SRi05 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 14 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said: In general, I find the more expensive the wedding, the shorter the marriage anyway... This is true in my experience. The posher the venue the more boring the night is as well😂 GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 14 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said: In general, I find the more expensive the wedding, the shorter the marriage anyway... Damn, our wedding only cost £80.  myglaren and GrumpiusMaximus 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Some prick has thrown a brick through my mate's windscreen. richardmorris, Remspoor, Pieman and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cort1977 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Zelandeth said: The ridiculous thing here is that the amount we will owe is inevitably going to be $0 as there's nothing coming from over there, and we've already paid tax on our incomings over here. Even using the paid tools (i.e. TurboTax) it was about $150...so potentially having to pay ten times that, and likely one an annual basis, would sting a bit! I've passed on the suggestions regarding possible solutions to the phone issue and we'll see where we get to. Worry is we've not even got past the "We've sent you a text with your one time code..." Bit which never used to exist, so there's apprehension over what else might have materialised since last year given the whole process looks to have changed. Right, not many savings if no tax is to be paid.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 This is probably petty, but the current batch of Honda adverts on the radio are getting on my tits at the moment. They'll pick a safety feature fitted to the new Jazz or whatever and present it like it's some wonderful new Honda invention which came to them in a moment of inspiration and is unique to their cars, rather than something which is fitted as standard on every single new car and in many cases is a legal requirement anyway. Wibble and myglaren 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 hours ago, wuvvum said: Well if you want to wear a new bra and knickers to your son's wedding then that's your own affair. You need to be comfy. puddlethumper and twosmoke300 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 9 hours ago, New POD said: More likely, they don't want people coming, they only went close family and friends, but don't want to not invite people. Which is more of a snub to any friends who are not successful.hedhe fund managers.  I calculate it cost me £2500 to attend my sons wedding near Redditch. 5 hotel rooms , for 2 nights, a suit, and shoes for myself, 2 dresses, new bras and knickers, 2 pairs of shoes and a hand bag, and taking some (18) of the wedding guests out to dinner the night before.  Bra and knickers......................sniggers......................erm sorry ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 minute ago, camryv6 said: Bra and knickers......................sniggers......................erm sorry !  16 minutes ago, New POD said: You need to be comfy. Need I say more ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camryv6 Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 8 minutes ago, New POD said:  Need I say more ? Probably best not to Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 hour ago, iainrcz said: Some prick has thrown a brick through my mate's windscreen. Utter fucking arseholes. RoverFolkUs, myglaren, Remspoor and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 4 minutes ago, iainrcz said: Utter fucking arseholes. I guess on the plus side, replacing a windscreen is easier than dealing with every panel on one side being keyed or something like that. Still ridiculous though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 It's damaged the A pillar and bonnet too. Tossers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 A litre of oil in 400 miles? Don't mind if I do, said the Princess. Exhaust in the coolant again? Why yes, that sounds like an excellent idea. Anyone want to rebuild an O-series? Because I fucking don't. Got most of the gaskets etc. required already and I can pull the engine and gearbox no bother, just want someone else to go through it all and fix it because I'm done trying to DIY it. I've tried and failed enough times now that I don't even want well-meaning suggestions. It's engine rebuild/replacement time. Still, got a few hundred miles out of it since the last time I replaced the head gasket so that's better than the 70 miles previous to that I suppose. adw1977, Dyslexic Viking, HarmonicCheeseburger and 5 others 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 A litre of oil in 400 miles? Sure you haven't accidentally bought a petrol RCZ? twosmoke300 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 56 minutes ago, iainrcz said: A litre of oil in 400 miles? Sure you haven't accidentally bought a petrol RCZ? It made me wonder if it was a Wankel, or at least being a very similar word. iainrcz 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoverFolkUs Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 2 hours ago, iainrcz said: Utter fucking arseholes. Bastards, bound to be no CCTV nearby either I bet  JeeExEll 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iainrcz Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Just now, RoverFolkUs said: Bastards, bound to be no CCTV nearby either I bet  My mate is struggling with stuff currently and this has pushed him further. Poor guy 😔 Remspoor, GrumpiusMaximus, RoverFolkUs and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 On 3/23/2022 at 11:29 AM, AnnoyingPentium said: A fella is sitting opposite me on the train drinking a lucozade sport. Or rather he's holding the bottle about an inch from his mouth and squeezing it so it makes the most annoying noise. I got on a packed virgin train a few years back , the doors opened and the smell of BO nearly knocked me off the step , I only had 2 stops so got on , that's when I noticed the Download T shirts , fuck me they stunk myglaren and AnnoyingPentium 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 On 3/28/2022 at 9:23 PM, Wibble said: And how many have business cover for multi drop deliveries I wonder 🤔 All of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 Checked in for a flight to Barcelona on Sunday, and now the airline (Vueling)Â will not let me access my boarding pass either via my phone or as a document to print. myglaren and Remspoor 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popsicle Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 5 minutes ago, Wack said: All of them Often wondered about the legalities of this. When you insure your normal vehicle its always states not for hire and reward, not for the motor trade etc. Even if you bump it up to class 3 business use still no hire and reward. So how does this top up trump that you've 'misled' your current insurer? Does it just cover the parcels for theft, as thats goods in transit and has so many get out clauses its ridiculous. You're always covered for the third party even if you've lied through your back teeth on the quote form. Do they have public liability cover, cause if you knock over that priceless ming vase by the front door when you hand the parcel over somebodys going to want to claim for it. Is it just a case of the big companies looking good and caring and to hell with the consequences for the subby if it goes tits up? BTW not having a pop at anybody just wondered if anyone had insight into it all.  