The grumpy thread

[vulgalour]

Fucking hell,

 

Having used AS for a couple of years now as pretty much my only regular forum I'd forgotten what a bunch of cunts live on other forums. I've just joined another (non-car) one which I won't name and been totally flamed practically instantly.

 

Fuck them, and fuck their tiny inbred world.

 

(also, I can use words like Cunt and Fuck here and no-one cares)

 

We've told you before, stay off Mumsnet.

[messerschmitt owner]

hey, can you do a pool ball knob for an UMM?

[vulgalour]

For a what?  I didn't quite catch the last bit of that sentence.

 

 

I bet this never* gets old.

[Pillock]

For big laughs, Umm should name one of their models "You know" and another one "thingy".

 

"What car have you got now?"

"Umm You Know"

"What?"

"It's like a thingy, but smaller. You Know.".

[fred]

Fucking hell,

 

Having used AS for a couple of years now as pretty much my only regular forum I'd forgotten what a bunch of cunts live on other forums. I've just joined another (non-car) one which I won't name and been totally flamed practically instantly.

 

Fuck them, and fuck their tiny inbred world.

 

(also, I can use words like Cunt and Fuck here and no-one cares)

Do tell - Im in the mood for a good flamer!

[jakebullet]

hey, can you do a pool ball knob for an UMM?

 

Can you measure a thread?

 

Basically the things that make it a no are:

 

People who want an 80mm deep hole. In a 50mm diameter ball.

People who say I have a **** and expect you to be able to work it out from that.

 

It gets more expensive if things are not simple. Eg lift reverse holes, moulded not threaded etc.

[fairkens]

FFS! It's ebay wanker night again!

 

Yonks back had a tosser try to claim I'd sent him an empty envelope so he'll have the money back. Hermes told him to fuck off. Ebay ditto. Paypal too. He's now giving me 14 days notice, or he's going to court and it'll cost me £9 plus his MASSIVE costs. Knock yourself out....

 

Er, courts is on balance of probabilities

No costs in small claims, so only add the court fee if he wins, which he won't

[cort16]

Out old sky box went on the blink so I bought a new one off eBay for 20 quid. It works fine but my mrs has been complaining it makes a high pitched whining noise. I'm old so didn't hear it as bad but it was driving her mental . I took it to bits and it looks like it's the hard disc making the noise .

I thought I'd take the disc out the old box and put it in this one but sky used secure torqs for what ever fucking reason on the old box . I got 2 out with a normal torq but but had to drill the other 2 out at which point the drill snapped and went through my thumb. After I mopped up the blood I managed to get the old disc out, fit to the new one and guess what ? It was the disc that was fucked in the old box that stopped it working . All back to bits again , put the old disc in and the noise is louder and I can now hear it. 2 hrs well spent !

 

I should just pony up and get hd but that's what they want! Bastards.

[EssDeeWon]

Out old sky box went on the blink so I bought a new one off eBay for 20 quid. It works fine but my mrs has been complaining it makes a high pitched whining noise. I'm old so didn't hear it as bad but it was driving her mental . I took it to bits and it looks like it's the hard disc making the noise .

I thought I'd take the disc out the old box and put it in this one but sky used secure torqs for what ever fucking reason on the old box . I got 2 out with a normal torq but but had to drill the other 2 out at which point the drill snapped and went through my thumb. After I mopped up the blood I managed to get the old disc out, fit to the new one and guess what ? It was the disc that was fucked in the old box that stopped it working . All back to bits again , put the old disc in and the noise is louder and I can now hear it. 2 hrs well spent !

 

I should just pony up and get hd but that's what they want! Bastards.

 

I used to have sky, never again paying 50 odd quid a month. I now have NOWTV (owned by Sky) the box cost £20 and monthly subscription in £0.00, just watch all the catch up stuff on there (iPlayer, 4OD etc) and if your that bothered about SKY1 and SKY Atlantic etc its only about £7 a month for the entertainment package.

[panhard65]

Out old sky box went on the blink so I bought a new one off eBay for 20 quid. It works fine but my mrs has been complaining it makes a high pitched whining noise. I'm old so didn't hear it as bad but it was driving her mental . I took it to bits and it looks like it's the hard disc making the noise .

I thought I'd take the disc out the old box and put it in this one but sky used secure torqs for what ever fucking reason on the old box . I got 2 out with a normal torq but but had to drill the other 2 out at which point the drill snapped and went through my thumb. After I mopped up the blood I managed to get the old disc out, fit to the new one and guess what ? It was the disc that was fucked in the old box that stopped it working . All back to bits again , put the old disc in and the noise is louder and I can now hear it. 2 hrs well spent !

 

I should just pony up and get hd but that's what they want! Bastards.

I have got a couple of old sky plus boxes kicking around that you are welcome to. The only trouble is I am in Somerset. I ditched sky when I moved down here and could finally get decent freeview signal and will never be going back to the robbing bastards.

[Craig the Princess]

FFS! It's ebay wanker night again!

 

Yonks back had a tosser try to claim I'd sent him an empty envelope so he'll have the money back. Hermes told him to fuck off. Ebay ditto. Paypal too. He's now giving me 14 days notice, or he's going to court and it'll cost me £9 plus his MASSIVE costs. Knock yourself out....

 

 

Refer him to the case of Arkell vs Pressdram.

 

(I can accept no liability for him winning in court as I have no legal knowledge apart from watching old Rumpole of the Bailey episodes)

[Craig the Princess]

Either that or take the Muppet on Judge Rinder

[nigel bickle]

Last week I won in County Court, a case taken out against me for return of deposit

 

Said Oik, (living in Bordeaux) bid for a family wagon, won ,then stated that he couldn't collect for 3 months, so sent over a 25% holding deposit.

