The grumpy thread

[meshking]

He didn't. But he didn't start the idiocy in Syria either.

I can't seem to find evidence that suggests that Etonians caused the conflict in Syria. All I do know is that all the pain that the migrants are suffering from is awful and we (everyone, not just Autoshite) need to resolve it someway. But that's got nothing to do with motoring, but is a definite cause of grump in my house.

 

On another note, are you sorted for a lift? We're in Pembroke next week, heading home via Hay, but there's probably not much room spare in the car for another passenger ( will be five up plus luggage already).

[scaryoldcortina]

My phone is fixed! It only took a fortnight but at least I can recieve calls again. Waiting to hear what compensation they are offering for the utterly shite service.

 

First call in? "We see from our records that you haven't claimed back your PPI yet....."

 

Normal service is resumed.

[EssDeeWon]

I can't seem to find evidence that suggests that Etonians caused the conflict in Syria. All I do know is that all the pain that the migrants are suffering from is awful and we (everyone, not just Autoshite) need to resolve it someway. But that's got nothing to do with motoring, but is a definite cause of grump in my house.

 

On another note, are you sorted for a lift? We're in Pembroke next week, heading home via Hay, but there's probably not much room spare in the car for another passenger ( will be five up plus luggage already).

 

I am going to Kos on the 28th for a couple of weeks, although to a resort the other end of the island and uneffected by the migrant crisis.

 

Many business owners on Kos have been left fuming because of the news reports from BBC, DailyMail and Sky etc... What none of them mention in their news bulletins is that the 'chaos' is only in Kos Town by the police station where the migrants are waiting for their paperwork, Also the BBC keep saying that 120,000 have arrived this year, but what they fail to mention is that roughly 119,000 have already received their paperwork and have been moved on by ferry to Europe main land, mainly Athens.

 

The other problem is the so called promise of milk and honey once they arrive in Europe, BUT IT AINT LIKE THAT!! and one guy interviewed yesterday said "If this is europe then I would rather return home"  which suggests not all of them are coming from war torn Syria. Some of these people are desparate, but many of them aren't and just want to get to the promised land that is Europe. Many are now stuck in big campsites in Athens wondering why they bothered.

[MarvinsMom]

we had a few migrants stow away on-board the banana boats from Ghana which dock at Tees dock.

 

the council in their wisdom* housed some of them in my home town, where they hung around the town square all day been lowed and unpleasant it anyone in skirt.

 

the council once told of this behaviour didn't want to know until on of them rapes a teenage girl.

 

they were then swiftly rehoused out in one of the shitty parts of Southbank. and most of them then voluntarily returned home. as the "didn't like it"

 

as for the "Islamic paradise" that is Syria, the best solution would require the use of one or more atomic weapons.

[Alan_Green]

we had a few migrants stow away on-board the banana boats from Ghana which dock at Tees dock.

 

the council in their wisdom* housed some of them in my home town, where they hung around the town square all day been lowed and unpleasant it anyone in skirt.

 

the council once told of this behaviour didn't want to know until on of them rapes a teenage girl.

 

they were then swiftly rehoused out in one of the shitty parts of Southbank. and most of them then voluntarily returned home. as the "didn't like it"

 

as for the "Islamic paradise" that is Syria, the best solution would require the use of one or more atomic weapons.

OK, here's the plan. One person post a sarcastic reply addressing the ignorance. 10 people "like" it to show support, then we get right back to rusty cars.

 

Reply - "Yeah, the crew should've murdered the future rapists before the ship docked. Like the crew of the MC Ruby did: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deadly_Voyage

 

And as for nuking Syria, Ali G had the same idea when he asked "Why don't we carpet bomb Northern Ireland?". Flawless plan."

[dollywobbler]

On another note, are you sorted for a lift? We're in Pembroke next week, heading home via Hay, but there's probably not much room spare in the car for another passenger ( will be five up plus luggage already).

 

Thanks. I think a local friend can get me as far as Bristol, which is close enough.

[purplebargeken]

Fucking noisy, stupid neighbours are getting worse. 

[beko1987]

Money. SWMBO goes on maternity soon, and the wage drop may kill us. She says that towards the end it will drop even more, need to look into that as that would be fatal.

