The grumpy thread

[anonymous user]

I saw a new shape Astra hatch today. I actually thought it was quite an elegant shape from the side.

 

Sorry.

What does the front look like, or were you blinded by the lights?

[sporty-shite]

 AND they did me for the german look plates that the Golf I was driving was wearing (which was Sporty-shite's fault for leaving them in the boot, naturally)

 

 

 

I thought I'd left them on the car..

 

I IZ SCENE HOE, YO

[gordonbennet]

 

Basically, I look at the road situation and make a decision based upon my assessment of the risk.

 

I don't not wear a seatbelt to 'stick it to the man' or to look 'ard, I wear a seatbelt when I think its necessary. If I think that wearing a seatbelt in a situation is more dangerous than wearing one, I don't.

This ^^^

 

For years i didn't wear a seatbelt in the lorry, and wouldn't still except the old bill and VOSA now nick you where at one time they didn't.

 

The reason is purely because the mirrors on previous model FM volvos and the MAN i now have were designed and fitted by ex bedroom fitters, who happened to have a glut of wardrobe door mirrors left over from their previous employ so nailed them up right beside the bloody driver allowing scandalous blind spots, especially on the drivers side, you can literally miss transit vans on the approaches to junctions, helped* by the supersensitive seatbelt locking up on you so you can't move to see round the poxy things.

So, its ok now lads, us lorryists are safe as can be with seatbelt on you'll be pleased to know, and more importantly* boxes ticked yay, bad luck all the poor buggers on bikes in cars in vans.

[beko1987]

 

 

I don't not wear a seatbelt to 'stick it to the man' or to look 'ard, I wear a seatbelt when I think its necessary. If I think that wearing a seatbelt in a situation is more dangerous than wearing one, I don't.

When my mate had a landrover and we used to go OLLI greenlaning, billing etc he always took the seatbelt off as he said he could lean forward/stand up and look at what was coming/not be tied down if we rolled or stopped in water.

 

We always wore ours in the back mainly to stop us bouncing out of the bloody bench seats. Which I did once actually, we were filming driving around for some reason and I was unbelted in the back holding the camera. He floored it over a small lump in the woods that turned into a full on 4 wheels off the ground jump, I floated for a bit before coming down hard on the seat frame. It took alot of weed and beer for that pain to stop...

[Rover414]

I've only been involved in one crash, I was driving an Optare Solo at 25mph and a Vectra B came out a side street doing at least 30mph without even looking or stopping, I was thrown out the cab sideways from the impact and the bus ended up hitting a wall. I do wonder if having a seatbelt (I've driven a Solo with a seatbelt fitted) would have kept me in the cab and prevented the bus from hitting the wall. I walked away from it mind, he had to be cut out and was unconscious:

 

[xtriple]

Finally got teeth that fit... after a fashion. Feel massively too big and I can't talk, eat or drink coffee.

[chaseracer]

What does the front look like, or were you blinded by the lights?

 

Revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night...?

[Richard]

It's "Revved up like a douche" if you're quoting the Manfred Mann version, Bruce Springsteen's version is "Cut loose like a Deuce".

[chaseracer]

^ A long-running debate!

[DeeJay]

Finally got teeth that fit... after a fashion. Feel massively too big and I can't talk, eat or drink coffee.

You are Red Rum AICMFP.

[Mr A Lawrence]

This image popped into my head with that post.

 

[Lord Sterling]

Bah, just seen some W124 doors, same colour as my old one for £25. Mind, there would've no guarantees that the new door would have hung on and shut well enough, besides, I guess ther structure was weakened by the impact so it wouldn't have been the same.

 

I really do miss my W124, one of the best, most enjoyable and useful cars I've ever had.

 

In an unrelated note, need to buy some new undercrackers. Current jobs are falling apart if you look at them.

 

Also, day earning wasted today because Europcar couldn't be arsed to pick up thier car on Friday. They turned up here at mine at 5.10pm. Could've dropped my first pick up car in Sheffield and bring the other one home in time to hand hire car keys over. FFS.

[Pillock]

I thought I'd left them on the car..

 

I IZ SCENE HOE, YO

Oh, you may have done. In which case it's deffo your fault. YOU SOLD ME AN UNROADWORTHY 20 YEAR OLD CHEAP CAR.

 

I've got a feeling they were in the boot and I put them on because I'm a bigger ho. I've got a photo somewhere I took on the way home, I'll check and call in the lawyers if necessary.

