The grumpy thread

[Tamworthbay]

Don't forget the "weld the corners, then smash the fuck out of the rest of the plate with a hammer so it fits at all" and the "push the plate against the bottom of the car with the handle off the hammer and tack it quick before it all sproings off"

Strange, I can't remember showing you how I weld........

[Pillock]

Retro Rides people trying to maintain hundred car convoys on Worcestershire country roads with no regard for normal people trying to make progress.

 

 

It's been a rubbish weekend. I'm irritable.

I've been for previous years, and whilst the show is excellent there has always been some iffy driving on the roads around and on occasion, some downright atrocious stuff. Followed an Orion out last year, lobbing wrappers and drinks cans out the windows as they went.... Nearly took out an incoming car by doing idiotic F1 style swerving (because your 195/55s need warming through, dickhead) and then nearly got t-boned by a people carrier because of the threat of being separated from his mates led him to pull out where there just wasn't room.

[D Spares & Tyres]

My grump is finally signing up to Facebook, purely to buy and sell stuff

 

I used fake details but they still have suggested i add as a friend actual people I know as friends and neighbours. No idea how but I don't like it

[dollywobbler]

I've been for previous years, and whilst the show is excellent there has always been some iffy driving on the roads around and on occasion, some downright atrocious stuff. Followed an Orion out last year, lobbing wrappers and drinks cans out the windows as they went.... Nearly took out an incoming car by doing idiotic F1 style swerving (because your 195/55s need warming through, dickhead) and then nearly got t-boned by a people carrier because of the threat of being separated from his mates led him to pull out where there just wasn't room.

 

To be honest, you get this ANYWHERE that has modified cars. It's why there's often such a heavy Police presence after some of the bigger shows. Folk get  carried away. Only twatish behaviour I saw as we were leaving was some pillock in a BMW X5 refusing to slow down when coming the other way. Clearly didn't like other people being on his road.

[dollywobbler]

Actually, I remember some kid in a Volvo 340 being handed a rake and told to clear his mess up after daring to do some gravel donuts at a Retro Rides meet. On site at least, the organisers tend not to look too kindly on twattish behaviour. 

[Pillock]

Absolutely, and knowing one of the RRG organisers as a mate I know they don't tolerate twattery. Sadly their remit only goes as far as the gates and like you say, showing off goes too far at any car show.

 

I was once delayed leaving a VW show at Donington because some fool had tried drag racing down the road outside and introduced their car to a hedge.

 

The road to Santa Pod has frequent holes in fences, the latest one is someone's mashed the stone bridge just the other side of the crossroads .

 

It's not a RRG thing, it's a showing off thing. Fully support as many police as possible at these events, around and about.

[Noel Tidybeard]

...and another thing, has anyone else noticed the JamesI'mmorefamousthanyouCorden advert for insewerants- the petrol pump reads $20.00 for 194 fucking litres/gallons and the 194 doesnt change as the $20 runs up

 

argh does my fruit!

[Noel Tidybeard]

the golf gte advert was just on and shows some gimp "being naughty" by pressing a "gte" button then he spanks it all the way round to 3000 rpm

 

 

oh the shame of it nuns and kittens will die

[Louise2cv]

It was possibly more due to my massive moody than awful driving, but there were a couple of irritating slowing down/slamming on/pulling in to wait for mates going on.

 

Couldn't believe the numbers there though, look mega impressive.

[Hendry]

To be honest, you get this ANYWHERE that has modified cars. It's why there's often such a heavy Police presence after some of the bigger shows. Folk get  carried away. Only twatish behaviour I saw as we were leaving was some pillock in a BMW X5 refusing to slow down when coming the other way. Clearly didn't like other people being on his road.

 

I used to be on a local car cruise forum in my younger days, and tbh all the folk there were level headed, yeah they liked fast cars, modified cars, loud music, but generally they didnt drive like twats, sometimes fast yes, but not like twats, and we got sick of getting tarred with that brush because as you say generally anywhere that has modified cars gets this happening, so we just were found guilty by association.

 

As usual the arseholes ruining things for the decent people who were genuine modified car enthusiasts and not boy racers. 

 

...and another thing, has anyone else noticed the JamesI'mmorefamousthanyouCorden advert for insewerants- the petrol pump reads $20.00 for 194 fucking litres/gallons and the 194 doesnt change as the $20 runs up

 

argh does my fruit!

