The grumpy thread

[STUNO]

Internet. My ISP has been under attack now for 26 hours, as it is the largest provider in the country all sorts of things are unavailable. The service is coming and going as the whole system is overloaded . ISP says that as soon as they stop an attack another one starts from a different place. They have no idea when it can all be fixed, but are hoping for a result in the next 12 hours !

[chaseracer]

  On 06/09/2014 at 09:32, HillmanImp said:

And at the same time, why are bumpers integrated into the car bodywork now? Surely the bumper should be on the outside to stop any damage should you 'bump' into someone, not crack and cost £900 to repair as you need to replace the whole wing.

 

ALL MODERN CARS ÃÂ¯ SHIT etc etc.

 

Because nuns/kittens/bus stops/etc.

[jakebullet]

Bastard garage roof sprung a leak right over my cnc milling machine. Smashed 2 claw hammers trying to get nails out holding old sheets on, so went a bit berserker ripping the sheets into little bits before angle grinding all the nails off. It then started pissing it down heavily, so much joy fitting new sheets while balanced on a carefully* placed pile of spare wheels.

[vulgalour]

Mike: you know it's 5pm, right?

Me: What do you mean it's 5pm?  I've not finished this fuggin job yet!

 

 

I had to double check I hadn't done nothing all day, turns out I just had one of *those* jobs that takes forever without you realising it.

[vulgalour]

On the subject of car door dings, someone did open their door quiet hard into the Princess in Morrisons... but because the ridge in the flank of the Princess is pretty strong it made a mess of their door and not a mark on the Princess.  I was well smug.

[jonathan_dyane]

When I first got my Saab the drivers side electric window didn't work (now only the passenger side doesn't work) and as I was struggling to pay the man through the open door as I went through the Mersey Tunnel toll booth the wind caught the door slamming it into the armco with a bloody big bang. I drove the rest of the way home on tenterhooks only to find the door didn't seem to be noticeably different to how it had been previously...

[Lankytim]

I got a lorry stuck in a Mersey tunnel toll booth (CLASS 2,5 AND 4 LANE B, ALL OTHERS USE LANE Z EXCEPT AFTER 4PM e.t.c.) The tunnel police went fucking barmy.

[chaseracer]

  On 06/09/2014 at 20:50, Lankytim said:

CLASS 2,5 AND 4 LANE B, ALL OTHERS USE LANE Z EXCEPT AFTER 4PM etc.

 

Does that mean something...? 

[myglaren]

  On 05/09/2014 at 14:31, EssDeeWon said:

Fuggin ass holes! For the 2nd time this year there has been fraudulent activity on my bank account. Today I notice my balance is down by £429.98, call the bank and this morning someone used my debit card details to buy some electrical equipment for £359.99 and £69.99 spent at Lego!? 

 

Should get the money back but its still infuriates me, having my bank account almost emptied and now having to wait for this back, could be today could be Monday or Tuesday! 

 

My bank (Santander) are pretty good but I detest these pond life thieving unts who make a living from obtaining details.

 

I have one suspicion, the guy I gave my details to when buying car insurance @ Sureterm on Monday, that is the only person who could have seen or heard me say the debit card number / details etc....otherwise I have no idea how/who has pulled this off. 

I had my card cloned - sure it was at a Shell fuel station as it happened soon after.

Whoever it was bought car insurance for around £350, Pizzas from Domino's and tried it in Boozebusters where the bank killed it.

The bank is Santander and were very helpful, restored the cash as soon as I contacted them in response to their email saying the card was blocked and verified that the purchases were no mine.

[Parky]

Happened to me a few years back, I had a 200 quid cash withdrawal in Lagos, a KLM flight paid for at Schipol airport, and a stereo purchase from Currys in Macclesfield. Bank were originally suspicious until I pointed out I couldn't have been in all three places at once, which they admitted was a fairly decent reason. Cash back in the account 30 seconds later.

 

Christ knows where my details were filched from but I had used a local Esso garage which had a rep for dodgy dealings (skimming mostly)

[Cavcraft]

You were in Merseyside, asked for Class B, the police went barmy and you wonder why?

