The grumpy thread

[bub2006]

I offered to go through insurance, he said no. I offered to do scrapyard run and he also said no. It's just gone through mot so he said he will use as is and scrap it next mot.

[EssDeeWon]

I offered to go through insurance, he said no. I offered to do scrapyard run and he also said no. It's just gone through mot so he said he will trade it in at Cavcraft next mot.

 

EFA

[beko1987]

Well that sounds like an amicable resolution then. Maybe offer to let him crash into yours to even it out. Do it in the middle of a big city centre at rush hour and see how long you can drag out a sarcastic argument for, then give each other a cuddle and drive off, with all the people watching wondering wtf happened. Like clarkson and may did in the peugeot episode

[Timewaster]

SHIT. You alright?

yeah, bloody hell. thinking a Zafira auto

was nice?

[vulgalour]

Must've knocked some sense out of him.

[bub2006]

I didn't have much to start with. Felt bad cos his kid was in car,his Mrs was covered in milkshake and he has a lump like an egg from b pilar

[HH-R]

It's usually the other way round, front end of rear car stoved in and front car near undamaged.

[Cavcraft]

bub2006, on 16 Oct 2015 - 8:38 PM, said:

his Mrs was covered in milkshake

 

So there WAS a happy ending?

[bub2006]

It's usually the other way round, front end of rear car stoved in and front car near undamaged.

That's what I thought but I've not even pushed bumper back. Not my milkshake billy!

[cort1977]

Just reported a taxi to the Surrey police via their road safe site. Don't know if they'll actually read it though. Decided he couldn't be bothered to wait until the road was wide enough to pass so drove into me, hitting the pannier bag. When I waved at him to back off he blasted his horn before accelerating past and swerving into the kerb ( think he hit it too) then carried on. Broad daylight wearing hi viz night vision gilet and 2w rear lights on too.

 

Well mr e class licence number 2514, temper temper!

Lucky he didn't knock you off if he hit the pannier.

 

Write to the licensing office as well.

[cort16]

I like Apple products generally put itunes is such dog shit. I wanted to copy a video onto my iphone but because I once synced it with my PC at work the only way to get the video on is to grenade the contents of my iphone and start again. On an android phone I can just plug it onto my PC and copy it over. Conclusion DOG SHITE.

[xtriple]

people who lie.

 

Guy doing my car is telling me porkies, won't answer his phone and is generally, unreliable. I was soooooo wound up last night I nearly went and saw him with a view to hurting myself!

 

I never mind when things go wrong (the new paint on my car is the wrong colour) but if you tell me fibs and avoid me, I get REALLY annoyed. I know that the reason they are not doing my car at the mo' is because there's another job booked in, so why lie and tell me they can't get the paint until Monday? Just tell the fucking truth you stoner wanker!

[cobblers]

It seems that's just the way painters are mate. Without wanting to cause offence if there are any honest ones on here, I've never met a single one that was straight up. It's the same with a lot of other tradesmen that do a "reasonable" price job - it seems to just be the way things are done - they have to get work through the door and keep a few jobs on the go at once in order to keep busy and earn a proper wage out of things without charging extortionate prices for each job.

 

Once your motor has half the side in primer, if someone comes and asks for a wing painting or something like that they will always sneak it in front. They know that they're guaranteed the £500 or so off you whether it's done on time or not, so for the sake of a few days they do a couple of £150 jobs that they might otherwise lose if they had to make the other customer wait til after you.

 

In the meantime they fob you off with excuses. The local favourite is "I had a paint reaction, I needed to let it fully cure for a few days before sanding it off and starting again to be sure it won't come back through- Don't worry though I won't charge you any extra"

 

I wish they would just be honest - Just tell me "Yeah, I'll paint your van for £600. It should be done in a week or so but since I'm not really charging the earth for the job, if I get a few quickies turn up in the mean time I'll have to push yours to the back of the workshop while I do them" and I'll say fair enough - I understand the "cheap/good/fast" triangle and the fact that you can only really hope for two at once, but in reality expect about one and a half at best.

[cort16]

It's all that cyanide in the 2 pack

[cobblers]

It wouldn't surprise me. The bloke who did my van (eventually) has painted with 2k, 6 days a week in a single garage with only a paper dust mask on for the last 20 years +. It's a wonder he's still alive.

 

 

That said, my grandad was apparently one of the first people to be hospitalised for painting with 2k, about 40 years ago he almost died, according to my nan. He's also dishonest and unreliable/

[MrDuke]

Fairly easy to kill yourself quite rapidly with 2k, by all accounts. You only need to inhale a bit of the hardener and your lungs will ...... well, go hard and stop inflating, basically.

[The Moog]

Having a nightmare with tradesmen at the moment.

 

Still waiting on heating company, electrician failed to turn up 4 times before I did the work myself, a builder who is a friend cancelled 4 times and this week the roofer didnt turn up twice.

 

All of them are recommendations of friends but are unbelievably unreliable. I have cash, I want a job done, not expecting the moon on a stick yet still get let down.

[EssDeeWon]

That sort of thing always makes me wonder, I mean we are supposed to be in hard times yet there are people (tradesman) left right and centre who cannot be bothered to turn up or return calls for good work. In the last year or two I have experienced this myself and heard of a number of examples. Ask someone to do something whether it be a mechanic, plumber, builder etc and never hear from them again.

