The grumpy thread

[Mally]

33 minutes ago, Wack said:

I wouldn't ask them how to pump a tyre up 

Obviously you won't read this either. It is long winded, but relevant.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5742871/parked-in-hospital-disabled-bay

[anonymous user]

3 hours ago, Amishtat said:

I don't know what area you're in, but where I lived previously it was usually because of undredged rivers, overgrown ditches and the like. Or, if you wish to be cynical, a short-sighted attempt to save a few quid by the council. 

As someone who works in flood risk management you may be interested to know that the responsibility for maintaining watercourses rests with the riparian owner. This would only be the council where they own the land through which the watercourses runs. If you own land on one side you are responsible for it up to the middle. Maintenance should only be done outside such periods where it will not affect fish spawning/bird nesting/etc. (No it doesn't leave much time)

Any drainage system will have a maximum capacity, once that is exceeded you will get flooding. 

[Wack]

42 minutes ago, Mally said:

Obviously you won't read this either. It is long winded, but relevant.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5742871/parked-in-hospital-disabled-bay

Correct 

[Datsuncog]

27 minutes ago, anonymous user said:

Any drainage system will have a maximum capacity, once that is exceeded you will get flooding. 

Yes, this. And as areas get more built-up, older drainage systems become quickly overwhelmed.

Round here there's been a trend for older houses with large gardens being bought up by developers, and bulldozed to build forty-odd shoebox apartments plus carpark.

But the developer rarely does much to upgrade the drainage system where it leaves the development, so there's inevitably massively more waste water trying to enter the sewerage network than previously - so the pipes are permanently carrying more than the estimated baseline flow (also those sodding wet wipes that clog everything).

Also, if you consider the amount of rainfall that previously would have been soaked up by lawns and gravel drives but now runs straight off the tarmac down the drain, it doesn't take much of a cloudburst to suddenly push the drain system way beyond capacity in a matter of minutes.

One solution is installing proper storm drains, as other countries do, but that would be very expensive and extremely disruptive. At the minute, it's easier (cheaper) for water companies to deal with local flooding as and when, than invest properly in infrastructure and rebuild the network from scratch to deal with the ever-increasing pressure on the waste network.

[xtriple]

Took the dogs out as it had ceased raining/blowing a gale fora few minutes, all going fine, stopped at the shop on the way home, got back in the car ad up popped the engine management light. Ho hum, fekkin' car.

Merry Christmas? Bah Humbug!

[richardmorris]

10 minutes ago, Datsuncog said:

Yes, this. And as areas get more built-up, older drainage systems become quickly overwhelmed.

Round here there's been a trend for older houses with large gardens being bought up by developers, and bulldozed to build forty-odd shoebox apartments plus carpark.

But the developer rarely does much to upgrade the drainage system where it leaves the development, so there's inevitably massively more waste water trying to enter the sewerage network than previously - so the pipes are permanently carrying more than the estimated baseline flow (also those sodding wet wipes that clog everything).

Also, if you consider the amount of rainfall that previously would have been soaked up by lawns and gravel drives but now runs straight off the tarmac down the drain, it doesn't take much of a cloudburst to suddenly push the drain system way beyond capacity in a matter of minutes.

One solution is installing proper storm drains, as other countries do, but that would be very expensive and extremely disruptive. At the minute, it's easier (cheaper) for water companies to deal with local flooding as and when, than invest properly in infrastructure and rebuild the network from scratch to deal with the ever-increasing pressure on the waste network.

This was the Thames near northmoor lock yesterday, not as bad as last year Im told.

[taranaki]

Yes, I use a popup blocker. And an ad blocker.If you're smart enough to code a popup that can defeat them both, you should be smart enough to know that using it to ask for money to read your biased opinions dressed as news isn't going to work.

 

[Spiny Norman]

Bid on a doo-dad on eBay the other day and won. Before I bid I checked the method of delivery, Royal Mail 2nd class tracked...all good.
Got a notification this afternoon with a Hermes tracking number on it. Cunt.
 

[somewhatfoolish]

8 hours ago, Mally said:

Obviously you won't read this either. It is long winded, but relevant.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5742871/parked-in-hospital-disabled-bay

It's not relevant as he didn't get charged. This is the grumpy thread; perhaps you've misunderstood the point of it? The meta-grumpy thread has not yet been created, perhaps you should start one?

[artdjones]

I don't see the problem with someone sitting in a half empty car park in their car drinking coffee. If there were no spaces then it would be reasonable to moan, but  having a disability doesn't give you carte blanche to be unpleasant.

[Mr Laurence]

I seem to have some sort of magic touch that means I break anything I lay my hands on. I don’t have a lot of experience working on cars, but I’ve been trying to teach myself. It’s just so disheartening to repeatedly spend hours out in the cold trying to fix something, only for it to end up more broken than it was when you’ve started. This feels like the case whenever I do any ‘repairs’ on my cars.

It’s mighty tempting to sack it all off and get a Yaris or something on PCP like the rest of the world does.

[Low Horatio gearbox]

Being sans garage and cars, making me grumpy and bored. (Tho I can only blame myself for moving back to Wales during a pandemic)

[Jamie]

On 12/27/2020 at 11:08 AM, Wack said:

 some people are just so cheesed off with life they go out of their way to make it as difficult as possible just so they've got something else to moan about.