[STUNO]

 need to buy some new undercrackers. Current jobs are falling apart if you look at them.

 

 FFS.

 

 

Dear Lord Sterling, Talk about never hiding your shame ! I really needed to know that. 

[STUNO]

On a slightly more serious note, seatbelts.

My brother in law refused to ever wear a seatbelt, he's dead, it only took 1 accident,even if it wasn't his fault.

Different accident. My sister always wore a seat belt, she's dead. Maybe if she was not wearing a belt she could have avoided the fencepost that came in through the windscreen. That is a maybe and the real answer is probably not.

Three aunts, all together in the rear seat of uncles Mitsi Sigma (rwd), all  wearing seat belts. Not a mark on them, all dead. Verdict, internal injuries from the belts. The two in the front seats submarined out of the belts and under the dashboard, both severely injured but survived. That was a very high speed head on crash. The three in the rear would probably have died from other injuries though.

Makes you think.

[Cheggers]

In an unrelated note, need to buy some new undercrackers. Current jobs are falling apart if you look at them.

 

 

Stop looking at them then.

 

 

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[loserone]

Is this the point where I confess that over Christmas I replaced all my boxer shorts for the first time since I was less than half my current age?

 

No?

 

Good.

[chaseracer]

I'm glad you didn't share that...

[Tamworthbay]

Is this the point where I confess that over Christmas I replaced all my boxer shorts for the first time since I was less than half my current age?

 

No?

 

Good.

As long as you current age is 4 or less all is good.

[loserone]

It's OK, I've had a job in the last five years and I don't have my parents car sitting around with £1000 of work outstanding.

[UmBongo]

Now then, now then, remember the eggs (jingle jangle jewellery).

 

[cobblers]

Top deck meganonce, but I always liked his suit.

[AlabamaShrimp]

For ages I'd been thinking the middle belt catch was broken on the Frontera as it just wouldn't lock.

 

Putting the seats back up today I had a mess with it. Sodding things a different shape to the other two so you can't plug it in the wrong one.... Taken me a year to notice.

Not sure how much good it would be though as it's just a lap belt, but still has to be better than nothing.

[dave21478]

Waiting for edf to show up to my sisters place. They were doing repairs on the local grid last night and apparently the lights went really bright and started popping. A couple of other things have been damaged too. The counter is flashing 400v on the display.

[Supernaut]

On a slightly more serious note, seatbelts.

My brother in law refused to ever wear a seatbelt, he's dead, it only took 1 accident,even if it wasn't his fault.

Different accident. My sister always wore a seat belt, she's dead. Maybe if she was not wearing a belt she could have avoided the fencepost that came in through the windscreen. That is a maybe and the real answer is probably not.

Three aunts, all together in the rear seat of uncles Mitsi Sigma (rwd), all  wearing seat belts. Not a mark on them, all dead. Verdict, internal injuries from the belts. The two in the front seats submarined out of the belts and under the dashboard, both severely injured but survived. That was a very high speed head on crash. The three in the rear would probably have died from other injuries though.

Makes you think.

There are some crashes that a seatbelt probably won't save you from. Those sound like fitting descriptions.

 

Seatbelts aren't a guaranteed "you will survive anything" device. Nothing is. Crash tests are done in very controlled circumstances with pre-defined tests, real life doesn't work like that.

[Lacquer Peel]

Waiting for edf to show up to my sisters place. They were doing repairs on the local grid last night and apparently the lights went really bright and started popping. A couple of other things have been damaged too. The counter is flashing 400v on the display.

I wouldn't trust the English Defence League with power distribution.

[Captain Furious]

Got such a monumental piss on with work at the minute that if I make it through today without kneeling on someones windpipe it will be surprising.

 

I can't even put my finger on the exact reason I'm so angry, or what started it off about two weeks ago, it just seems like everything is being made deliberately as difficult as possible by inflexible jobsworth pricks and I just want to shout FUCK OFF right up in their faces and leave the car park in a cloud of tyre smoke.

[Guest Hooli]

We've got our service desk who've logged a call from a user about a faulty system asking us who logged it, what system & do we even run it...

 

 

FFS.

[LostnotFound]

People driving around with their passenger side wing mirror folded in. Why did you bother to fold it in when you parked for fear of it being knocked off, if you obviously don't use the fucking thing anyway?

[HillmanImp]

I can't even put my finger on the exact reason I'm so angry.

 

Is it because you're Captain Furious?