The grumpy thread

[skattrd]

Just got a speeding ticket from last month. Arse.

 

How long ago? I thought if it didn't come through within 14 days your were ok ... Check http://www.pepipoo.com/

[Inspector Morose]

I was driving a hire van, must have taken a while for them to work out who hired it! Fair cop guv.

 

Had a clean licence for years. The last fine was speeding in jack Jones butchers van (I kid you not!)

[Skizzer]

If you've had a clean licence for years, you should get the option of attending a course instead of the points and fine.  Scary vids and a bit of a talking to.

[sporty-shite]

If you've had a clean licence for years, you should get the option of attending a course instead of the points and fine. Scary vids and a bit of a talking to.

Depends how much over the speed limit you get busted at.

[EssDeeWon]

If you've had a clean licence for years, you should get the option of attending a course instead of the points and fine.  Scary vids and a bit of a talking to.

 

I would rather take the points. If you already have a clean licence then an SP30 aint the end of the world, and the last time I got one my insurance went down £50! The fuggin only time my insurance has ever gone down.

[Inspector Morose]

I've only had notice from the company who hired the van that they've had notice of a speeding fine (long winded, eh?). Suppose I better pop over to sort it all out and take it like a man.

 

In other news, popped round the shops in the BX tonight and it goes thud crunch then a period of grind grind grind when I braked. Suspect a rear pad has given up the unequal struggle. Arse x2. Only checked them about a couple of months go when the sun was shining and there was plenty of meat on them then and I haven't used the car much since. I was doing SWMBOs front discs and pads tomorrow. Looks like I'm doing my rear brakes too. Ho-de-hum.

 

Waiting for the third thing to hapen.

[chaseracer]

Waiting for the third thing to hapen.

 

Better not happen on Sunday.  We'll be in my car...

 

<_>

[Inspector Morose]

True, but I'll not be driving.

[barefoot]

I just nipped up to the bank with my jar of coinage.

You know, the one that you chuck all your pennies, shillings, florins & twopenny bits in.

Spent about an hour bagging up twenty eight quid.

Got there, this is a poxy, empty, verge of closure branch of HSBC in a dead end village and...

 

"if you don't bank with us, we'll have to charge you a fiver"

 

That's nearly 18% - fucking crooks.

 

I'm all for this keeping stuff local, but when the branch finally closes, I will throw a party.

 

Five fucking quid - I am elderly and rely on this money for my Christmas bottle of sherry and now I will have to catch the bus into town and back at a cost of etc etc

[Sigmund Fraud]

I just nipped up to the bank with my jar of coinage.

 

Next time, take your coins to the local supermarket and use one of their self-checkout machines. No charges and, if done near closing time, you won't inconvenience anybody.

[Timewaster]

Next time, take your coins to the local supermarket and use one of their self-checkout machines. No charges and, if done near closing time, you won't inconvenience anybody.

I'm pretty sure those machines DO charge. 7% springs to mind.

That was at a tesco probably 3 or 4 years ago though.

[Craig the Princess]

I think he meant pay for your shopping using it for 0% comission

[EssDeeWon]

I'm pretty sure those machines DO charge. 7% springs to mind.

That was at a tesco probably 3 or 4 years ago though.

 

I think Sigmund meant actually spend all the coins at the self checkout, rather than drop them all in a coinstar, they do charge about 7% though yes.

[mat_the_cat]

Sounds like the Maestro and Montego forum then, where most people wank over the MG turbo models

 

Quite literally, in the case of one video circulating on the web. Stu_CDX ring any bells?

[Timewaster]

 

I are Stoopid.

 

Coin star is still half the bank commission and no sorting though.

Maybe you could buy something at the self service checkout and take it to customer services for a cash refund!

[Cavcraft]

Quite literally, in the case of one video circulating on the web. Stu_CDX ring any bells?

 

 

LOL! I'd nearly forgotten about him.

[SambaS]

Didn't want to have anything to do with changing rear brake cylinder. Went against better judgement.

 

Brakes have to he pumped to operate, even after we bled the one we worked on

 

Then told all brakes would have to be bled as air must have got in. Didn't want to have abythi g to do with this, went against better judgement. Bleed nipple snapped off in front cliper, so now my car that my mate is borrowing is another drive ornamenent.

[drum]

Another crap day at work. Sometimes you just have to pick yourself up and carry on.

[The Moog]

House buying sucks. Put offer on a house through an agent. They in turn have passed it on to the auction house.

 

Neither of whom told me that I would have to pay a 5% plus vat buyer premium even if it doesn't go to auction. So an extra £5k we have to pay for nothing. That isn't happening.

 

 

Also big bang theory now has gone to shit.

[M'coli]

 Bleed nipple snapped off in front cliper, so now my car that my mate is borrowing is another drive ornamenent.

Push the piston all the way back, and bleed by loosening the brakehose and letting any air out this way.

[chaseracer]

Another crap day at work. Sometimes you just have to pick yourself up and carry on.

 

Pithy.

 

[SambaS]

Thanks M'coil but the screw is leaking so until we replace it the cars no use! It had rounded, Mole grip were employed, it undid but snapped as tightening back up. We think we may be able to get the bit out without removing the caliper. I assume all m8 bleed screws are pretty much the same

[willswitchengage]

Another oil change, another driveway looking like the Exxon Valdez disaster.

[HH-R]

Also big bang theory now has gone to shit.

 

Aye, I thought the earlier series' were GR8 but when they got married/long term girlfriends it just turned boring.

[jakebullet]

Ma has face on + mega sigh / silent treatment because I'm not putting her shelves up. Could be something to do with it's pissing it down, and I don't fancy being out in it with an electric circular saw.

 

Doing the woman logic thing that I've made it rain to avoid doing said shelves.

[Asimo]

Aye, I thought the earlier series' were GR8 but when they got married/long term girlfriends it just turned boring.

Like life then.

[Bobthebeard]

Fireworks. Can FRO. My dog is scared silly again. Thought it was all over, but no. Here we go again.

[ruffgeezer]

Attack of the cloud this afternoon, managed to make my excuses and got out of the house before I upset anyone.

 

Had a brew at Ma & Pa Ruff's and it seems to have passed for the moment.

[cms206]

Would everyone else who has a Volvo please for the love of Melvin stop fixing them? You're upsetting the balance at SVM Towers

[AnthonyG]

Aye, I thought the earlier series' were GR8 but when they got married/long term girlfriends it just turned boring.

Couldn't agree more, the whole point was that they were unsuccessful with women. As soon as Leonard boffed Penny it started to get silly.