The grumpy thread

[Eddie Honda]

When I worked in that there London, I contested every parking penalty and had them overturned (usually because "loading") Even if in the wrong everyone should contest tickets to clog-up the system and at least make the cooncil work for their money / robbery.

 

Down with this sort of thing!

 

Come to think of it, I also contested a 3 pointer FPN (speeding offence) that managed to time-out as the Procurator Fiscal ran out of time due to council boundary changes and another 3 pointer FPN (underinflated rear tyre) because the CPS decided not to offer me a trial that I was asking for.

[Eddie Honda]

Tried to get a hole-embiggening drill bit today as I need to turn a 20mm hole into a 30mm without hassle.

 

Looked online at a localish place, desciption said 6-30mm stepped bit. Phoned them and asked to put it aside. Got there and shown item - NOT stepped, just a straight cone! Grrr. Fortunately they had a couple of triple sets that were stepped (not online) and it wasn't a completely wasted trip. Grump is getting my wallet held to ransom buying these things.

[hairnet]

http://autoshite.com/topic/2272-rumbelows-vans-other-van-schemes/

 

fella we lived next door to from when we wuz tiny to 19 - so 17-18 ish years

 

worked for rumbelows and started out with a non sign written hillman avenger estate

 

which turned into a mk3 escort combi in yellow (nearly looked like bt ) with a sign written slidey thing for the windows we would help put on with him

 

ps fuck you daaaaave

[Mr A Lawrence]

FFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNGGGGGG HHHHEEEEELLLLLLL

 

just got back from the emergency vets.

 

Looks like our poor little (uninsured) Cav King Charles has broken her back leg. ☹ï¸

 

She's doped up on pain killers and has an appointment tomorrow morning.

 

Just what you want a few days before Christmas. 😳😳😳

 

Big one at the back

[Doctormop]

Xtriple I wouldn't even let the negative comments get to you, at the end of the day we all have different perceptions and some people need to learn if you have nothing nice to say, keep quiet. I bet they would get there backs up if you replied to threads about their cars with "it's no silver ghost" or similar

The late great John Lennon knew a thing or two about maintaining standards of RR/B ownership; limited edition psychedelic model anyone?

http://www.neatorama.com/2014/07/23/John-Lennons-Psychedelic-Rolls-Royce/

[gm]

I just got followed by the cops - I was heading home from work, minding my own business, when then passed by heading the opposite direction. I spotted them U turning so kept a close eye on the speedo, they followed me for a good four or five miles, before they obviously got bored and fecked off. Ive only had the car for a week, so was glad to have a copy of my insurance and tax in the glovebox just in case. I would never have thought of doing that had someone on here not mentioned it recently so thankyou to whoever that was.

[Cavcraft]

I just got followed by the cops - I was heading home from work, minding my own business, when then passed by heading the opposite direction. I spotted them U turning so kept a close eye on the speedo, they followed me for a good four or five miles, before they obviously got bored and fecked off. Ive only had the car for a week, so was glad to have a copy of my insurance and tax in the glovebox just in case. I would never have thought of doing that had someone on here not mentioned it recently so thankyou to whoever that was.

 

Probably followed you because it was early morning and it's office Chrimbo party season, so seeing if you were hammered or something.

[dome]

I just got followed by the cops - I was heading home from work, minding my own business, when then passed by heading the opposite direction. I spotted them U turning so kept a close eye on the speedo, they followed me for a good four or five miles, before they obviously got bored and fecked off. Ive only had the car for a week, so was glad to have a copy of my insurance and tax in the glovebox just in case. I would never have thought of doing that had someone on here not mentioned it recently so thankyou to whoever that was.

I was glad I had my insurance docs on my phone when I was stopped on my way back from collecting the Lexus. Could've been a lot less pleasant if I hadn't.

[doobietoo]

I just got followed by the cops - I was heading home from work, minding my own business, when then passed by heading the opposite direction. I spotted them U turning so kept a close eye on the speedo, they followed me for a good four or five miles, before they obviously got bored and fecked off. Ive only had the car for a week, so was glad to have a copy of my insurance and tax in the glovebox just in case. I would never have thought of doing that had someone on here not mentioned it recently so thankyou to whoever that was.

 

Your welcome.....