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wibble Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 16 minutes ago, Wack said: All of them That’s good to know but do all courier companies offer this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 24 minutes ago, Popsicle said: Often wondered about the legalities of this. When you insure your normal vehicle its always states not for hire and reward, not for the motor trade etc. Even if you bump it up to class 3 business use still no hire and reward. So how does this top up trump that you've 'misled' your current insurer? Does it just cover the parcels for theft, as thats goods in transit and has so many get out clauses its ridiculous. You're always covered for the third party even if you've lied through your back teeth on the quote form. Do they have public liability cover, cause if you knock over that priceless ming vase by the front door when you hand the parcel over somebodys going to want to claim for it. Is it just a case of the big companies looking good and caring and to hell with the consequences for the subby if it goes tits up? BTW not having a pop at anybody just wondered if anyone had insight into it all.  It'll trump your own insurance but your vehicle won't be covered if you crash it , just what you hit , it'll also have a massive excess . The haulage industry has compensation rates per tonne , it's not much £1500 maybe , if a courier drops a Ming vase it'll be insured for whatever they've paid for , I send a lot of parcels but never insure anything for more than the minimum , in 10 years I've probably made 20 claims on thousands of parcels sent. Pack things well enough and they don't get broken. Goods in transit insurance is optional and generally one of those policies you never claim on if you want to be insured next year . barefoot and Popsicle 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 17 minutes ago, Wibble said: That’s good to know but do all courier companies offer this? The big ones do , there are companies that also insure couriers by the hour that work for the likes of DHL UPS etc , also just eat , most of these guys are young , if there wasn't a company that'd cover them hourly there'd be nobody to do the job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popsicle Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 20 minutes ago, Wack said: It'll trump your own insurance but your vehicle won't be covered if you crash it , just what you hit , it'll also have a massive excess . The haulage industry has compensation rates per tonne , it's not much £1500 maybe , if a courier drops a Ming vase it'll be insured for whatever they've paid for , I send a lot of parcels but never insure anything for more than the minimum , in 10 years I've probably made 20 claims on thousands of parcels sent. Pack things well enough and they don't get broken. Goods in transit insurance is optional and generally one of those policies you never claim on if you want to be insured next year . In 30 odd years of couriering I once tried to claim on my goods in transit insurance, had a control panel for a an aero companies QC machine in the back of Sprinter. Had a head on smash, not my fault, £3k worth of damage to the control panel. GIT company refused to payout as there was no written contract in place specifically asking me to carry the goods from A to B, as my work was always a phone call, ie pick up from XXX take it to XXX. Had to get solicitors onto it who to be fair did get the at fault drivers insurance to cough up. So yep not worth the paper its written on. Wack, barefoot and myglaren 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 1 hour ago, Wack said: Pack things well and they don’t get broken. Eco tossers who moan about small items sent in big boxes should work a night shift at a transit hub. twosmoke300, Wack and oldcars 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captain_70s Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 6 hours ago, vulgalour said: A litre of oil in 400 miles? Don't mind if I do, said the Princess. Rookie numbers, the Dolly would quite happily burn 5L in that sort of distance. It was actually costing me more in oil to run than petrol at various points. One has to assume at this point that the head/block in the Prinny is warped at this point... vulgalour 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wack Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 15 minutes ago, barefoot said: Eco tossers who moan about small items sent in big boxes should work a night shift at a transit hub. I once got sent a vintge radio wrapped in a bin bag with sellotape around it, totally fucked by the time it got to me. I posted a singer sewing machine that'd seen 2 world wars to the US , they must've thrown it out of the plane door when it got there , smashed the casting into three pieces. myglaren, Popsicle and Remspoor 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulgalour Posted March 31, 2022 Share Posted March 31, 2022 6 minutes ago, captain_70s said: Rookie numbers, the Dolly would quite happily burn 5L in that sort of distance. It was actually costing me more in oil to run than petrol at various points. That's just because Triumphs are better* cars. captain_70s and GrumpiusMaximus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobloseven Posted April 1, 2022 Share Posted April 1, 2022 14 hours ago, iainrcz said: A litre of oil in 400 miles? Sure you haven't accidentally bought a petrol RCZ? That's not bad oil consumption.Over 200 miles per pint. When I got rid of my 1.7 O series Ital, it was doing a pint in 36 miles. Are you putting proper old fashioned oil in that doesn't want to come out the can, it's so thick? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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