The grumpy thread

[Spiny Norman]

I've a mate who does that on Facebook endlessly. F1, footie, cricket you name it, there's a post within minutes of the end of the race/match from him giving the game away.

He's an actual pal in real life rather than just a FB acquaintance but I know not to go near my feed if I'm waiting to watch a recording of something sporty.
 

[Timewaster]

I have a FB friend who gloats every time Ferrari win an F1 race.

 

 

 

 

 

Not heard from her in a while

[HillmanImp]

Yeah, I've got a friend who is the same with McLaren. At the mo she's excited because they're not last. Sad state of affairs really. 

[HillmanImp]

Anyhow, the main reason I've come on here is that i just tried repairing the hole in the floor of the Jag and I've got nothing to weld to.

Think its time for car takeback unless anyone feels braver than I? 

 

[HillmanImp]

Fuckkit. I'm off out to give it another go. 

LETS DO THIS! 

[dozeydustman]

Lost a whole day yesterday as something I had for dinner on Saturday night sent me into anaphylaxis.

Shouldn't have gone to work today either, still feel complete and utter toilet.

[meggersdog]

tyres

they help with directional stability, act as part of the suspension and assist with braking so fairly important then.

If I advise a tyre and chalk the deep cracks in the sidewall I don't expect to see the same chalk marks a year later.Some people....

 

[MikeR]

still another week to go till the start of my 6 weeks holiday !!! 

its starting to drag ......

[andy18s]

8 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

Yeah, I've got a friend who is the same with McLaren. At the mo she's excited because they're not last. Sad state of affairs really. 

I've heard Alonso is touting himself to get back into F1,and everyone running a Honda engine has been told to tell him fek off......

[chaseracer]

Mac the cat (next-door's moggie who used to 'assist' me with car maintenance and other jobs around the estate) is no more; some bastard ran him over at the weekend, then pissed off.

I have SEDNESS.

[puddlethumper]

I am grumpy because I don't have anything to grump about.

[clayts450]

The cock in the 68 reg Bini with the Union flag indicators who decided to crawl along a national speed limit country lane at snail speed, when I needed the 214 to stretch its legs. Went for a perfect overtake on a long straight. As soon as I indicate and pull out the  muppet speeds up.

Thankfully the awesome* power of the 214 and a very long third gear meant I chewed the Bini up and spat it out.

But what a twatty thing to do. Then got the high beams and the fog lights as he became a tiny speck in my rear view mirror. 

Fucknugget.

[New POD]

7 hours ago, MikeR said:

still another week to go till the start of my 6 weeks holiday !!! 

its starting to drag ......

Fuck Off.  

 

No seriously.  You might be my brother in law but this sort of smugness gets my fucking goat. 

I've just had my summer break.  3 nights in a boat house on Rudyard Lake near Leek, staffs. With wife, grown up children and their partners. Was too short. 

The first 2 nights, wife's on the pop, and fairly merry, and gets a good night's sleep for once in 20 weeks.  On the.Last night she can't sleep.due to agony of her shoulder.  Apparently Neproxin needs to be combined with ginger vodka lime apricot cocktail  to work effectively and she decided not to drink in the third night. 

[vulgalour]

The house hunt is going great*.  I have been learning the local lingo for rented properties.  Prices start at £850 pcm for a two bedroom property which is only that on a technicality, and goes up quite a long way from there.

Off road parking - a space tucked around the back of the property large enough to store a Sinclair C5.  If it's around the back of the property, access is narrower than the space provided.

Modernised - everything is painted in the cheapest white paint possible.  Everything.

Spacious - The opposite of this

Period features - old shit they couldn't figure out how to remove and so painted white.

Close to local amenities - there's four schools and you can see all of them from your living room.  Alternatively, right on a busy A-road.  Alternatively, both of these things.

