The grumpy thread

[jakebullet]

Delivered the lathe to kinky girl tonight, and she was most delighted. Came out of her flat, called the lift and it's like the saw movies. Lift is swimming in what looks very like blood. Going by bloody fingerprint there could well be a body on floor 13.

 

I took the other lift.

[sporty-shite]

She likes wood 

FNARR FNARR

[andrew e]

I can't get to work. Trains stuffed because of floods and the two main roads to London are also closed so can't drive either. Plus when I do get there the tubes are struggling.

Why a grump? No work equals no pay. I can't WFH as all my stuff is in the office and I have to get in as I am at a black tie do later and can't miss it. Driving would be better as otherwise I have to get a cab home at midnight (no trains after 11.30) and can't leave any earlier. Fucksticks. Could get a hotel room or book an Uber but will have to be out of my own pocket as have been told I won't get reimbursed for it. Central London hotel rates? Don't ask...

Plus my extended contract has been put on hold until after the referendum result. Reason? If we vote out it won't be renewed as the company will be making immediate cuts. As it runs out next Wednesday I could become one of the first casualties of a Brexit. Fucking whoop-de-doo

Sorry Parky, it's the rules.... M3 Page 11. The ballast shifts then the rails splay (worst case scenario).

 

http://consultation.rssb.co.uk/consultation/ConsultationFile.ashx?ConsultationFileID=4013

[chaseracer]

So. 

 

Time to buy a Volvo and move to Scotland.

[chaseracer]

DO NOT chuck it in the bin. I might need it one day.

 

Do you have anywhere I can store it?  Probate is imminent and MiL's gaff goes on the market soon.

[Rocket88]

So. 

 

Time to buy a Volvo and move to Scotland.

 

I fear we're royally fucked..........................

[Inspector Morose]

Do you have anywhere I can store it?  Probate is imminent and MiL's gaff goes on the market soon.

Working on a storage facility as I type.

[Lacquer Peel]

Why is vehicle ventilation so difficult to get right? I drive a newish Sprinter nearly every day and the fresh air ventilation is woeful in this weather. Jumping back into my own van which is an old rebadged SEAT with a box on the back, its ventilation seems like ice cold air con in comparison.

[danthecapriman]

Why is vehicle ventilation so difficult to get right? I drive a newish Sprinter nearly every day and the fresh air ventilation is woeful in this weather. Jumping back into my own van which is an old rebadged SEAT with a box on the back, its ventilation seems like ice cold air con in comparison.

I agree! With mine, if it's hot I turn off the vents and open the windows. I swear to god the blowers are actually always blowing warm air even if set to cold. It's really noticeable too, I thought it was just me.

[oldcars]

Rovers acting up. Someone just bashed the mirror and cracked it. Needs a new caliper and now a wheel bearing is making funny noises. Your about to fix one thing then another thing breaks 

[Stanky]

Why is vehicle ventilation so difficult to get right? I drive a newish Sprinter nearly every day and the fresh air ventilation is woeful in this weather. Jumping back into my own van which is an old rebadged SEAT with a box on the back, its ventilation seems like ice cold air con in comparison.

 

I have a feeling that it has something to do with aerodynamics - i.e. the more aerodynamic a car is, the harder it is to get decent ventillation. I learned this when reading about the VW X1 concept which has a coefiicient of drag of something like 0.15 but shit ventillation. If you have complete focus on making a vehicle more aerodynamic, you have to ruin the ventilation to get it.

 

or conversely, that good ventilation compromises aerodynamics quite severely and therefore gets binned off as an 'easy win' in the pursuit of better aerodynamicss

 

I appreciate we are talking about a big van here, but I bet that merc spent quite a bit of time and money making it slippery all the same so they could get good aerodynamics, therefore better fuel consumption, therefore lower tax, therefore higher company vehicle sales - al at the expense of good fresh air ventillation for occupants

 

An older vehicle will tend to be less strangled by this sort of thing and therefore be more likely to have ventillation which actually works

[Lacquer Peel]

It's capable of 40MPG to be fair which is amazing for such a big van.

[danthecapriman]

It's capable of 40MPG to be fair which is amazing for such a big van.

Really?

I struggle to get 30mpg out of mine, I think it's really poor on fuel.

Then again I've turned the stop start shit off so that must have an effect but even so I just can't ever get much out of mine. It could be where and how it's used too, and the weight. I'm running close to it's weight limit tbh, it's full of tools.

 

Mines a 2010 60 reg 313 if it makes any difference.

[Skizzer]

For various reasons I currently have precisely zero vehicles available to me to drive to Shitefest, in spite of owning ten point two cars.

 

I'm doing this badly wrong.

[Lacquer Peel]

Really?

I struggle to get 30mpg out of mine, I think it's really poor on fuel.