Three months later he tries to get out of the deal , which my son rightfully rejected. ( I was hospitalised)

Said upper class Scrote therefore turned up ,immediately stated it wasn't as described & tried, forcefully, to reclaim his deposit.

 

Told to 'do one' , he then chose to issue a Summons, fervently believing the law to be on his side.

 

Seems he misread the law.

 

Having acted in a sneering, triumphalist manner throughout; he was aghast when the Hearing correctly went against him, and he lost his case for Deposit return.

He was gibbering when he learned he would have to pay our costs, which included my(& my witness') 2 trips back from Belgium, ( he orchestrated A P19 Hearing too, despite having no validity in Small Claims) plus our time off work, and numerous substantive yet incidental costs.

 

So he now owes me a further sizeable 4 figure sum , plus the £1700 outlay he claimed he was down. And no car.

 

I think the best part was his immediate move to Appeal the decision. When the judge smiling asked for grounds all he got was garbled warbling. Marvellous!

 

I do so enjoy a spot of obviously pointless litigation.

I so hope he doesn't settle my Court awarded costs, within 4 weeks.....

[MrDuke]

Nowt 'Grumpy' about that

[purplebargeken]

A total anti-grump if there ever was such a thing!

[nigel bickle]

I wasn't Grumpy, but t'other party certainly was.

 

You could still hear him grumping 2 floors down, as he exited the building!

[AlabamaShrimp]

Why did you win thought? Was it the length of time taken to come collect it then being a cock or he was just a cock all round?

[SambaS]

I must remember to write in proper, fully punctuated and grammatically correct sentences when not on Autoshite.

 

Stuff be wrote right.

[meggersdog]

Bought a new purchase at BCA today.This is not a grump but as I've been out all afternoon the concrete drive has been empty.

Had a more indepth  look at the car earlier.What's in the boot, ooh a full set of over-mats noice.Oh there's a screen for when the roofs down in it's original bag.Pleased with my purchase I walk around the car and...squelch...a bit of mud on the drive,no then the smell hit me.There are too many cats around here and one is obviously stamping his authority by crapping where-ever the fuck it likes.Almost gagged cleaning cat shit out of the tread in my trainers.Time for another dog me thinks.Never had this problem when the meggerdog was alive.So I need a dog that hates cats and chases them through many gardens.

Anyway for now I'm off to Millfield Autos for half a litre of anti-freeze.

[sporty-shite]

Anyway for now I'm off to Millfield Autos for half a litre of anti-freeze.

Bad form, old boy. Citrus, yes. Pepper, also yes. But trying to poison them, which this will, just isn't on.

[MrDuke]

Aye, I fully appreciate that some people h8 cats with a passion, and that's totally their right. But if I ever caught someone putting antifreeze out for them, I would make them drink some of it.

 

Of course, you're probably joking about buying antifreeze, in which case it's really not funny, having seen the effects.

[myglaren]

Don't they add something bitter to antifreeze now to negate the sweetness and deter animals from drinking it?

[OwdChina]

I rigged up a motion activated sprinkler system which worked great and the cats learned to stay away, meaning I didn't need to have it live all the time after a couple of weeks. Good job cats learn too, because Mrs china was about ready to shove the sprinklers up my nose.

[messerschmitt owner]

Can you measure a thread?

 

Basically the things that make it a no are:

 

People who want an 80mm deep hole. In a 50mm diameter ball.

People who say I have a **** and expect you to be able to work it out from that.

 

It gets more expensive if things are not simple. Eg lift reverse holes, moulded not threaded etc.

it's a push fit thing rather than a proper thread.

[OwdChina]

Wifey decided it would be nice to have a drive out to Palm Springs in the Cal. dessert in her new open top TR6 over the weekend. She's sat in passenger side covered in sun cream and a straw hat trilby type of thing, but I'm a man, and we don't do that shit..................... Hell it's hot out there..................... My head now looks like an over-ripe tomato (I'm bald) and my nose has turned into a big red scabby crust. Everything from the neck up is glowing and throbbing and feels ready to burst.

[MrDuke]

I rigged up a motion activated sprinkler system which worked great and the cats learned to stay away, meaning I didn't need to have it live all the time after a couple of weeks. Good job cats learn too, because Mrs china was about ready to shove the sprinklers up my nose.

 

A water spray is one of the best deterrents - 99% of cats absolutely hate getting wet, and if you don't have the time/patience to lurk outside with a hosepipe, then a sprinkler would be ideal.

 

Of course, the other option would be to go and buy the biggest tom you can find (Maine Coon or Norwegian Forest are good starters) and litter-train it. I doubt any other cats would get too near.

[jakebullet]

it's a push fit thing rather than a proper thread.

 

Dealer's choice then of:

 

a ) I'd like a hole x mm diameter, and I have a tube of glue / sealant / no nailz. Note, you cannot have the hole 0.5mm less than the lever  diameter and force it on. Well you can, but it will promptly explode into lots of bits.

b ) Break out tap n die set, thread to thread of your choice. Tell me what you've gone for.

c ) The diameter is X mm, and I want a shim thing to convert to a thread on ball. Due to my hatred of doing these this is + £10.

[MrDuke]

@Jake: Are pool balls easy to drill & tap? I only ask, as I've picked up a boxed set in good nick, and I'm hoping to make them into door/drawer handles. Could I just drill a pilot hole then shove a self-tapper in without them shattering violently?

 

In return for your advice, I promise to buy a shift knob for the Proton, probably.

[jakebullet]

I wouldn't use a self tapper. You'll just end up chewing up around the hole at best. You need to use a quality tap instead. While I'm giving away the secrets to my livelihood, I'll also tell you they very quickly ruin drills.

[MrDuke]

Fair do's - idea shelved.