The grumpy thread

[Rusty Pelican]

Im a bit grumpy about some trivial stuff but after reading Pilocks and Triggers posts its totally irrelevant and pointless , sorry to here your news Pillock , its tragic

[retrogeezer]

two horrible posts there really do put things into perspective...

[Guest]

two horrible posts there really do put things into perspective...

 

They do indeed. Horrible stuff.

[Guest]

Still trying to sell my Gemini wheels at a knockdown price. The model number is KNS 112. Wanna guess how many gump Dubbers I've had asking 'wil they fit my camper m8'?

 

No, not when the PCD is 5 x 120 which is what I've stated very clearly in the bloody advert! Got some adaptors handy? Cos I ain't taking 'em back if you haven't.............

 

Amazon. Where's my bloody pre ordered Being Human DVD boxset, eh? You know, the one I pre ordered in January? How long have you had my money for now?

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.

[Lord Sterling]

Sorry to hear that Pillock, it really does put things into perspective. I remember a few years back leaving work at 6am to find we couldnt get out of the main entrence/exit to the industrial estate due to a wall of police. It turned out an old fella who was driving to the shops had been crashed into by a couple of boy racers racing each other, the old fella and one racer was killed in the smash.

 

Many workplaces are really starting an overwork/bullying assault on staff. The mood really has changed for the worse

STARTING????? Where have you been for the last 20 years or more? You've just described most of my so-called career, and probably most of the rest of us. And very likely our parents' and grandparents' careers too. Will anything ever be done about it? No, because we are dealing with human nature here.

 

Yes 'starting'

 

I'm stating a personal observation based on experience in the current situation, I am not stating fact. I know many people have seen/experienced worse since time began. I've had a fair few jobs myself where I felt the atmosphere was more friendly and less stressful. However, as a result of the recession/cuts/less money and so on, from what I've seen, these same companies who might have been once bearable places to work at have changed thier attitudes towards staff for the worse in a very short space of time, and its something certainly felt by the staff. Now, you may have seen this 20/30 years ago, but as in my late 20s so its pretty new to me and certainly an eye-opener.

 

I worked at place that made seat bases for Land-Rovers twice in the last 4 years. When I worked there the first time around 4 years ago the place was Ok to work at, everyone seemed pretty laid back and friendly, there wasnt any pressure put upon you as long as you kept at your job, the targets were pretty realistic then too. I quite enjoyed working there but as it was only a temporary contract that soon came to an end. Last year whilst looking for work again I was sent back the same factory temporarily to cover someone who, I was told had walked out. The place really had changed for the worse, there were less people doing more jobs, targets were almost doubled, everyone seemed on edge, stressed, angry and clearly overworked. We were having to do twice the work with half the people and expected to finish the job professionally and hit targets within a day of being shown the ropes, if we didnt, our 'team' was given a wash down by some right angry sod of a manager. Thankfully it was only a temporary job.

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mmmm

[brammy777]

Bought a camera yesterday, and it is is awful. Whether I haven't toyed around with it enough or not, it is seriously below expectations and I am returning it today! Got my eye on a better spec camera with MUCH better reviews for the same price however, lets hope Argos don't mess me around, I have everything needed for a return....

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

What did you buy brammy?

Used cameras are a bit of a gamble but you'll get something a lot better for your money.

[brammy777]

A Nikon compact, and it is awful. The detail washout is a bit too iffy for my liking, you attempt to zoom in and the detail decreases rapidly. Okay, so I am not the most camera smart person around, but even my older Samsung was way better. Speaking of which, it has decided to now work, with some pretty intense focus issues however.

[Guest Leonard Hatred]

I thought Nikon would be a reliable choice, I guess that was your thinking too.

Panasonic Lumix compacts give good results, I think quite a few people here use them.

If I'm looking to buy a new camera I sometimes check the flickr camera finder

[Richard]

Your Samsung will have a chipped gear in the lens mechanism.

 

When looking for a new camera you should search Flickr for pictures taken with any models you are considering. See how good the kind of pictures you take look, and also check out some pictures taken in less than ideal conditions.

 

I take it you do know it's optical zoom you need. Some manufacturers still quote digital zoom, which just crops the picture.

[messerschmitt owner]

Cat Litter

 

why the **** is it 41p per 100g when cat food is 31p per 100g!

[retrogeezer]

Cat Litter

 

why the **** is it 41p per 100g when cat food is 31p per 100g!

 

Tesco's value lightweight cat litter is the best/cheapest I found. It's about £1.70 for a 10 litre(yes, litre) bag IIRC. It is good stuff though and far better than other supermarkets value stuff that is usaually that messy clay stuff.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

A Nikon compact, and it is awful. The detail washout is a bit too iffy for my liking, you attempt to zoom in and the detail decreases rapidly. Okay, so I am not the most camera smart person around, but even my older Samsung was way better. Speaking of which, it has decided to now work, with some pretty intense focus issues however.

 

That is odd, I've had a couple of Nikon compacts and they were great, meanwhile the Samsung camera was the worst (although only because their warranty repair place first returned it broken, and the second time fixed with a hair on the sensor!).

