The grumpy thread

[mikebee]

I wouldn't mind if they were more realistic, like if Fray Bentos pies had a picture illustrating an open tin with a single fork shoved in, a folded over piece of economy bread and a crumpled can of Skol.

[mikebee]

Frey bentos pie! Got to get the bugger open first.(angle grinder a bit ott)

[Jazoli]

A car part I've been after for a while has just come on the bay.

 

It's rare, NOS and a bargain for the BIN price. The seller states "Cash on collection, no Paypal" in the description, though when I press the buy it now button it only gives me the option to pay via paypal or by card (paypal service). It's down in SW Wales but is well worth travelling for.

 

I've sent the seller a message asking what to do, but I bet it will be snaffled from under me before he responds.

Just buy it now pay by PayPal then cancel the sale and pay cash when you collect it, that way it takes it off the market and you can sort things with the seller.

[Angrydicky]

It's okay, all sorted and he's ended the auction. It's right out in the sticks to the Northwest of Carmarthen, but my mate needs to pick a roof rack for his landcrab up from Cardiff so we're going to pop over on Wednesday and share the driving. Seems a strange way of doing it, but at least the seller is responding to messages.

 

It's a NOS BMC drivers front wing for my Somerset in case you were wondering. The one on it is full of filler and damaged where I crashed it, so the new one will be a tremendous improvement.

[Tamworthbay]

Frey bentos pie! Got to get the bugger open first.(angle grinder a bit ott)

Just stick them in the microwave on full power, they open themselves if you do

[For Fiats Sake]

Been grumpy most of the day at work, it would have been my mum and dad's wedding anniversary today and her birthday in three days time.  I managed to get into a row with assistant manager at work, audibly swear several times in ear shot of customers, while just wishing I was at home letting the dog (my parents last pet) sit half on me and the chair arm.

I know it will pass but the depression of today (made worse by erratic sleep this week) is just well depressing.

 

I'm hoping to get a weeks holiday approved so I can hook up the caravan and go up north for a few days at the end of the month.

[Cavcraft]

Just watching the pondlife on social media, in my head I type out the 'replies' in brackets. 

 

'Car is sold now'

 

HI M8 AV U STIL GOT IT?

 

(No, he just said it was sold for a laugh, you fucking dickhead)

 

 

 

 

​Picture of interior clearly showing three pedals and a manual box

 

IS IT A AUTO?

 

(Yeah, that thing that looks like a manual gearstick is actually a fucking helicopter and a special pilot gets out to change gear for you automatically, you thick c**t)

 

 

 

No offers

 

£X (about 1/15th of advertised price) CASH TONITE

 

 

(Tell you what, bollock breath, if I can get 75% off my new car by saying I'll pay cash tonight, you can buy this for the stupid fucking price you offered. Cash tonight too? What do you think I take, American Bastarding Express?)

[Bren]

Trial fitted spoiler on A6. It is as bent as a Eurovision song contest.

 

I have warmed it up and have it clamped to two trestles with weight in the centre - I need to get the bow out of it without damaging the GRP or no amount of sikaflex will stick it.

 

Pissflaps.

[r.welfare]

Just out of interest why are you fitting the body kit Bren? I thought you were quite proud of the fact the A6 was a low spec 2.4?

[Richard]

 

 

Curses.

[Bren]

Just out of interest why are you fitting the body kit Bren? I thought you were quite proud of the fact the A6 was a low spec 2.4?

Because to be honest car looks a bit bland - the skirts set the car off nicely as they are not too garish. Ditto the spoiler - it's not a wing but a lip spoiler.

[hairnet]

C nts on the m27

 

England learn to use mirrors fuxake

 

In Dorset now much better

 

Twats

[EssDeeWon]

What is it with fckin spiders and door mirrors?  Everytime I go out to my car its like a scene from arachnophobia.  !!

[fordperv]

Apparently a slice of conker will keep them away

[anonymous user]

You can't hang a conker from the mirror, oh the danger, won't somebody think of the children

[cobblers]

Apparently I'm a thoughtless arsehole because I'm not psychic, and our lass is in such a grump that she's cancelled all our plans for the weekend and won't talk to me

 

My crime? Not knowing she was waiting for an important letter, and locking the gate like I do every night and have done for two years. It blows open in the wind and we often leave the dogs roaming around and they're idiots who just wander off and will chase birds into traffic etc.

 

Anyway, back to the letter. This letter might not even have been posted yet - She had an interview on Wednesday afternoon and is presuming they've posted out confirmation of the post.

 

I'd say there's an 1:2 chance the letter was posted on Thursday.

It'd be standard 2nd class franked mail so it could take three or four days to arrive, and land in the postwomans bag for Saturday, Monday or Tuesdays round (or even Wednesday) but lets say there's a 1:3 chance of it being in the postwomans bag this morning.

 

However our postwoman seems to come just every other day, and we had post yesterday, I reckon the chance of her coming round two days in a row is 1:7.

 

So the actual odds of the gate being locked causing the letter to not arrive is 1:42.

 

Essentially there's a 2.38% chance that my actions have caused her to have to make a five minute phone call on Monday morning asking for them to email her a copy of the letter.

