The grumpy thread

[eddyramrod]

I've shot about 4500 photos with the 99 euro Kodak digital compact I bought in Cyprus soon after we arrived there.... and it's died.  Nothing shows up on the screen, even with new batteries in.  Bow lurks.

[gordonbennet]

I was googling and looking at websites of corrugated cardboard sheet suppliers the other day, like you do, and today I went onto Amazon and it was recommending sheets of cardboard as being 'of possible interest'.

Owsdatwork then?

Download an Adblocker for your chosen browser, and then for double fuck off you nosey bastards, use DuckDuckGo as your search page/engine, and for an extra get fucked you twats, get Ghostery too.

[greengartside]

^WHS.

 

I've just got Firefox and Ghostery/AdBlockPlus and it's great knowing Google aren't spying on me as much any more. I'm a private person anyway and don't like to divulge things if I don't need to.

 

My local garage has lost a customer after today too. Asked them to do one simple job and they just piss me about and are going to charge me a massive amount for it (I'm cancelling the job tomorrow anyway). I don't need the stress what with work and bringing up a 13-month-old too.

[EssDeeWon]

I've shot about 4500 photos with the 99 euro Kodak digital compact I bought in Cyprus soon after we arrived there.... and it's died.  Nothing shows up on the screen, even with new batteries in.  Bow lurks.

 

Are the 4500 photo's saved to a removable memory card in the camera? If so you wouldn't have lost the photos. Or...try plugging the camera into a laptop via a USB lead and try and get the photo's off that way Eddy..

 

The camera could be borked but you should be able to save the pics.

[MrDuke]

If the memory 'card' is integral then even if there's no apparent power, when you plug the USB lead in, your PC should just see it as a storage device and let you view and copy photos from it. If it doesn't, ask a friendly Linux user to try it.

[eddyramrod]

Oh I'm not worried about the photos, I already have them stored off-camera, but thank you for the suggestions.  My grump was about the flimsy construction of modern goods, in this case a camera.  Less than 6 years?  I expect better for 99 euros!

[MrDuke]

You never got 'blank screens' with Instamatics or Brownies, that's for sure.

[Danblez]

Oh I'm not worried about the photos, I already have them stored off-camera, but thank you for the suggestions. My grump was about the flimsy construction of modern goods, in this case a camera. Less than 6 years? I expect better for 99 euros!

Yeah but when cameras were built to last (early twentieth century) they would have cost 6 months wages! You can't have it all ways.

[hairnet]

You turned it on at some point, it tracks nothing without being turned on.

 

I've been using this for years to work out where I went to fill out mileage returns

just looked up mine from first week of feb

 

1400 miles round ireland and even the flight back here for 24 hours mid way thru the week

[Ghosty]

Oh I'm not worried about the photos, I already have them stored off-camera, but thank you for the suggestions.  My grump was about the flimsy construction of modern goods, in this case a camera.  Less than 6 years?  I expect better for 99 euros!

Might one recommend Canon? I've had an Ixus 70 since 2007 and it's taken a real beating. Any paint has worn off it (half bare metal finish), the screen is full of dead pixels and all the rubber bits have perished, but I use it for everything. Easy to use too, and takes great photos.

Shame a weird mark on the lens and my iPhone rendered it semi-useless.

[cms206]

This morning I found out what the B, F and K stand for in the engine designation "B230FK" - bastard, fucking, kettle.

 

Two outta three redblocks gone all Rover in as many months. I now have 0 servicable cars out of five

[Richard]

We have a C5 estate here doing nothing at the moment. If you can make it insured I'm sure you could borrow it for a while, especially if you can find a buyer. It's not very good but it does go.

[cms206]

We have a C5 estate here doing nothing at the moment. If you can make it insured I'm sure you could borrow it for a while, especially if you can find a buyer. It's not very good but it does go.

