The grumpy thread

[SiC]

I've got a feeling our tumble drier is on the blink - goes on once a day for the last load of washing for the day but it cut out several times this evening, so I think I've got a culprit :/

There's your problem. Tumble dryers use lots of power. I refuse to buy one as I remember from experience of one at uni, they were responsible for producing big leccy bills and the one we had then cost me half a terms worth of nights out.

[Tamworthbay]

I assume it was her husband driving?

yeah I’m sure he would laugh into his punctured lung at that one.

[richardmorris]

Reminds me of a chap I know in Herefordshire.

 

He was looking out of his window and saw a weasel catch a mouse.  Seconds later, a sparrowhawk came down, batted the weasel off the mouse and flew off with the mouse in its talons.  Quite impressive in its way.  Vicious gits those sparrowhawks, although I quite like them.

Nature, red in tooth and claw.

[Cavcraft]

I don't usually post in here but bloody hell some people want shot.

 

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My eyesight isn't the best, what's happened to it?

 

I had a seed dispenser at my last place in Sunninghill- a heavily wooded garden. Loads of small birds. When I moved to the open farm location all I got was pigeons and crows so it’s currently in the parent’s shed. I also had a squirrel-proof peanut feeder ( steel cage type) that was good. I may bring it back.

Anyway, that’s the reason for suet balls- something new.

 

I do get flocks of goldfinches and wagtails and a few robins.

 

Sighted down the road in chobham today is a very rare mealy redpole.

 

That's an absolute beauty of a bird.

[garbaldy]

My eyesight isn't the best, what's happened to it?

 

 

Apparently been shot, it's wings broken.

[Cheggers]

Greenstar. They've been totally hopeless since we moved in.

My letting agent was trying to push me down the Greenstar route so presumably they get a kickback of some kind, but I decided to stay with Utility Warehouse who (so far) have been OK.

[richardmorris]

My eyesight isn't the best, what's happened to it?

 

 

 

That's an absolute beauty of a bird.

I’m keeping an eye out- not my photo I’m afraid, but it’s been spotted on my commute route to work. Very rare in the uk I’m led to believe.

[108]

Best mate has been bounced off his Blackbird by a Beemer, he is battered about with a few broken bones but otherwise ok. Bike less so, it was an Autoshite bike but his pride and joy that will be written off for certain. Hopefully he can buy it back but finding a full set of plastics for it will be a laugh.

/ do not like. ( no emoji comes even close )

[Cavcraft]

Apparently been shot, it's wings broken.

 

Absolute and utter wankers, I would like to think/hope that somehow karma would return the favour. 

[HillmanImp]

You're a braver man than me having a pint just before getting on a rail replacement bus.  Hope you don't have too far to go.

I got on a normal bus after popping into work again for a piss. Was needing another by the time I made it back to the Visa at the other end mind you.

 

Also, Facebook has managed to point me in the direction of refurb bits for the 944. Still not cheap but fuckit.

 

Later models you have to buy the whole arm apparently. You can get rebuild kits but I'll just get the whole think as I'd just waste the money on my family or charitable donations or something, plus my arm will inevitably be fucked so the rebuild kit won't work.

 

Plus I want the fuckin car working.

[richardmorris]

Instead of a dryer I have one of these- claims to be 6p an hour.

 

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/21736/Dry%3ASoon-Standard-3-Tier-Heated-Tower-Airer

[anonymous user]

Instead of a dryer I have one of these- claims to be 6p an hour.

 

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/21736/Dry%3ASoon-Standard-3-Tier-Heated-Tower-Airer

Waits for someone to post pictures of their child powered mangle.

 

Or a Sheila Maid hanging above an Aga

[mrbenn]

Instead of a dryer I have one of these- claims to be 6p an hour.

 

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/21736/Dry%3ASoon-Standard-3-Tier-Heated-Tower-Airer

 

Is it any good?

[SiC]

I really want a Triumph GT6 MK3 (rear end of the MK3 is my fav). Always loved them but I couldn't afford one (nor run one) when I was younger. Looking at prices nowadays I still can't afford one, despite earning more than back then.

 

Even rotten wrecks are like £3-5k.

 

If you want a nice one you need to spend 10-15k but if I had that sort of money to buy one, I'd probably be buying something a bit better & newer than one. Cool looking cars that sound great, but for that sort of money you can get loads of better cars for less. Or probably more likely what I'd do is buy a load of cheaper cars for the same money that aren't quite as good...

