The grumpy thread

[jakebullet]

They're directly threaded into the ball. I put the ball in a converted padded chuck on my lathe. When you spin it it's then obvious if you have it centred. Drill in tailstock, and I've got a hole that's perfectly in the centre axis of the ball. Swap the drill for a tap and again you can't get the tap at an angle, so thread is perfect every time.

 

There's one guy doing them who puts an insert in, but his are £25 each. They would have to be for the extra time involved. At the other end you've got people doing them with a hand drill which would probably produce fairly bad results.

[Tamworthbay]

You used to be able to get threaded inserts which were one thread inside and a bigger one obviously outside, I can't remember what they were called but were about 50p a time. We used ones with matching threads and used a grubscrew to secure but you could also get them with one left hand and one right hand thread. I think we got them from CW Fasteners but could be wrong.

[jakebullet]

It doesn't really give an advantage having an insert, the ball material is strong enough to hold a thread, and you're still threading the ball for the insert. Only real advantage would be you could have balls ready drilled and just swap inserts to get them out the door a bit faster.

[Supernaut]

It's a petty revenge thing. As any fool kno, you can pretty much steal anything you like from ebay with ebay's blessing. When I get stolen from by a career thief they sometimes receive the argos treatment.

 

Wrap up an argos book and by accident forget to put a stamp on it. They then get a card to go pay to collect their parcel. Of course most of them won't, but that's ok 'cos you put another thief's address on the back, and royal mail will return it to thief 2. Thief 2 gets slowly driven mad by argos catalogues arriving in the mail.

 

Genius! Especially the return address bit. You've really thought this through!

 

Any chance of knocking up an 8 ball for a Xantia, m9?

[Sheefag]

It's a petty revenge thing. As any fool kno, you can pretty much steal anything you like from ebay with ebay's blessing. When I get stolen from by a career thief they sometimes receive the argos treatment.

 

Wrap up an argos book and by accident forget to put a stamp on it. They then get a card to go pay to collect their parcel. Of course most of them won't, but that's ok 'cos you put another thief's address on the back, and royal mail will return it to thief 2. Thief 2 gets slowly driven mad by argos catalogues arriving in the mail.

 

Fucking outstanding example of taking the fight back to the enemy - Bravo Sir!

[Sheefag]

You used to be able to get threaded inserts which were one thread inside and a bigger one obviously outside, I can't remember what they were called but were about 50p a time. We used ones with matching threads and used a grin screw to secure but you could also get them with one left hand and one right hand thread. I think we got them from CW Fasteners but could be wrong.

 

Mic stand thread adaptors follow this principle.

 

http://www.canford.co.uk/THREAD-ADAPTERS

 

[Guest Hooli]

Theres an abandoned sales pitch thats been slowly selling off stock for many years that has been on here before. I cant find my old thread but its Easilease near Swadlincote for those that know it. Looks like robbing gits have struck......

Before - 1991 ROVER 820 SI 1994cc AUTOMATIC H630YRA by JOHN, on Flickr

 

After - MAY 1991 ROVER 820 SI 1994cc AUTOMATIC H630YRA by JOHN, on Flickr

I moved away from that area about six years ago & the Cav had it's window down back then too.

[Guest Hooli]

Got phone call today asking for permission to put my lil dog to sleep ... at least she is in no pain now

 

GUTTED

 

Terrible time

I dread it with ours, they are 10 & 12 so it's approaching.

[Tamworthbay]

I moved away from that area about six years ago & the Cav had it's window down back then too.

It's an odd place, almost as though the guy went home one night and didn't come back. I know a few people around there and no one knows what happened to them.

[gordonbennet]

Mmmmmm, grump? I met up with a chap I have not seen for a while today, been avoiding him because of his dog of all things, it's a big bouncy boisterous lab puppy, only its huge and fat (14 months old) but still thinks it's about the size of a lapdog. Anyway, this mutt (who is lovely to be fair) beat the shit out of Chester to the extent that he was hiding under the park bench I was sat on, growling his head off. It has affected his sorry excuse for a brain so badly that he is now a bit of a liability when ANY golden lab comes near him...

 

So this chap was grumbling at me that I'd been missing in action so I told him why.... and he got a bit humpy even though other people have told him the same. So, he started having a go at my car! Saying he thought it was a Rolls Royce and was disappointed when he just saw that it was only a Bentley and that if I worked really hard and saved up for ages I could get one of the new Bentleys...

 

Of course, I was not bothered by this (ha!) so showed him the picture of my cars identical twin parked next to an 05 Continental GT, both for sale and 'my' car up for £500 more than the CGT!  Then I went into my usual (and very boring) tirade/rant about why would I want a VW Phaeton W12 in a party frock? If I wanted a VW, I'd buy one and save a load of money but still have an utterly shit car that will break all the time and be crap....

 

The grump however is not the comments made by the bloke but the fact that I bit! So sad to be annoyed by a few comments that were designed to annoy me. I now feel like an utter twat (which I am but I try to hide it usually) and will probably end up apologising.

