The grumpy thread

[danthecapriman]

I think you are okay Dan. It appears to be heading for the North west.

Thank god! For a moment there I was scared I'd have to actually do some work!

 

Sucks for those oop north though.

[Timewaster]

Thank god! For a moment there I was scared I'd have to actually do some work!

Sucks for those oop north though.

I know. I'm on standby tomorrow too.

[wuvvum]

Just seen a car insurance advert on French TV. They drove a Rover 800 into a pole. Cntz.

[DodgeRover]

This trying to sell a house business is crap I hate it, looking back I've been a sellers dream, will you take x amount, yes, right when can we move in.

 

I need to sell to myself.

[MikeR]

the leccy window winder stuck on the wifes door , she last used it !!

 

oil and a bash fixed it ....

[HH-R]

This trying to sell a house business is crap I hate it, looking back I've been a sellers dream, will you take x amount, yes, right when can we move in.

 

I need to sell to myself.

I feel ya, going through the same myself and I think the stress has knocked at least a decade off my life expectancy! Wish it was all over.

[Kiltox]

Back on the coach. Driven 900 miles this weekend + 240 on coaches. Loving life.

 

Estate agents are arseholes - I’m currently looking to buy and some of them really do nothing to help their vendor shift anything.

[Cavcraft]

We were trying to sell our house in flint about 10 years ago and the short time it was on the market we only had one viewing who said, to our faces, that they weren't buying but just looking to see if it was nice!!

 

I took it off the market when the estate agent rang me to arrange a viewing for..... I kid you not.....

 

A fucking blind man.

 

Totally not shitting you.

 

Ended up being repossessed in the end due to a cancer shit storm.

Yeah, because obviously if someone is blind they have no right to go and visit a property to get an idea of the layout, access and general feel (excuse expression) of the place. ‘Fucking’ blind people, ay?

[Kiltox]

I saw an episode of LocationX3 with a blind person - they were just as able to evaluate a property

[dollywobbler]

Jeepers. Don't take the word 'viewing' too literally! FFS.

[Dippy]

Estate agents can make life stressful along with solicitors when selling a house, when a buyer and seller have agreed on the price and they seem to fuck around for 12 weeks when both parties want to move quickly.

 

Life gets very stressful for a while but is soon forgotten once the move is completed, unless Pickfords cant get their truck up your new drive because the sales guy wasnt interested when you tell them access is bad.

[Coprolalia]

Also trying to sell at the moment (as well as getting married, applying for jobs, writing academic work and studying for an exam).

 

Estate agent tried to include some extra % clauses in the contract which we swiftly got removed.

 

Just feels like the housing market has died as soon as we want to sell.

 

Also we completely renovated the house, and people coming in saying they want to rip all the walls out and "wouldn't this look good with chalk paint" is fucking infuriating.

[Lord Sterling]

The A14 now

[eddyramrod]

I've just had to grass up a colleague.

Mind you don't get mown down in revenge!

[Mr A Lawrence]

Yeah, because obviously if someone is blind they have no right to go and visit a property to get an idea of the layout, access and general feel (excuse expression) of the place. ‘Fucking’ blind people, ay?

Feet first as usual.

 

Sorry for any offence caused.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Nosey, overbearing arrogant neighbours....... (of my mate). I recently got hold of the barge SD1 V8 manual (my nirvana) project.... cheap and pretty solid, so all good. Garage/Barn has a major roof issue so on mates drive...... all tidy and it's a presnetable motor, needing a couple of running gear things sorted before I throw it in for the test. No plates of course....... you get them from the gov bods with test and insurance.... so I need to get the work done first. Obviously that will take a bit of time unfortunately as I have a life!

Mates neighbour strolls over to him - (in dodgy belgian french accent please)

 

You cannot leeeeve zat ere......

Why not? It's my drive/parking on my land.

It eeez in view of the hy-way.......

So

No plates - in view of zee hy-way.... is ileeegal. I tell polieez.

 

I've checked - it's bloody true. Although on private land, it can 'be seen' from the road - so MUST be tested, taxed etc.... fuggin nightmare!

 

I pointed out that every single car dealer has unplated motors in plain view and all fall foul of this law, so they could FRO.

 

Awaiting response...... or disappearance of car! Arrogant pricks........

[bramz7]

Thought I'd found a nice car on gumtree earlier, then did a search on Facebook to see if it had been for sale there at all.

 

It had, and had a running issue too. So new owner looking to flip it without being honest.

 

Facebook market place is useful for something then!

 

Oh also someone on the CCC page trying to sell (an admittedly nice spec) Xantia for £1000. I know they won it for £300 on eBay.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Get a set of random UK plates off eBay and slap those on

[John F]

Or chuck a cat piss tarp over it.

[hennabm]

Also trying to sell at the moment (as well as getting married, applying for jobs, writing academic work and studying for an exam).

 

Estate agent tried to include some extra % clauses in the contract which we swiftly got removed.

 

Just feels like the housing market has died as soon as we want to sell.

