The grumpy thread

[Dick Longbridge]

27 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

I considered going into that but I could only specialise in bungalows since I have a fear of heights.

Amongst other things, I briefly considered doing the same myself a couple of years back. Thing is, I get the impression it's a young man's/person's game and there's no escaping the British climate when it's throwing its best at you for the majority of the year. 

I tagged along with my cousin for a day at the time. He's been doing it for around 15 years now and has it made. He specialises in properties in and around some of the affluent villages in the St Just in Roseland area. On the whole, they're large properties with many windows and wealthy owners. He's completely binned our part of Cornwall as he can work shorter days and make more money when working on the 'Cornish riviera'. He's a WFP guy and has a motorised reel and the rest of the kit including a water heater for the winter months. He's around 40 but ultra-fit; marathon runner and he likes to go for a run when he can during his working day where possible. He's making decent money and working the hours he wants. On paper, it sounds amazing. 

@artdjones What's your take on the job? 

[artdjones]

I'm 62 and while in reasonable health, I do tire more easily than I used to. I've been doing it since January 1989 and have never found it necessary to be very fit. I did mix it with motor trade work for many years, and I have to say that getting money out of people for window cleaning is much easier than getting it for fixing cars. I've known window cleaners who kept going part time well into their 70s. So unless you are obese or in bad health you could do it.

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, Remspoor said:

What? You have to go to and step in for some ginger nutter and stand on the balcony ?

Huh? No, boiler failure, not a Constitutional problem!

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, artdjones said:

Get a professional window cleaner in. He'll do in an hour what will take you 4.

 

1 hour ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Agreed. Our local one can have our windows done in 20 minutes and there's a lot of windows on the house.

 

1 hour ago, artdjones said:

Maybe I should have disclosed that I am a professional window cleaner.

We (My Wife) have tried many. I use pro guys at my work sites, no problem. Domestic standards are higher, hence DIY. Karcher window vac is really helpful.

[w00dy]

Just had a bloke try to aggressively buy the Probe whilst not even knowing what it is (It's a Taurus innit mate). And then tell me he also wants to buy my neighbours Jeeps (Freelanders). fuck off.

[paulplom]

The garage that tried to blow my van up on Monday fitted an exhaust to my 107 a few weeks back. I found today with the four of us in it scrapes off the bottom over speed bumps.

[myglaren]

Had a walk round to my son's to retrieve my car, on the way, through a patk, I spotted a phone in the grass.

Picked it up with the intention of returning it to the owner but of course it is locked and needs face recognition.

There was a list of recent calls and was trying to find the most recent caller when the phone rang, a 'Dylan', who sounded completely out of it, just a grunt when I asked who he was calling when a female voice in the background shouted "Have you found my phone".

Spoke to her and she said she would come for it.

Tried to give her my address and hadn't a clue what it was   Had to go out and read the plate at the end of the street.

She came for it and was overjoyed to get it back.  I remembered seeing her in the park and wishing her a 'good morning'

She lives in the next street to my son

All in all a grin, except for me not knowing where I live,  only lived here since 1987.

[Split_Pin]

Lo! I hath trowelest a fair furrow in financial services for 23 years and by my hilt I stand square footed and sayeth my minde has grown wise during that time.

Yet here I stand, with knitted brow 'gainst inferences of being just a lackey.

But hark! Those bugle-heads just let me progress blindly, 'sif I were midst a Gulag,  on doing what my conscience doth counsel me on being the right course whist they trip-trapped roughshod across my boots, ahead on their own metalled road of action. Pray, they know best.

I am fuckethed if I lift mine finger onest more on this day, nay I shall lift a quart of first-wash to Grey Lizzie the Hande-bagger. Pray she gets fuken madde wi' it on Anne the Reliant's TayBerry wine, lest Phil the Greek is no longer there to subdue her partaking of this nippe.

I bid you gude day.

 

[MikeR]

14 minutes ago, myglaren said:

Had a walk round to my son's to retrieve my car, on the way, through a patk, I spotted a phone in the grass.

Picked it up with the intention of returning it to the owner but of course it is locked and needs face recognition.

There was a list of recent calls and was trying to find the most recent caller when the phone rang, a 'Dylan', who sounded completely out of it, just a grunt when I asked who he was calling when a female voice in the background shouted "Have you found my phone".

