The grumpy thread

[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 (!)

[Markeh]

On 14/02/2025 at 11:03, alcyonecorporation said:

My favourite is 'you'd be perfect for this job' 

*applies for job*

'oh sorry we went with someone else, you weren't even shortlisted' 

I had a brilliant one similar to this.

Applied to a local company for a senior level role. Interview invite comes through as a lead. Rejected after the first round because I didn't have enough experience as a lead. That's why I didn't apply as one!

[Metal Guru]

Item in the news re a Scottish woman planning to play the bagpipes for 80 days leading up to the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

I thought we fought the war to end atrocities and crimes against humanity.

[RoverFolkUs]

Criminal damage caused to a perfectly legally parked vehicle, presumably by the fucking landed gentry uptight nimbys in the row of houses on a nearby private* road 

*Private in the sense that nobody is allowed down it for any length of time without getting harassed but they'll be on the phone to the council as soon as there's a maintenance issue to be paid for by everyone else

CUNTS

It's not even my vehicle but it made me so angry just walking past it 😂

[Tenmil Socket]

22 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Criminal damage caused to a perfectly legally parked vehicle, presumably by the fucking landed gentry uptight nimbys in the row of houses on a nearby private* road 

*Private in the sense that nobody is allowed down it for any length of time without getting harassed but they'll be on the phone to the council as soon as there's a maintenance issue to be paid for by everyone else

CUNTS

It's not even my vehicle but it made me so angry just walking past it 😂

Unbelievable... the absolute throbbers!

[BorniteIdentity]

31 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Criminal damage caused to a perfectly legally parked vehicle, presumably by the fucking landed gentry uptight nimbys in the row of houses on a nearby private* road 

*Private in the sense that nobody is allowed down it for any length of time without getting harassed but they'll be on the phone to the council as soon as there's a maintenance issue to be paid for by everyone else

CUNTS

It's not even my vehicle but it made me so angry just walking past it 😂

You need to do what that village did with the yellow cars a few years back and organise a classic car meet on their road. I’d happily attend. Do inform the local media too. 

[Matty]

50 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Criminal damage caused to a perfectly legally parked vehicle, presumably by the fucking landed gentry uptight nimbys in the row of houses on a nearby private* road 

*Private in the sense that nobody is allowed down it for any length of time without getting harassed but they'll be on the phone to the council as soon as there's a maintenance issue to be paid for by everyone else

CUNTS

It's not even my vehicle but it made me so angry just walking past it 😂

Put their windows in and stick a note through the door. "Move house. Next time it'll be more than just your windows". 😄

[Leyland Worldmaster]

1 hour ago, Matty said:

Put their windows in and stick a note through the door. "Move house. Next time it'll be more than just your windows". 😄

I was thinking along the lines of a welcoming party in back of the van ready to greet* the bumpkin toff type things...

[Urko]

TV and radio "news" full of it being 40 years since Knobenders started.  I didn't watch the fucker 40 years ago and I have zero interest now, and it isn't news.

[alcyonecorporation]

SEAT seems to be finding the weakest point in its cooling system and shitting itself in turn. 

In November the heater matrix went owing to the VAG silica bag of doom, taking the heat exchanger and thermostat housing with it. 
Three weeks off work. 

Next, the radiator cracked, dumped coolant all over the ground at work, work threatened to sack me as I was making up* problems with the car, told them to fuck off in 8K and resigned on the spot.  Their monthly pay, from five days a week of work, barely covered half of the damage.

£1300 later with a new rad, a hose (or something else) gives out and dumps coolant all over the new job's drive, meaning we got behind and had customers screaming on the phone.
Three lads (including me) were out, and one had to come and rescue me. 

Finally got it recovered back to my unit on Sunday and it was collected by the garage today at 7.30 this fucking morning. 



To add insult to injury, the front number plate dropped off over the weekend, the plate which the 5-0 whinge about but mysteriously passes every MoT and is easily read by ANPR. 
This car is beginning to piss me off. I need it for writing and delivery work. 

I realise the parcel drops asked too much from it but it's been throwing strops since November now and my wallet cannot take any more. I can't even afford a new fucking number plate. 

[alcyonecorporation]

18 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Criminal damage caused to a perfectly legally parked vehicle, presumably by the fucking landed gentry uptight nimbys in the row of houses on a nearby private* road 

*Private in the sense that nobody is allowed down it for any length of time without getting harassed but they'll be on the phone to the council as soon as there's a maintenance issue to be paid for by everyone else

CUNTS

It's not even my vehicle but it made me so angry just walking past it 😂

'We are annoyed your van is parked here, so we're going to make moving it ten times harder by slashing one of the tyres.' 

Fucking chav logic, that. 

[RoverFolkUs]

21 minutes ago, alcyonecorporation said:

'We are annoyed your van is parked here, so we're going to make moving it ten times harder by slashing one of the tyres.' 

Fucking chav logic, that. 

Precisely my thoughts, they've done both the offside tyres!

[sierraman]

Hopefully CCTV round about so it can be passed as criminal damage. That said the Police won’t give a stuff, but if you went round and gave them a pasting they’d be quick to jump on you. 

[goosey]

Our House buyers have pulled out so we’re back on the market 6 people coming to view today, fkin great 

[cobblers]

1 hour ago, goosey said:

Our House buyers have pulled out so we’re back on the market 6 people coming to view today, fkin great 

Bastard.

Last time this happened to us (some fruitloop made an offer to buy our vacant house and spend 6 months pissing us about and it turned out that they were unemployed and were expecting to get a mortgage with their JSA) we ended up selling it within a week, for £8k more than previously!

[andyberg]

Is this what the uk has now become? EVERY single bottle of spirits in my local Tesco now comes in a security cage.