The grumpy thread

[horriblemercedes]

  On 11/12/2023 at 13:19, SiC said:

I'm ever so slightly long sighted. My optician said to me that those that are long sighted are more likely to be dazzled by on coming headlights at night. Iirc its to do with how the light in the eye is focused slightly off centre and ends up reflecting around the inside the eye more. 

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Interesting that you say that. I've started to wonder if my vision has been changing over the last few years. Maybe I should get it checked out 

[SiC]

  On 11/12/2023 at 14:48, horriblemercedes said:

Interesting that you say that. I've started to wonder if my vision has been changing over the last few years. Maybe I should get it checked out 

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Eyesight degrades as you age. 

If you use a VDU predominantly through work, you can get your employer to pay for an eye test. 

[jakebullet]

It's death by chuntering today. Remember the post office doing all stamps must have a bar code? Well Ma sent off a shitload bought from the self service in the post office. Having moderate levels of chunter that they've not come back yet n it's shitmas n got to send a card to someone you met 40 years ago who's prolly dead by now.

So goes in post office, huge queue. Goes on self serve machine.......... which spits out stamps identical to ones sent off without bar code. Ahead, chunter factor 5! She grabs the minder and accuses him of selling invalid fake stamps. Oh no madam, they're perfectly valid. He then gets it with both barrels why did she have to send hers off then and when are they coming back?

It's 5 hours later and she's still chuntering about it.

[Back_For_More]

And the ungrateful bastards just keep on giving....... 

To be fair the Forester has just had me up to Wolverhampton and Stourbridge without issue early this morning.... 

Black circles had failed to deliver my tyres for the 330 - I leave for Belgo land tomorrow - FUXTIX 

Off to friendly local dude and a sheaf of notes handed over for 2 new tyres.... 

Missed call..... Hmmmmmmmm

Mate confirms circles showed up as this pair were being fitted - DOUBLE FUXTIX  - trying to be positive and think of them as being prepared for the next mega pothole damage but this is really pissing me off and kicking my wallet in the nuts all over. 

Then heard a bang as I came away from the tyre place - something kicked up on the dual carriageway... 

Forester is crying death tears..... TRIPLE FUXTIX 

Looks like something hit the sump amd pierced it...... So off to order more parts and cry into my very large Gin. 

Anything else and I'm fucking everything off and hibernating 

[Pieman]

  On 11/12/2023 at 15:08, jakebullet said:

It's death by chuntering today. Remember the post office doing all stamps must have a bar code? Well Ma sent off a shitload bought from the self service in the post office. Having moderate levels of chunter that they've not come back yet n it's shitmas n got to send a card to someone you met 40 years ago who's prolly dead by now.

So goes in post office, huge queue. Goes on self serve machine.......... which spits out stamps identical to ones sent off without bar code. Ahead, chunter factor 5! She grabs the minder and accuses him of selling invalid fake stamps. Oh no madam, they're perfectly valid. He then gets it with both barrels why did she have to send hers off then and when are they coming back?

It's 5 hours later and she's still chuntering about it.

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Seriously, grow a set and confront them instead of just telling us about it all the time.

[New POD]

  On 11/12/2023 at 14:57, SiC said:

Eyesight degrades as you age. 

If you use a VDU predominantly through work, you can get your employer to pay for an eye test. 

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Or just tell them your dad has Glaucoma. 

[High Jetter]

  On 11/12/2023 at 14:48, horriblemercedes said:

Interesting that you say that. I've started to wonder if my vision has been changing over the last few years. Maybe I should get it checked out 

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I would, you don't notice the slight deterioration. Best get checked every 2 years, unless advised otherwise.

[Rocket88]

Tentatively floated my Scimitar on Facebook Scimitar site….. had an enquiry from someone, who after asking where I was located, decided 80 miles was “ too far”….😕

[Zelandeth]

  On 11/12/2023 at 17:52, Rocket88 said:

Tentatively floated my Scimitar on Facebook Scimitar site….. had an enquiry from someone, who after asking where I was located, decided 80 miles was “ too far”….😕

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On what planet is that too far?  

