The grumpy thread

[cort16]

Nope, I've got an iphone which only receives calls when it feels like it, which is about 40% of the time.

[Junkman]

The company I work for moved office to one of those nondescript newfangled business parks (Didsbury Towers).

Overall not a bad move from where we were previously, apart from the car park being entirely void of Autoshite.

Unless I park some of my chod there that is.

[Cavcraft]

How is it possible to live in Essex and not track down a series of complete and utter oxygen thieving morons and smash their bastarding heads in?

[Negative Creep]

Get woken at 4am by a crash and almighty howling. I live on the third floor and my cat suddenly decided to jump out the window, slipped on the wet ledge and fell onto the ground. Just rushed him to the vets and whilst he's still up and moving, his lower lip looks in a bad way and he's broken and at least one tooth. Now just sitting by the phone waiting to find out if he's fractured his jaw.

The worst part? Despite having shown no inclination to every try and jump out in the time I've had him, I bought a window guard yesterday but didn't get round to putting it up

[wackywacerwill]

Under seal.

 

I'd been meaning to do the van for ages and finally found the time yesterday. The plan was to scrub and paint the underside but my supply of red lead mixed with some grey zinc shit was only enough to do the chassis rails so the bucket of tar was applied to the rest (well until I'd had enough anyway). My face, hair, arms, legs also got nicely coated, had to wash with turps to get it all off the bastard stuff.

[Negative Creep]

Oh, and James Galdofini RIP

 

http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/26089/james-galdolfini-1961-2013

[maxpower]

Oh, and James Galdofini RIP

 

http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/26089/james-galdolfini-1961-2013

+1 a real shocker!

[Slappy]

The computers at work....

 

I work for a local authority on the South Coast. When I started there 5 years ago as a wet behind the ears boy fresh from uni I would describe the computers as obsolete, now everything is positively falling apart...

We are meant to be in the middle of an upgrade, except my team aren't because of 1 lousy software incompatibility problem.

 

As a result if we get problems IT aren't interested in sorting things out, and now we have a mix of network issues and PC issues. This has dragged on for a few months, with 1 server in particular being woeful, but in the context of that, today has been abysmal.

 

It was like imagining the computer being powered by 2 hamsters. Except 1 of them has carked it, and the 2nd one is the asthmatic 1 who needs to take breaks every 5 mins. This is then backed up by a selection of networks and servers so slow that a snail moving a grand piano would be faster. After 2 long network drop-outs this morning, and 2 occasions when IE7 (can't upgrade that either) just shut itself attempting the strenuous task of opening a text document I headbanged the keyboard, shut everything down and just left.

[warren t claim]

Car clubs.

 

Right, so when I want something off you it's the last one ever made and all the money, but if I'm selling something it's worthless and you're allowed to low ball me worse than a comedown?

 

Oh.

That's how capitalism works. If you don't like it then move to Russia.

[Junkman]

That's how capitalism works. If you don't like it then move to Russia.

 

Wrong century, man.

[chaseracer]

That's how capitalism works. If you don't like it then move to Russia.

 

One of the new centres of world capitalism.

 

You did hear about this...? 

 

http://history1900s.about.com/od/coldwa1/a/berlinwall.htm

 

[warren t claim]

One of the new centres of world capitalism.

 

You did hear about this...? 

 

http://history1900s.about.com/od/coldwa1/a/berlinwall.htm

 

It was meant to be a flippant quote! Oops!

[warren t claim]

What are you trying to sell?

[Angrydicky]

How is it possible to live in Essex and not track down a series of complete and utter oxygen thieving morons and smash their bastarding heads in?

I dunno, Essex folk aren't that bad. Of course there's plenty of waste of space chavs around but I wouldn't say it's any worse than other areas of the country, Scunthorpe  and Leeds for example....

The only thing that irritates me are a few local so-called car enthusiasts who can't see past anything that doesn't have a blue oval badge on it. Bloke who saw my dad's Consul asked me why I'm not driving a "proper car" like that? Maybe it's because I prefer BMC/BL cars?

