The grumpy thread

[Tamworthbay]

I understand - I'm asthmatic and just about every cold I get these days ends up going to my chest, it never used to be like this.  At my previous job with Royal Mail, I had to make an appointment with my doctor to find out if there was something I could do to prevent this occuring...

I was off 2 weeks ago with one - the peak-flow-meter showed I had between 70-75% of my normal breathing flow despite doubling my inhaler drugs.  I'm still only on about 91%, so cycling to and from work is still a bit of a bugger...

That's not good mate, talking of doctors, my problem is partly due to a drug I am on for my arthritis so I left a message on the consultants answer phone yesterday afternoon but didn't expect to hear anything until Monday. Got a call at 7.50 this morning to say he was dropping off a prescription for me at the local hospital and it will be waiting for me when it opens at 9 this morning. That's a 40 mile round trip on his day off. He's a Sri Lankan gentleman and a perfect example of why our NHS is still the envy of many many nations.

[castros_bro]

End of an era, Fidel dies so I may have to change my AS handle.

 

Raul

xx

[mercrocker]

Leave the avatar though - not enough hairy fannies left in the world.

[Tayne]

On 26/11/2016 at 07:36, beko1987 said:

I know of a blue crv pez in high wycombe for about £150, no mot though. It's someone at works brothers and their trying half arsedly to flog it. Got pics somewhere

 

[gm]

The "rrrrr rrrrr rrrr" noise that the audi steering rack has recently been making when parking etc has now been joined by a "fluh-beng" sort of noise. I'll need to take the mazda to work tomorrow instead and I hate taking it out on the salty roads

 

I can see this poxy audi going through the auctions before long.

[Cavcraft]

Sounds like next week's "Manager's Special" at Cavcraft.

 

I'm working on that right now and trust me if it comes off it'll make an MOT-less CRV sound like a Bentley.

[Des]

I'm back home after rebuilding works following the truck impact earlier in the year, actually back a few weeks now but everything's still a mess following having to pack up and move out and back in from a couple of storage units, one of them is still full while I'm struggling to get everything back into order. The builders have done a good enough job, just one little detail that could be a little better.

 

 

Can we see the repair? This is the second attempt after I kicked off, It's since had another coat of paint last Wednesday so is slightly improved and then yesterday the builders phoned asking if I'll sign the work off, NO! says I so the director shoots straight round to see me. He's saying it can't be matched any better because it's an old obsolete Texcote finish, that 'the man in the street' wouldn't be able to tell where the repair is, I'm arguing that the attempt to match it falls short, we're getting nowhere so I try to get it across that when I hopefully put the house up for sale soonish, while I'm happy with the work overall this shortcoming in the cosmetic finish could well put the quality of work behind it into question with a buyer, so he claims offence and it dawns on me that I'm just an obstacle blocking the insurance paying him, end of Month and all that. Fuck it I think I'm going to have to get onto the assessors and loss adjusters and try to argue the toss, if the finish really can't be matched then what? Strip the whole lot off and start again? I really don't think I can take any more upheaval.

On the up side, I had to stick up a kitchen door sharpish before the builders started, in order to keep all the dust and crap out, I'd picked up a bi-folding glazed number from a Homebase closing sale for a tenner but as it needed to go in a deep opening, conventional hinges wouldn't work, needed something more pivot-ish, no problem using a pin at one end but couldn't find anything suitable for a pivoting hinge at the other, Landrover to the rescue.

This old window winder had recently given up a section of unstripped teeth to save another, but there's still a nice pivoty bit there.

 

 

I love recycling crap.

 

[Des]

The "rrrrr rrrrr rrrr" noise that the audi steering rack has recently been making when parking etc has now been joined by a "fluh-beng" sort of noise. I'll need to take the mazda to work tomorrow instead and I hate taking it out on the salty roads

 

I can see this poxy audi going through the auctions before long.

 

The rrrr rrrrr might have been a strut top bearing juddering as it starts to seize, and the fluh beng could be the coil spring getting wound up and letting go as the strut top bearing seizes a bit more.