[Dick Cheeseburger]

  On 11/12/2023 at 17:52, Rocket88 said:

Tentatively floated my Scimitar on Facebook Scimitar site….. had an enquiry from someone, who after asking where I was located, decided 80 miles was “ too far”….😕

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Even in 1750, with a horse and cart on a rough track cut through the countryside, it wouldn't be too far. What mode of transport was the fella entertaining- space hopper? 

[Rocket88]

He does live near Rochdale……so the horse and cart analogy might not be too far adrift……

[sheffcortinacentre]

  On 11/12/2023 at 11:56, horriblemercedes said:

I'm with you there. Given the choice, I wouldn't allow LED headlights. I regularly find myself dazzled by them and really having no vision until the oncoming car has passed

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Same with all these driving about dazzling you with there search lights (due to a dislodged build cuz of potholes) my mates Chevy suburban has the best answer to the dazzlers  a pair of innocent looking sealed been spot lights on the front ( harrier jump jet vertical landing lights 😎) there like fucking death rays  .

It's fitted with twin alternators & twin batteries but if has headlights on too the ignition light comes on!!! 😆 

It'll put 2 white dots on a wall 100 ft away in a normal street at night.

[Dyslexic Viking]

The dishwasher just died

[sheffcortinacentre]

When's her funeral?

[richardmorris]

  On 11/12/2023 at 08:50, beko1987 said:

I've come home from work before in the dark and rain guided mostly by the white lines in the road at times. Even with fancy anti glare glasses... 

Do those tinted colour blocking sunglasses do anything? 

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After a recommendation by @chaseracer a few years ago I bought a pair of cheap lenses from Decathlon. They DO reduce glare.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/st-100-mtb-sunglasses-category-1-yellow/_/R-p-129778?mc=8118519
 

[Remspoor]

  On 10/12/2023 at 20:36, RoverFolkUs said:

I'm on the lookout for a single alloy for my Focus as one of them is heavily distorted. Possibly repairable, but I could get a second hand straight alloy for less. 

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£150 for two jag wheels at  Smart Rimz.

 

[RoverFolkUs]

  On 11/12/2023 at 21:48, Remspoor said:

£150 for two jag wheels at  Smart Rimz.

 

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The second hand wheel was £15 with an acceptable tyre

Not that I need the tyre because I've got an almost new matching one to go on, but it would be a useful spare

[Remspoor]

  On 11/12/2023 at 21:57, RoverFolkUs said:

The second hand wheel was £15 with an acceptable tyre

Not that I need the tyre because I've got an almost new matching one to go on, but it would be a useful spare

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But you did not purchase it and you have been looking for a while. Driving with bent wheel cannot be a good experience.

[Split_Pin]

I reported an obvious scammer on Facebook Marketplace who has about 15 cars for sale, all at an impossible £1200.

For example a 2016 Ford Ranger, 2019 Transit Custom and 2014 Mazda CX5.

This is the reply I got.

It's not just this scamer, Facebook is absolutely ramt full of them.

Yet when I said that a spaceship Civic 2.2 diesel 'goes like fuck' I was told to remove the swearing.

It's beyond words.

[RoverFolkUs]

  On 11/12/2023 at 22:51, Split_Pin said:

I reported an obvious scammer on Facebook Marketplace who has about 15 cars for sale, all at an impossible £1200.

For example a 2016 Ford Ranger, 2019 Transit Custom and 2014 Mazda CX5.

This is the reply I got.

It's not just this scamer, Facebook is absolutely ramt full of them.

Yet when I said that a spaceship Civic 2.2 diesel 'goes like fuck' I was told to remove the swearing.

It's beyond words.

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I reported a similar account yesterday. All the ads are still live and I've had no response. 

