The grumpy thread

[Guest Hooli]

Might have been a Spanish party type thing?

Seat Siesta, I could see that selling as a small car.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Seat Siesta, I could see that selling as a small car.

Just don't fall asleep at the wheel

[dave21478]

I read about a new initiative here where some new build estates are being numbered not in numerical order but the house number is the distance in meters to the junction with the nearest main road. Apparently its a total clusterfuck.

[Guest Hooli]

I read about a new initiative here where some new build estates are being numbered not in numerical order but the house number is the distance in meters to the junction with the nearest main road. Apparently its a total clusterfuck.

 

Isn't that something like how america/Canada does it?

[chaseracer]

Isn't that something like how america/Canada does it?

 

Numbered 'blocks', then numbers within those blocks, I think.  Hence the oddly long house numbers.

[Guest Hooli]

I'd always thought it was distance, but never cared enough to find out.

[chaseracer]

Every day's a school day.

[FakeConcern]

Been fighting with the XM window all afternoon and still not fixed.

 

I managed to get the cables changed over with bike stainless inners so the guide thing runs up and down smoothly. Connected the window and it keeps jamming as it goes up, if I try to push it up by hand it will only do it by wiggling. It seems to be something to do with the strange guide in the frame at the front.

[Royale80]

Changed the starter motor on the Royale (sticky solenoid) for a "good" used one. Used one knackered-put old one back on. Now an expert at changing starter motors on a Royale! Will keep my hammer for bashing the solenoid in the car.

 

Steve

[Station]

Storing my MR2 on my mums driveway, I bought a nice car cover from Lidl as I wanted to keep it dry.

Came home the other night in the first rain we've had for a month or so and the car cover has torn completely and approximately down the middle from arse to end which now looks like my MR2 is being eaten by a ghastly synthetic vagina.

I've left it there as my MR2 clearly want to be damp, so bugger it, it can be as wet as it wants surrounded by a crappy divided car cover that continues to be whipped up angrily by any passing wind and will probably be in next doors tree this time tomorrow.

 

How the funk does this happen, and how did this crap get past quality control? It's fucking torn down the middle!?!?

[Cheggers]

Because Lidl

 

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[Craig the Princess]

Baby has a cold.

[Eddie Honda]

I read about a new initiative here

I thought they had they for ages in France. Useful in rural areas where the properties are some way apart.

 

Anyway, top Ireland for trying to find somewhere in a townland. Postcodes (Eircodes) only appeared a couple of years ago and nobody uses them because code identifies individual addresses, not groups of addresses.

 

I use to deliver round the country and your only hope was either someone answering their phone for directions or spotting the local postie.

 

Name and townland isn't enough as there could be several O'Dearyme's in the same townland.

[fraser.innes.3]

The regulars on here are different though. I'd help any of them out if I can.

Don't know if you consider me a regular, being a lurker rather than a poster, but I know what you mean.

 

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[bub2006]

You have posted a fair few times and are known to people here mate.

[puddlethumper]

I'm a plumber. It should be illegal not to have your house number on your door. The amount of years I've spent looking for houses because they don't have a number is quite considerable. I also think the house owners are ignorant twats and I automatically stick £30 on their bill. They also get 'fined' if they drive an audi or gashguy (because of their ridiculous bright lights) and also fined if they don't offer me a coffee. Their bill could be £90 before I even get my tools out.

I get my loot from people who want home improvements done and I always have a look at whats out front car wise. 

If for example there is a big fat m5,  or equivalent, and some new flip top thing for the lady of the five bed detached gaff, I'll confess to raising my price/fine accordingly. Redistribution of the wealth is what  I call it.                                                        I always drop hints early on about tea and coffee making the wheels of building go round, so that usually sorts that out. Minor detail that buildings don't tend to have wheels but it gets my point across. 

And if you do have a gashcow or a puke,  that looks like a dung beetle, you deserve all you get, is what I say.

[D Spares & Tyres]

You expect to be offered refreshments? Are you fixing these people's plumbing for free, as a favour? 

