The grumpy thread

[MarvinsMom]

just seem amanda donahoe? (actress out of The Whyte Worm, that thing with Olly Reed on a desert island)

 

on master shout chef, and oh my god... she looks old....

[Jerzy Woking]

They're the same round here. My road is a 30mph limit and has a school and elderly peoples housing on it, so it's 30mph for a reason! It's a fairly long road, but there's some bell end that's going so fast he has to start braking about half way down the road for the junction at the end. At a rough guess I'd imagine his speed would be illegal on a motorway let alone an urban street!

 

There's also some c**t who's got an illegal non silenced exhaust! they rag the bike up the road every night at about midnight. It's so load it wakes me up even with the windows closed.

 

I'm tempted to string a piece of cheese wire across the road or wait up for the twats and push a trolley full of bricks out into the road in front of them!

I really don't have a problem with bikers and always try to do well by them, giving plenty of room, let them pass etc but there's a small minority of them who are total pricks!

I too live in a village with a 30mph limit through it. When in my car or van and at (actually just below) 30mph, no problem, the cars/vans behind me stay behind me.

 

When I do the same on my motorbike (whether it be my 110cc scooter or my 1200cc bike) the cars/vans behind just HAVE to overtake me, often 3 or four in a line. Twats.

 

Likewise, riding home from work on some pretty fast roads across Essex, usually on some 1000cc plus bike. I see other bikes closing up on me through the villages, whilst I am doing 30 mph. They can only be catching me by doing 50mph through the 30's. Between the villages, I leave them for dead, only to see them catching me up again through the villages. And all my bikes are running standard exhausts and regular sized numberplates. Much as I like loud bikes, villages aren't the places for them.  

 

Good grief, I sound like a right miserable twat.

[twosmoke300]

Ffs don't even joke about the cheese wire across the road . A few people have been doing this on greenlanes and a few riders have been badly injured as a result . No one deserves that for some bad/ inconsiderate riding

[mercedade]

After all that grumping, we've just let it go for £600 to a trader after the latest round of 'tree ads. Not wild about it, but necessary.

 

 54-plate 1.4 Fiesta Zetec 5-dr that she bought for FOUR FLIPPIN GRAND. 

 

OUCH! And OUCH! again. Ms Mercedade paid £4k for the Pug nearly 6 years ago and has been struggling to come to terms with losing over £3k for 5 years of driving.

 

Interesting point*: I've always considered motoring costs of £400 p/year to be the upper end of acceptable but well within reach of a committed shite-er -  actually Ms M hasn't got too far away from that despite her considerable up-front investment in a boring wagon. She's had no major repairs (the biggest cost being the £149 COM2000 unit, which ended up getting refunded by GSF cos they kept being thick), just general maintenance, tyres, pads etc.

 

All Pugs are legit shite, even if they cost £4k?

[danthecapriman]

Ffs don't even joke about the cheese wire across the road . A few people have been doing this on greenlanes and a few riders have been badly injured as a result . No one deserves that for some bad/ inconsiderate riding

People are actually doing this!?

It's not me!! I only said it in jest!

 

The way some people (bikers and car drivers) carry on down here it's only a matter of time before someone ends up hurt.

A few streets away is another 30mph road, it has a lollipop man for the school crossing. About a year ago the poor guy was doing his job and was mown down and killed by some stupid cow speeding and pissing about on her phone at the wheel! He was a nice old chap and I'd seen him there doing that job for years. A terrible shame and his death was totally avoidable.

I always try hard to stick to 30 limits now, really drives it home when something like that happens so close to home.

I'd love to see police speed checks around here, or some sort of traffic slowing obstacles down the roads near the schools especially. (One of the very rare occasions I'd say this!).

[trigger]

We've had the cheese wire across the bike paths here in Ipswich recently too, it's sickening.

 

http://www.ipswichstar.co.uk/news/warning_after_wire_stretched_across_cycle_path_at_head_height_in_kesgrave_1_3995935

[Slappy]

Within a 5 minute period tonight it seemed like everyone around me had turned into zombies.

 

The first moment was when a car thought for some reason that the clearly not large enough gap to egress onto a main road crossing the opposite carriageway and a painted right turn lane would be the perfect time to attempt that manoeuvre, whilst also deciding to dawdle in the process as I slowed down to let them try and finish what they started, but even worse decided to virtually stop in the hatched area as a bike was filtering down it just 1 car behind me.

