The grumpy thread

[vulgalour]

We tried to do the Lanchester door cards again today.  Two are sorted, the rain stopped us doing the other two, as did the rather painful blisters I got from the grippy coating on the pliers I was using to remove the tacks.  Trouble is, I did a rather good job of building these door cards so dismantling them to make some adjustments we weren't aware were needed until fitting has really done a number on my hands.  There's a couple of keyholed metal plates that rivet onto the back, we copied the way they were when we dismantled the door cards and it turns out they were upside down, and unlike the old soft rivets, these new (identical type but not 70 years old and corroded) ones are an absolute bear to remove.  We've also had to get creative on the escutcheons since the slightly thicker new board we used makes it impossible to fit them to the window winders so what should have been a simple reinstall has proven much more difficult.  Suddenly, I'm not hating brittle plastic push clips so much.

[camryv6]

18 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Apparently the mods caused Brexit, co-started WW2, were responsible for Marathons being renamed Snickers and hired Chris Evans to present Top Gear. They're such an unreasonable bunch! 🤣

They renamed Marathons to Snickers......................Bastards !!!!

[Pieman]

And Opal Fruits to Starburst.

[myglaren]

Took the car for a petrol injection and discovered that last time I filled up I must have left the filler cap on the spoiler.

Asked in the kiosk but nothing there, not too surprising as it was last filled up in January.

[JMotor]

I used to do the same thing. 

Did it that often. I ended up keeping at least two more caps in my tool box. 

Yes, I was that much of a forgetful clot! 

[myglaren]

First time I have done it.   There is supposed to be a strap to keep it on the flap - broken though.

£10 for a replacement will  ensure that I don't do it again.

[gm]

Improvisation is surely the Autoshite way  

[myglaren]

The replacement comes with a strap

[eddyramrod]

Today has been one of "those" days.

I took the dog out this morning, leaving MrsR supervising the washing machine.  When I come back: "the drum won't spin."  Fortunately it had reached the end and she was able to empty it, but I tried, and sure enough, locked solid.

So ALL the rest of my morning consisted of dismantling the machine to see what was blocking the drum, and doing some incidental cleaning because the machine hasn't been out of its slot in 7 years... then I had the bright idea of removing the drive belt.  Which leaves the drum able to spin freely and smoothly, so nothing is blocking it at all.  The motor has obviously seized.

So a little online searching threw up a motor specified for this machine, brand new, £102.  A whole new machine costs £179.  I could buy a motor and it might not fix the problem; or fit it poorly (quite possible); or something else could break in short order.  Or I could buy the new machine.  I suspect that's what I'll do in the end, even though it goes against the grain.

This afternoon I tried yet again to phone the caravan park on the south coast, where we are supposed to be staying at the end of April, but it's looking unlikely we will be able to make overnight stops on the way there.  Yet again, the park is "engaged."

Then, for the first time, we decided to have a McDonalds for tea, delivered by UberEats.  We got a discount code the other day and thought it was worth a try.  I managed to navigate the order process and got a message that it would arrive by 1725.  A map appeared, tracking the driver (or, as the caption said, cyclist).  When it showed him in Derby Street, which runs past the end of my street, I decided to step outside and take it from him.  And I waited.  And waited.

So I went back in the house, and instead of the map was a message telling me my order was cancelled.  I phoned McDonalds, and was eventually answered by a very helpful and sympathetic lady.  She said it was probably the driver who had cancelled it, and yes, he was driving not cycling; that was an Uber default setting.  While we were talking, he walked back into the branch, without my meal, but she couldn't ask him about it because he doesn't speak English.

Fucking marvellous.

So the first time I placed an UberEats order has turned out to be also the last.  And if anyone ever asks me for a recommendation I will say  "go to the shop and pick it up yourself."  I ended up flinging some chicken dippers and chips in the oven.  Hardly the big satisfying burger and milkshake I was primed for!

Today has been unremittingly shit.

[eddyramrod]

And that's without the story of MrsR's medication!  She spoke to a doctor the other day who promised her some better painkillers (which she really needs).  Got to Boots... they've given her Naproxen and Omeprazole.  Nap for the pain, Om to protect her stomach from it.  Except she can't take Naproxen, it reacts with other stuff she has to take.  I gave the whole lot straight back to Boots and now we will have to go through all the rigmarole again.

[New POD]

You probably need a Pharmacist to tell the doctor what to prescribe. 

[omegod]

[Remspoor]

Oh just fuck off.

[R1152]

One of many reasons I binned Avast!... 

[jayroller]

45 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

Oh just fuck off.

It is an AntiVirus programme though, what do you expect? 😉

[R1152]

1 hour ago, omegod said:

Have you SEEN what she has done?! It hurts the eyeballs. 

[Low Horatio gearbox]

Having just looked.....jesus tittyfucking christ,  my eyes... my eyes, my eyes.   The saying money doesnt buy taste never more apt.

[Stanky]

Good grief, yes it definitely needs to be redecorated! Have they wallpapered the sofa, or fabric trimmed the walls?

[beko1987]

Imagine trying to find the sofa after a few cans! 

[chodweaver]

I had to stop reading about this matter. I just got too effing angry.

[chodweaver]

Good grief, yes it definitely needs to be redecorated! Have they wallpapered the sofa, or fabric trimmed the walls?

I think that's the 'after' pic

[Stanky]

2 minutes ago, chodweaver said:

I think that's the 'after' pic

There is already a charity for this sort of thing I think? https://www.mind.org.uk/donate/

[eddyramrod]

14 hours ago, eddyramrod said:

Today has been one of "those" days.

