The grumpy thread

[chaseracer]

Pointless without pics.  Pillock.

[John F]

I washed my LT camper today, and mended a niggly side door locking issue.

 

It rewarded me by refusing to start (suspected glowplugs solenoid issue) and it now has a clunk from the OSF suspension, which cannot be connected in any way to being washed.

 

BASTARD.

[Kiltox]

Not looked in this thread in a bit. 3 hours later and I wish I hadn't

 

 

Frontera in for test today. Failed. Only to be expected as I'm getting proper pissed off with the wankers at the garage I normally use. All minor faults* but they've fucked about with the ST and it's still making a mystery noise.

 

Anyway the faults*, wipers not clearing screen. Utter bollocks they're spot on. Fog light not working on drivers side (apparently that's the only side it has to work on, which is a new one on me.

But the main annoying one was "front registration plate likely to be misread". What on the same plate you passed it with last year

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Yeah it's a bit cracked but hardly unreadable.

 

So gets a new one, it's fucking ugly

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Waste of a tenner and I've still to get some wipers as the one spare I had is too short.

Failing that plate is ridiculous - I'm a dick though and prefer the newer one

[Jazoli]

Went to take the bike out for a ride today and noticed the exhaust was even louder than its usual rolling thunder, upon further investigation the downpipe and collector is fucked, this is 1 day before I'm due to do 4 days riding round wales.

 

 

State of play today, typically they are made of fucking unobtanium and there are no used ones on ebay, I knew I should have bought a GSXR, s/h parts are ten a penny on ebay for them, that's my weeks holiday fucked.

[jakebullet]

Just got back from a nice day out with Kinky Girl. Why the grumpy thread? one word: Ma.

 

We're playing the sit in the chair not doing anything, and being monosyllabic game.

 

What's wrong?

Nothing

 

What have I done now?

Nothing

 

Do you want to.....?

No.

 

I'm thinking about fucking off to the garage cos drilling holes in things would be a step up.

[anonymous user]

^ It won't be that loud, we're used to it in Wales, just enjoy the holiday and wear ear-plugs

[eddyramrod]

^ It won't be that loud, we're used to it in Wales, just enjoy the holiday and wear ear-plugs

Can't be as loud as the Tornados on low-flying training!

[taxi paul]

Having to travel over to the Wirral daily last few weeks and when you get to the tunnel toll booths there are usually. Two manned ones, lorries ,buses people with no change. Three automatic ones , for people with the right money. Then finally one fast tag toll booth, obviously fir people with the prepay tag in the car. All the booths have HUGE signs to avoid confusion. So my grump is. Why are the tw%ts who drive up and see the big queues for the relevant toll booths. Then go into the little queue fast tag booth only to get to the front and then press for help cos they haven't got a fucking fast tag always in a BMW or range rover . I was in the next booth today has Mr range rover, with private plate. Drove past the waiting cars gets into the fast tag lane and then try's to pay. Security lady comes over and points out he cant pay. He gets all shouty so she calls over the tunnel police officers who then open the barrier and ask him to pull over to the side for a chat. Hope they kept him there for an hour. I notice people never seem to misread the four foot high lane signs when there are no queues.

[Jazoli]

^ It won't be that loud, we're used to it in Wales, just enjoy the holiday and wear ear-plugs

 

It is, its a 1000cc V twin, it is very fucking loud! there's no going back as it fell to pieces when I removed it, it will have be be replaced

[eddyramrod]

 There's no fucking way I'm going to work alongside someone who would do that behind my back. 

 

Today I've been in and declined to go any further with my application.  I feel better for having done something, but will forever wonder if it was the right thing or not as I really do need to get away from the bakery.

 

[The Moog]

(Pointless reality telly show bollocks) I haven't got a passport or owt, but I'm currently about .000000002 nano seconds away from going to Italy, finding Brendan's coach and punching the absolute shit of that bastard Alex and paying a woman to smash Rochelle's face in with a barrage of house bricks dipped in dog shit.

Plus eleventy

[Des]

It is, its a 1000cc V twin, it is very fucking loud! there's no going back as it fell to pieces when I removed it, it will have be be replaced

 

Man up, beancan and hoseclip it. Anyway, loud pipes save lives.

[eddyramrod]

(Pointless reality telly show bollocks) I haven't got a passport or owt, but I'm currently about .000000002 nano seconds away from going to Italy, finding Brendan's coach and punching the absolute shit of that bastard Alex and paying a woman to smash Rochelle's face in with a barrage of house bricks dipped in dog shit.

