The grumpy thread

[HH-R]

Of course he has stopped now that I have to get up. The cat has settled down for another 12 hours' solid sleeping too.

[tooSavvy]

Ref: Auto$hite Open Forums - Cat.

 

TS

[NorfolkNWeigh]

As is clear from this excellent photograph ( genuinely taken by passenger). This is a Nissan Note London Minicab,with only 1/3 of one rear light illuminated. It was trundling along the unlit M6 near Coventry, at 3.00am in pouring rain and spray- at 50 in the middle lane obvs.

I was sober and awake, chances of all the other Naziwunderbarge pilotes, aiming their 2 tonne missiles at 100 mph in the spray being the same not certain at that time of night /this time of year.

[castros_bro]

  On 14/12/2015 at 20:55, UltraWomble said:

Certainly:

To whit I have replied that now that they have all the details of the person who set up the direct debit and that seeing as we can electronically authorise them to remove money from our bank account then they can damn well accept an electronic authorisation asking them to investigate why they have removed the amount twice and then when they have confirmed that, put it back into the bank account and I'll be damned if they are going to take 6 weeks about it as if I neglected to pay my road tax for 6 weeks they would be the first to send me a fine for however much and nasty letters, that they might even go so far as to wheel clamp the offending vehicle - I have suggested therefore that an unprompt course of action may result in a wheel clamp being attached to the DVLA offices and the offices not being allowed to go anywhere until the money is returned.

 

Your DD money will be refunded by the bank under your Diana Dors agreement, this is how I got my refund from DVLA DD.

 

Lookie here

http://www.directdebit.co.uk/DirectDebitExplained/Pages/Howtoclaim.aspx

 

or if CBA here

 

In the event that an error is made in the payment of your Direct Debit*, either by the organisation or your bank or building society, you are entitled to a full and immediate refund from your bank of the amount paid.

Simply contact your bank or building society. They are responsible for refunding the money - even if the original error was made by the organisation collecting the payment. But remember, if you receive a refund you are not entitled to, you must pay it back when the organisation asks you to.

[fordperv]

  On 15/12/2015 at 01:23, Bren said:

Ordered a spoiler for the A6 a fortnight ago. No comms from shop (unqshop) and no spoiler.

 

Checked and it's not even been sent - but they took my payment.

 

I have asked for a refund. Lets see what happens.

Ebay? I ordered a jacket about 3 weeks ago which was a gift for someone's birthday which passed at the end of last week, chased up my order it took them 3 days to reply and got a tracking number that doesn't exist, they sent me this twice and no other message when I told them that the number is dead, asked for a refund heard nothing, so I've left it in ebays hands now, I hope they get it sorted as I had to go and buy another jacket from an actual shop so they got something

[Sealtainn]

I ordered a couple of Christmas presents from Wish on 21st November. It's all cheap knock off stuff from the Far East. 1st item turned up within 10 days, still waiting for the 2nd and all the Tracking Info says is that it's been dispatched. Their FAQ says "Wait 27 calendar days" which takes us till after Christmas.

[fordperv]

Wow that was quick, I've just looked on ebay and a refund has been given

[Taff]

  On 13/12/2015 at 10:22, Cheggers said:

Run as fast as your little legs can carry you.

 

After extensive* research I can confirm that the part of a woman's brain that makes them kinky in bed is the same part that makes them psychopathic the rest of the time.

 

The trick is to work out when your "acceptable balance" of sexual excitement/ personal wellbeing lies.

 

Please don't take this personally, but you don't come across as being as capable of managing a truly pervy fruitloop as some others on here (I'm looking at you Taff lad...).

 

Find yourself a lass that's happy to have a bit of fun between the sheets but is less likely to cut your brake lines because you forgot to put sugar in her tea.

 

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had a g/f who was extremely adventurous. All was well until she got especially drunk one night (we always got drunk, but this time it was very drunk). I went into quiet mode, just about managed to avoid the argument she was looking for. Got up early-ish, shaved, packed and woke her with a cup of tea. And dumped her.

It cost me a phone number but at £10 I think it was, small price to pay. She has since met and settled down with a bloke. He appears to be shrinking by the week.

