The grumpy thread

[DodgeRover]

Sodding rats are appearing in the garden again.

They keep coming in from the woods over the back, we get rid of them and all good for a few months before they start appearing again.

 

I’ve had one with the air rifle already. I’ve set a bait trap down the garden and rat poison behind the shed (which is being eaten...). Horrible dirty little bastards they are!

240v arranged carefully so they squeeze between the live and earth on their run, you'll need an old style fuse box.

Shooting them works but is slow, traps are good but need resetting regularly to clear them out, if you got one there will be 20 you didn't.

[twosmoke300]

Yeah, no, its alright man, just feel free to inexplicably slow down to 30kph on a twisty bit of road where I cant pass you...its ok, Ill just potter along behind you while you point out the countryside to your wife.

A straight clear bit of road ahead where I can overtake, but you go right ahead and floor it to try to prevent me - thats fine.

Oh look, Im passing you anyway because my car is a lot faster than yours...yeah man, you go right ahead and swerve over to block me.

 

Totally fucking unprovoked. I literally just dont fucking understand, although I believe the MGF somehow brings out the worst in other motorists....and no, I dont drive it like a dick.

If I started swinging an axe around in the supermarket, actions would be taken, but this wanker literally tries to run me off the road and thats apparently just normal?

"internet hardman makes bold claims" time, but seriously, if I had been in the pickup (well, I probablywouldnt have had the oomph to pass him but whatevz) I would have just held straight and Pitt Maneuvered the cunt backwards into the ditch. I was in the hairdresser car though which would have probably folded up against his Duster. I was still tempted to do it anyway as it would have undoubtedly been his fault once my dashcam footage showed what he did....

 

Aye but checking the video at home and it seems the fucking dashcam records when the fuck it feels like it, seems to be recording about a third of the time in random bursts throughout a journey, so thats more electronics for the landfill and more money down the fucking shitter.

 

It just never ends.

And breathe - calm down it was only a pot noodle !

[Talbot]

Or buy a cat?

Friend with the rat issue has three cats. All farm ones. They will catch mice and voles and the like, but they seem to not like to take on rats.

 

Where I used to live one of the cats there was a vicious bastard and killed about 15 rats over the course of a week, but that is not that common.

 

The cat I had at the time was frigging useless in that respect.

[MikeR]

cats can be useless , our present cat  just waits for food , makes stupid noises and shits in our garden ,

the fact it has acres of housing estate to explore does not enter its feeble mind ,

the last cat was feral/antisocial but at least it killed anything it saw , bird , mouse , rat , cat , it took no prisoners ...

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Friend with the rat issue has three cats. All farm ones. They will catch mice and voles and the like, but they seem to not like to take on rats.

 

Where I used to live one of the cats there was a vicious bastard and killed about 15 rats over the course of a week, but that is not that common.

 

The cat I had at the time was frigging useless in that respect.

Apparently my partner's parent's cat used to bring back stoats.  Killed a whole family of them once.  Some of them are vicious, vicious murderers!

[RoadworkUK]

When driving slow in traffic,

light smoke or steam comes from the engine

but goes when you speed up again

also now and then but not all the time 

a smell come through the heating vents like burning oil

 

 

I genuinely thought that was a poem

[Parky]

That's Brian Bilstons "Blocked Breather" from his 1994 compilation "Cavalier Attitude", a book dedicated to his 1987 Cavalier LX.

 

Also includes the classics "Quick Clutch Change"' "Rattly Cam" and "No I'm not C.I.D"

[GrumpiusMaximus]

That's Brian Bilstons "Blocked Breather" from his 1994 compilation "Cavalier Attitude", a book dedicated to his 1987 Cavalier LX.

 

Also includes the classics "Quick Clutch Change"' "Rattly Cam" and "No I'm not C.I.D"

50% extra free with 'Beige is Not the Only Colour' and 'Panel Gap, Watford Gap'.

[Parky]

Autoshite Poetry thread could get the creative juices going!

