The grumpy thread

[sheffcortinacentre]

Nowadays it'll be two different departments possibly two different companies.

[sheffcortinacentre]

Do you kiss your momma with them lips?

[captain_70s]

4 hours ago, barefoot said:

Trying to get from Castle Donington to Hemington today, a distance of about 1/2 mile?

'Road closed, follow diversion', so I did. It took me about three miles to the other end of Hemington where the signs also said, 'Road closed, follow diversion' with an arrow sending me back the way I'd just come. Followed second road into village to find that the road was indeed closed - if I'd followed the original route everything would've been fine. So I got out to have a friendly word with gas board operative. He began by telling me that the diversion signs were nothing to do with him, which I pointed out was a little bit like buck passing. He then suggested that maybe I shouldn't follow the diversion signs in future, so I walked over to the sign which read, 'our operatives deserve to be treated with respect', kicked the fucker over and called him a twat.

So there was a sign saying the road was closed, because it was, you complained to an unrelated guy about it and then threw a tantrum? 🤨

[barefoot]

11 hours ago, captain_70s said:

So there was a sign saying the road was closed, because it was, you complained to an unrelated guy about it and then threw a tantrum? 🤨

Yes, and I really kicked his sign over too. It wasn't exaggerated to make a dull  story mildly amusing at all. 

[alcyonecorporation]

Seat's dumped all its coolant and won't hold it. 

Too dark to see if a pipe's fallen off or something worse. 

It's now being a cunt. 

First the matrix/heat exchanger goes, then the radiator corner cracks, then the secondary cooler goes, then the replacement matrix fails, then it pisses coolant out, everywhere, in the middle of a busy delivery shift. 

[ruffgeezer]

Have you had it tested for head gasket failure? Sounds like it might be pressuring the coolant and finding rhe next weakest point.

[alcyonecorporation]

2 hours ago, ruffgeezer said:

Have you had it tested for head gasket failure? Sounds like it might be pressuring the coolant and finding rhe next weakest point.

I'm having trouble getting any cunt to even recover it, and if it has done that, it can get fucking fragged. 

TBH it would run like shit, there would be coolant in the oil and a steamy exhaust, and there's none of that. 
Some people would love to see that though (present company excepted), you know, the usual Greek chorus of dickheads whose 'mate' can 'sort it for £1100'. 

[paulplom]

Having to crank a bit too much on cold mornings with our 2012 sportage 2.0 diesel.  A set of bosch glowplugs is around £60 so I thought I'd see where they were.

I can only see one of them and can't physically touch it. It looks like all of this lot has to be removed ffs.

[paulplom]

Gf paid £200 for a years warranty so we took a look. It covers everything which is good news.

[Yoss]

15 hours ago, captain_70s said:

So there was a sign saying the road was closed, because it was, you complained to an unrelated guy about it and then threw a tantrum? 🤨

 

15 hours ago, barefoot said:

Yes, and I really kicked his sign over too. It wasn't exaggerated to make a dull  story mildly amusing at all. 

Yes but it sounds like the signs were wrong and whilst it may not have been anything to do with the workman in question I bet he knew who was responsible. Certainly more likely to know than the general public so tantrum is valid I think. 

[Urko]

15 hours ago, barefoot said:

Yes, and I really kicked his sign over too. It wasn't exaggerated to make a dull  story mildly amusing at all. 

It's a serious matter

[barefoot]

15 minutes ago, Urko said:

It's a serious matter

Exactly, that's the way I went, from the roundabout. And still  couldn't get through to the bit of the village I wanted. 

I'm going back in a minute to beat the fucker to death with his own 'respect' sign.

[Urko]

1 hour ago, barefoot said:

Exactly, that's the way I went, from the roundabout. And still  couldn't get through to the bit of the village I wanted. 

I'm going back in a minute to beat the fucker to death with his own 'respect' sign.

It sounds as if there were actually two sets of roadworks - one was Severn Trent and was planned and the other was emergency gas main work on Lockington Lane.  My grump is that Google Maps doesn't show Lockington Lane Hemington, the wankers, they show the whole road as Hemington Lane when it isn't.

