The grumpy thread

[MikeR]

  On 06/06/2019 at 17:57, Cavcraft said:

Idiots with dogs they struggle to control. Some dickhead has got one of those husky type things round here, and the day it pulls the owner over and attacks another dog can't be far off. He struggles to contain it normally, when it sees another dog it goes off it's tits and tries to make a break for it. Other people have similar dogs that don't seem as badly trained or vicious, how can they manage it yet the tiny minority can't? He's joined the club with some weird/smelly dole cheat type woman (walks with a stick when people are around, doesn't use it when she thinks nobody can see) with a vicious bastard Labrador usually not on it's lead and some tit with a walking stick, a mountain bike and a dog that appears more frightening than a hungry bastarding lion.

 

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just had some silly cow with a "dog with a temper" do that , pulled her over into the mud and she let go , dam thing was like a missile at my dog who managed to dodge it so it fell over and rolled in the the grass but got up for a return ... after a few dodges the owner  got back up and got hold of it , but my big softie was crying and yelping , I could not drop the lead with being a grey or he would be a missing dog now ....

I have my walking boots for taking my  dog out next time .....  used them before " in self protection " ...

[Aston Martin]

Fuck me, RSPCA called.... "Oh, yeah we know about her. We tried catching her and she fucks off."

 

...

 

They're sending someone round in morning. 

[Cavcraft]

You've done the right thing though, AM. Respect to anyone trying to help an injured creature.

[brownnova]

It’s utterly hurling it down out there... 

The Mazdas sills keep filling with water when it rains. At this rate it’ll be the whole bloody car which is filled with water!! 

One more month then it can go back in a garage! 

[BorniteIdentity]

Zel, be proactive. Change your number. Buy a nice one on eBay for £15 or whatever. Make a positive step. 

It’s not right, and it’s unjustifiable. But you can stop it immediately. I’m not sure why you wouldn’t. Peace of mind is much more valuable than sentimentality. 

[clayts450]

Another stealth tax - acoustic cameras !

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48564995

[LightBulbFun]

  On 08/06/2019 at 11:52, clayts450 said:

Another stealth tax - acoustic cameras !

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48564995

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I saw that in the BBC news app today as well

I cant imagine the Meteor V12 powered SD1 is going to have a fun time

(I also wonder how they would implement it exactly, could you stand next to one of the "acoustic cameras" and scream really loudly next to it as someone you dont like drives past and get them a noise ticket or something? LOL)

[colnerov]

 

 ...And how can it pick out which car is making the noise?

[angle]

My dad bought himself a Jaguar for his 50th. After 13 years, I think it's dead. The back came out on a roundabout (diesel? He's a proper giffer) and launched him into a sign. 

[purplebargeken]

^^ At least he's okay I hope. A car is just a car at the end of the day. 

[rainagain]

  On 08/06/2019 at 11:52, clayts450 said:

Another stealth tax - acoustic cameras !

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48564995

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This would be a grin for me, the council decided to just install just one speed bump on the long straight bit of road next to me right outside my house and refuse to remove it or add more. It’s now the official start line for I’ve got a pop bang remap brigade. Slow down for speed bump - pop bang pop, then nail it to see what vmax you can get pass the kids play park to the roundabout.

All fucking day all I can hear is bang, pop fucking bang. It wakes my kids up at night as well, especially now it’s warmer and we have the windows open. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

The attempt to wire in a Blaupunkt Kingston head unit and CD changer hasn't started well, and I'm finding a lot of household chocolate block connectors from the previous installation.

 

Also the CX's RF antenna plug doesn't fit the Blaupunkt RF socket. Who knew they came in different diameters!?

[richardmorris]

Now you mention it, I think i did have to buy an adaptor for my DTR. Is was in 2001 though so may be wrong.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 08/06/2019 at 18:23, richardmorris said:

Now you mention it, I think i did have to buy an adaptor for my DTR. Is was in 2001 though so may be wrong.

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*starts Googling for RF adapter diameters*

[richardmorris]

I’ve switched to dab antennas in all the cars now. It means I don’t have to have the aerial extended - which in the Mercedes and fiat makes it a lot better looking.  I am very impressed with this Aldi adaptor in the 2cv. 

https://www.aldi.co.uk/dab%2B-%26-fm-receiver/p/098154267771500?gclid=CNqvsbfC2uICFYWMUQodcqYEjQ&gclsrc=aw.ds

[Cavcraft]

Actually that noise thing recalls another grump: those new big engined Mercs and BMWs do look class, but how the hell can people live with them sounding like a fucking Seagull outboard motor trying to drown itself? They sound ridiculous.

[Pete-M]

There's normally a switch to make them quiet. A pal of mine has a C63 AMG cabrio which is quieter than his regular E320 when driven normally. In 'Sport+' mode the thing makes more noise than Thor playing drums.

