The grumpy thread

[M'coli]

We're a bit spoiled, we've got a proper small-town picture house that we can walk (or drive) to, pay about £6 then another £2 for a bag of sweets, just enough adverts and then whatever they're showing that night.

[dave21478]

The nearest cinema to me is about the size of my living room and has two rows of double seats that look suspiciously like they have been removed from an old coach.

[dave21478]

I bought a 1/4" drive socket set to keep in the car. Guaranteed for life, apparently.

The ratchet broke first time I used it. No excessive force, just a "plink" noise and it freewheels. I took it back to the shop.

Ratchets are not part of the guarantee. Why? Because FUCK YOU, thats why.

"But I only..."

"No."

I buy a single replacement ratchet. Same brand, same model.

IT DOESNT FIT IN THE MOTHERFUCKING PLASTIC CASE. The handle is about half an inch too long.

I take it all back to the shop.

"eh, shame. Not changing it though."

 

 

No, its not the end of the world, but the smallest things are getting right on my nips these days.

[stillOrange]

That Halfords?

[purplebargeken]

Cut 1/2" of bastard too long ratchet, it'll fit then and will void what laughingly passes for a warranty anyway just 'cos does. 

[robinmasters]

I've had it to here (yes, here) with charity rallies. Now, I accept they've often for a good cause, and that not every single person who participates is a massive bell-end. But most of them are.

 

Most of them are selfie-taking morons who post on Pistonheads and spam every Top Gear post on Facebook with 'bring back Clarkson' repeated thousand of times, who spoil what often start out as fairly well looked after older cars 'for a laugh'.

[gordonbennet]

 Cinema, bah.

 

Bent over and dry shafted for any find of refreshment, which up to a point i don't mind cos you're not forced at gunpoint to buy, but what i do mind is being sandwiched between two stinking arseholes either side of us, one side the twat must have smoked a pack of twenty woodies five minutes before he arrived, the bastard reeked...the twat the other side stank of booze and i mean like he'd bathed in beer, oh wonderful.

 

That was the last visit, never again as long as we live, they can stick their cinema right up their collective arses.

 

We've got a full seperates surround system with the mother of all subs, and a big fuck off telly, so we cuddle up on the sofa and enjoy just what we want when we want, no immediate neighbours to upset with the sound either.

[quicksilver]

Remember the Sunday Brunch Scrambles at Bicester Heritage I featured on here over the winter? Entry used to be free both for exhibitors and public but they've got greedy. The last one in the summer was £5 per car and I've just had an email advertising the next one (on 20th September if anyone is interested). They've changed their pricing structure again: it's now £5 per person for public plus a 10% booking fee, and even exhibitors have to pay, albeit half price. Booking fees are always a con and I think they should be illegal, but charging exhibitors to display their cars really isn't on - they should get in free as with no cars there is no show. Shame as it used to be a good event but is now too expensive, especially as most of the shows I've been to recently have been free for everyone.

[Pillock]

Actually, the cinema was just for a kids treat for birthdays. I usually use Netflix, which doesn't give me the bad taste that torrents do bit costs just £7 a month for as many films as I can watch, and the kids can watch. Which they do. For 6 hours per day. Not bad value really!

[michael1703]

Shit like this makes me grumpy

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/11767119/Cecil-the-lions-killer-revealed-as-American-dentist.html

[fairkens]

He wants shooting with a crossbow as well - prick

[HH-R]

I've had it to here (yes, here) with charity rallies. Now, I accept they've often for a good cause, and that not every single person who participates is a massive bell-end. But most of them are.

 

Most of them are selfie-taking morons who post on Pistonheads and spam every Top Gear post on Facebook with 'bring back Clarkson' repeated thousand of times, who spoil what often start out as fairly well looked after older cars 'for a laugh'.

On the radio last week there was a, taxi driver who was going to drive 1000 miles in a cheap car for some rally or something. I bet most of us do that every few weeks with our daily commute!

[beko1987]

Its the stupid rules as well. The mongol cars cant be over 10 years old, certsin engine, value etc. Sub £500 sub 10 year old sub 1.2 or whatever it is cars capable of doing a rally are probably quite scarce.

 

I know gnomeotoole only got to do it in a transit connect asnit was donated and would have a hogh auction value the other end, and I think hoops were jumped to get that far!

 

Id take the zx on a 2000 mile jolly tomorrow if the exhaust didnt blow so much, tbh id probably still do it. Would need some fuel money though...

[bub2006]

Makes me smile when you see these rallies what say car must be under 500 quid and will it make it the 2000 mile journey. The vectra cost me 325,spent nothing on it and done 4k in a month of ownership.

[chaseracer]

Fecked GSA.  Now THAT was a challenge...

[mercrocker]

Remember the Sunday Brunch Scrambles at Bicester Heritage I featured on here over the winter? Entry used to be free both for exhibitors and public but they've got greedy. The last one in the summer was £5 per car and I've just had an email advertising the next one (on 20th September if anyone is interested). They've changed their pricing structure again: it's now £5 per person for public plus a 10% booking fee, and even exhibitors have to pay, albeit half price. Booking fees are always a con and I think they should be illegal, but charging exhibitors to display their cars really isn't on - they should get in free as with no cars there is no show. Shame as it used to be a good event but is now too expensive, especially as most of the shows I've been to recently have been free for everyone.

