The grumpy thread

[Guest Hooli]

Can you swap it with another? If it's seen to move then people won't assume it dumped.

 

Dead birds seems a bit odd as a complaint though, I'd expect something more obvious like scratches & smashed windows.

[Cavcraft]

Can you swap it with another? If it's seen to move then people won't assume it dumped.

 

Dead birds seems a bit odd as a complaint though, I'd expect something more obvious like scratches & smashed windows.

 

What's he going to swap it for, a magpie?

[Guest Hooli]

A frozen chicken!

[dollywobbler]

What's he going to swap it for, a magpie?

 

I did also assume he meant the bird!

[MarvinsMom]

picked up a bloody great chip in the Rovers windscreen this morning.

 

am leaving the car sat at the in-laws this week until the man comes and fixed it, or, if need be change the window,

 

as such,  i have been forced to take the Lexus to work again this week.

 

oh the horror...... the horror......

 

so, silver linings... and all that.

[Guest Hooli]

I did also assume he meant the bird!

 

This is why you write for a living & I don't.

[Lord Sterling]

Dead birds seems a bit odd as a complaint though, I'd expect something more obvious like scratches & smashed windows.

Really?

 

When a dead bird with the bloody contents of its chest hanging out and full of wasps/flies feeding of it are found laying on the bonnet of your car it's not exactly a moment to be smiling and joyous, especially as you have to move it off the car. It's not nice.

 

The paintwork on the Rover is nothing to shout about and there are no obvious dents or scratches. It probably was a cat or it fell out of the tree but as the Rover hasn't moved for so long (battery dead) I did get a few ideas that were a bit over board. Anyway, Rover no longer has a dead bloody bird on the bonnet and the tyre is pumped up again so all is well at the moment.

[captain_70s]

Left work at midnight to this:

 

 

Civic blew it's last headlight bulb, I had a spare. 30 mins spent trying to get fucking spring clip thing to work before the stupid thing fell off entirely so I just wedged the bulb holder in place with the rubber bung thing that's supposed to keep the rain out, seems to work... Having done that I figured I should pop to the 24 hour Tesco and replace the other side as well. Clearly I'd forgotten exactly why I'd given up the first time, the spring clip may as well be welded to the bulb holder, won't budge at all so the dead bulb can't be removed.

 

ALL CARZ IS SHIT.

[twosmoke300]

Only begs the question of how long you have been driving with one bulb out

[Kiltox]

Probably won't pass a MoT if you haven't clipped the bulbs in properly - they'll be unlikely to display the correct beam pattern

 

Appreciate that's a problem to solve in a lit area rather than a dark car park

[chaseracer]

Appreciate that's a problem to solve in the test station car park

 

FTFY

 

[chaseracer]

Anyway...

 

How do you know you're getting on a bit?  When it's Tuesday, and you still haven't shifted the "48hr flu bug" you picked up last Wednesday.

 

Arsebiscuits.

 

[Pillock]

I ued to get fails every MOT on my Focus because the beam pattern was off - and it was always the spring clip. That thing blew bulbs for fun, and they never sat properly.

Looking at the MOT history since I sold it, still the same. Offside one year, nearside the next.

[D Spares & Tyres]

Really?

When a dead bird with the bloody contents of its chest hanging out and full of wasps/flies feeding of it are found laying on the bonnet of your car it's not exactly a moment to be smiling and joyous, especially as you have to move it off the car. It's not nice.

The paintwork on the Rover is nothing to shout about and there are no obvious dents or scratches. It probably was a cat or it fell out of the tree but as the Rover hasn't moved for so long (battery dead) I did get a few ideas that were a bit over board. Anyway, Rover no longer has a dead bloody bird on the bonnet and the tyre is pumped up again so all is well at the moment.

Sorry to say that is probably the only bird you will ever find sprawled across that Rovers bonnet....

[Des]

I'd sooner have a dead bird on the bonnet than a dead battery under.

[alcyonecorporation]

This has gone very dark all of a sudden. 

[cobblers]

and so close to the 20th anniversary of her death. sad.

[garethj]

I have a grump and perhaps it's because I'm getting old - music.

 

There's some quite good songs out there in the modern world so I'm far from saying all modern music is shit, but if I hear one more song where the bloke talks about a motherfucking nigga I think I'm going to have a nosebleed.  I get it, you can swear, ooooh, you're so dangerous, ooooh.  Am I supposed to be shocked?

 

I'm not shocked, my feelings are pity and boredom.  If you're going to make a song, y'know, music and lyrics, do you think you should spend a bit more time trying to find a word that rhymes with "key", other than "key"?  And while we're at it, stop telling me that you're so brilliant.  Confidence can be an attractive quality but arrogance, not so much.  And when you've been around for a while you know not to trust people who tell you what to think about them.  "I'm mad, me, LOL!" or "I'm a caring person".

 

And for people who tell you they're brilliant, it's like double points on the wanker-ometer.

 

I like listening to new music, there's a bit of my brain that says I have to so I can hear new, good stuff but honestly it's hard work sometimes.

[Cavcraft]

Another person at work ringing and saying 'Oos that?' when I answer.

I hope 'phone back when you've learnt some fucking manners' sinks in, but I doubt it.

The 'phone is ringing its head off now, think I'll avoid it fir a few more minutes.

