The grumpy thread

[CHRIS1980]

Watching a car on a forum that you really want(lada niva) while you don't have the money and then it sells. Who would have thought that a little old car from Russia could bring happiness into a mans life...but even I'm denied the pleasure.

[michael1703]

Julian Ryder. The worst and truely hopeless Moto GP commentator. As bad as Charlie Cox ever was.

I can't stand him saying jewez for Jerez and his pronunciation of espargaro and a few other things but he used to making boring racing more interesting

 

In the days of stoner clearing off and winning by ten seconds and a dull precession of 11 finishers he could fill 45minutes with interesting info, in the new Marquez area with exciting races he isn't quite fast enough to keep up with all the action

[panhard65]

Watching a car on a forum that you really want(lada niva) while you don't have the money and then it sells. Who would have thought that a little old car from Russia could bring happiness into a mans life...but even I'm denied the pleasure.

I must admit I have never been a fan of Lada's but I do know a bloke who has got a few. I will ask him next time I see him if he wants to sell any. One of them was running a twin cam if I remember correctly.

[dugong]

Watching a car on a forum that you really want(lada niva) while you don't have the money and then it sells. Who would have thought that a little old car from Russia could bring happiness into a mans life...but even I'm denied the pleasure.

Save up? Persistence pays off.

[CHRIS1980]

Save up? Persistence pays off.

Easier said than done in my life.

[dugong]

Easier said than done in my life.

Amen, blud. The congregation agrees.

[CHRIS1980]

Amen, blud. The congregation agrees.

I feel better already.

[cort1977]

Nearly got knocked off my bike on the way home tonight by some twunt in a minivan.   He came past 200 yards from a crossroads, breaking the limit, forcing an oncoming car to move over and nearly took my elbow off.   Then he pulled in to the swimming pool car park 100 yards further on, clearly his children needed to get to their lesson a few seconds earlier.   We had a few words and amazingly didn't get in to swearing but he just could not see that I had a right to be on the road and did not have to pull over to let him past.   Apparently that would be 'common courtesy'.  

 

Now I would agree with this if we were on a twisting narrow country road and in fact I do pull over to let cars past in such circumstances.   But we weren't, we were in a suburban 30 zone and the longest he could have been slightly delayed (I ride fast) was the 4-500 yards since the last stop sign.      I suggested that common courtesy might be not risking killing me so that he could get to where he was going a tiny bit faster and that actually he should safely go around me.

 

He was just of the firm opinion that he had more right to be on the road in a car than someone on a bike.  I have had a few close calls over the years but never actually spoken with anyone who genuinely felt that way, normally it's just swearing and resentment that you're beating the traffic.   The highlight was when he called me a 'damn liberal' (a big insult in Texas) but i couldn't argue with that one as it's true.

 

Anyway I reported it but doubt anything will happen.   Good to be able to vent on here.

[daveb47]

Just been to collect parcels from Royal mail sorting office after they put card through door without knocking yesterday only to find another card from this morning waiting for me.

[EssDeeWon]

Just been to collect parcels from Royal mail sorting office after they put card through door without knocking yesterday only to find another card from this morning waiting for me.

 

I thought they were told to stop playing that game?

 

A few years ago I was at home waiting for a parcel, low and behold no knock on the door, just a card saying they have a parcel for me but I was out, bollox I was in all day and even heard the note come through the door, but the postie was gone before I had chance to realise what had happened.

[oldcars]

Had the rialto about 18 months, found out this morning how unstable they are in reverse   No tipping but a brown trouser moment was had  . Note to self, take it canny in reverse 

[andy18s]

Feckin Tn twatting T wankers. ...

Bought some side steps for the disco and paid extra for express delivery

Due last Tues.....no sign

Wed afternoon I got home to a We called,you were out,fuck you card......called them up and rearranged delivery after a big row as they had apparently tried to deliver on Tues as I wanted

Oh.yeah?so were's the card to say???????

Ah....we'll get it there weds definitely they say

Wed 6.30 I call to find out what's going on

Its on a late delivery they say but we'll call the driver and get an eta for you

Call back,driver decided he'd finished at 6 and took it back to Fucking Deeside again....and as it's the 3rd time (they claim) they've tried to deliver it,it now will be going back to the sender. ..

