The grumpy thread

[chaseracer]

Well fielded, Richard 

[Cavcraft]

Perhaps now is the time to reveal my latest trick. I find taking three or four slices of bread and placing on/around the roof of double parked cars can have good results.

 

That said, I'd have thought one particular convertible owning knobrocket would have got the message by now. I wouldn't like to have to clean that much bird shit off a soft top on such a regular basis. Never mind, I till find it amusing.

[gordonbennet]

Thats a lovely trick, SWMBO will be dishing the slices out as and when required.

[robinmasters]

eBay listings where the 'price' is actually the monthly finance payment. Bastards. If I'm looking at cars which I could own outright for <£500 I'm hardly likely to suddenly increase my budget to £250 every month, am I?

[dave21478]

eBay listings where the 'price' is actually the monthly finance payment. Bastards. If I'm looking at cars which I could own outright for <£500 I'm hardly likely to suddenly increase my budget to £250 every month, am I?

 

Aye, also ebay keyword bingo is getting right on my tits just now.

 

"Not LHD GSI XR3 182/172 turbo offroad spares or repairs salvage breaking for parts"

[jakebullet]

Tour de sod that more like.

I look on the how to watch 20 seconds of people whizzing past website to find where I can go to watch.

 

I can get a train to Penistone and then it's only a 2 hour walk. Yeah, right.

 

I can go to Huddersfield, big screen outside the train station. Now that's a much more reasonable distance. Trainline.... £30, THIRTY POUNDS return from Barnsley to Huddersfield.

 

 

I'm out. Take your bikes n fuck off back to France.

[Bucketeer]

^^^^^ Does the 235/236 bus still run Barnsley-Huddersfield?

That can't be more than a couple of quid.

[jakebullet]

235 / 236 buses no longer exist. Takes me back ~wobbly lines~ 22 years to getting them 5 days a bloody week to go to huddersfield polyverisity. Argh!

[Gerald]

Is PENIStone anywhere near sCUNThorpe?

It is in the same way as Doncaster is near Middlesborough...

 

Eee... 235 bus that was 30p as far as High Hoyland then you had to pay again for the pleasure of crossing the border into West Yorkshire...

[Cavcraft]

Isn't Cockrock between Sheffield and Manchester, just off the Snake Pass?

[chaseracer]

Would that be the Trouser Snake Pass?

[vulgalour]

Popped up in my Twitter feed... "If anyone knows of a taxed & tested Ambassador, Princess, Metro, Maestro, Allegro, Marina or TR7 for under £300 I will buy it pronto. Ta."

 

I chose to investigate, ever interested in people who are interested in these cars.  Sadly, he only wants it to drive it to Africa before pushing it off a cliff into the sea because they're a shit car.  Now, I don't want to go casting aspersions and pandering to stereotypes, but he does drive a BMW.  He seemed surprised that it's difficult to obtain the vehicle he requires within budget in much the same way that I'm surprised BMWs command such a premium.

 

I could educate this chap on the finer points of what a truly shit car is and suggest many examples of really appalling motorised conveyances that he could purchase easier within budget to perform his little bit of bro-art or whatever it is but I know it would fall on deaf ears.  I've suggested he purchase this shit old car instead.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-series-318i-E-36-BMW-Estate-SPARES-OR-REPAIR-/231267090837?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item35d897c195

[cort16]

Just point him in the direction of my BMW thread.

[vulgalour]

Grumpgrumpgrump.  Apparently he's netted himself that fits his criteria of BL chod penned by Mann.  It's just a daft Top Gear style expedition to do a bit of willy waving, no doubt, or an hilarious* Charity* Banger Rally.  I just get so annoyed when people go out of their way to find something rare, contentious or considered by the great unwashed as being shitter than the other shit rather than just buying an actual everyday banger.  To then plan to push it off a cliff at journeys end seems incredibly wasteful, whatever the vehicle that got you there.

 

If I ran a Banger Rally thing I'd set the challenge to be that you got to a place and got back again, auctioned the car off and the proceeds of the final sale went to a charitable cause.  That way it's not just a glorified scrappage scheme where people deliver knackered old crocks to countries that would really rather you pissed off back to where you came from.