 

The bit that really annoys me about women is the "changing" thing. It was me being like this that attracted you in the first place. Why attempt to change something that you like?

That and the lack or forethought some females can show. The latest one, we were in Tesco getting sorted for a night out, and I said to her

"have you got any spare tights?"

"didn't know it was your thing!" she quipped, so I said it isn't but, I'll bet that you are rushing to get ready and you knacker a pair, why not buy a spare set now, so you have a back up plan?

"no need", she said.

 

You can guess the rest. And you can guess who's got a mouthful off her for pointing out I had a £3 solution 5 days ago that she opted to ignore. Bollocks to her, she's getting tights for Christmas.

 

  On 14/12/2015 at 20:55, UltraWomble said:

Certainly:

To whit I have replied that now that they have all the details of the person who set up the direct debit and that seeing as we can electronically authorise them to remove money from our bank account then they can damn well accept an electronic authorisation asking them to investigate why they have removed the amount twice and then when they have confirmed that, put it back into the bank account and I'll be damned if they are going to take 6 weeks about it as if I neglected to pay my road tax for 6 weeks they would be the first to send me a fine for however much and nasty letters, that they might even go so far as to wheel clamp the offending vehicle - I have suggested therefore that an unprompt course of action may result in a wheel clamp being attached to the DVLA offices and the offices not being allowed to go anywhere until the money is returned.

 

If that were me (and granted, internet legal advice is the easiet to give...) I would cancel all payments I make to DVLA until the balance of what they owe you is reached, then re-instal the payments. Their system moves at a snails pace at the best of times, they won't have even sent the first shitty letter to you by the time you have reinstated everything.

 

I went to school near there, and trust me, it will also confuse them no end.

[Taff]

wow

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/22726-the-crusher-beckons-have-a-look-at-this-gumtree-beauty/page-5

 

didn't realise we went in for internet bullying.

 

The bloke might have been a waste of bandwidth but rounding on him like that? Don't your ignore buttons work?

[The Moog]

Ordered insulation online. Paid £25 delivery charge. 

 

Should have been delivered last friday. Today I get voicemail saying driver has left 14 rolls of insulation on my driveway as no one was in. Driver wont answer phone. 

 

I am not home for 7 hours, want to play insulation roulette ... 

[AlabamaShrimp]

  On 15/12/2015 at 11:34, Taff said:

wow

 

http://autoshite.com/topic/22726-the-crusher-beckons-have-a-look-at-this-gumtree-beauty/page-5

 

didn't realise we went in for internet bullying.

 

The bloke might have been a waste of bandwidth but rounding on him like that? Don't your ignore buttons work?

I don't think it's bullying as such more people had tried but we're sick of him.

 

I tried to engage him and see why he was being so awkward and evasive but never got a straight answer. Rightly or wrongly banning him was the only solution.

I'm sure he'll be back sooner or later with a different user name

[gordonbennet]

  On 14/12/2015 at 21:00, Cavcraft said:

You should always beep in those circumstances, but look round when you do as if it was someone else.

 

I do it slightly different, cos my lorry is a heavy bastard with the worlds worse effin gearbox, ZF's Arsetronic pile of crap i'm not exactly fast away from roundabouts, i does me best and try not to inconvenience or fuck people about, most drivers see the score and if they are hooning round a blind roundabout when i'm half way out manage to tighten their line and we all live happily ever after.

Its not my fault most companies employ transport manage/admin/pen pushers that know fuck all about lorries and specify parcel spec underpowered shit to shift constant 44 ton gross weight.

 

Once in a while you come across an arse hole coming round a blind roundabout at racing speed, who soon as he sees you lays on the horn and start waving his arms about.

At this point i stop dead as obviously someone is hooting and i'm trying to avoid the inevitable accident, especially if it stops arsey in his tracks, then whilst he's blasting his hooter i look everywhere all at once but never look at him or his car and never ever lock eyes with him, once i'm sure its safe to proceed i get the old girl moving again and, (knowing exactly where this berk is at times), make sure i'm looking the other way when he comes past purple faced hoping to be able to either make rude signs at me or smash me face in, love it when they cut me up to teach me a lesson, Darwin in action.

