The grumpy thread

[Mr_Bo11ox]

^^^^ Wankers, I hate them

[phil_lihp]

Oops.  Just sent a parcel to the scottish highlands with them today!  Oh well, it won't be missed much.

[rml2345]

Yodel are a bunch of cack handed incompetent fuckers and I wouldn't trust them to deliver dogshit. 
I once had the misfortune to experience their "Next Day Courier Service". After several phone calls, the package eventually appeared a week later, followed by a call from their contact centre telling me that it was "Definitely lost" and to contact the seller.

[Inspector Morose]

Off the cigs. Yes an occasional sneaky puff on a pipe but now cut that down to 1/4 bowl a day. Seriously climbing wall now. No willpower at all, me.

[Lacquer Peel]

I bought one of those e liquid vaporisers for Ms. Peel, she really rates it and reckons she could give up fags for good.

[Inspector Morose]

Trying a disposable version to see how I got on with one (£2 from Morrisons). Must admit, they do seem pretty good so I think I'll buy a proper one. It's just my complete lack of willpower that pisses me off.

[myglaren]

A C5 overtook me on the A1(M) this morning. That's not the grump. Finding myself admiring it and wondering whether I should at least try one is.

 

In my defence, it was 5.30 am and I'd only had a small tea, insulated-flask-mug of coffee-for-the-stupidly-long-commute hadn't been broken into yet.

Can't hurt to give it a try.  You might like it.

Some are better than others of course, and some are absolute disasters.

 

I'm on my second one.  It wasn't what I expected.  After a GS, Visa, BX estate and a Xantia I was expecting a better ride than any of them, but it isn't.

On the other hand it is quite comfortable and pleasant to drive, especially long journeys.

It should be very economical but isn't, probably my fault though.

 

The 3L V6 can be had for peanuts and is guaranteed to put a smile on your face when you push the sport buttons.  Until they take your licence off you anyway.

[Cavcraft]

Those e-bifters are good, halved my fags almost instantly, then got the patches etc and got off them for good.

[Dave_Q]

Those e-bifters are good, halved my fags almost instantly, then got the patches etc and got off them for good.

WHS. I did about 3-4 months on an ecig then quit with patches etc. Having that intermediate stage helps as after a few weeks on the ecig I found tobacco smelt RANK and I didn't want it.

 

You really need one of the big refillable ones to get a proper lungful of vapour though. The disposable ones that look like a fag are poor IMO.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Just broke resolution not to stuff my fat face.

Had sensible amount of corn flakes at 08.00, discovered retards at BT are charging me for two phone lines after cutting me off in mid -December. Supposedly gave me a temporary copper number until fibre optic line was reconnected,needless to say neither has worked since. Twat responsible is off till Monday, all of which I could just about deal with. Then I tried to speak to someone in billing, call centre in Bangalore, my accent is hard to understand apparently, born in Birmingham half a century ago spent formative years in Mid-Wales then 10 years in London before Milton Keynes---- I have no fucking accent! I speak loudly and clearly in pretty much Received Pronunciation .

Anyway instead of doing a rant ,I hung up and had thick white toast and salted butter- either way is not good for my heart.

[HillmanImp]

My new years resolution was to do my exams so that I was qualified for my job. However I decdiced that I needed to set myself something more achievable and I am instead aiming to win the lottery jackpot or get struck by lightning twice in the same place. 

[chaseracer]

You really need one of the big refillable ones to get a proper lungful of vapour though...

 

 

 

 

[Angrydicky]

Fuck's sake. Rust free Maestro N/S/R door in Champagne Beige on Ebay, listed as collection only. As it was in Bristol I emailed the seller to ask if he'd courier it. No problem, he said, but he'd have to get me a price. Waited two days without hearing anything then went on just now and some bastard has hit the Buy it Now. What makes it worse is that he has another Maestro door which hasn't sold, which is red with the later trim, and I can't believe whoever bought the Champagne door actually wants it for a Champagne car. It'll probably end up getting resprayed and put on a Turbo anyway.

[jakebullet]

Trying to heard cats would be easier than trying to organise a piss up reunion. Everyone is "whenever / any time" but pinning the bastards down is impossible. So I've picked a time n place that suits me. This time tomorrow I'll be Billy no mates probably.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Just broke resolution not to stuff my fat face.

