The grumpy thread

[HH-R]

Thank you kindly for your offer. However one is aware of the fiscal value of this fine automobile and consider your offer to be, quite frankly somewhat of an insult.

 

In light of this current state of affairs I regret I am obliged to inform you that i would much rather consult with a certain Mr James Brown vis a vis the potential for taking it, as they say, to the bridge.

 

I will be more willing to discuss the matter should the fiscal offer be improved to something closer to the requested fair valuation. I shall therefore await your further correspondence relating to this matter but in case I do not receive further missive I shall bid you good day. I remain of course your humble servant....

u wut m8 lol

[dugong]

u wut m8 lol

sought it owt m9

[Cavcraft]

(£100 car)

 

'Can u delivered?'

 

Probably not, where are you.

 

'Stoke'

 

Fucking no chance.

[Craig the Princess]

I must admit there are entire threads I don't read because of gibberish titles. Don't mind the odd word here and there.

 

Yes, the odd pun is great but nothing too taxing to work out.

 

Also the awful, awful "so x, much y, such z" thing should be pensioned off asap. Awful.

[Cavcraft]

Bearing in mind I deplore keyboard Conans, I've just seen some horrible little back-and-front who tried to rob some stuff off me many years ago. He was grovelling to me and calling me 'mate'. Actions speak louder than words, but his time is coming alright.  

[dugong]

I have a coffin from last week m9.

[STUNO]

Car-related grump:

 

Yesterday I drove 200 miles home from London specifically to be there so Autoglass could replace the windscreen on the Audi 80, then drove back again to get a flight out of Heathrow at 7.05 this morning.

 

And fucking Autoglass NEVER BOTHERED TO TURN UP.  Six messages from their computer and a phone call confirming the time and place beforehand, then not a peep out of them.  Royally pissed off with that.

I can hardly wait to see your superbly

polite e-mail conversation with them.

[M'coli]

Anotther one to add to the bullshit bingo: cogniscent of the interdependencies...

[Bobthebeard]

Have had the Prelude advertised on ebay for almost a week now.. 27 watchers but no bids.

Just recieved a message. " Hi, can I come and view the car"?

Viewing set for Monday evening.....

Grump/grin? Will find out on Monday!

[fordperv]

(£100 car)

 

'Can u delivered?'

 

Probably not, where are you.

 

'Stoke'

 

Fucking no chance.

Stoke has a lot of idiots to be fair, on another note have you got a corsa c 1.2 5 door? My neighbours asked me to look for a cheap small engined car for the end of the month and I think one would be perfect for her

[Cavcraft]

Car-related grump:

 

Yesterday I drove 200 miles home from London specifically to be there so Autoglass could replace the windscreen on the Audi 80, then drove back again to get a flight out of Heathrow at 7.05 this morning.

 

And fucking Autoglass NEVER BOTHERED TO TURN UP.  Six messages from their computer and a phone call confirming the time and place beforehand, then not a peep out of them.  Royally pissed off with that.

 

 

I reckon a politely worded email complaint should see some sort of result/discount/apology from them.

[DeeJay]

Incomprehensible posts,

has tooSavvy been banned?

[Bobthebeard]

Incomprehensible posts,

has tooSavvy been banned?

No.. His posts are legendary!

[artdjones]

Got some 205 parts for sale. Sent the guy pictures so he can make a selection. I want a job lot price for a bonnet ,4 hubcaps, a headlight, 2 indicators, a rear light, a rear lens,and the two lenses that fit in the back bumper.All in very good condition. Hi GT

That will be 80 Euros (about £65) brought by me to about 15 min. from his house.But no haggling.

"Best I can do is 50 Euros(about£40)."

My brother's verdict?"Best stay away from morons."But how????

[Parky]

Best thing will be to suggest he speaks to the other vendors with all those parts at a convenient location to see if they can do the lot for 50 euro.

[Skizzer]

I can hardly wait to see your superbly

polite e-mail conversation with them.

I reckon a politely worded email complaint should see some sort of result/discount/apology from them.

I hope you're right. I shall send them a note and report back - hopefully in the Grin thread.

 

I often find icy politeness to be a beautifully sharp weapon.

[Aston Martin]

Not car related but...

