The grumpy thread

[sheffcortinacentre]

Could've saved 6million recently.

[Minimad5]

On 31/07/2024 at 22:55, High Jetter said:

Beans Meanz Heinz. We've tried various own brandz, we know what we like. #old giffer

When you've repaired the equipment that sorts, blanches, tins, cooks and labels them ... you soon learn there isn't anything special about them, the kit is impressive mind. Buy M&S own brand they're cheaper and tastier 👍

[Dave_Q]

Not too sure where to put this, I'm not especially grumpy about it but wanted to share.

Absolute @sierraman spec consumer here has got himself a car (2014 Astra diesel) from one of these no credit check rent 2 rent 2 buy shitehawks, then bought a £250 private plate on tick to put on it.

The car has then exploded and the loan shark has taken it back and is holding the car, and plate to ransom unless matey pays for the engine work.

His main concern is getting the private plate back.

I know people need transport, including people who struggle to get mainstream credit, but he seriously needs to take some of the £250 his plate is worth and get either a bus pass or a Micra from the auctions.

[sierraman]

2 hours ago, Dave_Q said:

Not too sure where to put this, I'm not especially grumpy about it but wanted to share.

Absolute @sierraman spec consumer here has got himself a car (2014 Astra diesel) from one of these no credit check rent 2 rent 2 buy shitehawks, then bought a £250 private plate on tick to put on it.

The car has then exploded and the loan shark has taken it back and is holding the car, and plate to ransom unless matey pays for the engine work.

His main concern is getting the private plate back.

I know people need transport, including people who struggle to get mainstream credit, but he seriously needs to take some of the £250 his plate is worth and get either a bus pass or a Micra from the auctions.

It’s typical of the poor thought process that morons have. Financing old fucked cars… check… A private plate on a £2,000 car… not understanding people need paying when they mend your car…

Most of us have had times when we’ve had the shitty end of the stick money wise but you can’t help but think sometimes these peoples continued run of ‘bad luck’ is because basically they’re fucking stupid. 

[wuvvum]

I've lost the locking wheel nut key for the Ampera.  Which is a bit* of an annoyance.  I had it last week, and I could have sworn I put it back in its case, but evidently I didn't - I must have left it on the wheel nut.  I haven't actually been anywhere in the car since then - I just backed it out of the drive and parked it outside the front of the house - but then if the key fell off when I was doing that it's probably either been picked up by someone or hit by a passing car and punted into oblivion.

I'm hoping one of the key matching services on eBay can come up trumps with a replacement - it's out of action until I do because I need to change the CV boot and I really need the wheel off to do that.

[barefoot]

MOT expires 358 days...

Did chap 'own' it just 7 days before it went pop?

[barefoot]

2 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

I've lost the locking wheel nut key for the Ampera.

...and, see infamous locking wheel nut thread!

[artdjones]

Why is the pronunciation of French names on Google Maps so ear grindingly awful.

Almost every town in France will have a Place de la République.

The Google version? Imagine a 25 year old PR girl from Esher saying "Turn left onto Playce dee lar Republikew". And that's mild compared with some others.

[Pieman]

4 minutes ago, artdjones said:

Why is the pronunciation of French names on Google Maps so ear grindingly awful.

Almost every town in France will have a Place de la République.

The Google version? Imagine a 25 year old PR girl from Esher saying "Turn left onto Playce dee lar Republikew". And that's mild compared with some others.

I've got to drive in Hungary next month.  Fuck knows what Google Maps will do with that!

[IronStar]

Just now, Pieman said:

I've got to drive in Hungary next month.  Fuck knows what Google Maps will do with that!

Turn off the navigation voice. It utterly butchers anything but English, because they never thought they could mix’n’match languages in there. 

[Pieman]

Just now, IronStar said:

Turn off the navigation voice. It utterly butchers anything but English, because they never thought they could mix’n’match languages in there. 

I only listen to it, looking at it distracts me too much.

[wuvvum]

26 minutes ago, artdjones said:

Why is the pronunciation of French names on Google Maps so ear grindingly awful.

Almost every town in France will have a Place de la République.

The Google version? Imagine a 25 year old PR girl from Esher saying "Turn left onto Playce dee lar Republikew". And that's mild compared with some others.

When my parents moved back to Blighty I went car hunting with my dad in Wales.  His iPhone eventually gave up trying to pronounce place names and just spelled them out instead - presumably thinking they were extremely long acronyms rather than actual words.

[artdjones]

 

 

49 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

When my parents moved back to Blighty I went car hunting with my dad in Wales.  His iPhone eventually gave up trying to pronounce place names and just spelled them out instead - presumably thinking they were extremely long acronyms rather than actual words.

My mother, having arrived in the UK from an Irish farm in the 1950s, had grave difficulties with the pronunciation of Ystrad Mynach. I wonder what Google makes of it?

[EyesWeldedShut]

1 hour ago, artdjones said:

Why is the pronunciation of French names on Google Maps so ear grindingly awful.

Almost every town in France will have a Place de la République.

