The grumpy thread

[DodgeRover]

Night driving: a cheap pair of yellow-tinted cycling spectacles from Decathlon have transformed this for me.

I find the yellow specs good for evenings but not full dark, also handy for convincing people you are a fully paid up redneck member of the NRA as they seem to be popular with shooters in the states too.

[Pillock]

Phoned Dart Charge. None the wiser!

She took the reg, asked when I'd crossed, and then said "oh yes, if that crossing shows up then it'll be covered by your account"

 

Hang on, IF? That seems to imply she didn't see anything for 7.30am on the 24th and she's just being generic. Does the system often lose people?

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Cat sick.

The MR2 hadn’t seen a sponge for ages, so I went the whole hog on it yesterday, jet washed the brown and green bits, and got it gleaming. Imagine my delight* this morning to discover two large mounds of cat vomit on the canvas roof. Even nicer, the liquid part had separated and dribbled down the back window into the seal.

I didn’t have time to clean it up when I left this morning, so made a mental note to clean it up when I got back.

Upon my return, it was great to see one of the neighbours cats walking away from my now vomit-less roof, and stopping regularly to chew on grass.

Bastards!

[D Spares & Tyres]

B & M Bargains

 

Kidderminster.

 

If you told me the customers were all on a day trip from Chernobyl then I would believe you.

[Parky]

Our local one stocks spray paints - was delighted to see Ford Modena Green in the rack.

 

I can see my toolbox getting that mid seventies Cortina vibe at the weekend

[Royale80]

Sprayed my Chopper Modena Green in the 70's. Cousin at the time had an M reg Cortina 1.6L in Modena.

[cort16]

I'm having a right piss around trying to return my old car.  New car arrives on Saturday so I want to at least know when they're coming to get the old one so I can make sure I've still got it insured,

Finance company, not answering telephone, manheim who're meant to be picking it up not answering any of their numbers or responding to e-mails and the fucking website you're supposed to use to automate all this stuff doesn't work!

 

I've got the dent guy coming to knock out the dents in the door, it then needs to survive Friday then it's getting parked up and I'm not touching it until they come and get it!

[timolloyd]

Phoned Dart Charge. None the wiser!

She took the reg, asked when I'd crossed, and then said "oh yes, if that crossing shows up then it'll be covered by your account"

 

Hang on, IF? That seems to imply she didn't see anything for 7.30am on the 24th and she's just being generic. Does the system often lose people?

I've been through this recently. My advice is to wait and see. I received a fine letter, I rang to contest it (by which I mean, go ape shit) and they were absolutely fine about it. They simply debited my account for what was owed. The call handlers seem to have quite a bit of descretion in favour of drivers who try to put things right.

[Angrydicky]

Yes, some people take the joke spellings of words way too far, I'm looking at you Felly Magic.

 

The stupidly bright headlights of modern cars irritate me too. I find myself blinded in the rear view mirror by them, to the extent that now it's starting to get darker on my drive home from work, I'm having to use the anti-dazzle function regularly because there's usually some bell end in a Nissan Puke 6" from my rear bumper. Also, why are the front indicators on some of these SUV things (and others) buried inside their massive headlights, right next to the DRLs? It makes the indicators very hard to see sometimes.

[AMC Rebel]

I have waited for a month to see the frigging doctor and now they have cancelled my appointment tomorrow.  They won't even give me another appointment - I have to ring and beg for one in the morning. 

[Pillock]

My experience is it's vans that dazzle, because their lights are so high up. Especially that big Citroen one.

 

My fear with Dart Charge is I've got a lease car, registered to a company. I have no idea if there's some extortionate admin charge for forwarding on a letter that says I have to pay a fine, even if the fine is toss.

[oldcars]

Old Man: I don't mind you fixing things on my car, but it's my car, not yours. I want to do it myself on my own time, I'm not as mechanically inept as you seem to think. It's just annoying to go to fix something and find someone else has randomly come along and done it. Now I've got nothing to do and no sense of achievment. You're my dad ffs, you should know better.

Ask me before you touch it, I've had to tell you several times. I want to fix things myself.

Send him my way, i have a list he can complete 

[DVee8]

Yes, some people take the joke spellings of words way too far, I'm looking at you Felly Magic.

 

 usually some bell end in a Nissan Puke 6" from my rear bumper.

Nissan Juke..Errrm just saying like

[chaseracer]

I have waited for a month to see the frigging doctor and now they have cancelled my appointment tomorrow.  They won't even give me another appointment - I have to ring and beg for one in the morning. 

 

Your GP practice (a private NHS contractor, and separate legal entity, of which you are a client) will have a process for dealing with formal complaints.

