The grumpy thread

[M'coli]

You were close to me then! Don't suppose your doing leeds-maidenhead/my way anytime soon are you? Got a hoover to get

Furryboots in Leeds?  I'm on the Bristol-Leeds-Bristol corridor every weekend.

[RoadworkUK]

My recent jaunt up North and back illustrated once more that the Police are actually pretty good at trying to keep traffic flowing. Accident on southbound A1 was effectively swept up onto the hard shoulder and two lanes left open. The other week when a lorry tyre needed changing the Traffic Officers needed not only at least two lanes but also closed all the airspace over London and instructed local residents to lock their doors and don gasmasks.

[scaryoldcortina]

Overall I think it's good that people can and do customise their cars, but this particular example of originality is a poor copy of an E28 5 series that was built a few years ago. Shit taste in wheels as well

Good memory! It was TEN years ago that we all said exactly the same things about "that" E28.

[beko1987]

Furryboots in Leeds?  I'm on the Bristol-Leeds-Bristol corridor every weekend.

I have no idea, could find out though. It's a DC04, could be dropped off at my mums in Marlow to save coming to mine in thame, can lob some beer money your way. Would save me paying postage and it getting smashed up on the way!

[toejam]

If that was a rusty Escort rs2000  , there'd be a queue to buy it for 10k

[wuvvum]

Roadworks.  They are currently building a completely pointless northern bypass around Norwich.  The work at the moment seems to basically consist in ripping up the countryside so there's been relatively little disruption on the roads, apart from a mile and a half or so of 30mph limit and part-time traffic lights to allow construction vehicles to cross the road.  For the last three days, though, they've blocked one side of the road off for about 300 yards and put in temporary traffic lights - as this is a busy A road which is the main route into Norwich for pretty much the whole of NE Norfolk, things get a bit jammed up in the mornings.  Which wouldn't be so bad if they were actually digging up the road.  However all the work they are doing is in the adjacent field, and as far as I can tell, the sole purpose of blocking off half the road is so that they have somewhere convenient to park their works vans.

[Cavcraft]

Decided I would use the 'anonymous' incident report at work and described one of the bosses as a tosspot due to the way he walked out in front of me when I was driving a minibus.

[bub2006]

regarding care work i loved the job and the people. A lot were lonely and wanted company but especially in domicillary care it was straight in and straight out. I was told off many a time by the head office for staying over my allotted time for a chat. One chap was house bound,no family and needed help going to bed and getting up. Meals were delivered to him during the day so all he had was someone helping him up at 7am and to help him to bed at 9.30 bar a flying visit from meals on wheels. I used to pop back if i was in the area on my breaks.

[mercrocker]

My recent jaunt up North and back illustrated once more that the Police are actually pretty good at trying to keep traffic flowing. Accident on southbound A1 was effectively swept up onto the hard shoulder and two lanes left open. 

 

Traffic cops left to their own devices are excellent.    Lorry blow out on the A34 last month, tyre shredding and carcass everywhere.   Cop BMW steamed up the outside lane on full blue 3 miles beforehand, straddled middle lane and slowed both lanes to the exact speed the clear up team needed.  No delay, no stoppage, no closure - top marks.

[Bobthebeard]

Took my laptop to work yesterday, but forgot the charger. No problem, borrowed a charger, Plugged it in and the laptop screen flashed then died. Turns out that the charger was 48 volts instead of 19 volts.Laptop now buggered. Great.

[cros]

Roadworks. They are currently building a completely pointless northern bypass around Norwich.

I couldn't understand the point of this either; some lovely places nearby will probably get ruined because of it.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Both Roadwork and Mercrocker' s posts just reinforce what I've been convinced of for some time.

Highways Agency "traffic officers" are jumped up little twats with an inferiority complex, probably bed wetters, who's only little bit of power is the ability to shut motorways. Coppers can exercise their power over people by Tasering, shooting people etc, therefore don't need the little thrill of fucking up everybody's day by shutting a road.

Seems Shoguns aren't quite posh enough for these wannabes anymore, even though a Transit Connect would be more than adequate for their role, on the lower reaches of the M1 they're swanning around in a brand new Touareg- the real coppers of course drive tatty Octavias.

[beko1987]

I dunno, the highway wobbles were good when my wheel fell off on the m25, they were cool, joked with me and picked my bits of tyre up from l1.

[sporty-shite]

Decided I would use the 'anonymous' incident report at work and described one of the bosses as a tosspot due to the way he walked out in front of me when I was driving a minibus.

Wouldn't have been quite so anonymous if you had run the cunt over.

 

0.5/10 Must try harder

[Mr A Lawrence]

Took an avensis and a caravan down to Accrington through the night, dropped off a half 3 am.. The guy saw me load said car and caravan, and gave me the address, and door number to drop the key through. Just hitch up after you've dropped and park them outside the house he says. They never do tell you they live in a cul-de-sac, where everyone owns 4 cars,cant park,nowhere to turn and there are posts,signs and bloody massive flowerpot things everywhere.Then, even at that time in the morning, someone needs past...

I once took a car and caravan to abersoc in north wales on my Renault midlum truck.

 

I remarked that it was tight on some of the corners, especially as the caravan was a 20 footer,

 

The guy said the bin wagon doesn't have any trouble getting up here.

 

I passed the bin truck on the way back.

 

Mitsubishi canter!!

[cort1977]

In Thailand with work and the King has just passed away.   He is a venerated father figure for Thais, there were grown men getting a bit teary at the office today.  

 

Although I sympathise, my grump is that all that all the bars are shut and getting drunk would be very disrespectful.  

[drum]

Gumtree advert for rover 45. He's selling because no work is coming in and needs the cash, then goes on to say how it needs a good clean inside.

 

I'm sure he could find half an hour to muck it out.

[beko1987]

Buggar, Amys just opened a NIP for me for 35 in a 30. I remember seeing the camera too and slowing a bit, obviously not enough!

[Craig the Princess]

Ched "fucking" Evans

[Mr A Lawrence]

Yep.

[Negative Creep]

Don't mean to start on of "those" debates, but whilst he is clearly a colossal dick the original conviction was extremely suspect and I'm glad it's been overturned

[Craig the Princess]

Don't mean to start on of "those" debates, but whilst he is clearly a colossal dick the original conviction was extremely suspect and I'm glad it's been overturned

Let's agree that one of those debates isn't needed.

[Negative Creep]

That's my last word on the matter

[Tamworthbay]

Who the fuck calls a kid Ched? That's what makes me wonder the most.

[Craig the Princess]

Who the fuck calls a kid Ched? That's what makes me wonder the most.

The sort who would raise [self-censored]

[beko1987]

Reading my letter properly the points and fine bit is now £100 fine, not £60 as it was in 2010. I'll tick the speed awareness course box and hope then!

 

Unless the fine varies force to force? My first was Northampton, this is Thames Valley

[Richard]

I think £100 has been the standard fine for a while.

[anonymous user]

In other news, I have had a clumsy day; one pot of coffee spilled all over the floor, then later broke a small cafetiere and just walked into the sticky out bit of the suffolk latch on the back door, it was hurting but I have now realised it has drawn blood which has nicely soaked into my shirt. I'm off to open a bottle of wine which should make me feel better, as long as I don't drop/spill/break that.

[Cavcraft]

Wouldn't have been quite so anonymous if you had run the cunt over.

 

0.5/10 Must try harder

 

The pen is mightier than the Transit.

[twosmoke300]

Less rust probably