Then again I've turned the stop start shit off so that must have an effect but even so I just can't ever get much out of mine. It could be where and how it's used too, and the weight. I'm running close to it's weight limit tbh, it's full of tools.

 

Mines a 2010 60 reg 313 if it makes any difference.

 

We deliver quite light things and on a long run I've seen 40MPG on the readout, typical average is about 33MPG.

When I worked for your crew the Sprinter 4x4s could easily see sub-20MPG.

[Kiltox]

Why is vehicle ventilation so difficult to get right? I drive a newish Sprinter nearly every day and the fresh air ventilation is woeful in this weather. Jumping back into my own van which is an old rebadged SEAT with a box on the back, its ventilation seems like ice cold air con in comparison.

My Renault Trafic is lovely and cold despite not having air con unlike my Scenic which is like a fucking greenhouse

[purplebargeken]

Note to self: take the SF chair out of the shed a couple of days beforehand so it dries. Tit.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

I have a feeling that it has something to do with aerodynamics - i.e. the more aerodynamic a car is, the harder it is to get decent ventillation. I learned this when reading about the VW X1 concept which has a coefiicient of drag of something like 0.15 but shit ventillation. If you have complete focus on making a vehicle more aerodynamic, you have to ruin the ventilation to get it.

 

or conversely, that good ventilation compromises aerodynamics quite severely and therefore gets binned off as an 'easy win' in the pursuit of better aerodynamicss

 

I appreciate we are talking about a big van here, but I bet that merc spent quite a bit of time and money making it slippery all the same so they could get good aerodynamics, therefore better fuel consumption, therefore lower tax, therefore higher company vehicle sales - al at the expense of good fresh air ventillation for occupants

 

An older vehicle will tend to be less strangled by this sort of thing and therefore be more likely to have ventillation which actually works

I seem to remember the 'on the beach before the Germans' Audi 100's had particularly bad ventilation , and they were one of the first cars with a drag coefficient of 0.30.

Modern cars have so many ecu s and thingummys generating heat you need a/c permantly blowing out freezing air just to breathe. The other night I drove my modern Merc to pick up the e34 and didn't notice the Beemers lack of aircon,even though I'd had to turn the thermostat down to 18 on the way.

[anonymous user]

For various reasons I currently have precisely zero vehicles available to me to drive to Shitefest, in spite of owning ten point two cars.

 

I'm doing this badly wrong.

If you are really stuck and want a lift I shall be heading up there tomorrow (by Land Rover)

[alf892]

I took a couple of my daughter's friends to their prom in the Rover tonight. The thing turned into a kettle on the way there......couldn't fugging believe it. On daughters prom 5 years ago I had a small electrical fire (chafed wire next to fuel tank....) on the exact same route.

 

Neither turned into a full on ftp but incredible that on two occasions where she (car btw...not daughte)really needed to behave she threw a fit.

 

Hopefully this was just a sticky thermostat but bugger did it chuck some steam out.......good pressure too.

[Skizzer]

If you are really stuck and want a lift I shall be heading up there tomorrow (by Land Rover)

You are a true gentleman, thank you. I have a plan forming, however - though I fear it might not involve the Jaguar.

[michael1703]

Note to self: take the SF chair out of the shed a couple of days beforehand so it dries. Tit.

You should keep it in the bike store

[purplebargeken]

There might just be enough room for it.

[Timewaster]

Back to van ventilation....

 

My old Iveco daily was a shit van but the air con was FANTASTIC!

 

I recon it was strong enough to cool the entire van but mine had a bulkhead.

[Kiltox]

The first owner of my van opted for the Autoshite spec with keep fit windows and no AC!

[Jazoli]

I had wind up windows in my 63 plate Vivaro, fucking cheapskate company

[HillmanImp]

Lost my chuffing job ain't I.

 

Fucking arse biscuits.

 

Probably the worst day in history to start looking for a job in financial services.

 

If anyone on here works for an IFA an you PM me, I have some questions I need answered about a certain area of practice. You could be a MASSIVE help to my current predicament.

[DeeJay]

There might just be enough room for it.

Will you have to take the bikes out first?

[cort16]

Lost my chuffing job ain't I.

 

Fucking arse biscuits.

 

Probably the worst day in history to start looking for a job in financial services.

 

If anyone on here works for an IFA an you PM me, I have some questions I need answered about a certain area of practice. You could be a MASSIVE help to my current predicament.

 

 

Shit, sorry to hear that. Hopefully you get something sorted.

[captain_70s]

I've been ill all week, one of my few weeks off work.

 

Just got a letter through saying I haven't paid any council tax this year and owe Moray Council £680. Problem with this that I HAVE been paying my council tax so fuck knows what is going on there. Of course I can't phone them because they aren't open on the fucking weekend.