The grumpy thread

[maxxo]

This annoyed me a lot more than it should have done

i dread to think what it’s doing to the glass

i couldn’t bear that, I’d have to buy a new blade instantly 

[chodweaver]

This annoyed me a lot more than it should have done
i dread to think what it’s doing to the glass
i couldn’t bear that, I’d have to buy a new blade instantly 

Take pride in the fact that you would never exhibit such moronic behaviour, and that theirs is ultimately going to cost them dear.

And possibly buy some shares in Autoglass.

[Bren]

My peak flow is 265. 

My GP has stopped my repeat prescription of steroids.

I have a card which says "steroid dependent."

[jakebullet]

Sister has just turned up in the pouring rain with a juke covered in horse shit and the wheel arch liner smashed to shit. I loved melting holes in it with a hot screwdriver to tie wrap it vaguely back together.

Yes assholes, I should have built a relationship with nissan 8 years ago and had them make the arch liner out of thicker plastic. I realise it's all my fault.... 

[Wack]

Some cunt in a Skyline has left 2 dead and 2 fighting for their lives in Birmingham at a car  meet , one a 16 year old girl 

I hope he gets 10 years but I doubt he will 

[High Jetter]

4 minutes ago, Wack said:

Some cunt in a Skyline has left 2 dead and 2 fighting for their lives in Birmingham at a car  meet , one a 16 year old girl 

I hope he gets 10 years but I doubt he will 

Jeez - the driver was 54! Certainly old enough to know better, should get the book thrown at him.

[Zelandeth]

Um...Why is my utility room floor about an inch deep in water?  Crap...guess I'm dropping everything else to sort that.

Praying it's not coming from the boiler...

[Pieman]

On 11/20/2022 at 1:47 PM, vulgalour said:

Maybe put your seatbelt on before you set off too, I know it's only been a legal requirement for almost forty years and these new rules can be difficult to remember, it would just be nice if you could make the effort now and then.  A bit of forward planning would save all that futzing about while you're trying to turn on your lights, balance the clutch, and pull out into traffic without indication a whole lot easier.

A few months ago I was nearly run over by some old bastard in a Peugeot who was so busy fighting to put his seatbelt on while driving that he went straight through the red light on the pedestrian crossing I was using.  I hope he saw the rude signs both me and another pedestrian made at him as he drove away, not that the stupid twat would have been looking anywhere near his mirror.

[Zelandeth]

9 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Um...Why is my utility room floor about an inch deep in water?  Crap...guess I'm dropping everything else to sort that.

Praying it's not coming from the boiler...

Turned out to be a pipe that had rubbed through under the sink.  Because when they rerouted a bit to move the washing machine outlet they didn't put any supports on the pipe.  What, corners cut by the previous owners in this house?  Unheard of!

Quick repair done with a bit of rubber heater hose and jubilee clips.  I'll sort it properly in the spring, but where it is means draining the entire system down which I ain't doing at this time of year.  Oh, and I put some clips on the offending bits of pipe so they can no longer flap around and rub against each other.

That took about 20 minutes.  Mopping up the water on the other hand took bloody hours.  At least it's a concrete floor and it was fresh water so no real damage done.  Heater and dehumidifier left running in there for now with the lino peeled back.

[jamescarruthers]

Trying to work out what is wrong with the C6 over the phone with my wife. I seriously can’t work out from her answers if the suspension has collapsed or if the engine has a misfire!  
 

It’s like a game show and I’m not allowed to ask any more questions, nor will she go and look at the car! 

[jamescarruthers]

1 hour ago, jamescarruthers said:

Trying to work out what is wrong with the C6 over the phone with my wife. I seriously can’t work out from her answers if the suspension has collapsed or if the engine has a misfire!  
 

It’s like a game show and I’m not allowed to ask any more questions, nor will she go and look at the car! 

It’s magically fixed itself today apparently! (move to grin thread?!)  

So that buys me some time until a I get a few hours at the weekend to work on it.  Really don’t have time for this but half the coils are easy and the other half only require the intake manifold to come off (or that was the case on same engine in the Renault). 

[Talbot]

14 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Mopping up the water on the other hand took bloody hours. 

