The grumpy thread

[cort16]

I genuinely lol'd there. I think that's possibly the daftest thing I've read on the interest this week and that's some achievement.

[andy18s]

Minor grump in the grander scheme of things but....

All this bargain price stuff coming up for sale,just when I'm on the look out for Lhd 4x4 or xlwb vans.........it's a cruel,cruel world....

[Negative Creep]

I quite agree, but is there any evidence to suggest that these deaths occurred because of the prisoners' race? 

 

Besides, there were a total of 21 deaths in police custody across England and Wales last year.  If three of those were ethnic minorities, that presumably means that the other 18 were white.

 

I'm not going to deny that there are elements of racism and excessive force in the police in this country, but there's absolutely no comparison to the scale of the problem in the US.

 

 

What really annoys me is the people using Mark Duggan as a martyr. He was a scumbag gang member in possession of a loaded firearm ,and the world is better off without people like him.

[cort16]

This non setting gasket shite recommended by rimmend bros has now all been scraped off and replaced with normal SETTING gasket.

Because that gasket doesn't set everything I touched is sticky. It feels like the whole engine is covered in jam. Lovely.

[fordperv]

I'd rather shit in my hands and clap than use that non setting gasket again, learnt my lesson when I was 17 using it to help seal a thermostat housing on my sierra I was driving on L plates with my dad

[Sheefag]

What really annoys me is the people using Mark Duggan as a martyr. He was a scumbag gang member in possession of a loaded firearm ,and the world is better off without people like him.

 

A thousand likes.

 

I was struck at the time, by how the protesters looted clothing and electronic stores and yet branches of Waterstones remained untouched.

 

Funny that.

[richardmorris]

Did someone repeal the give way to the right on roundabouts law overnight? Three people today pulled out forcing me to stamp on the brakes and sound the horn. In a 2cv with ribbons, bows and the bride in the damned car on one occasion.

[dean36014]

Fitted some wind deflectors to the zx. I'd thought I'd ordered heko ones I've used in the past as they seemed good quality and have made effort in shaping them so the don't obscure the mirrors. Unfortunately I ordered g3 ones which guess what, obscure the mirrors. Going to get creative with a marker pen and various cutting tools tomorrow as it annoys the he'll out of me not being able to see out half the mirror. Tomorrow's grump will be how I snapped a wind deflector...

[gordonbennet]

Did someone repeal the give way to the right on roundabouts law overnight? Three people today pulled out forcing me to stamp on the brakes and sound the horn. In a 2cv with ribbons, bows and the bride in the damned car on one occasion.

 

I usually start work really early but had a later start, circa 6am one day couple of weeks ago, just going through my own town at that time of morning it was like one of those Youtube Russian car/bike/lorry accident films, there are complete incompetents  bullies and half wits out there, presumably they survive due to better crash protection.

[Doctormop]

A thousand likes.

 

I was struck at the time, by how the protesters looted clothing and electronic stores and yet branches of Waterstones remained untouched.

 

Funny that.

 

But to be fair not a single pair of work boots got taken.

[jakebullet]

There's spacker kids on hair driers going round and round the estate tonight. I know as youths many of us had the mighty peco back box, but it wasn't as annoying as these twunts. Surely they can't think high pitched scream of a Chinese shit engine sounds good? Yeah the ladeez all get wet to the sound of a wasp farting in a bottle. 

[UmBongo]

A thousand likes.

 

I was struck at the time, by how the protesters looted clothing and electronic stores and yet branches of Waterstones remained untouched.

 

Funny that.

 

The brothers needed new trainers, innit?

[saucedoctor]

There's spacker kids on hair driers going round and round the estate tonight. I know as youths many of us had the mighty peco back box, but it wasn't as annoying as these twunts. Surely they can't think high pitched scream of a Chinese shit engine sounds good? Yeah the ladeez all get wet to the sound of a wasp farting in a bottle. 

 

[MarvinsMom]

Men i n Black (which was just on the telly) came out in 1997

 

that is 19 fuggin years ago.

 

i'm feeling bloody old again....

[danthecapriman]

Men i n Black (which was just on the telly) came out in 1997

 

that is 19 fuggin years ago.

 

i'm feeling bloody old again....

I was watching Jurassic Park the other day. Couldn't believe that came out in 1993. That was the first time I can remember going to the cinema, I was nearly 10!

[purplebargeken]

Ten?? I'd been married for 3 years by then 

[MarvinsMom]

the first film i saw at the flix was Snow White.

 

me dad had taken me to the ABC in Middlesbrough to see Star Trek -  The Motion Picture.... only it was full, so we went to the Odeon and saw Snow White instead.

 

and yes, i cried!

 

i dunno what year that was, according to google that film was released in 1979

[Negative Creep]

I was watching Jurassic Park the other day. Couldn't believe that came out in 1993. That was the first time I can remember going to the cinema, I was nearly 10!

 

 

And the special effects still look good!

[Tamworthbay]

I quite agree, but is there any evidence to suggest that these deaths occurred because of the prisoners' race? 

 

Besides, there were a total of 21 deaths in police custody across England and Wales last year.  If three of those were ethnic minorities, that presumably means that the other 18 were white.

 

I'm not going to deny that there are elements of racism and excessive force in the police in this country, but there's absolutely no comparison to the scale of the problem in the US.

not disagreeing, someone asked what it was about, I put a brief description, then our resident pair of right wing mafia did their usual attempt to slag off the explanation even though it was just a statement of fact as opposed to any opinion. But it is my opinion that a single death in police custody of whatever race or colour is one too many, and whilst I completely agree it's not as bad as the USA I am a firm believing in aspiring to be the best as opposed to being grateful we arent the worst.

[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?