[danthecapriman]

Friend with the rat issue has three cats. All farm ones. They will catch mice and voles and the like, but they seem to not like to take on rats.Where I used to live one of the cats there was a vicious bastard and killed about 15 rats over the course of a week, but that is not that common.The cat I had at the time was frigging useless in that respect.

Rats are vicious little things, one of the neighbors dogs cornered a rat recently in their garden and the rat actually had a go at the dog ripping open his eye brow. Very close to losing his eye. They carry nasty disease too so you can get the wound infected quite easily from them.

My dad actually ‘got’ a rat a while back in the compost bin, he cornered it and hit it with a shovel! The rat was most certainly not in a good survivable state but I guess adrenaline and pure rage kept it going for a while as it was having a right go at the shovel!!

[Mally]

Our aa is due for renewal, gone up a tenner a month... Time to move to RAC for a year I think!

 

My sons AA went up, rang them and told them he was going to Green flag, guaranteed 30% or 50% off your AA quote, dependent on cover.

The AA then reduced their price to below last years price, and fixed for the next two years.

[MarvinsMom]

Or buy a cat?

a jack russel or a ferret would be more suitable for tackling a dirty rat.

 

it takes a vicious little bastard to get another vicious little bastard!

[Louise2cv]

Our flats had them (empty basement, dirty flat above that, then us). I kept cursing the flatmate for over filling the kitchen bin, in the cupboard under the sink, as the bin liners kept being ripped. Then one day I opened the cupboard without looking, put my hand in and felt something scratchy grab my hand. Pull my hand out and there was a rat, just sat there, clinging to the back of my hand. We stared at each other for what felt like ages, then it flew off, jumping the length of the kitchen.

 

A couple of days later I opened the cupboard and another jumped out of the bin. This time it landed on the floor and I was quick enough to stamp on it! The little bugger wasn't giving up without a fight; I could feel it wriggling through the sole of my shoe,trying to get away. Panic ensued and I can't actually remember what the outcome of this situation was. You'd think the stamp and weight of a 9st human pressing down on a small animal would finish it off, but this guy held in there!

[dollywobbler]

We had a rat a few years back, when we were between cats. Had to get a trap for it in the end, which is like a giant mouse trap. I can confirm that you really don't want to get your hand caught in the bloody thing. I escaped with a bruised knuckle due to my superb reactions...

 

It got the rat, though it seemed to be a glancing blow. Or it died of fright. It did make one heck of a noise.

[plasticvandan]

I'm on the verge of doing something silly,wouldn't normally bother writing anything but I don't really have "friends" so no one to talk to.Due to being on low income,and a wife who can't control her spending,I haven't technically earnt anything for 2-3 years.haven't had a car for 3 years as it cost £166 a month to run and I couldn't afford it.now getting to the point where I can't run a 250cc motorbike either.I'm stuck renting,both my mother and grandfather have died in the last few years,I was cut out of my mums will and everything including house left to my (now estranged) sister.I'm stuck in a job working 40 hours for around £8 an hour,but after what I have to pay into joint account and my travel costs I'm left with £50 a month,assuming another £300 isn't lost because my wifes bipolar has kicked in asnd shes bought a loasd of shit on amazon. I have zero hope of owning a car,owning a house or any form of career or financial progression,and now as I'm nearing 30 I'm wondering just what the fucking point is,do I really want to continue on this downward spiral while looking around at the rich getting richer. Didn't really want tyo write anything as I find it such a wet female style cry for attention but at least there would be some record of it.I've only met a couple of people on Here who were all lovely but had to question my current mind process when reading about Hendrys story I was just interested to know how he did it.

[New POD]

Our aa is due for renewal, gone up a tenner a month... Time to move to RAC for a year I think!

 

We shall swap. How much can I get 4 cars and 3 adults in recovery mode, with hire car follow on ?

[beko1987]

My sons AA went up, rang them and told them he was going to Green flag, guaranteed 30% or 50% off your AA quote, dependent on cover.

The AA then reduced their price to below last years price, and fixed for the next two years.

Buggar, wish I'd read this before phoning them and getting the price to only £1 more than last year...

