The grumpy thread

June 5, 2017

You're in the wrong groups/added the wrong friends.

All my FB has on it is old aircraft, old ships & other interesting things.

8,131 · June 5, 2017

Getting exceptionally fucked off with the astonishingly selfish parking on my street.

I really couldn't give a toss what any of them are doing, but is it too much for them to try for TWO FUCKING SECONDS and park properly in a bay instead of them half arsedly dumping their car wherever they feel like?

It's a tiny, narrow road and tonight there are least eight bays wasted by people parking like cunts. I'm sick of having to wait up until 1 am to move my car into a space after everyone's gone. Combine that with the appallingly low standard of driving in my local area (you get two choices: bollock shatteringly slow/moribund/drugged up or ton-up psychopath, there's no middle ground) and you might be able to see when after a long day at work I really can't be arsed.

The Leon's picked up several scuffs and scrapes it didn't have when I bought it and it's only going to deteriorate from idiots walking/running/cycling/falling into it because they can't even tackle perambulation without somehow fucking it up.

I'm still not used to people staring at me boggle eyed when I defer to them at roundabouts; I'm no model driver by any means but compared to my neighbours I'm a fucking Roadcraft champion.

Also, cyclists: can you kindly cunt off cycling on the pavements, please? Yeah, cheers. Not going to be polite again - the next one of you who tries to mow me down gets kicked off to receive a Kona Fuckwump smashed into the back of their skull. I DON'T HAVE EYES IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD. GET ON THE ROAD AND FUCK OFF CYCLING AT ME.

Watanabe mode off.

2,451 · June 6, 2017

Just got sent on a flight for work and got stuck with a middle seat.

The guy next to me was a +300lber and not only had to sit with his legs wide open, but managed to swallow up the arm rest between us with his back fat so I couldn't even see the damn thing to play elbow wars on (who gets the elbow rest).

Oh and he had bad breath and snored.

The stewardess saw me sitting sideways at an angle and gave me the 'you poor dear' look but did nothing about it. Still got another flight before I can get home tomorrow.

19,355 · June 6, 2017

Fuck insomnia. Been laying in bed with my eyes shut for the last 3 hours, can't sleep. I feel like garbage, got a headache, my eyes are stinging and I'm all stuffed up with a cold.

In an hour or so I'll either get phoned into work at my 0-hour contract job or I won't. Either doing menial labour while massively sleep deprived and losing the will to live or NOT doing that but being unable to pay my bills because my hourly pay will be dire.

Oh, and to top it off I had to scoff a whole packet of Soothers today to stop my coughing tearing my throat apart and am now afraid of shitting myself whenever I fart as they have a laxative effect on me...

124,320 · June 6, 2017

I knew it wouldn't be too long before it started. Someone's just offered me a fiver to deliver an item for them in my van, which is a 45 mile round trip.

10,147 · June 6, 2017

Changing the oil on the van I noticed diesel dripping off the sump
Looks like it's coming from the front of the pump. Pump sounds bloody rattily too.
Pump and cambelt change next weekend then
Anyone got a Lucas pump for a DW8 ?

I've got one for an XUD9 going spare.

3,582 · June 6, 2017

Fuck insomnia. Been laying in bed with my eyes shut for the last 3 hours, can't sleep. I feel like garbage, got a headache, my eyes are stinging and I'm all stuffed up with a cold.

In an hour or so I'll either get phoned into work at my 0-hour contract job or I won't. Either doing menial labour while massively sleep deprived and losing the will to live or NOT doing that but being unable to pay my bills because my hourly pay will be dire.

Oh, and to top it off I had to scoff a whole packet of Soothers today to stop my coughing tearing my throat apart and am now afraid of shitting myself whenever I fart as they have a laxative effect on me...

Sharting is good for the soul.

124,320 · June 6, 2017

FFS, trying to buy a car on the eBay thread and the vendor isnt helping much.

8,131 · June 6, 2017

I knew it wouldn't be too long before it started. Someone's just offered me a fiver to deliver an item for them in my van, which is a 45 mile round trip.

What a generous* offer. Did you instruct them to take long walk off a short pier?

124,320 · June 6, 2017

What a generous* offer. Did you instruct them to take long walk off a short pier?

My son batted them off, mantle with aplomb style.

22,206 · June 6, 2017

Have I been asleep until autumn? There are leaves everywhere, it's cold and it's just been hailing

3,568 · June 6, 2017

Bloody bad timing, rustproofed the Landcruiser couple of weeks ago, then discovered the aircon wasn't working during the following week, they can be prone to leaks from the pipes going to the rear aircon but seeing as i've plastered everything underneath in rustproofing waxes any evidence of aircon dye leaking is now covered.

They reckon one of the shrader valves was seeping slightly so hopefully that's it, however.

23,931 · June 6, 2017

Have I been asleep until autumn? There are leaves everywhere, it's cold and it's just been hailing

It started to absolutely piss it down here yesterday evening, didn't stop all night and the wind has been bad too. You wouldn't believe its early summer would you! sodding country!