 

I dont pay attention when any insurance advert comes on, find them all irritating, especially that one, and I dont particularly like James Corden, I think hes brilliant in Gavin & Stacey, but otherwise always comes across as a bit of a smug, self-obsessed arrogant knobend, whos fame has gone to his head far too much. 

[andy18s]

Don't forget the "weld the corners, then smash the fuck out of the rest of the plate with a hammer so it fits at all" and the "push the plate against the bottom of the car with the handle off the hammer and tack it quick before it all sproings off"

If it touch's ,it fits.......

[dollywobbler]

It was possibly more due to my massive moody than awful driving, but there were a couple of irritating slowing down/slamming on/pulling in to wait for mates going on.

 

Couldn't believe the numbers there though, look mega impressive.

It was a busy old day, that's for sure.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Ruined Sunday - lost 3hrs I should've been in the garage as the only white van man in Belgium to work Sundays was on the phone in front of me........ Sat at the lights round the corner from me...... all green - not a sausage of momentum..... They aren't the longest switch so we missed that one. I growl but sit and wait for next time...... again, not a sniff of progression. I hit the horn (very briefly I may add), still nothing.

I jumped out to see if he had an actual problem, thoughts of heart attacks or siezures running through my head.... nope - on the FUCKING PHONE!!! TWATWAD

Stuck to English (French the default around here) and in no uncertain terms told him to hang up and move his fat ignorant arse..... which he did after a lot of grumbling.

Gesticulating all the way down the hill, he then goes straight through the red (trying to make up the lost 5mins at 'my' lights I suppose) and promptly t-bones the local bus........... the 12 sandwich eating fat useless excuse for a lard arse was, of course, on the phone again! I politely told the person on the other end I was holding the phone until the police arrived as his friend was now responsible for serious damage and lot of injuries..........

Hours with plod - statements done and awaiting call if needed as a witness in the future........ now have to improve my French to include legalise terms - deep joy

[alcyonecorporation]

Yup & even if the hub (or whatever) is good at picking a free channel it doesn't know if there is interference in another part of your house that stops things working.

 

This is driving me mad in the shared house I live in. Housemate has a printer which he won't cable in and it keeps nicking my IP address. 

[Supernaut]

This is driving me mad in the shared house I live in. Housemate has a printer which he won't cable in and it keeps nicking my IP address.

I think we covered this before. Set either your computer or the printer to use a static address so they don't overlap (or figure out why the DHCP isn't working properly in the first place).

 

Also, IP address conflicts are nothing to do with signal interference from similar frequencies.

 

Sorry, probably not helping your mood.

[alcyonecorporation]

I think we covered this before. Set either your computer or the printer to use a static address so they don't overlap (or figure out why the DHCP isn't working properly in the first place).

 

Also, IP address conflicts are nothing to do with signal interference from similar frequencies.

 

Sorry, probably not helping your mood.

 

I changed the address to a static IP and it keeps occurring. 

Bafflement ensues. 

[bub2006]

What the fuck do i do? Sick and tired of feeling like im sinking. Cant see no light and im nearly breaking. Everything has now got to me and i cannot see a way up. Im honestly scared and thats not like me at all.

[Slartibartfast]

What the fuck do i do? Sick and tired of feeling like im sinking. Cant see no light and im nearly breaking. Everything has now got to me and i cannot see a way up. Im honestly scared and thats not like me at all.

 

I know it sounds really trite but the only way to get through it is to Think Dory. In other words "just keep swimming". Take life one challenge at a time. Make it through today. And then make it through today again. And so on.

 

I know you've struggled with depression for some time, are you seeing a doctor? Are you currently on medication?

[bub2006]

No doctors as they only want to drug me up. Enough meds aa it is. Ive been ticking along one day at a time for a while now but today ive realised cant do it anymore.tried counselling too but i cant sit in front o1f stramgers as they are so patronising. Its getting dark and thats what scares me and most folk know i dint get scared easy

[Guest Hooli]

I changed the address to a static IP and it keeps occurring. 

Bafflement ensues. 

 

Login t'router & find an IP outside of the DHCP scope. If it still happens the then the only thing I can think of is your lappy or the printer has a duplicated MAC (which should never happen, but chinese companies etc).

[Slartibartfast]

Are you working/ at work at the moment Bub? Find something to distract you from your thoughts. Music. Or a film. Or a book. Or go out for a work walk. Find something to do. Don't stew in your negative thoughts

edit: work=walk.

