The grumpy thread

[Guest Hooli]

Adblock Plus Billy!

I have four YouTube accounts that are very thoroughly used and never see an advert.

 

I wish it worked for me, I've got ABP installed on Firefox & still get all the damn adverts playing.

[Cleon-Fonte]

Go into your Adblock settings and untick the 'whitelist certain YouTube channels' option, should stop it.

[Supernaut]

AdBlock Plus sold out a while ago.

 

Get uBlock origin instead.

 

 

My grump? Minor-ish. I was driving along a 40mph road earlier, just one lane each way with a dotted centre line. I see an abnormal load escort vehicle coming towards me, but I didn't slow down. The fucker then put two wheels OVER the centre line to try and intimidate me, so I still didn't slow down and just glared at them. They moved over, then the truck came round the corner with a load that barely went 6" over the edges of the trailer, thus there was no need for me to slow down anyway, as they were nowhere near coming over the centre line. FFS.

[Guest Hooli]

Give a man a flashing beacon & he turns into a cunt.

[Guest Hooli]

Go into your Adblock settings and untick the 'whitelist certain YouTube channels' option, should stop it.

 

Option doesn't exist. I'll just keep not watching youtube, I've not missed much.

[Louise2cv]

AdBlock Plus sold out a while ago.

 

Get uBlock origin instead.

 

 

My grump? Minor-ish. I was driving along a 40mph road earlier, just one lane each way with a dotted centre line. I see an abnormal load escort vehicle coming towards me, but I didn't slow down. The fucker then put two wheels OVER the centre line to try and intimidate me, so I still didn't slow down and just glared at them. They moved over, then the truck came round the corner with a load that barely went 6" over the edges of the trailer, thus there was no need for me to slow down anyway, as they were nowhere near coming over the centre line. FFS.

This happens loads up here with all the caravan parks. Generally the effing Landover escort vehicle is the only thing in the convoy that crosses the white line. One even parked diagonally across both lanes once to stop us for a truck that was chuffing miles away. Also bullying people at roundabouts.

 

Annoying!

[Lord Sterling]

I'm sick of being skint.

 

I know it's probably been moaned about by loads of people on here before, but it's really starting to wear me down.

 

I've just been paid, done my "budget" for the month, and I've got fuck all for show for it. The car has just taken £300 off me, which whilst not unexpected, I could have done without. I did some cash in hand work a couple of weeks ago, and got paid a lot less than I was expecting - certainly less than minimum wage - and i'm supposed to be driving to Devon next week for a holiday (paid for by Mutha_Outlaw) and can see me having to ponce diesel money off the olds to get back home again.

 

Does anyone want to buy a kidney?

 

RANT OVER

I know exactly how you feel. I took a week off to go and see my missus. I support her as it's my duty but even taking a week off has seriously put me back financially. Right now, I have nothing at all, not 2p to rub together. I too have had to borrow off the old Ma and sister too. Embarrassing.

 

I guess though its one of those 'tests' in life. We've all got to struggle at some point, some of us more than others and I guess it's something that keeps the grey matter ticking over with having to plan ahead, think on our feet etc...

 

I'm on the lookout for a different job, this plating game is costing me a fortune and I'm constantly struggling.

[HH-R]

I wish it worked for me, I've got ABP installed on Firefox & still get all the damn adverts playing.

There's a bug with ABP or Firefox where it drops the blocking lists when the browser is closed, so it doesn't know what to block.

 

I had this a while back and just switched to uBlock Origin, I couldn't be bothered to try and fix it as it involved resetting the Firefox profile which is a massive pain in the arse.

 

Preferred ABP as it was more user friendly, but meh.

[myglaren]

AdBlock Plus sold out a while ago.

 

Get uBlock origin instead.

 

Strange, I have been using it for years now on various systems, mainly Linux, with both Firefox and Chromium and never had an issue with it, seems to work on every site I use.  Always remembers my settings.

 

I did turn it off for ARRSE for a couple of days but all the ads sent the computer into a tailspin so re-enabled it, no more problems.

 

[Cavcraft]

Thanks for the Adblock tip, it's certainly worked so far.

[HH-R]

I've used ABP on many machines over the years and it's been absolutely spot on, not sure why it suddenly started forgetting the lists a few weeks back.

[Stanky]

I noticed that behaviour too, I sacked it off for uBlock origin and that seems to work for now.

[chaseracer]

Not wishing to tempt the Fates, but ABP is fine here in Mac/Safari-land.

[AlabamaShrimp]

There's very limited choice of things that work on Android, so far adblock is doing OK. It doesn't stop all the pop ups (which make a new window) or work on YouTube but for normal stuff it's OK.