 

Twats

 

[barefoot]

38 minutes ago, Urko said:

It sounds as if there were actually two sets of roadworks - one was Severn Trent and was planned and the other was emergency gas main work on Lockington Lane.  My grump is that Google Maps doesn't show Lockington Lane Hemington, the wankers, they show the whole road as Hemington Lane when it isn't.

 

Twats

 

Do you live locally then?

[Urko]

1 hour ago, barefoot said:

Do you live locally then?

Used to - and my Ma and Stepdad lived in Hemington until recently.  I once saw you in Meadow Lane vets in Loughborough when I was taking our dog in - decided not to start droning on about old cars in the vets as it would have been a bit odd - used to see your Scirocco about quite often.

[IronStar]

1st world grump probably, but meh, it’s still very annoying.

It’s Saturday afternoon, perfect time for car tinkering right? I finally have time to check what’s wrong with FR headlight bulb - HID ballast seems to have packed up. It’s a standard aftermarket 35W 3 plug affair, should be easy enough, right. Well, yes. Except. No fucker sells it on Saturday afternoon in a city of almost 3 million. No, it’s obviously not convenient to pick it up Mon-Fri 9-5, because surprisingly I’m at work at the same time as them. Delivery would take a few days and cost as much as the part itself.

How does anyone with normal working hours get anything done? 

[chaseracer]

Today, I wanted to fix the Dyane then wet-vac the Merc's interior, as I have been meaning to do for weeks, had LIFETM not had other ideas.  Obviously, it's been pissing down all day.

Still, there's always tomorrow...

[loserone]

1 hour ago, Urko said:

Used to - and my Ma and Stepdad lived in Hemington until recently.  I once saw you in Meadow Lane vets in Loughborough when I was taking our dog in - decided not to start droning on about old cars in the vets as it would have been a bit odd - used to see your Scirocco about quite often.

Was he wearing shoes?

[Urko]

2 hours ago, loserone said:

Was he wearing shoes?

No

[ruffgeezer]

14 hours ago, alcyonecorporation said:

I'm having trouble getting any cunt to even recover it, and if it has done that, it can get fucking fragged. 

TBH it would run like shit, there would be coolant in the oil and a steamy exhaust, and there's none of that. 
Some people would love to see that though (present company excepted), you know, the usual Greek chorus of dickheads whose 'mate' can 'sort it for £1100'. 

It's a common misconception. 

There are a number of directions in which the gasket can fail - if its gone between a water jacket and a cylinder it could be pressuring the cooling system rather than drawing the coolant into the combustion chamber. 

 

 

[wuvvum]

Well fuck.

[DavieW]

Ebay app has decide to spit the dummy and stop working. 

Now I have to send the pics from my phone to my PC and save then to a folder to let me put stuff up for sale. 

Not a great pain in the grand scheme of things but annoying just the same. 

[dozeydustman]

Someone in the house keeps turning the thermostat up to 28. Nobody admits it's them. Put a bloody jumper on if you're cold FFS!

20 degrees Cee is sufficient.

[Zelandeth]

Bloody Parcel Farce.

Waiting for a shipment to arrive from Germany.  There's a customs charge to pay.  I can see from the tracking that it's been sitting in their depot now for over a week while I wait for the letter telling me that there's a customs fee to pay is physically sent to me.

Last time I had this game I went to the depot, gave them my details and the tracking number.  They were then able to look up the shipment and I could pay it there and then and take my parcel away with me.  The letter arrived about ten days later.  Apparently they're absolutely not allowed to do that now according to the lass I spoke to on Friday.  I have to wait for that bloody letter to arrive which contains the reference number I need specifically for the customs charge.  They weren't willing to give me that number either which would have at least allowed me to pay the charges online and get things on the way to me.  Why does it need to be this awkward?

[beko1987]

Ffs that's annoying. The last time I had that happen I got it moving within a few hours with a phone call. The stupid magic code got delivered about a week after I got the parcel and paid my £31 or whatever it was. 

