The grumpy thread

[cobblers]

 

Pubs  Society should allow dogs & ban kids.

[Royale80]

Thanks all,

It needs plugging in to a nanocom- spurious signals will upset it-but I've never had this and have unplugged the aerial to the fob receiver-just have to stand closer to the car for it to work. Mine hasn't been "quite right" for a about 4 years- eg if you take the key out and don't lock the door-when you try to start it the engine disabled sign will come on and not start. You have to lock the door and unlock and all is well-it should automatically do this when the key is put in the ignition. You can buy a dongle but it's no use if communication is lost with the BeCM which I think has happened.

 

Will update when I get some news!!!

 

Regards

Steve

[Lord Sterling]

Lord Sterling - I'm now in Watermael-Boitsfort..... right on the forest......

 

Obviously - anyone who hits Brussels for anything or needs Belgian checks, collects or forwarding/overnight stops - doors are (almost) always open. Not working away so much now, happy to put up shiters on route wherever.

 

Bulgo trip is interesting...... Lada or ZAV on my list so may be joining in on that one.

 

My French is pretty good, NL/Vlaams is fairly good and pretty much fluent German if any translations are required - happy to help if I can.

 

John

Nice one John! Hopefully I'll be able to get back at some point soon as I need to visit the Old_Dad as he still lives in Brussels (so I've got a foothold there still, sort of) if so I'll let you know.

 

Sorry to hear of your circumstances. If you are really stuck, I can give my Dad a call and see if he can help you.

[Hendry]

Bus Lane Fines. Pain in the arse.

 

Old man is a taxi driver and is allowed to drive down them and is exempt from the fines for it, but he keeps getting them and the council keep giving all sorts of flannel as to why its happened, they do cancel them straight away but not before being on hold for 15mins waiting on someone answering the phone and then advising us to email pics of taxi plates, drivers badge, reg plates, the whole car, etc. 

[Tickman]

Bus Lane Fines. Pain in the arse.

 

Old man is a taxi driver and is allowed to drive down them and is exempt from the fines for it, but he keeps getting them and the council keep giving all sorts of flannel as to why its happened, they do cancel them straight away but not before being on hold for 15mins waiting on someone answering the phone and then advising us to email pics of taxi plates, drivers badge, reg plates, the whole car, etc. 

Just forward the last email that has all the required information in with the new fine reference number, 30 seconds and done.

 

Unless I am missing something.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Lord S - no worries when you're over here. Always welcome.....

On the mess here - it's basically w mixture of people on holidays and someone waiting for something that isn't required - but not doing their 'thing' until this is proven by a legal rep (my lawyer) as such, all taking a massive amount of time. As long as it isn't their problem they really don't give a sh*t.

Same old same olf beauraucracy here........ c'est la vie

[Inspector Morose]

Stuck in Middlesbrough without transport for the next two days as I've got to take my weekly rest.

To add insult to injury, it's a bloody Travelodge above an Aldi. The room keeps shaking as the lift goes up and down.

Grim.

[DodgeRover]

OK - previous 'life' has my tolerance levels pretty high on most things as 'I've seen worse' usually applies..... but I'm at breaking point.

 

For months (since February) I've been entangled in a tax evasion/fraud investigation (not of me) but all 'associated' accounts were frozen by the procurator. I only found out after everything bounced...... so lawyer retained and all doc's etc... done and processed. The fact this took bloody ages meant I fell behind with everything, seriously behind. A couple of friends helped out and I've managed to 'survive' but barely - I rent over here and the landlord has been fantastic until recently. I've shown all doc's and it was fine as everything should have been sorted and back in place end of July.

Nothing received yet again - so now landlord thinks I'm lying and am scamming for the rent - now over 7000 in rent! I totally understand the loss of faith as it makes me look like a total tw*t munching gypo. My son will lose his school place...... We'll be out of a home and stuffed trying to sort out deposit or anything for a new place - totally fubar'd.

I've obviously demanded why I wasn't paid back up to date after all legal issues were resolved (other company is still in trouble but they have done a runner) and not a dickky bird - nowt - nill - nada - zip. But they're OK sitting on over 38K of my funds without a response. By Monday I'll be owed over 50K!

Of course tax man and insurance etc... are all screaming for their cut - with fines imposed on top now too.........

 

I've done everything I can and got all my paperwork in order - proven I wasn't the one doing anything illegal - all income and taxes in order etc... and am still sitting waiting for some d*ck to hit a button and let me have the money I've earned.......

 

I'm seriously contemplating going postal if I'm not paid by Tuesday - the pretentious ignorant idiot pen pusher who is now ignoring my emails and calls will be the first to go I swear..........

 

argh............. (rant over - feel a tiny bit better (actually, not a bit if I'm honest))

Portugal?

[Sheefag]

I know this is nothing compared to what others are going through, but hey ho. I've worked for the same company as someone who I thought was one of my best mates for about a year now. Put up with various snide remarks and general ignorance from him, but let it go, because mate. The thing is, over the past few months, he has really been an utter thundercunt towards me, generally rubbishing everything I do to both the other boys and management, and he was at it again this afternoon. Thing is, he's done me this time, he's pushed all the buttons in the right order, and he has started the launch sequence and fucked me right off. Currently trying to decide whether just to not turn up tomorrow or start a war of attrition. Anyway, as you were....

