The grumpy thread

[Alan_Green]

In Ghana the hot sauce is called........well, you can read for yourself:

 

[chaseracer]

The sister in laws salt fish patties. You guys are just learning. The joys of a Caribbean household.

 

We're on our way.  This will be transferred to the GRIN thread shortly thereafter...

[nebuchenezer]

To the farmer that let his cows wander onto the railway line between Ashford and Canterbury last night.

 

THANKS.

 

Trains now fucked until Wednesday at the earliest

 

https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/

[Station]

"Hi, can you u give a contact number it's regarding vw bumper thanks."

 

On a bumper I'm selling for 99p!!

[chaseracer]

Trains now fucked until Wednesday at the earliest

 

https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/

 

Is cms206 doing the bus service? 

[HH-R]

"Hi, can you u give a contact number it's regarding vw bumper thanks."

 

On a bumper I'm selling for 99p!!

Wats ur lowest price m8?

[Taff]

"Hi, can you u give a contact number it's regarding vw bumper thanks."

 

On a bumper I'm selling for 99p!!

 

swap 4 IPHONE3?

[Taff]

I made a load of shit hot Harissa paste on Friday and have been lashing it on pretty much everything I've eaten since, as it is more addictive than CRACK. Now (admittedly this probably should have been anticipated) I have an arse like a blood orange cut in half

 

I love Harissa. I make my own, don't you know? When I'm not laying on of hands with the K-series, that is

[Inspector Morose]

Insert well worn grump about trying to get car insurance here.

[skattrd]

"Hi, can you u give a contact number it's regarding vw bumper thanks."

 

On a bumper I'm selling for 99p!!

He probably wants to discuss collection or shipping. The current price is meaningless if you've got to spend £40 on fuel collecting something.

[chaseracer]

Insert well worn grump about trying to get car insurance here.

 

Oh dear.  Sideboard/Tupperware swap not going well?

[AlabamaShrimp]

Insert well worn grump about trying to get car insurance here.

Snap! Insurance sent me a renewal at £175 but put them in the Internet and I can get it from them for £133 with a smaller excess. Better still if I don't want breakdown and all that I think £97 was the cheapest.

 

I know it's been said before but how do they work out the prices?

[nebuchenezer]

Snap! Insurance sent me a renewal at £175 but put them in the Internet and I can get it from them for £133 with a smaller excess. Better still if I don't want breakdown and all that I think £97 was the cheapest.

 

I know it's been said before but how do they work out the prices?

A pinch of foo foo dust added to some fairy sparkle and essence of unobtanium - mix for 30 seconds, count to eleventy seven backwards and voila!

[scaryoldcortina]

You should try trade insurance and the baffling array of terms and conditions...

 

My previous insurer wouldn't cover me for SDP usage of other people's cars without paying an extra £100. This year I found a company that would, and it was £200 cheaper as well. Happy? I was until I found that they aren't covering me to drive a recovery truck. I rang, this will cost £300 to add.

[twosmoke300]

I gave up ringing and online for trade ins . I get the local companies to come out to me now and see what I do . It's all very well having a cheap policy but when you need to claim it's not a good time to find out your not covered for x

 

Oh and don't ever go with a policy underwritten by covea . The most awkward , useless and dishonest twats I have ever dealt with

[scaryoldcortina]

Awkward, useless and dishonest? Sounds a lot like Unicom.

 

 

I've spent half the afternoon on the phone to them. Still no service, still no sim card. STILL refusing to let me use the PAC to move my number before the end of the contract - now 16 days away.

 

My complaints aren't getting through though. Every time I call I have to start again explaining exactly what is wrong. I just got told by a smarmy git in the contracts department that "it's in the terms and conditions you agreed to, so there is nothing we can do"

 

I'm waiting (again!) for a call back. Basically my number is being held hostage and it will cost me £75+vat to get it released.

[DVee8]

In the 24 and the grin thread I mentioned I had a hire van. Well last night it disgraced its self. At midnight I was standing in the pissing rain,with the RAC man trying to shut the fucking alarm that had been going off for the last 2 hours. The van would lock and unlock its self at will with no one near.The RAC diagnostics did show that the ecu that controll's the airbags was fucked. Anyway long story short battery disconnected and resorted later.Lots of loud strong words in a full office at return. A full refund given

[Negative Creep]

With my continuing smashed window saga, the mother has agreed to pay my £75 excess. Bad news is that it won't be fixed until Friday since apparently the glass that did arrive was scratched. Rather annoyed about this since I only have a sheet covering the window, have to get in and out the passenger side, can't go above 30mph and am in constant fear of it being nicked

[Inspector Morose]

Oh dear.  Sideboard/Tupperware swap not going well?

Not exactly a swap more of an addition. Due to my unique car storage facilities my Rovers insurer won't touch it with a barge pole. Nor will the majority of other classic insurers for some unexplainable reason. My insurer for the BX won't touch it due to the postcode even though it is exactly the same details on the BXs policy but they're happy with that.

 

Admiral is the cheapest on a normal policy and quoted 400 but wouldn't let me go any further on line saying I'll get an added bonus as the car is considered a classic. Yup, they want an extra 500 on top.

 

I hate my postcode. But I'm not giving up yet.

[chaseracer]

Park it outside Julian's house.  An Edgbaston postcode should swing it... 

[anonymous user]

I love Harissa. I make my own, don't you know? When I'm not laying on of hands with the K-series, that is

I assume that you wash your hands in between or are K seal and oil in the ingredients?

[Pillock]

I'm at the Cinema. I don't mind the cinema, however the "film" starts at 5pm - it's now 5.01 and we have adverts. I wonder when then film (that I've paid to see) starts and the adverts (which line Cineworlds pockets) end.

[HH-R]

Probably about half past... then you'll have 15 mins of trailers to sit through...

[scaryoldcortina]

^ See also recent DVDs with unskippable trailers before the main menu appears.

[Pillock]

28 minutes.

[Richard]

Invoice Cineworld for half an hour an NMW. Personally I would invoice them from the time I left the house to the time I got home but I'm not a big cinema fan.

[Pillock]

They tricked me with a "short". It wasn't the film. That made it 38 minutes.

[michael1703]

I'm at the Cinema. I don't mind the cinema, however the "film" starts at 5pm - it's now 5.01 and we have adverts. I wonder when then film (that I've paid to see) starts and the adverts (which line Cineworlds pockets) end.

We went to see the last bond film,think it was due to start at 7pm,we get there at 6.45 and people are seated while there are adverts being played,then there was endless adverts featuring daniel Craig in adverts for alcohol,watches,computers,phones, you name it,the blue eyed bond endorsed it.

 

It was almost 8oclock before the film started, I was tired and bored and wanted to go home by that point

[Pillock]

I just don't get it. I've paid to see that, it was £30 for a family of four. I reckon there's 600 seats, so let's say it's half full which makes 75 families, or £2250. They show it 6 times per day, £13k or so. I'd like to know how much a film costs to buy in so they have to sell advert space to make cash.

[Station]

Just thought about films I've been to see in my life:

 

Temple of Doom 1986

Last Crusade 1989

Batman 2 1993

Mars Attacks 1997

Terminator Salvation 2011

 

Do they still have intermission with that BA BAAA BA BAAA B B B BAAA music? Haha