The grumpy thread

[andy18s]

Henry Cole,possibly the only biker who gets to ride Route 66 (or whats left) for a tv show,and moan about it 90% of the time in that flat, monotonous voice that makes Stephen Hawking sound like Michael Jackson.....

[hairnet]

Errrm..... nope, sorry.  Anyone?

 

dave its called television - do you have rumbelows round your way still

[mercrocker]

The Tesco delivery turned up today with all our stuff for out Christmas dinner we made on a special christmas order. Expiry date on all the food 23rd December. 

Stick Christmas up your arse Tesco!

I've since been to Aldi and got everything we need (and a lot of stuff we didn't) for less money. Should have done that in the first place.

 

Just ignore the dates.   They are taking the fucking piss. 

 

We saw a cheese selection in Asda yesterday.   Four or five pre-packed cheeses on a slab of MDF.    Dated 26.12.2016.  

I lobbed it back in the cabinet and bought three of the cheeses that I actually liked in identical packaging to those in the mixed pack. 

 

All dated Jan/Feb 2017. 

  

If Asda hadn't made all the other shops shut in our town I wouldn't be buying any of their shit.     

 

I hope they end up lobbing half their shit in the skip on the 29th.

[Bren]

Need a new rear light bulbholder for the vectra.

Used - £20 ebay

New - £18 from vaux

 

We have a pop at ebay when really it is the shysters using it we should be pissed off with.

[xtriple]

Well Sainsburys did turn up but unfortunately an hour late and with about 50 percent of what I ordered. Everything was 'out of stock' so nothing for Christmas for me or the mutts... they enjoy their Christmas dinner of turkey with all the trimmmings while I have a veggie sausage with all the trimmings. So, no turkey, sprouts, cheese, roasties, yorkshire puds... Well done Sainsburys, excelled yourselves. Best of all, I ordered all this last week so it would be  'in stock'.

 

Also, forums.

 

There are the odd decent forum (not this one obviously    ), here you can talk about anything and no one gets their knickers in a twist but watch forums are dreadful and one make car ones are even worse. Plus, if you get an aging demographic with delusions of grandeur or they think they have a few quid so their opinion counts for so much more than some youngster with fuck all, then so much the worse.

 

So in short, I have started a riot on a RR and B forum as I am daring to change the way my car was on the day it left the factory in Crewe. MY CAR! Even though the additions are/were very costly options available when newly ordered this doesn't seem to sit right with the purists. Also, the registrar of the entire RR and B official club is being slated because he posted a picture of a RR being used for a wedding with a girl in a wedding dress astride the bonnet one leg either side of the 'spirit of ecstasy' while two chaps dressed in morning suits fight a duel with pistols over her or the car (no one knows) The picture is quite tasteful, but you can see the brides garter/thighs and the old farts have got their knickers in a right bunch, so much so that the Jürgen has quit and left the club having done a fantastic job for about 20 years. 

 

The old farts were one of the reasons I didn't go to a club event as I don't think I would fit in: scruffy bastard in jeans and a jumper against all the rest in suits and ties.

[Noel Tidybeard]

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Newcastle 1 Bobthebeard nil.

Results just in.

Grrrr...

Another badly signed almost impossible to avoid 'Newcastle bus lane' that I didn't even know I was in......

 

go back with camera and see how well marked adn signed it is

[Cavcraft]

Yahoo are spamming again. They started a year or so ago putting direct marketing/advert emails from so called sponsor companies into my inbox, as well as all other folders. I tackled them about it, mentioned I thought it was illegal and, of course, they did fuck all. In the end I took to emailing as many of the companies as I could and always made a point of swearing as much as possible (based on the fact if they were spamming me, I can say what I like back) and ha a handful of quite good responses, all of whom blamed Yahoo. Happy with this as the ones that did get back said they'd 'speak' to Yahoo about it and eventually they stopped, so I've started doing it again now. Fwiw, I'm going to report the fuckers to the Information Commissioner's Office later.

[LC Torana]

I don't know who she is (sorry) but every day is a sad day if men have been violent to women.

 

Oh, beg your pardon, tennis player.

 

Dual Wimbledon singles champion.

[fordperv]

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

[chaseracer]

dave its called television - do you have rumbelows round your way still

 

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

 

[dave21478]

 

 

An age old gripe of mine that I've noticed is happening more again recently is people driving up to junctions at 100mph and you don't think they're going to stop in time, and/or they try and push out into traffic.

 

I get this a lot. it seems to be a big car / small car thing making them believe their self importance overcomes basic right of way.

I look forward to it and hope that the day they do actually pull out I can overcome my instinct to swerve and just plow into their drivers door. Having any of my shitheaps written off and getting a payout at this time of year would suit me fine TBQH.

[overrun]

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Newcastle 1 Bobthebeard nil.

Results just in.

Grrrr...

Another badly signed almost impossible to avoid 'Newcastle bus lane' that I didn't even know I was in......

 

Unlucky fella, but I suppose as their football team can't beat anyone decent, the council has to instead!

Driving around there is shit,now. Still at least it isn't like Sunderland with the 24/7 no car lanes! ;/

[robthedonkey]

Unlucky fella, but I suppose as their football team can't beat anyone decent, the council has to instead!

Driving around there is shit,now. Still at least it isn't like Sunderland with the 24/7 no car lanes! ;/

Contest it we've won over 40 for work due to insufficient signage I've had 3 personal ones thrown out.... There was an article in the chronicle that the council were in bother over them

 

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[Tamworthbay]

UPS - they have tracking info that will tell you when your parcel will arrive within an hour time slot. But you have to pay! I am the receiver not the sender, I don't expect to be stiffed for more money to get info they already have and to my mind have already paid for.

 

Typical scumbag yank company trying to screw you over.

[Lacquer Peel]

Monetise everything.

[xtriple]

I float around a few forums, but I'm guessing this is your "Wing Vents" post on RRF? Its mostly "each to their own" posts, can't really see any riot?

 

No, not that one. Closed group for 'official' types. On there (Rolls-Royce forums), most of them are pretty cool and are open to new idea. The Australian forum is even better as they actively promote changing stuff for 'better' or cheaper stuff.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Stop complaining about Bentley owners being snobs ( who'd a thunk it?) and post the picture of the bird with the real Spirit of Ecstasy !

[Tamworthbay]

DPD do this for free.

I think every other courier that has the info does. I am now sat in waiting when I have shot loads of stuff to do but no way I will go through the hassle of signing up to an account and paying for it.

 

UPS is an anagram for total and complete utter Bastard (watch the young ones if that doesn't make sense)

[Bobthebeard]

go back with camera and see how well marked adn signed it is

It may be very well marked in daylight TBH. In my case it was dark and raining, and I just ended up in a bus lane unknowingly. Seems like a common problem! Mrs Beard has colleagues that live in Newcastle and all of them seem to get fined......

[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.