 

Feel free to tell me I'm a twat.

 

Yes it is bloody annoying when you've fallen for provocation from some pillock who's green with envy.

Can clearly see why you avoid him mind, quite apart from the dog's a pain in the arse, he's a cunt.

[Supernaut]

I don't know if this is a grump or a grin, or what.

 

I've been using a tempered glass screen protector on my phone (Moto G3) for the past couple of months. It's been generally misbehaving and running like shit. I read that on this model of phone, glass screen protectors can mess with the proximity sensor that darkens the screen when you hold the phone up to your head while on call. I've noticed some strange behaviour on calls...

I removed the screen protector and put a basic plastic one on instead. Now the phone behaves itself perfectly and everything works much faster! I guess the glass one was registering a slight touch on the screen, or something.

 

Who'da thunk it? I was this close to rooting the phone and installing a custom lightweight ROM on it, as I thought it was shitting itself.

[purplebargeken]

Following on from insurance mega-grump yesterday involving aborted BillyRover buyage.

 

No call back as promised with the quote details. I call the lovely Francesca at PBIS who said sorry. They had been very busy and she hadn't had the chance to call me. Okaaaaay. They could quote on the Rover under the classic cover at £180.00. I said thank you but unfortunately not being able to sort the insurance out yesterday meant that the sale did not go ahead.

 

I asked if she could quote on a Pug 309GL as there is a red one on ebay and it is fairly local. It is a 1992 car so I thought, ha! That's well within the classic dating system that you mentioned yesterday! 

 

Oh no. Although it is a 1992 car, they do not consider Peugeots to be old enough at that registration date. They only insure 'really old Peugeots'. I didn't ask for clarification of really old as I lost the will to continue at that point and wished her a pleasant weekend instead.

 

They couldn't even transfer the Volvo to the former Toledo policy as it was a special policy and that sort of thing isn't possible. Arrrgghhhh!

 

Have I entered an alternative dimension in which the insurance companies just make up what the fuck they want? Ah. Oh. 

 

This means that I will have to pester them every time I even think of considering another car. Oh joy. 

[beko1987]

Wait, so their definition of 'classic' is not based on age, but based on wether they like the car or not?

[Eddie Honda]

Have I entered an alternative dimension in which the insurance companies just make up what the fuck they want? Ah. Oh.

They've always done this Johnny Ball Think of a Number game.

 

It used to be "Is it at least 25 years old?", but that didn't apply if you had some poncey Aston Martin or other posh chod. It only had to be 10 or 15 then.

 

With cars not turning to dust after five years the time scope has telescoped out a bit and insurers get selective as they don't want to insure a Ricer or something that might cost them some coin in a claim.

 

This means that I will have to pester them every time I even think of considering another car. Oh joy.

Look on the bright side Ken, it means more Fran chat.

[Guest Hooli]

Wait, so their definition of 'classic' is not based on age, but based on wether they like the car or not?

 

Sounds fair, otherwise old french chod would get called classic just because some idiot keeps fixing it.

[Eddie Honda]

As a btw (and just to annoy you more Ken), my 1992 BX made it on my classic FJ policy no probs.

[beko1987]

Sounds fair, otherwise old french chod would get called classic just because some idiot keeps fixing it.

But my Xantia is 20 years old next year, and I'll sure keep on fixing it...

 

But I presume it wont be looked upon as a 'classic'

[purplebargeken]

Always happy to have phone insurance sexy talk with Fran.

 

I think FJ are more open to the modern classic thing perhaps but then PBIS did the 75 and the modern Beetle, go figure.

 

Wait, so their definition of 'classic' is not based on age, but based on wether they like the car or not?

 

Essentially yes. 

[Supernaut]

I wonder if a 21yr old BMW 316i is a 'classic' or not...

[andy18s]

Following on from insurance mega-grump yesterday involving aborted BillyRover buyage.

 

No call back as promised with the quote details. I call the lovely Francesca at PBIS who said sorry. They had been very busy and she hadn't had the chance to call me. Okaaaaay. They could quote on the Rover under the classic cover at £180.00. I said thank you but unfortunately not being able to sort the insurance out yesterday meant that the sale did not go ahead.

 

I asked if she could quote on a Pug 309GL as there is a red one on ebay and it is fairly local. It is a 1992 car so I thought, ha! That's well within the classic dating system that you mentioned yesterday!

 

Oh no. Although it is a 1992 car, they do not consider Peugeots to be old enough at that registration date. They only insure 'really old Peugeots'. I didn't ask for clarification of really old as I lost the will to continue at that point and wished her a pleasant weekend instead.

 

They couldn't even transfer the Volvo to the former Toledo policy as it was a special policy and that sort of thing isn't possible. Arrrgghhhh!

 

Have I entered an alternative dimension in which the insurance companies just make up what the fuck they want? Ah. Oh.

 

This means that I will have to pester them every time I even think of considering another car. Oh joy.

