The grumpy thread

[eddyramrod]

Yes.

[nigel bickle]

Possibly. DVLA recently cancelled 2 direct debits, following a cherished transfer.

 

No, they didn't tell me. I spotted the unpaid direct debits and reinstated it.,wasn't that simple to do,either.

 

They didn't get me this time, but I'll wager they catch a good few.

 

Underhand and sneaky, frankly

[andy18s]

I actually got a reminder from the Dvla about the Iris bus we bought a few months ago.

We obviously sorned it online as soon as we got it home,but it seems to not have been updated at doovla headquaters

Had a letter offering a "last chance" to sorn or tax it last week

Never heard of that happening before......

 

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[Cavcraft]

Going back to the van driving grump, your problem is that probably most people from 17-70 have a driving licence, so most people between 17-70 can drive a van.

Sadly, all the experience and certificates in the world are going to mean Jack to most emitters, who are only arsed about how much work they can squeeze out of you and how badly they can pay you to do so.

I reckon a lot would be actually put off by experience because they'll assume you'll want better money.

 

It doesn't make it right, and van driving is a fairly shit job, but it's how it's is I'm afraid.

[eddyramrod]

 most people from 17-70 have a driving licence, so most people between 17-70 think they can drive a van.

EFA

 

And almost every one of them is wrong.  Which is why it's a shit job.  You are probably right about my experience, btw, but who would you send out in your 15k new van?  The pro who clearly knows what he's doing, or the spotty shit who's going to rag it to death, if he doesn't take out a bus queue first? 

I don't care about the money, my outgoings aren't excessive, I'm even happy with part-time.

[Cavcraft]

If it was my firm mate it'd be the experienced driver on better money. I bet big employers 'risk assess' all this though and just go for most likely lowest wages/hardest grafters.

 

I had pretty much 13 straight years of van driving and it was a good job ruined by bosses, other motorists and crazy demands. In actual fact, by the I jibbed it I hated driving. Take my hat off to those that do it.

[eddyramrod]

Big employers will do that, deffo.  I'm quite certain my tiny employer does too.  If Scrooge needed lessons he'd come to Brian...

[garbaldy]

My misses worked at a camp site years ago and was given a long wheelbase transhit to drive right up until a building stepped out into her path while reversing,

I might add when she told them she had only driven a car they weren't at all concerned and just told her she would be fine.

[anonymous user]

I can understand an unobservant building not noticing a Transit, it happens all the time; I'm sure my house has moved a couple of inches as I clipped it with the Land Rover a week back. (Luckily house and Land Rover are both solidly built so it was a no damage draw.) I do have a mate* who has collided with the same car-park bollard too many times, it wouldn't be so bad if it wasn't his own work car-park and the bollard in front of his reserved parking space.

 

*no it is not me.

[Cavcraft]

I backed into a lamp post near Shrewsbury in a Transit once which mysteriously jumped six inches and broke some botty rocket's garden wall. The damage actually amounted to a slightly dented inspection cover on the lamppost, yet the garden wall behind it had a massive crack mysteriously was full of cobwebs and shit.

There was a village cop shop opposite and because the coffin dodging old twat who owned the wall made such a fuss, I got the copper out. He took one look at it, told the house owner to f*ck off and that was that, save a minor bill from the council for the cover.

[fordperv]

Well im peed off with sky, had a dish installed this morning, it should be activated within 4 hours, I heard the engineer call it through so he did his part, guess what it wasn't activated, i ring them and get told they've just sent an activation again so please wait another 4 hours and filled me full of some crap and when I called them out on it they didn't know what to say and didn't answer. Is it too hard to get honesty from a company

Guess what 4 hours later and still not activated, rung them again and spoke to a chap who was actually being honest about things so there's a bonus. Still annoyed though

[cobblers]

if it's any consolation it's just channel after channel of absolute unwatchable wank when it does work, so you aren't really missing anything of value in the meantime.

[fordperv]

I'll be honest I don't watch a lot of TV, I've only had it for discovery, discovery shed, animal planet etc the rest of the crap I'll skip past, I got a decent deal with broadband as well, EE has been toss for me, so I thought give sky a go my old man is with them and not had issues, the TV is active now so the Chap I spoke to last did what he said he was doing

[beko1987]

Ypu taken your viewing card out, waited 10 mins and put it back in again?

[fordperv]

Yeah did that whilst I was on the phone with the helpful Chap in the call centrebut it didn't work, he questioned whether it was a problem with their end sending the activation signal, so he escalated it to the guys who can reset everything and push the signal, 25 minutes later it was working so whatever they did worked

[Bren]

My conservatory is letting in rain like an SD1.

