AlabamaShrimp Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Had to have another root canal today after my tooth decided it wanted to get infected last week. Took an hour and a half due to a nerve being 'at a funny angle' and me officially having "a small mouth" Mrs Shrimp says this is crap as I'm a big gobshite purplebargeken, Springer, paulplom and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobthebeard Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Leaving a work site yesterday I suspected a soft tyre. Steering felt light etc. Pulled over and indeed had a flat front tyre. Unloaded all my work gear and tools on a muddy wet verge and fitted the space saver spare. Grumpy with myself for not noticing before that the inner 10mm of the tyre had totally worn through, despite the tyre having around 5mm of tread left elsewhere. The tracking was done on the last tyre change so something wrong. The other side is worn evenly at around 5mm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Sadly having experienced ‘health and safety’ briefings/ training for management. Not only do they not have a genuine interest in the wellbeing of the staff, they are actively dehumanising the staff in the eyes of management and putting them as the ‘enemy of efficiency’. Thankfully some of my colleagues were as disgusted as I was but far from all of them. The section of doing a stress audit so you could a, show how caring you were in case of any future claims to the contrary, b, get a heads up on who may be worth ‘sidelining’ (getting shot of in other words) and c,covering your arse in case of existing complaints about workload, was particularly disgusting.Many years ago I went to see the 'newly appointed' (from another plant) head of a major production area of our plant to discuss the report I had just issued. This report dealt with the exposure of a quite, on a long term basis, harmful materials to employees health. Does it affect production was his only question. No, it seriously affects the health of your staff was my reply. Let me know when it affects production was his response. Several years later he was appointed in charge of, well you can guess can't you? Tamworthbay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 A Leadership Behaviour Coach?... Never beat a Duple, nope... Sheefag 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Just settling down after the trip away, with a brew, ready to tell the internet about stupid car stuff and I get informed that a local friend committed suicide last night. He'd been signed off work with anxiety issues. They were clearly very serious. Bit stunned to be honest. Not a close friend, but that's not the important bit. It's another male in his 40s deciding there's only one way out. This is fast becoming a very serious issue. People in those situations must feel so lost and worthless at that moment, yet every death leaves a chasm with unanswered questions, feelings that weren't noticed but were in fact there and absolute confusion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrumpiusMaximus Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I hope you and everyone else is ok, DW. Horrible news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tamworthbay Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 It’s a nightmare, the stress that is being loaded onto people is obscene these days, it’s no wonder some people feel there is no other way out. Very sad in each and every case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollywobbler Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 I hope you and everyone else is ok, DW. Horrible news. Thanks, but I'll be fine. Can't speak for everyone else, but it's not easy to know what to do in such circumstances. I don't feel like editing silly videos right now, that's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 just oiled my nuts , ready for cracking them sometime , its about the only things that went right today , hope the manifold is not a bugger to get off ... yesterday started off well with no frost on the early start , but Mr Road Captain saw to that happy event , hogging the middle line at well under the speed limit , with cars struggling to get past ...then I got past , and his response , to sit behind with his full beam on , despite traffic coming the other way , so being blinded , I slowed , and slowed , and slowed ..until I was doing some 25 mph .... with this mad twat stuck behind me until I got to the next junction , just as the lights were changing ...I got throu , he had to stop .....Big Grin mode was activated !!! , then the car had a hiccup session ...... left work today on my early finish , went to look for a 15mm deep reach socket to do my manifold nuts with ... Ever been to Edge lane in Liverpool ..... AVOIDdid not have the bit I wanted and got stuck in a jam going , and on the way out , and then met another Road Captain who thought it funny to lean on his horns as I filtered around a parked car , being on my patch I knew the next junction was a twat ....made sure he stayed in the outside lane , got to the next junction and more major road work and a jam , twat was in outside lane , gave him a peep and turned off down a side road I knew ., he was