The grumpy thread

[Skizzer]

I strongly disagree with most of that, but this isn't the place for it.

[fred]

Well spent 3 hours on my knees weeding the back garden, fuck me Ive seized up....and the front driveway is 3 times as big - and is Triffid filled....may get a drill on a stick with a flap wheel and try that tomorrow, my ole knees are just nay up to the job anymore

[beko1987]

Hormonal pregnant women, specifically the one sat on the other sofa in my house.

[robinmasters]

Should be called Operation Stuck.

 

Or Operation Stash: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sYQrn018AE

 

I wasn't grumpy, but the unwelcome news that this 'hilarious' person still exists has made me so. 'Internet prankster'? Unemployed, attention-seeking fucking dickhead.

[mercrocker]

Perhaps seeing this prick will turn back Cameron's swarming mass....

[purplebargeken]

Must wear glasses as soon as I wake up:

 

Well spent 3 hours on my knees weeding the back garden

 

I read this as 'Well spent 3 hours on my knees weeing in the back garden'.

 

I thought that you must have a bladder the size of a Xantia and weren't able to pee very far.

 

I blame it on my painkillers

[Bucketeer]

No more Roadkill until September.

[Lankytim]

Why is everyone so down on Discoboy? Just a bit of fun, innit.

[Cavcraft]

Exactly, he's bought a bit of a laugh to what must be a shit place to be.

[Taff]

discoboy? is he  member here?

[beko1987]

Ordered the wrong fucking centre section

 

Bought this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-Xsara-ZX-1-9TD-2-0-HDi-EXHAUST-MIDDLE-CENTRE-SILENCER-100-QUALITY-/271755719809?

 

I need this after looking more closely at the car

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CITROEN-ZX-1-9TD-XUD9TE-EST-94-98-Front-Exhaust-/400754058570?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&fits=Model%3AZX%7CCars+Type%3A1.9+TD&hash=item5d4ecda54a

 

now too skint to buy that of course, so may have to ask my mum. Anyone want whatever the fuck I bought wrong? Probably a bit pointless sending it back, after postage I'll only get a tenner refund which makes it a bit fucking pointless

[bub2006]

Thanks white van man for lobbing something out the window of your van on the a38. New windscreen going to cost 120 quid. Police don't give a fuck and the insurance company want silly money. Fucking bell end

[dollywobbler]

No more Roadkill until September.

 

Indeed. And they're moving to paid-for content. It's true. Making videos for free consumption on the internet is a crap way to make money, but still disappointing even though I know exactly why they have done it!

[dollywobbler]

Hormonal pregnant women, specifically the one sat on the other sofa in my house.

 

Surely you are at least partly responsible for this?

[beko1987]

Apparently so

[320touring]

Indeed. And they're moving to paid-for content. It's true. Making videos for free consumption on the internet is a crap way to make money, but still disappointing even though I know exactly why they have done it!

thought they had sponsorship?

[dollywobbler]

thought they had sponsorship?

 

That's a point. They have been crowing all year about their tie up with Dodge. Oh well. We'll have to wait and see what happens.

[purplebargeken]

Roadkill = dead animal found on roadside often used for food. I got confused.

[Ghosty]

No more Roadkill until September.

 

They've just posted a video of the Hellcat Charger doing a burnout, too. Bait, much?

 

And Hot Rod Garage is presented by some random person now too.

[xtriple]

Been a 'bit of a day' for dogs trying to kill themselves.... so far, not mine!  First walk of the day suddenly had a puppy loose fallowing us and randomly running into the road. Caught him (no fucking collar!) and found his owners who were not even remotely bothered. Then, 12 week old puppy out for the very first time on Ilsham green, not on a lead, saw Chester (who for once did nothing wrong - wasn't even close to the pup) and ran away as fast as his little legs would carry him.... straight over the main road! Managed to catch him as well and returned him to his frantic owner. Then, another puppy tied up outside the Co-op got spooked by something and got loose and again, ran straight into the bloody road!

 

He was also fine, healthy and returned to his tearful, frantic and distraught owner - I had to give her a lift home as she was so tearful.

 

Got home and thought the days dramas were over, but no. Jo just turned up with her dog (Flynn - Airdale) who was sat out in the garden but then saw a flaming cat and ran..... you guessed it, straight over the main road at the bottom of my road. He ran straight in front of a bloody great big Tarmac lorry, the bloke driving it must have the reactions of an F1 driver 'cos he missed the idiotic dog by inches - dog just carried on after the cat!

