The grumpy thread

[Sheefag]

FFS - George Michael, now...?

 

Someone just crashed into your house?

[dollywobbler]

Gawd. Social media ruined by another celebrity death. Did people not die in any other years? Will 2017 miraculously be free of celebrity deaths?

 

Though 53 is no age at all these days to be fair.

[chaseracer]

Though 53 is no age at all these days to be fair.

 

That was my point.  I am 51, and starting to feel just a bit mortal.

[bub2006]

I'll be lucky to see 50. I've accepted it to be fair. We all have our cards stamped from day we clocked in.

[Jon]

To buck the trend, Christmas Day was OK here, though our volunteer brigade turned out to a road accident only 10 mins before I was due to serve up dinner, so I had a bit of a wait for that. In all honesty, I've got in-laws here at the moment, so it's nice to be away a while and get away from tiny things they do that I blow out of all proportion and get mega pissed off by, like filling up a 1.7 litre kettle for two cups of tea, etc.

 

Anyway, that's a bonus grump - the main gripe is the amount of people that still find it acceptable to take photos and videos of road accidents on their phones as they drive by. One passenger took the biscuit yesterday, hanging a Go Pro on a selfie stick out of the sunroof. That said, yells of "really!?" from us garnered a reaction and ceasing of said activity, which I'm hoping led to crushing embarrassment on their behalf and a day ruined.

 

Merry Christmas!

[Craig the Princess]

Gawd. Social media ruined by another celebrity death. Did people not die in any other years? Will 2017 miraculously be free of celebrity deaths?

 

Though 53 is no age at all these days to be fair.

Just wait until QE2 goes...

[dollywobbler]

Just wait until QE2 goes...

 

I dunno. It'll make it easy to spot the royalists amongst my friends!

[Mr A Lawrence]

53 and heart failure.

 

Wonder if his liking for Colombian marching powder was a key factor??

 

I lost my brother from heart failure in 2001, he was only 44.

 

Big lad though.

[ruffgeezer]

The house move has killed the computer. Bollocks.

[Cheggers]

I'm putting this in Grump as I don't know where else it fits.

 

Last night I drove back to Ms_Cheggs in her Mam's 2013 Fiesta. While it's a perfectly pleasant thing to drive, I opened the curtains this morning and noticed the gap at the front of the bonnet. You could almost top up the washer bottle with the bonnet shut.

 

Are they all like that or does she have a Friday car (she's had it from new so we know it's not been crashed)?

 

 

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[Guest Hooli]

Well that's an unexpected Christmas present. The shits n a bleeding arse.

 

Didn't you say you'd put on weight a page or so ago?

 

That solves that anyway

[Bren]

Our dog was unusually unsettled on Christmas Day- he even turned his nose up at his Christmas dinner- eventually he did finish it off.

 

My wife blamed the house being full of presents and not like other days.

 

I think he realised my wife's mum was not there. Dogs are very intuitive.

[Pillock]

I think all Fiestas are like that, and I've noticed the same on latest shape Focus.

[Cavcraft]

Yep, noticed a few Fiestas like that and to be fair (from the picture) the bumper-wing interface doesn't look too bad, at least not compared to the rest. Maybe they're built in the Clio factory now?

[Des]

That Fiesta bumper looks way too close to the bodywork, should be at least a couple of inches clearance, but then it should also be metal and mounted on spring steel irons.

[Tamworthbay]

I set the cruise control, the car is going at 70mph, it's been doing that for twenty miles. So why does knobhead in Peugeot go past at 72mph then pull in REALLY close in front then slow down. Then looks gormless when I flash my lights at him and goes all aggressive when I have to go back past. Then he does it AGAIN, this time to the car in front of me. Just why? (Because, twat).

[jakebullet]

Variable speed limits. Sign comes on: 60. Next gantry: 50. Next one: 40, stranded vehicle, lane 1 red X.

