The grumpy thread

[strangeangel]

2 hours ago, ProgRocker said:

Fecking traffic, caused by some roadworks near my area

I'm getting right royally pissed off with driving at the mo. Fecking traffic left right and centre. I may decide to sell my car and go without.

 

The Bikeshite thread is over here - JOIN US!

[shedenvy]

The sister saga continues....

We go over to her flat last night to sort out:

A. washing mc cold water feed - purchased and fitted 2.5m hose. Done.

B. free sat box not working. Last worked fine when I plugged it in. No idea. Bodged on terrestrial aerial so DTV available.

C. Boiler controls infathomable to a technophobe. All seemed logical to me but calor gas bottles have run out and landlord ordering replacements so unable to test.

On way back at exuberant speeds in the Multipla, pigeon or owl decides kamikaze is the order of the day. £75 on my insurance.

 

[5speedracer]

@somewhatfoolish
This uk loan is apparently the best way. I would have thought a french loan for a french house makes more sense but apparently #BecauseFrance goverment didn't like that foreigners were buying property, getting bored and buggering off without paying the loan.  No it has to be over a certain amount like €125k or something.
However yes your statement about self employed jumping through hoops is almoast certainly the case.
Got round to asking ina round about way when she was planning on sleeping at her flat - might be on for Wedesday or Thursday once I've figured out how the boiler works, fixed the washing m/c and set up the freesat.
Oh and the gloss ceiling she did yesterday looks fucking awful. The emulsion is going to have a hard time covering it. How do you make such am obvious mistake? It smells of oil, it's called satinwood, it's so much thicker as it goes on FFS!
 

If you need to cover gloss, varnish etc. use Zinsser B-I-N. Not cheap but it works.

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[Bobthebeard]

Another grump about inconsiderate and selfish parking.

Dropped Mrs Beard off at a school where she was working for the day. Small ish car park with parking spaces in the middle and around the edges, vivid yellow hatchings and NO PARKING writ large on the ground to allow cars to enter and exit the (fenced off rectangular) car park through two gates. In and out. Goes in, Mrs B wanders off and I go to leave. Large black new Audi parked on the yellow hatchings blocking 70% of the exit route.. Hmmm. Left my car, went into reception to ask if they know who owns it, can they move it etc. No joy.

Had to reverse out three sides of the (small) rectangular car park, avoiding all the properly parked cars and attempt to exit through the entrance. 

Whilst faffing about doing this another car had parked badly, but just about in a space, meaning I had to reverse through a gap just about* large enough. It wasn't. Four foot long scrape down passenger side of the car on the stone wall ensued. I was livid. Partly because I had hit the wall, but mainly fuming at the driver of the Audi. As usual they were fine and got away with it, I raked a wall with my newly and recently smartened up old Honda FFS. 

[somewhatfoolish]

20 hours ago, ProgRocker said:

Fecking traffic, caused by some roadworks near my area.

It took me 30 minutes to drive home from work - around 1.8 to 2 miles. This is just over what it would have taken me to walk. Once the roadworks are complete it should reduce my drive home by a bit. Drive to work at 7:35am = 5 minutes. 10 minutes at the

I end up catching the end of the school rush hour traffic as I now start and leave work a little earlier in the day.

I'm getting right royally pissed off with driving at the mo. Fecking traffic left right and centre. I may decide to sell my car and go without.

You could walk it in 30 minutes and work off pies at the same time, plus walking will work up an appetite for more pies. Winning. Or use a bicycle, even a fat knacker like me could do 2 miles in 12 minutes or so.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

18 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

Dob him in.  He'll kill someone before too long.

Not particularly wanting to argue here - but who will kill someone?  The biker?

Car driver is sitting and waiting to turn, gap opens up - he takes it...…. he's indicated his intent to other users. Biker - I feel for him - but I would NEVER go around a car indicating! You have no fucking clue when they will 'go for it'. That is completely and utterly the bikers fault - I wouldn't wish it on anyone, but he gambled and lost. Hope he is OK and can walk away and learn from it all.

I'm sure there's no-one to 'dob in' - it was a crash, the biker, by the sounds of it, isn't exactly pootling off into the sunset. Old bill will already be in the know………

[wuvvum]

I assume Grumpius was referring to the cockwomble in the Cayenne.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Yes.  I was.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Apologies fella - my work laptop - the browser hadn't refreshed properly (think they're tightening up the firewalls again!) ……….. I'm getting a REALLY slow load rate so it was a blank entry above. Do apologise! 

I've just seen the Cayenne comment……….. 

I'll let the page load a LOT longer before reading next time. Sorry fella

 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

No worries!

[dozeydustman]

I have strained a bollock.

I am in pain.

[loserone]

How? Heavy load?

[richardmorris]

Just the one?

[ProgRocker]

6 hours ago, somewhatfoolish said:

You could walk it in 30 minutes and work off pies at the same time, plus walking will work up an appetite for more pies. Winning. Or use a bicycle, even a fat knacker like me could do 2 miles in 12 minutes or so.

Oh absolutely! In fact I walked to work and back today. Will likely do so again tomorrow.

Re: bicycle - the roads are not much fun for cyclists for the most part. I get overtaken by ADULTS on their bikes illegally using the pavement.

