The grumpy thread

[Rocket88]

Just had a look at Dartford toll charges as going to Essex on Sunday for SD's birthday gift.

 

£7.50 per fucking crossing??????!!!

 

That site is run by scammers...it's £2.50.I nearly got caught like that..........apparently, no-one seems able to shut it down. Go in via Gov.uk, and you'll get the correct site.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

That site is run by scammers...it's £2.50.I nearly got caught like that..........apparently, no-one seems able to shut it down. Go in via Gov.uk, and you'll get the correct site.

This again. £2.50 ought to be criminal but that’s what it actually is.

[Tamworthbay]

Anyone done any... you know... car stuff today? Or, indeed, recently??

I have just taken custody of a 205 project, thread on here about it. And changed the oil and filter on the V70 today. Sadly my Mum is back in hospital so just waiting to hear what is happening before I head out.

[Tamworthbay]

Bugger it, turns out my Mum has been having dizzy spells ever since she was let out of hospital last time (after pneumonia following a fall following a bump on the head) and decided not to mention to anyone. She has just arrived at A&E so I am going to head up and see if there is anything I can do. A&E on a Friday night? Wcpgw?

[mrbenn]

Bugger it, turns out my Mum has been having dizzy spells ever since she was let out of hospital last time (after pneumonia following a fall following a bump on the head) and decided not to mention to anyone. She has just arrived at A&E so I am going to head up and see if there is anything I can do. A&E on a Friday night? Wcpgw?

 

Bad news. Hope she's ok and you don't have to avoid too many drunkards in A&E this evening.

[Andyrew]

I had an poor experience with a Gumtree car seller today, but not in the usual fashion of mouth breathing and X-Boxes. Quite the opposite in fact.

 

I called and left a message about the car for sale (a slightly quirky 1980s model in reasonable condition) and the posh voiced seller called back and immediately started giving me the 3rd degree.

What is your full name? How is that spelt? Where did you see the car advertised? Where are you located? Are you a member of any local car clubs? Which one and for how long? Why did you say you saw it on Gumtree when it was in the club newsletter? Have you ever owned an XXX car before? What do you want with the car? You do realise it is a classic car? Would it be possible if I called you back in a couple weeks time to further discuss the car?

 

I'm sorry, but I thought it was the buyer that asks the questions, and when I did finally get a word in they were very vague with their answers.

 

Such a shame about the seller as the car looked like a stunner.

Is it a 2cv?

[purplebargeken]

Fuck me. If I want something American and interesting according to ebay I had better be prepared to spend many thousands. 

 

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

[beko1987]

I became a headlight out wanker tonight, hoping I've got a dipped bulb in the shed. I felt at one with my fellow single headlight wanker compadre's

 

Made the light output even shitter than normal though, tempted to get some night breakers on payday or something. Luckily I got behind a queue of people behind the OMGTHERESACORNERBRAKEBRAKEBREAK twat on the back roads so could waft without worrying about leading the pack and not seeing much!

[John F]

Anyone done any... you know... car stuff today? Or, indeed, recently??

 

Yep... I needed to go out to buy milk, so naturally the battery had gone flat on my Disco again. Not surprising, I suppose, as I've driven it once in the last fortnight. So I charged it up, then mended my tyre compressor & topped up the tyres.

 

Then I went for an excellent hoon.

[mrbenn]

Anyone done any... you know... car stuff today? Or, indeed, recently??

 

Spent a harrowing half hour underneath the Focus attempting to separate the back box from the centre section as it's rattling due to a loose baffle (I think). It saw no reason to part company so I felt disinclined to continue lying underneath like some sort of bastard. It can wait until it starts blowing then someone with a lift and overalls that aren't just dirty from spilling coffee on them can have the pleasure.

 

Instead, I poked at the rear arches to reveal a bit of rust, just surface fortunately and was expecting much worse. Top coat tomorrow whereupon I shall have effected an invisible* repair.

 

Gritters have been out this week despite it being nowhere near freezing at any point, today and yesterday have been lovely. I absolutely fucking hate road salt.

[danthecapriman]

Fuck me. If I want something American and interesting according to ebay I had better be prepared to spend many thousands. 

 

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Get something from the states and ship it over. It’s not hard to do. Everything is ridiculously overpriced over here.

I’d much rather spend money on shipping than give it to greedy fucker who’s asking over the top.

[SiC]

My 30w CFL bulb died this evening. Had this for must be at least 10yrs now. Nice and bright (once warmed up) and daylight colour was useful when doing electronics. One of those lighting technologies that didn't last that long (thankfully). I imagine many have been chucked out from people getting fed up waiting for them to warm up.

 

Sad times.

[chaseracer]

Rust is finally beginning to break through on the Blingo.  Arsebiscuits.

[Floatylight]

Rust is finally beginning to break through on the Blingo. Arsebiscuits.

This is very surprising given your meticulous biennial valeting routine....

 

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[anonymous user]

Fuck me. If I want something American and interesting according to ebay I had better be prepared to spend many thousands.

 

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

That's because you know that there is a lovely Cadillac on here for very few thousands

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Get something from Barrow and ship it down.It’s not hard to do. Everything is ridiculously overpriced in London.

I’d much rather spend money on shipping than give it to greedy fucker who’s asking over the top.

FTFY.

[Guest Hooli]

57 !!!      

 

I am in the Heinz year of my life

 

Enjoy the variety

[chaseracer]

This is very surprising given your meticulous biennial valeting routine....

 

It's just been washed, the ingrate!  Won't be doing that again... 

[anonymous user]

57 !!!

 

I am in the Heinz year of my life

Bloody youngster!