 

Next one has nothing on it. Everyone carries on at exactly 40 in case it's an error. Next one also blank so people dare to go to 50. Wouldn't kill them to tell you when they've done dicking with the speed limit.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

I'm grumpy because instead of shouting obscenities at 'I wish it could be the day sponsored by Coca Cola TM every day' playing on the radio, I've now got to do the same with 'car less wispa' on bloody loop. I'm off to play some music which doesn't make my ears bleed.

[fordperv]

But it was his last christmas

[Barry Cade]

Whoever he gave his heart to last Christmas, I hope they kept the reciept, unless they really did give it away the next day. It was faulty, and technically still within the warranty period.

[plasticvandan]

Finding myself at a crossroads as the year draws to an end.Some of you might have seen that I came off my MZ (East German motorbike) last week,minimal damage and all repaired now This combined with worsening legs (I was born with missing knee ligaments and a few other issues) means I'm increasingly looking at buying a car,as I think if chosen wisely I should be able to afford to run one,those of you with huge fleets,think yourself lucky!

My biggest issue is going to be insurance,seems I made a mistake when I was 18 in going classic,as 10 years on I have 0 ncb,despite not having made a claim.Naturally,shite is of interest,Favorit and Maestro being top contenders, but even those lowly chariots are coming in at £600 to insure,which is frankly absurd.Just looking for advice really.

[bub2006]

With no ncb, 600 quid is really not bad going for insurance

[plasticvandan]

Really? I'm just so used to sub £120 policies on the bikes,paying more than the car is worth just seems daft

[jakebullet]

Microwave has decided to go tits up. Are they making them worse quality now like with washing machines? 3.5 years out of a £150 panasonic doesn't feel like I've had my monies worth.

[MrDuke]

Really? I'm just so used to sub £120 policies on the bikes,paying more than the car is worth just seems daft

 

It is indeed daft, but unfortunately it's the way things are. Despite owning nothing but snotters throughout my life, I've probably paid enough in premiums to buy a mint XJ6 coupe. For each day of the week.

 

This might sound ridiculous, but have you tried getting quotes for proper tanks? Big shite, even in V8 flavour, can sometimes come in surprisingly low for "new" drivers.

[plasticvandan]

I've had a full licence for 10 years,employed,off road parking and neasrly 30,its shit I tell you!

[captain_70s]

My current insurance breakdown is as thus:

 

Civic - £350

Dolly 1850 - £200 (Agreed value of £1000, ltd mileage, no commuting use).

Dolly 1300 - £150 (Agreed value of £1400 ltd mileage, no commuting use).

 

Although that is with a few years NCB on the Civic, also I'm saving about £80 on each car because multi-car discount, yo! So clearly the solution to your problem is to simply buy and insure more cars to increase the cost effectiveness...

 

It'd actually be cheaper to insure something brand new than the 55 plate Civic, older stuff is even more expensive.

[MrDuke]

I've had a full licence for 10 years,employed,off road parking and nearly 30,its shit I tell you!

 

Aye, but without the magic NCB you're only one step up from a 17-year-old with a fresh license - hence my putting the "new" in quotes. I do feel your pain - I stupidly let mine lapse while using Mrs_Duke's car, and I'll be in for a reaming when the Dolomite gets on the road despite having 20 years under my belt without a single incident.

 

Do look into a wider range of cars, though - it might be worth getting something you're not keen on until the premiums come down.

 

 

 

It'd actually be cheaper to insure something brand new than the 55 plate Civic, older stuff is even more expensive.

 

That may well be true for 10- or 20-yr-old cars, but stuff in the grey 'banger' area can sometimes be worth checking out.

[Timewaster]

The value of the car is almost irrelevant. It's the value of what you hit and how likely they think you are to hit it that matters.

 

I'm not defending insurers. They are C***s.

[plasticvandan]

Thing is I need mpgs,otherwise case ownership goes totally out the window!