The grumpy thread

[Mr Lobster]

It's Bilking. As opposed to Milking which is something that farmers do to cows.

 

Either way, yeh oil companies make massive profits and I know what you mean but that still doesn't make stealing ok. And if it's a small, owner operator fuel station that will feel the loss more acutely then does that make it worse.

[Pillock]

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.

As Scary points out, it's the bloke that runs the filling station is losing out. And he probably pays all his taxes.

[Richard]

I'm going to look up bilking on Xhamster, I bet it's a thing.

[Richard]

It's not.

[Richard]

Also, we're missing the real crime here. The guy was driving a Vectra B.

[Pillock]

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

Can't redeem coffee loyalty cards either, which I use all the time. But because there's now a system, they have to give you a receipt with a number on it, then they turn around and make your coffee before passing it to someone else who asks for your receipt.

[purplebargeken]

Milking - obtaining cow juice - by pumping/sucking or whatever

 

Bilking - obtaining dino juice -  by thieving

 

Milfing - Taff's special olympic event - by fucking

[Cavcraft]

In a slightly similar thing to what T.Bay said, a mate of mine was related (by marriage) to an extremely notorious local lad. Anyhow, one day said notorious lad walked into his local shop with a stocking over his head, a big hat on, his head down and a gun, and demanded the till money. 'No problem ****** (his actual name), said the girl here you go' 

[Bren]

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.

Sorry but if a boss threatened to dock my wages for not getting a reg number because they were too fucking tight to have CCTV I would be walking out and setting fire to the pumps as I went.

[gordonbennet]

Doubly bad for the owner of the victim garage of a drive-off, don't suppose the govt of the day give them a reprieve on the fuel tax which makes up most of the cost, when up to a point the lawlessness of the country is partly the govts fault because they refuse to sanction proper punishments for crimes, hence crime rises.

 

I notice unusual Police cars parked up outside some fuel stations far too long/regularly to be there on business, are these hired out as a visual deterrent for driver offer tossers?

[chaseracer]

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

 

This is so.

 

I was once informed by a very senior HR manager at my previous employer that, when I go very quiet and polite, they start shitting themselves.  A useful characteristic in a trade union official, I find, since I am not the table-thumping type!

[cort1977]

As Scary points out, it's the bloke that runs the filling station is losing out. And he probably pays all his taxes.

Yep, very few filling stations are actually owned and operated by the major companies these days, there's no money in it and it's some other bugger's problem to remediate the site.

[Tamworthbay]

Sorry but if a boss threatened to dock my wages for not getting a reg number because they were too fucking tight to have CCTV I would be walking out and setting fire to the pumps as I went.

sounds good on paper, but if you are 17 then that's the way it was, you can claim what you like but it was all cash in hand, no contract etc so the boss could have denied that you even worked there and told you to fuck off. There were no rights at all, he summarily executed, sorry dismissed a few lads while I was there, only one of them for anything vaguely serious. It's still like that for a lot of people these days. And setting fire to a petrol station tends to end up with you being new best soap picker upper for Big Bernard from B block for a few years. And back in 1990 cctv wasn't everywhere like it is now.

[Lacquer Peel]

The petrol station my girlfriend works at is owned by BP under their BP retail arm, but I appreciate a lot of filling stations are owned by small, medium and large independents.

[UmBongo]

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.

 

That's cool. I'll tell my mum what you said and maybe she won't be as upset as she was when the scum who burgled her house, kicked her dog to death and ransacked the place because they didn't have nuffink were never caught.

[Lacquer Peel]

I'm not condoning the activities of violent criminals or thieves, ya dingus.

[EssDeeWon]

Todays awards for 'Im more important and drive a more expensive car' award goes to the Range Rover Sport driver who came up my OS then pulled across the front of me to turn left, seriously mate the lights were going green so you nearly caused an accident for saving what, 7 or 8 seconds?

 

Then a queue of traffic by a small round about, but modern 3 series coupe has to take the round about and drive up the middle of two lanes to jump ahead of a whopping 2 or maybe 3 cars? Well done pal.

 

Pricks!