[DodgeRover]

I'm back home after rebuilding works following the truck impact earlier in the year, actually back a few weeks now but everything's still a mess following having to pack up and move out and back in from a couple of storage units, one of them is still full while I'm struggling to get everything back into order. The builders have done a good enough job, just one little detail that could be a little better.

 

 

Can we see the repair? This is the second attempt after I kicked off, It's since had another coat of paint last Wednesday so is slightly improved and then yesterday the builders phoned asking if I'll sign the work off, NO! says I so the director shoots straight round to see me. He's saying it can't be matched any better because it's an old obsolete Texcote finish, that 'the man in the street' wouldn't be able to tell where the repair is, I'm arguing that the attempt to match it falls short, we're getting nowhere so I try to get it across that when I hopefully put the house up for sale soonish, while I'm happy with the work overall this shortcoming in the cosmetic finish could well put the quality of work behind it into question with a buyer, so he claims offence and it dawns on me that I'm just an obstacle blocking the insurance paying him, end of Month and all that. Fuck it I think I'm going to have to get onto the assessors and loss adjusters and try to argue the toss, if the finish really can't be matched then what? Strip the whole lot off and start again? I really don't think I can take any more upheaval.

 

It doesn't look an especially difficult finish to match, I would argue if they can't match it to a standard of not being obviously patched up then they can do the whole wall to make it match.

[Timewaster]

Leave the avatar though - not enough hairy fannies left in the world.

The current trend for Hipster beards would suggest otherwise.

[Louise2cv]

Computers.

 

 

[M'coli]

I'm back home after rebuilding works following the truck impact earlier in the year, actually back a few weeks now but everything's still a mess following having to pack up and move out and back in from a couple of storage units, one of them is still full while I'm struggling to get everything back into order. The builders have done a good enough job, just one little detail that could be a little better.

 

 

Can we see the repair? This is the second attempt after I kicked off, It's since had another coat of paint last Wednesday so is slightly improved and then yesterday the builders phoned asking if I'll sign the work off, NO! says I so the director shoots straight round to see me. He's saying it can't be matched any better because it's an old obsolete Texcote finish, that 'the man in the street' wouldn't be able to tell where the repair is, I'm arguing that the attempt to match it falls short, we're getting nowhere so I try to get it across that when I hopefully put the house up for sale soonish, while I'm happy with the work overall this shortcoming in the cosmetic finish could well put the quality of work behind it into question with a buyer, so he claims offence and it dawns on me that I'm just an obstacle blocking the insurance paying him, end of Month and all that. Fuck it I think I'm going to have to get onto the assessors and loss adjusters and try to argue the toss, if the finish really can't be matched then what? Strip the whole lot off and start again? I really don't think I can take any more upheaval.

On the up side, I had to stick up a kitchen door sharpish before the builders started, in order to keep all the dust and crap out, I'd picked up a bi-folding glazed number from a Homebase closing sale for a tenner but as it needed to go in a deep opening, conventional hinges wouldn't work, needed something more pivot-ish, no problem using a pin at one end but couldn't find anything suitable for a pivoting hinge at the other, Landrover to the rescue.

This old window winder had recently given up a section of unstripped teeth to save another, but there's still a nice pivoty bit there.

 

 

I love recycling crap.

 

They have to leave it looking as if it's never been hit by a lorry - otherwise your property has had a good deal of value literally knocked off it: if it's happened once and it still shows, how does any prospective buyer be assured that it won't be hit again?

 

Scratch and dent the side of a car with metallic paint, a decent professional repair doesn't show where the filler is nor where the paint blends in, does it?

[lexi]

I'm back home after rebuilding works following the truck impact earlier in the year, actually back a few weeks now but everything's still a mess following having to pack up and move out and back in from a couple of storage units, one of them is still full while I'm struggling to get everything back into order. The builders have done a good enough job, just one little detail that could be a little better.