[Captain Furious]

This is driving me mad in the shared house I live in. Housemate has a printer which he won't cable in and it keeps nicking my IP address. 

 

DHCP doesn't give out duplicate IP addresses, it just doesn't...so has your housemate given his printer a static IP that's within the DHCP range?  The only other explanation would be if there were two devices giving out DHCP in the same subnet - eg if there were two routers or a router and an access point - in which case one of them needs DHCP disabling.

 

Do you have access to the router?  If so go in and exclude that address from DHCP meaning it'll be forced to give your device a new one, or find out what the DHCP range is - eg 192.168.1.64-192.168.1.253 and give your machine an address that's outside of it - eg 192.168.1.30 (.1 and .254 are quite often the routers address so don't use those) 

 

Make sure its within the same subnet though, typically home routers tend to use 192.168.0.x or 192.168.1.x with a 24 bit subnet mask (255.255.255.0) so look at what you are getting now make sure the address you choose has the same first 3 octets - it you get 192.168.0.x then the address you choose must begin 192.168.0. and so on.

[bub2006]

Are you working/ at work at the moment Bub? Find something to distract you from your thoughts. Music. Or a film. Or a book. Or go out for a work. Find something to do. Don't stew in your negative thoughts

Yes i am working but thats caising me grief at the minute too. I think im alone with my own thoughts too much.

[alf892]

Had a funny old Sunday......sort of grumpy sort of grin really

 

Took the dog out early as usual but the park was still locked....supposed to open at 7 and this was about 7.45. Walked around to another gate......also locked. Another regular walker drove around all the gates and all locked. Bit of a bugger as only park in area that is fenced in so dogs can't do a runner.

 

Walked home and decided to go back with bolt croppers in the truck.

 

Snipped lock off just as a bloke walked up behind me.

 

What you do that for he said.

 

Because locked (about 8.30 by now) I reply

 

I'm a police officer and I'm going to report you says the bloke

 

OK says me........no point in trying to do a runner in the truck and I've got a bright yellow shirt on (so prob fashion crime as well)

 

Arrive back at truck about 40 mins later..........

 

 

Amazing police response time!

 

Never let it be said they don't bother......when the chips are down they are on the ball!

 

Mind you they couldn't find me.........I was in the fenced off dog area.....and no doubt they were told I had a dog.

 

So tomorrow morning I've got to go in and help with their enquiries.

 

And yes I do know I am idiot btw

[steveo3002]

 

 

So tomorrow morning I've got to go in and help with their enquiries.

 

 

 

dont say a f*cking word....you dont give em a stick to beat you with !!

[alcyonecorporation]

NEW ISSUE: 

"Yes I want [name of thing] but I want you to bring it to my door for free. What do you mean 'No'? I'm a buyer! I deserve to be taken seriously!"

"Well, why can't I have [extensive list of spares] for free?" 

I'm getting more and more of this recently and I'd like to know when this fucked up sense of entitlement became a common thing, because it's yet another thing I've missed. 

[alf892]

They reckon they will most likely 'deal' with me by a 302 or something where I have to apologise and buy a new lock or something. I'm not going to volunteer for a load of shit but that seems fair enough.

 

I did have some fun with the on site q&a..........he asked me if I knew who the land belonged to and I said I part owned it (because council) and he took me seriously!

[alcyonecorporation]

They reckon they will most likely 'deal' with me by a 302 or something where I have to apologise and buy a new lock or something. I'm not going to volunteer for a load of shit but that seems far enough.

 

I did have some fun with the on site q&a..........he asked me if I knew who the land belonged to and I said I part owned it (because council) and he took me seriously!

 

Silly boy. 

 

Daft question though - why wasn't the park open? Could you not have just lifted el doggo over, tied their lead to the railing and then hopped over the fence yourself? 

[alf892]

Silly boy. 

 

Daft question though - why wasn't the park open? Could you not have just lifted el doggo over, tied their lead to the railing and then hopped over the fence yourself? 

Bloke slept in..........arrived while I was being processed........about 2 hours late

 

Fence is high and not easy to climb........especially if trying to hold a dog!

[320touring]

To be fair you got aff lightly - folks who try to cut through Princes St Gardens in Edinburgh when locked usually end up with a spike in their foot..