Spoke to her and she said she would come for it.

Tried to give her my address and hadn't a clue what it was   Had to go out and read the plate at the end of the street.

She came for it and was overjoyed to get it back.  I remembered seeing her in the park and wishing her a 'good morning'

She lives in the next street to my son

All in all a grin, except for me not knowing where I live,  only lived here since 1987.

the joys of finding a phone , I found one years ago in the gutter , charged it , phoned home , and the owner agreed to pick it up .

that she did , swiped it out of my hand , got in her car and drove off ......

I seen a few lost phones since then , I wonder if they are still lost ..

[AnnoyingPentium]

8 minutes ago, MikeR said:

phoned home

*ET voice*: MikeR phone home...

[wuvvum]

27 minutes ago, Split_Pin said:

Lo! I hath trowelest a fair furrow in financial services for 23 years and by my hilt I stand square footed and sayeth my minde has grown wise during that time.

Yet here I stand, with knitted brow 'gainst inferences of being just a lackey.

But hark! Those bugle-heads just let me progress blindly, 'sif I were midst a Gulag,  on doing what my conscience doth counsel me on being the right course whist they trip-trapped roughshod across my boots, ahead on their own metalled road of action. Pray, they know best.

I am fuckethed if I lift mine finger onest more on this day, nay I shall lift a quart of first-wash to Grey Lizzie the Hande-bagger. Pray she gets fuken madde wi' it on Anne the Reliant's TayBerry wine, lest Phil the Greek is no longer there to subdue her partaking of this nippe.

I bid you gude day.

 

MODS!  @Samuel_Pepys_Esq has hacked into Split_Pin's account again!

[Split_Pin]

MODS, SEND GUARD IMMEDIATELY TO THIS IMPOSTOR.!!11!!1

HE HATH TAKEN THE NAME 'CALUM THE SQUINT' AND CAN BE FOUND IN THE ALE-DIGS 'KIA SHUMA 1.6 LX FULL MOT NO NOCKS OR BANGS'.

Eehh, I mean, yes how embarrasing, Sammy needs to be banned.

Split_Pin

[Tickman]

39 minutes ago, MikeR said:

the joys of finding a phone , I found one years ago in the gutter , charged it , phoned home , and the owner agreed to pick it up .

that she did , swiped it out of my hand , got in her car and drove off ......

I seen a few lost phones since then , I wonder if they are still lost ..

Glad everyone in the world doesn't have the same attitude as you and only does the decent thing to get thanks and praise.

What a world we live in!

[Garythesnail]

53 minutes ago, Tickman said:

Glad everyone in the world doesn't have the same attitude as you

Odd comment.

In @MikeR's  post above - who was behaving like a twat?

I tend to try to 'do the right thing' - uttering the words 'thank you' doesn't take much effort, does it?

[Back_For_More]

13 minutes ago, Garythesnail said:

Odd comment.

In @MikeR's  post above - who was behaving like a twat?

I tend to try to 'do the right thing' - uttering the words 'thank you' doesn't take much effort, does it?

Both correct - but Ticks' meaning (I read it) as the subsequent people may indeed have been thankful and most forthcoming with  their gratitude but OP will never know. What did those people do to OP (no offence fella) to mean their gear is just left?

Because one seller of old shit is a wanker - we give up on old shit? This site wouldn't last too long! 😀

Hope springs eternal n all that.............

[PhilA]

Reset the tappets on the car a week ago.

Got what I hope it's just one come loose. 

If not, it might be a fractured ring. Also the weather wasn't particularly damp yesterday and starting the car up left moisture on the ground. I think it's time to pull the head off again and inspect.

Ugh.

[Tickman]

3 hours ago, Garythesnail said:

Odd comment.

In @MikeR's  post above - who was behaving like a twat?

I tend to try to 'do the right thing' - uttering the words 'thank you' doesn't take much effort, does it?

His post said he had found a lost phone, did a tiny bit of effort and the ignorant woman snatched it out of his hand.

He has since seen some lost phones and wonders if they are still lost. He didn't pick them up and try and reunite them with their owners.