 

 

Can we see the repair? This is the second attempt after I kicked off, It's since had another coat of paint last Wednesday so is slightly improved and then yesterday the builders phoned asking if I'll sign the work off, NO! says I so the director shoots straight round to see me. He's saying it can't be matched any better because it's an old obsolete Texcote finish, that 'the man in the street' wouldn't be able to tell where the repair is, I'm arguing that the attempt to match it falls short, we're getting nowhere so I try to get it across that when I hopefully put the house up for sale soonish, while I'm happy with the work overall this shortcoming in the cosmetic finish could well put the quality of work behind it into question with a buyer, so he claims offence and it dawns on me that I'm just an obstacle blocking the insurance paying him, end of Month and all that. Fuck it I think I'm going to have to get onto the assessors and loss adjusters and try to argue the toss, if the finish really can't be matched then what? Strip the whole lot off and start again? I really don't think I can take any more upheaval.

On the up side, I had to stick up a kitchen door sharpish before the builders started, in order to keep all the dust and crap out, I'd picked up a bi-folding glazed number from a Homebase closing sale for a tenner but as it needed to go in a deep opening, conventional hinges wouldn't work, needed something more pivot-ish, no problem using a pin at one end but couldn't find anything suitable for a pivoting hinge at the other, Landrover to the rescue.

This old window winder had recently given up a section of unstripped teeth to save another, but there's still a nice pivoty bit there.

 

 

I love recycling crap.

 

Get them to cut out that patch and re-do it. Tell them you want a proper old school plasterer/roughcaster doing it...ie someone with experience, not their slab layer handy man driver or chippie. It is easy to do test samples boards and adjust mixes to get the result and texture needed........then do the application.  

[Tayne]

On 26/11/2016 at 23:04, M'coli said:

They have to leave it looking as if it's never been hit by a lorry - otherwise your property has had a good deal of value literally knocked off it: if it's happened once and it still shows, how does any prospective buyer be assured that it won't be hit again?

Scratch and dent the side of a car with metallic paint, a decent professional repair doesn't show where the filler is nor where the paint blends in, does it?

 

[gm]

The rrrr rrrrr might have been a strut top bearing juddering as it starts to seize, and the fluh beng could be the coil spring getting wound up and letting go as the strut top bearing seizes a bit more.

that makes sense, it certainly has that sound / feel of a coil spring being twisted on the top mount, I shall investigate when I get in from work. hopefully a nice easy fix, cheers, gm

[nebuchenezer]

2 mins after cleaning this morning:

 

 

Sigh......Why do I bother....................

[Wilko220]

It's a conspiracy by Rover-enthusiast pigeons...

[Pillock]

Before I have a moan, are there any ways of viewing Autoshite that don't let you edit a quote?

 

I know Tapatalk does, mobile browsers do, PCs do....

[xtriple]

I think I have become the 'grown up' version of the kid in that film, where he see's dead people.... only I see utter fucking cunts everywhere! I seem to have got an utter stranglehold on being a 'grumpy old man' and hate everyone and everything.

 

I seem to be unable to utter a single pleasantry to anyone and just want to wander the streets with an Uzi and see how many I get before they get me.

[nebuchenezer]

It's a conspiracy by Rover-enthusiast pigeons...

A Rover, A farkinn Rover??????

 

How very dare you!!

 

Theatrical Turn and flounces off stage left.

[Wilko220]

A Rover, A farkinn Rover??????

 

How very dare you!!

 

Theatrical Turn and flounces off stage left.

I think you misinterpreted my rubbish joke slightly 😀

[Des]

They have to leave it looking as if it's never been hit by a lorry - otherwise your property has had a good deal of value literally knocked off it: if it's happened once and it still shows, how does any prospective buyer be assured that it won't be hit again?

 

Scratch and dent the side of a car with metallic paint, a decent professional repair doesn't show where the filler is nor where the paint blends in, does it?

 

You're quite right, insurance job on some car that will become a washing machine within the decade has to be spot on so I think it shouldn't be too much to ask the same for a house that will probably be around in a century.