Far easier to blag the ebay gsp program if it's between friends

[MikeR]

just had the joy of a drive to Preston hospital .....  to drop off other half 

good point ..M6 was clear and stayed clear ..

bad points . cameras everywhere , all around the hospital , all around the roads , every car park , pub shop .

permit parking , resident parking , booked parking 

why dont they just say F O motorists and shop elsewhere !!!

so I did , and got free parking , toilets and a few items at Barton Grange  garden center ....

then went back to do the pick up and came home via Maghull

most of which is now full of roadworks , signs , lights , umpteen way working , but no fucker leaning on a shovel ..

give that place a swerve for the next few months ..

Picture ... Barton grange area 

 

[comfortablynumb]

Had that today, an eight mile trip, three sets of 'temporary' lights, one absolutely nobody there, been like that for weeks, the other two, one bloke working and several others watching him

[Zelandeth]

On 16/02/2025 at 12:36, Zelandeth said:

Bloody Parcel Farce.

Waiting for a shipment to arrive from Germany.  There's a customs charge to pay.  I can see from the tracking that it's been sitting in their depot now for over a week while I wait for the letter telling me that there's a customs fee to pay is physically sent to me.

Last time I had this game I went to the depot, gave them my details and the tracking number.  They were then able to look up the shipment and I could pay it there and then and take my parcel away with me.  The letter arrived about ten days later.  Apparently they're absolutely not allowed to do that now according to the lass I spoke to on Friday.  I have to wait for that bloody letter to arrive which contains the reference number I need specifically for the customs charge.  They weren't willing to give me that number either which would have at least allowed me to pay the charges online and get things on the way to me.  Why does it need to be this awkward?

Had a parcel to drop off there today, different person on the desk.  Asked them if we could do anything about it.  Result?

Nearly £400 of customs fees later, I have my packages.  Also I swear those boxes shrunk by at least 30% once in the boot, I was sure I was going to have to put the seats down when walking up to the car with the trolley full of boxes.

[Leyland Worldmaster]

Cunts:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2pr46d23jo.amp

[BorniteIdentity]

On 06/02/2025 at 13:42, BorniteIdentity said:

Being a diligent chap, I'm fiercely organised (bordering on anal) about ULEZ etc.  So much so that I use the Auto Pay function and - beyond that - even added a ULEZ compliant car to my account JUST in case something should ever go wrong.  (I'd rather deal with an errant £12.50 fine than get a PCN).

I added my son's car on the off-chance that I'd need to use it and everything's been fine so far.

Last month, I sold my Saab (added to database despite compliancy) and added the A2.  

Or so I thought.  

It turns out, I hadn't - and TFL have now billed me £270 for the privilege of three days' enjoyment* of driving between W1 and Sterling Corner.

I called the Helpline* who said they couldn't help.  

I've now had to file representations to TFL and hopefully they can see that A) I removed vehicles when I said I did, B ) It's not my intention to cheat the system as there's a record of prior 'Good behaviour' on file.

 

If these aren't overturned I make a solemn pledge to you all that I will only ever take the smoke bilging sierra into London henceforth and kill every bastard one of London with the delicious free emissions.

An extraordinary turn of events.

Three PCNs became four as I took the car to Cockfosters on one morning to catch the tube into town.  What I hoped was a letter discharging the PCNs was actually another one arriving, which cheered me up no end. That took the grand total to £360 if I paid immediately or double if I didn't.

I keyed in the details of the new PCN to the system which then promptly told me that I couldn't pay.  Being a government website nothing is beautifully laid out or simple to navigate, but further digging revealed that this one had been cleared already - even though I hadn't even made representations about it.

Checking the other three, they've all been cancelled. 

What I find fascinating about this is 

1) They accepted one representation for all PCNs. I didn't have to copy and paste them - just write it out once and attach it to the three initial fines.

2) They used the previous representation for a future ticket. This is unheard of and most welcome.

3) They haven't, as yet, even charged me the £12.50 x 4 for the four trips inside the zone.  So what SHOULD be £50 became £360 and is now £0.  That may change in the coming days but it seems unlikely as these were all struck off about three days ago and I have autopay in place now.  

I am actually going to write a letter to TFL to thank them for taking my representations into consideration. I will moan when things are poor but this is, actually, very good.  And not just because I won (!)