Desirable location - The opposite of this

Community/shared parking - an area not large enough to park one vehicle per property that's poorly maintained and with access that's a danger to both door mirrors and suspension

An excellent opportunity - The opposite of this

Maisonette - a small house that's been carved up into even smaller flats, like it's the 60s or something.

Ideal for professionals - a really small shithole, painted white throughout

Large garden - usually true.  However, the term 'garden' is applied in only the very loosest sense

Garage - Shed

In need of modernisation - Can't be arsed to paint everything white.  Only the carpet the previous tenant died on has been removed.  Nothing has been cleaned.  Last decorated in 1975.  (This one usually applies to stuff for sale than rent)

Ideal family home - An interior that looks like an explosion in a paint factory and an explosion in a soup factory, with questionable stains on the carpets, broken plastic toys in the Large Garden (see above), and a wheelie bin with the wrong house number on it.  See also Close To Local Amenities, and Desirable Location, above.

[Zelandeth]

Was just thinking "must be in the next week or so the Lada's MOT is up..." but couldn't find it on my calendar.

Dug out the paperwork.  7the June.  Oops.

Excuse me while I go and find someone to kick my head in.  I'm really careful with stuff like that but still manage to foul it up.

Oh well...no backup vehicle for FotU then!  It's plan A or bust.

Other grump: I started trying to sell the Lada the moment it passed the last MOT.  It's expired now and the damn thing is still here!

[New POD]

You want advice on selling a lada? 

Price.  Try a different price.  Higher or lower. 

 

[New POD]

5 hours ago, vulgalour said:

The house hunt is going great*.  I have been learning the local lingo for rented properties.  Prices start at £850 pcm for a two bedroom property which is only that on a technicality, and goes up quite a long way from there.

Off road parking - a space tucked around the back of the property large enough to store a Sinclair C5.  If it's around the back of the property, access is narrower than the space provided.

Modernised - everything is painted in the cheapest white paint possible.  Everything.

Spacious - The opposite of this

Period features - old shit they couldn't figure out how to remove and so painted white.

Close to local amenities - there's four schools and you can see all of them from your living room.  Alternatively, right on a busy A-road.  Alternatively, both of these things.

Desirable location - The opposite of this

Community/shared parking - an area not large enough to park one vehicle per property that's poorly maintained and with access that's a danger to both door mirrors and suspension

An excellent opportunity - The opposite of this

Maisonette - a small house that's been carved up into even smaller flats, like it's the 60s or something.

Ideal for professionals - a really small shithole, painted white throughout

Large garden - usually true.  However, the term 'garden' is applied in only the very loosest sense

Garage - Shed

In need of modernisation - Can't be arsed to paint everything white.  Only the carpet the previous tenant died on has been removed.  Nothing has been cleaned.  Last decorated in 1975.  (This one usually applies to stuff for sale than rent)

Ideal family home - An interior that looks like an explosion in a paint factory and an explosion in a soup factory, with questionable stains on the carpets, broken plastic toys in the Large Garden (see above), and a wheelie bin with the wrong house number on it.  See also Close To Local Amenities, and Desirable Location, above.

Go for the one with the white paint.  So much better than magnolia

[HillmanImp]

19 hours ago, HillmanImp said:

Fuckkit. I'm off out to give it another go. 

LETS DO THIS! 

I sort of did it. Did some of the shittest welding ever to remove the hole below (picture of shit welding not included). 

I think that will just be to stop mice moving in whilst I store it and decide what to do though. 

 

[Lord Sterling]

Life. Literally just general fucking bastard life....

Wife - on my back about various things. Gets the arse with me.

Work - on my back about some arsehole customer who acts all arsey because they didn't get thier way so left bad feedback. Colleagues get arsey with me as it's my fault.

Money - asked for a payrise, collegue gets one after a year of service, I don't, I ask, I don't get an answer. Meanwhile I'm fucking struggling again, dipping into the money that is supposed to be for my wifes visa.

Family - all sorted but did get arsey with me because of my constant struggling.

