The grumpy thread

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[busmansholiday]

My recent experience of being managed out of a job was like this. I didn't take my lawyer, but his advice led me to say a few things in the meeting that caused a very similar effect on the face of my boss. Those few seconds were worth every penny I paid my lawyer and will live with me until I die.

The phrase "you have failed in your duty of care..." doesn't half get people to suddenly take notice of you as it's enshrined in the Health and Safety at Work act.

[chaseracer]

^ Certainly one of my favourites, professionally speaking.

[xtriple]

Just had to leave Phoebe at home while Chester and I went out. She hurt her leg the other day and last night she could barely walk so I was carrying her again, this is not good for either of us! I wasn't sure quite what hurt her last night, today, no doubt, it's the front leg she broke and is full of pins and plates. SHe won't put weight on it and it feels swollen. so vets, pills, bills and 'bed rest'.

 

It was horrible walking out with fatso and hearing her crying, she was still crying when we got home! Walking around with his mighty Chunks, I was oddly tearful and it felt bloody awful without her.  It was a very short walk as I wanted to get back to her.

 

Poor little woofer

[Guest Hooli]

Poor limpy mutt.

[dozeydustman]

FFS. Just been trying to get this sodding terminal sorted on the Saab's alternator. Both the thread on the nut and the terminal are gubbed, so it ain't coming off in a hurry.

 

Means I now have to pester someone for a set of Torx sockets to get the sodding alternator off. Hopefully I can replace the threaded terminal on the back of the unit, or Jerry-rig some kind of bodge involving 2 slim nuts, a shakeproof washer and a new eye for the main charging cable.

[alcyonecorporation]

The whinging entitled boat enthusiast who bought my head unit from eBay has, predictably, negged me.

Oh dear. RBJ, please can you give me the details of the Irish call centre? Said buyer isn't taking a crap all over my feedback, I'm afraid.

 

Otherwise, it may be time for a quick call to a certain office to make a certain request.

[Saabnut]

Well, that is two hours of my life I will not get back! Decided that as the Mitsubishi has been reliable so far, and I really cannot be arsed doing any more to the super reliable* P38 Range Rover, I will just dig it out, clean it up and take a few photos prior to putting it up for sale as a project. Went to start it, battery dead (a new battery but there must be a drain). Opened bonnet,  fetched charger and extension lead. I carefully removed the key because Range Rover electrics, but put it on the centre console without thinking. Did not matter, as I left the drivers door open anyway. Connected up charger, wind blows and door shuts., followed by a clunk from the central locking. Aaaaaargh. Two bloody hours with my pump up wedges and lock bypass kit (bought when I got the P38 and it centrally locked on the trailer on the way home with the key in the ignition, and there was no battery fitted then nor had there been for 8 months!).

 

No damage done, key back in the key safe, and battery on charge. Try again tomorrow!

[Tamworthbay]

Since when did the middle of the road become the ideal place to have an argument? Driving home today and this woman berating her kid opens the door wide then steps well over the white line to start giving this kid a bollacking. Only problem is that I am in the other lane doing 30mph at the time and only a cars length away. I slam on the brakes and await the bang but luckily for me, if not society as a whole, I missed her by a whisker. Utter arseholes.

[chaseracer]

Were you in that part of Tammuth where the road names have only one word?

[dome]

What he said.

 

I'd cancel the tax & insurance on the Vauxhall, tell 'mate' & if he doesn't collect it then it's his problem. While you're at it, dump the jeep on the road with the same conversation. Anyone who buys a jeep when they could have a Land Rover isn't someone you want to associate with anyway

 

Yep, these people aren't your friends

 

What's the Jeep Mr Triple? I'm busy sniffing around old Grand Cherokees because I love them

And yes, I've had several Land Rovers.

 

That's why i buy Jeeps now

[xtriple]

It's a 4 litre thing. It's blue if that helps   It has leather and an automatic gearbox, does that help? The owner reckons he's coming over in a week or two to sort them out. I heard that about 3 months ago as well! He's a nice bloke but so lackadaisical it's not real.

[Wack]

Missis' says there is a knocking noise coming from the Discovery. I don't drive it much, only to clear the tubes and cobwebs out, so I took it for a late night drive to run an errand.

I got onto a fast A road with a 40mph restriction and there was nothing, no noise at all. Expecting there to be a hairbrush rolling around somewhere, I passed the issue off and then...

 

THUMP... THUMP...........THUMP... What the? Coming from under my feet. 40mph still... THUMP... THUMP......THUMP! That's not normal. 50mph it got worse... THUMP, THUMP....THUMP.....THUMP...Etc... I couldn't pinpoint it to anything really, it wasn't doing it over bumps, steering or braking, just random. Then I realised that it didn't do it under 30mph.

But I'm not doing 30 on this road with artics flying about. The thumping got worse, the noise travelling up through the body, I was contemplating imminent FTP and using the services of recovery. I pulled off into a service station and set about looking at the suspension and running gear and then with dirty hands and soiled knees I found it!

The mud flap was hanging off and blowing about.

 

This is where being able to diagnose noises saves you money, could've been expensive

 

[richardmorris]

I was standing by one of our elemental analysers at 5pm making up a new reactor tube for tomorrow when there was a very large flash and simultaneous bang and the circuits tripped. Smell of burned electrics and hair ( yes, the flash took the hair off my hand!). Guess when th six month warranty ended? Yes Monday! That’s another £6000 repair then! Grrrr.

[richardmorris]

Not sure if this is a grin or grump, as it made me laugh, but also despair at the state of driving standards!

