The grumpy thread

[omegod]

Fucking Nissan Qashqis or whatever the twats are called, no owner seems able to drive the bastard things and when they do the retired coffin dodging wart infested knobheads seem to have all the time in the world letting all and sundry out at junctions while people who actually need to be somewhere sometime fucking soon have to wait behind their 20 mph arses that brake a mile before a speedbump.

 

They get up my nose

[jakebullet]

I have some crazy German woman who keeps sending me photos of different bmx bikes about the size of a postage stamp, and asking in German if my valve caps will fit. (I think that's what it means). I keep explaining if it's got car valves then yes, if not then no, and she just sends another photo of a different bmx.

 

As a bonus Kinky Girl came to visit today, and then went mega wonky in asda. Loss of speech / Ability to walk means maximum fear for me. I've seen it before but still don't like it at all.

[HillmanImp]

We have a Graco one that sits well in the BMW seats which are quite sculpted.

 

Do you know the model name? Might have a gander at it if so but will see what I can find from them anyhow.

[Ghosty]

Fucking Nissan Qashqis or whatever the twats are called, no owner seems able to drive the bastard things and when they do the retired coffin dodging wart infested knobheads seem to have all the time in the world letting all and sundry out at junctions while people who actually need to be somewhere sometime fucking soon have to wait behind their 20 mph arses that brake a mile before a speedbump.

 

They get up my nose

 

When we were looking at the Cooper S today a metallic beige 08 Crapqai+2 being used as a family mongwagon pulled in to the dealership.

 

It had three summer tyres and one mud/snow tyre.

[dave21478]

I moaned a while back about local road repairs* with their method of spray painting some wet tar on, dumping hundreds of tons of gravel down and fucking off leaving the traffic to press it down and force the excess into the ditch.

 

Came upon a just-happened accident where some poor sod in a 206 had got a massve weave on in the loose gravel and ditched it, doing a full roll in the process. No injury, but dead car.

[Tamworthbay]

Do you know the model name? Might have a gander at it if so but will see what I can find from them anyhow.

Looks like this one but blue, you can also get just the bottom as a booster which we also have as its handier to shift aroun if needed and two between four cars works a bit easier.

http://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/baby/car-seats-booster/c-591/groups-2-3-4-11-years-approx-/p-3689/graco-junior-maxi-lyon-group-2-3/?gclid=CLXFtvDE7M4CFUgo0wodMEQFPw

[HillmanImp]

Looks like this one but blue, you can also get just the bottom as a booster which we also have as its handier to shift aroun if needed and two between four cars works a bit easier.http://www.smythstoys.com/uk/en-gb/baby/car-seats-booster/c-591/groups-2-3-4-11-years-approx-/p-3689/graco-junior-maxi-lyon-group-2-3/?gclid=CLXFtvDE7M4CFUgo0wodMEQFPw

Imp Jr is a bit smaller but I will see what else they do to see if they can fit the Jag.

 

I am sure the shape of the seats is not that extreme so there must be something suitable.

[DodgeRover]

Pedantic note:-  not using his present biscuit tins as he is selecting frequencies which bounce off the ionosphere and don't do through as the US of A is not line of sight due the earth curvature a la..

 

ionosphere.jpg

 

Skip was good on the CB the other day, had some Russians on the Euro frequencies, shame no other bugger in my area seems to use them in the daytime apart from the bloke in London who spouts swearing all day on Ch 19 whenever he's on....

Get a few regulars at home time though,

[Ghosty]

I moaned a while back about local road repairs* with their method of spray painting some wet tar on, dumping hundreds of tons of gravel down and fucking off leaving the traffic to press it down and force the excess into the ditch.

 

Came upon a just-happened accident where some poor sod in a 206 had got a massve weave on in the loose gravel and ditched it, doing a full roll in the process. No injury, but dead car.

 

There's a stretch of the A57  between the Snake and Sheffield they're doing some sort of road repair on, with temporary traffic lights just round a blind-ish corner.

 

Someone in a Yaris had come round the corner and gone right into the back of a brand new Discovery.

 

Ouch.

[cort1977]

Imp Jr is a bit smaller but I will see what else they do to see if they can fit the Jag.