 

Then there was another biker who whilst filtering a bit too impatiently on a long slow bend panicked and almost ended up on the front of a bus. And finally 300m further down for no rhyme or reason 2 lads decided to cross the road 20 metres in front of a crossing when it was green for me and traffic was up to speed. I mimicked the 2nd ones gormless face as he went about looking some brain cells in the hedge or something. Sigh.

[Ghosty]

Wires a problem on Cannock Chase trails too according to Retrobike.

 

And a minor grump: sodding moths.

[Richard]

'These shelves look a bit weedy, are you sure they will do? '

 

'Yes, 500kg capacity per shelf '

 

'hmm'

 

I put some stuff on them today and they folded up like a fag packet.

[Cavcraft]

My daughter sold her old mobile phone to some knobhead fat dole cheat woman we know, for £15.

I know it worked fine, she showed the stupid woman it worked fine and it was about 1/3rd of the normal price, as my daughter is just niceike that.

 

Now, probably nine weeks later on the woman who bought it for her kids 5th birthday (I know, un-fucking-believable) says she's only just tried it on kid's birthday and it doesn't work because it's broken inside.

I told my daughter what to say in reply, in fact I actually typed it out and sent it myself. People like that sicken me, stupid blob.

 

 

Also, people who go out of their way to cause trouble then go crying because they found it. Someone needs a fucking good shoeing and one day they're going to get it, with interest.

[xtriple]

So fucking hot yesterday I nearly melted... today torrential rain and the washing is out!

 

I'm bored, my back hurts, my 'T' shirt feels 'funny' the dogs wet ('cos he's a fucking idiot and insists in sitting by the gate in the pouring rain), I'm hungry, I'm skint, I smoke toooooo much, I drink toooooo much coffee, I need a wee....

 

How's that for a list?

[chaseracer]

You're in the right thread...

 

[purplebargeken]

^^ 100% correct

[Rocket88]

 

Are the 2 door, doors the same as the 4 door ones? 

The A-posts are good. I wouldn't have as much confidence in the metal behind the hinge on the door but there's no wobble when I move it up and down.

I tried putting a shim in the lower hinge at one point as I though that would bring it up but it didn't work.

This is what I'm up against

 

Cortina doors by cort16, on Flickr

 

 

 

 

Try this [no warranty implied or given, usual kittens / nuns caveat]

 

 

You need [a] a wall, a bottle jack [c] two bits of wood [d] soft cloth

 

Metood;

 

Position bottle jack horizontally against wall, about 18"from car, near the bottom of the door. Jam small bit of wood at the top of the door [approx. where handle is] between the door and the frame ,so it won't close.

 

Tape another piece of wood [wrapped in the cloth] to the top of the bottle jack. Get a glamorous assistant to hold the the jack, whilst you pump it. When the cloth makes contact with the bottom of the door, make sure everything lines up ,then pump slowly and carefully. This should twist the door back into shape. Go carefully, it should improve the gap no end........rush it, and the nuns / kittens rule will be invoked

 

 

 

[Aston Martin]

Formula E is stupid, the cars sound bad and the pitstops are the worst. Changing a vehicle is cheating. I know they can't get around that, they can't wait for 13 hours or change the battery. But, I dunno. Cut the cars power in half.

 

Don't mince around jumping in a spare car!!!

[Parky]

Work had a lovely social today. I wasn't allowed to go as I am only a contractor, not "proper" staff. I will remember that when they need something sorted urgently.....

 

Childminder kicked off because I was a few minutes late getting the kids, I was trapped on a tube. At least today was the last ever day we need the childcare. Yet despite her putting her fees up, charging for stupid piddly shite and being an arsehole, the wife just went and bought her a £50 thank you present with my money.

 

Son is bored as I won't let him kick his football against our fence as the noise is really annoying and pisses both me and the neighbours off. He is being an arse too.

 

Wife forgot to do something at work and has had to stay late so I am dealing with shitty childminders, shitty kids, and shitty everything. And I have had a shitty week. Would say that I am glad the weekend is here but so far I can't imagine it being anything less than shitty.