4,379 · June 6, 2017

Wind was so strong this morning it managed to blow my bedroom window shut, been raining all day and it was cold enough last night walking home that I wished I'd brought a coat. Damn global warming.

23,931 · June 6, 2017

Wind was so strong this morning it managed to blow my bedroom window shut, been raining all day and it was cold enough last night walking home that I wished I'd brought a coat. Damn global warming.

It's been cold here too, I've had a sweatshirt on most of the day.

I'll get the Mercury out this weekend, that should give global warming a helping hand!

4,178 · June 6, 2017

I've got one for an XUD9 going spare.

Thanks for the offer but the XUD one doesn't quite fit the DW8.

From memory the pulley doesn't line up with the belt on the DW8.

How long are Lucas pumps supposed to last ? Last one lasted 223000 km, the one that's on now and about to fail

is now at 407000 km, I think it came from a 100000km Xara so this one's done 284K.

Is that the life expectancy from a lucas pump ?

Soz. This should really be in stupid questions...

1,564 · June 6, 2017

It's been cold here too, I've had a sweatshirt on most of the day.

I'll get the Mercury out this weekend, that should give global warming a helping hand!

On a slightly related grump, California has just had its wettest, coldest winter for decades. In fact so much rain came down that there was much concern for the integrity of a few of the dams (Oroville Dam still not in the clear) plus a few mud slides and other downpour related shit.

Now, with all this rain in what is usually sand coloured desert with equally sand coloured hills and a few cactus here and there, it has suddenly gone very green with coarse grass, shrubs, bushes and plants growing just about everywhere.

For this time of year it's still cool here (around 80ish F.....should be in the 90s) and as summer goes on it will get much hotter (100+ F) which will dry out all this greenness and turn it to straw. We had a number of out of control wild fires last year, but this year I'm expecting South Cal to go off like a Roman Candle.

June 6, 2017

I've lit the log burner for the second night in a row, I'm glad we had shitefest in the summer.

21,927 · June 6, 2017

Have I been asleep until autumn? There are leaves everywhere, it's cold and it's just been hailing

I've just lost half my broad beans which were blown over and snapped off at the base

10,147 · June 6, 2017

Thanks for the offer but the XUD one doesn't quite fit the DW8.
From memory the pulley doesn't line up with the belt on the DW8.

How long are Lucas pumps supposed to last ? Last one lasted 223000 km, the one that's on now and about to fail
is now at 407000 km, I think it came from a 100000km Xara so this one's done 284K.
Is that the life expectancy from a lucas pump ?
Soz. This should really be in stupid questions...

I was reading up on putting a Bosch pump from an XUD9 onto a DW8 and apparently they fit (or someone said they fitted) I think you need to change the pulleys over but if i'm honest i'm not sure.

6,974 · June 6, 2017

Got home after work and a couple of beers, anticipating the Moto GP highlights, only to find the aerial has fucked off and I've run out of beer. What an absolute bastard.

8,131 · June 7, 2017

1. Fickle buyers.

2. Micromanaging slave driver bosses.

3. Hard of thinking forum regulars.

4. Selfish bastard revellers parking like cunts.

5. Irritating, spineless LOOK AT ME I'M MOURNING HASHTAG tragedy whoring (social media).

6. Irritating, egregious election bollocks (social media).

7. Social Media.

If I think of any more, I'll give you a shout.

8,131 · June 7, 2017

I MUST BE SAD LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME I'M LIGHTING A CANDLE

8,131 · June 7, 2017

#generalelectionsocialmediatossmourningporn

8,131 · June 7, 2017

Forums are a form of social media.

Fuck.

4,066 · June 7, 2017

Well that happened quickly, a few days ago Trump sticks two fingers up at some French deal that saves us all from global warming, and now it's all wind and pissing rain when it's meant to be sunny with balmy evenings.

8,131 · June 7, 2017

WE ARE AMERICA AND WE ARE THE BEST FUCK EVERYONE ELSE ESPECIALLY IMMIGRANTS DESPITE OUR HERITAGE FUCK THAT WOO YEAH AMERICA GUNS AND RELIGION FUCK YEAH

18,404 · June 7, 2017

wanted to go to a gig in a furrin cuntree

no problem - booked flight

went to buy ticket - only to find out its on at 3pm in the afternoon - WHY?!?!?!!!!!

flight gets in albeit 30km away at 4

theres no flight the day before

to change the flight if i could is 30 quid to change (the return ticket cost 40)

fucks sake

im going out to buy a cake and grumble like dungong

8,353 · June 7, 2017

Fucks sake jon cheer up

Will this knob help your mood?

11,264 · June 7, 2017

WE ARE AMERICA AND WE ARE THE BEST FUCK EVERYONE ELSE ESPECIALLY IMMIGRANTS DESPITE OUR HERITAGE FUCK THAT WOO YEAH AMERICA GUNS AND RELIGION FUCK YEAH

That..... Makes me feel Soooo much better

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