The grumpy thread

[AMC Rebel]

  On 22/02/2019 at 09:18, dollywobbler said:

I would never prevent people from grumping about their relationships, but I do object to phrases like 'they're all like that,' and 'snakes with hips.' It's just not respectful. It also isn't reflective of the situation, nor helpful. Relationships struggle and fail for many reasons, and I don't think just spouting nonsense about women all being mad is either comforting or helpful.

 

But, I air my thoughts on such matters in public, whereas some people have got it into their heads that I go running to the mods every time I don't like something. That is not true. 

 

 

I tend to agree - on both those counts, but the issue we seem to have is that views we might not like aren't just being challenged they are being actively removed.

 

Mumsnet is great for this - every now and then someone will post something asking why all men are cheating *cunts interested in beer cars and other women and they will get challenged by some other posters saying it's wrong to generalise in that way.

 

Mumsnet just deletes any personal bile pretty much immediately, but leaves people to debate the issues.

 

I used to enjoy, yes really enjoy reading such a range of opinions about stuff other than just Marina gearboxes on here.

 

*I am not a big fan of this term, but it is used liberally on Mumsnet.

[dollywobbler]

  On 22/02/2019 at 10:56, AMC Rebel said:

 

What I don't understand is why we can't talk about the 2/3 things that are deemed unmentionable on here but have an absolute ban on personal attacks.  That works on other sites.  People who want personal fights/flame wars can fill their boots (off the board)

 

 

That's not a bad shout. It's not the discussing of religion/politics that's the problem, it's the personal insults that are the problem. Just banning the topic is one solution, one I'm happy with, but firing up the banhammer for people who cannot stop themselves lobbing in personal attacks is certainly an option that makes sense.

[D Spares & Tyres]

  On 22/02/2019 at 09:50, bub2006 said:

James brown is singing ever louder. The two cheapest options locally is a MK4 golf 1.6 that's had an haircut to the tune of 75k 6 years ago and a MK1 scenic 2.0 automatic. My life is over!

Never driven a 2.0 auto but my mk1 turbo diesel was a brilliant car. I was really sad when it went.

 

You'll kill it anyway

[barefoot]

Two things;

 

Whatever happened to Moto-SCAT?

 

And my dear old mother, who kept mislaying her house keys...

She had a key box installed on the outside of the building.

The other day she asked, 'Did I tell you the number of the new key box?'

'No? Your brother says I didn't tell him either...'

Silly old bat now knows where her spare keys are, just that no bugger can get to them.

[chadders]

If its like the one I put up for my Mam there's a default setting, something like 0000, which you need to change.

 

If this hasn't been done this number will probably be on the instructions on the web, if there are any.

[cpjitservices]

Well, I'm grumpy.

 

At least 5k has gone out of my bank account. I say my bank account, it's a joint business bank account!

 

Why oh why did I go into business with someone ??? And why, when you give someone a chance they just rip you off??

 

That's me fucked for a new car and fucked for traveling to clients to.

 

I wouldn't mind of he'd pocketed the money, but he's gambled away the lot.

 

Bye profits.

 

 

Fuck me.

[loserone]

  On 22/02/2019 at 12:49, barefoot said:

Two things;

 

Whatever happened to Moto-SCAT?

 

We don't really post on the forum much, there's just me, scary and tone in a whatsapp group..

 

[barefoot]

  On 22/02/2019 at 12:58, chadders said:

If its like the one I put up for my Mam there's a default setting, something like 0000, which you need to change.

 

If this hasn't been done this number will probably be on the instructions on the web, if there are any.

 

Oh no, she's changed it all right. She just didn't tell anyone or even write it down!

 

 

  On 22/02/2019 at 13:20, loserone said:

We don't really post on the forum much, there's just me, scary and tone in a whatsapp group..

 

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I never knew that, I thought it had just vanished without trace.

 

Like a lot of things I don't do, I'm not a whatsapper.

 

 

[loserone]

The forum is still there, come and join me and the tumbleweeds

[Kiltox]

Just had to buy another jump pack because I’ve misplaced the old one or it’s been nicked out of the back of the C1. 140 quid ffs.

[John F]

Speaking of splinter forums, there are currently twice as many people logged into "AS after dark" than Autoshite.

 

This is a massive grump as far as I'm concerned. We all belong in here.

[320touring]

  On 22/02/2019 at 12:49, barefoot said:

Two things;

 

Whatever happened to Moto-SCAT?

 

And my dear old mother, who kept mislaying her house keys...

She had a key box installed on the outside of the building.

The other day she asked, 'Did I tell you the number of the new key box?'

'No? Your brother says I didn't tell him either...'

Silly old bat now knows where her spare keys are, just that no bugger can get to them.

Surely this should be achievable to a JAAAG driver, being a cad and a bounder?

