The grumpy thread

[iainrcz]

Had a runny nose for a couple of days that has turned in to a hacking, phlegmy cough. And now due to coughing my ring up I've got a sore throat.

Winner.

[IronStar]

  On 08/04/2025 at 12:27, IronStar said:

It will take a week. For them to run a query on the database, and print a piece of paper. A fucking week. For a 10 second job.

This is some sick joke. 

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It's been a week since the request was put in. Guess who still doesn't have the piece of fucking paper yet?

Serbian Bureaucracy - you will get your car registered when we can be arsed. You're paying everything up front though!

[barefoot]

How long does a turd last before it goes off?

I was sent an NHS shit dipping kit the other day, promptly introduced it to my arse and packed everything up in the little envelope, which spent all day yesterday sitting on the worktop. Today I put in my pocket and took it for a drive round. I popped in at the shop, and walked straight past the fucking post box - twice - and brought my little dump home with me again. It's now back on the worktop & I'm hoping to take it out for another go tomorrow. 

[Mally]

  On 15/04/2025 at 17:45, barefoot said:

How long does a turd last before it goes off?

I was sent an NHS shit dipping kit the other day, promptly introduced it to my arse and packed everything up in the little envelope, which spent all day yesterday sitting on the worktop. Today I put in my pocket and took it for a drive round. I popped in at the shop, and walked straight past the fucking post box - twice - and brought my little dump home with me again. It's now back on the worktop & I'm hoping to take it out for another go tomorrow. 

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Hard Shit!

[camryv6]

  On 15/04/2025 at 17:45, barefoot said:

How long does a turd last before it goes off?

I was sent an NHS shit dipping kit the other day, promptly introduced it to my arse and packed everything up in the little envelope, which spent all day yesterday sitting on the worktop. Today I put in my pocket and took it for a drive round. I popped in at the shop, and walked straight past the fucking post box - twice - and brought my little dump home with me again. It's now back on the worktop & I'm hoping to take it out for another go tomorrow. 

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Don't lose your shit !

[Marina door handles]

  On 14/04/2025 at 11:25, comfortablynumb said:

MK1 son is fixing his mates MOT fails on her Discovery 300tdi.

Rusted through fueltank cradle, replaced.

Steering ball joint replaced.

Pair of new headlights because the beam pattern is wrong.

Ok, she's picked up 200 ones by mistake, we'll get them swapped for 300 ones.

Except apparently they're NLA.

On a 1995 car

Really?? 🤦

 

 

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Hold on to your hat but..... 

Well I think I have found you a nearside one.

https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/stc1234-genuine-headlamp-300-discovery-1995-on-lh-rhd.html

Yes I was bored! 

[meshking]

  On 14/04/2025 at 19:41, richardmorris said:

Mot people must be on a mission at the moment. 2cver in the FB group who had a car fail with poor reflectors last year, and bought new ones for a pass, has had the same car fail again with the same issue. In over 30years I’ve never had a 2cv fail with lights.

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Oooh I have, but that was because I picked up some cheap LHD lights. Much better for seeing the road, but the MOT man wasn’t impressed with the pattern. 

[comfortablynumb]

  On 15/04/2025 at 19:50, Marina door handles said:

Hold on to your hat but..... 

Well I think I have found you a nearside one.

https://www.johncraddockltd.co.uk/stc1234-genuine-headlamp-300-discovery-1995-on-lh-rhd.html

Yes I was bored! 

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I really appreciate the help, unfortunately she's now gone and bought a pair of secondhand ones, at considerably more than I've been shown ones for sale for!

Only thing I can say, is it was time dependent for a retest on the MOT.

Thanks again all for help and suggestions 

[hairnet]

govt departments

wtf

they tell me one time they tell the chap im seeing another

then also couldnt get into the building even tho all the staff were there

also what i spoke to them about coulda been done over the phone saving him and me a trip

sake

[Metal Guru]

  On 15/04/2025 at 17:45, barefoot said:

How long does a turd last before it goes off?

I was sent an NHS shit dipping kit the other day, promptly introduced it to my arse and packed everything up in the little envelope, which spent all day yesterday sitting on the worktop. Today I put in my pocket and took it for a drive round. I popped in at the shop, and walked straight past the fucking post box - twice - and brought my little dump home with me again. It's now back on the worktop & I'm hoping to take it out for another go tomorrow. 

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I wouldn’t worry. The old test required four samples over consecutive days, so the first was at least 3 days old before posting. Just send it asap.

[hairnet]

  On 15/04/2025 at 17:56, camryv6 said:

Don't lose your shit !

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  On 15/04/2025 at 17:48, Mally said:

Hard Shit!

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no shit sherlock

shit happens

[barefoot]

  On 15/04/2025 at 17:48, Mally said:

Hard Shit!

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  On 15/04/2025 at 17:56, camryv6 said:

Don't lose your shit !

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  On 16/04/2025 at 11:45, Metal Guru said:

I wouldn’t worry. The old test required four samples over consecutive days, so the first was at least 3 days old before posting. Just send it asap.

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You'll be relieved to know it's gone. I know the fair wife is.

[New POD]

  On 15/04/2025 at 17:45, barefoot said:

How long does a turd last before it goes off?