Hope that clears that up for you

[Garythesnail]

11 minutes ago, Tickman said:

Hope that clears that up for you

It was already clear - just thought your comment was a bit cuntish, but chose to describe it as 'odd' instead.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

5 hours ago, MikeR said:

the joys of finding a phone , I found one years ago in the gutter , charged it , phoned home , and the owner agreed to pick it up .

that she did , swiped it out of my hand , got in her car and drove off ......

I seen a few lost phones since then , I wonder if they are still lost ..

On that note, found this at Medway Services the other day.  Didn't pick it up.  It was right next to the Lorry parking and still switched on:

[Split_Pin]

32 minutes ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

On that note, found this at Medway Services the other day.  Didn't pick it up.  It was right next to the Lorry parking and still switched on:

Nokia 3310. It probably fell 22 years ago from a passing car, since run over by 84 lorries and still remained switched on for all that time. 

[AnnoyingPentium]

54 minutes ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

On that note, found this at Medway Services the other day.  Didn't pick it up.  It was right next to the Lorry parking and still switched on:

Fuck so that's where it went! 😂

[GrumpiusMaximus]

1 minute ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Fuck so that's where it went! 😂

Not sure your Fabia would get as far as Medway at the moment...!

[AnnoyingPentium]

1 minute ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

Not sure your Fabia would get as far as Medway at the moment...!

Not sure I would either! 🤣

[RoverFolkUs]

1 hour ago, Tickman said:

He didn't pick them up and try and reunite them with their owners.

Is he obliged to? 

What if he can't find the owner? the police won't take lost property these days? 

Then someone finds out he's got it he gets accused of stealing it by not giving it back 

[Back_For_More]

14 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Is he obliged to? - 1

What if he can't find the owner?- 2  the police won't take lost property these days? - 3

Then someone finds out he's got it he gets accused of stealing it by not giving it back  - 4

1 - Why not at least try - we can't expect everyone else to pick up the slack - hence the downward spiral of ignorant selfish cunts we are often complaining about.

2 - Fair point - but could possibly keep it powered up so owner can find it perhaps? Worth a shot for a day or two

3 - Really? They won't? I had no clue on that one tbh - not very community/public spirited of them! Is that true across the UK? I've been away too long.........

4 - Has it gotten that bad? True that no good deed goes unpunished I suppose.

I'm more hopeful that just being a decent person and trying to do the right thing should prevail........ or as a species we're fucked - down that path lies eternal depression

[New POD]

22 hours ago, Tickman said:

Glad everyone in the world doesn't have the same attitude as you and only does the decent thing to get thanks and praise.

What a world we live in!

I must defend my brother in law.  All he needed was "thank you for being kind enough to go out of your way to reunite me with my property, which I lost"  

[vulgalour]

Well, the seat diaphragm replacement is going well.  Hadn't even got the new one fully fitted and the glued seams are failing already.  Followed the instructions on the bottle and bought a glue that should be suitable for rubber and fabric.  Test samples were okay too.  But apparently the tension it's under when fitted overcomes the bond of the glue and it lets go.

Recommendations for a very strong glue or some way of bonding the fabric and rubber together (because you can't sew it as then it'll just tear) welcome.  The originals are done in a way that the fabric looks embedded in the rubber through either heat or an extra layer of rubber to bond everything together, but I've no idea how you'd do that at home.

[RoverFolkUs]

Wasn't even a services... Forecourt empty, surprisingly*

[mitsisigma01]

Whereabouts?

[cort1977]

2 hours ago, vulgalour said:

Well, the seat diaphragm replacement is going well.  Hadn't even got the new one fully fitted and the glued seams are failing already.  Followed the instructions on the bottle and bought a glue that should be suitable for rubber and fabric.  Test samples were okay too.  But apparently the tension it's under when fitted overcomes the bond of the glue and it lets go.

Recommendations for a very strong glue or some way of bonding the fabric and rubber together (because you can't sew it as then it'll just tear) welcome.  The originals are done in a way that the fabric looks embedded in the rubber through either heat or an extra layer of rubber to bond everything together, but I've no idea how you'd do that at home.

Bit rough maybe but I have used paracord strung between the hooks to fix this on my cortina. It still has a bit of give in it, feels fine and can't be seen. Been like it for years and no issues.