There's a few people on this forum like that  😂 

 

[sierraman]

For fuck sake it’s snowing. Cue a load of people now treating it like some sort of national holiday. Or people in faux 4x4s out to demonstrate how great a Ford Kuga is on summer tyres  in the snow. 

[Cord Fourteener]

13 hours ago, Mr Laurence said:

I seem to have some sort of magic touch that means I break anything I lay my hands on. I don’t have a lot of experience working on cars, but I’ve been trying to teach myself. It’s just so disheartening to repeatedly spend hours out in the cold trying to fix something, only for it to end up more broken than it was when you’ve started. This feels like the case whenever I do any ‘repairs’ on my cars.

It’s mighty tempting to sack it all off and get a Yaris or something on PCP like the rest of the world does.

Or just farm the job out and accept that work low cost cars there's a certain amount you can spend keeping it worthy of daily driving.

You have to do a lot of repairs to even come anywhere near the monthly PCP cost! Like a full ongoing restoration or something daft like that.

I'm exactly the same, I thought I could learn mechanicing but I'm just not made from the right stuff. I'll try to do the basics but I'm very easy to give up and take it to the garage.

[taranaki]

21 minutes ago, Tim_E said:

Or just farm the job out and accept that work low cost cars there's a certain amount you can spend keeping it worthy of daily driving.

You have to do a lot of repairs to even come anywhere near the monthly PCP cost! Like a full ongoing restoration or something daft like that.

I'm exactly the same, I thought I could learn mechanicing but I'm just not made from the right stuff. I'll try to do the basics but I'm very easy to give up and take it to the garage.

Cars with carburettors  - I  can tinker all day.
Cars with computers and explosives in the panel work? Not so much.
Cars with computers and explosives in the panel work, and lovingly modified at great expense  for driving without foot pedals?
Well bless my beloved government, they will have it repaired for me and supply taxis as a courtesy car.

[Wack]

2 hours ago, sierraman said:

For fuck sake it’s snowing. Cue a load of people now treating it like some sort of national holiday. Or people in faux 4x4s out to demonstrate how great a Ford Kuga is on summer tyres  in the snow. 

200 dead in Canada

 

They died of laughter

 

[Low Horatio gearbox]

2 hours ago, sierraman said:

For fuck sake it’s snowing. Cue a load of people now treating it like some sort of national holiday. Or people in faux 4x4s out to demonstrate how great a Ford Kuga is on summer tyres  in the snow. 

Don't,  I know somone who specifically bought  a discovery 2 (before he had even passed his test!) because he had a slight hill in the medium sized  Buckinghamshire town he lived in.

[Kiltox]

12 minutes ago, Wack said:

200 dead in Canada

 

They died of laughter

 

Pffffffftttttt

Someone else’s van will go fuckin’ anywhere!

[Wack]

Not asda though , I don't think there'll be any biscuits at that meeting when they find out how much a new engine is

[Wack]

33 minutes ago, Low Horatio gearbox said:

Don't,  I know somone who specifically bought  a discovery 2 (before he had even passed his test!) because he had a slight hill in the medium sized  Buckinghamshire town he lived in.

I've seen a few that don't understand physics , 4WD might get you moving but it doesn't help you stop

[somewhatfoolish]

59 minutes ago, Wack said:

200 dead in Canada

 

They died of laughter

 

[andy18s]

So,yeah....with much of the same for at least a week

 

[Vince70]

 I’m just in a state of shock as I pop round most mornings for a cuppa to see  my father and we put the world to rights and yesterday morning my father hurt his arm and said he didn’t feel that good and collapsed on the floor.

I called an ambulance and he was talking away merrily to the paramedics and 4 hours later I get a phone call from hospital saying that my dad was seriously ill.

So I went to the hospital and managed to get in and see him and he looked terrible so stayed with him as long as they would let me till he got moved to a ward.

At 5 this morning I get a phone call so I went down with my mum and he was in a coma and I held his hand and then he passed away at 7am 

All that started it off was a cut on his elbow that turned to sepsis the day before and I’m just wondering if this is just a nightmare as I was only talking to him yesterday.

[Jazoli]

Sorry to hear of your loss Vince

[Tamworthbay]

8 minutes ago, Vince70 said:

 I’m just in a state of shock as I pop round most mornings for a cuppa to see  my father and we put the world to rights and yesterday morning my father hurt his arm and said he didn’t feel that good and collapsed on the floor.

I called an ambulance and he was talking away merrily to the paramedics and 4 hours later I get a phone call from hospital saying that my dad was seriously ill.

So I went to the hospital and managed to get in and see him and he looked terrible so stayed with him as long as they would let me till he got moved to a ward.

At 5 this morning I get a phone call so I went down with my mum and he was in a coma and I held his hand and then he passed away at 7am 

All that started it off was a cut on his elbow that turned to sepsis the day before and I’m just wondering if this is just a nightmare as I was only talking to him yesterday.

Jeez that is awful, so sorry to hear that.

[Mr Pastry]

I'm so sorry to hear that mate, I feel for you.  It will take a while to get your head around it.  Concentrate on looking after your mum,  you can help each other.

[Andyrew]

Sorry for your loss vince, 

[Jerzy Woking]

My most sincere condolences to you, your family and friends.  My dad died in similar circumstances, so take some comfort that he had you with him when he passed. 

[GrumpiusMaximus]

That is absolutely awful, I am so sorry for your loss.