 

I went to a McDonald's that was basically an Argos. One fucking till and then you an get order number and you mill around waiting for it to be ready.

[Urko]

Not car related but...

 

I went to a McDonald's that was basically an Argos. One fucking till and then you an get order number and you mill around waiting for it to be ready.

 Never thought of that but it is!

[Pillock]

Just seen some guy do a drive-off from a local petrol station. I thought it was weird as we passed, a face-lift Vectra B (1999 - 2002?) on 10 plates with elastic bands holding them on. Plates check out as a Micra.

 

Minutes later he shoots by, he was still filling up as we passed so no chance there was time to pay.

 

Can't really do much though, frustrates me that scum like that just do what they want.

[Aston Martin]

Never thought of that but it is!

The giant order self service and pay screens are cool though.

[Lacquer Peel]

Just seen some guy do a drive-off from a local petrol station. I thought it was weird as we passed, a face-lift Vectra B (1999 - 2002?) on 10 plates with elastic bands holding them on. Plates check out as a Micra.

 

Minutes later he shoots by, he was still filling up as we passed so no chance there was time to pay.

 

Can't really do much though, frustrates me that scum like that just do what they want.

 

It's shit but I'm not going to stay awake at night worrying about the minutely depleted profits of the oil giants.

[Cavcraft]

I won't either in 5 years time.

[Pillock]

It's shit but I'm not going to stay awake at night worrying about the minutely depleted profits of the oil giants.

 

Point taken, but at what level does it become OK?

So stealing from a charity tin, we should hunt them down and burn them. Stealing from your nan, cut their fingers off. Stealing from Asda? They make a shedload of money, so perhaps just hit them for a few minutes with a pamphlet. Esso? Reward them with a holiday and a nice pair of new trainers.

 

It's shit because I hear this all the time, I work for a pretty huge retailer and stock going missing is a daily occurrence in some stores - but it's fine, cos we make loads of money right? Well no, it's not. That guy set out to rip off something that everyone else pays for, and no matter how much profit the oil giants made last year I'd still want him to drive his car off a bridge and make the world a slightly better place.

[scaryoldcortina]

Also, esso won't care anyway because that fuel had already been sold to the poor shmuck running the filling station, who was hoping to make a couple of pence per litre on it.

[Lacquer Peel]

I get your point, but if all the taxes these super corporations avoided was invested into society maybe not so many people would be desperate enough to steal things, they might have productive jobs and prospects or something.

[Ghosty]

The giant order self service and pay screens are cool though.

 

Can't do special order items on them though, like if you want the breakfast bagel with 2x sausage and cheese instead of sausage, egg and cheese.

 

Try it, it's great

[Cavcraft]

It IS a real crime because I got early doors knocked by the rozzers a couple of years ago as someone had cloned the plates on my 306 estate and done a MILFING (or whatever it's called) from a pez station in Oxford.

[taxi paul]

I think it's billing. MILFING is something that's done behind closed curtains with other like minded individuals, I think.

[Tamworthbay]

It's shit but I'm not going to stay awake at night worrying about the minutely depleted profits of the oil giants.

I agree but when I worked in a petrol station as student we got our wages docked if we didn't get the registration number. On the couple of occasions I was caught out (because your eyes can't be everywhere) I miraculously 'remembered' the number before the police arrived. And Billy, it's Bilking, you were close!

 

Weirdest one was an old couple, the guy came in and bought some stuff while his other half filled up and then they casually drove off. The police went round quickly as they were very local and they denied ever being in the petrol station even though it was half an hour before. The guy has used his card so we could prove it, I never understood that because if they had said it was genuine mistake nothing would have happened but they ended up going to court over it and were fined over £500 in about 1990 so it was a lot of dosh. I felt a bit of a shit giving evidence but still can't understand it to this day. Needless to say all petrol stations have cctv now so less pressure on the staff.

[scaryoldcortina]

Bilking, as per theft act 1978 section 3.

 

 

(1) Subject to subsection (3) below, a person who, knowing that payment on the spot for any goods supplied or service done is required or expected from him, dishonestly makes off without having paid as required or expected and with intent to avoid payment of the amount due shall be guilty of an offence.