Who?  I don't recognise any of these names.

[hairnet]

Am on holiday. Thoroughly enjoying immersing myself in local culture.

 

However my digestive system has gone all Little Englander on me and has decided that anything different is obviously bad. Fucksticks

 

 

There's your mistake right there. Never eat the Fucksticks.

 

 

dont you mean salford

[FakeConcern]

I hired a Transit today to help my youngest daughter move to Norwich. Went to Brighton to load up the van and discovered it has a 56mph limiter fitted! What a pain to drive a 400 mile round trip tomorrow at that speed.

[beko1987]

My dad messaged me earlier, the air con condensor on stepmums 2008 clio has gone. Looking about, it's £££ for the part, with the added fun of mk2 and mk3 bingo, which ran for 10 years side by side...

 

I told him to rip it all out and attach the air con button to a small 12v fan (he isn't a car guy at all, so he wouldnt be able to do that either)

[Timewaster]

I hired a Transit today to help my youngest daughter move to Norwich. Went to Brighton to load up the van and discovered it has a 56mph limiter fitted! What a pain to drive a 400 mile round trip tomorrow at that speed.

Having driven many many miles in a 56 limited van I can honestly say it makes very little difference to your arrival time.

Even traveling in convoy with unlimited vehicles I was never more than 5 minutes behind.

[Pillock]

Pointless without pics. Pillock.

[FakeConcern]

Having driven many many miles in a 56 limited van I can honestly say it makes very little difference to your arrival time.

Even traveling in convoy with unlimited vehicles I was never more than 5 minutes behind.

Looking at your user name, I don't know if I believe you!

 

I'll let you know how I get on tomorrow.

[Timewaster]

Looking at your user name, I don't know if I believe you!

 

I'll let you know how I get on tomorrow.

Looking at yours are you actually bothered?

[AlabamaShrimp]

 

Pointless without pics. Pillock.

Sorry to disappoint it's not a perky boob minecraft women but a very special way of holding the phone to avoid shadows while trying to see the screen in bright sunshine. As you can see it didn't work but I thought fuck it, better than nothing.

[xtriple]

Washing the car this evening (why does it go in the garage immaculate and come out a week later covered in shit and dust?) and the lass over the road came over for a chat, she ended up holding my hose (fnarr!) while I washed. So, having washed the heap we sat outside my gaff and had a chat/flirt/laugh and it was all most convivial.

 

So why the grump?

 

'Cos when she'd gone, I worked out how old she must be from random information gleaned during the conversation. I reckon she is 25 years younger than me! That. is SERIOUSLY fucking depressing and a good reason for a grump in my mind!

[eddyramrod]

Depressing?  Grump?  What species are you, FFS?

[xtriple]

Depressing?  Grump?  What species are you, FFS?

The species that knows I could keep up with her for about 8 minutes before old age and general decrepitude reduced me to a spent force on the rug....

 

 

Mainly a grump because I honestly didn;t know how old she is and I am hopeless at working out ages - young, adult, OAP. That are the definitions I go by but I have a problem remembering I am closer to OAP than any other! Now I am sad again...

[Jazoli]

Currently advertising for a new member of staff,

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFS! Are people really this stupid?

[320touring]

Fair enough but why not put the pay rate in the Advert?

[Jazoli]

Fair enough but why not put the pay rate in the Advert?

 

Because the pay is negotiable depending on skills and experience.

[HillmanImp]

Bollocks.

 

 

Going to get a wet bum driving to the shops this morning.

[Tamworthbay]

Bloke at the top of the street has restored a mk1 golf, very it is too BUT it's on its arse with tyres an inch from the arches so it took nearly ten minutes for it to drive from our street to where the speed bumps end which is probably 800 yds. And the driving looked like he was on a pogo stick the entire time because the suspension is so hard. And yes I was sat behind him and no there wasn't a gap to overtake and yes I did need to be somewhere on time. Why oh why make a nice car almost undriveable?

[320touring]

Because the pay is negotiable depending on skills and experience.

fair enough- can see why it was left out. Its often difficult to know if the role is worth applying for (pay rate being a rough proxy for responsibility/experience required in the role) - to the extent that it can put folk off.

 

good luck with the recruitment-hopefully someone reads the advert and works out to call:)