[barefoot]

Two things, the T2 failed its mot earlier this week on a rusty front beam.

I didn't grump because I thought it would fail on it last year.

 

And global warming etc.

I recycle only if my ordinary grey bin is full and generally do fuck all about being green.

Why?

 

Because I live under the paraffin trail of EMA,

Anything I do is rendered a total waste of time by the Ryanair that circuits the airport constantly,

Never mind the ones that are actually going anywhere.

[3VOM]

A few years ago a mistake was made and I was over paid by 3.5k. I argued that the fault lay in the way they described something, and they argued that had I read the 36 page guide, I'd know what they meant.

I was allowed to pay back over 3 years. Which meant zero tax credits for 2 years and me paying them 65 quid a month for the last year.

The not doing both deduct and get payments only came into effect a couple of years back. I'm guessing there may have been a court case or tribunal decision causing this.

[3VOM]

They mined my eldest daughter's bank account - without telling her that they were going to - for £1,600 and left her unable to pay her mortgage.

She had three kids at home, single mother (divorced)  no child support from her ex.

I should have worded my comment better, more along the lines of "they try not to" rather than "can't". Also, I don't know how they work the child support part (then and now), the possibility of them assuming it is being paid is quite high knowing the way these things work.

[danthecapriman]

FTFY.

Yep, that’s exactly what I meant!

 

Seriously though, got to be worth asking Eddy surely!? It’s a very nice car. And most importantly it’s huge!

[Wack]

I'm never going to worry about driving a V8 and its impact on the environment again, just watched the grand tour, they're in China, they've pulled a graph up showing car production worldwide in 2017

Japan 8.35m

Germany 5.65m

India 3.95m

South Korea 3.74m

USA 3.03m

China 24.81m

I wonder what emissions controls they have

[richardmorris]

My 30w CFL bulb died this evening. Had this for must be at least 10yrs now. Nice and bright (once warmed up) and daylight colour was useful when doing electronics. One of those lighting technologies that didn't last that long (thankfully). I imagine many have been chucked out from people getting fed up waiting for them to warm up.

Sad times.

I have one of those left. Bought c 1998 from southern electric. Expensive for the time but I suppose it’s lasted.

[Tamworthbay]

I'm never going to worry about driving a V8 and its impact on the environment again, just watched the grand tour, they're in China, they've pulled a graph up showing car production worldwide in 2017

Japan 8.35m

Germany 5.65m

India 3.95m

South Korea 3.74m

USA 3.03m

China 24.81m

I wonder what emissions controls they have

China and India have a massive tree planting scheme and have planted more trees than in 2 Amazon rainforests in the last five years, must be true erd it on the beeb

[Lacquer Peel]

Deforestation contributes to global warming, forests soak up heat.

 

China though.

 

Someone far away murdered someone so I have impunity to commit a mild stabbing here.

[LightBulbFun]

My 30w CFL bulb died this evening. Had this for must be at least 10yrs now. Nice and bright (once warmed up) and daylight colour was useful when doing electronics. One of those lighting technologies that didn't last that long (thankfully). I imagine many have been chucked out from people getting fed up waiting for them to warm up.

 

Sad times.

 

Get ready to feel old because...

 

the first prototype C* FLs showed up in 1976 and then hit the market in 1980, thats almost 40 years ago now! (Fuck I feel old now...) 

 

The All Mighty Philips SL lamp

 

 

admittedly those where rather big and bulky (so not very compact) and somewhat expensive (when compared to normal bulbs) lamps, but they where bloody awesome solid reliable things rocking magnetic control gear

 

known as Jam jars on account of their weight and glass construction

 

but they lasted well

 

shown above is an early production, black base example, I have some later white base examples  (my oldest from 1989), but no black base ones sadly (really need to rectify that at some point)

 

(I remember getting my first SL lamp when I was about 8, got it off Amazon for a few quid, had mum bring the package straight to school when she came to pick me up, and I opened it there n then and ran around excitingly showing it to all the teachers, ahh good times )

 

 

 

admittedly, "affordable" CFLs only showed up in the late 90s to early 2000s and in that regard they only really had a "heyday" of about 15-10 years

[Mrcento]

Things are just a bit shit at this moment

 

Can't get a unit anywhere to start up my own thing, landlords are like a mafia that won't allow even partially affordable rent, council are sitting on units empty for decades, their solution? Build more and price them even more expensively then just demolish useable units rather than rent them out at an affordable price, Which in turn means private landlords don't need to compete and prices just keep going up.

 

https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/life-beyond-waterfront-dundee-council-effort-fill-vacant-commercial-properties-across-city/

 

Car wise... i have nothing on the road now, i can't do anything with either of the ones i have without space and can't sell them either. Cinquecento too specialist and my location means i just get folk from Liverpool offering a Mars Bar for it, so really i need to get it MOT ready to be able to have it in driveaway condition. Discovery as mentioned, rotten, can't find a genuine buyer, the few semi sensible offers i've had all timewasters who were clearly just testing the water to show up and offer about half what was agreed.

 

So basically i'm in limbo... Can't really get anything until the Discovery is gone (sitting on the road with no MOT, still taxed and insured so should be ok to be parked), can't get anywhere to store or work on anything to get either car gone, can't afford anything to progress life/career, despite being financially "ok" at the moment. All markets are just haywire and only getting worse.... just like housing market, even people financially comfortable easily priced out of getting on the bottom of the ladder in many areas.

 

And now Monday i need to attend a "course" i've already been on twice just so some pricks behind a desk can tick boxes.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Best of luck with your Mum, TWB.