 

Why do classic cars have to be worth so damn much nowadays.

[HillmanImp]

I really want a Triumph GT6 MK3 (rear end of the MK3 is my fav). Always loved them but I couldn't afford one (nor run one) when I was younger. Looking at prices nowadays I still can't afford one, despite earning more than back then.

Even rotten wrecks are like £3-5k.

If you want a nice one you need to spend 10-15k but if I had that sort of money to buy one, I'd probably be buying something a bit better & newer than one. Cool looking cars that sound great, but for that sort of money you can get loads of better cars for less. Or probably more likely what I'd do is buy a load of cheaper cars for the same money that aren't quite as good...

Why do classic cars have to be worth so damn much nowadays.

Are they really worth that much? I was hoping to get £4k for mine. I wonder if I could get more? Might have to rethink my strategy.

[Rocket88]

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Maybe Sir Imp and Mr SIC should be exchanging P.M.s..............

[Ohdearme]

Is it any good?

We’ve got one but it isn’t that great tbh, it’s in my office and although it does dry stuff eventually (if you put the cover on) all the moisture just gets into the air, not good in our old house.

 

You end up with the bits on the rails being dry but your socks having damp toes. Alternatively you lie stuff across it to get more heat per item bit then you can only fit half yer washing on it.

 

Nice for warming your clothes for out of the shower but I wouldn’t buy another. It’s also Wobblier than a reliant slaloming on cobbles.

 

In the end, I coughed up the cash for a heat pump dryer, £400 but £40 cashback from Quidco and with thataout we use it with kids, it saves about £50 a year on a ‘normal’ dryer.

 

In theory by the time it explodes in five years, it’ll have paid for itself.

[New POD]

I really want a Triumph GT6 MK3 (rear end of the MK3 is my fav). Always loved them but I couldn't afford one (nor run one) when I was younger. Looking at prices nowadays I still can't afford one, despite earning more than back then.

 

Even rotten wrecks are like £3-5k.

 

If you want a nice one you need to spend 10-15k but if I had that sort of money to buy one, I'd probably be buying something a bit better & newer than one. Cool looking cars that sound great, but for that sort of money you can get loads of better cars for less. Or probably more likely what I'd do is buy a load of cheaper cars for the same money that aren't quite as good...

 

Why do classic cars have to be worth so damn much nowadays.

They might look cool. But as cars go, they are shite. Me and my mates all had British sports cars from the 70s as our first cars and they were proper crap.

 

I had a 1974 mk4 spitfire in 1984 and it was the worst car I've ever owned.

One mate had a 1972 GT6 and it wasn't fast or cool.

Another had a couple of midgets. he later bought a metro turbo.

 

The only decent car any of us had was a 1275 GT and he replaced it with a 3 year old mk2 cav 1.8 CDi

[mrbenn]

We’ve got one but it isn’t that great tbh, it’s in my office and although it does dry stuff eventually (if you put the cover on) all the moisture just gets into the air, not good in our old house.

 

You end up with the bits on the rails being dry but your socks having damp toes. Alternatively you lie stuff across it to get more heat per item bit then you can only fit half yer washing on it.

 

Nice for warming your clothes for out of the shower but I wouldn’t buy another. It’s also Wobblier than a reliant slaloming on cobbles.

 

In the end, I coughed up the cash for a heat pump dryer, £400 but £40 cashback from Quidco and with thataout we use it with kids, it saves about £50 a year on a ‘normal’ dryer.

 

In theory by the time it explodes in five years, it’ll have paid for itself.

 

Thanks for the info. Creating damp air is certainly something I'd seek to avoid.

 

Suppose I could team one with a dehumidifier but then you've got the running cost issue again! Plus it sounds like a dehumidifier would do a better job on it's own...

[HillmanImp]

They might look cool. But as cars go, they are shite. Me and my mates all had British sports cars from the 70s as our first cars and they were proper crap.

I had a 1974 mk4 spitfire in 1984 and it was the worst car I've ever owned.

One mate had a 1972 GT6 and it wasn't fast or cool.

Another had a couple of midgets. he later bought a metro turbo.

The only decent car any of us had was a 1275 GT and he replaced it with a 3 year old mk2 cav 1.8 CDi

Looks of an E-type.

 

Sounds of a Ferrari.

