The grumpy thread

[scaryoldcortina]

I also think I'll get some pics of her and the car off my CCTV and pass them round all the local garages to warn them of the non payer because the clutch master is leaking and won't last long, the OS front brake sticks, the only key for the car is badly worn and sticks in the ignition and probably a bunch of other issues (because 02 focus with 189000 miles).

[twosmoke300]

How long since you did the job ?

[scaryoldcortina]

Two days. She collected it on thursday and promised to return and pay the rest on friday.

 

It's not a lot of time, but the lack of contact/excuses compared to the 15 missed calls she left on wednesday morning (is it ready yet?) makes me think she's going to bunk it.

[155V6]

Trying to find out about some Volvo headlights on eBay.I messaged the seller about a week ago,no reply.I've tried ringing about 7 times since then,it's either engaged or just rings & rings.Today he actually answered,it cut off after about 3 seconds 

[Station]

Can't you just go and see the mother and explain its your livelihood?

[scaryoldcortina]

Yeah, tried that last night, that's what got me a phone call with another empty promise to come and pay.

 

ps, the focus woman is in her thirties, and the mother is a pensioner.

[twosmoke300]

I would personally leave the mother out of it . She's an adult and needs to sort things out herself .

I only start the phone calls after a month to be honest . Unfortunatly chasing money seems to be part of business . I've been lucky not to have been stiffed yet but I'm fair with people and hope they do the same .

[robinmasters]

I took a load of asbestos sheets off the garage roof last year but didn't get around to taking them to the tip so decided to take them this week. I've had to apply for a temporary permit which is OK. What is not okay is that they've started charging £10 a sheet from the beginning of May. Seems there's a charge for a lot of building products now, £3 a slab, £10 a upvc window etc. Bugger. I wouldn't mind so much but it's the same council I work for!

Our council charge for taking wheels; I turned up with 7, no wallet. Had to go home again to get cash, only to be told when I tried to pay that they can't give change, not because they don't have it but because they've been told not to, so I only left worst ones.

 

Possibly shouldn't be in the grump thread, as this was the encouragement I needed to put the rest on eBay; got £55 for them.

[scaryoldcortina]

Yeah, I'm not going to drag her into it except to mention that her daughter only got her car back because she vouched for her, who do you think gave her a lift to collect it?

 

Anyway, assuming I don't suddenly see the money this afternoon it will wait a week or so then the letters start instead.

[Kiltox]

Always worth selling knackered wheels and tyres in job lots on eBay or social media - everything like that has a pikey buyer it seems

[chaseracer]

Just tell her you've got the locking wheel nut key and if she doesn't come for it, it's going in the bin.

 

Even better, don't tell her...

[myglaren]

Our council charge for taking wheels; I turned up with 7, no wallet. Had to go home again to get cash, only to be told when I tried to pay that they can't give change, not because they don't have it but because they've been told not to, so I only left worst ones.

 

Possibly shouldn't be in the grump thread, as this was the encouragement I needed to put the rest on eBay; got £55 for them.

I'm afraid I'm far to idle to sell stuff on eBay but a good result.

Any stuff like that I just leave outside and it is usually gone in no time, scrapman (tatter) comes very frequently.

A washing machine I dumped outside wondering what I was going to do to shift it was away in ten minutes, had barely begun fitting the new one when they knocked on the door and asked if it was OK for them to take.

[Tamworthbay]

Got back today after a little trip to Cornwall, weather was fantastic, Cornwall still gorgeous as it was last year. Usual idiots on the road but one really stood out. The A38 has some nice bits of dual carriageway, one of which I was rolling down at about 65mph with four of us in the car and a shit load of stuff in the boot. In front of me was a car towing a caravan, in the outside lane was a ds3. As the ds3 got level with the caravan it suddenly decided to pull into the outside lane with no indication or prior warning. The ds3 ended up with two wheels over onto the central reservation area and I executed an emergency stop and waited for debris to start flying. By some miracle the ds3 didn't hit him and we all carried on. After the next roundabout I realised why the idiot hadn't seen the DS3 - no towing mirrors! The idiot was totally oblivious of everything behind him. How far had he traveled? How far still to go? What chance of not killing someone? So congratulations OY51ULK you are the official fucking a star dickweed for today.

[fordperv]

Even better, don't tell her...

Then let a tyre down and send a message a short while later saying you still have her locking wheel nut key and you can pop it up when you pick the cash up

[Sheefag]

Focus locking wheel nut key on Ebay for a tenner - not exactly leverage I'm afraid.

[stripped fred]

Focus locking wheel nut key on Ebay for a tenner - not exactly leverage I'm afraid.

She probably won't know that though.

[twosmoke300]

Aren't they all different though ?

[scaryoldcortina]

I can't believe no-one has mentioned hammering a smaller debt over it yet.

 

Good news! She came round with the money and an apology earlier, so we are having beer and pizza for tea. Locking wheel nut key is still at the garage, she can have that back next week.

[bub2006]

Xantia broke down. Fuel filter has pin prick hole in it. Well I can't complain really. Simple job and easy to do.

[Sheefag]

Good news! She came round with the money and an apology earlier, so we are having beer and pizza for tea. Locking wheel nut key is still at the garage, she can have that back next week.

 

Bin the fucker or better still, drop it in a stream or river from a bridge, it's curiously satisfying for some unknown reason.

[scaryoldcortina]

If I actually wanted to be malicious about it I'd give her someone else's wheelnut key. I have a box full of them!

[Lacquer Peel]

This is probably one for the SQA thread but are locking wheelnuts unique to an individual car?

[Tamworthbay]

If I actually wanted to be malicious about it I'd give her someone else's wheelnut key. I have a box full of them!

or four blobs of weld the next time it's in...........

[scaryoldcortina]

for each design of locking nut there are between 3 and 10 different keys (hence the box full of ones from scrappers) but tbh you just hammer a 18mm socket over it and gun the thing off.

[beko1987]

Orl vauxhall r shit

 

 

Googling points to either the cat or lambda sensor. Cats original (cars on 86k), the lambda in the fannymould is original (new post cat one 2 years ago)

 

Would a good long fast journey with redex or other snake oil fix it? Its only been used to go <10 miles for a long time, poor thing

[HH-R]

Got virtually no sleep last night, the cat decided to stay out all night and have a jolly so I was worried he was lost/shot/run over.

 

Also heard a noise like the world was ending at 1am, went outside and could hear loads of noise. Shitting myself, I went round to see because I thought it was next door getting broken into. No, it's the bloke upstairs bringing a settee down (??). Get woken up later on in the night and he's fly tipping it across the road. Twat.

 

Then I get woken up by the bloke upstairs (different one) moving furniture at 6:30 on a Sunday. WTF is wrong with people? I then remember about the cat so go to see if he has come in, nope. He came back about 10 seconds later, the little shit. At least he is OK though.

[Craig the Princess]

I've come down worth some bastard virus, spent 34 of the last 36 hours in bed, went to work yesterday, threw up, went home. Dizzy if I turn quickly or move too much. Fucking thing.

[Richard]

That sounds like labyrinthitis. I get it quite a lot, it isn't much fun.

[purplebargeken]

Fucking hate people who just willfully dump their shite and then expect others to clear it up. Grrrrrr.

[twosmoke300]

Beko . Is that a catalyst efficiency code ? Looks familiar . If it has a pattern cat on it that could be the reason . Or the original one is getting old .

The cars own emission limits are tighter than the mot test so as long as it passes mot it's one to ignore .

If you replace the cat with a cheapy the light will come back