The grumpy thread

[iainrcz]

Further to my comments on my new neighbours potentially being knobheads.
I think there's massive potential.

We're being treated to very loud music, they have precisely 12 minutes to can it or I'm going round to be unpleasant.

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[mitsisigma01]

How unpleasant did you need to get in the end? 

[Cavcraft]

5 hours ago, mitsisigma01 said:

How unpleasant did you need to get in the end? 

[iainrcz]

How unpleasant did you need to get in the end? 

Actually all I said was "can you keep the noise down, we're trying to sleep"
And she said sorry and it all went quiet.
Not being a miserable cunt, but loud music at gone midnight is a little inconsiderate.

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[dozeydustman]

On 12/12/2019 at 8:00 AM, paulplom said:

I was thinking of spraying a cock and balls on it but I thought that would be too childish.

Make sure it’s ejaculating

[MikeR]

The rocket powered hot water bottle dog decided to raid the kitchen bin 5 nano seconds after the front door shut .. All i heard from the bath was "bang" and frantic running doggy footsteps ..... It must of landed on the mad thing ... When i got downstairs he was all innocent looking in his crate .....   

[New POD]

2 hours ago, iainrcz said:

Actually all I said was "can you keep the noise down, we're trying to sleep"
And she said sorry and it all went quiet.
Not being a miserable cunt, but loud music at gone midnight is a little inconsiderate.

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My mother wouldn't allow anyone to use the phone after 9pm because "they might be in bed and they'll think there's something bad happened, because no one phones after 9pm unless it's an emergency" 

[iainrcz]

My mother wouldn't allow anyone to use the phone after 9pm because "they might be in bed and they'll think there's something bad happened, because no one phones after 9pm unless it's an emergency" 

Us biddies usually assume the worst when someone calls at a late hour.

Normally it's my dad ringing to bemoan Grimsby Town.

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[MikeR]

my phone goes into lockdown after 10 pm until 8am  , only the privileged can get throu , it ignores the riff raff and refuses to ring etc

I will only send a txt , as most things can wait ....

[Sir Chocolate Teapot]

And you thought fuel was expensive round your way. Price in euros/ltr by the way round my way.

 

[Jerzy Woking]

Blimey! €1.13 for diesel and €1.28 for 95 RON at places near to me in Spain.

Exchange rate change over the last few days has made it seem cheaper at €1.19 to £1.00

[andy18s]

We're paying 2.07lev a litre for diesel,2.00 for unleaded 

Works out at 88ppl for diesel

[EssDeeWon]

Heaters in the 75 have packed up again! Won’t have time to get it taken back to the garage before Christmas! Going away in it this Christmas too. 

Hate my job and wish I had the finances to just hand my notice in. Got pulled in last week for calling out my line manager for being a blatant liar because he’s an alcoholic. The company would rather not deal with it.  

On Friday I made a written complaint to the top HR person after the company (multi mil $ media agency) used the weekly job referral email to depict a broken Britain following the GE on Thursday. I understand the London bubble is 80% remain and 70% labour but I don’t go to work to receive an individuals political opinion or agenda. 

Should have just deleted it but I’m in a bad mood whenever I’m there so that probably made me want to complain more.  I expect to get called in for that on Monday..   All in all pretty fed up with stuff in general. 

[EssDeeWon]

Oh and parking around here is still shit. Old biddy neighbours with no lives that deliberately move a car out into the road so when I return home I can’t park outside there house, and the landlord here who has a bloody driveway has left his van out on the road for the last week meaning I can’t park in the one space where I don’t get grief from the local annoying Mrs bucket residents.  He has the luxury of a driveway and knows the grief I get outside (petty notes and residents moving their cars out onto the road when I go out) 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, Sir Chocolate Teapot said:

And you thought fuel was expensive round your way. Price in euros/ltr by the way round my way.

 

 

2 hours ago, Jerzy Woking said:

Blimey! €1.13 for diesel and €1.28 for 95 RON at places near to me in Spain.

Exchange rate change over the last few days has made it seem cheaper at €1.19 to £1.00

 

1 hour ago, andy18s said:

We're paying 2.07lev a litre for diesel,2.00 for unleaded 

Works out at 88ppl for diesel

Are there slight differences in fuel quality when comparing Bulgaria to Italy to Spain?

[andy18s]

Applying to join the EU means having to abide by the same laws and standards as any other country

The difference will be down to the sheer amount the UK is willing to pay in taxes to the government 

[Jerzy Woking]

Never noticed any difference in the quality of fuel across Europe, including rural garages in Serbia and Albania. Only noticeable difference is in the price.