[Hendry]

Family.

 

True what they say about being able to pick your friends but not your relations

[autofive]

Car clubs.

 

Right, so when I want something off you it's the last one ever made and all the money, but if I'm selling something it's worthless and you're allowed to low ball me worse than a comedown?

 

Oh.

 

 

tell me about it

 

I offered a scimitar very cheap on the scimitar owners club forum and got a load of shite about it as im 'not a member' from some cloth cap newby member who was stupid enough to pay the 15 quid to join

 

fuck you dave cock. (or Cook) I cut it up with a grinder and im selling the parts for a huge profit to 'non-members'

[eddyramrod]

 when I want something it's the last one ever made and all the money, but if I'm selling something it's worthless

 

That has been my ENTIRE experience of buying or selling absolutely anything, throughout my 54 years.

[maxpower]

Guy comes to look at connect van and offers stupid price... "i have travelled all the way down from leeds"

 

"the advert says the van is in london, so you knew how far you would have to travel"

 

"yeah but..."   save your money cockhead and buy a van in leeds

[skattrd]

I left work 10 minutes early so I would get back home in time to collect a small package from the post office. Well, after 1.5hrs stationary on the A46 I didn;t get my parcel.

Oh, and what am i trying to collect from the post office? The N75 valve I bought from a breaker over 2 weeks ago. They have managed to send the wrong part twice all ready. I gave them the damned part number and told them to check it was the right one before sending it each time. It had better be the right one this time.

 

Thinking about it now, two weeks without the turbo working is possibly why I'm hating the bora more than usual.

[Cavcraft]

Are you getting it second hand, Chris? I don't think they're very expensive new to be honest, mine was £50 inc. fitting from a specialist.

[skattrd]

Yep, second hand Billy, trade from VW they're £83+VAT. I've tried a few other places and nowhere was under £80 for a shitty plastic valve.

[Cavcraft]

WTF? £80? Robbing bastards.

[Wilko220]

tell me about it

 

I offered a scimitar very cheap on the scimitar owners club forum and got a load of shite about it as im 'not a member' from some cloth cap newby member who was stupid enough to pay the 15 quid to join

 

fuck you dave cock. (or Cook) I cut it up with a grinder and im selling the parts for a huge profit to 'non-members'

 

Just had a read of the Scimitar club thread for my own entertainment/depression. Some of these dicks really do make you wonder.

[retrogeezer]

Yep, second hand Billy, trade from VW they're £83+VAT. I've tried a few other places and nowhere was under £80 for a shitty plastic valve.

 

Is this one of those VAG parts that would be cheaper if you bought it in a Skoda garage?? Or is that an urban myth?

[Jon]

That's funny, the 205 wasn't there when I came home from work last night. Must've been a really windy night to blow it that far....

 

 

And leave the passenger door slightly open.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Oh.  

[vulgalour]

@Wat:  yeah, don't worry, I get you on this.  That's why I thought paying for new brake shoes was more important than another tin of purple paint and do you know what, new brake shoes stop the car far better than that tin of purple paint would have.  Funny how that works.

 

@cav_estate: Balls, that's not a good thing to have happen at all.

[RedSparrow]

Just had a read of the Scimitar club thread for my own entertainment/depression. Some of these dicks really do make you wonder.

 

Link for LOLZ please.

[beko1987]

 

Oh.  

 

Bastards, sorry to see that dude 

[Wilko220]

Link for LOLZ please.

http://www.scimitarweb.co.uk/sgwrs/viewtopic.php?f=21&t=20599

 

@cavestate - really sorry to see that. Hope you're able to get the parts you need to fix it without too much hassle.

[autofive]

I can film this in HD for you if required....................I could do with a laugh at the expense of a jeb-ended car club.

 

too late

 

its down to a rolling chassis now, and i will be cutting that up over the weekend