kunt Kount, M8 

 

TS

[Hendry]

Helped my sister and her other half move house yesterday.

 

It only went and took 13 fucking hours from when I collected the hire van to returning it. 3 runs, plus a tip run with a fuckload of old carpet (but of course it was me and my brother who chucked the carpet in the skip, the people actually fucking moving house simply can't do any of the dirty jobs / heavy lifting). Plus my sister now owes me a total of £120 for the van hire, fuel and late return fees.

 

I also turned down the opportunity to buy back Mason the LS400 because I was viewing a car yesterday, which turned out to be an utter fucking TURD. I went to view a Citroen C2 by Loeb that my colleague's son was selling.

Basically, you could tell it was owned by a 17 year old. Not a straight panel on it, all 4 wheel arches plus the boot lid were rusty (on a 56 reg car with 74k!). The wheels were painted black, very badly, so the paint was flaking off like a leper's skin. It also had the most obnoxious stickers ever. One on the boot that said "My Citroen goes BWAAAAHHH" and one on the air box lid that said "Louder than your mum last night". When I saw the second one I just slammed the bonnet, said no, and walked back over to my dad's car (borrowed it during the house move while sister and her hubbie unloaded the van I'd dumped in front of their house). Didn't even bother starting up the C2, let alone test driving it. This was all after being assured it was a "nice wee car" beforehand, several times.

 

 

I've also done something to my left knee, and have no weekend really left any more.

 

 

 

FUCKING FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK CUNTY SHIT BOLLOCKS FUCK FUCK FUCK. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH

 

 

However, driving my dad's 2005 Legacy Outback reminded me that I do still want to try a Subaru Legacy at some point.

Sounds almost as bad as this abomination which was bought brand new from my old work and had all this utter tat added to it, because the Gold Saxo VTS he had before suffered an engine fire 🔥

 

 

 

 

Alarm bells would've been ringing as soon as I knew it was a Loeb edition because they were mostly all bought new by boy racer types who chavved them up.

[Hendry]

Helped my sister and her other half move house yesterday.

 

It only went and took 13 fucking hours from when I collected the hire van to returning it. 3 runs, plus a tip run with a fuckload of old carpet (but of course it was me and my brother who chucked the carpet in the skip, the people actually fucking moving house simply can't do any of the dirty jobs / heavy lifting). Plus my sister now owes me a total of £120 for the van hire, fuel and late return fees.

 

I also turned down the opportunity to buy back Mason the LS400 because I was viewing a car yesterday, which turned out to be an utter fucking TURD. I went to view a Citroen C2 by Loeb that my colleague's son was selling.

Basically, you could tell it was owned by a 17 year old. Not a straight panel on it, all 4 wheel arches plus the boot lid were rusty (on a 56 reg car with 74k!). The wheels were painted black, very badly, so the paint was flaking off like a leper's skin. It also had the most obnoxious stickers ever. One on the boot that said "My Citroen goes BWAAAAHHH" and one on the air box lid that said "Louder than your mum last night". When I saw the second one I just slammed the bonnet, said no, and walked back over to my dad's car (borrowed it during the house move while sister and her hubbie unloaded the van I'd dumped in front of their house). Didn't even bother starting up the C2, let alone test driving it. This was all after being assured it was a "nice wee car" beforehand, several times.

 

 

I've also done something to my left knee, and have no weekend really left any more.

 

 

 

FUCKING FUCK FUCK FUCK FUCK CUNTY SHIT BOLLOCKS FUCK FUCK FUCK. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGH

 

 

However, driving my dad's 2005 Legacy Outback reminded me that I do still want to try a Subaru Legacy at some point.

Sounds almost as bad as this abomination which was bought brand new from my old work and had all this utter tat added to it, because the Gold Saxo VTS he had before suffered an engine fire 🔥

 

 

 

 

Alarm bells would've been ringing as soon as I knew it was a Loeb edition because they were mostly all bought new by boy racer types who chavved them up.

[Rusty_Rocket]

Wow, that is horrific

[Timewaster]

A sign of some sort of mental illness behind the creation of that Citroën.

[cobblers]

Nothing says "sports" like a yellow painted dog guard.

[richardmorris]

Only minor one, but before drive it day trip today I went out on my bike to swinley Forrest, met only a couple of people and we said hello or morning. On my way back an old couple were dog walking and as I came towards them they nicely took hold of their dogs collars. I said hello, good morning and all they did was glare at me. What happened to manners?

[Bren]

Cash generators.

 

If you are selling tools try cleaning the bastard dust off them first.

[DodgeRover]

Cash generators.

 

If you are selling tools try cleaning the bastard dust off them first.

No time to stop for cleaning between nicking them from the nearest van and pawning them...

[AlabamaShrimp]

Sodding ST again!!!! I'm sure it's just being a twat on purpose. Handbrake was not holding the car, then the light for it decided to start messing about. Now it just makes a big click when trying to use it and only hold the car when really pulled.

 

Yeah I know it might just be an adjustment or at worse a new cable but were going on holiday in it in a couple of weeks and it's yet another expense.

[twosmoke300]

Caliper arm seized forward on one side and possible cable popped off

[Cavcraft]

Whoever added all that shit to the C2 needs a sizeable shoeing one night.

[bub2006]

Can't comment, I've got gaffer tape holding my bumper on, two knackered arch liners and tinted windows.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Caliper arm seized forward on one side and possible cable popped off

No idea as the first I've heard of the noise was when Mrs Shrimp was taking it to work at 3. Will have a look tomorrow.

[andy18s]

Can't comment, I've got gaffer tape holding my bumper on, two knackered arch liners and tinted windows.

You've got gaffer tape tinted windows?!?

[AMC Rebel]

No time to stop for cleaning between nicking them from the nearest van and pawning them...

 I often wonder about how so many tools turn up there.  A lot of stuff you'd find on building sites as far as I can see.  

 

Is it one of those things like all the shops selling tiny highly accurate pocket scales or the online hydroponics shops where everyone knows full well what's going on but no-one says?

 

I despair (regularly) at just how much thieving goes on in this country. 

[bub2006]

You've got gaffer tape tinted windows?!?

No, proper tints fitted before my ownership!