[Guest Hooli]

There's a bug with ABP or Firefox where it drops the blocking lists when the browser is closed, so it doesn't know what to block.

 

I had this a while back and just switched to uBlock Origin, I couldn't be bothered to try and fix it as it involved resetting the Firefox profile which is a massive pain in the arse.

 

Preferred ABP as it was more user friendly, but meh.

 

It blocks most things, just doesn't block the adverts that play on youtube before or during videos.Got it on several machines & they are all the same. I might try that uBlock to see if it works for me.

[Bobthebeard]

Well it appears that the brake caliper from America has been delivered. According to the DHL website. Am away at the moment so where the caliper actually is remains a mystery.

[plasticvandan]

You have seven cars and no money. Do the maths people

[Mr A Lawrence]

You have seven cars and no money. Do the maths people

[Supernaut]

With regards to ABP selling out.

[bramz7]

My old BX has got through an MOT with its new owner. Great!

 

Bad news is that my trusted garage had failed it on items which weren't actually defective. Exhaust leak was actually a missing air filter?!!

Levelling valve was not leaking. Return pipe was also not leaking.

 

They can FRO doing the MOT on the Xantia.

[myglaren]

It blocks most things, just doesn't block the adverts that play on youtube before or during videos.Got it on several machines & they are all the same. I might try that uBlock to see if it works for me.

 

Never see those unless I log in using Arora with no account specified.

Arora has it's own adblocker but AdBlock+ doesn't work on Arora.

 

[Cavcraft]

I'm sick of being skint.

 

I know it's probably been moaned about by loads of people on here before, but it's really starting to wear me down.

 

I've just been paid, done my "budget" for the month, and I've got fuck all for show for it. The car has just taken £300 off me, which whilst not unexpected, I could have done without. I did some cash in hand work a couple of weeks ago, and got paid a lot less than I was expecting - certainly less than minimum wage - and i'm supposed to be driving to Devon next week for a holiday (paid for by Mutha_Outlaw) and can see me having to ponce diesel money off the olds to get back home again.

 

Does anyone want to buy a kidney?

 

RANT OVER

 

Felling your pain, bro. Anything we can do to help? Message me if so.

[bramz7]

Someone advertising an R11 on Facebook. £600 without MOT, £1000 with.

 

 

Obviously has some 'itll past an MOT no problem' BS in the advert too.

[twosmoke300]

Felling your pain, bro. Anything we can do to help? Message me if so.

Poor fuckers down enough without you offering him one of your quality* motors ! ( insert smiley here as they just produce ???? For me on here )

[fred]

First time I have ever been witness to a stolen car chase  -

 

It was 2.30pm or so  on the Walsall road heading into the Delves - Some guy was driving like a fucking loon in a Mondeo - front bumper was hanging off, and had a rear flat tyre ,

 

I was neck and neck with a Transit scrappers pick up - I was looking at this guy in my rear view mirror sparks were flying off the back end - and I just thought ''Fuck he is going to ram me ''

 

2  police cars appeared with the blues going and FFS he rammed the god damn Scrappers Transit ?? -  The Scrap man just slammed his anchors on and that was that ... I braked to line up with him...and then the Plod piled in .

 

Why he decided to try and ram a fucking fully loaded Transit out the way is a mind boggler ? - Hey Ho .....   Made me smile

[fred]

I'm sick of being skint.

 

I know it's probably been moaned about by loads of people on here before, but it's really starting to wear me down.

 

I've just been paid, done my "budget" for the month, and I've got fuck all for show for it. The car has just taken £300 off me, which whilst not unexpected, I could have done without. I did some cash in hand work a couple of weeks ago, and got paid a lot less than I was expecting - certainly less than minimum wage - and i'm supposed to be driving to Devon next week for a holiday (paid for by Mutha_Outlaw) and can see me having to ponce diesel money off the olds to get back home again.

 

Does anyone want to buy a kidney?

 

RANT OVER

Aye Ive been there - fucking horrible - need a donation off a shiter let me know - This site is golden , and helped me out in the past so , Im just passing it on to another dude in need

[Lankytim]

There's a rumour at work that we've lost a big contract and therefore they're going to halve the number of drivers. Management "don't know anything about it".

 

I've seen this shizz happen before. As we're all agency they'll let us all know by text on Friday evening that we're not needed in on Monday and to "stay posted" when what they really mean is we're finished for good.

 

This rumour could be totally untrue, however! Time will tell.

[alcyonecorporation]

You know when you do people favours and they end up shafting you? 

That. 

 

[D Spares & Tyres]

Sexual favours?

[alcyonecorporation]

Sexual favours?

Sadly, no.