You need an wetvax.  Bloody excellent piece of kit to have to hand.

[barefoot]

Beyond a big sign saying 'Minibus Parking Only' I found these three twats.

So I made getting out comparatively awkward for them.

Fucktards.

 

[Cavcraft]

'aswell'

 

 

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Cavcraft said:

'aswell'

Better than 'aswell as canbe expected' shirley?

[maxxo]

failed my ADI part 1 again today, hazard perception, bit pissed about that

alternator has failed on the XM

got to drive to scotland on saturday to collect said alternator

slight job uncertainty at the minute

however, had a really nice interview at halfords autocentre today....an actually enjoyable interview and lovely staff, might use them for MOTs

[High Jetter]

17 minutes ago, maxxo said:

failed my ADI part 1 again today, hazard perception, bit pissed about that

alternator has failed on the XM

got to drive to scotland on saturday to collect said alternator

slight job uncertainty at the minute

Condolences, and I suspect you might find working at Halfrauds somewhat...entertaining. Maybe, if you get it, you should think about a "Confessions of a..." thread? Something we seem to be lacking atthe moment

[maxxo]

22 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Condolences, and I suspect you might find working at Halfrauds somewhat...entertaining. Maybe, if you get it, you should think about a "Confessions of a..." thread? Something we seem to be lacking atthe moment

oh yes i shall be doing that!

i'd always disregarded that one as it doesn't look the best from outside, but they seem friendly enough

[Chuck Buckles]

20 hours ago, maxxo said:

failed my ADI part 1 again today, hazard perception, bit pissed about that

alternator has failed on the XM

got to drive to scotland on saturday to collect said alternator

slight job uncertainty at the minute

however, had a really nice interview at halfords autocentre today....an actually enjoyable interview and lovely staff, might use them for MOTs

Halfords boss on Radio 4 this am saying how they are trying to recruit lots of new staff to train as vehicle techs. sounded like good opportunities so hopefully it works out for you. 

[Remspoor]

From Confused.com. Is postage free or not?

 

[neil1971]

1 hour ago, Remspoor said:

From Confused.com. Is postage free or not?

Free shipping to those countries, if you spend at least 99 euros?

[wuvvum]

That's how I'd interpret it.

[D.E]

Was that a Dutch website, Remspoor? If yes, then it is probably a poor translation of the word "vanaf".  Yes, free shipping to those countries for orders above 99 euro.

[warch]

I've heard of warrior cyclists, but I encountered the motorcycle equivalent on a roundabout between Birmingham and Kiddie. I had noticed him a few miles back filtering traffic but didn't actually clock him until he decided to ride around a roundabout on my inside (actually in my blindspot, more or less opposite my passenger door). Cue furious beeping and beans shaking whilst he rode deliberately slowly in front of me for a few miles, and actually tried to brake check me a few times. 

I don't ride much anymore but I have ridden something like 50,000 miles, mainly commuting and often in suboptimal conditions. A few rules I lived by (to postpone the alternative) included, never linger next to anyone's car door (because you're effectively invisible), don't ride up the inside of moving traffic, least of all on a roundabout at night, and above all never try and provoke someone on four wheels, because one day you'll encounter a lunatic and come off second best (ref. Toecutter in Mad Max). 

[Metal Guru]

3 hours ago, warch said:

I've heard of warrior cyclists, but I encountered the motorcycle equivalent on a roundabout between Birmingham and Kiddie. I had noticed him a few miles back filtering traffic but didn't actually clock him until he decided to ride around a roundabout on my inside (actually in my blindspot, more or less opposite my passenger door). Cue furious beeping and beans shaking whilst he rode deliberately slowly in front of me for a few miles, and actually tried to brake check me a few times. 

I don't ride much anymore but I have ridden something like 50,000 miles, mainly commuting and often in suboptimal conditions. A few rules I lived by (to postpone the alternative) included, never linger next to anyone's car door (because you're effectively invisible), don't ride up the inside of moving traffic, least of all on a roundabout at night, and above all never try and provoke someone on four wheels, because one day you'll encounter a lunatic and come off second best (ref. Toecutter in Mad Max). 

Brake checking someone while on a motorbike is a sure sign that you really haven’t thought things through.