I've been very short on time while all this crap has been going on, and now playing catch up but I maybe I'd best take tomorrow off and get shouty with the insurance guys. That flank wall was already shaken up by a Doodlebug going off nearby 70 odd years ago, twenty years ago it had brick stitching repairs carried out, damaged bricks chiselled out and replaced, in four top to bottom locations, then all rendered and covered in Texcote. After the impact long vertical hairline cracks appeared, I assume these are where new brickwork met old, builders drilled holes every foot or thereabouts along these cracks and sploodged in some kind of mastic which now shows through the paint like shiny snail trails. The wall has been secured with ties into both levels, now in fairness I was warned that these ties wouldn't be invisible, but in reality they are only apparent from the track of a cutting disc in the surrounding masonry. It's now occurring to me that the house exterior has gone from a coating which hasn't needed any attention in 20 years to a paint finish, and as all modern paints R shit and just coloured water it'll be flaking off by next spring.

I almost got through life avoiding dealing with builders.

[DeeJay]

 

Des,

Cover the patch with a couple of "amusing" signs.

[gordonbennet]

Des, if you lived in a 15 bedroomed bloody mansion in Sunningdale instead of a normal gaff (and had a dodgy handshake to boot), they wouldn't have dreamed of leaving that patch looking like a bloody sticking plaster.

[DodgeRover]

You're quite right, insurance job on some car that will become a washing machine within the decade has to be spot on so I think it shouldn't be too much to ask the same for a house that will probably be around in a century.

I've been very short on time while all this crap has been going on, and now playing catch up but I maybe I'd best take tomorrow off and get shouty with the insurance guys. That flank wall was already shaken up by a Doodlebug going off nearby 70 odd years ago, twenty years ago it had brick stitching repairs carried out, damaged bricks chiselled out and replaced, in four top to bottom locations, then all rendered and covered in Texcote. After the impact long vertical hairline cracks appeared, I assume these are where new brickwork met old, builders drilled holes every foot or thereabouts along these cracks and sploodged in some kind of mastic which now shows through the paint like shiny snail trails. The wall has been secured with ties into both levels, now in fairness I was warned that these ties wouldn't be invisible, but in reality they are only apparent from the track of a cutting disc in the surrounding masonry. It's now occurring to me that the house exterior has gone from a coating which hasn't needed any attention in 20 years to a paint finish, and as all modern paints R shit and just coloured water it'll be flaking off by next spring.

I almost got through life avoiding dealing with builders.

Have it done with Monocouche Render its coloured and is supposedly good for at least 10 years without paint

[Supernaut]

While walking to work today, I faltered for a couple of steps and actually considered turning round, going home, and switching off my phone.

 

I didn't actually do it though.

[M'coli]

Des, if you lived in a 15 bedroomed bloody mansion in Sunningdale instead of a normal gaff (and had a dodgy handshake to boot), they wouldn't have dreamed of leaving that patch looking like a bloody sticking plaster.

If he lived there, he wouldn't have been woken up by a friggin lorry coming through the wall!!

[Richard]

I thought I might give the van a wash today, with the power hose at work it shouldn't take long. Except someone has burst the hose on it and tried to mend it with insulating tape. Something like that happens every time I try to do anything in the workshop, I'm glad I'm out most of the time.

[Cavcraft]

The garage my lad used to work st had a jet wash mostly used by the dodgy haircut types with Transit pick-ups full of conifer cuttings that mysteriously used to get fly tipped.

The hook of n the wall for the jetwash was enough so you could leave it with the 'trigger' open fully and leave it aimed at the coin slot a bit further down the wall.

[AMC Rebel]

I think I have become the 'grown up' version of the kid in that film, where he see's dead people.... only I see utter fucking cunts everywhere! I seem to have got an utter stranglehold on being a 'grumpy old man' and hate everyone and everything.

 

I seem to be unable to utter a single pleasantry to anyone and just want to wander the streets with an Uzi and see how many I get before they get me.

 

I have been gripped by a similar affliction lately.  I got told off by a young lad on a scooter last week - the annoying thing was although he was a cheeky git, he had a point, but I'd made a simple (and very minor non-safety related) error of judgement not committed the mass genocide his tone and language would have led you to think.