Confess i can be a right cunt sometimes.

[dugong]

  On 15/12/2015 at 17:49, Hirst said:

I think everybody showed a lot more patience than he deserved, given the wider context that he was a probable troll posting Walter Mitty horseshit all over the joint and adopting the attitude that he can do what he likes and it's everyone else's problem. Good riddance!

He was hard work, granted. Yes, I stuck the boot in a bit.

 

I find the banhammer trend worrying - Autoshite didn't use to be like that. I remember EccentricRichard getting the boot and that being a rare and unusual event. Unless someone's playing games, we're averaging two or three sackings a month at the moment. Can Dave not look up Flynn's/OldFart's/R20TX's IP to see if it's the same person?

[Cavcraft]

It's honestly really difficult, banning is a last resort but trust me there were numerous complaints about him and he just seemed to dig his heels in. I suspect I knew he was cheesing people off and the more he was baited, the worse he got.

[ruffgeezer]

  On 14/12/2015 at 22:56, dugong said:

Nah, I drove my Pug round the block and listened to Radio 4.

 

It was good.

 

Not for the poor doggy it wasn't!

[Taff]

  On 15/12/2015 at 17:46, gordonbennet said:

I do it slightly different, cos my lorry is a heavy bastard with the worlds worse effin gearbox, ZF's Arsetronic pile of crap i'm not exactly fast away from roundabouts, i does me best and try not to inconvenience or fuck people about, most drivers see the score and if they are hooning round a blind roundabout when i'm half way out manage to tighten their line and we all live happily ever after.

Its not my fault most companies employ transport manage/admin/pen pushers that know fuck all about lorries and specify parcel spec underpowered shit to shift constant 44 ton gross weight.

 

Once in a while you come across an arse hole coming round a blind roundabout at racing speed, who soon as he sees you lays on the horn and start waving his arms about.

At this point i stop dead as obviously someone is hooting and i'm trying to avoid the inevitable accident, especially if it stops arsey in his tracks, then whilst he's blasting his hooter i look everywhere all at once but never look at him or his car and never ever lock eyes with him, once i'm sure its safe to proceed i get the old girl moving again and, (knowing exactly where this berk is at times), make sure i'm looking the other way when he comes past purple faced hoping to be able to either make rude signs at me or smash me face in, love it when they cut me up to teach me a lesson, Darwin in action.

Confess i can be a right cunt sometimes.

 

I don't think that's cuntish. I learnt in Bedford MKs and the 432s, and that is pretty much what the instructors had us doing. You've eliminated the danger by stopping. If laddo in his Mk1 Opel Manta (other fast cars are available) wants to play silly buggers, it's up to him

 

  On 15/12/2015 at 17:49, Hirst said:

I think everybody showed a lot more patience than he deserved, given the wider context that he was a probable troll posting Walter Mitty horseshit all over the joint and adopting the attitude that he can do what he likes and it's everyone else's problem. Good riddance!

 

I'm glad he's no longer cluttering the place up anymore.

 

  On 15/12/2015 at 18:03, dugong said:

He was hard work, granted. Yes, I stuck the boot in a bit.

 

I find the banhammer trend worrying - Autoshite didn't use to be like that. I remember EccentricRichard getting the boot and that being a rare and unusual event. Unless someone's playing games, we're averaging two or three sackings a month at the moment. Can Dave not look up Flynn's/OldFart's/R20TX's IP to see if it's the same person?

 

I had too, on other threads, so I had stuck him on ignore & made the problem go away. But I had a look at that thread on Friday while I LS and I were chatting about tellies & it didn't feel right.

[LabRat]

Just limped the modern home- had to swerve to avoid a dickhead driver in a bastard carrier near work and bounced out of a pothole... Result, pothole 1, Saab knackered front spring.

 

Wouldn't be so bad, but I can guarantee its one of the fuckin parents at my school- swear they drive like they're blind/drunk/stoned/back in the old country (other stereotypes are available)

 

2 days before payday too.