Hang on a feckin minuite, you didn't deliver it twice,and that's my fault???

Would no like me to send you copies of the cctv showing that No feckers been here???

Um,ah....well send it again as a gesture of goodwill the spunkymonkey says....

Had to put the phone down at this point but if nothing turns up today then I won't be responsible

Fucking Cockwomble. The lot of em

[HillmanImp]

Five kg spool is what you need

Seemed to work. Fuck knows why its been fine on the smaller spools for years but now won't work with them. However without wanting to jinx it, it seems to be working fine now. Thanks to you and M'colu for the advice.

 

Managed to finish the sill yesterday and now just have the floor to do.

[Slappy]

Julian Ryder. The worst and truely hopeless Moto GP commentator. As bad as Charlie Cox ever was.

 

I can't stand him saying jewez for Jerez and his pronunciation of espargaro and a few other things but he used to making boring racing more interesting

 

In the days of stoner clearing off and winning by ten seconds and a dull precession of 11 finishers he could fill 45minutes with interesting info, in the new Marquez area with exciting races he isn't quite fast enough to keep up with all the action

Have always liked Jules, mostly because he's like a librarian when it comes to the history, and subtleties of what's going on. Also, I just like his delivery, probably a bit too matey, in-jokey to some people, but I'm sad in that I like to immerse myself in as much coverage as possible.

 

I do miss Spalders for the supreme tech knoweledge though.

 

And no menttions, ever, of 3rd armpits or requirements thereof

[wuvvum]

The Rover of Doom suffered from a FTP last night.  It appears the starter motor has shuffled off its mortal coil - it turned over slowly for a short while but now it just clicks, and no amount of twatting the solenoid with a BFH will entice it to spring to life again.  Secondhand L-series starters are cheap enough on the 'Bay and it doesn't look like too much of a twat to get to, but it's still a hassle I could have done without.

[Taff]

Had to go through the torture of the BT helpline for my sisters internet troubles....

 

Having been there before I was not looking forward to it. Abridged version, as the full one would break the forum

 

Got no signal to PC -Where is your router? - next to PC - wheres your phone plug in socket situated - In the next room, PC is in her bedroom,- Ahh, perhaps your cable is too long and signal cant reach - WTF?

 

The fucking signal is whipped around the world bounced of satellites, travels fuck knows miles through cables, exchange boxes and it cant make the last 10 fucking feet! 

 

Cock fucking wombles the lot of em....Sending engineer out sometime in the next millennia , useless spunk trumpets 

 

I don't know if it's too late but I had issues with BT and I lost my rag and sent an e-mail so filled with swear words it would have made my old Sarnt-Major blush. They rang back 5 minutes later and got an engineer out the following morning.

 

It appears that my mother was wrong, and swearing is both big & clever

[Jerzy Woking]

When the BBC had Moto2 and Moto3 (on the red button) I used to love Nick Harris and Gavin Emmet doing the commentary. Both knew the riders well, what hey were up to, and rarely made mistakes, even in the heat of the moment.

 

Whilst BT's coverage is superb (I'm sad enough to watch all the free practice and qualifying for all classes) they seem to have Ryder and Heuwen take over from Cox and Parrish as a direct replacement. The inclusion of Colin Edwards has been a good move as he knows, and is known, by all the current riders. I am warming to Hodgeson too (although he was a complete cock on a bike trackday I did).

 

But Ryder still annoys more and more-he may have loads of knowledge, but it seems to depart his brain the instant a bike engine is started. I maybe alone in this view, but he still puts me in a big grump that often I'll watch it on my laptop for one of BT's alternative camera views that don't have his attempt at commentary over the top.

[vulgalour]

A rare thing happened today and I took myself to see the GP on an emergency appointment because I was fast losing the ability to walk properly thanks to my back relapsing on me.  Have had to stop with the artwork as well today so I'm going to be behind schedule on that and it's likely I'll not get anything done car-wise this weekend either.  Not at all happy, but health comes first.  Been prescribed two weeks of stronger painkillers and rest with occasional exercise to see if it fixes itself.  Also been told not to worry, it appears it's a minor muscle injury rather than something serious.  No improvement in two weeks and I get booked in for physio to investigate further because of family history.