 

VERDICT : Shit

[Craig the Princess]

The sodding Vectra is covered in dust. Our neighbour farmer really kindly cut down the weeds on our patch of land but this through the dust over the car.

So now I need to get up early to wash it again for my Dad tomorrow and re-polish, and also feel like an arsehole for feeling pissed off when he did us a real favour and is such a nice chap.

 

Grrrrrr.

[Pillock]

Charities. I volunteer for a charity, I won't saw which for the sake of Googling digging this next grump up.

 

Is there any way of anonymously dobbing in people who are scooping up large sums of cash from charity funds? Not to the charity themselves, they're unaware and the person involved has some sort of immunity going off... "Couldn't possibly be doing that" and all. But four figure sums going missing, receipts being asked for in electronic (editable) format etc.

 

Charities watchdog or anything?

[michael1703]

worn out SU carbs

 

ive had a week of twatting with them, the joys of running a classic car business, ive pratted with half a dozen of skinners unions finest this week, all with 50plus years of wear

[Craig the Princess]

Does the person work for the charity? If so then the board of trustees would be my first port of call (unless it is one of them or you think they are complicit) if not there then the charity commission would be the best bet.

 

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/charity-commission

 

Report a serious incident

Email [email protected]

24 hour voicemail service 0300 065 2199

Use this service if you are a trustee of a registered charity and you want to report a serious incident in your charity. We will only contact you if we need more information.

Whistleblowing

Email [email protected]

Use this service if you are a paid charity employee or adviser and you want to report suspected wrongdoing in the organisation you work for.

[Craig the Princess]

Charities. I volunteer for a charity, I won't saw which for the sake of Googling digging this next grump up.

 

Is there any way of anonymously dobbing in people who are scooping up large sums of cash from charity funds? Not to the charity themselves, they're unaware and the person involved has some sort of immunity going off... "Couldn't possibly be doing that" and all. But four figure sums going missing, receipts being asked for in electronic (editable) format etc.

 

Charities watchdog or anything?

 

 

Actually this section looks a better fir, same link

 

Complain about a charity

Contact form https://www.gov.uk/com...

What to do if a charity won't deal with your complaint, or if you suspect illegal activity like terrorism or abuse.

[plasticvandan]

Sellers remorce

[stillOrange]

Pillock, don't bother with reporting it to charity omission. Police fraud unit would be much better place to call.

[The Moog]

Pillock, don't bother with reporting it to charity omission. Police fraud unit would be much better place to call.

Seconded. Charity commission is only few bods and don't really get involved. HMRC are better bet (they are good at chasing things) or if have proof the police

[plasticvandan]

Re the bikes, I thought my c90s speedo was massively over reading,so checked it at one of those speed signs,it's dead accurate.so that means all the car driving twats who have to overtake at all costs whether I'm doing 30,40 or 50 are all speeding,and all so that they have to be in front,yeah, well you must feel real hard passing a bike doing 30 in a 30 limit,I could go flying past you if I was doing 50 in a 30 as well,cunts

[Pillock]

Thanks, I suppose it is theft (from the people who have given money if nothing else) so perhaps police. However I may just pass on advice to a few people who can probably give more information as to where and when it has gone from.

 

First alarm bell was one person signing joint cheques....

[Cavcraft]

Why is it if you have something sticking out of the boot, people behind you automatically drive like tw@ts? I came back from a DIY store before with some ladders sticking out of my boot (lights and number plate visible) and some silly bint kept zooming up to me and slamming her brakes on.

Yeah, thanks for that, it didn't make me just drive even slower to piss you off at all.

[stillOrange]

HMRC are good to get in touch if the creative accounting gets too creative, Charity Commission is good when you think that trustees are not working to the benefit of or in accordance with charity memorandums.

 

If the money is not used as it should be or correct governance procedures are not followed, the Police should be contacted.

[dugong]

Binned two thirds of the Facebook groups I'm a member of. What a complete waste of time.

[The Moog]

Thanks, I suppose it is theft (from the people who have given money if nothing else) so perhaps police. However I may just pass on advice to a few people who can probably give more information as to where and when it has gone from.

 

First alarm bell was one person signing joint cheques....

Other option is the bank if stuff like that is happening. They will freeze account straightaway.