[dugong]

This happened to me once, also. Although being spectacularly brassic does have its advantages.

 

Had my card skimmed at the filling station on Marsland Road.

First I knew something was amiss was when I got a call at work asking if I'd tried to check into a hotel in Ohio while trying to buy curtains from a shop in Kensington.

 

Joke was on them - it had no money in it.

[Partridge]

I have two bank accounts. A "spending" one which only has a few quid in it, and a "holding" account where the rest of it goes. I only pay with the holding account, so if my details do get skimmed they can only nick 100 quid tops.

[EssDeeWon]

  On 06/09/2014 at 21:36, myglaren said:

I had my card cloned - sure it was at a Shell fuel station as it happened soon after.

Whoever it was bought car insurance for around £350, Pizzas from Domino's and tried it in Boozebusters where the bank killed it.

The bank is Santander and were very helpful, restored the cash as soon as I contacted them in response to their email saying the card was blocked and verified that the purchases were no mine.

 

Still waiting for the money back from Santander but I was told on Friday the case would be resolved in 48 working hours, meaning by Tuesday afternoon. I will chase them up tomorrow, either way I have not bought an electrical appliance for £359 or Lego for £69, I want this money back v.soon because these fraudulent entries are going to appear on my statement soon and that will really piss me off.  

[purplebargeken]

I still hate London. No particular reason. I just hate it. 

[JohnDeere]

A futile effort on Facebook trying to persuade a former colleague who's put down a deposit on this

 

http://www.evanshalshaw.com/vehiclesearch/used/ford-used-car-yx55xxf.html

 

That she should walk away as fast as possible. Yes, it's a 55-plate Ford Kak for £1500. At least twice, if not three times what it's worth . But common sense seems to have evaporated. Half of the other Facebook friends are saying "good choice" while the other half are thinking of what name to call it (how about 'iron oxide'?).

 

For this money surely a Yaris/Aygo-C1-107/Swift, even Ibiza, is going to be a much better choice? Or are later Kaks not quite so bad?

[Jazoli]

They are ok if not terminally rusty, I bought a 55 plate one for my daughter and its a cracking little thing, it has pas, air con, leather seats and a decent stereo, there is no rust appearing yet and its only needed a pair of front wishbones at 40 quid, £1500 is top money for one these days, most new drivers want something newer with shitty drl's and Bluetooth.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Are they still going to sting her for a £99 HPI check on top of that price or did they stop doing that?

[HH-R]

The prices of small used cars are crackers at the moment. A year ago I paid under 3k for a 4 year old Panda with 53k on the clock. low owners, FSH from a trader. Looking at a similar price now they're mostly 53/54/55 plates or have 80k+ on the clock.

[JohnDeere]

  On 07/09/2014 at 20:37, Conrad D. Conelrad said:

Are they still going to sting her for a £99 HPI check on top of that price or did they stop doing that?

I hope not but the same dealer has an 07 plate Ka on for the even more ludicrous price of £3391 .... because it's available on finance - over 54 months. The bloody thing will have been cubed by the time the lucky buyer's finished paying that one off.

 

All of their prices are also "psychological" odd numbers.... i.e. 3391 or 1491 rather than 3395 or 1495... that's very cynical because there's lots of evidence to show that people don't haggle as hard with those sort of prices.

[Lord Sterling]

  On 07/09/2014 at 17:46, purplebargeken said:

I still hate London. No particular reason. I just hate it.

 

I hate this bastard street I have rather unfortunately landed back in. Today I had a local mate come around. The little wankers outside heard him ask for me so immediately started playing football right outside my gate and fucking about in my garden. This weekend has resembled a Jeremy Kyle waiting room.

 

I fucking hate it and want out ASAP. I just want a peaceful life.

[TimothyClaypole]

Photoshop, no idea what you are putting on my sd cards but it's a pain in the arse when I want to edit something and you create an error window that you can't close until you have the sd card inserted, I'll insert it you chimps...

[Minimad5]

  On 07/09/2014 at 21:13, Lord Sterling said:

I hate this bastard street I have rather unfortunately landed back in. Today I had a local mate come around. The little wankers outside heard him ask for me so immediately started playing football right outside my gate and fucking about in my garden. This weekend has resembled a Jeremy Kyle waiting room.