The Google version? Imagine a 25 year old PR girl from Esher saying "Turn left onto Playce dee lar Republikew". And that's mild compared with some others.

We're just back from a satnav assisted argument holiday in Normandy. Apple Maps and Google Maps were awful but if you use the French Mappy app it's 1,000% mirth making - I got a male siri voice just making shit up on the phone - we have not laughed as much in ages e.g. a place near as called La Bouille - Siri called it La bowel.
Voice instructions in  general: Google lags a bit. Apple can be a bit previous on multiple, close  junction routes.  Mappy is best.
Heads up display: Apple +  Mappy both pretty spot on.
All of them can give shitty routes at times - using a laptop to get a clearer idea of what/where was useful and we took a paper Road Atlas (<< giffer)

We found running with the voice off was easiest.

Anything actually grumpy from us? None in France but UK Border Control can take a flying f*ck for the delays at Calais and so can the Audi driver that almost had a head on with us near Welshpool - closely followed by a biker who hit gravel on a 60 degree bend with the front wheel, toed himself upright and wobbled past us on a single carriageway 50mph section. Total heartstopper our end, brown trousers at his (I so feckin' hope).
 

[Yoss]

2 hours ago, Pieman said:

I only listen to it, looking at it distracts me too much.

I think you may need to adjust your driving style because even if your satnav can pronounce Székésfehérvár it won't sound anything like the word I've just typed. I can recommend Székésfehérvár though, lovely little old town. 

[Pieman]

Bless you.

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, artdjones said:

 

 

My mother, having arrived in the UK from an Irish farm in the 1950s, had grave difficulties with the pronunciation of Ystrad Mynach. I wonder what Google makes of it?

Hopefully, it will tell you it's in Wales. Or if it isn't, it should be.

[comfortablynumb]

Last time I went into Wales, my satnav steadfastly refused to admit it exists, any of it.

Apparently we spent about 3 hours in the sea....🤦

[Remspoor]

21 hours ago, artdjones said:

Why is the pronunciation of French names on Google Maps so ear grindingly awful.

Almost every town in France will have a Place de la République.

The Google version? Imagine a 25 year old PR girl from Esher saying "Turn left onto Playce dee lar Republikew". And that's mild compared with some others.

Google and waze are same here in Spain. Plus my TomTom does not do Spanish

[Jazoli]

9 hours ago, comfortablynumb said:

Last time I went into Wales, my satnav steadfastly refused to admit it exists, any of it.

Apparently we spent about 3 hours in the sea....🤦

Why not use google maps on your phone? It’s a million times better than any standalone satnav.

[comfortablynumb]

2 minutes ago, Jazoli said:

Why not use google maps on your phone? It’s a million times better than any standalone satnav.

Because I'm a tight git who refuses to pay for mobile data😄

[New POD]

I live off a road called Alt Road.  Named after the River Alt, which runs not far from here winding its way to the sea.  

Google maps thinks it's clever.

Turn left into Alternative Road. 

Stupid fucker. 

[New POD]

4 minutes ago, comfortablynumb said:

Because I'm a tight git who refuses to pay for mobile data😄

How much do you pay a month ? Just asking. Lebara. For the win. 15GB for £7. 

[New POD]

8 minutes ago, Jazoli said:

Why not use google maps on your phone? It’s a million times better than any standalone satnav.

Wife's newish car has Satnav built in. It's shit. It will lead you to a traffic jam, because it has no way of knowing.

Google maps is only about usually 15 minutes behind knowing that shit is happening, and to divert. Or in the case of overnight roadworks, will divert when not needed because the motorway is now open. 

[TataBobu]

3 hours ago, comfortablynumb said:

Because I'm a tight git who refuses to pay for mobile data😄

Download it over wifi, at home, and instruct google maps to work offline. You can save locally multiple maps.

[myglaren]

3 hours ago, comfortablynumb said:

Because I'm a tight git who refuses to pay for mobile data😄

This may not be very helpful but I have had a mobile phone since BT gave me one (yes, free) with a broadband upgrade.  It was £5 a month* with unlimited (I think, never talk on it**) calls and texts.

I use it as a satnav, Googly maps or Waze and have never paid for any mobile data.

 

 

*Recently increased to an outrageous £6.50 

 

** Except one Christmas or birthday when I had to phone my brother and was charged a few quid for a four-hour call.  Don't do talky on the phone normally.

[Remspoor]

I have found that Google/Waze can sometime throw a wobbly and send you way off the route you chose.

[richardmorris]

A riot in Bagshot this evening apparently. I missed it cycling home just before 5. Local coop looted, windows smashed. Spokes the bikeshop closed at 4.30 as did all other business after police advice. 20 police cars.

a traveller funeral! Local conservative councillor whose pub they booked is unusually silent on Facebook.

I’ve just spoken to an artist friend about some things I’ve just ordered from her and the back window of her car was smashed by some youths*. 

[sheffcortinacentre]

I'm sure it'll have nothing to do with those upright pillars of society.

[Pieman]

Or if it does, no one will be allowed to say anything against them and everyone will be gagged from complaining even online.