The grumpy thread

[beko1987]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/~/article-4771492/index.html

[richardmorris]

I'm not clicking a dailymail link for anyone

 

And what is it with people today? Is it a full moon? Counted four drivers on mobile phones. All in new cars bound to have Bluetooth. Two bicycles on the pavement and a horse order who didn't bother looking when she started across the road and then started shouting at those of us who were already there. If she didn't want the French dinner she was riding alarmed she shouldn't have caused the car she walked it in front of to emergency brake.

[beko1987]

Have a sun link then!

 

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4198064/amazing-aerial-pictures-show-how-thousands-of-travellers-have-taken-over-an-oxfordshire-field-after-it-was-booked-out-for-christian-festival/

 

Tbh they've not been as terrible as everyone thought. Minor cases of trespass, arson, fighting in the street etc, but tbh thame sees that alot anyway.

[andy18s]

full moon with a partial eclipse last night,well,for us at least....

edit. the Mrs managed to grab a decent pic as well

[richardmorris]

Have a sun link then!

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4198064/amazing-aerial-pictures-show-how-thousands-of-travellers-have-taken-over-an-oxfordshire-field-after-it-was-booked-out-for-christian-festival/

Tbh they've not been as terrible as everyone thought. Minor cases of trespass, arson, fighting in the street etc, but tbh thame sees that alot anyway.

Thanks, I don't mind sexist photos of semi-naked women, but I draw the line at bigoted racist fascists.

[Bren]

I have leaking pitting odema on my calf. That's interesting.

You have my best wishes.

[Bucketeer]

I've been trying to be a good boy and just keep quiet and swallow the anger but it's early morning, I can't find my cigs and I've just stubbed my toe, so fuck it.

As of twenty minutes ago there were nine threads on the first page and ten on the second page that are just single questions along the lines of 'where can I buy a knitted cosy for my gearknob as I'm too lazy to look for myself?' or 'I just saw a red car, anyone else?' or 'why does my car tut at me?' or 'what kind of tyres would my cat like?' or whatever. There is a 'question' thread for this kind of thing. Are there really so many inflated egos on here now that people think they or their questions are too good or too important for it?

I saw for the first time yesterday a thread go from the top of the first page to dropping off the bottom in under twelve hours. I remember the first twenty four hour drop off a year or two ago and thought then that surely it couldn't get much worse, but no, the current glut of selfish, 'look at me', bullshit threads means that if you can't check in to the forum at least a few times every day then you miss out on actual good content aimed at the masses.

So, please reign in the ego explosions and use the dedicated thread. I hate myself for succumbing to this rant but I take some solace from the fact that at least I put it in it's correct thread.

Soz, that's definitely the last time.

[dollywobbler]

I've been trying to be a good boy and just keep quiet and swallow the anger but it's early morning, I can't find my cigs and I've just stubbed my toe, so fuck it.

As of twenty minutes ago there were nine threads on the first page and ten on the second page that are just single questions along the lines of 'where can I buy a knitted cosy for my gearknob as I'm too lazy to look for myself?' or 'I just saw a red car, anyone else?' or 'why does my car tut at me?' or 'what kind of tyres would my cat like?' or whatever. There is a 'question' thread for this kind of thing. Are there really so many inflated egos on here now that people think they or their questions are too good or too important for it?

I saw for the first time yesterday a thread go from the top of the first page to dropping off the bottom in under twelve hours. I remember the first twenty four hour drop off a year or two ago and thought then that surely it couldn't get much worse, but no, the current glut of selfish, 'look at me', bullshit threads means that if you can't check in to the forum at least a few times every day then you miss out on actual good content aimed at the masses.

So, please reign in the ego explosions and use the dedicated thread. I hate myself for succumbing to this rant but I take some solace from the fact that at least I put it in it's correct thread.

Soz, that's definitely the last time.

 

Yes, but you mis-used an apostrophe, so your argument is null and void. Sorry.

[Heidel_Kakao]

Well reasoned RANT!

I may have been guilty of this in the past but I do try and avoid starting random threads nowadays and also search and bump existing threads. Not sure if the problem is going to go away though.

[oldcars]

Take care Ken and all the best, hope your on the mend soon.

[dave21478]

Generic insurance rant number 17...

Was going to weigh in the escort this afternoon so called to cancel insurance and hopefully get a useful refund.