[bub2006]

Bulb failure warning light on dash of Volvo. Nothing unusual,poor bulb connection and happens a lot after boot been shut. I was in car and as Mrs walked to it I asked her to tap the drivers side tail light. Way wrong move. I heard the smash in the car. She put her fist right through the lens of the indicator part and no orange plastic left on it now. Fan fuckin tastic

[doobietoo]

 Don't ever ask for a hand shandy........

[bub2006]

She has a tight grip and a strong fist. She is nearly a foot shorter than me but we had an argument a long time ago and she punched me. Lifted me a foot up in the air and I landed about 5 foot back. I'm not a small bloke either.

[HillmanImp]

I decided to get the Triumph out today but by the time I had moved everything off it and cleared the way to move it out I ran out of time and had to lock it up again. Will try again next time I have a spare moment. Watch this space for an update in October.

 

[RobT]

Neighbours blocking my garage so I can't get the Metro out. Shame I don't own a robust 4x4 or something as I'd like to start hooking them up and dragging the inconsiderate twats out of the way. Parking on the road outside is free and unrestricted yet it's like a fucking car park out back sometimes. I always park my other three on the road outside out of consideration for when visitors come. Plus it means no one can moan at 'the man with cars' for taking up space.

 

Also pondering what to do about the Daimler. It needs a fair bit of work and not sure I'm really up for a spendathon after all, despite my previous enthusiasm for getting it sorted. Christ I'm a cheerful sod at the minute, hopefully I'll snap out of it.

[purplebargeken]

What does the Daim need? Always happy to lend a hand. I can clean things, sand things, fill things, paint things sometimes unbolt things, bolt things, all kinds of shit. 

[robinmasters]

Milking - obtaining cow juice - by pumping/sucking or whatever

 

Bilking - obtaining dino juice -  by thievingdiddling extra supplies out of stores to sell on at a profit

 

Milfing - Taff's special olympic event - by fucking

EFA.

 

[RobT]

Thanks Ken. The main concern (and cost) is the rear brakes, they are a bit fucked according to the garage. I'm hoping the calipers can be fettled rather than replaced, and being inboard the labour cost alone will be a fair chunk. I bought it cheap on the proviso that it's very much an oily rag example that needs some love, but you know what it's like, you just start to question what you're doing sometimes.

[AlabamaShrimp]

I decided to get the Triumph out today but by the time I had moved everything off it and cleared the way to move it out I ran out of time and had to lock it up again. Will try again next time I have a spare moment. Watch this space for an update in October.

 

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I have this problem with the mk1 fiesta being buried, oh and having a half finished swift stuck in front of the garage.

 

Forgot but I nearly killed some little dick this afternoon.

A red Sorocco starts to pull out of that turning to go right

Sees me, stops half in the road and then when I'm about 4 foot away sets off again.

I was in the Frontera, he was low down.... Lucky I was going very slow and blasted the horn but the youngish lad driving had no clue what he'd done.

[purplebargeken]

You berated a young lad who was driving a Scirocco? Ah, wait. Was it a modern one? If so, carry on. 

[HillmanImp]

I have this problem with the mk1 fiesta being buried, oh and having a half finished swift stuck in front of the garage.

The Jag won't get its MOT as it has the dreaded Stability Control Fail abd ABS light on. The sensors have been cleaned (well the front to were replaced as they fell to bits taking them out), brake fluid topped up and it was still on so I get a code reading that it was the abs pump. Some reading online would suggest I just need to do a bit of soldering on the pump module to sort it but if its the pump I need to send it away to get mended so wanted to get the GT6 out before the Jag possibly became an ornament for a while blocking in the car like your Swift is.

 

Just didnt go to plan.

[Rocket88]

I decided to get the Triumph out today but by the time I had moved everything off it and cleared the way to move it out I ran out of time and had to lock it up again. Will try again next time I have a spare moment. Watch this space for an update in October.

 

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Looking at that lot "moment" may be a tad optimistic............even by October!

[beko1987]

Sat waiting for someone to come round with a broken Dyson DC40. He said 20 minutes 30 ago, I'm sat here in my working on the car clobber, tools outside ready to go, the day ticking away.

 

Giving it 10 more minutes then I'm off out there I'll put oily prints all over his dyson when he turns up