 

My wages will 'just' cover all the bills, with fuck all left over for fuel to get to work, let alone food, so this may not be good. May have to start selling off some of my Hoover collection and save the cash, which will be tricky as we will need that cash as soon as I make it!

 

Anyone want a Hoover Compact or 4?

[Pillock]

 

 

Many are now stuck in big campsites in Athens wondering why they bothered.

I think you're mistaken. They're ALL in Calais waiting to get into the UK, land of (farmer-bankrupting) milk and (imported, due to lack of bees) honey.

 

Must be true, it was in the Daily Mail.

[The Moog]

Dvla and paperwork. They can all fuck off...

[AlabamaShrimp]

Frontera failed it's test....

 

I knew the cat was bad due to it having a giant patch on it but the tester thinks it's actually empty and that's why the emissions are really high.

 

Worse thing is the tyres though. It's going to be at least £300 for a full set, didn't pay much more for the whole thing

 

[beko1987]

Ouch

[scdan4]

DIY.

 

Fitted some outside lights. Nice.

 

All up tidily in proper conduit. Spur taken from fcu tidily. Great.

 

Switch by back door where its sensible to be, even though that involved pulling meters of cable through conduit up down and round corners. Smashing.

 

Had a brain fart and wired it all up in series like DC rather than looped in parallel like AC should be. Imatwat. Arse.

 

80 Volts per bulb anyone? Grrrrr.

[dave21478]

Frontera tyres  - If you need something a little chunky for all terrain use, I can recommend Insa Turbo Rangers. They are remould copies of the BFGoodrich tread pattern and work well. I have them on the Shitlander and the pickup. Good on road, ok in the wet for a knobbly-ish All Terrain and decent enough off road for normal use. Nice and cheap too.

 

 

[michael1703]

what size are the frontera tyres? I've got some decent 16inch part worns off range rovers

[Slappy]

Did my best to reduce bee numbers . Was playing sports and felt something just catch my skin. Thinking it was a blade of grass or something, I opened up my t-shirt sleeve to let it drop out and <IMMEDIATE THROBBING PAIN>. Stinger was still in so I felt regret that a bee felt threatened enough to end its days attacking me.

 

If it had been a wasp I would have stamped on the fucker repeatedly!

[barmatt]

what size are the frontera tyres? I've got some decent 16inch part worns off range rovers

 

^^^what he said, I have a couple of spare ones off the jeep and a couple of not so good ones (but mot-able) off a disco.

[xtriple]

Met some lovely people today while walking the dogs, Chester made friends with their dog and was invited to their picnic... He had three slices of honey roast ham posted down his throat while I was offered a cuppa. The grump bit (and it's very minor) is that the young lad (about was playing with Chesters extension lead which was in my hand...  He pulled it out to full extension (25 metres!) and let the bastard go. By the time it connected with my left shin it was travelling at about 96MPH

 

Fortunately, my left leg is as dead as a dodo so no biggy on the pain front but I have a cut and a bruise - who can I sue?

[AlabamaShrimp]

Thanks for the offers they are 225/75 15 on the Frontera. Have found some really bf Goodrich ones at £57ish

 

http://www.mytyres.co.uk/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=110&cart_id=40728745.110.25289&sowigan=Wi&Breite=225&Quer=75&Felge=15&Speed=S&Load=102&kategorie=6&Marke=&tyre_for=&x_tyre_for=&m_s=3&rsmFahrzeugart=ALL&filter_preis_bis=&filter_preis_von=&homologation=&search_tool=original-equipment&Label=E-F-76-3&details=Ordern&typ=R-172919

 

Still comes out at loads with fitting so I'm willing to take anything anyone's got

[fred]

Bloody Pikey numbers have expanded on the local common, over 30 plus caravans, trucks, cars, etc....all over the place... Had Fire engines there last night as they set a load of tyres on fire.

Fucking tossers, got rubbish strewn all over the place. The Council tried to clear up the crap but the kids chucked stones at the workers this evening, plod turned up, they did their best but they are fucked because of the fucking human rights act etc.... Fuck sticks and spunk trumpets .......Wankers the lot of em

[Inspector Morose]

Fred, where are they at? Not Pelsall common?

[Inspector Morose]

Shit that reminds me. I've got to be up,in four hours. Night night.

[fred]

No on the Yew Tree Estate Common Just off the Delves mate

[Tetleysmooth]

DEATH WISH.