After the usual call center fuckery with hold music, press 3 to be connected to the janitors cupboard, etc etc I was told that a pro-rata refund was applicable. Great. Oh but wait.... The underwriters cancellation fee and the brokers cancellation fee by coincidence* equal almost the same amount as my refund, leaving seventeen Euro or so in my favour and since they don't refund anything under 20euros I would be getting fuck all.

Cunts.

 

If there is no refund and it's still motd and insured then there is no point in scrapping it, so that's a reprieve for the escort I suppose.

[Mally]

Have a sun link then!

 

 

 

There are good reasons for not reading the Sun.

I'm not a football fan myself, but totally understand their feelings.

[trigger]

Just to let you all know that last night Oldford John passed away in his sleep.

Rest in peace mate.

[taxi paul]

Sad news. Hopefully peaceful and with friends and family.

[Bucketeer]

Yes, but you mis-used an apostrophe, so your argument is null and void. Sorry.

Bugger. Well spotted. Im thoroughly ashamed of my action's.

[bub2006]

Just to let you all know that last night Oldford John passed away in his sleep.

 

Rest in piece mate.

Shit. Thoufhts with you and his family. Rest in peace

[chodweaver]

Sad news, but thanks for passing it on, Trig

[somewhatfoolish]

Generic insurance rant number 17...

Was going to weigh in the escort this afternoon so called to cancel insurance and hopefully get a useful refund.

After the usual call center fuckery with hold music, press 3 to be connected to the janitors cupboard, etc etc I was told that a pro-rata refund was applicable. Great. Oh but wait.... The underwriters cancellation fee and the brokers cancellation fee by coincidence* equal almost the same amount as my refund, leaving seventeen Euro or so in my favour and since they don't refund anything under 20euros I would be getting fuck all.

Cunts.

 

If there is no refund and it's still motd and insured then there is no point in scrapping it, so that's a reprieve for the escort I suppose.

That almost demands you crash the thing into something expensive.

[danthecapriman]

RIP Oldford.

Such sad news.

[purplebargeken]

Condolences to his nearest and dearest.

 

[cms206]

Gutted. A genuinely lovely bloke. R.I.P. John.

 

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[Bren]

Sad news. My condolences.

[D Spares & Tyres]

This was dumped outside my yard yesterday

 

Called cops. Turned out to be nicked.

 

Cops came. Lady in the cottage next door took a photo of the bloke who legged it. Clear photo of his face too. They were not really interested and didn't even go and see the lady.

 

The chap who came out was a nice enough chap ( armed surprisingly ) but it was all a box ticking exercise really.

 

Not a grump at you Bren, more the ones in charge who have decided that car theft isn't a proper crime anymore

[Lacquer Peel]

1.9TD? Front mounted intercooler parts pls!

[beko1987]

Our pikey visitors are crawling our estate now. Amy clocked them outside by a neighbors van when we came to bed, they shot off. We went 9utside 'for a rolly' and they've had the mirror glass off it.

 

Luckily the owner happened to come home, so we called him over. He tried to move it but it wouldn't start, not even a jump from the Zafira helped. So one paranoid bloke with a marked van full of tools.

 

Although posts on our spotted thame facebook group seem to be tracking it, it was eyeing up an aa van 3 streets away 20 minutes later

[somewhatfoolish]

Cops came. Lady in the cottage next door took a photo of the bloke who legged it. Clear photo of his face too. They were not really interested and didn't even go and see the lady.

 

There will undoubtedly be a fArsebook 'scumbags the police can't afford to spend time arresting page' local to you; 5 minutes spent uploading the miscreant's boat onto the interweb and then sharing it with your police force's page will give at least 30 seconds of superficial gratification before ennui and malaise set in again.

[Split_Pin]

_{I had never met Oldford but his username and postings were familiar on the Forum to me and he was clearly held in very high regard by all who knew him. Its very sad news when 'one of our own', or anyone indeed passes away, especially a life that has been cut short.}

 

_{I don't really drink so when I get home I'm going to take my Matchbox model of a Cortina Mk4 and raise it for John.}

[AlabamaShrimp]

^^^this from me too (yes we know I'm crap at this kind of thing) but it'll have to be a Sierra or Transit.

[Slartibartfast]

I'm very sorry to hear of Oldford's passing.

[Noel Tidybeard]

Thing is, I remember when I first saw a Streetwise and I thought, what are they jumping on that bandwagon for...yet another car jacked up and covered in plastic ala XC70 and A6 Allroad...'Ahead of it's time' is a bit of a stretch, more like 'late to the party' from what I can remember...

 

but xc70 & a6 allroad came after the streetwise