The grumpy thread

[Sheefag]

Otherwise known as All Lives Matter.

 

Nowt right wing about that noble ambition.

[cort16]

R welfare my panda did that when the alternator seized. So much smoke it's hard to believe . Mine saved itself by snapping .

[Lacquer Peel]

All lives matter diminishes the suffering of groups who've been and continue to be oppressed.

 

Anyway. I went to the dump today, because I have a van they want a declaration form to confirm it's household waste. Where are the forms? In the office at the recycling centre? No, that'd be far too easy, they're in a rain soaked box at the council depot half a mile away.

I'm usually the first to defend council decisions if I can see a point to them but that's ludicrous.

[scaryoldcortina]

Our local council make you apply for a permit in advance which is then posted to you, allowing you to use a van to tip household waste. My solution is to always have an estate car handy. The Focus probably holds more than the chevanne anyway.

[saucedoctor]

Our own council has a downloadable PDF for declarations. Except the link is broken, and has been for months. I even offered to drive to Ballymena and fix it for them.

[Sheefag]

All lives matter diminishes the suffering of groups who've been and continue to be oppressed.

 

Anyway. I went to the dump today, because I have a van they want a declaration form to confirm it's household waste. Where are the forms? In the office at the recycling centre? No, that'd be far too easy, they're in a rain soaked box at the council depot half a mile away.

I'm usually the first to defend council decisions if I can see a point to them but that's ludicrous.

 

As far as BLM goes, the readership of 'The Voice' aren't falling for it, the comments are particularly critical - http://www.voice-online.co.uk/article/black-lives-matter-uk-cause-nationwide-shutdown-5-arrested

 

As far as the dump goes, only last week I applied for a permit for my van online and it was granted instantly for a total of 12 trips a year Just one of the small reasons I vote for them.

[Pillock]

Our local council make you apply for a permit in advance which is then posted to you, allowing you to use a van to tip household waste. My solution is to always have an estate car handy. The Focus probably holds more than the chevanne anyway.

 

My local council wanted me to apply for a permit when I was hiring a van to collect a sofa, and though it would be easier to get the old one away in the same vehicle.

Their website could only be used to apply for permits between 9 and 3, weekdays, and incredibly when I wanted to use it it was having a week off. Seriously, "this service will be unavailable between xx and yy of August".

That suggests it ain't a clever website, but just something that emails a human being who scribbles on a bit of paper. I assume having a phone number doesn't look nearly as fancy, or perhaps just rocking up to the tip and having a man look at the waste. Sofa? Yes mate. Barrels marked "caution - corrosive, flammable, industrial waste - do not bathe in" - probably not.

 

The tip fellas are actually quite nice. One asked me if he could look in a crate before he opened it - it was old tiles and bits of plaster. "Yes mate, why wouldn't you?". Apparently occasionally fellas bring up massive amounts of jazz mags and they like to chuck them incognito.... where the lads who work there like to have first dibs.

[robinmasters]

My local council wanted me to apply for a permit when I was hiring a van to collect a sofa, and though it would be easier to get the old one away in the same vehicle.

Their website could only be used to apply for permits between 9 and 3, weekdays, and incredibly when I wanted to use it it was having a week off. Seriously, "this service will be unavailable between xx and yy of August".

That suggests it ain't a clever website, but just something that emails a human being who scribbles on a bit of paper. I assume having a phone number doesn't look nearly as fancy, or perhaps just rocking up to the tip and having a man look at the waste. Sofa? Yes mate. Barrels marked "caution - corrosive, flammable, industrial waste - do not bathe in" - probably not.

 

The tip fellas are actually quite nice. One asked me if he could look in a crate before he opened it - it was old tiles and bits of plaster. "Yes mate, why wouldn't you?". Apparently occasionally fellas bring up massive amounts of jazz mags and they like to chuck them incognito.... where the lads who work there like to have first dibs.

Second-hand jazz mags? Possibly more of a health risk than the corrosive, flammable, industrial waste.

[robinmasters]

Due to a film unduly influencing me, I've purchased and am listening to 'X gon' give it ya', by a young man known as DMX. It's awful. Sounds like it was played on a nineties keyboard, using the 'trumpet' voice.

 

Fortunately the Average White Band have saved me, and Jesus Jones* are gradually helping me forget.

 

*yes, I see the irony there, but there's no pretence there. Jesus Jones knew they were terrible, and never pretended they were too gangster for casio

[fordperv]

My saph is dead

[bub2006]

Whats happened?

