The grumpy thread

[sheffcortinacentre]

Then they'll be asking why trade is falling.

[vulgalour]

1 hour ago, Noel Tidybeard said:

i didn't think it got hot enough for the fan to come on

It gets hot enough to put the overheating light on and the fan should come on well before that point.  I've got the jumper wire I made as a solution in the meantime.

[Wibble]

13 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Then they'll be asking why trade is falling.

As will Glasgow no doubt. Lots of places we often visit and now can’t as my current car is not compliant. It’s not just an extra charge of £10 or £12 pounds either, it’ £60 for the first time and keeps doubling, as far as I can see. 
 

As for public transport, the last time I got a train out of Glasgow central, I sat down to discover someone had pissed on the seat and I had to sit in it and then sit on a plastic bag in the car home. Won’t be doing that again!

Boss asked yesterday if we’d be going out for day trips when we’re up and I told him, many places we’d like to visit we can’t, because of the car being non compliant. Maybe he’ll think again about replacing it now, especially as I’d just told him about Mrs W’s latest health news🤞

 

[EyesWeldedShut]

27 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Then they'll be asking why trade is falling.

Gosh! No!
(Being sarky) - the sort of shop and shopper that they wish would not be seen dead in a Dirty Diesel or PoundLand - so the Yummy Mummies can shop in Fortnums' and the plebs (and the pleb shops) feck off elsewhere?

[GrumpiusMaximus]

1 hour ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Maybe, but I don't even know who they are. It's always a generic phone number and they never say clearly who they actually are

I went to a trade show a couple of months ago and as part of that, when you visited booths manned by the reps they would scan your entrance lanyard.  This passed on your details to them and made their figures look good.

Spoke to one company in particular and had a demo.  Was genuinely interested in their system and thought it might be a good fit for our business but we decided to renew the contract with our current supplier.

I got bombarded by emails and phone calls for over a week by them.  Every day, at least two phone calls and at least two emails.  After nearly two weeks I finally lost my cool when they phoned my work number (to this point they'd been phoning my mobile number) which is a call group with three others.  I lost my rag and told the rep that they had been aggressively bombarding me and as a result was no longer interested.  He tried to carry on and I bluntly told him to 'back off'.

An hour later I got an email from them trying to justify their 'professional persistence'.  Blocked permanently on all systems now.  I was about a second from telling them to fuck off on the phone but all of our calls are recorded...

To any sales people on this board, if an opportunity doesn't respond to your multiple messages a day you can probably close that opportunity on the CRM, otherwise you just look like a prick.

[Wibble]

I get this a lot too, fortunately our calls are not recorded, so they get the message 😉

[andyberg]

9 hours ago, PhilA said:

Because why?

It's not like you go and drive there and let the car sit and idle for 2 hours while you go do shopping.

What nonsense 

Trouble is Bath LEZ is free for any private car, no matter if it's compliant or not. I think they realise they made a mistake just because they didn't want to piss off the commuters that come from outside the city ( read, to gain electoral votes). So the emissions in the city haven't really dropped at all. Hence charging now for parking. It will kill Bath because the park and ride is £3 a person so a family of 4 will need to pay £12 to go shopping or stump up at least £ 5for 2 hours parking, more if you want to ' make a day of it'. People, me included, will go elsewhere. I bloody love* living in ripoff Britain.

 

* I fu*king hate living here now. So looking forward to my retirement in another country.

[chaseracer]

21 hours ago, GMcD said:

Some absolute cock in work has handed over my contact details (including my personal number)

 

20 hours ago, myglaren said:

Isn't there an ombudsman you can contact to get them shut down?

Information Commissioner's Office: https://ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint/

[RoverFolkUs]

Fantastic, I've just noticed a dental filling which I received a couple of weeks ago has gone loose 

I thought something wasn't quite right as this particular one felt quite sensitive when none of the others I received on the same day did

I was quite concerned because the dental nurse/assistant was clearly inept, as the dentist was trying to give him instructions on what to do, and it sounded like he was messing things up, while she was doing the fillings.. 

[artdjones]

2 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Fantastic, I've just noticed a dental filling which I received a couple of weeks ago has gone loose 

I thought something wasn't quite right as this particular one felt quite sensitive when none of the others I received on the same day did

I was quite concerned because the dental nurse/assistant was clearly inept, as the dentist was trying to give him instructions on what to do, and it sounded like he was messing things up, while she was doing the fillings.. 