I know I'm always on here grumbling about drivers/driving, but the stupidity of people never ceases to amaze.

Last night at about 18.45, I was nearly responsible for the deaths of two people.

I had an artic out last night. The 13 metre trailer was almost new and fitted with sideskirts.

I had two drops on it, Romford and Braintree. Did the Romford delivery without any problems whatsoever.

Then it was a matter of driving through Romford to get to the A12. So, there I was in Waterloo Rd waiting at a set of lights. Just a car and a single deck bus in front of me. I saw something out of the corner of my right eye. I looked in the offside mirror just in time to see two blokes disappear under my trailer. I was stationary remember. Apparently, they were crossing the road, and rather than walk round the front or rear of my truck, they went under the trailer between the wheels of the tractor unit and the trailer. I looked in my nearside mirror to see them emerge from the other side. At that precise moment the lights went to green.

Suppose I hadn't seen them. Suppose the lights had changed a second or two earlier. I would have had the deaths of two people on my conscience. I would have no doubt been arrested at the scene and held until investigations had been carried out.

I'm still a bit shaken by it now, just thinking of what could have happened.

[skattrd]

Shrimp - check ebay for wheels with tyres. I got a replacement set for the Umm for £40. Just check a wheel compatibility list and look for ones listed for anything that's compatible with Fronterrors.

[The Moog]

Thanks for the offers they are 225/75 15 on the Frontera. Have found some really bf Goodrich ones at £57ish

 

http://www.mytyres.co.uk/cgi-bin/rshop.pl?dsco=110&cart_id=40728745.110.25289&sowigan=Wi&Breite=225&Quer=75&Felge=15&Speed=S&Load=102&kategorie=6&Marke=&tyre_for=&x_tyre_for=&m_s=3&rsmFahrzeugart=ALL&filter_preis_bis=&filter_preis_von=&homologation=&search_tool=original-equipment&Label=E-F-76-3&details=Ordern&typ=R-172919

 

Still comes out at loads with fitting so I'm willing to take anything anyone's got

I would find some on eBay that fit. You can normally get a set with steels/alloys with tyres cheap enough

 

EDIT Skattrd beat me to it.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Ah, eBay wheels word be lovely but you haven't met my wife. She's not a worrier as such but is strange and always thinks new is better...

[purplebargeken]

They were probably sizing up one of your axles for comfort and accessibility re: Operation Escape Romford.

 

Calais may have seemed more appealing to them.

 

Stupid gormless fuckers. Eyes in the back of head needed with regards to the level of stupidity nowadays. I mourn the passing of common sense. 

[dollywobbler]

Someone has managed to get into my email account and steal my address book. They've since been merrily sending emails to my contacts that contain links to further spam and that appear to come from me (not very convincingly as I don't actually use my name in my email address). Still bloody infuriating, especially as I'm VERY wary about clicking dodgy links etc. Malwarebytes found a shed load of naughty stuff on my laptop and this has puzzled me a great deal. Especially as AVG has not batted an eyelid. Frustrating FAIL. At least the last time this happened, I know it was because I was stupid enough to log into my email on a library PC.

[the judge]

DEATH WISH.

I know I'm always on here grumbling about drivers/driving, but the stupidity of people never ceases to amaze.

Last night at about 18.45, I was nearly responsible for the deaths of two people.

I had an artic out last night. The 13 metre trailer was almost new and fitted with sideskirts.

I had two drops on it, Romford and Braintree. Did the Romford delivery without any problems whatsoever.

Then it was a matter of driving through Romford to get to the A12. So, there I was in Waterloo Rd waiting at a set of lights. Just a car and a single deck bus in front of me. I saw something out of the corner of my right eye. I looked in the offside mirror just in time to see two blokes disappear under my trailer. I was stationary remember. Apparently, they were crossing the road, and rather than walk round the front or rear of my truck, they went under the trailer between the wheels of the tractor unit and the trailer. I looked in my nearside mirror to see them emerge from the other side. At that precise moment the lights went to green.

Suppose I hadn't seen them. Suppose the lights had changed a second or two earlier. I would have had the deaths of two people on my conscience. I would have no doubt been arrested at the scene and held until investigations had been carried out.

I'm still a bit shaken by it now, just thinking of what could have happened.

What the fuck? Why would someone do this? Fucking crazy!!