The grumpy thread

[chaseracer]

...nobody really feels that comfortable lying in bed next to a teenage girl.

 

Haven't done that since I was... ooh, 18 or 19...

[danthecapriman]

Fuck insurance!

 

Got my Transit insured finally after the previous insurer decided they didn't want my business anymore. All ok.

Got a letter from the new insurer asking for some things signing and proof of NCB returning. All ok, done that.

 

Now they want my proof of being in an owners club!?!?!

WTF is this shit!? At no time was I made aware this was needed, neither did I imply I was in one!

I got the price slightly cheaper than the last place. This was a point of negotiation when I bought the insurance with this place. Now the saving is going to be wiped out if I've got to join some shitty club just for the insurance companies benefit.

 

Wankers!

[mercrocker]

Send them an Autoshite sticker.....

[Wack]

Booked the Saab into a proper specialist to have work done. I just couldn't face scrabbling around this year.

 

I think this means I'm now officially old.

 

I sold a defender to a mate, he's had it 4 years, most things he'll have a go at but this year he found out it needed welding for the MOT so it was wings off , inside stripped , out in the cold welding it , after it'd passed I made a suggestion, why don't you put it through another test in June , if it passes you don't have to worry about it for 12 months , if not it's nice warm long evenings to work on it

 

Why the fuck didn't I think of that

[HH-R]

A local garage had a look at the vectra last week - they stated they did'nt think head gasket had gone but spotted crystallised coolant on the rad.

 

Their quote was extortionate - I gambled £270 on somebody I know suppling and fitting one.

 

My gamble has not paid off - car is still losing coolant even though it drives normally.

 

Ebay beckons spares or repair - I am not spending another penny on it- not even a bottle of steel seal - I no longer trust tthe car.

 

Although this is in the grump thread I am being philosophical - it is a sub £1k car.

We have a friend with two young children who is having christmas with out his wife - the kids their mother.

 

A knackered car pales into insignificance.

However I am losing my mojo for running older cars - the parts and repairs never get any cheaper.

 

It sounds like a right ungrateful sod, crush it.

[danthecapriman]

Send them an Autoshite sticker.....

I'd like to send them something!

 

All I want is insurance. I don't care about all the other shit, I just want to be able to legally drive the damn van!

[wuvvum]

The Getz conked out again on the way home from work today, when I dared to use more than half throttle to get back up to speed after slowing almost to a stop for the car in front to turn right.  It started back up again after a minute and drove (gently) home.  No warning lights on, but the code reader shows a stored fault code of P1188, which is low fuel pressure in the common rail.  So it looks like the Getz will be going for scrap as well.  I really need to stop buying modern diesels.

[Sir Snipes]

I parked right outside the door as it was half 7 and it was mostly empty. The exit door that is, I'm not daft. I got my hob, with a free 5 year warranty, for the same price as Currys but without paying £30 for next day delivery. The man in the kitchens department was very nice and reminded me to scan my Family card to insure the hob during fitting too.

 

I'll be honest, I LOVE IKEA. I love going there to peoplewatch mainly. Me and Mrs_Pillock once sat on the sofas just inside the door for so long, someone came over to ask if we were OK. Couples were just coming in and instantly starting an argument. I also like moving stuff around like taking shoes from the wardrobes and putting them in ovens and stuff.

 

There's also the bed game. Wait until someone lies down on a bed to try it out, and then just lie next to them. The winner is the person who sticks it out for the longest. My daughter is ace at this, nobody really feels that comfortable lying in bed next to a teenage girl. I've had to ban her from the game.

 

The hotdog was lovely, I was going to have meatballs but I only had a quid in change and hotdog plus doughnut was 90p.

 

Also, it took me 20 minutes to fit it and it works loads faster than the last one. Boils half a litre of water in 3 minutes. Same power rating as the Indesit but clearly that was just crap.

My girlfriend and I enjoy ikea for the same reason! The furniture is fine if you buy the actual wood stuff, instead of “wood effect”.

[Guest Hooli]

I've never been to Ikea in my life & I intend never to do so either. Their furniture looks shit and I can eat much closer to home in places that sell beer.