 

All 135,000 Glasto tickets sold out within a few minutes @ £233 a pop with tens of thousands unsuccessful, and were in hard times? Don't make me laugh.

[Bobthebeard]

I was just going to moan about that same thing. No one seems to give way to the right anymore.

But everyone is to the right of everyone else on a roundabout if every approach has a car waiting... Someone has to make a decision........ Err right? In these cases other rules apply*.

Private reg first.

If no private plate then German vehicle.

If no German vehicle then female on phone goes first.

Etc.

[Timewaster]

In defence of painters, my local guy is 100% straight and honest and does a bloody good job.

The last time I went anywhere else he ended up putting it right.

 

BUT he IS a certifiable loon who will come round your house and steal the light bulbs for a laugh and posts pictures of his arse on his Facebook page.

I blame the thinners.

[AlabamaShrimp]

I've had the same thing recently with a plumber we always use. He's a really good bloke, very good and doesn't charge a fortune. Wife's dad used to employ him a lot and he put our new bathroom in.

 

Now though he won't return our calls, just in case it was use he was recommended to a friend but he didn't reply to her either.

 

Anyway today's moan is "my new boss" meant to have a new job but haven't signed any contract and don't really know what's happening.

Went on a first aid course last week. Did a crb check this week and he said he was coming round today with a uniform. He hasn't turned up though and contact is very hit or miss. Sounds stupid but I don't want to pester him too much in case he says forget it all

[xtriple]

Yeah, tradesmen... fuck them all. I know what's what, been there, done that, but for fucks sake, just be honest, answer the pissing phone and do what you say you'll do, when you said you'll do it!

 

I try REALLY hard to be calm and considerate, I try to be friendly to everyone, I try to do random acts of kindness (just paid a ladies shopping in the co-op 'cos her card was declined) and go through life without hurting people.

 

I try to do all this 'cos I know that I'm a nasty bastard when annoyed!

 

Last night I was furious and getting worse... I was getting to the stage where I was going to go and see them, sans watch (if you guys know what I mean) and I had to really fight with myself not to. Yes, along with all my other problems I am a bone fide psycho! I can feel the rage start to envelope me and it feels like every part of my body is tight and beginning to hurt (adrenalin I suppose) and I want, no need, to hurt people.

 

When I get like that and really lose it, I do things I really regret.

 

So I didn't go and see them. I didn't ring them./ I didn't call round today, not even for a 'chat' as it is so easy for me to get the red mist. Problem is: once I've lost my temper, there's no getting the damn thing back! It can be a year down the road and I'll see someone I lost it with and I instantly go into psycho mode, no warning, no restraint so it is FAR better to avoid confrontation and NOT lose my pathetic temper in the first place.

 

Phil calmed me down. It needs someone who knows to talk sense. His problems also put things in perspective somewhat.

[jakebullet]

Went to see my kinky girl.

 

Asked bint in ticket office for an anytime return, got on train, train sets off, look at ticket and it's anytime day return. Thanks love, why not sell me what I asked for?

 

Then I'm use an entire bog roll full of cold, and not good company for her. Followed by I didn't want to come home soft lad crying. I think I've got it bad.

[Bobthebeard]

I've had the same thing recently with a plumber we always use. He's a really good bloke, very good and doesn't charge a fortune. Wife's dad used to empty him a lot and he put our new bathroom in.

😳

[richardmorris]

Lucky he didn't knock you off if he hit the pannier.

 

Write to the licensing office as well.

 

I was swerving away from him while he did it, and to be honest it was a brush not a thump but even so there was no need for it in the first place. I was only going to complain to the council but couldn't see which authority it was as he shot off just the number, and didn't get the plate either. Also local council websites don't seem to have any contact info for private hire licensing, so I gave up and went to the fuzz.

 

Honestly people get too close on an hourly occurrence, but very rarely try and have a second go to hit you. It's not anything personal with taxis either-my late uncle was one for years.

[Timewaster]

RichardMorris just to balance the universe, yesterday a cyclist on an island at a crossing gave me the finger and a gob full of abuse for turning right on a green filter arrow.

 

I have no idea what his problem was. I think he thought he could beat the lights and had to stop. Hardly my fault.

 

The same day a pair of chavvy looking pedestrians did the same to an innocent driver who had to slam the brakes as they just wandered into the road in front of him.

[richardmorris]

For pedestrians leaping into the road it's hard to beat Windsor. Often Japanese tourists who keep backing up to get a photo of the castle without noticing that they're now in the road.

 

I'm a cautious driver and cyclist, and even pedestrian, but some people don't make it easy for us!

[richardmorris]

Oh major grump is now south Africa's try. Wales were about to beat them!

[dollywobbler]

Oh major grump is now south Africa's try. Wales were about to beat them!

 

Aye. Good game, but now feeling a bit deflated. Good grief those blokes take some hits!

[HH-R]

Adults are worse than children for just walking out in front of you I've found. Kids generally stand at the side of the road and wait, then you'll get some clown that has just parked and got out of their car walk straight across the road in front of two way traffic without looking. They nearly shit themselves when there is a car on the road, or shout abuse/gesture because they've got a fright. You'd think they would expect it being drivers themselves*. Hi-viz donned workmen are the worst, not sure being easier to see helps when they give you a couple of yards to stop in.

 

*often the same people who park facing the wrong way with dipped beam blazing, and open their door into the road without looking. Being drivers they should know how annoying that is.