I tried to sell something a couple of months ago and they gave me a 7 day ban from both FB and messenger for "violating their community guidelines".. absolutely nothing in the listing was illegal, offensive or anything. Nothing out of the ordinary to literally anything else everyone else was selling. But I was victim to the algorithm and there was absolutely nothing I could do about it meanwhile those robot controlled scam accounts were allowed to continue posting. 

Upthread I posted about trying to buy that wheel but the fella's account has been hacked since he posted the advert a few weeks ago and I received an automated scam message. Reported it, and absolutely nothing. 

Facebook marketplace is irreversibly fucked I think, save for the odd genuine bargain that gets posted, it's 90% spam/scam paradise

Its a shame because it used to be really good up until 5 or so years ago I'd say 

[RoverFolkUs]

  On 11/12/2023 at 21:59, Remspoor said:

But you did not purchase it and you have been looking for a while. Driving with bent wheel cannot be a good experience.

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I'm a raging skinflint

The problem is a slight vibration over 70mph. 

The solution* is to drive below 70mph 😅

[sheffcortinacentre]

Simple don't use faceache & spread the scammers details over the net.

[Split_Pin]

Just had a new thermostat:

Fucking bastards.

[Jazoli]

  On 12/12/2023 at 19:39, Split_Pin said:

Just had a new thermostat:

Fucking bastards.

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Coolant temp sensor? Or cheapo aftermarket stat fitted?

[Split_Pin]

  On 12/12/2023 at 21:18, Jazoli said:

Coolant temp sensor? Or cheapo aftermarket stat fitted?

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I would suggest the latter. I just got the garage to replace it as they were doing the belts anyway. Apparently the correct OEM spec thermostat is by Gates, helpfully one of the chaps on the Facebook group gave me a link to one.

[iainrcz]

My Mrs has just been rabbiting about Hulk Hogan, I had literally had no idea what the hell she was on about.

Apparently I'd shown her a picture of him either last week or yesterday.

It was Paul Hogan.

She's on holiday for another 2 weeks.

Fuck me.

[RoverFolkUs]

Not a grump, but a sad

Posted a Christmas card to some long standing family friends - a couple in their 70's. 

Received a phone call today from him, which was very unusual because it's normally her that phones up with him talking in the background if you know what I mean 

He was thanking us for the card but unfortunately had some news - she very sadly passed away a couple of days ago. This came as a big shock to me

She always seemed very healthy but recently received a cancer diagnosis, which had been completely symptomless, it was only uncovered during a routine blood test I believe but it was unfortunately too late as subsequent tests revealed it had advanced beyond feasible control/treatment. 

Despite knowing about the diagnosis, I don't think anybody foresaw it being such a quick decline. It baffles me how someone can be so perfectly healthy and then within such a short space of time find something like that out and then pass away, especially when its symptomless

Absolutely awful news, especially so close to Christmas. I can't stop thinking that the card must be upsetting him quite a bit given the fact it's addressed to her as well and arrived at probably the worst time possible 😔

[Split_Pin]

Sad news indeed, especially at this time of year.

  On 12/12/2023 at 22:55, RoverFolkUs said:

It baffles me how someone can be so perfectly healthy and then within such a short space of time find something like that out and then pass away, especially when its symptomless

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A similar situation happened with my mother-in-law. She had never had a serious illness then one day she passed out and broke her ankle. The ankle was fixed but subsequent investigations identified that she had 3 primary cancers. The growth in her stomach was so large there was literally no space left for food or nutrition  absorption. 2 months after her ankle injury she was away

[Wibble]

  On 12/12/2023 at 23:22, Split_Pin said:

Sad news indeed, especially at this time of year.

A similar situation happened with my mother-in-law. She had never had a serious illness then one day she passed out and broke her ankle. The ankle was fixed but subsequent investigations identified that she had 3 primary cancers. The growth in her stomach was so large there was literally no space left for food or nutrition  absorption. 2 months after her ankle injury she was away

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Condolences to you both @Split_Pin, @RoverFolkUs

[RoverFolkUs]

  On 13/12/2023 at 00:54, Wibble said:

Condolences to you both @Split_Pin, @RoverFolkUs

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Thank you