 

Fuel consumption of a Rolls Royce.

 

Performance of a 1.2 Clio.

[SiC]

Are they really worth that much? I was hoping to get £4k for mine. I wonder if I could get more? Might have to rethink my strategy.

Exhibit A - Scrap, £1367

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F123647838140

 

Exhibit B - Shit load of work but probably savable, £3821

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F283371962122

 

Exhibit C - Shabby but probably usable with minimal work, £5500

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F264196436722

 

Exhibit D - Usable immediately with scope for further tinkering, £8000 (possibly a bit overpriced as it's been on for a while)

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F333024146015

 

Exhibit E - Really nice, £10000

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F223317482032

 

Can't complain too much as even my humble MGB GT has gained value without me doing too much. A good polish should allow it to fetch £4800-5000ish. I paid £3600 ... But spent £1200 in parts fixing it!?

 

Which the last point is the big thing. Buy cheap and you spend more fixing them up. Even if DIY'ing.

[Brodders]

Why do classic cars have to be worth so damn much nowadays.

You sound like you need a reasonably priced Triumph 1300 in your life...

[Sheefag]

Something like that nice captain_70s has got. You know, solid as a pear.

[SiC]

I'm envious of captains_70s Dolomite being at least a single colour. My 1100 is at least 6 different colours - Harvest Gold, Purple, Black, bits of White primer, Red Oxide and Rust. Also it's all in many bits.

 

Oh and the glass is fucked from grinding dust. Not caused just me I will say! Was bad enough when I started that I didn't bother with the hassle covering the glass. Oh and the windscreen was scratched badly and deeply too. (Not blaming anyone, just sayin' - potentially got a replacement windscreen glass coming anyway)

[M'coli]

 

...and he replaced it with a 3 year old mk2 cav 1.8 CDi

Looks of an E-type mk2 Cav.

 

Sounds of a Ferrari mk2 Cav.

 

Fuel consumption of a Rolls Royce mk2 Cav.

 

Performance of a1.2 Clio mk2 Cav.

 

WIN.

FTFY.

[Ohdearme]

Oy!

 

I used to love the 8v roar* of my Mk2 Cav (1.8GLi forbthose that weren’t asking).

[SiC]

They might look cool. But as cars go, they are shite. Me and my mates all had British sports cars from the 70s as our first cars and they were proper crap.

 

I had a 1974 mk4 spitfire in 1984 and it was the worst car I've ever owned.

One mate had a 1972 GT6 and it wasn't fast or cool.

Another had a couple of midgets. he later bought a metro turbo.

 

The only decent car any of us had was a 1275 GT and he replaced it with a 3 year old mk2 cav 1.8 CDi

Yeah it's why I would find it hard to justify spending 10k on a GT6. Even if I had that sort of money to of course. Plus that's the start of the expenditure. These old cars do really like to have a probe around in you wallet, like any old mechanical thing does.

 

10k would buy a really nice modernish Boxster which would be more reliable, quicker, better driver, more comfortable and sound just as good having a flat-6 (with aftermarket exhaust). Probably cost similar in running/repair costs and probably a tad more reliable too. They look good too.

 

Just not as good looking as a GT6.

 

If too new, a 6-cyl XJS can be had which still be better than a GT6 pretty much in every way.

 

If the GT6 were £3k-5k, I could just about justify buying one. A bit like my MGB GT when I bought it. However £6-8k for a runner and £10k for a nice one is just a bit too much in my eyes.

[captain_70s]

Why do classic cars have to be worth so damn much nowadays.

 

The only reason I still have my shitboxes is that even if I sold all of them I'd not be able to buy anything better with the proceeds. pre-1980s motoring is a wealthy man's game...

 

It's only really happened in the last 10 years or so. Eventually I imagine the market will stall and crash like it did in the 1980s.

[M'coli]

Oy!

 

I used to love the 8v roar* of my Mk2 Cav (1.8GLi forbthose that weren’t asking).

18se or 18e engine? I still have the head and injection system from my own 18e-engined GLi somewhere.

[New POD]

Oy!

 

I used to love the 8v roar* of my Mk2 Cav (1.8GLi forbthose that weren’t asking).

I had 2 with the 1.8e

 

A Cdi auto and a SRi

The SRi had th "Ultra close ratio" gearbox and I bodged a Peco Back box designed for an SRi 130 onto it. It Roared.