[dollywobbler]

Our cat uses the neighbours garden, which is much cheaper. Cat litter tends to get used for oil spills...

[Albert Ross]

Our cat uses the neighbours garden, which is much cheaper. Cat litter tends to get used for oil spills...

 

+3. We have 3 cats

[trigger]

Our cat uses the neighbours garden as well, and the bath

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Our cat was a few years old when we got her, so we were worried she was too old to be trained to poo in the garden. Needn't have worried, we just hid the tray one day and she went outside. Which she has ever since.

 

Cats are great. If only they could tear open those food pouches themselves.

[Cavcraft]

Our cat was a few years old when we got her, so we were worried she was too old to be trained to poo in the garden. Needn't have worried, we just hid the tray one day and she went outside. Which she has ever since.

 

Cats are great. If only they could tear open those food pouches themselves.

 

I'll video our youngest one doing just that. He can get the sodding things out of the box, on to the floor and then open in no time at all. Then it's open season as the other two and the dog join in

[M'coli]

The hard drive on my laptop is gubbed - I'm having to use the wife's. The big problem with this is that the product codes for the software(Mathcad) for the maths course I'm doing are device specific - so I need to get a new code, most of my Uni work is somewhere on it, and a lot of photos are on it too. I've used a 2.5" to 3.5" adaptor to and a 2.5" to usb adaptor to no avail - it doesn't show up as a drive, despite the BIOS recognising it. The 98SE machine sees a harddrive but doesn't allocate it a letter. Bollocks.

[dollywobbler]

Saab's rear caliper is still seizing. Happened after I'd parked up again, so I'm convinced it's actually the handbrake at fault and not releasing properly. Footbrake doesn't seem to cause this issue. Pressing the footbrake hard seemed to release it. I never leave it parked at home with the handbrake on. Bloody thing.

 

Also, my new polish has arrived, and it's rained almost non-stop since. Fiddlesticks.

[seth]

I don't feel like I'm doing very well at the moment. I picked up the Oxfords heater and blower motor from my mum's on Thursday to clean it all up at home and add it to the pile of restored bits ready to go back on. Had hoped to go to Beaulieu today but preparations for Ickle_Seth's birthday party next week overrode that. So with a bit of time to spare I started cleaning up the blower motor. Had got it mostly prepped to slosh some paint on the steel bits and was pondering whether to leave the sticker on as its part of the cars originality or take it off and get a repro. Then I dropped it all and the Bakelite housing broke into several pieces.

[mk1_4dr]

I don't feel like I'm doing very well at the moment. I picked up the Oxfords heater and blower motor from my mum's on Thursday to clean it all up at home and add it to the pile of restored bits ready to go back on. Had hoped to go to Beaulieu today but preparations for Ickle_Seth's birthday party next week overrode that. So with a bit of time to spare I started cleaning up the blower motor. Had got it mostly prepped to slosh some paint on the steel bits and was pondering whether to leave the sticker on as its part of the cars originality or take it off and get a repro. Then I dropped it all and the Bakelite housing broke into several pieces.

 

Bumhats.

 

Is it several big-ish pieces? Would it glue? I might sound abit GHEY, but I'd rather have repaired original parts, than random repo-bits.

 

Hows the Oxford coming?

 

I saw MorrisOxide (of RR fame) last night and we were talking about his pair of Farinas. He seems to think theres only two estates like his, do you know anyone in the owners club that might be able to confirm?

[seth]

I can probably glue it together so might give that a go though there is a bit missing which I''l have to fill and paint to match. Annoying though. Oxford is coming slowly. It'll get there one day. MorrisOxode's estate is a Series Five Oxford or A55MkII (can't remember which) and they are very rare as most survivors are Series 6 or A60. He should join the club really if he hasn't already http://www.co-oc.org/ I don't know of anyone specific to ask.

[trigger]

I've seen this one about, is it the same thing?.

 

1961 Austin A55 Cambridge Estate in Ipswich by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

 

1961 Austin A55 Cambridge Estate in Ipswich by Trigger's Retro Road Tests!, on Flickr

[Tayne]

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[seth]

Yes, that's an A55 MkII

[mk1_4dr]

Thats WELL HAWT.

[Cavcraft]

Thats WELL HAWT.

 

Agreed. It's pretty much sex on wheels. Love to see that at a show somewhere, it's perfect.

[Pillock]

The hard drive on my laptop is gubbed - I'm having to use the wife's. The big problem with this is that the product codes for the software(Mathcad) for the maths course I'm doing are device specific - so I need to get a new code, most of my Uni work is somewhere on it, and a lot of photos are on it too. I've used a 2.5" to 3.5" adaptor to and a 2.5" to usb adaptor to no avail - it doesn't show up as a drive, despite the BIOS recognising it. The 98SE machine sees a harddrive but doesn't allocate it a letter. Bollocks.

 

What does it do when you plug it in - does it spin up, and does it make any clunking noises?

All may not be lost.