The grumpy thread

[mrbenn]

Hope things work out for you, Vulg.

[oman5]

The A1 just north of Peterborough last night.  Roadworks; fair enough.  Diversion; fair enough.  EXCEPT sodding posted diversion involved a sodding tour of most of the East Midlands, as it turned out.  So I went through Stamford instead, adding a mile and five minutes to the journey.  But why o why did the Highways Agency feel the need to send everyone through Duddington, Uppingham, Oakham, and Melton Mowbray?  It adds >10 miles and about half an hour, just to bypass a mile of closed carriageway

 

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Posted diversions have to be suitable for ALL vehicles, ie 16ft high 50ft long artics so HA does err on the side of caution. They are also not supposed to divert wagons onto B roads.

[purplebargeken]

Stupid fecking right leg is killing me today. Bastard thing.

[TimothyClaypole]

1 1/2 hours "Henrying" the car and it looks no better. 

 

The previous owner was running some kind of West Highland Terrier Logging and Transport Service I'm sure.

 

 

Reconstruction:

 

 

The boot carpet was that bad it was thrown out when I bought it.

[DS20]

Posted diversions have to be suitable for ALL vehicles, ie 16ft high 50ft long artics so HA does err on the side of caution. They are also not supposed to divert wagons onto B roads.

 

 

The no-B-roads rule would explain the extravagant diversion.  That's interesting to know - thanks.  

 

Still, I'm pleased I stopped before completing the whole magical mystery tour.  

[Bren]

The A1 just north of Peterborough last night.  Roadworks; fair enough.  Diversion; fair enough.  EXCEPT sodding posted diversion involved a sodding tour of most of the East Midlands, as it turned out.  So I went through Stamford instead, adding a mile and five minutes to the journey.  But why o why did the Highways Agency feel the need to send everyone through Duddington, Uppingham, Oakham, and Melton Mowbray?  It adds >10 miles and about half an hour, just to bypass a mile of closed carriageway

 

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At least Stamford is a nice place.

[chaseracer]

At least Stamford is a nice place.

 

We should hold ShiteFest there.  That'd learn 'em.

[inconsistant]

T-cutting in drizzle.

[scruff]

The A1 just north of Peterborough last night.  Roadworks; fair enough.  Diversion; fair enough.  EXCEPT sodding posted diversion involved a sodding tour of most of the East Midlands, as it turned out.  So I went through Stamford instead, adding a mile and five minutes to the journey.  But why o why did the Highways Agency feel the need to send everyone through Duddington, Uppingham, Oakham, and Melton Mowbray?  It adds >10 miles and about half an hour, just to bypass a mile of closed carriageway

 

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We don't want any old riff raff coming through here you know.

[DS20]

We don't want any old riff raff coming through here you know.

 

 

Too late - I got past the Stamford defences last night  

[dugong]

The A1 just north of Peterborough last night. Roadworks; fair enough. Diversion; fair enough. EXCEPT sodding posted diversion involved a sodding tour of most of the East Midlands, as it turned out. So I went through Stamford instead, adding a mile and five minutes to the journey. But why o why did the Highways Agency feel the need to send everyone through Duddington, Uppingham, Oakham, and Melton Mowbray? It adds >10 miles and about half an hour, just to bypass a mile of closed carriageway

 

I fell foul of that last night. And then got stuck behind a lorry.

 

RRRRRRRRRRRR.

 

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[320touring]

the e32 suffered some rear suspension failure earlier..

 

happily, there was an upside- as I got to play with the new toy instead:)

[jakebullet]

Went to Southport air show. On a bus trip.

 

Five hours to get there.

Didn't see red arrows, lancaster or vulcan.

Five hours to get home.

 

Great day out.

[robinmasters]

Pattern parts. Probably been mentioned already, so apologies for the duplication, but FFS.

 

I spent half an hour today filling down the end bit on a handbrake cable, because it was to big to feed through the hole in the floor.

[chaseracer]

Makes you wonder which "pattern" they use...