 

 

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[dugong]

  On 15/12/2015 at 18:07, Cavcraft said:

It's honestly really difficult, banning is a last resort but trust me there were numerous complaints about him and he just seemed to dig his heels in. I suspect I knew he was cheesing people off and the more he was baited, the worse he got.

I'd like to know if our afflicted friends posted from the same IP. What does Dave reckon?

[Taff]

  On 15/12/2015 at 18:07, Cavcraft said:

It's honestly really difficult, banning is a last resort but trust me there were numerous complaints about him and he just seemed to dig his heels in. I suspect I knew he was cheesing people off and the more he was baited, the worse he got.

 

No objection to his ban, he was a proper zipsniffer and no mistake.

 

I don't envy the staff on forums in the slightest,BTW.

[Cavcraft]

I haven't asked him mate!

[daveb47]

Both flynn & Renault20tx were using multiple ip addresses so impossible to track ip.

 

but all ips were same hosts

 

range86-185.btcentralplus.com

 

old fart was using a vpn so not trackable

 

[trigger]

That means nothing to me! I couldn't believe the number of reports we had come in on Saturday night, I was out getting pissed instead but It's nice to see that people have come around to us mods now though, a little while back if we deleted someone there would have been a fucking uproar!

[cobblers]

I wonder if autoshite is like a "advanced" level for trolling? Ie Mumsnet is a beginners level, all you have to do is go on and say you're going to stop breast feeding because it makes your husband uncomfortable and watch them erupt, whereas on here everybody is fairly laid back and we take the piss out of ourselves anyway (its in the name really). To actually get people's backs up you really have to put some time in, research the subject material and read the forum for a while to find the few things that actually do collectively piss the place off, and then time it all right otherwise you're unlikely to get any kind of reaction at all.

[cobblers]

With that admission, Theresa May will come down so hard on your ass you won't know what's hit you. 

[richardmorris]

  On 12/12/2015 at 17:30, richardmorris said:

The one I've just ordered is called the silence, is 5.5kg and 70db and energy rated a.http://www.johnlewis.com/vax-c86-aw-be-air-silence-cylinder-vacuum-cleaner/p1563291

So far so good...

[beko1987]

The vacuum cleaner energy rating is about as accurate as the vw emission certification, the manufacturers can do it themselves with no central body to oversee it.

 

Looks nice, I'd register the warranty though. 6 years is it?

[anonymous user]

That was a like for the wine-rack by the way

[richardmorris]

Main grump I suppose is last nights "drinks" with prince Edward. Nibbles were nice ( smoked salmon, sausages, mini pizza, whatever the Indian triangle pockets are called). Said hello to their children but didn't get to say hello to Edward or Sophie. Also fed nibbles to their two dogs- black lab and a spaniel- could be held in the tower I expect.

 

Oh, and I also got stopped by the fuzz for daring to walk, rather than drive up to t' big house, via the garden gate. " sorry sir, but we have to check who you are". Fair enough in these hightened security times, but they know who I am, I've seen them every day for six years.

[Louise2cv]

The Audi has been teasing me with nagging little hints that the brakes might be unwell.

 

Booked it in for a brake check at halfolds....

 

 

Replace all of teh things!!!!! Plus this this this and this is wrong with it.

 

 

 

 

 

Merry Christmas car.

 

 

All moderns etc etc.

 

 

Also couldn't hack anymore resting (or couldn't fit in any of my trousers anymore) so figured I'd start my walking a month earlier than advised. It pinged last night and I'm back to limping and tourettes type yelping.

 

I've probably spent £200 on it so far and booked in for another £40 session on Friday.

 

Merry Christmas, body parts.

 

 

I'm moping.

[richardmorris]

  On 15/12/2015 at 20:16, beko1987 said:

The vacuum cleaner energy rating is about as accurate as the vw emission certification, the manufacturers can do it themselves with no central body to oversee it.

Looks nice, I'd register the warranty though. 6 years is it?

Will do. I don't pay attention to energy ratings. The amount I vacuum it could use the output of Chernobyl and I'd not notice.