The grumpy thread

[New POD]

Look at it this way, if you were a binman you'd not turn up to collect bins in a Lexus.

 

Tool for the job, innit?

 

2008ish classy car plus private plate. Job Jobbed

 

#playa

 

Off to the low cost high liability thread with thee post haste

E280 ? 600 quid.

[New POD]

It’s that time again....

 

Fuck solicitors. Fuck property developers. Fuck houses.

 

My purchase is on hold again because..... the developer does not own the land they have offered a car parking lease on. It falls outside their ownership boundary.

 

WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCKING FUCK????

Sue for all your costs due to misrepresentation and attempted fraud.

[New POD]

get something with the right badge and a cheap private plate, no one will know.

It's a business expense!

I have an E280 for sale. For 250 quid you could turn it from an S Reg to something older or northern Irish.

[Zelandeth]

Argh...delivery companies who can't do a simple thing like phoning to arrange a delivery slot like the dispatching agent said they would. So delivery turns up while we're in the middle of lunch.

 

Grrrr...

[Angrydicky]

Bornite,  this role sounds like it requires something like a Bristol, or a Jensen Interceptor. Or maybe an older Bentley similar to the one xtriple had.

If they're going to pay you vast sums of money to enable you to buy some faceless modern, why not buy an interesting, but expensive classic instead? They can't complain about that surely.

Having said all, it pisses me off that some employers think they can dictate what car you drive. If it was me, I'd get the job then drive the Base, or some other old knackered rubbish in every day to wind them up even more. That Avensis is practically brand new FFS.

[Parky]

Bearing in mind it’s a football club, surely you need a Range Rover?

 

P38’s are very classy reliable vehicles with no inherent faults. Or if a Range Rover is too big, perhaps the slightly more compact Freelander would offer you all the reliability and cachet of the badge that only the most discerning ball kicker appreciates

[Guest Hooli]

Bearing in mind it’s a football club, surely you need a Range Rover?

 

P38’s are very classy reliable vehicles with no inherent faults. Or if a Range Rover is too big, perhaps the slightly more compact Freelander would offer you all the reliability and cachet of the badge that only the most discerning ball kicker appreciates

 

Indeed, it's all about the image it Evokes.

[Parky]

Indeed, it's all about the image it Evokes.

That’s you that is

[Tamworthbay]

A branch has damaged my Wife’s car, typically it’s a nice car, a small dent on mine wouldn’t be a major issue. Not the worst by far but a quick look online seems to suggest I have little chance of getting anything out of its owner - the council.

 

Anyone know a rough cost for a thumbnail sized dent by ‘Dave the dent’ sort of places?

[Cavcraft]

A ranch has damaged my Wife’s car, typically it’s a nice car, a small dent on mine wouldn’t be a major issue. Not the worst by far but a quick look online seems to suggest I have little chance of getting anything out of its owner - the council.

 

Anyone know a rough cost for a thumbnail sized dent by ‘Dave the dent’ sort of places?

 

It's like the Wild West out there.

[Tamworthbay]

It's like the Wild West out there.

fucking American spell checkers, and the council are a bunch of Cowboys

[Zelandeth]

Watching stuff blowing around outside.

 

Starting to seriously worry about the van getting battered by the tree - though there's nowhere else I can park it where it would be out of range.

 

Also somewhat worried by the amount said tree is blowing around as to whether it could come down...in which case it would probably demolish the van, Lada, Activa, spares Invacar, Chris' company car ...oh, and half of both our house and probably next door too.

 

...and the fluffing Council won't let me cut the blasted thing down.

[Alan_Green]

This happened to me yesterday.  Wasn't even that windy.  (Down South this is).  Windscreen cracked and body scratched up.

[LightBulbFun]

Watching stuff blowing around outside.

 

Starting to seriously worry about the van getting battered by the tree - though there's nowhere else I can park it where it would be out of range.

 

Also somewhat worried by the amount said tree is blowing around as to whether it could come down...in which case it would probably demolish the van, Lada, Activa, spares Invacar, Chris' company car ...oh, and half of both our house and probably next door too.

 

...and the fluffing Council won't let me cut the blasted thing down.

 

if its swinging about wildly

 

I wonder if it would be worth grabbing a video of it doing so and submitting it to the right people and have the council take the tree down on health and safety reasons?

 

(ie what if someone happened to be camping in the camper and it got smushed for example?)