You need to come to Bulgaria Ken,where there is 1 insurance company.....it's a throwback to the old Communist government I guess where it's dealt with by the state

All thrown in with the mot and road tax....looking at £100 for all 3 for the year,eco class dependant on the car I believe......

[purplebargeken]

^^ Swine

[dean36014]

I'm lucky to have great neighbours, on one side I have an elderly couple who've been married 57 years. Over the last couple of years the lady has been acting odder and has been diagnosed with Alzheimers. Today whilst having a coffee break a commotion started out the back  with a woman screaming for help and banging loudly on a wall. Went out to investigate as I didn't recognise the voice and it was my neighbour. She was shouting to anyone who'd listen she was being held against her will, saying the man(husband) was keeping her prisoner and she didn't know who he was. he was patiently explaining he was her husband of 57 years. she wanted to go home, she was already home. Not more than a couple of hours earlier I'd chatted to them in the front garden. was horrible to see and can't imagine how hard is must be for them. Guess I'm going to have to get used to this happening more often. going to read up about it as I felt lousy not knowing what to do or say to help. 

[gordonbennet]

Sod me Dean, what a bloody sad thing to witness.

 

All those years of sticking together through all the crap that must have happened in their lives, then one of the poor buggers changes beyond all recognition, how the fuck does the other one live with that without being reduced to a blubbering wreck seeing the one other constant of all those years disintegrate before your very eyes.

 

Was lucky that never happened to either my Mum or Dad, and i'm grateful for small mercies.

[Richard]

GO FASTER THAN THE THING YOU ARE OVERTAKING.

[Tamworthbay]

Just came back from town and a tosser in a 3 series touring (not dissimilar to mine but a bit newer) is in the wrong lane and tries to force his way across at the last second. I just continue as I am ok and if he wants to waste his insurance he can. There was plenty of room behind but he just had to try and beat the queue but failed. So what does he do? Sits behind flashing his lights and making wanker signs. So you try to cut in then act like a twat and I am the wanker. I just grinned and blew him kisses all the way along the A5. If he thinks he was being intimidating he was sadly wrong.

[BavarianRetro]

I wonder if a 21yr old BMW 316i is a 'classic' or not...

Well I still think of the E36 as a new car, but to be fair, BMW now consider it to be a "Mobile Tradition" model and its parts catalogue is in the "classic" section on ASAP.

[Captain Furious]

I know it's a bit late Vulg, but PayPal support two factor authentication where they text you a number to log in. So I could happily tell you my password is Ar$eC4ndl3 but the next step is requesting a one time code which has to come to the phone in my hand.

 

I was once at Santa Pod and got the text come through... Meant someone had got my password but been stopped from accessing. Still need to change password asap but it's another layer.

 

Facebook, Google, Twitter, Dropbox and loads of places do it. I generate most codes on my watch, PP are a bit behind in demanding to text you it.

 

Good advice, just enabled it on my paypal, gmail and apple ID.  Had it on facebook for a while, funny how you think to protect accounts containing meaningless social media bollocks and neglect those which have your bank account and/or credit card linked to them!

[bub2006]

I'm lucky to have great neighbours, on one side I have an elderly couple who've been married 57 years. Over the last couple of years the lady has been acting odder and has been diagnosed with Alzheimers. Today whilst having a coffee break a commotion started out the back with a woman screaming for help and banging loudly on a wall. Went out to investigate as I didn't recognise the voice and it was my neighbour. She was shouting to anyone who'd listen she was being held against her will, saying the man(husband) was keeping her prisoner and she didn't know who he was. he was patiently explaining he was her husband of 57 years. she wanted to go home, she was already home. Not more than a couple of hours earlier I'd chatted to them in the front garden. was horrible to see and can't imagine how hard is must be for them. Guess I'm going to have to get used to this happening more often. going to read up about it as I felt lousy not knowing what to do or say to help.

It really as saddening. I've spent most of my working life in either residential or domiciliary care,elderly,dementia and ABI. I've seen grown men,true stiff upper lip old school army veterans sobbing as their wife didn't know them. Women seem to handle losing their husband mentally better though for some reason. I've also noticed that a calm and placid person can turn into the most evil person with a vile tongue too and the most nasty of folks before illness mellow into someone different again.

[Tamworthbay]

It really as saddening. I've spent most of my working life in either residential or domiciliary care,elderly,dementia and ABI. I've seen grown men,true stiff upper lip old school army veterans sobbing as their wife didn't know them. Women seem to handle losing their husband mentally better though for some reason. I've also noticed that a calm and placid person can turn into the most evil person with a vile tongue too and the most nasty of folks before illness mellow into someone different again.

That happened to my Granny in law, as she deteriorated she got obsessed with cars parked (legally) on the road outside her house and in the end was emptying tins of tomatoes, the bin and god knows what else over them. Thankfully the neighbours knew what she was like before and understood it wasn't personal. When she eventually went into residential care she was a bit of nightmare from all accounts. It's a horrible disease that spares no one when it strikes,

[bub2006]

So if I was working with your grandma in law I'd assume from my past experience she used to be a calm lady who would help anyone?