Cheers Richard; the 940 was binward in August but this kinda buggered my plans a little. Got a rego and I'll see how hard the insurance wanna bum me? Got a couple of avenues (auto Vectra C, 59-plate Yaris) to explore but a stopgap may work.

[Richard]

SL52OGT

 

It kind of has to stay in our name or you'll have to tax it. In the short term you could say it's in your name and blame us for being slow to send off the V5 if anyone asks. It's been replaced for a reason so don't expect too much. If the scheme is a goer tonight might be a good time to do it.

[hairnet]

c5 might turn his heid

 

tax - if yer only lending it then wouldnt be a prob

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Ebay tossers. I sold my car on Sunday evening and messaged the seller to congratulate him on his GR2 purchase and to give him my mobile number. I felt confident this one wouldn't be a knob as he had feedback of 300+ ; must be a good sigh, surely?

Alarm bells were ringing a little when I heard nothing until about 5 pm the following day, but I felt reasonably placated when he explained work was manic, but he'd be travelling to collect the car this coming Saturday as he was a busy man (and I'm obviously not...)

Imagine my surprise when I received an ebay message this afternoon:

 

"Hi

I've tried to call you earlier on this morning, coud you please sent me more oictures please?

Particularly of the trubo unit (behid and around)

Also I have a few questions:

- Can you tell me what make are the coilovers on it?

- TAX & MOT expiry date?

- Last service?

- When was the last time timing belt has been changed?

- What psi is the boost currently?

 

Many thanks"

 

I politely replied explaining that I'd have been more than happy to have taken more photos while the listing was active, but that I was confused as to why he'd want more info on the car since he'd now bought it...

I've asked him to phone me after 5pm as I'm busy myself (need to put the Internet down in a mo) to discuss things.

Where the hell do you go after this? I'm wondering if it's just easier to tell him to fek off and relist the bloody thing, rather than potentially have him turn up, point out every fault in my 23 year old car and give me "fifty quid innit mate."

Wankers.

[alf892]

This morning I found out what the B, F and K stand for in the engine designation "B230FK" - bastard, fucking, kettle.

 

Two outta three redblocks gone all Rover in as many months. I now have 0 servicable cars out of five

all Volvos are shit.......

[cms206]

all Volvos are shit.......

Yes. Oddly enough the Vauxhall on the fleet does still start but it is without test.

[cms206]

SL52OGT

 

It kind of has to stay in our name or you'll have to tax it. In the short term you could say it's in your name and blame us for being slow to send off the V5 if anyone asks. It's been replaced for a reason so don't expect too much. If the scheme is a goer tonight might be a good time to do it.

Insurance company actually laughed. Awesome. Too new apparantly. Tryinh another avenue with it.

 

Gaffer has gifted unto me a choice of Mercedes light commercial based buses until I'm sorted so not so stuck now.

[cros]

Ebay tossers. I sold my car on Sunday evening and messaged the seller to congratulate him on his GR2 purchase and to give him my mobile number. I felt confident this one wouldn't be a knob as he had feedback of 300+ ; must be a good sigh, surely?

Alarm bells were ringing a little when I heard nothing until about 5 pm the following day, but I felt reasonably placated when he explained work was manic, but he'd be travelling to collect the car this coming Saturday as he was a busy man (and I'm obviously not...)

Imagine my surprise when I received an ebay message this afternoon:

 

"Hi

I've tried to call you earlier on this morning, coud you please sent me more oictures please?

Particularly of the trubo unit (behid and around)

Also I have a few questions:

- Can you tell me what make are the coilovers on it?

- TAX & MOT expiry date?

- Last service?

- When was the last time timing belt has been changed?

- What psi is the boost currently?

 

Many thanks"

 

 

Bad luck, you've still got to piss about waiting to get your listing fee credit when you get a twat like this....

[TimothyClaypole]

Letter from AA Law, someone will see you, April 23rd, they'll send us a letter in a month after that ... so minimum 3 months by that scale to get my excess back for an accident that wasn't my fault while the other guy will have his "new" car fixed and be no worse off.  Leaving me with no car and 70 miles a day to work with no public transport, wankers.