[beko1987]

Another person at work ringing and saying 'Oos that?' when I answer.

I hope 'phone back when you've learnt some fucking manners' sinks in, but I doubt it.

The 'phone is ringing its head off now, think I'll avoid it fir a few more minutes.

Our 'scary' MD does this occasionally, phones the office hunt group number as a spot test and see's how they answer. Always hilarious when one of the new girls answers who have never been trained properly and gets an utter bollocking!

 

I was taught the intro script so never got caught out, and now I don't have a phone so result there! (well I do, but never need to receive a call so it stays on do not disturb all the time!)

[Heidel_Kakao]

When people struggle to give away a free car do you ever wonder if the problem is not entirely the fault of the "buyers" but some responsibility may lie with the person giving away the car.

 

Piss poor comm skills really get on my nerves it's not like it takes much effort to say it's already gone or what the current situation is. Meh that is my venting for the day and it's not like I even need any more cars but still.

 

It's nothing to do with anyone on here by the way so rest easy lol.

[Pillock]

I have people phone the house phone... "Who's that?"

"Who were you phoning?"

"Is that you?"

"I hope so. If I'm someone else then who is me right now?"

"Errr. Is that you Graham?"

"Wrong number mate"

 

Had they led with "Hello, is that Graham" then we could have saved seconds there.

[Pillock]

Grump. Someone's sideswiped my car in the night and made off. Scrapes on the wing, a chunk missing out the bumper, the alloy is scraped and it's punctured the tyre.

 

There's a few bits of random angle iron and reflective tape around so I reckon it's a trailer that's hit it. The bumper damage certainly looks like a protruding bolt has torn into it. Plus, they've missed the wing mirror entirely yet scuffed the wing six inches lower down.

 

Made a racket enough to get me out of bed but clearly they didn't want to stop. I hope their genitals forever have a visually disgusting fungal infection.

[tooSavvy]

I have a grump and perhaps it's because I'm getting old - music.

 

There's some quite good songs out there in the modern world so I'm far from saying all modern music is shit

I'm currently suffering 'lack of exposure to NM' cos I'm not out all day in a van.

 

I do, however, suffer a nosebleed inducing 'low/slow replay' of godawful rapesqe dirges... courtesy of anklebiter doing gesticulations on Musically [seems you play the song slowwwww and practice hand movements.. Then replay at normal and con yourself you are snappy kool????] ...whatever.

 

There is shitloads of good music all over the place and not just at live venues/intro stages @ festivals.

 

Self publishing on utoob can get new stuff off the ground.

 

 

No one seems to be John Peel, sadly

 

 

 

TS

[alcyonecorporation]

My bin is full of "letters". 
People are on one at the moment. "Tell the truth" to my Brabantia, bro. 

At the moment the van isn't going to help pay much debt back. Maybe I should have stuck a VW badge on the front. 

[M'coli]

Really?

 

When a dead bird with the bloody contents of its chest hanging out and full of wasps/flies feeding of it are found laying on the bonnet of your car it's not exactly a moment to be smiling and joyous, especially as you have to move it off the car. It's not nice.

 

The paintwork on the Rover is nothing to shout about and there are no obvious dents or scratches. It probably was a cat or it fell out of the tree but as the Rover hasn't moved for so long (battery dead) I did get a few ideas that were a bit over board. Anyway, Rover no longer has a dead bloody bird on the bonnet and the tyre is pumped up again so all is well at the moment.

I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't the victim of a bird of prey - what is surprising is that it hadn't been scavenged by a crow or something else.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Just had to walk out of sorts direct (yeah I known already). They're the only place that have my size shoes in store.

 

One guy on shoes. No one else. All I want is for him to look in the back see if my size are there. I spoke to him but his attention was taken up by two stupid fat motherfuckers both with about 3 kids each trying on hundreds of fucking shoes. He's on the radio so some women who brought out about 6 boxes while they already had about 10 on the floor...

 

I can order them from the Internet or even Amazon but the greedy fuckers want £5 postage even if you get them sent to a shop.

[mercedade]

I can order them from the Internet or even Amazon but the greedy fuckers want £5 postage even if you get them sent to a shop

 

Aren't they £5 cheaper online? I remember my brilliant* plan to avoid rip off postal charges from Sports Direct involved me getting a bus to the nearest shop and then paying the exact same price as if I'd combined product and postage in the first place.

[alcyonecorporation]

Just had to an out of sorts direct (yeah I known already). They're the only place that have my size shoes in store.

 

One guy on shoes. No one else. All I want is to him to have a look in the back see if my size are there. I spoke to him but his attention was taken up by two stupid fat mother fuckers both with a out 3 kids each trying on hundreds of fucking shoes. He's on the radio so some women who brought out about 6 boxes while they already had about 10 on the floor...

 

I can order them from the Internet or even Amazon but the greedy fuckers want £5 postage even if you get them sent to a shop

 

Auto correct is another thing on the list. 

[chaseracer]

Our 'scary' MD does this occasionally, phones the office hunt group number as a spot test and see's how they answer. Always hilarious when one of the new girls answers who have never been trained properly and gets an utter bollocking!

 

Professional opinion: your boss is a bullying bellend with tendencies toward sociopathic narcissism.