The grumpy thread

[Tamworthbay]

No, the worst part is that none of the comments were like that at all.I find myself considering posting a new ad when I get back from my holiday, but full of utter bullshit to appeal to these mouth-breathers. Things like 'modern classic, getting rare, great drift project, pulls like a train, starts every time' etc. etc.

sounds a gud un Bruv, ow much do u want 4 it?

[DVee8]

Hmmm.

 

All this selling and un-able to sell.

 

I am going to put the Astra up for sale,that i have had for almost 6 years,it is like a part of the family I want £2000,for it.

 

The thought of dealing with ebay and/or gumtree people.

 

10years ago we use to do some buying and selling,dealing with the general public was easy.

 

Selling my own.ohhh not to sure.

 

Then i am going to put the Daimler up for sale.

[Parky]

Have to admit I feel the same. The daily is in the uncomfortable phase of being 9 years old so too old for dealers and possibly not cheap enough for Bay Mongs. I can honestly see myself taking a rogering from WBAC just to avoid dealing with all the shit. Getting to the stage where I want another vehicle but starting to think that I can't be bothered with the hassle of changing it.

 

Plus I keep changing my mind about what I want as a replacement, still haven't settled in anything for longer than 48 hours

[Pillock]

Slowly creep forward, making the gap smaller and smaller. If you do it subtly enough you'll end up with a driver struggling to get their car through when everyone else found it really easy. But yes, that is a pet peeve and there's a road here that it happens on every single morning.

[chaseracer]

^ Chris, you evil man!  Good work... 

[dean36014]

Had my first proper senior moment and fell down the steps at my ex wifes house whilst going to collect for a visit to see our daughter. Didn't feel to bad initially but no aching like crazy and typically its the first day of my holiday. Other grump was we went to see our daughter row in a regatta at nottingham, she did her time trial and then the whole event got cancelled due to high winds.

[DVee8]

Parky i agree, i have thought of WBAC.

 

My Astra is 10 years old,with 64k miles,FSH and in good condition,as i am mainly the only one that drives it,for the 20 mile round trip to work.

 

I am going to try and avoid ebay and gtree and use car and classic and maybe autotrader.

[beko1987]

I thought scrap was on its arse? I've been looking for sub £100 stuff locally and theres nothing.

 

Id best wait for more roffles or even fix the car I have

[Supernaut]

Parky i agree, i have thought of WBAC.

 

My Astra is 10 years old,with 64k miles,FSH and in good condition,as i am mainly the only one that drives it,for the 20 mile round trip to work.

 

I am going to try and avoid ebay and gtree and use car and classic and maybe autotrader.

Oooh, car and classic. That may hit the right (giffer) demographic for an OMGa. Is it costly to advertise there?

[DVee8]

Oooh, car and classic. That may hit the right (giffer) demographic for an OMGa. Is it costly to advertise there?

Cost for c&c is omg FREE.

[MarvinsMom]

Car and Classic is free to advertise on,

 

2 peeps say so therefore it is true.

[DeeJay]

Yes, but I bet the majority of those comments are 'swop 4 xbox/best price/wel wurf da munny/I wud av it if you weren't not sofar away' (this will be about 4 miles)

 

 

Tell you what's pissing me off, trying to book a holiday. How about if your bastarding website says it's dog friendly and I spend what feels like hours going into all kinds of details to find at the end you don't allow dogs, that maybe, just fucking maybe, you shouldn't advertise as dog friendly?

Also, 'the price of your holiday will be £280, please go to the booking form' yet when you do it's not two £280 at all, it's £490. FOUR HUNDRED AND NINETY POUNDS. Not £280. I wish I was Danny Dyer, I'd tell you to jog on and threaten to come down with a tasty firm.

http://www.chooseacottage.co.uk/dgp

 

From the dogs trust site.

[anonymous user]

 

From the dogs trust site.

It appears I'd still have to leave at least one dog at home, as the number of pets only goes up to three. I used to use Landmark Trust, but they only allow up to two dogs (and none at all in some places)

[dollywobbler]

Was working on the XM and managed to right royally f*ck my back up. I now cannot stand upright. Just about managed to get the rear wheels back on (fortunately I'd finished changing the rear pads) with assistance from my neighbour, but I can't actually drive. This had better get better FAST because I'm on a cannot-miss work trip on Wednesday. 

 

What's especially annoying is that there's now no way I can finish the job. I was changing the rear pads ahead of replacing the hydraulic flush fluid with LHM. This really needs doing, as the notchy steering came back yesterday. That suggests the fluid has done its job and the filters are now once more clogged up with muck. Ugh!

[Cavcraft]

Not sure what you're looking for but a mate of mine and his wife run this joint 

 

http://www.3dogsholidaylet.co.uk/

 

It is 100% hound friendly as they have dogs usually no fewer than three and they wanted to offer something they'd like themselves.  

 

 

http://www.chooseacottage.co.uk/dgp

 

From the dogs trust site.

 

 

Sorted now, but cheers.

[robinmasters]

TV schedules aren't different on Bank Holidays any more. Put the telly on when we got in a while ago expecting something slightly watchable, only to be greeted by Chris-fucking-Packham on The One Show.

 

Bank Holiday telly used to be like a mini Christmas.

[eddyramrod]

Not having a good day today.  I'm grumpy as fuck, MrsR is grumpy as fuck, the bills are coming in much faster than I can ever hope to pay them, I thought I'd have a little browse on ebay to see if there were any models I could buy to cheer myself up.  Er, no, not at any price I can afford!  Computer's playing silly buggers and won't send an email that I need to send.  I need to be up at 5am for work, we've got a lot on this week, but also I need to keep my weekly hours down so I don't tip over a benefits threshold and lose the lot.  Of course telling the boss I can't spare the time to do these extra bits will result in P45, and any reference he writes will include the words lazy and selfish.  That'll help a lot...