stuffed .. and the car hiccuped again so being out this way I headed to Aintree and another hold up and Mr and Mrs Darling driving by committee who did a splendid last moment move to the right filter by crossing over from the inside lane and the straight on lane , so with my arrival at Screwfix I parked like a cunt as no spaces left in car park and I pulled out my phone and searched the catalogue which offered me a spanner , a full set of spanners , a sander , by this time car park emptied making me look like a bigger badly parked cuntso I went in and pulled out a catalogue and ..... no single sockets ......so I drove past Toolstation ... car was full so I did not want to look like a cunt again and saw Range in the distance .....that DIY and other crap shop .and parked properly and went in ........they had a long reach socket set , 7 sided ones for £7 .. by this stage I just bought it ..happy jump and skip to car and drove towards Aldi ......some cunt jumped in front of me at the junction with his car and then proceeded to get the last parking space in the road outside Aldi ..so I parked like a cunt which got a dirty look off him .... it dont end here , oh no so I did my shopping and its all on the belt nearly at the checkout when I noticed the bread bag is split ......so I lost my place in the Q as I went bread hunting ... but another till opened ! Grin mode got activated ..got home and got the spark plugs out , one of them was not a Fat Mans Agony , the rest not so good , so cleaned and re gapped to 1mmgot the exhaust heat shield off and oiled my nuts and left them to soak ... but one nut is a bolt , 13mm at that ...why ? so I took the dog for a walk , his first one of the day I think ......he had to stop in the middle of the road to drop his load ..!!then a 2nd squit , followed by ...... it would of needed a straw to lift ! but I did my 10000 steps for the day !!! Stevebrookman, paulplom and BorniteIdentity 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dozeydustman Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Just settling down after the trip away, with a brew, ready to tell the internet about stupid car stuff and I get informed that a local friend committed suicide last night. He'd been signed off work with anxiety issues. They were clearly very serious. Bit stunned to be honest. Not a close friend, but that's not the important bit. It's another male in his 40s deciding there's only one way out. This is fast becoming a very serious issue. People in those situations must feel so lost and worthless at that moment, yet every death leaves a chasm with unanswered questions, feelings that weren't noticed but were in fact there and absolute confusion. That's crap news Ian. An unexpected death always knocks you for six. Do your video when you're ready to and chill for the rest of the afternoon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooSavvy Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 7 sided.... Another 'committee' decision eh? wuvvum and MikeR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 dog food prices on Amazon have been whacked up , I know the prices move , so I bought another brand ! they are not aware I have a big vat of the stuff I top up barefoot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binhoker668 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Is January the worst time of year to buy a car? Is that a silly question? Frustrated doesn't cover it. Gumtree/Auto Trader/etc Notts is just full of the worst clunky shit ever. Awesome comedy ads though.Maybe 1000 - 1500 is now just peanuts. Probably is.Long week.Urrgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheefag Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 dog food prices on Amazon have been whacked up , I know the prices move , so I bought another brand ! they are not aware I have a big vat of the stuff I top up Got to ask Mike. What does it taste like? MikeR 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 we bought a car in January ...... 2K ...at least it comes with some support and a warranty and has less than 100K miles on the clock !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Is January the worst time of year to buy a car? Is that a silly question? Frustrated doesn't cover it. Gumtree/Auto Trader/etc Notts is just full of the worst clunky shit ever. Awesome comedy ads though.Maybe 1000 - 1500 is now just peanuts. Probably is.Long week.Urrgh.3/4 of the battle seems to be getting through to the vendors. Probably five cars are now off my radar that I'd have happily bought. binhoker668 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Yey Abs fault. Had it this morning too, and tonight. Both after a few miles of driving... Cavcraft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aston Martin Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 The Grand Tour Colombia special featuring a Panda Sisley !!! Fuck me, I'm ten minutes in and want to end my life. Laseraligningfoofooflanges 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebuchenezer Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Father neb has been today tentatively diagnosed with mesothelioma Arse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordperv Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 