Had sensible amount of corn flakes at 08.00, discovered retards at BT are charging me for two phone lines after cutting me off in mid -December. Supposedly gave me a temporary copper number until fibre optic line was reconnected,needless to say neither has worked since. Twat responsible is off till Monday, all of which I could just about deal with. Then I tried to speak to someone in billing, call centre in Bangalore, my accent is hard to understand apparently, born in Birmingham half a century ago spent formative years in Mid-Wales then 10 years in London before Milton Keynes---- I have no fucking accent! I speak loudly and clearly in pretty much Received Pronunciation .

Anyway instead of doing a rant ,I hung up and had thick white toast and salted butter- either way is not good for my heart.

 

My new years resolution to stop being a fat fuck lasted almost five hours. I ended up eating large portions of two different cakes. 

 

I went from 18st to 11st but have bloated back to 14½ in the last year.

 

Two cakes on the first day 

[chaseracer]

Despite currently being suitable as a stand-in for the Goodyear blimp, I seem to have lost weight over Christmas.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Oh and I ate an entire tube of Pringles yesterday, so day two went just as well. 

 

Me, in about a week:

 

[Craig the Princess]

Yes, my giving up coke (well all fizzy drinks) lasted 36 hours. Still two cans in 3 days is still a massive reduction.

[chaseracer]

FECK!!

Who turned my webcam back on?

[rml2345]

I have to go for assessment with Atos. Fuck.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Yes, my giving up coke (well all fizzy drinks) lasted 36 hours. Still two cans in 3 days is still a massive reduction.

 

I used to drink about three litres of Diet Pepsi a day, and gave that up last year. Lots of money saved, recycling bin no longer packed with bottles, dramatic reduction in farting, but I really miss it. 

[The Moog]

Fucking Yodel have returned the package to their service centre. no contact nothing. wankers

[Bobthebeard]

Fucking Yodel have returned the package to their service centre. no contact nothing. wankers

I have only ever had one package sent to me via Yodel. Now I always ask which courier the sender uses. If it's Yodel I either don't buy it or request Royal Mail instead.

The one and only time Yodel were involved they left my package in next doors wheely bin. It was pure luck that the lady next door actually found it. No card left. Nothing. Just my parcel left in a random nearby dustbin!

[saucedoctor]

Two hundred and sixty fucking quid to tax that bastard Meriva. No bloody wonder I can't sell it. I have just discovered that as the 8v model, it chucks out more pollution than a Polish cement factory. Auction beckons, I think.

[myglaren]

Actually got round to ordering new filters for the C5, service about six months overdue.

The guy I buy the bits from is very nice but never there when I need him to be.  I like to change the oil+filter at around 6,000 miles rather than the 12,500 specified.  It is around that now but half a year overdue.

 

Couldn't get the top off the fuel filter housing.  Abandoned that for another day.

 

Raining so abandoned the oil and filter change.

Replaced the air filter, two minute job took twenty due to buggered screws.

 

Pollen filter was as expected a bit awkward to accomplish due to location and lack of bendyness.

The old filter:

 

Thumbnail as it is gigantic - Photobucket seem to have hidden the option to reduce image sizes.

Whomever did it last clearly couldn't afford a new one so just disembowelled the old one.  Dread to think what the aircon matrix looks like now

Packing up I discovered the fuel filter is the wrong one.

 

Rather pleasingly the whole lot was only £29 - didn't need to buy oil as I found an unopened 5L bottle plus one with just over a Litre in it.  Can't remember buying them.

 

Will try and change the oil & filter tomorrow, then new tyres next on the list.

[Cavcraft]

Two hundred and sixty fucking quid to tax that bastard Meriva. No bloody wonder I can't sell it. I have just discovered that as the 8v model, it chucks out more pollution than a Polish cement factory. Auction beckons, I think.

 

What Meriva?

[Mr Livered]

I have to go for assessment with Atos. Fuck.

There are experts on the Idle Foundation who are well versed in dealing with those characters. Shout if any advice is required.

[saucedoctor]

What Meriva?

I bought one at auction a few weeks ago, having made some easy money on a BaderTronic one a few months ago. The one I have for sale now is gruesome green, and nobody seems to be the least bit interested.

[Bobthebeard]

I bought one at auction a few weeks ago, having made some easy money on a BaderTronic one a few months ago. The one I have for sale now is gruesome green, and nobody seems to be the least bit interested.

The Cosmic Balance is now restored.

[Cavcraft]

I bought one at auction a few weeks ago, having made some easy money on a BaderTronic one a few months ago. The one I have for sale now is gruesome green, and nobody seems to be the least bit interested.

 

 

Hmm. Details please.

 

*It's bound to be more than I have but it doesn't harm to find out.