Thanks for the tip. They can shove that up their arse, then. Fucking Breakfast and Brunch bollocks. I will just take the old shite to the Polish blokes caravan on the bypass. He's got a Mk3 Granny so I can look at that.

[chaseracer]

Thanks for the tip. They can shove that up their arse, then. Fucking Breakfast and Brunch bollocks. I will just take the old shite to the Polish blokes caravan on the bypass. He's got a Mk3 Granny so I can look at that.

 

Aye - with you here.  Spontaneous shite meets at transport caffs and layby chuck wagons FTW.

[Cavcraft]

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.

 

 

See also 1979.

Cinemas have always been like this, hours of trailers and advertising followed by sustained interludes of horrifically over-priced snacks and drinks that make you thirstier.

I think since peaking with The Great Rock N Roll Swindle in 1980, I've been maybe four times since. We haven't even got a cinema in Chester any more.

[Sloth in a bowl]

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

My current postcode is worse than when I lived on terraced street in Stirchley. Too near Ladywood for comfort or sensible insurance quotes. Birmingham can be a good city but not for this.

[beko1987]

Makes me smile when you see these rallies what say car must be under 500 quid and will it make it the 2000 mile journey. The vectra cost me 325,spent nothing on it and done 4k in a month of ownership.

Bet the vectra is too old now, or too higher an engine. The zx wouldnt be in either being a 1.9.

 

Stupid innit, would happily drive 2000 miles in an early vectra!

[stephen01]

Pissed off with ebay seller ' themonsterbookshop' ordered a book, shock I know!, paid etc and had an email from them saying it was  out of stock, how the fuck can they sell something that's out of stock? I don't believe this crap about checked stock and we're out sorry. they only had one bloody listed!  ebay will only side with the seller as they sell OMGFUCKLOADS of books and I'm just a crappy buyer. but what boils my piss is the fact they have asked me to cancel the sale, fuck that, I still want my book. I've never given bad feedback on ebay and I've had an account for over 10 years and come across some right prats but this one has wound me.

 

I know I'm being a little childish but now I don't have a book for my holiday and as its an old book I can't just walk to the shop and buy it.

[beko1987]

I had that with lm electrical spares. Ordered a steel dc04 wand cap for my constant max, paid and I got a purple one.

 

Phoned up, and they couldnt order any other colour so just sent me that. I impolitely told the lady that Id checked qualtex and maddocks, and they havent got any, which is why I bought it basedvon their listing, pics and everything. If I wanted any old one I'd have ordered it. I want the hens tooth colour.

 

Money back, and its still sat in the shed waiting to come in useful one day, even though the only dc04 it would fit is the marie curie version. I had one of those and sold it in a fit of skintness as a n other dyson, refret it muchly now, had all the paperwork and everything.

[Richard]

It's probably too late this time but you should be able to find it on http://www.abebooks.co.uk/ .

[Lord Sterling]

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.

 

 

 

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

My current postcode is worse than when I lived on terraced street in Stirchley. Too near Ladywood for comfort or sensible insurance quotes. Birmingham can be a good city but not for this.

Park it outside Chez_Mo, yeah it's a bit far to walk but surely? Oddly enough, despite Ma_road currently being over run with Jeremy Kyle contestants it seems Ok insurance price-wise. Probably because it has "Selly Oak" in the address.

[fordperv]

Shit like this makes me grumpy

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/zimbabwe/11767119/Cecil-the-lions-killer-revealed-as-American-dentist.html

I think people like him should be hunted as sport

[purplebargeken]

^^ Can we pull his teeth out with manky rusty pliers first. Bet they are veneered or implants. Moronic fucker. 

[HH-R]

That fuggin advert with the bloke reciting a shite poem about the coast in a really slow, monotone Yaaarkshire accent is telly smashingly annoying.

[Negative Creep]

I think people like him should be hunted as sport

 

 

What I don't get is he released a statement apologising because he didn't realise it was Cecil. So basically if it was any other Lion he wouldn't care!

[dollywobbler]

Though as a friend of mine said - unquestionably horrid, and right that the bloke is made to think about his actions, but there's a lot more evil stuff going on in the world which surely needs more media coverage? Or deserves more than this bloody lion has managed to generate.

[Pillock]

Yeah, you're right. We've not even touched on the fact that some chump walked up to the Norwich Puppet Man (harmless old bloke, sits in the city with a little set of dancing puppets and some music minding his own business) and tipped water all over the CD player.

 

NPM was doing his thing when I lived there back in 1997. Has never harmed a soul.

 

Thankfully, someone recognised the bloke and he owns a clothes shop in Great Yarmouth. A clothes shop that now has about 500 1-star ratings and a tirade of abuse on the Facebook page. That bit is a grin, the fact it happened in the first place is a megagrump.

 

As for the rest of the stuff happening in the world, that can all just do one.