[fordperv]

The engine has just blown on the m1

 

[purplebargeken]

^^ Fuck

[danthecapriman]

^^ Fuck!

 

Do you know how bad it is yet?

[fordperv]

Replacement engine job it's dead, engine started knocking plumes of smoke then crunching then seized I clutched it and coasted when I heard the knocking, won't even turn over on the starter, may be the end of the car with me when ive put an engine in, I've had enough

[danthecapriman]

Replacement engine job it's dead, engine started knocking plumes of smoke then crunching then seized I clutched it and coasted when I heard the knocking, won't even turn over on the starter, may be the end of the car with me when ive put an engine in, I've had enough

Oh shit! Such a shame as it looks such a nice car.

[Sheefag]

What a shame, it's a lovely looking old thing, the best colour.

[Cavcraft]

Our local council make you apply for a permit in advance which is then posted to you, allowing you to use a van to tip household waste. My solution is to always have an estate car handy. The Focus probably holds more than the chevanne anyway.

 

Having Berlingo and Kangoo cars was a God send for this and could be quite profitable if you did rubbish removals for people to earn a few quid. Allegedly.

[mrbenn]

The engine has just blown on the m1

 

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That really sucks, such a great looking example

[purplebargeken]

Stupid cunting neighbour has just dumped a metric fuckton of shitty lino at the base of the tree outside of his house.

 

He keep dumping shit like this. I've dumped stuff back in his front before but I am not touching this stuff as it looks rank.

 

Tosser.

 

Oh great, overwhelmed by shit feeling of ennui. Think I'll just fuck off back to bed. 

[Lacquer Peel]

Our local council make you apply for a permit in advance which is then posted to you, allowing you to use a van to tip household waste. My solution is to always have an estate car handy. The Focus probably holds more than the chevanne anyway.

That's handy* if you need to get rid of something in a hurry. Highland Council isn't so bad after all.

I wonder what the fly tipping statistics are in areas where taking rubbish to the dump is a faff.

[Richard]

I wonder what the fly tipping statistics are in areas where taking rubbish to the dump is a faff.

 

A bit like this.

 

 

Somebody has dumped a caravan full of rubbish, a burnt out Shogun and a shitty old Volvo at the side of the road. Apparently there's at least two skips worth of stuff dumped along this road every month.

[Guest Biggus Dickus]

Whats wrong with this picture?

 

 

 

 

[fordperv]

Well the saph is at home now, the upside was the recovery driver was fantastic, he was an older fella who was really gentle around the car i presume in fear of marking it, he was very complimentary about the car and it's condition, he reckoned sierra's weren't as shiney as mine when they were new, we had a good conversation on the way back about old motors, he even helped me push it into the drive when we got back as well.

[loserone]

I wonder what the fly tipping statistics are in areas where taking rubbish to the dump is a faff.

Pretty bad, and made worse because they've also closed the tips in the dales, so some would have to travel 30+ miles. Having said that, most of the prosecutions I've read about are pretty close to the tips that are still open.

 

Read yesterday that they're going to trial opening a tip in weardale one day a fortnight. That'll work well..

[loserone]

Whats wrong with this picture?

 

 

It's in the future?

[garbaldy]

Replacement engine job it's dead, engine started knocking plumes of smoke then crunching then seized I clutched it and coasted when I heard the knocking, won't even turn over on the starter, may be the end of the car with me when ive put an engine in, I've had enough

I have a good engine if you want it unless you want a hatch instead of a saph.

[Richard]

If everything could stop blowing away now that'd be grand.

[purplebargeken]

Feeling restless, irritated and just meh! Cars are annoying me at the moment. Just because. 

[maxpower]

Enterprise.... replacement car.... after talking to some mong that sounded like he had just got out of bed..

 

him "Is it a 7 seater you have?"

me "no, it is a nissan note"... after explaining this to 5 different people who pas me onto another line.

 

after knee trouble gave up manual and got auto car... i explain this also.

Him"oh i see you're local...you can pick the car up at 3pm"

me" no i can't.... you can deliver it as i am waiting on police"

him "ok it will be between 3-5"..

 

car arrives... 64 reg picasso... which is like a spaceship...diesel...and manual (smh).. i call them to say i cant drive that car...they say ok bring it back on monday and change it... while the recording gives you all the bullshit how helpful they are and put customer 1st...my arse... i have been without a car for 3 days because some twat cant be arsed to do his job by taking customers details and preferences down.