Its called hospitality. Anybody who comes to my place gets offered a tea or coffee or maybe a beer depending on the time of day. We are British. Its what we do ( or used to do before we became a nation of selfish cunts )

[alcyonecorporation]

Its called hospitality. Anybody who comes to my place gets offered a tea or coffee or maybe a beer depending on the time of day. We are British. Its what we do ( or used to do before we became a nation of selfish cunts )

I was a selfish cunt before I even existed, but I'll make a cup of char if I've got some in.

[richardmorris]

Its called hospitality. Anybody who comes to my place gets offered a tea or coffee or maybe a beer depending on the time of day. We are British. Its what we do ( or used to do before we became a nation of selfish cunts )

We offer drinks to engineers to work when we are making one for us. Our tea money, not work's. The running joke is that without fail ( in 20 years now) they want sugar. Not a problem as I collect French cafe sugar cubes, but it keeps us amused!

[D Spares & Tyres]

My first contact with the outside world was via a cunt and I have been dealing with them ever since

 

I still treat people as I expect to be treated though

 

I`ll have a glass of water if you are out of tea

[JeeExEll]

Numbered 'blocks', then numbers within those blocks, I think. Hence the oddly long house numbers.

Well well, learn something new everyday. Have never been to the US personally and it always puzzled me a bit when a US residential address was something like 17742 Main Street. I've never really thought too much about it but always just thought it was a fucking great long long street.

Seriously. Doh!!

[Lankytim]

Weighed a car in today, I was in a bit of a rush as I had to drop Mrs LT off at the station- I think I left my best prybar in the boot. FFS. Nevermind. After a few weeks i'd have forgotten I even had a prybar.

[DVee8]

 

And if you do have a gashcow or a puke,  that looks like a dung beetle, you deserve all you get, is what I say.

 

For the last 25years i have worked for Nissan.Gashcow's and puke's keep the roof over my families heads.It is also what pays the local traders. On my drive is a BMW and a X-Trail.I am just a working bloke who works shit shifts to have what i have .Do i deserve the prices raised?

[scaryoldcortina]

It's ok, plumbing is really easy. I do my own.

 

No house number here either, although if you have found the street anyone in it will know which house is mine.

[Guest Hooli]

 

How the funk does this happen, and how did this crap get past quality control? It's fucking torn down the middle!?!?

 

Bee sting ariel?

[D Spares & Tyres]

Weighed a car in today, I was in a bit of a rush as I had to drop Mrs LT off at the station- I think I left my best prybar in the boot. FFS. Nevermind. After a few weeks i'd have forgotten I even had a prybar.

How much per tonne is it at the moment, not weighed anything in for a couple of months

[Lankytim]

How much per tonne is it at the moment, not weighed anything in for a couple of months

 It's been £75 per ton here for a few weeks, between Christmas and new year it was £90. 

[AlabamaShrimp]

This kind

 

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EDIT: just checked, I collected them on the 19th of September 2010.

Colour, price and location please

[AlabamaShrimp]

OK on the colour but does postage make it worth it?

[MarvinsMom]

My first contact with the outside world was via a cunt and I have been dealing with them ever since

 

I still treat people as I expect to be treated though

 

I`ll have a glass of water if you are out of tea

when ever we have trades men around at home we always, ALWAYS will offer them a brew, with sugar as requested and even a biscuit if we have got an in the house. i have also been know  to pop off to the shop for said  sweet treats if there are none in the cupboard.

 

my late grand father worked as a jobbing painter/decorator type and it used to annoy him something terrible to be out working on a job all day and not even be offered a drink.

 

this used to happen all the time at the big, posh houses. 

 

i used to find something similar when i used to collect pools coupons as a nipper.

 

the houses who had next to bugger all would always give me a couple of quid for a drink around xmas time, which sometimes i used to feel really bad about taking the money as i knew that they had bugger all to start with. the big posh houses, you would never, ever get a damn thing out of them.