We bought a car in January and a bargain it was, it was off here though binhoker668 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jazoli Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 We bought a car in January and a bargain it was, it was off here thoughMe too. binhoker668 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavcraft Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 72 hours before I get to unleash a hitherto unknown level of e-rage on an on-line estate agent, their conveyancing firm and a former relative. Today though, a stuck up twatty chemist and some dizzy bint doctor's receptionist can FRO. But not quite as much as the conveyancers. Or the former relative. paulplom and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Jimmy Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 There are still thousands of bargain bangers out there, it's knowing when to call it a day with them.There's thousands of old cars too. alcyonecorporation, binhoker668 and Cavcraft 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
binhoker668 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Yeah it’s true. Anyways, am off to view one tomorrow. I hate going to look at cars. Am always a dizzy prick and forget to check the right things, or worse still, overlook them in a headlong rush to purchase. If it has 3/4 of a clutch and over 10,000 miles of belt, I reckon I’ll take it. The airbag light has been on for several years apparently. Hmm. Datsuncog and Cavcraft 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Oh that's easy to get a pass on, just turn up, knock the tester clean out, have a fag for 45 minutes, then enter a pass on the pc, give yourself £45 and leave! DeeJay, Supernaut, D Spares & Tyres and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Father neb has been today tentatively diagnosed with mesothelioma ArseThat’s not good news, however a diagnosis now may help treatment. Our ex owners brother in law had a cough for forty years that was only diagnosed a few years ago as mesothelioma. He’d worked as a plumbers mate stripping pipe lagging in the 1960s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nebuchenezer Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 That’s not good news, however a diagnosis now may help treatment. Our ex owners brother in law had a cough for forty years that was only diagnosed a few years ago as mesothelioma. He’d worked as a plumbers mate stripping pipe lagging in the 1960s.Thanks, tbh I was kind of expecting something like this. Father was a boilermaker for Babcocks in 50's/60's so was exposed to all kind of shite including early 60's nuclear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 72 hours before I get to unleash a hitherto unknown level of e-rage on an on-line estate agent, their conveyancing firm and a former relative. Today though, a stuck up twatty chemist and some dizzy bint doctor's receptionist can FRO. But not quite as much as the conveyancers. Or the former relative.When you say chemist, you mean Pharmacist.I only ask because my son is a Chemist and his sister is a Pharmacist, and there is a world of difference. Daughter says that 50% of customers are tatty and rude and entitled, so if you think your pharmacist was twaty that might be that uhh having just dealt with the 100th rude and obnoxious cunt TODAY, they might be struggling to keep it together. Doctor's receptionists however? Are usually more evil than Fred West and Harold Shipman if they had a party with Pol pot.You have to play it cool and smooth to get what you want from them. GrumpiusMaximus and DeeJay 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted January 25, 2019 Share Posted January 25, 2019 Realised that I'd not got around to taking my other half off the insurance for the Citroen. Did it for the rest of the fleet, but it's with another provider and I'd forgotten. He's not able to drive for medical reasons, so no need for cover. Adrian Flux want forty bloody quid for the privilege of changing the policy. Doesn't have any effect whatsoever on the premium, just ridiculous admin fee. Wouldn't bother me so much if it was something we'd done that required the change, but we didn't exactly decide for him to have a stroke did we! Now the question springs to mind of whether to just leave it. His insurance would essentially be invalid...but he ain't going to be driving anywhere for at least the next two years so that to me seems a non-issue. However does this constitute me not declaring something to them and potentially screws up *my* cover as well? There's absolutely no way in hell that they'll be getting any further business from me come renewal time in May anyway! See: them currently charging £1100 for a policy I can get for £280 elsewhere. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anonymous user Posted January 26, 2019 Share Posted January 26, 2019 Send them a letter (recorded delivery) that your other half will not be driving due to medical reasons. It's then up to them if they take him off cover, you have not changed the policy. myglaren, barefoot, chadders and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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