 

I am sure the shape of the seats is not that extreme so there must be something suitable.

I have seen recommendations in the instructions for these things to use a rolled up towel or similar under the seat to level it out.   This may sound a bit shady but that's what it said.   A piece of foam as suggested above sounds OK, that's what car seats are made of after all and you just want to hold the child seat in the correct position for the straps to restrain it effectively.

 

The whole issue is a minefield as no one wants to give a definitive opinion.   It is possible to go on a course and become a 'qualified' fitter of these things here.   I got so fed up of the wife and her friends fretting about car seats that I thought about doing it just to shut them up, then I found out it was a 3 day course that cost $800.   To fit child seats.   It's not rocket surgery FFS.

[RobT]

Minor grump, but people keep parking in front of my garage and it's doing my head. I've had a couple of cones out there for the past 6 months or so, but they keep getting moved/driven into, and one has disappeared tonight. Apart from students, who the fuck nicks a cone?

 

I've had a quick look online, but is it possible to buy cones with sand filled bases? I want some immovable FRO conage or something now as it'll only get worse if I dont. It's starting to curtail my shite fettling a bit these days, as there's always some inconsiderate cunt parking out back (if not in front of my garage then someone else's).

[Mr_Bo11ox]

landmines

[Eddie Honda]

I've had a quick look online, but is it possible to buy cones with sand filled bases?

 

Of course it is. 

 

http://www.jsp.co.uk/link/en/traffic-management/traffic-cones/sand-weighted-road-cones/1m-sand-weighted-cone/jaa070-220-600/p/?parm=CAT1JSP&prdcod=JAA070-220-600

[RobT]

I should have said I wanted ones where you could add sand, rather than pre-loaded. Want to make them as heavy as possible.

 

My other option I suppose is to smear dog shit under their door handles.

[Kiltox]

Fill a normal cone with concrete?

[strangeangel]

Minor grump, but people keep parking in front of my garage and it's doing my head. I've had a couple of cones out there for the past 6 months or so, but they keep getting moved/driven into, and one has disappeared tonight. Apart from students, who the fuck nicks a cone?

 

I've had a quick look online, but is it possible to buy cones with sand filled bases? I want some immovable FRO conage or something now as it'll only get worse if I dont. It's starting to curtail my shite fettling a bit these days, as there's always some inconsiderate cunt parking out back (if not in front of my garage then someone else's).

 

Fuck buying cones, get a sign and a big clamp and charge the retards £120 to release them.

[vulgalour]

"there has been a successful login to your Paypal account from a device in New Zealand" and it's not a spam mail.  Fucksticks.  Can't resolve online as the phone numbers they sent the confirmation info to are different to any number I've ever given them so I have to wait to call the free phone number when the offices are open tomorrow.

 

I'm quite worried about this.  I've got my monthly payment arriving from one of my projects and it's a large one, I rely on it to pay for quite a bit.  There was also some money sat in the account as I've had a couple of customers pay me just before it was shut down.  I stand to lose several hundred pounds.  I'm just hoping they've been suitably proactive and I haven't actually lost anything and will be able to get back into my account and to my money.

 

Getting rid of the Paypal account isn't an option, I absolutely rely on it to earn a living.  I suspect it's a random hack attempt, a fellow artist was hit earlier this year with the same thing but they got into his bank account as well and he just had to watch his balance shrinking which frankly I find a terrifying thought.  So yeah.  This is not going to be conducive to a good night's sleep at all.

[Richard]

Minor grump, but people keep parking in front of my garage and it's doing my head. I've had a couple of cones out there for the past 6 months or so, but they keep getting moved/driven into, and one has disappeared tonight. Apart from students, who the fuck nicks a cone?

 

I've had a quick look online, but is it possible to buy cones with sand filled bases? I want some immovable FRO conage or something now as it'll only get worse if I dont. It's starting to curtail my shite fettling a bit these days, as there's always some inconsiderate cunt parking out back (if not in front of my garage then someone else's).

 

I don't think you'd get immovable cones because the whole point of cones is that they can be easily moved and stacked. I think what you need is something like these, which can be filled with sand or water http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plastic-Road-Safety-Barriers-Barricade-/262592089947 "Water filled safety barriers" seems to be the proper name for them. They aren't cheap though, and they are quite bulky.