Similar to what happened when I got a bridge reattached. The normal assistant wasn't around and the replacement seemed jittery. They reattached the tooth,(it's only one) to its neighbour, the dentist got me to close my jaw to check the bite, whereupon it fell straight off. The second attempt felt ok, but fell off within a week. Luckily, the third attempt with the normal assistant has lasted the best part of a year.

[RoverFolkUs]

4 minutes ago, artdjones said:

Similar to what happened when I got a bridge reattached. The normal assistant wasn't around and the replacement seemed jittery. They reattached the tooth,(it's only one) to its neighbour, the dentist got me to close my jaw to check the bite, whereupon it fell straight off. The second attempt felt ok, but fell off within a week. Luckily, the third attempt with the normal assistant has lasted the best part of a year.

Have to say I fully support any people qualifying to join the dental industry, but I don't think he was quite ready to be working with a real patient.

Luckily being a filling it wasn't a particularly crucial procedure but it's probably prone to infection now...

[GingerNuttz]

My dad collapsed yesterday morning and was rushed into hospital then shipped off to Monklands for scans and tests, looks like something is up with his kidneys.

Stupid idiot had been pissing blood since Wed and never told anyone.

Just had to drive his car home from Monklands without insurance and was shitting myself the whole way home 🤣

[High Jetter]

52 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Fantastic, I've just noticed a dental filling which I received a couple of weeks ago has gone loose 

I thought something wasn't quite right as this particular one felt quite sensitive when none of the others I received on the same day did

I was quite concerned because the dental nurse/assistant was clearly inept, as the dentist was trying to give him instructions on what to do, and it sounded like he was messing things up, while she was doing the fillings.. 

Speak to them ASAP, they should re-do it urgently, FOC. Ask me how I know

[Doctormop]

2 hours ago, GingerNuttz said:

My dad collapsed yesterday morning and was rushed into hospital then shipped off to Monklands for scans and tests, looks like something is up with his kidneys.

Stupid idiot had been pissing blood since Wed and never told anyone.

Just had to drive his car home from Monklands without insurance and was shitting myself the whole way home 🤣

Had to do similar in 2021 with My Dad's Picanto; He drove himself to his GP surgery whilst having a heart attack,

Got away with it thankfully and he made a decent recovery, I'm now a named driver on his policy which he (unusually) agreed to without debate.

Hope Dad makes a full recovery, we had a few dark days but mine is back to his old self and still lives independently in his own home today. 

[Wibble]

2 hours ago, GingerNuttz said:

My dad collapsed yesterday morning and was rushed into hospital then shipped off to Monklands for scans and tests, looks like something is up with his kidneys.

Stupid idiot had been pissing blood since Wed and never told anyone.

Just had to drive his car home from Monklands without insurance and was shitting myself the whole way home 🤣

Hope he’s ok, my dad went in with the same problem and died.

[New POD]

7 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Speak to them ASAP, they should re-do it urgently, FOC. Ask me how I know

How do you know? 

[ruffgeezer]

1 hour ago, New POD said:

How do you know? 

He's a dentist with a history of poor filling work? 🤷‍♂️

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, New POD said:

How do you know? 

Happened to me years ago with a filling, and this year with a set of dentures that fitted badly. They had to re-make them. NHS dental work has a 12-month guarantee.

If they are reluctant to re-do, having gone through their complaint procedure, mention NHS England. That got me a booking for denture replacement the following week (though, obs, it takes a couple of months for the process of making them).  If your compliant is with a hospital, then my wife found PALS very helpful once inthe past.

[Rustybullethole]

Still ain't caught the fucker who has been chucking bags of dog shit onto the garages/into our garden. 

 

One day ill find out and kindly post them all back through their letter box.

[sierraman]

On 7/13/2023 at 10:18 PM, sheffcortinacentre said:

Then they'll be asking why trade is falling.

They’re starting soon to charge for parking at Meadowhall to support the ailing town centre which is quite ironic.  

[timolloyd]

8 hours ago, Rustybullethole said:

Still ain't caught the fucker who has been chucking bags of dog shit onto the garages/into our garden. 

 

One day ill find out and kindly post them all back through their letter box.

I posted the (unbagged) dog poo left by my neighbour’s dog in the communal garden, through my neighbour’s front door.

There was never any poo in the garden again.

[sheffcortinacentre]

Yep  rare I go there but won't be anymore, I'm sick of the cash cow motorist being the solution to  any problem.

[Rustybullethole]

16 minutes ago, timolloyd said:

I posted the (unbagged) dog poo left by my neighbour’s dog in the communal garden, through my neighbour’s front door.

There was never any poo in the garden again.