Never, ever buy a conservatory that has been put up and taken down - they just don't go together properly again.

[captain_70s]

Fourth no show for viewing the Triumph. That's four seperate people who have both failed to turn up and not bothered giving any sort of explanation.

 

Can't be arsed with timewasters. Thinking of slinging a tarp over it for winter and just leaving it 'till the 1300 is finished...

[fordperv]

Captain_70s you should take it as a sign to keep it

[EssDeeWon]

My conservatory is letting in rain like an SD1.

Never, ever buy a conservatory that has been put up and taken down - they just don't go together properly again.

 

How is your SD1 doing, do you stil have it?

[EssDeeWon]

Bit of a crap week, beginning with no hot water on Monday morning so I took a day off work to wait for an engineer yesterday. I was supposed to get a call in the morning to give me a time slot, then I can pop out and ensure im home at an agreed time.......but no call from the engineer he just rolls up at 2.30pm. FFS I could have made good use of the day until 2.30 instead of sitting around indoors.

 

Neighbours - New people moved in to one of the neighbouring flats, their Polish and have a some big horrible dog. Obviously the rules of 'No Pets' doesn't apply to them. Well bollox to that, I have told their landlord and the management company because it looks and sounds bloody horrible and I dont fancy meeting it. Besides a large dog should not be couped up in a 1 bed 1st floor appartment all day.

 

Fellow road users - Popped out yesterday after 3pm which is school run time, I had a woman in some MPV thing sitting on my back bumper at 50mph (50mph limit) with her small kids in the car, then some biddy changes her mind at a mini round about and nearly takes me out, then a bloke in a truck that assumes im giving way to him so he pulls out and almost collides with me.

 

I do not envy people that use the roads in the morning and afternoon rush hour. I'd rather continue getting the train to work and let the self important 'in a hurry' fuckers all get on with it.

[ShiteRider]

Front pipe broke on the way home, luckily i had an old pair of trainers in the boot. Nicked a lace for a quick fix, wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't pissing down so bad.

Fingers crossed it'll weld or i can nick one from one of the scrappers in the yard at work.

[Richard]

That's an impressive repair.

[MrDuke]

A fiver says it's still there at MOT time.

[fred]

Ye Gods Bloody Xmas adverts - Fuck off already - ''Make Christmas special'' I would bloody take all your corporate crap away, and have a normal none pressurised , easy mellow time with a Party 6 - and Cigars 

[Bren]

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Front pipe broke on the way home, luckily i had an old pair of trainers in the boot. Nicked a lace for a quick fix, wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't pissing down so bad.

Fingers crossed it'll weld or i can nick one from one of the scrappers in the yard at work.

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Are the arches lacey as well?

[Bren]

How is your SD1 doing, do you stil have it?

Waiting for paint. To be honest I am beginning to think it may not happen - I have had it five years and life keeps getting in the way.

[taxi paul]

My modern is in main dealer. One week and will warranty direct commit to paying bill, not fecking yet. Who done the last service? Main dealer. Who mot'd the car? Main dealer. Why has the part broke? It is a sealed part and has suffered electrical failure. Can you diagnose exactly? No its a sealed part and even if I broke it open with a hammer I wouldn't be able to tell. These are the questions they have asked the workshop manager. I cant wait for It to be done cos i will then tell them to feck off cos its getting part exchanged. But i need It fixing cos of warning lights on dash. Not a good bargaining tool.I am sure they will find a reason to renage on the policy if they keep going long enough.

[ShiteRider]

Are the arches lacey as well?

It's a 13 year old fiesta that spent it's first 10 years in blackpool...........i'm surprised the glass isn't rusty.

[AlabamaShrimp]

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Front pipe broke on the way home, luckily i had an old pair of trainers in the boot. Nicked a lace for a quick fix, wouldn't have been so bad if it wasn't pissing down so bad.

Fingers crossed it'll weld or i can nick one from one of the scrappers in the yard at work.

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Scrappers you say? Discount or just getting bits off for the lazy?

[Angrydicky]

My modern is in main dealer. One week and will warranty direct commit to paying bill, not fecking yet. Who done the last service? Main dealer. Who mot'd the car? Main dealer. Why has the part broke? It is a sealed part and has suffered electrical failure. Can you diagnose exactly? No its a sealed part and even if I broke it open with a hammer I wouldn't be able to tell. These are the questions they have asked the workshop manager. I cant wait for It to be done cos i will then tell them to feck off cos its getting part exchanged. But i need It fixing cos of warning lights on dash. Not a good bargaining tool.I am sure they will find a reason to renage on the policy if they keep going long enough.

Sounds like what you need is a nice Vauxhall Belmont.