 

DECLARE WAR!

 

piss in his milk. Start rumours, say he touched you in the toilet or just say to someone that he called them a cunt last week, all work a treat! Then start with the public humiliation, signing him up for junk mail and an Argos catalogue or seven.

 

I must confess that I've always been an enthusiastic student of retribution.

 

This has served me very well on a few occasions - http://www.mailbait.info

 

 

 

 

 

[Supernaut]

I must confess that I've always been an enthusiastic student of retribution.

 

This has served me very well on a few occasions - http://www.mailbait.info

I still have that bookmarked from last time you posted it. Still not used it... yet.

[eddyramrod]

This is nothing compared to some of the Grumps past and current, but it's one of my Old Standby Grumps, simply because it keeps recurring.

The price of model cars on ebay.  HOW FUCKING MUCH?  I've just been having a trawl (again.... my blood pressure has come down a bit from the last time) and realised that my comment applies not only to every model I might possibly want, but also every model I could never want!  I'm beginning to think now is the time to start selling some of what I have!

(Watch the price drop through the floor and the six layers of cellar below the moment I list something!)

[purplebargeken]

Fucking 48 hour ecg gizmo has died on me. It was only fitted this morning and is just repeating its startup cycle. Back to Luton tomorrow morning then AGAIN!

[cort16]

I've burst my fucking Macbook again. Screen this time at least it wasn't caused by me tipping whisky into it this time.

[AlabamaShrimp]

I know we've had this one countless times before but sodding insurance.

 

From about £90 on classic car to £250ish for the Frontera to change it to business use. All I'm doing is parking it on the street when I've got to get to where I'm going.

 

Why isn't it the person that's insured not the car, would save a lot of messing about.

[privatewire]

DECLARE WAR!

piss in his milk. Start rumours, say he touched you in the toilet or just say to someone that he called them a cunt last week, all work a treat! Then start with the public humiliation, signing him up for junk mail and an Argos catalogue or seven.

War, or at least a start to covert and petty operations has begun.....

[DodgeRover]

Subscribe his mobile number to every insurance and PPI, ambulance chasing service you can find, then write it on the wall in the men's loos too.

[MikeR]

I had someone wind me up on the phone , so I put his number on stickers and did every phone box on the way to work , including a few in  a red light district !

[Sheefag]

War, or at least a start to covert and petty operations has begun.....

 

Time for a PAYG sim and an old phone.

 

https://www.prankdial.com

[Bren]

Sat in A&E at Glan Clywd hospital because my steroids have worn off and I have no spare.

[Craig the Princess]

House round the corner are having a new water main put in as the farm down the road have upped their usage.

 

Being rural Norfolk the farmer types who live there are digging the trenches themselves to save a few quid but have did through the phone cable and knocked out phone line and internet for us and give other houses.

 

BT can't come and fix it until Wednesday ????????????

[Bianconeri]

If it mainly serves food then they should admit the truth & advertise as a restaurant.

 

Pubs should allow dogs & ban kids and their over indulgent half wit parents.

FTFY

[Bianconeri]

I have been asked* to clean the crapheap 500 before it's PXed. It is a loathsome excerable piece of engineering halfwittery and going near it with a well-made* vacuum cleaner will break something and that'll be my fault not FIAT's for skimping on everything.

 

Menwhile the DS is still broken.

[Guest Hooli]

 then write it on the wall in the men's loos too.

 

 

I* never* did this to an utter twat of an ex-boss, nor can I confirm the message in the bog asked for pics & mentioned sucking..

 

He did seem to get a lot of calls that got answered with 'I don't do that at work' and pictures texted he didn't seem to want to show people Oh it was fun being in that office for the next few months.

[DodgeRover]

Have you cleaned the throttle body, ICV and the MAF sensor with appropriate solvents?

[chaseracer]

[Timewaster]

A few years ago BT damaged my line when they were doing work next door. I knew the work wasn't finished so I phoned BT to report the problem and make sure the engineers knew to fix it when they came back. BT told me I'd have to wait six weeks for somebody to look at it and "your engineers broke it" didn't seem to be on their list of tick boxes.

 

I just let them make their six week appointment and spoke to the engineers in the morning. After an initial token denial they ran a new line in about five minutes. I never did hear any more about the appointment that had been made.

They will be there next Tuesday.

[Lord Sterling]

Had a strange one today. Felt rather lazy but went out for a brisk walk and to pump up the front tyre on the Rover. When I got to the Rover, I found a dead pigeon on the bonnet with it's chest cut open and a few wasps/flies flying around.

 

Now, either someone has taken exception to my car not moving, or a cat has found it and dragged it onto the bonnet, but there was no paw prints or nowt so I am wondering...

[Cavcraft]

Cat or accidental death (passing car) is my guess, Mo.

[Guest Hooli]

Satanic sacrifice to the great god Lucas?

[Lord Sterling]

Probably, where the car is parked is on a singke-track back road to a dead end, a former staff carpark for the old Library/Doctors, but there a huge tree nearby where it could have fallen from. I'll keep an eye on the car though.