[xtriple]

I have just gone out with the dogs, trying to dodge horizontal rain and gale force winds. The fucking woman upstairs bins are once again attacking my car. I am ashamed to say I lost the plot a tiny bit and threw the fucking things across the road into someone else garden. Good luck getting them back you lazy fat slag.

 

Don't think they have done any more damage but I am sick of picking her bins up and putting them away safe, only for her to ignore them and they blow around the streets again.

[Marm Toastsmith]

I have just gone out with the dogs, trying to dodge horizontal rain and gale force winds. The fucking woman upstairs bins are once again attacking my car. I am ashamed to say I lost the plot a tiny bit and threw the fucking things across the road into someone else garden. Good luck getting them back you lazy fat slag.

 

Don't think they have done any more damage but I am sick of picking her bins up and putting them away safe, only for her to ignore them and they blow around the streets again.

 

Bins! Don't get me started! My neighbours have been paying a firm (2 geezers in a van) to clean their wheely bins. They jet wash them in the street and leave the remnants strewn over the gutter/on my car/in the pavement.

 

What the fuck? I mean who pays to have their bins cleaned? This is Tottenham for christ sakes, not fucking Chelsea! My neighbours are council tenants!

 

Is this really a thing or have I been transported to some weird parallel reality future?

[drivewaymyway]

There are a lot of trees where I live, we have had 3 yes 3 visits from the chain gang this year, we have seen 4 in 13 years !! There was a gang around in March who kindly left me some wood ( for my log burner ), there was a gang around in June who hacked the tree around in my garden because they said it was dangerously overhanging and is interfering with the overhead power lines ( BS ) and another gang was around 3 weeks ago who came knocking to ask permission to hack my tree around. I said he was the third tree hacker this year his answer was " we have the contract to cut the vegetation back 5m from the power lines", I complimented him on being the first person in 13 years to actually knock the door and let us know what's going on.. Then there was another last week who said they had to go along again and put right all the missed cuts from the last crew and guess what, yup they cut my tree back even more.. it's a very mature Beech tree and it is looking very mutilated, I can't believe these people are tree surgeons but just like climbing trees to cut them to bits, they have no sympathy, I have tried to talk to each crew about cutting the tree properly but they don't say anything and walk off...

 

 Oh hang on there was another crew turned up last week who were yet another bunch who cut down a tall mature Pine because it was 'rotten', they wanted the lines 'dropped 'so they could fell the tree but they were told to climb it and take it down, they were not happy.. That means there have been 5 visits this year that I know of.. there is still bugger all light getting into my garden but the power lines are clear ( not that they were being interfered with )..

[Brodders]

B.I, surely a Rover 75 would* convey an image of taste, class and elegance in any setting?

 

Jokes aside, New POD's E-Class suggestion could be appropriate for your needs. I hate saying this, but it has the right badge for the setting, and would have the air of discrete wealth that comes with a slightly older luxury car. Same could be said for a Jaguar S-Type, but the styling might be a bit too brash (although I like it.)

 

Slightly less obvious badges, but a Volvo S80 or Saab 9-5 would also fall within this area in my mind. They also come with the bonus of very comfortable seats for longer journeys. They look reasonably modern too, as they were made for so long.

[Guest Hooli]

Aye BI should get a Saab 95. I might* know of one for sale too.

[PhilA]

Re foopball and car. Drive whichever one is in the team colours. Add scarf to match across top of rear seats.

 

Phil

[paulplom]

Your job isn't at Newcastle United is it? If it is you'll have to sell all your best cars, give the money to your boss and either thumb lifts to work or use the bus.

[MorrisItalSLX]

So, the mechanic called about the OMGHGF on the Jag.

 

It’s the block.

 

Cunt.

Photos from the mechanic:

 

 

 

[BorniteIdentity]

Bornite,  this role sounds like it requires something like a Bristol, or a Jensen Interceptor. Or maybe an older Bentley similar to the one xtriple had.

If they're going to pay you vast sums of money to enable you to buy some faceless modern, why not buy an interesting, but expensive classic instead? They can't complain about that surely.

Having said all, it pisses me off that some employers think they can dictate what car you drive. If it was me, I'd get the job then drive the Base, or some other old knackered rubbish in every day to wind them up even more. That Avensis is practically brand new FFS.

 

I think it's more about me being aware of how I'm perceived - as 'Perception is Reality'.  It's human nature.