Alternatively she could just wait while she gets home from work and finds it on the doormat - The job doesn't start until October!

 

 

Anyway I didn't have a calculator to hand when she started the argument, so the best I could come up with was "If I was waiting for a letter, I'd check the fucking gate myself" which made sense to me but apparently I never listen to anything she says and she's sick of it so there was no room for logic in the argument.

[cms206]

Mrs CMS is like that. I said that we shouldn't spend two grand on a new bathroom for our rented house (having already spent three grand on a new kitchen for the same rented house) and she wanted us to have three holidays over this winter.

 

I spent 150 quid on that 850 as a fallback for the 406 (man who owns Volvos doesn't trust 270k-mile French car) whilst I do some renovation work on the Council Estate and it appears she's gone back to her mums today.

 

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[Eddie Honda]

3 grand on a new kitchen in a rented 'oose? Fuckin' Radio Rental that.

 

Lucky if I buy a pot of paint for the walls and that's only because the rent is cheap. If it was expensive, I'd be wanting VFM and someone to come and do it.

 

Anyway, what you need to do is buy cars that are as near identical as the ones you already have and providing they never appear in the same place at the same time then they simple do not exist*.

 

Alternatively, keep addition chod is another postcode, or even better, another country

[beko1987]

I'm as confused as Eddie, your spending out on a house you rent from someone else? Or have I missed something and you own a house that you rent out?

 

I do the bare minimum on our rented house to not call loads of people out for stupid tiny things and basically help the owner forget about is and not put the rent up. If Amy said we should pay for a new kitchen id laugh then stab her with a bread knife

 

Infact that last part is appealing lots of the time but I'd spend £3k on the volvo than the kitchen

[cms206]

It's a housing association house we're in. In fairness the kitchen was fucked and we started on a doors and worktops refurb on it but ended up adding units and getting new appliances. She wants to do the bathroom now and can't see why I'm against it when the kitchen cost us £3k and we won't see the benefit long term.

 

She doesn't drive so I drive her everywhere, it'd be 40 quid a day in a taxi for her otherwise but she "won't see the benefit" of another car when I already have lots (too many, but all fucked).

 

24 hours since the 850 arrived and she's still not spoken to me. Compared to some of the fucking rancid shitheaps I've rocked up with in the past this is nearly a minter.

 

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[fordperv]

In daily action running her round it will have paid for itself in 4 days, I don't see her issue

[Kiltox]

I hear you cms - domestic management doesn't think a Renault Trafic is suitable daily transport yet moans when I suggest buying other shite

[Guest Hooli]

Is someone really paying to do up a rented house?

 

WTactualF????

[cms206]

Cheers lads. Will see what happens. I'm working today, then 15hr shift tomorrow and again on Monday with an overnight in between so she'll either simmer down or change the locks.

 

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[Kiltox]

Is someone really paying to do up a rented house?

 

WTactualF????

To be fair I do little bits and bobs to mine to keep the landlord away - only needed his assistance once in 2 years which is a good thing because we have two cats that aren't technically supposed to be here.....

[AlabamaShrimp]

What? Some woman's just won an Catchphrase and she overreacted that much you'd think she'd won billions

[DeeJay]

What? Somebody watches Catchphrase.

[Jazoli]

It's a housing association house we're in. In fairness the kitchen was fucked and we started on a doors and worktops refurb on it but ended up adding units and getting new appliances. She wants to do the bathroom now and can't see why I'm against it when the kitchen cost us £3k and we won't see the benefit long term.

 

She doesn't drive so I drive her everywhere, it'd be 40 quid a day in a taxi for her otherwise but she "won't see the benefit" of another car when I already have lots (too many, but all fucked).

 

24 hours since the 850 arrived and she's still not spoken to me. Compared to some of the fucking rancid shitheaps I've rocked up with in the past this is nearly a minter.

 

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Stop driving her everywhere, then tell her to fuck off, as far as I'm concerned no driving no say in what cars/bikes you have, women are a fucking nightmare 90% of the time.

[EssDeeWon]

Whilst were moaning about women...

 

I met a real fitty the other week, 29 (im 33) we had a right laugh but she moaned about my car! I guess because it doesn't cost me £300 p/m on some ugly modern POS like she does with a balloon payment she will never afford! even suggesting I stuck the Rover in a shed or summit and bought something better.... Hence that was the last time I saw her, end of!

 

The bird im off to meet tonight for a drink thinks its brilliant.

 

Moral of the story....Never run after a bus or a bird, there will always be another one along in a minute!   

[andy18s]

Just back from Bulgaria, a third world country in some peoples eyes.

It's like the UK was back in the late 70s/early 80's when people actually gave a shit about neighbours and fellow village dwellers

Shit,some still use donkeys and carts to get around (makes for interesting motorway traffic)

So how come I can get through their immigration/passport control and be out the terminal in less than 15mins,and Luton bastard airport leaves us cooking in a plane for half an hour with the doors shut...then another 90mins getting through passport control.........'cos their fancy wanky E-passport scanner thing has gone tits up and fecked Everything with it.......

And don't ask about the outward flight

Never used Luton before and will never use it again

Absolute shit hole......