 

Can you imagine if you got some folk from Africa trekking over with a Peugeot 504 taxi to run it off the white cliffs of Dover into the sea?  The Daily Mail would explode.

[Mr Livered]

Popped up in my Twitter feed... "If anyone knows of a taxed & tested Ambassador, Princess, Metro, Maestro, Allegro, Marina or TR7 for under £300 I will buy it pronto. Ta."

 

I chose to investigate, ever interested in people who are interested in these cars.  Sadly, he only wants it to drive it to Africa before pushing it off a cliff into the sea because they're a shit car.  Now, I don't want to go casting aspersions and pandering to stereotypes, but he does drive a BMW.  He seemed surprised that it's difficult to obtain the vehicle he requires within budget in much the same way that I'm surprised BMWs command such a premium.

If I had such a vehicle, I would offer to sell it to him on condition that he stays in the car when the time comes to drive it off a cliff.

[Cavcraft]

I've just decided that if Yahoo are still happy to let countless wank companies post shit in my inbox everyday, then I'm going to e-mail these companies and swear quite a lot. It probably won't get me anywhere but it'll make me feel slightly better and if just one of them complain to Yahoo, it's a result.

Seeing as it's unsolicited spam, I may even consider taking various photographs of my genitalia and forwarding them.

 

I just hope they have a really massive enlarging facility on their computers, otherwise they'll literally miss the point.

[Bucketeer]

235 / 236 buses no longer exist.

 

WAHT?

Next you'll be telling me that the buses aren't Yorkshire Traction any more, or that you can't pay with a 5p kerchinger strip.

[RedSparrow]

Grumpgrumpgrump.  Apparently he's netted himself that fits his criteria of BL chod penned by Mann.  It's just a daft Top Gear style expedition to do a bit of willy waving, no doubt, or an hilarious* Charity* Banger Rally.  I just get so annoyed when people go out of their way to find something rare, contentious or considered by the great unwashed as being shitter than the other shit rather than just buying an actual everyday banger.  To then plan to push it off a cliff at journeys end seems incredibly wasteful, whatever the vehicle that got you there.

 

If I ran a Banger Rally thing I'd set the challenge to be that you got to a place and got back again, auctioned the car off and the proceeds of the final sale went to a charitable cause.  That way it's not just a glorified scrappage scheme where people deliver knackered old crocks to countries that would really rather you pissed off back to where you came from.

 

Can you imagine if you got some folk from Africa trekking over with a Peugeot 504 taxi to run it off the white cliffs of Dover into the sea?  The Daily Mail would explode.

 

Seriously? Some dicks plan to buy some BL cars, drive them somewhere and push them off a cliff?!

How wacky and hilarious.

 

Link to their website/facebook page please.

[chaseracer]

I just hope they have a really massive enlarging facility on their computers, otherwise they'll literally miss the point.

 

Depends.  Is Xerox one of the spammers...?

 

[hairnet]

trying to fly home after going to holland

 

plane making alarm noises they cant turn off - plane nee - youll have to go on that one *points to the identical one parked next to ours*

 

but plane was delayed - this was ok - shit happens - but what they didnt tell us was - that by the time theyd hoofed everyone back in the terminal after making us wait on the plane for 20 mins

 

is that eindhoven has a noise/time curfew and by them taking so long to swap us about they missed it

 

so insted of getting to essex at 10pm we were queing in the terminal from 2330 to 0125 for the hotel tickets

 

other grump is had go through the boarding thing again - got into hotel at 0230 this morning and in order to make the flight at 0745 we were on the coach to eind at 0530 !!!!!!!!

 

gaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh - no wonder i dont fly much - not the delayed thing that started it - more the fact they took forever to sort stuff out when id say this should be planned for/already happened

 

so theyd know what to do ie just get peeps to hotela dn sort the admin later they already have details of us so the hotels would know who theyd be getting etc

[Spiny Norman]

Could be worse, you could have gone to France instead via the Euro-chunnel thing.

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-kent-28194074

[Gerald]

WAHT?

Next you'll be telling me that the buses aren't Yorkshire Traction any more, or that you can't pay with a 5p kerchinger strip.

Fook me! Kerchinger strips!

It aint been Tracky for abart ten years if not more. The Tracky sheds on Sheffield road are houses, the depot at Shafton Two Gates is still there but not a bus depot anymore.

