The grumpy thread

[chaseracer]

but xc70 & a6 allroad came after the streetwise

 

Er... no.

 

V70 XC: 1997

A6 allroad: 1999

Streetwise: 2003

[puddlethumper]

Went to Tesco this evening and as I came back to da mota the woman (other sexes available) in a cashcow, puke or summat parked next to me opens her passenger door and bangs my "classic" van with it. WTF!!!

Oy, says I, do you mind not banging my wagon. 

At that she looked disdainfully at my, erm, a bit rusty van, (Being sorted soon) and says unconvincingly "oh SORRY!".

AArgh! So I get a bit on one and says to fake blonde bint, " Hey, Your 14 plate, whatever it is, in ten years is going to be worth half what mine will be. Yours is losing money as it sits here. mine on the other hand is actually appreciating in value every year". 

Ok. by about £20. Per annuuuuuum. Not much I know, but hey, Its the bloody principle innit.

So. Drove off.  Leaving some blonde bint not knowing wtf I was on about. Does not compute, I suppose.

I had a look later and, I'll be honest, amongst all the other dings, I couldn't see a new one.

 

BUT THAT'S NOT THE POINT. IS IT ?

[AlabamaShrimp]

^^ that is very Alan Partridge

[richardmorris]

But it's the principle isn't it. You take care of your own vehicle and expect others to take care.

[AlabamaShrimp]

It is the principle but it's wasted on the stupid. You could explain it in tiny detail what she'd done and why, yet none of it would have made the slightest bit of difference.

 

Me, I'd have sat in the van until she'd gone in the shop and whacked shit out of her door with mine a few times.

 

Does that help the situation? No, it makes me as bad as her but fuck em...

[puddlethumper]

It is the principle but it's wasted on the stupid. You could explain it in tiny detail what she'd done and why yet none of other would have made the slightest bit of difference.

 

Me, I'd have sat in the van until she'd gone in the shop and whacked shit out of her door with mine a few times.

 

Does that help the situation? No, it makes me as bad as her but fuck em...

I did think about doing a swap. Ding for ding. Don't think that would have computed either.

[bub2006]

Not be first time ive done knock for knock. I was sat in my old baleno in lidl waiting for a friend when a bonny lass belted her juke door against it. I got out and mentioned it to her and recieved a load of verbal. Played the tune of disco duck in my head while returning the favour. Not big nor clever and id have let it slide if id have just recieved a simple apology.

[Ghosty]

I work like that. With the Rover I didn't care as it was a bit fucked anyway (and it got scratched at Shitefest when someone nicked the Puch), but if anyone does anything to the Volvo (or the Cooper S for that matter) they'll bloody well know about it.

[davidfowler2000]

0353? This is utter guff. And no I didn't get up for work two hours early

[LostnotFound]

8 hours off spare, could be worse, how long could they have dropped on you?

 

4:44 book on here. Everyone on board is asleep so no hassle yet, fingers crossed it stays that way.

[davidfowler2000]

10 hours max shift length. I'm not moaning about the shift. Tis a good wee number. Just having to get up at that time for anything is a arse.

[Bucketeer]

Work as required? What does a train driver do when they have 2 hours before the first train they are supposed to drive? Shunting? Pushing a broom around? Scaring pigeons? Cup of tea and a wank?

[fordperv]

Puddlethumper I have come to the point if anyone does it to my car im going to just return the favour with them watching

[adw1977]

Work as required? What does a train driver do when they have 2 hours before the first train they are supposed to drive? Shunting? Pushing a broom around? Scaring pigeons? Cup of tea and a wank?

 

If it's like where I work as a driver (Northern Line) probably nothing, but if somebody else runs late, calls in sick whatever then there might be a train needs moving and the "spare" driver can move it.  Probably not enough time to take it where it was meant to go, but at least get it out of the way.

[davidfowler2000]

On the Monday only version of the same shift you sign on at the same time then get a taxi straight to the depot to bring in a set so they could get you to do stuff like that.

Or split / tie up sets on the platform, safety checks, etc etc.

I drank tea.

[Cavcraft]

Believe it or not, I used to be quite conscientious about work, but the last few months especially have just knocked it out of me.

They could shut the whole pissing place tomorrow and (aside from the obvious job losses for everyone else) I couldn't give a flying one.

Four years and two months or so and I'm out of here, can't come soon enough.

[cpjitservices]

Had that 'chat' just once in my life so far. 

 

It was after I'd binned the Midget and my left eye had swollen shut; as the car had rolled [i think] the windscreen pillar folded in bringing the glass through my scalp, cheek and chin. The right side of my body was scratched to fuck, I'd lost my glasses and could only see out of one eye.

 

I had a scan and the doctor was very quiet. All I was told was, "We'll send a specialist to talk to you." This was shortly after they'd cut my clothes off and I saw the bruises that my jumper had been covering. I was filthy after the car had slithered down a ditch.  

 

They took me back upstairs and I sat in a room in Hull Royal Infirmary (not a ward, a separate room) and eventually an eye surgeon/specialist came to see me.

He told me that the scans had been inconclusive and that he had to open up my eyelid past the swelling and bruises to see if it my left eye was still in one piece. 

 

He prised it open after warning me it would hurt and I gripped the side of the plastic bed rail so hard I cracked it. 

 

"Yes, it'll be fine. No loss of sight. You're very lucky." 