 

Hey ho, it's a small price to pay for peace of mind during laguna 2 ownership. Value the Aa payment more than the actual insurance payment usually... Will have another look next year

[richardmorris]

Sodding rats are appearing in the garden again.

They keep coming in from the woods over the back, we get rid of them and all good for a few months before they start appearing again.

I’ve had one with the air rifle already. I’ve set a bait trap down the garden and rat poison behind the shed (which is being eaten...). Horrible dirty little bastards they are!

I’ve had the game keeper outside recently with the rifle. Rats and pigeons- be careful what you buy in the Windsor farm shop!

[strangeangel]

Didn't really want tyo write anything as I find it such a wet female style cry for attention

 

There's nothing to be ashamed of in talking about your problems and worries, you made the right choice.

[Jim Bell]

My mate had mice.  The cat just stared at them like they were a cartoon. I had a few tins of pale ale and decided to stand stock still in the middle of the kitchen and bray anything that scuttled past with the flat end of a frying pan.

 

I stood there with the pan aloft for about ten mins, then had to go for a piss.

 

When I came back after a textbook piss, I saw a mouse dart under the bin bag. I got my mate to lift the bin bag and I raised the pan ready to cave its head in.  I roared with gutteral animal rage as the bag was lifted.

 

I swear to god the mouse flipped over on to its back, went rigid and died stone dead of fright. 

While we were discussing how well the whole incident had went, another mouse (probably the dead ones wife or husband) scuttled out and inspected the rigid murine corpse and fucked straight off double quick.  Never saw another mouse in that flat. Though he did move out about a fortnight later.

[SierraMikeHotel]

I genuinely thought that was a poem

 

So did I.

 

The car looked really good in the pictures so there was a bit of a snatch-hand-away-from-mouse moment when I realised that those words were conveying unpleasant facts like DO NOT BID.

[Captain Furious]

I’m sure you’re about to be inundated with messages offering support, but if not feel free to PM me and you can sound out about your problems, rage at the world, whatever it is that you need. I don’t know you from adam but I do know a bit about depression.

 

No shame in a cry for attention, the fact that most men think there is is probably no small part of the reason why suicide is still the most common killer of males under 45.

[HH-R]

Minus 1 outside, on a dual carriageway doing 20 odd and the car is still all over the place, wind is causing it to skid all over and there's snow on the ground. Braking? Forget it.

 

Surely no one would tailgate now? Oh, there's a private ambulance right up my arse with a head light pointing into orbit so now every mirror is blinding me.

 

Pull over and get rid of that prat, then there's a car up my arse.

 

It's no wonder there's so many"accidents".

[Eddie Honda]

I have zero hope of owning a car,owning a house or any form of career or financial progression

 

One step at a time. Lose the wife first. Drain on your resources.

 

I've done shit jobs, I was down to one set of two-wheels only at one point. I've even been up to my eyes in 28k of debt and went bankrupt. Yes, sometimes problems seem insurmountable, but you just have to chip away at the bit by bit. Needs a gameplan though.

[Guest Hooli]

I'm on the verge of doing something silly,wouldn't normally bother writing anything but I don't really have "friends" so no one to talk to.Due to being on low income,and a wife who can't control her spending,I haven't technically earnt anything for 2-3 years.haven't had a car for 3 years as it cost £166 a month to run and I couldn't afford it.now getting to the point where I can't run a 250cc motorbike either.I'm stuck renting,both my mother and grandfather have died in the last few years,I was cut out of my mums will and everything including house left to my (now estranged) sister.I'm stuck in a job working 40 hours for around £8 an hour,but after what I have to pay into joint account and my travel costs I'm left with £50 a month,assuming another £300 isn't lost because my wifes bipolar has kicked in asnd shes bought a loasd of shit on amazon. I have zero hope of owning a car,owning a house or any form of career or financial progression,and now as I'm nearing 30 I'm wondering just what the fucking point is,do I really want to continue on this downward spiral while looking around at the rich getting richer. Didn't really want tyo write anything as I find it such a wet female style cry for attention but at least there would be some record of it.I've only met a couple of people on Here who were all lovely but had to question my current mind process when reading about Hendrys story I was just interested to know how he did it.