I took the dog out this morning, leaving MrsR supervising the washing machine.  When I come back: "the drum won't spin."  Fortunately it had reached the end and she was able to empty it, but I tried, and sure enough, locked solid.

So ALL the rest of my morning consisted of dismantling the machine to see what was blocking the drum, and doing some incidental cleaning because the machine hasn't been out of its slot in 7 years... then I had the bright idea of removing the drive belt.  Which leaves the drum able to spin freely and smoothly, so nothing is blocking it at all.  The motor has obviously seized.

So a little online searching threw up a motor specified for this machine, brand new, £102.  A whole new machine costs £179.  I could buy a motor and it might not fix the problem; or fit it poorly (quite possible); or something else could break in short order.  Or I could buy the new machine.  I suspect that's what I'll do in the end, even though it goes against the grain.

This afternoon I tried yet again to phone the caravan park on the south coast, where we are supposed to be staying at the end of April, but it's looking unlikely we will be able to make overnight stops on the way there.  Yet again, the park is "engaged."

Then, for the first time, we decided to have a McDonalds for tea, delivered by UberEats.  We got a discount code the other day and thought it was worth a try.  I managed to navigate the order process and got a message that it would arrive by 1725.  A map appeared, tracking the driver (or, as the caption said, cyclist).  When it showed him in Derby Street, which runs past the end of my street, I decided to step outside and take it from him.  And I waited.  And waited.

So I went back in the house, and instead of the map was a message telling me my order was cancelled.  I phoned McDonalds, and was eventually answered by a very helpful and sympathetic lady.  She said it was probably the driver who had cancelled it, and yes, he was driving not cycling; that was an Uber default setting.  While we were talking, he walked back into the branch, without my meal, but she couldn't ask him about it because he doesn't speak English.

Fucking marvellous.

So the first time I placed an UberEats order has turned out to be also the last.  And if anyone ever asks me for a recommendation I will say  "go to the shop and pick it up yourself."  I ended up flinging some chicken dippers and chips in the oven.  Hardly the big satisfying burger and milkshake I was primed for!

Today has been unremittingly shit.

Well... the washing machine is sorted!  Lynne mentioned it in an online chat with her daughter - who has ordered us one from Argos!  Nice!

[MikeR]

last week the Focus clutch peddle starting clicking ..

it was observed the push rod was moving along the pin on the clutch peddle in order to escape captivity

a tie wrap fixed it and some star clips were ordered , they arrived yesterday .

so get back under the dash and the clutch master cylinder is now leaking ,

but the star clip has fixed the clicking .... 

car is now booked in for  pre mot work and fixing  at the end of the month

[iainrcz]

Woke up in a semi reasonable frame of mind this morning.
Decided to wash the car, so now it's bloody raining.

I'll have a coffee and lay some pipe, see if it stops.

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[Spiny Norman]

3 hours ago, R1152 said:

One of many reasons I binned Avast!... 

+1.

Probably the least intrusive AV nowadays is Windows own one, but on the laptop I don't bother with anything since they all behave pretty much like the malware they allegedly protect you from.
My desktop PC has enough headroom to accommodate an AV program but the laptop gets bogged down so much from all the updating and general nonsense these things do it's just not worth the bother. Stick to reputable websites, don't click on any unknown links in emails and don't have any access to anything financial on the machine and it's all good.

I remember using Norton on my old XP lappy which had a Celeron processor and 512Mb RAM, why does a machine with an  i3 CPU and 4Gb RAM make such a meal of it?

 

[R1152]

2 minutes ago, Spiny Norman said:

+1.

Probably the least intrusive AV nowadays is Windows own one, but on the laptop I don't bother with anything since they all behave pretty much like the malware they allegedly protect you from.
My desktop PC has enough headroom to accommodate an AV program but the laptop gets bogged down so much from all the updating and general nonsense these things do it's just not worth the bother. Stick to reputable websites, don't click on any unknown links in emails and don't have any access to anything financial on the machine and it's all good.

I remember using Norton on my old XP lappy which had a Celeron processor and 512Mb RAM, why does a machine with an  i3 CPU and 4Gb RAM make such a meal of it?

 

^^This^^

When my renewal for BitDefender comes up, I'll bin it and just stick with Windows' own software, or at a push use what my Linux machine uses - ClamAV. I have to say that BD seems to have a minimal impact on this lappy, but it has been upgraded (because you can do subtle ones to HP business machines) to an i7 with 16Gb of RAM and an SSD...

[iainrcz]

I just have windows 10 defender or whatever it's called.
Used to have a raft of stuff in the past, but it seems fine with just that on.

Being careful with what you download is a big part of it.

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[Remspoor]

7 hours ago, Low Horatio gearbox said:

Having just looked.....jesus tittyfucking christ,  my eyes... my eyes, my eyes.   The saying money doesnt buy taste never more apt.

The only thing I can see wrong is that there is no Beige.

[reb]

Went to go for a drive in the Volvo to celebrate it being back on the road. Turn the key and all the dash lights come on as normal, turn it to start it and... nothing. This isn't the grump as it just does that sometimes, a prod of the starter with a pry bar generally sees it right. The grump is the fact that the left hand bonnet catch won't un-catch. It's like it's not doing anything at all when you pull the lever, even pulling it while gently* pulling up on the bonnet did nothing. Will have to investigate further in daylight but it's put somewhat of a damper on my evenings plans. Bastard thing.