 

Speeding van is filmed flying over roundabout

 

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/09/13/speeding-van-is-filmed-flying-over-roundabout/?ncid=newsltuknew00000001AOL%20UK%20091318

[chatsharris]

Finally tried to get more work done on Moleman, namely replacing the thermal cut in switch for the radiator fan.

 

It's not a 28mm bolt, nor is it a 30mm bolt.  I know have to find a 29mm socket or spanner.

 

The battery appears totally kippered too.  Arses.

[Guest Hooli]

Not sure if this is a grin or grump, as it made me laugh, but also despair at the state of driving standards!

 

Speeding van is filmed flying over roundabout

 

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/09/13/speeding-van-is-filmed-flying-over-roundabout/?ncid=newsltuknew00000001AOL%20UK%20091318

 

Damn good effort at a launch there I thought.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Boss noticed I wasn't quite myself at work.  Of course, she had to ask.  Cue another talk about depression and how I've been trying to hide it.

 

I had a row with somebody on Monday (that's been building since March) and I think that twigged her - amongst other things (and she's perceptive anyway).  She's an excellent boss and is one of the reasons I still work there but she's going to try to persuade me to do something about myself.  Which isn't what I want to do at this stage, really.

[Tamworthbay]

Lucky to have a boss like that, most of the ones I have had would struggle to notice if I had died let alone if I was happy or not.

[Wack]

Not sure if this is a grin or grump, as it made me laugh, but also despair at the state of driving standards!

 

Speeding van is filmed flying over roundabout

 

https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/09/13/speeding-van-is-filmed-flying-over-roundabout/?ncid=newsltuknew00000001AOL%20UK%20091318

 

 

Damn good effort at a launch there I thought.

Van launched into the air during Attleborough crash

Dashcam footage has revealed the moment a van launched into the air after hitting a roundabout on the A11 in Norfolk.

The silver van had just overtaken another vehicle as it was approaching the junction on the dual carriageway near Attleborough on 1 September.

No other vehicles were involved and the van landed on the roundabout.

Three people suffered non life-threatening injuries in the crash, police said.

 

 

BBC says 3 in the van, good effort but I still think 1st place goes to a drunk woman with a toddler in the back , clearing that sign took some skill

 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Lucky to have a boss like that, most of the ones I have had would struggle to notice if I had died let alone if I was happy or not.

 

 

There are only three of us in the department!  And we all have our foibles...

[richardmorris]

Van launched into the air during Attleborough crash

 

Dashcam footage has revealed the moment a van launched into the air after hitting a roundabout on the A11 in Norfolk.

The silver van had just overtaken another vehicle as it was approaching the junction on the dual carriageway near Attleborough on 1 September.

No other vehicles were involved and the van landed on the roundabout.

Three people suffered non life-threatening injuries in the crash, police said.

 

 

BBC says 3 in the van, good effort but I still think 1st place goes to a drunk woman with a toddler in the back , clearing that sign took some skill

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wgw4Fg8Vuw

 

 

And they’re both in Norfolk!

[artdjones]

It's a 4 litre thing. It's blue if that helps It has leather and an automatic gearbox, does that help? The owner reckons he's coming over in a week or two to sort them out. I heard that about 3 months ago as well! He's a nice bloke but so lackadaisical it's not real.

It's not the worst thing to be lackadaisical.The problem is that most people who are lackadaisical don't like you being lackadaisical with them.

[Craig the Princess]

Van launched into the air during Attleborough crash

 

Dashcam footage has revealed the moment a van launched into the air after hitting a roundabout on the A11 in Norfolk.

The silver van had just overtaken another vehicle as it was approaching the junction on the dual carriageway near Attleborough on 1 September.

No other vehicles were involved and the van landed on the roundabout.

Three people suffered non life-threatening injuries in the crash, police said.

 

 

BBC says 3 in the van, good effort but I still think 1st place goes to a drunk woman with a toddler in the back , clearing that sign took some skill

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wgw4Fg8Vuw

I'm not buying that Attleborough one, no reaction by the cars going the other way and no sign of debris when the car goes round the roundabout.

[wuvvum]

And they’re both in Norfolk!

Peatboghorror isn't in Norfolk.

[wuvvum]

Finally tried to get more work done on Moleman, namely replacing the thermal cut in switch for the radiator fan.

 

It's not a 28mm bolt, nor is it a 30mm bolt.  I know have to find a 29mm socket or spanner.

 

The battery appears totally kippered too.  Arses.

Can you not get it undone with a 30mm socket?  Once you get to that sort of size a mm over isn't going to make a huge difference I wouldn't've thought.

[dozeydustman]

Finally tried to get more work done on Moleman, namely replacing the thermal cut in switch for the radiator fan.

 

It's not a 28mm bolt, nor is it a 30mm bolt.  I know have to find a 29mm socket or spanner.

 

The battery appears totally kippered too.  Arses.

 

Try a 1 1/8". Near enough 29mm.

[chatsharris]

Unfortunately the 30mm was starting to round it off.  I'll retry with the 1 and 1/8", but it looks like it's been held in with sealant which could be another issue. The initial try to get the socket on was a bit of a pain because bits of the wing are in the way. 

 

 

Thanks for the tips though gents!

[andy18s]

I have chopped and bent up a feeler gauge and put it inside sockets to bring the size down a bit before now

[New POD]

I have 7 minutes left on my quick wash cycle. I was hoping to put it all in the tumble before i leave my digs for the weekend as my landlady has a friend staying who will be using my room so i thought it worth washing the bedding as erm I've not actually done it since Easter.

I have just noticed that my capsule is trapped next to the door and Judas only partially let it's chemicals out.

 

So do i put them on again and leave someone else to put them in the tumble or just put them in the tumble but know that they won't be very clean.

 

I am a slob really.