[Amishtat]

  On 08/06/2019 at 15:36, rainagain said:

This would be a grin for me, the council decided to just install just one speed bump on the long straight bit of road next to me right outside my house and refuse to remove it or add more. It’s now the official start line for I’ve got a pop bang remap brigade. Slow down for speed bump - pop bang pop, then nail it to see what vmax you can get pass the kids play park to the roundabout.

All fucking day all I can hear is bang, pop fucking bang. It wakes my kids up at night as well, especially now it’s warmer and we have the windows open. 

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Big handful of nails.. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 08/06/2019 at 19:58, Amishtat said:

Big handful of nails.. 

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Are stinger devices available for purchase by the general public?

[myglaren]

Caltrops at Etsy

[Cavcraft]

Someone (on another forum) has just asked me if I still have the wheels for sale. Didn't have a clue what he was on about, until I found the advert.

 

 

 

From seven fucking years ago.

[DoctorRetro]

Anxiety can fucking do one.

 

How can one relatively sane, level headed person be reduced to a gibbering wreck by simple things such as a shopping trip, a decision of what lunch to have, planning ahead a couple of weeks in advance or other such basic* tasks? ?

 

*OK, so trying to orchestrate a 4 way liason between parties to liberate a relatively unloved vehicle from being banger raced is a bit stressful, and I perhaps should have thought about that, but the other points are valid. And in no way related ?

[omegod]

Anxiety sucks ass , had major issues in my youth and the fucker is back with avengance at age 44 FFS , another day another battle to win ! 

[LightBulbFun]

  On 08/06/2019 at 21:11, TheDoctor said:

Anxiety can fucking do one.

 

How can one relatively sane, level headed person be reduced to a gibbering wreck by simple things such as a shopping trip, a decision of what lunch to have, planning ahead a couple of weeks in advance or other such basic* tasks? ?

 

*OK, so trying to orchestrate a 4 way liason between parties to liberate a relatively unloved vehicle from being banger raced is a bit stressful, and I perhaps should have thought about that, but the other points are valid. And in no way related ?

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I feel you there!

anxiety has been a Major Pain in the arse/back for me with all the invacar stuff, mainly when it came to contacting people for information over the phone etc

[Pillock]

Fully support the acoustic cameras/noise control 

It's warm so we're sleeping with windows open. We live near some industrial areas, notably an Amazon warehouse with a few hundred people at any one time.

Midnight or so, some fuckhole in some small engined loud exhaust car goes past. 6am he goes home again. You can hear the wanker from about half a mile away caning it through the gears (as fitting a shit exhaust has probably lost power) and he wakes me up every night. I'm seriously tempted to throw a load of plasterboard screws across the road at 5.55am 

[dozeydustman]

  On 09/06/2019 at 00:06, Pillock said:

Fully support the acoustic cameras/noise control 

It's warm so we're sleeping with windows open. We live near some industrial areas, notably an Amazon warehouse with a few hundred people at any one time.

Midnight or so, some fuckhole in some small engined loud exhaust car goes past. 6am he goes home again. You can hear the wanker from about half a mile away caning it through the gears (as fitting a shit exhaust has probably lost power) and he wakes me up every night. I'm seriously tempted to throw a load of plasterboard screws across the road at 5.55am 

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Bet it's a Corsa C 1.2 twinport in "club" trim. Halford's DIY 'performance' back box with a tailpipe the diameter of a catering size Heinz Beanz tin sound crap whatever they're on.

[reb]

Me: "Hey look at this thing I'm doing that I think is cool"

Anonymous Owners Club tosser: "That won't work because of this problem you solved about 6 months ago but I know more about the engine than you even though I've never touched one and you've spent the last two months worth of days off shoulder deep in it"

 

FRO!

[Cavcraft]

https://www.irvinetimes.com/news/17696715.suspended-jail-term-for-senior-huntsman-who-allowed-hounds-to-kill-fox-cubs/

 

Suspended sentence, there's a massive surprise* for these absolute twats 

 

I pray that one day the punishment will match the crime.

[DoctorRetro]

The other side of the black dog menace is always hiding round the corner. Feeling like shit at the moment, perhaps as the aftermath of all the anxiety the past couple of days, or perhaps resurging of not feeling good enough. You know when you spend your whole life being distinctly average at everything you do?

I mean, I can't even save a rare car without being upstaged by a rarer one and a better story ? Not annoyed about that, but more that it's just sods law and typical of my world. 

Guess I needed a rant. As you were. ?

[DoctorRetro]

  On 09/06/2019 at 14:29, reb said:

Me: "Hey look at this thing I'm doing that I think is cool"

Anonymous Owners Club tosser: "That won't work because of this problem you solved about 6 months ago but I know more about the engine than you even though I've never touched one and you've spent the last two months worth of days off shoulder deep in it"

 

 

FRO!

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There's always one ?