[EssDeeWon]

"Hi

I've tried to call you earlier on this morning, coud you please sent me more oictures please?

Particularly of the trubo unit (behid and around)

Also I have a few questions:

- Can you tell me what make are the coilovers on it?  Happy Shopper

- TAX & MOT expiry date?  Tomorrow

- Last service?   Ask your wife

- When was the last time timing belt has been changed?  Runnin original beltz m8

- What psi is the boost currently?  Go roll a dice, times it by 5 and there's your answer

 

Many thanks, now go away and next time ask these questions before making the winning bid"

 

 

 

Hi Wafers, I have helped you with a response to this winning bidder.

[vulgalour]

The dentist told me I need 2 fillings, not bad that it's taken until 33 years of age before that's happened.  I've also got to have a course of treatment to sort my gums out.  I'm really hoping my HC2 certificate is valid/around/resendable because I can't afford the thick end of £200 all this will otherwise cost me :/

[Cavcraft]

Meet that eBay twat at the railway station, drive him 15 miles away (have someone follow you) and if he doesn't buy it just leave him there. If he does leave bad feedback ebay will remove it when you mark him down as a non-paying bidder.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Hmm, cheers all. I gave him some basic but essentially informative replies to most of his questions, which were mostly 'I don't know.'

I also told him that I'd be wanting bank transfer payment prior to him driving the car away. Nothing heard since.

I wonder what his next load of bollocks reply will be? Place your bets...

 

1. I can't drive the car 250 miles because the timing belt may break.

2. I will offer you £1000 less because you don't know when it was last serviced.

3. You haven't sent me more photos and information on the turbo and coilovers; therefore the car is dangerous and I will offer you £1500 less.

4. I would like you to collect me from my local train station which is 250 miles from you. I may also haggle on price.

5. I'm a prick and a time waster with no intention of paying much for your car. I will continue to dick you around until a. You give in and let me have it cheapy cheap just to see it gone; b. You relist it on eBay and I take my lack of business elsewhere and upset a range of nuns and kittens with my time consuming antics.

 

Which is it to be?

[Craig the Princess]

Letter from AA Law, someone will see you, April 23rd, they'll send us a letter in a month after that ... so minimum 3 months by that scale to get my excess back for an accident that wasn't my fault while the other guy will have his "new" car fixed and be no worse off.  Leaving me with no car and 70 miles a day to work with no public transport, wankers.

 

That is shit. Can you not hire a car and charge that back to them as well?

[TimothyClaypole]

I'm calling tomorrow to ask as it mentions it but with the fuel I nearly end up paying to goto work as it mentions claiming costs back but not paying upfront.

 

Note to self, take a hire car and lower excess next time just in case and pay the extra it costs on the insurance. 

 

Just realised, it's only February so that's 2 months to see them, ffs. I'll be lucky to see anything until June, they are on £250 an hour as well, robbers.

[jakebullet]

You buy one grump, you get another grump free!

 

Next door had a cat. I'm not a cat person at all but it won me over, and terrorised the sister's dog. It's had in the past tense, as it's dead now. Vets said it had been poisoned with antifreeze. There's some sick bastards out there.

 

Mundane boring grump: Some twat on ebay is trying to turn me over again. Sent him a pool ball gear knob, twat claims to have received a sealed empty envelope. Yeah, very likely. I just forgot to put it in, and failed to notice there's no 2 inch bulge in the envelope, and passing pikeys came in my house and stole it so I wouldn't see it and think damn I didn't post that.

[xtriple]

Had to lift the dog again today, fucked myself big time. Pain is unbelievable and currently moving around the flat on hands and knees.

[Station]

Had to lift the dog again today, fucked myself big time. Pain is unbelievable and currently moving around the flat on hands and knees.

 

Coincidentally, just like a dog.

 

Why is petrol going back up again? It's gone up five p.p.l. near me?