I was sent an NHS shit dipping kit the other day, promptly introduced it to my arse and packed everything up in the little envelope, which spent all day yesterday sitting on the worktop. Today I put in my pocket and took it for a drive round. I popped in at the shop, and walked straight past the fucking post box - twice - and brought my little dump home with me again. It's now back on the worktop & I'm hoping to take it out for another go tomorrow. 

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Don't know. I posted mine on the way home from work yesterday.  It was in my bag for the best part of 6 hours. 

[Remspoor]

  On 15/04/2025 at 17:45, barefoot said:

How long does a turd last before it goes off?

I was sent an NHS shit dipping kit the other day, promptly introduced it to my arse and packed everything up in the little envelope, which spent all day yesterday sitting on the worktop. Today I put in my pocket and took it for a drive round. I popped in at the shop, and walked straight past the fucking post box - twice - and brought my little dump home with me again. It's now back on the worktop & I'm hoping to take it out for another go tomorrow. 

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One more day and it will be the turd day in a row.

[Mally]

I refuse to do it.

I don't give a shit!

[barefoot]

I forgot to say, I posted it along with my local government ballot papers. A proper load of shit.

[High Jetter]

When I've returned my samples I've always thought using RM is a suitably shit way of sending shit to them (Apologies to Yoss and any other posties, you all do great work, I know it's the management).

[Metal Guru]

  On 16/04/2025 at 17:59, barefoot said:

I forgot to say, I posted it along with my local government ballot papers. A proper load of shit.

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Good chance they’ll get mixed up.

[IronStar]

  On 15/04/2025 at 15:45, IronStar said:

It's been a week since the request was put in. Guess who still doesn't have the piece of fucking paper yet?

Serbian Bureaucracy - you will get your car registered when we can be arsed. You're paying everything up front though!

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Nine days now. Seven working days have passed as well, if that's their twisted version of a week. Nothing. Nada. Zilch. Not even picking up the phone now.

It's public holidays tomorrow and Monday, but knowing Serbian admin, 2/3 of them will also take Tuesday off.  So much for driving or fettling with it when I actually have some spare fucking time.

Silver lining* is I'm working through holidays, so it's not like I'd have Friday and Monday anyway. That somehow makes it all better, right? Right?

Can't wait* to see how much will I end up paying for this fuckery when I cancel insurance policy on it.

Fucksake. 

[paulplom]

Had a fall on Satrurday night and hit my ribs off the solid wood ottoman.

They are hurting slightly.

[auntiemaryscanary]

  On 17/04/2025 at 12:51, paulplom said:

Had a fall on Satrurday night and hit my ribs off the solid wood ottoman.

They are hurting slightly.

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I did similar last Saturday daytime. I fell top to the bottom on the stairs. However I ain't putting a picture of my severely bruised arse on here or anywhere. Got a right cheek in many shades of purple.

[GeorgeB]

  On 17/04/2025 at 12:51, paulplom said:

Had a fall on Satrurday night and hit my ribs off the solid wood ottoman.

They are hurting slightly.

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Are you sure you "had a fall"?

I think you have to be a lot older for that.

[loserone]

She tripped, he fell.

[Popsicle]

Couriering caddy is losing fluids again, after sloshing nearly £30 of diesel down our street last week, this week its decided to leak power steering fluid.

Done a 500 mile round trip to Devon today, came off the motorway near home to be greeted by whining steering. Feared the worst that the pump had gone again, it was only replaced 80k miles ago. Fortunately it looks like the pipe/clip/reservoir has given up - can't be arsed to deal with it tonight, something for tomorrow me to deal with.

Some chocolate bars I saw at the seaside the other day sums up perfectly how the van is behaving at the moment.

[ruffgeezer]

  On 17/04/2025 at 12:51, paulplom said:

Had a fall on Satrurday night and hit my ribs off the solid wood ottoman.

They are hurting slightly.

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Ouch! Did you land on your wallet?

[Sir Snipes]

Wanted to have a ding and a scratch repaired to my Sandero before I sell it.

[Sir Snipes]

When I mused about simply changing the doors (couple hundred quid each) he thought it was "overkill".

[Popsicle]

  On 18/04/2025 at 08:18, Sir Snipes said:

Wanted to have a ding and a scratch repaired to my Sandero before I sell it.

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Thats given me flashbacks to some of the bills Northgate used to send me when a rental van went back. Could usually get the repairs done for around 20% of their estimates at a local place/smart repairer.

[hairnet]

place in the sun and theyre doing charente in western france (above bordeaux)

they explain where it is and say oh you can fly into limoges bordeaux etc

but then say you can drive from calais its 7 hours

when theres 5 other ports that put you closer

why do these programmes always do that ffs

grrrrrrr

[Metal Guru]

  On 18/04/2025 at 14:05, hairnet said:

place in the sun and theyre doing charente in western france (above bordeaux)

they explain where it is and say oh you can fly into limoges bordeaux etc

but then say you can drive from calais its 7 hours

when theres 5 other ports that put you closer

why do these programmes always do that ffs

grrrrrrr

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Yes but you’re quicker and possibly cheaper using the shortest sea route (esp the tunnel). I’m heading to that area in a few weeks. I’m going  via Cherbourg but St Malo is nearer. However it’s 5 hours longer on the ferry instead of driving for 1 1/2 hours.