 

I fucking hate it and want out ASAP. I just want a peaceful life.

Are these the type of people to actually STFU when approached, or do you think it would escalate if a number of use turned up and 'politely' told them to FRO !? .

Start documenting times and dates when you feel harassed etc, and produce this evidence to your local council (or something along them lines)

You don't deserve to feel the way you do, in your own home.

[outlaw118]

^Wot teh lad sed^

 

My grump is the same as everyone elses.....it's Monday. I really cannot be arsed - hence why I'm typing this at 9.55am, and not out in my stupid van, knocking on stupid peoples doors, about their stupid bills.

 

I'm tired, my back hurts (amateur lumberjacking yesterday), and because of the way my days are structured, ie in two bits, (Standard hours and option hours 29 hours pw standard 8-5, 8 hours pw 5- I'm going to have to stay out till at least 7.30 for 4 days due to owing them "option" hours. I'm 14 hours in credit on standard hours....

 

Sorry I'm rambling.

 

Fuck work, i'm having moar toast.

[chaseracer]

With you, brother.

 

Calling back people who "really desperately need to speak" with me.  Getting voicemail.  Again.

 

Fuck 'em.  And it's only Monday morning...

[outlaw118]

Yep....

"Hi Bob, it's Mr Twatty from 17 Coniston, can you call me back?" msg left 6.47pm 6/9/14

"Hi Bob, Mr Twatty again, don't know if you've got my last message, call me please" msg @ 7.41 6/9/14

" Hi Bob, Mr Twatty from 17 Coniston, you've not phoned me back, this is most unprofessional" msg 8.16pm 6/9

"Mr Twatty here, if you don't call me back within the next half hour, I will call head Office" msg 11.15 7/9

 

That's what i've just picked up[ on my phone this morning. I left a card with Mrs Twatty 14th August, and he owes £1000+, and he expects me to be working Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning.

 

Rung back, answerphone.

 

Fuck him, he's going to court.

Warrant for the 56 plate Zafira outside I think.

[chaseracer]

[EssDeeWon]

FFS just called my bank Santander about this £430 that was swiped from my account last week, got through to Brian the Snail in the fraud team who tells me its pending investigation and 'should' be resolved by 6pm tomorrow. I asked a few questions and he went into robot mode.

 

How would you go about proving you have not bought items despite your debit card details being used??

 

Hope this doesn't result in a nitty gritty investigation, or I might have to visit my local branch and refuse to leave.

[Lord Sterling]

  On 07/09/2014 at 22:00, Minimad5 said:

Are these the type of people to actually STFU when approached, or do you think it would escalate if a number of use turned up and 'politely' told them to FRO !? .

Start documenting times and dates when you feel harassed etc, and produce this evidence to your local council (or something along them lines)

You don't deserve to feel the way you do, in your own home.

Cheers mate, I've decided that I just want out of here. It's easier in the long run. If I bring back the headscarf-wearing Lady_Sterling back here, things ain't gonna mix well. Besides, I can't stay here with my Mum, I'm just plainly fed up of being here.

 

To be honest, with the Jeremy Kyle future contestants outside, it just ain't worth finding out whether things would escalate or not. This isn't my house or my home.

 

I'm looking to rent a room in Worcester, they are not horrendously expensive and are at least located in quiet areas. I just need a job that pays money.

 

Right now, everyone wants their piece of Gold from me and I ain't got a pot to piss in. No one else seems to give a toss either.

 

Ma_Sterling wants me to do this and that around the house, Pa wants me to visit various lawyers on behalf of Lady_Sterling and Lady_Sterling is harassing me to get this and that paper sorted in the next few days. It was at that point that I went into shut down mode, I don't think (or care tbh) she was best pleased.

 

All this on Monday ffs.

[chaseracer]

Worcester's my old manor.  Grew up in Malvern, but there's Foxtrot Alpha to do there if you're a teenager.  

 

The Big W is a teeming cosmopolitan metropolis by comparison.