 

Hello boredom for the next few days.

[michael1703]

(I'm sad enough to watch all the free practice and qualifying for all classes).

I do that too but also for bsb and wsb, some weekends I get fuck all done but I see some cracking racing

[Jerzy Woking]

I do that too but also for bsb and wsb, some weekends I get fuck all done but I see some cracking racing

Thank goodness I don't have Sky-I barely get out on Moto GP weekends. Even the free practice sessions are exciting this year.

[michael1703]

I haven't got sky, I buy a Eurosport subscription for £3.99 per month so I can watch on iPad or laptop in the garden and I've got a Samsung smart TV that has a Eurosport app so I can watch it on telly through the Internet

[Parky]

Had an interview earlier. Got to the place, met the guys who immediately said "sorry but we dont think you're experience is what we need"

 

You had my CV a month ago, could see what my experience was, and you called me in at the expense of half a days money to tell me that? Why not just call me and tell me?

 

Verdict - Cockmunchers

[chaseracer]

Invoice them for your time and expenses.  Seriously.

[CHRIS1980]

2 things have annoyed me today. The first is the moron driving a 12 plate focus. It had parking sensors on all 4 corners and it was still smashed to hell. There was not a straight panel on it. Honestly,how bad a driver do you have to be that parking sensors can't help. I bet their that thick they don't know what that beeping noise is.

 

The second,is Joey Essex. How thick is he? I recon that if I shot him in the head,nothing but air would fall out. He seriously boils my piss.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Today's grump is arsehole drivers. Knobheads that insist on doing exactly 30 when there's sod all reason and keeping that speed when you go in a 40 or 50.

 

Or that prick who must have been o the phone as he was alone in the car but his left hand was moving about link a fucker as if talking to someone. Not only was his speed and steering all over the place he looked a cock too

[michael1703]

I can't stop eating lately and I'm still losing weight

 

Breakfast was a mahoosive bowl of corn flakes and two rounds of toast, I was hungry again by half eleven so went and got saveloy and chips, then had two apples and two bananas, came home ate some sandwiches and defrosted a risotto that was portioned for two people, my wife just rang to say she was going to get fish n chips on her way home, had I eaten? I said no, so there's more food on the way

 

I weigh 9st ffs

[michael1703]

The second,is Joey Essex. How thick is he? I recon that if I shot him in the head,nothing but air would fall out. He seriously boils my piss.

The conspiracy theorist in my head makes me think he is put on this earth to bring the IQ level of this country down even further

[Negative Creep]

Or he's been clever and realised he can make money by playing up being thick as shit

[dollywobbler]

Today's grump is arsehole drivers. Knobheads that insist on doing exactly 30 when there's sod all reason and keeping that speed when you go in a 40 or 50.

 

Or that prick who must have been o the phone as he was alone in the car but his left hand was moving about link a fucker as if talking to someone. Not only was his speed and steering all over the place he looked a cock too

 

Whoa! Hold on a minute. Are you seriously berating folk for doing 30 in a 30 zone there? The fact that it's a 30 limit is reason enough FFS. I've been driving a minibus today, quite often doing 30-40mph even in a 60 zone. If people want to travel that slowly, then fine! They're easier to overtake than the bloody 40-mph-everywhere-never-look-in-your-mirrors brigade.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Whoa! Hold on a minute. Are you seriously berating folk for doing 30 in a 30 zone there? The fact that it's a 30 limit is reason enough FFS. I've been driving a minibus today, quite often doing 30-40mph even in a 60 zone. If people want to travel that slowly, then fine! They're easier to overtake than the bloody 40-mph-everywhere-never-look-in-your-mirrors brigade.

Er yeah, I'm a knobhead too! Tbh the entire Road between Wakefield and Huddersfield is rammed with speed cameras and paint with all the overtaking places now blocked. Only 2 cameras are actually in places where cars have regularly crashed the others are just money makers.

 

This one is a 30, 20 yards away is turns into a 50. Why? To me it doesn't make sense