 

I dunno what to say mate, but talking is the right thing to do. I know others on here can be a lot more helpful than me.

[Mally]

I'm with Hooli, there are people on here who can use words much better than I.

You did right to post though, and keep on telling us if it helps.

Try to solve one problem at a time, you are working full time, that's all anyone can expect you to do.

[dave21478]

JeanClaudeVanDan, You need to figure out where you want to be and whether that includes your wife - which may sound harsh, but thats all I can say from your post...I dont know the details, but the resentment is pretty clear to me.

I used to be all fucked off about never being able to afford to own a house and have given up on even thinking about it now, but I think thats just life in [current year] now....nobody can own a house unless they inherit or earn big money - for the grafters earning low pay its just something thats not going to happen any more and we are at the mercy of landlords.

Things do change. Ive been bankrupt, Ive had to hide behind the sofa until the bailiffs stop banging on the lounge window, I have lost pretty much everything. Im doing ok-ish now, although still not rich and never will be.

Get help. Get a plan. 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

I'm on the verge of doing something silly,wouldn't normally bother writing anything but I don't really have "friends" so no one to talk to.Due to being on low income,and a wife who can't control her spending,I haven't technically earnt anything for 2-3 years.haven't had a car for 3 years as it cost £166 a month to run and I couldn't afford it.now getting to the point where I can't run a 250cc motorbike either.I'm stuck renting,both my mother and grandfather have died in the last few years,I was cut out of my mums will and everything including house left to my (now estranged) sister.I'm stuck in a job working 40 hours for around £8 an hour,but after what I have to pay into joint account and my travel costs I'm left with £50 a month,assuming another £300 isn't lost because my wifes bipolar has kicked in asnd shes bought a loasd of shit on amazon. I have zero hope of owning a car,owning a house or any form of career or financial progression,and now as I'm nearing 30 I'm wondering just what the fucking point is,do I really want to continue on this downward spiral while looking around at the rich getting richer. Didn't really want tyo write anything as I find it such a wet female style cry for attention but at least there would be some record of it.I've only met a couple of people on Here who were all lovely but had to question my current mind process when reading about Hendrys story I was just interested to know how he did it.

Getting it off your chest is the first step mate.  If you're feeling shit, you're feeling shit and there is no shame in that.  It sounds like a really tough situation to be in and I think anybody in your shoes would find it tough.  You're not being 'soft' and there's no shame in feeling the way you do.

 

Sometimes there aren't immediate practical answers but there are people that can help talk you through this.  Depending on where you live, you might have a Local Mind Association that offer community support (somewhere you can go for free and talk to somebody) and there are helplines you can call if you want to just get shit off your chest.  I used to work for a mental health charity and believe me when I say you are not the only person who has felt stuck in a situation like yours.

 

https://www.mind.org.uk/about-us/local-minds/

 

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/stress-anxiety-depression/mental-health-helplines/

 

https://www.thecalmzone.net/

 

I'm not implying anything with those links, I'm just putting them up there in case they are useful to you, or to anybody else.

[cort16]

Tedious Minor grump-->I've just spent 45 minutes aligning a kitchen cupboard door.I executed several steps including altering it to make sure it was level and totally square.

I reset all the hinges, put the door back on and it's still pissing wonky. My blue philips screw drive was so frustrated by the process it just got up and fucked off.

I've no idea were it's gone. I had it in my hand 4 seconds before it's disappearance. I've now tidied up and I still can't find it.

[HH-R]

PVD, have you been to the docs before about it? If not, would be worth giving them a call. Don't be put off by thinking it's girly or whatever, it takes a lot of guts to go and talk about it.

 

I find it helps to make a list of where you want to be, (e.g house, career, cars etc) and then how you can achieve it, but make sure they're SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Relevant and Timely http://www.yourcoach.be/en/coaching-tools/smart-goal-setting.php).

 

Sound corny, but writing down that you want to be a millionaire next week just leaves you disappointed if it doesn't happen. If you do bits at a time, you'll feel better for having seen what you have achieved and it will spur you on to go further.