[M'coli]

Nissan Joke..Errrm just saying like

FTFY

[chaseracer]

Are we heading into THAT time of the year?  If so, a polite request:

 

 

Thank you kindly, friends.

[alcyonecorporation]

Are we heading into THAT time of the year?  If so, a polite request:

 

 

Thank you kindly, friends.

I normally take my traditional cheese grater head forum holiday around now. 

I would like this year to be better than last year. 

[xtriple]

Ill.

 

Was in serious pain begining of the week (even with the Fentanyl) and by Tuesday night, could take it no longer. So, I 'double dosed' and took Morphine as well. Slept pretty much from then until this morning, only waking when the dogs woke me cos they needed a wee.

 

It is such a stupid thing to do! One of these days I'm going to wake up to an almighty bollocking from Saint Peter or the Big Man himself! Or, probably more likely, the Devil or one of his/her accolites

 

Today I feel like I have put on 30 stone overnight and my left arm is not co-operating (or my left leg, but that's normal) but at least the pain is manageable!

[nigel bickle]

A double dose of Fento, & morphine!!!

 

I'm surprised you're here to type that..

 

Ease off chap, whatever the circ's.

[dollywobbler]

My experience is it's vans that dazzle, because their lights are so high up. Especially that big Citroen one.

 

My fear with Dart Charge is I've got a lease car, registered to a company. I have no idea if there's some extortionate admin charge for forwarding on a letter that says I have to pay a fine, even if the fine is toss.

 

I've only used the crossing once since it all changed. Someone told me the cameras can't read import plates. Given they only send a warning first time, I chanced my arm. They can read import plates. I paid my £2.50, all was well. If it's your first crossing, and you're not in a lease car, frankly I reckon this is the least complicated option!

[robinmasters]

Night driving: a cheap pair of yellow-tinted cycling spectacles from Decathlon have transformed this for me.

You really need a variety of different colours to be prepared for differing light conditions:

 

[Des]

Probably worth looking out for sunnies with a light blue tint, should work best at blocking the wavelength of HID or LED headlamp nonsense designed more toward bedazzlement than function. I've noticed suchlike Zeiss and Rodenstock lenses marketed for night driving, probably just a flash of tint rather than anything special, they were Nazi collaborators after all, wait for Xmas and save the blue wrappers from your Quality Street.

[Timewaster]

My experience is it's vans that dazzle, because they are so overloaded

[xtriple]

Having done nothing for a couple of days, I had jobs to do (and no desire to do them....) and one of them was wash, dry and put away the Mazda for the winter. It is, believe it or not, a lovely day here, so I did the washing thing then went and got the BGD out of the garage so I could put the Mazda away. It has to go right into the opposite side corner or I can't get BGD in as well.

 

Of course, I backed it into the wall! Great big scuff on the back bumper which has proper pissed me off.

 

To be honest, not sure why I bother 'cos I got BG out and it was filthy. Absolutely covered in snail trails and shit and poop from some flying rodent (bats?) and it looked an absolute state. I have sort of covered the Mazda as well but left it loose so it can rid itself of any moisture before I take the battery off and cover it properly.

 

washed BG as well, fook me it's a BIG sod when you are knackered!

[Tamworthbay]

Dickheads that try to knock you down on the cost of postage, the post office charge what they charge, I haven't tried haggling with the sour faced old trout on the desk but feel free to do it on my behalf and let me know if you are successful otherwise fuck off and pay the extra £1 you are trying to haggle off me, except it's now £20 as you have pissed me off so I have upped the price.

 

Is there some sort of government breeding scheme for fuckwits that I am unaware of?

[chaseracer]

You really need a variety of different colours to be prepared for differing light conditions:

 

 

That's just like the Blingo's dash! 

[Ghosty]

FLICKR Y U NO WORK

[adw1977]

FLICKR Y U NO WORK

Not working for me either.

[strangeangel]

Are we heading into THAT time of the year?  If so, a polite request:

 

 

Thank you kindly, friends.

 

DId I miss something? Oh good. Ignore list FTW.

[strangeangel]

Old Man: I don't mind you fixing things on my car, but it's my car, not yours. I want to do it myself on my own time, I'm not as mechanically inept as you seem to think. It's just annoying to go to fix something and find someone else has randomly come along and done it. Now I've got nothing to do and no sense of achievment. You're my dad ffs, you should know better.

Ask me before you touch it, I've had to tell you several times. I want to fix things myself.

 

Maybe organise joint car fixing missions, and the two of you can do stuff together? Old Man doesn't seem a bad chap, and they're not around forever. Ask me how I know...