 

I am now locking the front door and calling it a day!

 

 

 

 

Note, not one of the dogs was injured in any way, a fact that I am eternally grateful for.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Just found out that my BMW,which I was expecting to pick up today, needs about £500 of head work and both cams are bent. This on top of £1400 bill I was expecting-BOLLOCKS.

No holiday in Brittany for me next week and time to scour eBay for an M57 head and cams, breakers want £500, but there's the AS alternative; a guy in S.Wales has got an oily head on a bit of cardboard in his eBay ad and wants £100. I think I'm going to take a gamble- if it's fucked I've lost £100 if not saved £400.

Do I feel lucky ?

[jonathan_dyane]

How the fuck do you end up with bent cams? Has the timing chain snapped or something?

[Parky]

Just tried to have a word with a kid on a monkey bike blezzing up and down our street. He was about 13 and whilst he was wearing a lid he had no other protection. Or plates, tax, or insurance obviously.

 

He was with some other kids who claim not to know who he was. One kid in particular said "it's up to 'Im if he wants trouble"

 

Stupid stupid kid. Never mind the illegality of it, if he comes off at speed he is going to get so badly hurt its not funny. And despite my sensible neighbourly approach I can't help but feel I am going to have four flats in the morning

[twosmoke300]

I cringe when I see all the moped and 125 riders with no gloves , and when it's warm just in t shirts!

 

They are gonna get peeled if they come off

[Ghosty]

To be fair, the kind of people that ride 125s like that have it coming to them, they're always obnoxiously loud and badly driven, because 125 LISENSE M8.

[Parky]

It's one of my peeves, having seen the pics of injuries bikers suffer when they don't protect themselves. Not the sort of injuries you can fix with an Elastoplast and if that kid de gloves his feet or hands tonight he is going to be carrying those injuries forever.

 

Even at 20mph the asphalt can do a lot of damage to your body when you are sliding across it. The road is nicknamed the "cheese grater" for a good reason

[NorfolkNWeigh]

How the fuck do you end up with bent cams? Has the timing chain snapped or something?

Yes. The bottom chain apparently, no I didn't know there was atop and bottom chain either, to start with on initial inspection garage thought a couple of bent valves and a new chain....

I suppose I should be grateful the bottom end and pistons are ok.

[bub2006]

It's one of my peeves, having seen the pics of injuries bikers suffer when they don't protect themselves. Not the sort of injuries you can fix with an Elastoplast and if that kid de gloves his feet or hands tonight he is going to be carrying those injuries forever.

 

Even at 20mph the asphalt can do a lot of damage to your body when you are sliding across it. The road is nicknamed the "cheese grater" for a good reason

When I was 16 I had a piaggio zip50. Binned it on gravel in Sutton-in-Ashfield at about 25 mph 3 days after taking cbt. I had really bad gravel rash and still wince when I think of how rough the nurse was in A an E with the tweezers and antiseptic. I was wearing a vest and tracksuit bottoms. Since then no matter what I ride I wear protective trouser and jacket. I've had folk say to me Oh it's only a scooter, why wear all gear but regardless of what you ride be it a moped or a hayabusa at 30 mph you will still end up in trouble.

[The Moog]

Ordered the wrong fucking centre section

 

Bought this

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citroen-Xsara-ZX-1-9TD-2-0-HDi-EXHAUST-MIDDLE-CENTRE-SILENCER-100-QUALITY-/271755719809?

 

I need this after looking more closely at the car

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CITROEN-ZX-1-9TD-XUD9TE-EST-94-98-Front-Exhaust-/400754058570?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&fits=Model%3AZX%7CCars+Type%3A1.9+TD&hash=item5d4ecda54a

 

now too skint to buy that of course, so may have to ask my mum. Anyone want whatever the fuck I bought wrong? Probably a bit pointless sending it back, after postage I'll only get a tenner refund which makes it a bit fucking pointless

Have a look at postage as it shouldn't be too bad. Try clicking on return through ebay I found that was mega cheap.

 

Their policy says they will deduct initial postage which they aren't allowed to do under consumer contract regulations. They also can't charge a restocking fee. You should get most of your cash back.

[alf892]

Sorry but if you have buggered them about because you ordered incorrectly or change you mind I can't see why you don't think they are due some money?

 

If I sold something on eBay and posted it out only to have the buyer decide he didn't want it anymore and then expect a full refund of the price and post I'd sure as fuck think I was due something.....