[Saabnut]

Collecting the 205 with the newly acquired Disco & trailer without a breakdown should have been a grin, but the Discovery (see what I did there! ) that I have the only 300Di on the road as the Turbot appears to be ballast only turned it into a grump. Hopefully just another perished pipe....

[loserone]

And the 205, that's a fine* reliable* motor car.

[Parky]

On 12/13/2019 at 9:56 PM, TheDoctor said:

Please don't get an R56, you will regret it. Obviously it's your choice, but they have a reputation for a reason. Either spend £2500 on a decent R50/53, or buy a Suzuki Swift.

https://www.gumtree.com/p/suzuki/2007-07-suzuki-swift-1.6-sport-3d-124-bhp-low-miles-1-year-mot/1360618801

(Just an example) 

Hey, guess what I bought yesterday?  More to follow but all boxes were ticked, car was honest, car was decent (honestly you could eat your dinner off the engine and it was the smoothest N16 I have ever heard) and I thought sod it, let’s do it.  

Yes I could have bought something small and Japanese which was the original idea but “bought car, no problems” isn’t much of a thread is it?  A couple of tyres and a wheel alignment along with a windscreen chip repair kit and we are about as good as a ten year old car can be for the money.

Get the popcorn ready everyone, for once I might have some interesting content coming!

[DoctorRetro]

Got a second day off to myself, my partner is at work and my son is at his mum's. 

Currently sitting wondering why I have no friends, then realising that isn't the best subject to dwell on, as it's more than likely my fault, so trying to keep busy. 

Then realising that I need to sit down - too many aches and pains, which starts the whole thing over again. ??

 

[twosmoke300]

I’ve got the tools for timing chain replacements on those ? , for when you need them 

[barmatt]

The Rover Asbo has been cloned!!!

Got this pcn through the post yesterday saying I was in a shopping centre in Walsall a week last Thursday lunchtime and didn't pay for parking. 

FYI, I live and work in North Norfolk, about 150 miles away from there and was at work all day.

I've now sent an appeal through with pics of my car, pointing out the differences with the car in the pcn, most notably mine doesn't have a sunroof, which I'm hoping with that and a few other things will be enough evidence for them to chuck it away.

Now got to contact the rozzers and doovla to tell them I've been cloned. 

Asshats!!!!

Criminals really are fucking thick, if they'd just paid the couple of quid for parking no one would know.

[Parky]

1 hour ago, twosmoke300 said:

I’ve got the tools for timing chain replacements on those ? , for when you need them 

My cousin has done a few so I will let him crack on with it if it needs doing.  
 

Question - the car has run flats, and much of the inter web is saying “ZOMG if you don’t fit premium run flats as specified by the maker you will DIE in a fiery accident and it will be YOUR FAULT etc”. As far as I can tell the rims aren’t any different are they?  So if I used normal tyres and carried some tyre foam, the car isn’t suddenly going to fall apart like a clown car or explode is it?

[wuvvum]

40 minutes ago, Parky said:

the car isn’t suddenly going to fall apart like a clown car or explode is it?

Well it probably will, but it will be because it's an R56 not because of the tyres.

[xtriple]

Fell over, left arm seriously hurted in the shoulder/elbow area.  It hurts, a lot. It is actually unusable so I have taken a load of drugs and shall attempt to carry on with my 'busy' life. Interesting point of order: it is next to impossible to pick up dog poo one handed (with baggie of course) and today has to be the day Chester decides is a 'three bag day'! The fat useless twat.

[paulplom]

That time of year again

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[HillmanImp]

1 hour ago, xtriple said:

Fell over, left arm seriously hurted in the shoulder/elbow area.  It hurts, a lot. It is actually unusable so I have taken a load of drugs and shall attempt to carry on with my 'busy' life. 

Funny because I once did exactly the same but I took all the drugs BEFORE it happened. 

[iainrcz]

Quality parking.
Thanks.

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[DoctorRetro]

7 hours ago, Parky said:

My cousin has done a few so I will let him crack on with it if it needs doing.  
 

Question - the car has run flats, and much of the inter web is saying “ZOMG if you don’t fit premium run flats as specified by the maker you will DIE in a fiery accident and it will be YOUR FAULT etc”. As far as I can tell the rims aren’t any different are they?  So if I used normal tyres and carried some tyre foam, the car isn’t suddenly going to fall apart like a clown car or explode is it?

Fuck the Internet. Get rid of the run flats. You will notice an improvement in ride quality, or so I'm led to believe ?