 

In the interim period sitting in the single room I was convinced I'd crushed my eye and that for the rest of my life I'd be partially blind. 

 

Not one of my finest moments. The only bit of luck I had that day was that I wore a seatbelt, I did lock up and go in backwards, and after its somersault the non functioning horn miraculously reconnected itself. 

That's what caused the bloke coming from the local village to stop: he heard the horn. The car wasn't visible from the road and when I picked the MG up from the dealership, the button didn't peep. 

HRI ? Sounds like your local!

 

Sorry to hear all the bad news in here at the moment!!! Sad times

[cpjitservices]

It does make a bunch of clicking noises.  I held it in my hand close enough to hear, and could feel something whirring (silently) accompanied by clicking as if something was trying to complete an action, but failing.  Maybe I'd better have a look at that vid!

Sounds like a failing drive, Ed. See it all the time in my job.

[eddyramrod]

Yes, I agree.  A friend at work is an IT geek so she's going to have a look at it when I've got somewhere to put the files.

[richardmorris]

Hmm, white van sends gravel flying as he comes to a stop outside. So I've had a look out the window.

He's watching the football on his phone!

[andy18s]

Just spent an interesting evening following a couple of the hounds escaping under a wire fence

Not the end of the world but 1 is a Samoyed/Husky cross,complete with very fine and long hair

Which he managed to absolutely stuff full of those shitty little grass seed balls..

Kept the mrs happy tyring to brush what she fould out without resorting to the scissors

Anyway,whilst fetching wire and snips to repair said fence,I noticed the sidelights on the Subaru were on

Odd I thought, should go off with the key

Spent the next hour pulling fuses,relays ect trying to get the lights off and getting more and more pissed of with it

Decided the column switch must have failed somehow so pulled the main fuse to turn them off overnight

Had a quick google about it whilst cooking tea,and found that Subaru in fact have a sidelight switch thats independent of the main switch.....on top of the steering cowl where I had assumed was the hazard light switch, and I must have knocked it on when I last used the car

Who else puts a seperate sidelight switch on their cars?

Bastards......

[Guest Hooli]

>not surprised by white van twat<

[richardmorris]

>not surprised by white van twat<

I suppose it's hands free!

 

Had a brilliant one at work today. Saw him driving back and forth outside and then stopped for a minute before leaving. An hour later I go out to the hall to my locker to get changed to go ride home and trip over two Waitrose boxes. Wine

Not for us but a neighbour. Clearly addressed. Had I been in the car he'd have been out of luck ( wine delivery ? Not us, not here!) but I put it on our trolley and wheeled it over to him 100m away.

He, Chris, had had a txt saying his delivery had been made to a safe place and. A card left. He'd already called Waitrose to say no it hadn't when I turned up. He's going to complain.

 

I had one last week pop a box of fragile glass ampoules through a 6ft window as he said the door was locked. It wasn't.

[myglaren]

I saw this on ARRSE and had a panic - washing machine running and phone in work trousers pocket 

 

Fortunately it wasn't in there 

[andrew e]

Old Ford we only crossed paths a couple of times in person but what a proper gentleman, the world of Shite has lost a Knight.

 

RIP Chap

[AlabamaShrimp]

I know this is a grump often said but I just don't understand insurance.

 

Footman James. Last 2 years had my Frontera 2.4 on classic policy £89 a few extras and it's about £120. Ask them to quote for the Fiesta 950 £156??

 

Im already with one call insurance, while they charge £35 broker fee it comes with all the legal crap and breakdown cover, this year £145, £10 more than last year.

 

Woman at footman James was very taken aback when I said no thanks?

 

I'm wanting business use on the Frontera too. Not cheap about £230.

 

Why is t it the person that's insured so you don't have to fancy about with loads of policies? Just ring up and get stuff added and removed as and when costs going up and down as is needed. Could to the same with the tax too. No, hang on, that's far too sensible and helpful...

[eddyramrod]

Hmm, white van sends gravel flying as he comes to a stop outside. So I've had a look out the window.

He's watching the football on his phone!

I hope you called the cops on him!

[Angrydicky]

Surely the words 'as he comes to a stop outside' indicates he was parked up when Richard Morris saw him?

Obviously if he was driving while doing that he's an utter twat, but the impression I got was that he's waiting for someone or having a break and is just killing time by watching the football.

[Angrydicky]

Somerset FTP last night

 

Basically I took it to work then later, I went to Trigger's meet at Shotley, and it was behaving fine. When I left though, the problems started.

First thing was the ignition warning light was glowing and the headlights were getting dim. There was an electrical burning smell which I presumed was the alternator on its way out. It mm did this once before last week, anyway it started charging again.

Not last night though. I decided to push on for Rickinghall, assuming the battery would have enough charge, but the burning smell continued, there was a 'crack' of glass breaking and several cars were flashing me. I realised the tail lights had gone completely. When I got off the A14 and parked up, I found the ammeter had got so hot it has melted and the glass has cracked. It had never worked since I converted it to alternator, but I was so worried about it catching fire that I went behind the dash with a spanner and disconnected the ammeter. This however broke the circuit and the car was now dead. It got dumped back in my car port last night in disgrace, after a trip on a recovery truck.

Not really sure what to do now. There's nothing obviously wrong.

[Guest Hooli]

Tried bypassing the ammeter? I have a feeling they carry the whole electrical load for the car. So when they die it's like a main fuse going.