[dollywobbler]

I got quite annoyed with a tractor yesterday, one towing a huge trailer that just pulled straight out in front of me on a roundabout. I swerved around him and cut straight across the front of him to get down the exit I needed (same one he wanted in fact) and he blared his horn as if this was my fault. I wasn't travelling around the roundabout with excessive speed (I had the 2CV engine strapped into the back) so if you make someone on a roundabout take evasive action, YOU are in the wrong. I gave him a friendly wave after his second blaring of the horn, but I doubt he saw it due to privacy glass.

 

Naturally, I spent the whole two days driving like a saint myself, and definitely did not suffer a massive MPG drop when BBC 6 Music played The Deftones as I escaped Uttoxeter. Oh no.

[garbaldy]

/\ That seems to be the norm these days,

I noticed a car come up to a junction then stop, as i got closer he pulled straight out in front of me so I adjusted my speed and sailed on past him to see him in the mirror flashing his lights and giving me the wanker sign.

[alf892]

Works Christmas party was Saturday. Against my better judgement we went to some huge event billed as a Rio party night with dancers, fire eater.....a veritable extravaganza according the blurb.

 

Reality = 3 scabby tarts gyrating out of time to some shit music then some bloke in a hoop who fell off followed by a disco where the DJ played music for teenagers most of the night.

 

Expensive bar whose staff were robbers. I had the kitty - on one large round they tried to charge £142!! I knew this was a bit much so challenged it and was assured it was OK. I stuck to my guns and made them add it up......got £65 back. Asked for receipts but was told they could not do itemised ones......

On another round I was short changed £3. Clearly they depend on you being pissed.

 

It was held in a tent on a council car park at MK so the council were on for a good few quid rent.......and the buggers also left the pay to park in force which loads of people didn't realise so we picked up three parking tickets as well. Given it was £59 a head I'd have thought they could have included the £2.40 parking fee. Robbing cunts........

[vulgalour]

300 mile motorway slog tomorrow.  I like the idea of motorways, just a shame that in practice they're spoiled by people who can't plan or react sensibly to other road users.  Given that even on a good, quiet run it can take me 6 hours to make the journey door-to-door I'm quietly dreading how long it's going to take so close to Christmas day.

 

Oh well, I'll plod along with the trucks like I always do, keeping out of moron alley at the other side of the motorway and just trying not to die of absolute boredom or someone else trying to drive through me because they only left 5 yards to make their exit.

[oldcars]

300 mile motorway slog tomorrow.  I like the idea of motorways, just a shame that in practice they're spoiled by people who can't plan or react sensibly to other road users.  Given that even on a good, quiet run it can take me 6 hours to make the journey door-to-door I'm quietly dreading how long it's going to take so close to Christmas day.

 

Oh well, I'll plod along with the trucks like I always do, keeping out of moron alley at the other side of the motorway and just trying not to die of absolute boredom or someone else trying to drive through me because they only left 5 yards to make their exit.

But you will be in a Rover so that makes all of the above better 

[beko1987]

I sit with the trucks on the M40 most mornings and evenings, 80% of the time we go faster than lane 2 or 3, or all have to pull out to overtake a car doing 47.9mph... It's generally only when I'm on a late and hitting it at 9.30 that I do 70, as there's less trucks/their going faster.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Christmas buying fever. Just popped to Asda to grab a couple of grocery bits whilst Mrs TW is busting her ass at work, and it's already mental. Headless chickens galore.

[xtriple]

Christmas buying fever. Just popped to Asda to grab a couple of grocery bits whilst Mrs TW is busting her ass at work, and it's already mental. Headless chickens galore.

 

Just been to Waitrose for the same reason after Sainsburys let me down. Packed out in there and the prices they charge! It is a tad dear in there - turkey crown (for the dogs Christmas dinner, don't ask, it's a tradition!) in Sainsburys, £13, in Waitrose, £30!!!!!!!! Spent £80 odd in there and didn't seem to come out with much.

[Bobthebeard]

Just been to Waitrose for the same reason after Sainsburys let me down. Packed out in there and the prices they charge! It is a tad dear in there - turkey crown (for the dogs Christmas dinner, don't ask, it's a tradition!) in Sainsburys, £13, in Waitrose, £30!!!!!!!! Spent £80 odd in there and didn't seem to come out with much.

Think it just a Northern supermarket, but the prices in Booths are of a similar ilk. Had a quick browse the other day and came out sharpish!

[Ghosty]

Yep, Booths is a thing for poncy Northerners.