 

I think a bit of love on the 190 and keeping it squeaky clean would go a long way.  But I'd honestly rather spend a considerable amount on something like THIS - and a few thousand more keeping it immaculate - than spend more on a renting a new one.

 

[New POD]

B.I, surely a Rover 75 would* convey an image of taste, class and elegance in any setting?

 

Jokes aside, New POD's E-Class suggestion could be appropriate for your needs. I hate saying this, but it has the right badge for the setting, and would have the air of discrete wealth that comes with a slightly older luxury car. Same could be said for a Jaguar S-Type, but the styling might be a bit too brash (although I like it.)

 

Slightly less obvious badges, but a Volvo S80 or Saab 9-5 would also fall within this area in my mind. They also come with the bonus of very comfortable seats for longer journeys. They look reasonably modern too, as they were made for so long.

It says I was fucking rich once. You know before the last but one financial crash.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Just to go back to bins for a moment... (sorry)...

 

I live in a new development and they've just opened up the building site directly behind my house to public access.  It's been fenced off.  Presumably it's passed inspection, etc.  Directly behind my garden is the bin store for the flats (fine, it's always been on the plans).  Nobody is living there yet.

 

Of course, the scutty, pyjama-wearing-in-the-day-outside neighbours the other night, who clearly haven't bought bins (that's another rant.  As far as I'm concerned that's another fucking scandal) decided to throw all of their rubbish into the big bin that isn't their's.

 

What fucks me off with that is that we've all signed contracts and on those contracts it gives us designated rubbish disposal points and/or places to put our bin.  Everybody else is following it.  Of course, now what's going to happen is they're going to get away with it and the rubbish is going to sit in that bin for several weeks because nobody is living in the flats yet.  I've sent a ranty email pointing the finger but that's not going to get anywhere...

 

So it's one rule for everyone and another for those that think it's acceptable to wander around the estate in their pyjamas at 4PM...

[Wack]

We have had a few quotes for a couple of new exterior doors recently. I can’t deny the car made a difference to how much I trusted them which is stupid. The guy who turned up with a big watch in an S5 instantly made me think he was overpaid for a double glazing salesman so would rip me off. First impressions do matter, good job I’m not in sales with my cars as they would think the company is going bust.

 

 

A mate of mine called round to see his mum and 100k worth of Porsche 911 was parked on the drive, went in and she was 2 minutes away from signing, he asked what was going on and the guy said she's buying windows but I'm dealing with her not you.

 

Your dealing with me now as he got launched out the door , who'd turn up to quote in a 100k car

[Wack]

Bins! Don't get me started! My neighbours have been paying a firm (2 geezers in a van) to clean their wheely bins. They jet wash them in the street and leave the remnants strewn over the gutter/on my car/in the pavement.

 

What the fuck? I mean who pays to have their bins cleaned? This is Tottenham for christ sakes, not fucking Chelsea! My neighbours are council tenants!

 

Is this really a thing or have I been transported to some weird parallel reality future?

It's a thing now, guy  comes round following the bin wagon , think it's £10 , the neighbours have it done but no idea why, open bin lid, bin smells, close bin lid, bin doesn't smell , problem solved

 

I think theirs smells of fairy farts when they open it

[DodgeRover]

Re foopball and car. Drive whichever one is in the team colours. Add scarf to match across top of rear seats.

 

Phil

Then hang a Millwall flag in it!

[beko1987]

We've had our bins washed, after probably never being done in their lives.

 

Guy has a combo van, and lays the bin inside, with a massive catch tray at the front and did. A very good job. Well worth the £3 he charges. We got both done.

 

Our bin stinks. Always full of nappies and all the shit I empty into it from refurbishing vacuum cleaners! Might call him back next spring to do them again tbh

[Wack]

I think it's more about me being aware of how I'm perceived - as 'Perception is Reality'.  It's human nature.

 

I think a bit of love on the 190 and keeping it squeaky clean would go a long way.  But I'd honestly rather spend a considerable amount on something like THIS - and a few thousand more keeping it immaculate - than spend more on a renting a new one.

 

That's lovely

 

I saw an 11 plate Saab on the motorway yesterday , it looked like a lot of money's worth but

 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2011-SAAB-9-3-1-9-TTID-TURBO-EDITION-160BHP-GREY-TWIN-TURBO-DIESEL-FULLY-LOADED/153166519614?hash=item23a96f9d3e:g:rMgAAOSwL~hbL2x-