 

https://youtu.be/PFMLD6SonZg

[Christine]

  On 22/02/2019 at 13:33, Kiltox said:

Just had to buy another jump pack because I’ve misplaced the old one or it’s been nicked out of the back of the C1. 140 quid ffs.

 

Is it a new   small one ?

 Handbrake...

Look under the handbrake ..

[Kiltox]

It’s not that small but it is a compact LiPo one yeah.

[Supernaut]

Seeing as a C1 is smaller than a 405 would you find a 20p rather than a 50p?

[Richard]

  On 22/02/2019 at 09:42, dollywobbler said:

How does it reflect on them?

Quite badly.

[Bren]

  On 22/02/2019 at 02:31, Mrcento said:

I contacted several garages and bodyshops regarding getting the Discovery welding done

 

Answers?

 

Zero.

Unless there is an old sweat that can do it you are fooked - do you think youngsters want to do welding nowadays?

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

  On 22/02/2019 at 13:17, cpjitservices said:

Well, I'm grumpy.

 

At least 5k has gone out of my bank account. I say my bank account, it's a joint business bank account!

 

Why oh why did I go into business with someone ??? And why, when you give someone a chance they just rip you off??

 

That's me fucked for a new car and fucked for traveling to clients to.

 

I wouldn't mind of he'd pocketed the money, but he's gambled away the lot.

 

Bye profits.

 

 

Fuck me.

 

Keep a close eye on it and document anything wary dude. I made the mistake of catching and 'giving a chance' - to an ex business partner. It cost me a bloody fortune and landed me in deep deep shit with the tax authorities. I should've just walked and gone solo.

Once the trust is gone, you'll never be the same anyway. Move on dude….. best of luck.

[The_Equalizer]

  On 22/02/2019 at 14:35, Bren said:

Unless there is an old sweat that can do it you are fooked - do you think youngsters want to do welding nowadays?

 

The chap I use for plastering said the same thing about his trade. Young blood isn't coming into the ranks, so much so, they are not running plastering courses anymore at the local tech. Seems that they prefer to be a spark or joiner.

[cpjitservices]

  On 22/02/2019 at 14:38, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer said:

Keep a close eye on it and document anything wary dude. I made the mistake of catching and 'giving a chance' - to an ex business partner. It cost me a bloody fortune and landed me in deep deep shit with the tax authorities. I should've just walked and gone solo.

Once the trust is gone, you'll never be the same anyway. Move on dude….. best of luck.

This is the point where I'm at, new business is set up and new bank account is also now live. A customer paid into the old account even though I told them not to, £500 gone .. he must have checked the old account at lunch time.

Not sure where this will leave me yet with 'the tax man' everything I have taken out of the old business is squeaky clean.... However .. the 10 payday loans (at least) from the company account is going to take some explaining. If they ask.

 

Leaves me stuck for transport, I was hoping that 500 was going Into the new account (like I asked and stated on invoice) but no.

So, fucked for a car now!!!!!!

Also can't get out to see customers. Let's hope there are no major incidents.

 

Oh yeah the bank won't let me close the account without two signatures.. can't get hold of him so account still open.

 

 

Why do people just want to rip people off?

 

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[sierraman]

Raise a joint account dispute. Then it’ll be both to sign on withdrawals. Probably a bit late now for that.

[cpjitservices]

  On 22/02/2019 at 15:22, sierraman said:

Raise a joint account dispute. Then it’ll be both to sign on withdrawals. Probably a bit late now for that.

Too late yeah, I've spoken to the bank, the only way to close it is to go to court.

[Datsuncog]

Friday grump: no 50p market stall minishite pickings today, due to fitting a bathroom instead.

 

Hopefully normal service will resume next week.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

  On 22/02/2019 at 14:45, cpjitservices said:

This is the point where I'm at, new business is set up and new bank account is also now live. A customer paid into the old account even though I told them not to, £500 gone .. he must have checked the old account at lunch time.

Not sure where this will leave me yet with 'the tax man' everything I have taken out of the old business is squeaky clean.... However .. the 10 payday loans (at least) from the company account is going to take some explaining. If they ask.

 

Leaves me stuck for transport, I was hoping that 500 was going Into the new account (like I asked and stated on invoice) but no.

So, fucked for a car now!!!!!!

Also can't get out to see customers. Let's hope there are no major incidents.

 

Oh yeah the bank won't let me close the account without two signatures.. can't get hold of him so account still open.

 

 

Why do people just want to rip people off?

 

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If you're not too fussy on what you rock up in - I have a few outstanding collects to sort. If you want - you could take one on a loaner and use…… it'll help me out actually. There's a Granvia pickup thatis probably closer to you - or the 330CI that is sitting near Derby...…. and the XJR6 near there that has just been fettled on here.

 

Take your pick dude - seriously……….