[jonathan_dyane]

Knitting pattern?

[ruffgeezer]

I have a theory about pattern parts, the further down the chain you go in cheapness, the worse it is.

 

For example, we replace a lot of exhausts at work;

1. The original equipment, where the manufacturer has access to diagrams, measurements and technical data.
2. Bosal Exhausts; where one of their staff has got the size of one with a tape measure from Poundland.
3. Regal Exhausts; Someone once saw a drawing of one similar on the back of a beer mat.

This pattern follows throughout many pattern parts, balljoints with the mounting holes too small, arm bushes that are too big for the arm etc.

[myglaren]

At the XM25/autoshite rally yesterday one of the people I was talking to has an XM V6 24V with a stainless exhaust.  That is, the boxes are stainless but the pipes welded to them are mild steel.

Genius.

[dollywobbler]

It still sounded awesome at 6000rpm though... (inside at least!)

[chaseracer]

That would be the blow on the inaccessible-to-human-hands rear manifold...

 

[mat_the_cat]

I have a theory about pattern parts, the further down the chain you go in cheapness, the worse it is.

 

For example, we replace a lot of exhausts at work;

1. The original equipment, where the manufacturer has access to diagrams, measurements and technical data.
2. Bosal Exhausts; where one of their staff has got the size of one with a tape measure from Poundland.
3. Regal Exhausts; Someone once saw a drawing of one similar on the back of a beer mat.

 

When I worked at QH we'd simply buy a part from the dealers, measure the hell out of it, assume that it's bang in the middle of its tolerance band and create a drawing to suit. If the sample part was on the edge of spec, or even worse, a rogue part which had got through, then all the aftermarket parts would be replicating the same dimensions...

[cms206]

Dingbro have still not managed to source my 740 heater matrix which was due last week. I have purchased Radweld and applied vigorously, as I need the car to be a car this week due to the 940 deciding it no longer wants to be a car and an impending kitchen fitment this week.

 

Excellent.

[cort1977]

Serviced new to me Merc yesterday, new oil, filter, air filter, fixed the dodgy door mirror with some binding wire, cleaned cam cover thing - very pleased with myself and car.  

 

This morning the throttle response is buggered and likely needs a new TPS - $125.   F*cksticks.

[rml2345]

I'm not well. If this is IBS taking on a new nasty streak it can FRO as it's mega unpleasant.

[vulgalour]

Everything is shit again.

[Mr Lobster]

I have a theory about pattern parts, the further down the chain you go in cheapness, the worse it is.

 

For example, we replace a lot of exhausts at work;

1. The original equipment, where the manufacturer has access to diagrams, measurements and technical data.
2. Bosal Exhausts; where one of their staff has got the size of one with a tape measure from Poundland.
3. Regal Exhausts; Someone once saw a drawing of one similar on the back of a beer mat.

This pattern follows throughout many pattern parts, balljoints with the mounting holes too small, arm bushes that are too big for the arm etc.

 

When I worked for the Scottish purveyor and renter of motor vehicles we had a fair amount of dealings with an aftermarket exhaust manufacturer who would ring head office, ask for a certain make / model / year of car which they rented for a couple of days purely so they could measure the exhaust for that very purpose.

[twosmoke300]

I was provided with a brand new Dell laptop from work earlier this year.....It lasted less than 2 days before it died and a Dell technician was called out to replace the mother board!! Previous laptop was a Fujitsu Siemens and it never want wrong once in 6 years, bloody Dell dead within 48 hours.

We have had 2 fudgey semens laptops now . Hard as nails .

[purplebargeken]

Just adding my usual 'London is Shit' whinge. Carry on, nothing new to see here.

[The Moog]

Not allowed to buy anymore tat until I move on Triumph.

 

I know it is logical etc, but that doesn't mean it is right.

[Bren]

Had another email about my vivarium on gumtree.

 

I have put the dimensions on in mm, the mesaage was "whats the rough size in feet?"

 

I fucking give up.

 

If the world ended tomorrow, people would only realise when their TV sets went off.