There was a Leyland Leopard and/or Tiger running between Kexborough and tarn round '97/98.

You from round this way originally?

[Angrydicky]

If I had such a vehicle, I would offer to sell it to him on condition that he stays in the car when the time comes to drive it off a cliff.

This. What a massive flange, the cars might not be everyone's cup of tea but buying rare 30 year old cars that could instead be preserved by enthusiasts sounds incredibly knobbish and wasteful. The guy sounds hilarious*. Oh hang on, what does destroying British motoring heritage for the LOLZ remind me of. Oh yes of course. I think someone's watched too much Twat Gear.

[anonymous user]

An incredibly minor grump, I have no need for any additional cars, I have nowhere to park any additional cars, yet there have of late been loads of cars, at affordable prices, popping up in the "I quite fancy one of those" category, not just on ebay but locally and particularly some of the ones on here. It will not be long before I do something stupid, I mean it's much easier to buy another car that I don't need than it is to get off my backside and sort out the ones I've already got.

[vulgalour]

Seriously? Some dicks plan to buy some BL cars, drive them somewhere and push them off a cliff?!

How wacky and hilarious.

 

Link to their website/facebook page please.

 

I really shouldn't encourage people, but what the hell, he posted it in the public domain.  Look for @benjjwilliams on Twitter. 

[CortinaDave]

Neighbours (again)  I have a schizophrenic upstairs neighbour who hangs out of his window 24/7, plays music at huge volume and likes to scream randomly and repeatedly.

 

Because he's always hanging out the window you cant do anything in your garden without him talking at you incessantly. The second I walk out the door its "dave dave dave DAVE DAVE DAVE DAVE" til i answer him, then he wont give me peace,

 

If by some miracle I get ten minutes when he isn't out the guy next door darts out the second he sees me and also talks twaddle at me and asks 3000 questions about what I'm doing and wont go away.

 

When you just want to wash the car/ fart about in the garden in peace you've no chance. Arg!

[dollywobbler]

Makes my grump seem quite minor. I was at my friend's in Birmingham this morning. Knowing that I'd be stuck at a hotel in the middle of nowhere for hours later, and also discovering that she had 50mbps broadband, I downloaded the F1 and the Wimbledon final to watch later - many hours of viewing pleasure.

 

The F1 was quite good to be fair, though I was about half an hour into the delayed restart before I remembered that I could fast forward it as it wasn't actually live. DUH! After that, I tried to watch the Wimbledon final only to discover that it has somehow not downloaded properly, so is over a gigabyte of gibberish. Bother.

 

Also, the internet in this hotel near Milton Keynes is three times slower than it is at home in remote Wales! So I can't stream it. BOTHER!

 

Oh well. Nice evening for a walk. Ah. It's bloody raining again. I bet it's lovely in Wales.

[Sloth in a bowl]

An incredibly minor grump, I have no need for any additional cars, I have nowhere to park any additional cars, yet there have of late been loads of cars, at affordable prices, popping up in the "I quite fancy one of those" category, not just on ebay but locally and particularly some of the ones on here. It will not be long before I do something stupid, I mean it's much easier to buy another car that I don't need than it is to get off my backside and sort out the ones I've already got.

 

Snap

[Cavcraft]

Hey, it's working! 

 

'Dear ***,

I am the product manager at ********, and I wanted to personally apologise that our advert bothered you. I can confirm with one hundred percent certainty we have not and do not spam anyone. The advert you are seeing in your yahoo inbox is a basic pay per click advert much like you would see on google. That being said, we never agreed with Yahoo that our advert be shown in people’s inboxes. It’s intrusive, and annoying and we would feel the same if we were you. They claim they are working on the issue and will remove our ads from any of the ‘inbox’ options. We follow up with them diligently on this and hope to come to a resolve in the next few days. We hope you do not fault our brand for the intrusion and your opinion of our product not be affected by the ad method.

If you have any questions at all, I will be happy to help you any time.'

 

 

I sent a reply apologising for my choice language in my message to him and I take my hat off to the company for the reply. I now reckon if I do this to all the shit adverts on Yahoo mail they might, just might, pull the plug on it if enough companies complain.

[vulgalour]

That was unexpected.