[somewhatfoolish]

On 11/10/2022 at 10:28 PM, adw1977 said:

Why does nobody make built-in vented tumble dryers any more?

Plenty of vented freestanding ones, but I need a built-in type that the cupboard door attaches to and for some reason they are only available as a heat pump dryer which apparently takes 2-3 times as long to dry anything and requires emptying the condensed water out afterwards.  So the vent I have in the wall will be useless.  And the heat pump dryers cost twice as much.

Apparently they use a lot less electricity, but with the typical lifespan of modern appliances I doubt it will pay back within its lifetime. 

Almost invariably they have a drain you can plumb in to a gutter/downpipe/etc instead of using the internal tank; you already have a hole in the wall so...  

On 11/10/2022 at 11:04 PM, cobblers said:

 The first generation ones were total shite but the technology is very mature now and they work fine providing you take the heat exchanger out into the garden and hose the fluff off it every 9 -18 months (the instructions usually say to do it every load 😄)

HX need cleaning at least monthly(or every ~dozen dryings I guess) IME; they lose a lot of efficiency with even a thin layer of fluff/gunk.

On 11/11/2022 at 2:26 PM, cobblers said:

Man, I'm really getting fed up of constantly being bothered by people, it's getting me down, I just want some fucking peace and quiet. It's just none fucking stop, the phone calls and messages just keep coming. Whether it family, work stuff, friends etc, all just constantly bothering me for stuff. I have every distraction completely sets me back from whatever I was trying to get on with, it will take me an hour to get going again, and then the fucking phone goes. If I don't answer it they ring my wife, or the land line, or just turn up and bang on the door.

Now somehow several estate agents have got my phone number and email address from somewhere and are badgering me about my wife's house for sale. It's not even my fucking house, and it's already on the market with a different estate agent! fuck off you vultures!

I'm about 3 phone calls away from throwing my phone in the canal and driving to Dundee in my bare feet. 

 

IIRC you already have as much work as you can do, so stop answering the phone before lunch time and after 3pm; if it's urgent they'll leave a message. If there are clients who need pandering get another mobile & number and only give it to them.

  

On 11/15/2022 at 8:20 AM, myglaren said:

And late wife's Kindle died.  It has been unable to display pictures for a couple of months, then just stopped doing anything.  No response to any of the keys or buttons.

Took the battery out and the page it stopped on is still displayed, two days on.  Replacing the battery does nothing.

The display doesn't draw power except when changing what is displayed; battery probably knacked.

[DavieW]

2 words - Black Friday 😡😡

[goosey]

10 hours ago, warch said:

I've heard of warrior cyclists, but I encountered the motorcycle equivalent on a roundabout between Birmingham and Kiddie. I had noticed him a few miles back filtering traffic but didn't actually clock him until he decided to ride around a roundabout on my inside (actually in my blindspot, more or less opposite my passenger door). Cue furious beeping and beans shaking whilst he rode deliberately slowly in front of me for a few miles, and actually tried to brake check me a few times. 

I don't ride much anymore but I have ridden something like 50,000 miles, mainly commuting and often in suboptimal conditions. A few rules I lived by (to postpone the alternative) included, never linger next to anyone's car door (because you're effectively invisible), don't ride up the inside of moving traffic, least of all on a roundabout at night, and above all never try and provoke someone on four wheels, because one day you'll encounter a lunatic and come off second best (ref. Toecutter in Mad Max). 

Was he on an early 80s ratty looking Honda ? There’s a guy I see regularly on my drive home when I’m at the office nr Kiddy who rides how you describe and he’s quite well known for being a bell end 

[warch]

6 minutes ago, goosey said:

Was he on an early 80s ratty looking Honda ? There’s a guy I see regularly on my drive home when I’m at the office nr Kiddy who rides how you describe and he’s quite well known for being a bell end 

He was riding a black commuter bike of some description, something like an old ER6-F.  

[Zelandeth]

You know, maybe this isn't the smartest time to close a road which provides the main entry/egress for a retail park...just saying...

Oh well, the burger van on the sole remaining way in/out through the middle of the industrial estate will do a roaring trade this weekend I guess!