Like your style. Once chucked a freshly laid on my front lawn dog shit at a neighbour who straight up just said no and looked at me like i was the cunt when i asked if they were going to pick it up. Was worth the turd tinged hand to see their reaction of having shit all up their white puffer jacket. That dogs not shat there since either.

Pretty sure what house over the back is chucking the bagged shit. Kind of need to know for sure before I confront them. Ill be polite but of course as everyone deserves a chance. If they continue to be a bit shitty then they'll learn real fast all about shit.

Love dogs but hate left shit since the days of picking it out my bmx tyre/falling in it in the park playing footy as a kid. Bag it and fling it is even more of a cunt move what with the plastic waste.

Ill catch them one day. 

[Zelandeth]

The pop and bang brigade can get in the sea please.

It's been like a near continual bloody artillery barrage for at least the last two hours from over by the train station.

Best part of a mile off yet it's still loud enough to both be properly grating in the house and is repeatedly setting the dogs off.

[Lankytim]

Is car insurance going up? The Laguna insurance needs renewing at the end of the month and I’m getting quoted about £100 more than the cheapest quote last year, no changes to the policy, no claims etc. I’m not sure if it’s al a result of inflation/ current economic conditions etc or just price gouging by insurance companies as everything else is going up and people just have to cough up. 

[Mrcento]

40 minutes ago, Lankytim said:

Is car insurance going up? The Laguna insurance needs renewing at the end of the month and I’m getting quoted about £100 more than the cheapest quote last year, no changes to the policy, no claims etc. I’m not sure if it’s al a result of inflation/ current economic conditions etc or just price gouging by insurance companies as everything else is going up and people just have to cough up. 

Yes. Insurance has gone utterly insane lately.

I was £610 (or there abouts) for the Civic last time i insured it. Looking at other cars, i was getting absolutely eye watering quotes for pretty mundane stuff that was getting me prices i could have insured a Range Rover for not so long ago and ran a check on how much i'd have been to insure the Civic now had i still had it, with a years extra on the NCB, no claims, year older, same address etc, and they wanted £830. (The renewal price i was quoted before i got rid of it was £720 which i thought was a piss take at the time given the lack of claims etc, but it's gone up another £110 since then even).

And that's not even accounting for the fact that many places are now also throwing on huge compulsory excesses.

Cunts.

[fairkens]

2 hours ago, Lankytim said:

Is car insurance going up? The Laguna insurance needs renewing at the end of the month and I’m getting quoted about £100 more than the cheapest quote last year, no changes to the policy, no claims etc. I’m not sure if it’s al a result of inflation/ current economic conditions etc or just price gouging by insurance companies as everything else is going up and people just have to cough up. 

Significant inflation in repair costs, parts shortages,  garages struggling with staff (wonder why?) means repairs take longer so car hire costs are more etc

[myglaren]

4 hours ago, Mrcento said:

Yes. Insurance has gone utterly insane lately.

I was £610 (or there abouts) for the Civic last time i insured it. Looking at other cars, i was getting absolutely eye watering quotes for pretty mundane stuff that was getting me prices i could have insured a Range Rover for not so long ago and ran a check on how much i'd have been to insure the Civic now had i still had it, with a years extra on the NCB, no claims, year older, same address etc, and they wanted £830. (The renewal price i was quoted before i got rid of it was £720 which i thought was a piss take at the time given the lack of claims etc, but it's gone up another £110 since then even).

And that's not even accounting for the fact that many places are now also throwing on huge compulsory excesses.

Cunts.

My Civic increased from £364 to £508, for me an my youngest son.  I presumed it was because I am over 75 now.

[artdjones]

It's partly because of the car hire arrangements that the companies enter into. For some reason they pay far more than normal published hire rates, and claims take a long time to go through. It could take six weeks to finalise a claim where a car worth £10k is written off. Six weeks car hire at £200 per day is £9800, effectively doubling the claim. The concept of injured parties doing something to mitigate their claim seems to have gone out of the window.

[cobblers]

On 6/3/2023 at 10:47 AM, cobblers said:

Suns out nowadays and all the local cycle club lot are out treating the roads on my commute as their own personal race track.

 

These wankers again!!!!!

I was *cycling* to work on Saturday morning, I stay mostly on tracks and trails but there was one stretch through Hassop where I was on road.

The whole bunch of about 20 of them decided to overtake me while we were going round a sharp left hand bend. The pack of them cut the corner and forced me up the fucking kerb, I very nearly copped for it!

Now I'm sure it probably "wasn't that close" from their perspective, but I don't spend every weekend riding in tightly packed groups with other bikes so when I've got a pair of handlebars less than a foot away from mine at 25mph, it's pretty jarring!