 

Also we completely renovated the house, and people coming in saying they want to rip all the walls out and "wouldn't this look good with chalk paint" is fucking infuriating.

 

We have just accepted an offer. It has taken two weeks for the estate agents to process the memorandum of agreement. Just how long it will take for the solicitors to get going, I can't imagine.

 

Also the buyer is wanting to rip out a £7k bathroom that is only 4 years old. Are they f**** mental. Probably replace it with a Wickes special..........

[alcyonecorporation]

Pointless argument yesterday by pointless turd: 
 

Fill up Subaru at local petrol station. Cretin walks over from his diesel box."Bet that's juicy," he reckons. 

Insult by introduction is a great way to endear yourself to people, I find. 

Eye rolling begins and I carry on watching the numbers on the pump tick round. 

He continues: "You should get a diesel car like mine, far better on fuel."

'I have a diesel car,' I tell him. 'I'm just not in it today.'

He points at the SVX. "Oh no, no, no. These are thirsty, pointless dinosaurs, no one wants cars like this any more."

At this point an XJ6 Sovereign sidles up, and he visibly swoons.

Me: 'So that's not a thirsty, pointless dinosaur, then?'

Him [looking visibly annoyed]: "No....that's a proper car."

He carries on gibbering away about wonderful the Jaguar is and how stupid and pointless the SVX is and how I'm wasting my money. I cut him off mid sentence.

Me: 'Sorry, I'm bored of this conversation.'

Him: "What? What? I was just trying to talk to you."

I walk into the shop to pay. He's heading back to his car but tries to start up a conversation again as I come out. 

Him: "So what are these worth, then?"

At this point I want to bang the door into the side of his head until he can't get up again, so I start up and drive off instead. 

The above exchange is one of the reasons why I've had my fill about talking to people about cars. Unless I'm putting money in their hand, I'm not sure I want to hear their opinion, negative or otherwise. 

[Tayne]

Just found this, should be surprised that Mike Brewer behaves like a dick.

 

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Get a set of random UK plates off eBay and slap those on

Already 'stolen' mine from the Triumph to slap on - obviously they needed replacing so 'were in the post' etc... etc... - see if that works.

 

Or chuck a cat piss tarp over it.

Thought of this - but don't want to be unwrapping, wrapping it every time I go near the front and rear brakes/electrics (insert more broken bits needing attention here).... not a big fan of tarps if I'm honest.

 

Hopefully , with the UK plates on it - the arsehole neighbour will back off - at least for a while. Finding a barn, relatively locally, for the whole fleet is proving a nightmare.

[seth]

Sean Hughes

[Supernaut]

Pointless argument yesterday by pointless turd. 

 

[snip]

Wait, what? People like that exist outside of sitcoms? I'm surprised you tolerated him for so long. I would have told him to sod off and mind his own business at about the point he said "You should get a diesel car like mine, far better on fuel."

[tooSavvy]

..... Also the buyer is wanting to rip out a £7k bathroom that is only 4 years old. Are they f**** mental. Probably replace it with a Wickes special....

 

Sad, I know, but watching those Homes under the Hammer progs.... yes, they are doing up to flip, usually. But listening to the schpiel... you really wonder if buyers [even to move in, kids to school et al..] give a that the place is 'livable' - they just want to 'put their stamp on it'.

 

..mebbies I'm lazy... give me a nice turned out house with 'fully fitted' and I would sign up straight off.... 

 

 

TS

[alcyonecorporation]

Wait, what? People like that exist outside of sitcoms? I'm surprised you tolerated him for so long. I would have told him to sod off and mind his own business at about the point he said "You should get a diesel car like mine, far better on fuel."

 

In the Fens they do, apparently. 

 

Also, Sean Hughes. A very sad waste of a talented bloke. 

[Ghosty]

Deliveroo took their scheduling system internal at the start of the month, presumably to cut costs. You book your own shifts by the hour and it's a free for all.

You get priority access to the system a few hours early if you have good attendance for your booked shifts and work a lot on weekend evenings. I didn't have this because I was ill for a couple of weeks and I'd hardly been working.

 

Looked at it today as soon as it was released, and the priority booking lot have taken EVERYTHING as there's no restriction on what you can book, so now I can't work at all next week unless I constantly check the app for any one hour slots here and there, the problemn is unless I can get at least 2 hours on any given day it's hardly worth the effort of going in.

 

Fucking joke. I know there are other cities that have free login with no booking too.

There was nothing wrong with the old system really, except presumably the fact it cost Deliveroo money.

[Tickman]

Stranger saying annoying stuff'.......

Him: "So what are these worth, then?"

....

At that point you say £15k (or other number plucked from thin air) and then leave him wondering.

[alcyonecorporation]

Max, 

 

So you're getting paid £not enough and you have to plan your own shifts now? 

Wtf? What are Deliveroo actually doing in all of this, apart from none of the work? 
The worse kind of zero hours freelancing I've heard of in quite a while. 

*mashes Chaseracer button*