I actually like working for a small business, I prefer it over a big company, but why the fuck do they have to be so Dickensian?

[chaseracer]

TV schedules aren't different on Bank Holidays any more. Put the telly on when we got in a while ago expecting something slightly watchable, only to be greeted by Chris-fucking-Packham on The One Show.

 

Bank Holiday telly used to be like a mini Christmas.

 

Wall-to-wall Royal arslikhan* on BBC1 right now.  I am vexed.

 

 

*More on p94... 

[eddyramrod]

FOUR FUCKING HOURS it's been telling me it's "saving" this email I need to send.  FFS, just send the bastard then I can go back to my inbox!

[danthecapriman]

Isn't it lovely having a bank holiday weekend. 3 whole days all to myself.

And now it's all over and I've got to go back to fucking work tomorrow! I'm really on a downer about work at the moment, really hate the place and sick of pissing my life away going to the shit hole place. The thought of another 30 odd years of this shit makes me sick.

 

Could be worse I suppose, at least I've got a job and all that. Doesn't really help though...

[DVee8]

i have to go to work tonight.

[danthecapriman]

Sympathetic "like" on that one. In much the same position and really must look about for something else, but severely lacking motivation at the moment.

Same here.

I keep thinking of doing something else or going abroad to work but I just can not be arsed! I can't stand looking and applying for stuff and I even less can be arsed getting dressed up in a shitty suit for some bum licking interview.

I don't think my problem is solely down to my job tbh, I think it's more a case of being generally down all together.

 

I think the only thing that will drag me out of this is more american car retail therapy!

[plasticvandan]

Its my birthday today (I'm 28 for those who might be curious) and pretty miserable,I really dont want to go back to work,I can't be added dragging the step through out the shed,right now I think I'm heading for a reclusive period where I don't go anywhere or do anything.

[chaseracer]

Dan, come to the next AS Midland Massiv auction expedition.  We'll cheer* you up.  Or at least stand you a bacon sarnie and a mug of tea... 

 

Cadge a lift from Lord Sterling, he lives near you.

[outlaw118]

Mr Hirst, you jammy git. 

I've been given work in an unfamiliar area and obviously I'll be expected to be as productive and efficient as I normally am (not very tbh) despite not knowing where the fuck I am. GR2.

 

And another thing. One of our members, one of my oldest and bestest mates is having a really shit time - his two nephews were involved in a motorcycle accident nearly three weeks ago, and one of them is still in a coma, on life support. Feel useless, there's not anything I can do, but feel like I should do SOMETHING. Know what I mean? I've said I'm available for anything they need 24/7 but so far I've not been needed. 

 

FWIW if anyone's thinking "What Charitable Organisation would like my money?" might i suggest this...https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/commisaris-attfieldvandervalk

[plasticvandan]

I have been slightly mulling at shitefest,as I don't really fit in with the Honda clubs format of hold event,then spend all day riding 100 miles,brief return to camp field,then do same again,after riding for 5 hrs to get there I just want a beer,food,and to talk bollocks with lunatics.

[Barry Cade]

I've just had one of those days, you know the ones, where you are just raging for no reason. Day off and nothing planned, came home this morning and the dog had strewn the kitchen bin all over the house. Cleaned up and then found the hoover was broken. Fixed that then went down to the shed. Started to rain so went back in, in the huff. Sun came out. My mood just got worse and worse and had no idea why. Ended up jumping in the car and just driving for an hour which usually helps. It didn't. Tried to fix my intercom headset in my helmet. All went wrong and lost the temper again. I have beer in the fridge but can't be arsed. Feel like going to bed but won't sleep so will just get even more ratty- feel like opening the window and going all tourettes on the darkness.

[danthecapriman]

If you have an unrewarding, futile and depressing career it can be absolutely painful to return to the grind. You will sit there stewing in your own misery and dread, waiting for the utterly horrid day you return.

Not me though, I booked the day off.

To be fair, my job isn't a bad job. It's all the shit that comes with it, some of the people, and the fact that we did have a big team. Most of the people in that team have now left or gone elsewhere in the company (you have to ask why) which leaves me and one other guy to take all the pressure of doing the work 10 people used to do aswell as supervise and train 4 trainees/apprentices.

There's one other guy still there but for inexplicable reasons he's decided to take himself off the work we are employed to do and takes all the easy work to himself and won't have trainees with him. It really pisses me off as I don't get this option and just get on with it, yet me and him are payed the same and have the same job title! Why the hell he's allowed to get away with this is beyond me but it really makes me feel like I'm some sort of mug! It makes you feel very unappreciated.

The other thing with this is, part of my job involves operating live 11kv electrical switchgear. I've recently had a piece of this equipment blow up (literally! It was utterly horrific to watch and I thought the guy I was working with had just been killed in it) while we stood in front of it. I'm still expected to do this and so should the guy I mentioned above but he won't. Why is it ok for me to carry on doing it but not him!? Am I not worth as much or in some way considered expendable? That's what it feels like!

[plasticvandan]

My job involves fitting accessories to people with pickups that cost more than 2 years wages.I think I'm a frustrated communist.

[chaseracer]

...beer, food, talk bollocks with lunatics...

 

Yeah, that sounds like Shitefest 

 

 

My job involves fitting accessories to people with pickups that cost more than 2 years wages.I think I'm a frustrated communist.

 

What accessories do you fit to these people?