[M'coli]

Booths is class, though, their beer aisle is tremendous. I've heard of people driving up to the Ilkley store with a few mates and packing a car out with exotic northern ale and then heading back south.

[oldcars]

Booths is class, though, their beer aisle is tremendous. I've heard of people driving up to the Ilkley store with a few mates and packing a car out with exotic northern ale and then heading back south.

Your not wrong. I found one in Windermere one year when we were camping. The beer isle was spot on, cracking selection.

[AMC Rebel]

300 mile motorway slog tomorrow.  I like the idea of motorways, just a shame that in practice they're spoiled by people who can't plan or react sensibly to other road users.  Given that even on a good, quiet run it can take me 6 hours to make the journey door-to-door I'm quietly dreading how long it's going to take so close to Christmas day.

 

Oh well, I'll plod along with the trucks like I always do, keeping out of moron alley at the other side of the motorway and just trying not to die of absolute boredom or someone else trying to drive through me because they only left 5 yards to make their exit.

 

 

Take heart - I was similarly hacked off at the prospect of the superslab last weekend but it worked out better than expected - a few idiots but not nearly as many as I expected.

[AMC Rebel]

Christmas buying fever. Just popped to Asda to grab a couple of grocery bits whilst Mrs TW is busting her ass at work, and it's already mental. Headless chickens galore.

 

This! Where in flip do all these people come from?  I mean I take the precaution of using the Co-Op which has the grumpiest staff and highest prices in our one-horse town, but even so I wonder.  

 

The shops are only shut for 1 or 2 days and granted some folk are trying to avoid going for longer than that but even so - some of them will surely have enough to last until Easter 2018.

[Tamworthbay]

This! Where in flip do all these people come from? I mean I take the precaution of using the Co-Op which has the grumpiest staff and highest prices in our one-horse town, but even so I wonder.

 

The shops are only shut for 1 or 2 days and granted some folk are trying to avoid going for longer than that but even so - some of them will surely have enough to last until Easter 2018.

Morrisons by us is only closed Christmas Day but some people seem determined to give themselves type 2 diabetes for Christmas judging by their trolleys.

 

I have a simple plan, forget this sugar tax crap, just put all the chocolate and cakes in really narrow aisles so fat people cant get to them.

[Bobthebeard]

Morrisons by us is only closed Christmas Day but some people seem determined to give themselves type 2 diabetes for Christmas judging by their trolleys.

I have a simple plan, forget this sugar tax crap, just put all the chocolate and cakes in really narrow isles so fat people cant get to them.

LOL!!!!😄

[vulgalour]

But that doesn't work!  They'll just send their thin mates in to buy stuff for them.  You know how kids are with getting cigarettes and booze.

[Bobthebeard]

But that doesn't work!  They'll just send their thin mates in to buy stuff for them.  You know how kids are with getting cigarettes and booze.

Funny... But Phact.

[Tamworthbay]

But that doesn't work!  They'll just send their thin mates in to buy stuff for them.  You know how kids are with getting cigarettes and booze.

Do fat people have friends? (I realise I may be pushing this joke a bit now )

[omegod]

Works Christmas party was Saturday. Against my better judgement we went to some huge event billed as a Rio party night with dancers, fire eater.....a veritable extravaganza according the blurb.

 

Reality = 3 scabby tarts gyrating out of time to some shit music then some bloke in a hoop who fell off followed by a disco where the DJ played music for teenagers most of the night.

 

Expensive bar whose staff were robbers. I had the kitty - on one large round they tried to charge £142!! I knew this was a bit much so challenged it and was assured it was OK. I stuck to my guns and made them add it up......got £65 back. Asked for receipts but was told they could not do itemised ones......

On another round I was short changed £3. Clearly they depend on you being pissed.

 

It was held in a tent on a council car park at MK so the council were on for a good few quid rent.......and the buggers also left the pay to park in force which loads of people didn't realise so we picked up three parking tickets as well. Given it was £59 a head I'd have thought they could have included the £2.40 parking fee. Robbing cunts........

 

Sounds grim, we had a great one a few years back at Aintree Race course where you had the option to buy a wristband for £40 when booking, we all got one but on the night there were scores of people who were too tight and were baulking at the prices, we proved to be very popular with the girls from their firm  and had a right old time.  

[Bren]

Yep, Booths is a thing for poncy Northerners.

Untrue. There is one in Salford.