[nomiST]

9 hours ago, 5speedracer said:

If you need to cover gloss, varnish etc. use Zinsser B-I-N. Not cheap but it works.

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Yep, this stuff is amazing . Plus it's Methylated Spirit for cleanup, relive your youth, Mamod and pyromania.  Or is that just me?

[DoctorRetro]

I don't like the BMW. There, I said it. 

Problem is, my girlfriend and my son love it. 

I want a Suzuki Wagon R. I think I'm broken. 

[Alex66]

3 minutes ago, TheDoctor said:

I don't like the BMW. There, I said it. 

Problem is, my girlfriend and my son love it. 

I want a Suzuki Wagon R. I think I'm broken. 

Wagon R's are great little cars, much funkier than a BMW.

[dozeydustman]

2 hours ago, loserone said:

How? Heavy load?

No idea. Got out the lorry earlier today (first round I've driven since getting my license back), moved a bin and felt a twitch.

Was in absolute agony earlier. Seems to have subsided.

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Just the one?

Yes. Thankfully.

I may have a small hernia which is causing this so off to see the quack. Again.

[Zelandeth]

Drove out to a local classic car meet this afternoon.

Realised when I got there that I'd got the date totally round my neck and it's actually tomorrow.

No real problem - but doing stuff like that doesn't half make me feel a complete idiot.

[richardmorris]

17 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

No idea. Got out the lorry earlier today (first round I've driven since getting my license back), moved a bin and felt a twitch.

Was in absolute agony earlier. Seems to have subsided.

Yes. Thankfully.

I may have a small hernia which is causing this so off to see the quack. Again.

My inguinal hernia ( not small at about orange sized) did impact in testes pain on occasion. It was pressing on the nerve to the scrotum. Lived with it for years until it partially strangulated which left me with severe intestinal pain. Since I had surgery I’ve not had the pain down there ( although I do feel the mesh on occasion ).

[anonymous user]

18 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Drove out to a local classic car meet this afternoon.

Realised when I got there that I'd got the date totally round my neck and it's actually tomorrow.

No real problem - but doing stuff like that doesn't half make me feel a complete idiot.

Welcome to my world

[LightBulbFun]

32 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Drove out to a local classic car meet this afternoon.

Realised when I got there that I'd got the date totally round my neck and it's actually tomorrow.

No real problem - but doing stuff like that doesn't half make me feel a complete idiot.

I hope you where in the Invacar so at least you confused a few more random motorists

[Tadhg Tiogar]

40 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Drove out to a local classic car meet this afternoon.

Realised when I got there that I'd got the date totally round my neck and it's actually tomorrow.

No real problem - but doing stuff like that doesn't half make me feel a complete idiot.

Easily done. At least 'tis not an indication of early-onset dementia.

[New POD]

Fucking Parking Eye. 

I stayed at a Hotel in Newcastle Under Lyme. Not far from Junction 15.

It's a fucking dive. Seen better days. But it's clean and it's only 32 quid a night. 

For some reason they have got these twats managing their car park. Why? There's no reason to.

I made 100% sure that I put my details into the tablet in reception

1st of May I stayed and This week On Monday and Tuesday. Got home today to find a demand for £100. 

Fuck Off 

I'm fucking livid that I am forced to ring the hotel and explain that I'm not happy.

They sent the twats an email, but I'm fucking livid. 

[Zelandeth]

2 hours ago, LightBulbFun said:

I hope you where in the Invacar so at least you confused a few more random motorists

Yes, of course I was.  Also took the long, roundabout way back home.  In rush hour, so as to confuse the maximum number of onlookers possible.

Will do the same tomorrow - hopefully actually with a car show in there this time.

Forgot to mention in the last post that I'd already turned around halfway there once because I'd forgotten my wallet!  Managed to turn a 5 mile round trip into 20.

[The Moog]

Got some sort of bug which has given me a fever and ache all over.

Was supposed to be off to see my friend who is having chemo but can't risk him getting this.

[Cavcraft]

Roger Daltrey has written his car off by accidentally filling it with diesel instead of petrol. It won’t get fuelled again.

[mrbenn]

1 hour ago, snagglepuss said:

Got some sort of bug which has given me a fever and ache all over.

Was supposed to be off to see my friend who is having chemo but can't risk him getting this.

Commiserations, I've got it too. Nasty fucker seems to be going around at the minute.

[richardmorris]

Amazon claim to have delivered a book to my porch today at 1.30. It’s not here. Nor is there a video of anyone passing or coming to the door when the time is supposed to have been. This means they haven’t delivered to a neighbour either as you have to pass my door to get to theirs. The Royal Mail did deliver my post and a parcel from the folio society this morning which was helpfully left on my porch, but nothing from Amazon.

perhaps Prince Edward has it? I hope he likes science fiction. It’s adrian Tchaikovsky’s latest.

issue raised with Amazon.

[cobblers]

I need to sell my VW T5, so I stuck my head up underneath to see where the slight oil leak is coming from. 

Obviously it's the turbo-block seal, which means taking the turbo off and dealing with snapped bolts and studs and laying on my back under the fucker. Ah man I've really not got the time or money for this right now, but I can't in good conscience just jet wash the block and undertray and hope the buyer doesn't notice for a few days (like the bloke who sold it me did)