[myglaren]

Hanging the washing out in the garden for the first time this year, I spied an old washing up bowl.

Just the job, thinks I - to drain the old knackered battery ready for the tip.

 

It wasn't as easy as I thought - bloody heavy to turn upside down without causing a major disaster and then fond it had to be held up and tilted back and forth to drain it - should have put something in the bowl to take the weight.

 

Job done, wiped it down and put it out of the way only to discover the electrolyte sloshing all over the bench, among all the tools and bits of 'useful stuff' waiting for jobs there.

Fortunately a glass bench top (OK, it is a chest of drawers - bedroom furniture) and there was a pie of old towels to hand but it was quite difficult to wipe up.  Hardly any burns to my ungloved hands

 

Emptied the bowl into a miniature aquarium thingy, chucked it in a plastic tray in case that leaked and went for a walk - but couldn't find my earbuds so spent twenty minutes unravelling a pair of pound shop ones that have sat unused in a  drawer for the past three years.

 

Half way around the five mile walk, found the Sennheiser earbuds in my jacket pocket.

 

Spotted a huge kite in the shape of an octopus.  Raised the camera to snap it and it's dead - left switched on

 

Realised later that it turns itself off after five minutes so got a picture on my way home

 

 

From about half a mile - should have taken the tele-zoom

 

From about 1/4 mile.

 

 

[cpjitservices]

  On 22/02/2019 at 16:06, Exiled_Tat_Gatherer said:

If you're not too fussy on what you rock up in - I have a few outstanding collects to sort. If you want - you could take one on a loaner and use…… it'll help me out actually. There's a Granvia pickup thatis probably closer to you - or the 330CI that is sitting near Derby...…. and the XJR6 near there that has just been fettled on here.

 

Take your pick dude - seriously……….

Thanks mate ... Pm'ed

 

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[scaryoldcortina]

  On 22/02/2019 at 12:49, barefoot said:

Two things;

 

Whatever happened to Moto-SCAT?

 

And my dear old mother, who kept mislaying her house keys...

She had a key box installed on the outside of the building.

The other day she asked, 'Did I tell you the number of the new key box?'

'No? Your brother says I didn't tell him either...'

Silly old bat now knows where her spare keys are, just that no bugger can get to them.

 

 

This sort of key safe? Very easy to pick, pm me for details...

[HillmanImp]

  On 21/02/2019 at 21:04, HillmanImp said:

Took the 944 to a garage a week ago and paid them £35 to look over it and tell me what was wrong last week. I thought the wheel bearings were fecked as they were an advisory at the last MOT but they stressed they were fine, they were tapered ones and should have some play.

 

They did advise though that there was play in the steering column and rack, one of the ball joints was fucked and it was rusty as fook plus a few other little bits.  

 

Fine, I need to get it done. I said I just want the steering and the ball joint doing, I'll sort everything else. They said they'd price it up and come back to me the following morning. 

 

I rang on Friday afternoon as had not heard from them. they said they were having trouble with the parts.

 

Rang them on Tuesday, they apologised and said they would come back to me on Wednesday. 

 

Didn't hear owt on Wednesday, so went to the garage  and they promised to ring me today. Which predictably they didn't.

 

I have to be honest, I really didn't care about the price to sort the mechanicals, I just wanted the car sorted. It's my daily I have enough other cars to worry about I don't mind paying someone else to sort this one. They were the ones that wanted to price it up, I wanted to book it in and get it fucking mended.

 

Yet here I am a week later with no car. Twats. 

 

I took it to them as they have loads of old rally cars inside, a couple of Mk2 escorts, a 205 GTi and so on so would know their way round old cars. They might be busy but have well fobbed me off so can do one.

 

Porsche dropped off at another garage today. Will see how we get on with them. I hope they take credit cards as I am absolutely brassic.

[richardmorris]

  On 22/02/2019 at 15:26, cpjitservices said:

Too late yeah, I've spoken to the bank, the only way to close it is to go to court.

My uncle got ripped off by his business partner. He was too trusting of the smooth talking guy. A taxi business, so basically cash, which wasn’t paid in by the partner. The guy also swapped the documents on the rover 75s they had so that my uncle was paying off the partner’s loan and the partner didn’t bother. Also didn’t bother paying the licence for the taxi radio equipment. Tried taking him to court but he ran off to Spain. The current debt is about £80,000 despite the fact that my uncle died two years ago ( at 62) and they’re still trying to evict my aunt from her house. While he was alive a bankruptcy petition was denied because of the house.

 

I’m in business with a life long friend from university- thirty years next year. Total trust and a non-cash business.

[MikeR]

and now the council jobsworth have spotted the local dog walking field can only be accessed by crossing a dog free play park ...

 

and are now hanging around for some one to access the dog field with a dog via the play park ...........

 

cunts ,,,