The grumpy thread

[twosmoke300]

After 17 years me and the wife have split ! A few weeks trial but not looking good tbh . I've been a stressy cunt with work and I'm going to scale it right back and hope I can be a better husband / father .

[mercrocker]

 

Maybe I'm just grumpy.

 

 

Once upon a time, in the early 1980s, there was a lithe, elegant young man who was quite a snappy dresser in his own way, and even a handy dancer.  

 

Change your avatar, Eddy....

 

I have been much happier since I became an overweight (albeit sadly deceased) Ted with dodgy suits, slightly questionable trading methods and a complete inability to take anybody else seriously.....

[Hendry]

After 17 years me and the wife have split ! A few weeks trial but not looking good tbh . I've been a stressy cunt with work and I'm going to scale it right back and hope I can be a better husband / father .

 

Hope it all works out for you mate, ive been married nowhere near as long and been through all that, its horrific!

[AlabamaShrimp]

Sodding ST is at it again with the weird clicking. Might be some ingredients to do with those stupid motors they put in the lights to level them as it stops when their off.

 

Same it's also making a another buzzing noise and had a strange idle earlier (sort of up and down noise) stupid modern car I've no idea what's wrong with it. It's going to Ford they can deal with it...

[Cavcraft]

After 17 years me and the wife have split ! A few weeks trial but not looking good tbh . I've been a stressy cunt with work and I'm going to scale it right back and hope I can be a better husband / father .

Sorry to hear that, chief, hope things work out for you all.

[trigger]

All the best fella, i hope you can work things out.

[alcyonecorporation]

Elvington, near York.

 

If they offer you a run in their 'really, really good, Top Gear endorsed' jet car, politely decline. 

[DodgeRover]

Grr 3 punctures to take to get repaired, I need space to fix my tyre machine down

 

On the plus size the little Katsu 12v compressor has blown them up quickly

[Bobthebeard]

Once upon a time, in the early 1980s, there was a lithe, elegant young man who was quite a snappy dresser in his own way, and even a handy dancer.  One has to wonder what happened to him, to produce the fat, lazy scruff I see in the mirror.

Time. Time is what happens to all of us my friend. You are not alone. I look in the mirror and see an extra chin and white/grey hair. That surely isn't me is it? Yep.

[MorrisItalSLX]

I walked into my garage this morning ready for a lovely Jaguar drive only to find my freshly rebuilt differential has dumped all of its oil on the floor.   

 

Suspected gasket failure from the quick glance I had. Hopefully, as it was just rebuilt at the specialists, they will fix it for me. If not, more money! Yay!

[alcyonecorporation]

If they offer you a run in their 'really, really good, Top Gear endorsed' jet car, politely decline. 

 

Trivia: I once drove my first Piazza, D888 XJM, at a GPS verified 130 mph on Elvington's runway. 

 

I wasn't supposed to be there, but I went anyway. 

[holbeck]

After 17 years me and the wife have split ! A few weeks trial but not looking good tbh . I've been a stressy cunt with work and I'm going to scale it right back and hope I can be a better husband / father .

 

Sorry to hear that fella, Your little 'un not very old either?

 

Hope the situation improves the way you want.

[eddyramrod]

My posts from last night might have come across as a bit whingey.  Sorry about that.

[Bobthebeard]

My posts from last night might have come across as a bit whingey.  Sorry about that.

No apologies necessary.

You are amongst friends here.

[dave21478]

Grr 3 punctures to take to get repaired, I need space to fix my tyre machine down

 

On the plus size the little Katsu 12v compressor has blown them up quickly

 

 

Details of non-shit 12v compressor please. 

[DodgeRover]

It's one of these:

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/KATSU-451719-Car-Tyre-Inflator-Air-Compressor-12V-Great-Value-For-Money-/282409562518

 

However putting Katsu 12v into ebay shows they do a chunkier version for another £5 or so which I might just buy for the van.

[Slartibartfast]

After 17 years me and the wife have split ! A few weeks trial but not looking good tbh . I've been a stressy cunt with work and I'm going to scale it right back and hope I can be a better husband / father .

I'm really sorry to hear that mate. Please consider using Relate. Even if the relationship is toast, unpicking a 17 year marriage isn't something that should be done without professional help, especially if there are kids involved. It might even help you both work towards saving it. I've just recently had to go through this (Christmas time, 20 year relationship, 14 years married, 8 kids), and we were able to pull it back.

[eddyramrod]

 20 year relationship, 14 years married, 8 kids

How many????  Isn't it time you got a telly?

 

Well done on the save though.  Mr300, good luck.

[tooSavvy]

^^^ rofflcopter @ that one....

 

TS

[OwdChina]

 8 kids

Good lad...........Get three more popped out and you've got a football team.

[Guest Hooli]

One of the oil cooler pipes I got made up recently* for my GSX1400 is weeping from a joint, so I'll have to get that fixed again.

 

 

*two years, but the originals lasted from 2001.

[twosmoke300]

Sorry to hear that fella, Your little 'un not very old either?

 

Hope the situation improves the way you want.

Yeh she's only just over 2 . I've just been so busy and stressed with work I've lost sight of what's important . Radical changes afoot .

[Cavcraft]

Yeh she's only just over 2 . I've just been so busy and stressed with work I've lost sight of what's important . Radical changes afoot .

 

Easily done chief, and sorry to sound patronising but good on you for realising it and changing things.

[twosmoke300]

Just hope it's not too late . Was so driven in building the business I got so stressed and took it out on my family .

Got 355 customers on the books now so time to weed out some awkward cars / people .

[greengartside]

So sorry to hear of your dilemma, twosmoke. Hope you can work things out successfully.

 

Minor grump. Doovla being silly twunts again. Sent off a V890 SORN form for the Astra a day after I bought it, the V5 went a few days later - just checked the online system and it says the tax is due on the date I bought it, despite me sending off the SORN form (by recorded delivery too).

 

Sent them a quick email confirming I've sent the V890 off so will wait and see what happens. Fucked if I'm going to get penalised for their stupidity.

[alcyonecorporation]

My posts from last night might have come across as a bit whingey.  Sorry about that.

 

Pay it no mind, Eddy. 

 

Can the Cadillac run its 8 Track for a while without flattening the battery? I could send you 'Ploughing to Win' by M. Bolleux and you could drive round Barrow listening to it. Or sit in a car park listening to it. 

Basically anywhere where parking isn't confused for drug dealing or dogging. Maybe take the Caddy to Luxembourg and park in all of it. 

[chaseracer]

Maybe take the Caddy to Luxembourg and park in all of it. 

 

One bumper or the other would still be in another country.

[richardmorris]

Good lad...........Get three more popped out and you've got a football team.

Have you found out what's causing them yet?

[stillOrange]

I'm really sorry to hear that mate. Please consider using Relate. Even if the relationship is toast, unpicking a 17 year marriage isn't something that should be done without professional help, especially if there are kids involved. It might even help you both work towards saving it. I've just recently had to go through this (Christmas time, 20 year relationship, 14 years married, 8 kids), and we were able to pull it back.

I can also recommend Relate. They have helped me once before, even though I might need them soon again.

[alcyonecorporation]

Housemate has a wireless printer that keeps kicking my PC off the house network (IP address conflict). 

He has the cables but won't connect it up. He keeps it running on the network despite it being next to his computer. 

Why?