[Guest Hooli]

Oh today's grump is getting to the office for 5:30am to reboot some systems that have to be up by 8am, but the supplier has totally changed the instructions & they don't work. I'm so glad I got up early for 15mins of failure... Now sat here yawning until anyone else arrives.

[twosmoke300]

The Getz conked out again on the way home from work today, when I dared to use more than half throttle to get back up to speed after slowing almost to a stop for the car in front to turn right. It started back up again after a minute and drove (gently) home. No warning lights on, but the code reader shows a stored fault code of P1188, which is low fuel pressure in the common rail. So it looks like the Getz will be going for scrap as well. I really need to stop buying modern diesels.

 

I assume you have changed the fuel filter and not running on veg ?

[BorniteIdentity]

I've never been to Ikea in my life & I intend never to do so either. Their furniture looks shit and I can eat much closer to home in places that sell beer.

 

Wow dude. You're so counter-culture.  Cap doffed.

 

Looks are, of course, a matter of taste.  But the quality is very good for the price - and the things that HAVE failed I've been able to reinforce and fix for buttons.  For a family who just want contemporary and functional furniture, it's pretty unbeatable.  It is infinitely easier to put together than the old MFI shit and B&Q equivalents too.

 

Yes, G-Plan is better built.  Yes it looks dated.  That's fine if it's your thing, but the juxtaposition between a 42" curved smart TV and a 70s sideboard is a bit of a headfuck for most.

[cms206]

I bloody love Ikea as well; food is good and not expensive - WIFE_CMS swears by the salmon - the furniture is of good quality for what you pay and it's a piece of piss to build even big stuff.

 

If you've got a big estate or a van the bargain corner can be dangerous. I ended up paying 60 quid for a £255 solid wood bedframe with drawer storage about four years ago because there was a thumbnail sized scratch on the bit you'd attach the headboard to.

 

That and the food bit does a fucking amazing chicken & potato stirfry thing, plus kilo bags of meatballs. Think the last I was in I spent more on food than on furniture.

 

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[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Can I just add - as a parent - their kids range is a godsend for keeping the little ones up to date with disposable stuff you know they'll draw on, jump on and in any other conceivable way, trash beyond comprehension.

Hot dogs for me though........ loads of 'em!

 

Hooli - they sell beer over this side too

 

Grump is the last 2 days I felt like absolute shit...... couldn't move properly and felt like I was freezing (I don't normally fee l the cold - NE upbringing) but sweated it out - woke up 3am drenched... GF was great but it wasn't nice. Grump being (sorry) - I ordered 2 tyres for the SD1 to be fitted (of course anything old is never in stock here), I'd drop off the wheels - so she's mobile and I can move her to the new 'abode'. Of course, being ill I couldn't face arsing about with trolling down with wheels, waiting and then re-fitting to the steed. I called them, explained I was in quarantine and would be there asap - probably Wed or Thursday. They've only fucking sent the tyres back anyway........... I now have to wait another WEEK for them to 'perhaps' fit me in for the swap.

 

Dickheads.............

[beko1987]

We have an ikea TV unit, besta I think. Solid thing it is.

 

Found it on the side of the road with a 'free - please take' sign, so that saved me a trip to wembly/Milton Keynes, and I didn't feel bad punching holes in the back to run cables through!

[sierraman]

A local garage had a look at the vectra last week - they stated they did'nt think head gasket had gone but spotted crystallised coolant on the rad.

 

Their quote was extortionate - I gambled £270 on somebody I know suppling and fitting one.

 

My gamble has not paid off - car is still losing coolant even though it drives normally.

 

Ebay beckons spares or repair - I am not spending another penny on it- not even a bottle of steel seal - I no longer trust tthe car.

 

Although this is in the grump thread I am being philosophical - it is a sub £1k car.

We have a friend with two young children who is having christmas with out his wife - the kids their mother.

 

A knackered car pales into insignificance.

However I am losing my mojo for running older cars - the parts and repairs never get any cheaper.