[RoadworkUK]

Bloody Rover 800s. Where are these bastard things coming from? Is somone trying to tell me something? Since spotting the Partridge "twin" Sterling in Colchester I've seen 4 more and again, not in a position to photograph them as I like to do. ARSE.

 

 

What were you doing on my manor, chief? I work from home now and the kettle is on so much my 'leccy meter is in meltdown.

[purplebargeken]

Fingers crossed for your lad and the hospital mate. Hope it all goes well.

[purplebargeken]

The parking in front of the garage thing is a cunt. I leave a note asking people to leave the flat details or a contact number. If I see them, I ask if they could park less close to the garage door so I can at least open it to do stuff. I pushed the Focus out the way the other week but I was having a bad day.

 

I have let tyres down before. 

 

Do you have something that could tow the cunts out of the way? Jack up the rear end and push it out of the way is another method. 

[purplebargeken]

The dog shit/handle appeals tbh.

[RobT]

I don't think you'd get immovable cones because the whole point of cones is that they can be easily moved and stacked. I think what you need is something like these, which can be filled with sand or water http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Plastic-Road-Safety-Barriers-Barricade-/262592089947 "Water filled safety barriers" seems to be the proper name for them. They aren't cheap though, and they are quite bulky.

Thanks Richard, that would certainly stop them and I'd only need one. I might just have to stick with cones though as I do need to move them occasionally. Good job I have several cars as if my garaged one is blocked I just use the Cavalier which is parked outside.

[RobT]

 

Do you have something that could tow the cunts out of the way? Jack up the rear end and push it out of the way is another method.

 

I can't be bothered Ken to be honest, I'd much rather just keep my head down around here and hope leaving notes sorts them out. It has in the past so maybe we're just having another spell of it. Anyway, if that's all I've got to moan about in life then I figure I'm doing alright!

[castros_bro]

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck  fuck fuck fuck fuck.  Yesterday just before arranging cartakreback because MOT/Tax and not been used for 6 months and the garage is being demolished.  I  took the disgustingly decrepit  ZX for MOT as it was 200 yards from MOT place and £27.  It failed but (Yes I timed my repair skills) 145 seconds with 13mm spanner and 20cm of gaffer tape later it passed. .  As there was less then a days tax left I went all the way round the M25 and the tunnel thing  (there was not much traffic) and this ZX it is still one of the most comfortable long-distance things I have ever had, so arrived back at work a bit late from lunch.        Now what do I do with yet another working MOT'd French n/a diesel engine gleemer and nowhere to park anything?

 

[Supernaut]

ROFFLE IT!

I don't want it though.

[dugong]

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck  fuck fuck fuck fuck.  Yesterday just before arranging cartakreback because MOT/Tax and not been used for 6 months and the garage is being demolished.  I  took the disgustingly decrepit  ZX for MOT as it was 200 yards from MOT place and £27.  It failed but (Yes I timed my repair skills) 145 seconds with 13mm spanner and 20cm of gaffer tape later it passed. .  As there was less then a days tax left I went all the way round the M25 and the tunnel thing  (there was not much traffic) and this ZX it is still one of the most comfortable long-distance things I have ever had, so arrived back at work a bit late from lunch.        Now what do I do with yet another working MOT'd French n/a diesel engine gleemer and nowhere to park anything?

 

2016ZXMOT.jpg

You still buying my 25 diesel later this month or not, sir?

[Guest Hooli]

Imp Jr is a bit smaller but I will see what else they do to see if they can fit the Jag.

 

I am sure the shape of the seats is not that extreme so there must be something suitable.

Dip Imp Jr in Babybio everynight to enlargeifercate him?

[beko1987]

You still buying my 25 diesel later this month or not, sir?

Dean(lotsofnumbers) might want it to increase his ZX collection?

[castros_bro]

You still buying my 25 diesel later this month or not, sir?

 

The plan's still to drive the 25 to Portugal and park it in Lisbon for a while and as my pay should be cleared tomorrow you'll get a word very soon.  What wasn't in the plan was someone else buying the derelict shed in Portugal before my money got there nor the ZX with MOT.