I am literally on the edge of losing my shit. I actually feel shakey.

[Split_Pin]

I hear ya chap.

Work, sounds as if they are not even worth your head space. Family though, have you told those around you how they are making you feel?

[beko1987]

Sounds like you need to come on down to the FoD this weekend and forget about it all for a bit! 

[Lord Sterling]

1 hour ago, auld_ALS said:

I hear ya chap.

Work, sounds as if they are not even worth your head space. Family though, have you told those around you how they are making you feel?

Yeah I did. Not sure if they fully understand though, they are going thier own struggles though.  It just seems to be one thing after the other right now.

41 minutes ago, beko1987 said:

Sounds like you need to come on down to the FoD this weekend and forget about it all for a bit! 

Would love to man but can't afford the monies or the time.  Home though, sounds like a good alternative. A nice chilled weekend where I can shut the world out is looking very attractive.

[Supernaut]

I was out for a drive, doing some errands and some shopping etc.

I shouldn't have bothered.

1: A VW Caddy doing 30mph max on an NSL road, and braking for every single corner, not even tight ones.

2: A 19 reg Hyundai i10 that did 10mph in a 40mph zone then took aaaaaages to speed up.

3: A training bus on a backroad nowhere remotely near a bus route, chugging along at 35mph billowing out black smoke and squealing like a pig in distress.

4: A taxi parked all over the middle of a junction causing utter chaos.

5: Just as I pulled into my street, a barried up transit van was slowly pulling out of a space, looked straight at me, then kept driving straight at me forcing me up onto the kerb.

These people are allowed to breed / vote / insert other word of your choice.

HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

 

[LightBulbFun]

9 minutes ago, Supernaut said:

3: A training bus on a backroad nowhere remotely near a bus route, chugging along at 35mph billowing out black smoke and squealing like a pig in distress.

 

I imagine they did this on purpose, if you have never driven a bus before, I dont think being thrown off the deep end into a busy city center would be a good idea LOL

and since its a learner bus they are always something shite  (since they are no longer fit for PSV duty normally)

[wuvvum]

The learner bus around here is an old Volvo B10L.  It fucking flies.

[Supernaut]

8 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said:

I imagine they did this on purpose, if you have never driven a bus before, I dont think being thrown off the deep end into a busy city center would be a good idea LOL

and since its a learner bus they are always something shite  (since they are no longer fit for PSV duty normally)

Fair enough, but it was genuinely a road I've never seen a bus even attempt before. A proper twisty little back road. Equivalent to throwing them into a different deep end.

[wuvvum]

35 minutes ago, Lord Sterling said:

Would love to man but can't afford the monies or the time. 

Isn't there anyone coming down from / past your neck of the woods who could give you a lift?

[Lankytim]

Halfords, I'm not one to complain but honestly, what is the fucking point of the place? They didn't have a Ford oil filter in the shelf, it took 5 minutes to find a member of staff and a further 5 minutes for them to go out back, come back and tell me they don't have any, but "come back later today, just in case some come in".  

[Jazoli]

1 minute ago, Lankytim said:

Halfords, I'm not one to complain but honestly, what is the fucking point of the place? They didn't have a Ford oil filter in the shelf, it took 5 minutes to find a member of staff and a further 5 minutes for them to go out back, come back and tell me they don't have any, but "come back later today, just in case some come in".  

Halfords have very little in the way of car service parts and source their stock from ECP, why not just go to ECP in the first place?

[EssDeeWon]

Not really a grump, more an observation but last night scrolling through stuff on autotrader because I was bored, very bored and no money or intention to buy another car however as you do, how much Range Rover does £15k get me or what if I won a lump sum...you know the game.    Whilst scrolling through I was amazed at how many photos were taken last winter with bare tree's and wintry scenes. How long do these dealers keep this stuff sitting about, and why not refresh the pics shirley?  Perhaps most people don't notice this kinda thing.