Sack it off on Gumtree. I agree I wouldn’t wasteany more cash on it apart from a tenners worth of K Seal before you stick it up for sale. Id say go out and buy a petrol for a grand or so should be fine. Don’t fall for one of these £200 a month leasing deals, that’s spending £200 a month to avoid the potential of spending £200 a month.

 

My moan today is why is stuff like mouth ulcer mouthwash and throat sweets so bloody expensive? £5 for about half a pint of mouthwash is ridiculous, are they taxed extremely heavily or are we just ripped off by the people making them. I say this as I’m lumbered with an infected mouth ulcer at the moment it’s agony constantly worrying about biting it again accidentally.

[John F]

I've just installed the new version of Skype. It's hideous. Grr.

[Guest Hooli]

Wow dude. You're so counter-culture.  Cap doffed.

 

Looks are, of course, a matter of taste.  But the quality is very good for the price - and the things that HAVE failed I've been able to reinforce and fix for buttons.  For a family who just want contemporary and functional furniture, it's pretty unbeatable.  It is infinitely easier to put together than the old MFI shit and B&Q equivalents too.

 

Yes, G-Plan is better built.  Yes it looks dated.  That's fine if it's your thing, but the juxtaposition between a 42" curved smart TV and a 70s sideboard is a bit of a headfuck for most.

 

I've not owned a TV for 20 years so no clashes here.

[danthecapriman]

I've not owned a TV for 20 years so no clashes here.

Really!

What's all your living room furniture pointed at then!?

[John F]

I've not had a TV for about 10 years... my living room furniture is laid out so that people can actually talk to one another (!!)

[danthecapriman]

I've not had a TV for about 10 years... my living room furniture is laid out so that people can actually talk to one another (!!)

Talk!! Dear god! You'll be reading bloody books next.

 

 

Fair play to you both. There's fuck all on tv worth watching anyway in fairness, especially this time of year with all the sodding Xmas repeats.

Home Alone anyone?

[Guest Hooli]

Really!

What's all your living room furniture pointed at then!?

 

A 1960s Radiogram. Oh & I do own a lot of books, I will put a lot of shelves up next year after I rewire the house.

 

As for talking, that'd involve being social & allowing visitors...

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

 and I didn't feel bad punching holes in the back to run cables through!

 

One inch punch a la B Lee or imaginary mouth breather type defense mode?

[John F]

Talk!! Dear god! You'll be reading bloody books next.

 

 

Fair play to you both. There's fuck all on tv worth watching anyway in fairness, especially this time of year with all the sodding Xmas repeats.

Home Alone anyone?

 

I love reading books almost as much as I detest mass-appeal hollywood "movies" and suchlike.

 

[AlabamaShrimp]

But with no TV what can you plug a PlayStation into?? I think I'd die!!

 

Oh and to who ever said about medicine above being expensive you need to go to Savers and home bargains. Beechams all in one cold medicine is £5 in Boots/Sainsburys, same stuff/size £1.50 in Savers. They have the tablet form at a quid for 8 its £5 for 16 in Boots who it turns out a proper robbing twats.

[John F]

But with no TV what can you plug a PlayStation into?? I think I'd die!!

 

Keyboard & mouse is way better (faster) for gaming, not that I bother much tbh.

[DodgeRover]

I've not owned a TV for 20 years so no clashes here.

Same here we haven't had live TV for years. We have one, it's used for movies etc. living room furniture is around the wood burner which the TV is mounted on the wall above.

 

If we go somewhere with TV we just waste time watching crap.

[Supernaut]

My grump is that the closest proper Ikea is about 120-130 miles away.

 

We have one in Aberdeen, but it's just a small display showroom where you can order stuff in if you want it. No food either. Boo hiss.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Keyboard & mouse is way better (faster) for gaming, not that I bother much tbh.

You don't need speed when your uber leet like me!!

 

All moderns consoles in the giant TV downstairs, all old consoles and PC in TV and CRT upstairs. We've more TVs and consoles then your average 80s game shop

[clayts450]

To totally make* my day I've now gotta deep clean the house for tomorrow's landlord inspection....who probably won't then turn up.

 

Guess what ? They did't turn up.

 

Fucknuggets - ruined my day and in particular any chance I had of going to see an absolute beaut* with a view to Shite-purchase