The grumpy thread

[purplebargeken]

lol^^

[Guest Hooli]

Being on call.

 

Got home & fell asleep on the sofa as knackered today, woke up & was just about to get something to eat when my phone went off at 7:30pm. I've been back indoors about 20mins after having to go back to work after most of the network fell over leaving the entire hospital screaming at IT on the phones.

 

Best of all, it wasn't us. A breaker tripped on a UPS to one of the data centres & took down 2/3rds of a core switch.

[timolloyd]

It looks a nice car. I prefer a late Generation one, but prefer the hatch. Time of year is proper wrong for selling it, but there's more that I can see.

 

The problem is the demographic for a private sale of an 11 year old car with a CAT D and only 6 months MOT, who can afford the insurance, are the sort of people who would walk away from an honest private sale if it were HALF the price because they are scared by the D.

 

You should be appealing to a female audience, with a tame but knowledgeable bloke who will be servicing it. He'd do his research and know that the gearbox is a getrag and not a midlands, and he'd know about early PAS issues, and know where to get the right code reader.

They (she) don't want a car on credit, but do want something funky.

 

But you are appealing to "mouth breathers", who can't afford the insurance and can't afford to run it.

 

The bit about the spare key should not be in the advert. if you Must then say "2 Keys with the car, one remote, one not remote" (You can actually buy an none remote key for £46 from a MINI dealer BTW)

Are the tyres RUN flats? Is the brand worth stating? Is there a compressor and gunk in the boot ? Maybe a photo of the kit if you have it.

Is it a cooper ? I can see a cooper badge in the picture, but the advert does not say, and maybe mention the 115 BHP somewhere too.

 

So do you have any details of why it was a Cat D? Do you even need to put anything about the CAT D in the advert ? Private Sale. Buyer Beware. Is it listed on the V5 ? does it come up on a HPi check ?

 

Do you put 12 months MOT on it ? I wouldn't buy it without at least 11 months on it.

 

I think you should experiment at a HIGHER price, in your local free paper. Obviously Gumtree and Piston-heads are alternatives, but something like facebook, will perhaps get it in front of someone who never thought they could afford a Mini Cooper Convertible for the price of a shit corsa. - Mate I sit next to was surprised you can get a cooper s so cheap, after he saw me looking at one at £1800 on ebay at work.

I don't do facebook but they tell me that it's very popular.

Thanks. This is all really good advice.

 

Will reflect on it, and hopefully you'll see a post in the grin thread soon!

[captain_70s]

Arrived home from work tonight to find my living room radiator, a big, long, upright jobby, had parted company from the wall it was mounted on. Luckily I had a table in front of it so it didn't fall over and break the pipes, it just fell sideways against another wall. Looks like the pasterwork all over that edge of the room is all cracking away.

 

That'll be a fun phone call to the landlady later on...

[Eddie Honda]

^^^^ Arse!

 

Was a dick a couple of mornings ago and ran out of pez on the bike...at 3.30am coming home from work with only 6 miles to go. It always manages 275 miles on a tank nae bother until then - 266 miles.

 

Bugger all chance of tipping it over because heavy bastard and efi. Luckily, eventually some bloke with his dug in a van stopped and gave us a lift to get some.

 

Grump is apart from wasting an hour or so, I got another bloody fuel can to add to the collection in the shed...

[Aston Martin]

Just received a letter from Churchill, auto renewal insurance.

Its £1 more than last year at £542. However, instead of it showing 1 years NCB, it shows 2. (They do this apparently)

 

I did a quick compare the bastard and the cheapest was Admiral with a black box for £818. I thought this shit was supposed to get cheaper?

[Bobthebeard]

Trying to analyse the world of insurance is a little like trying to teach a pig to sing...

It just wastes your time and annoys the pig.

Hence pointless.

[Split_Pin]

We got a new kitchen fitted in 2015 and the oven suffered an unexplained death over the weekend.

 

A new one was fitted today however not without problems.

 

It is an integrated item and above it there is an (also integrated) microwave.

 

It turns out that the concealed shelf that the microwave sits on is actually resting on top of the oven and not attached to anything. Furthermore the plastic waterpipes for the washing machine which is fitted nearby have been routed right behind the oven which obvs gets red hot.

 

I also noticed last night that the wiring for the wall socket that had to be created to supply the microwave in its new location is connected to the main circuit via about 15 metres of loose wiring laid on top of the cupboards and goes right over the boiler. This wire also appears to be frequently punctuated with Scotchlocks.

 

The same 2 guys also completely remodelled and rebuilt the whole house in 2016 so I am now basically assuming that the whole place is an utter deathtrap.

 

FML.

[Bobthebeard]

We got a new kitchen fitted in 2015 and the oven suffered an unexplained death over the weekend.

 

A new one was fitted today however not without problems.

 

It is an integrated item and above it there is an (also integrated) microwave.

 

It turns out that the concealed shelf that the microwave sits on is actually resting on top of the oven and not attached to anything. Furthermore the plastic waterpipes for the washing machine which is fitted nearby have been routed right behind the oven which obvs gets red hot.

 

I also noticed last night that the wiring for the wall socket that had to be created to supply the microwave in its new location is connected to the main circuit via about 15 metres of loose wiring laid on top of the cupboards and goes right over the boiler. This wire also appears to be frequently punctuated with Scotchlocks.

 

The same 2 guys also completely remodelled and rebuilt the whole house in 2016 so I am now basically assuming that the whole place is an utter deathtrap.

 

FML.

WT actual F?

????

[Guest Hooli]

We got a new kitchen fitted in 2015 and the oven suffered an unexplained death over the weekend.

 

A new one was fitted today however not without problems.

 

It is an integrated item and above it there is an (also integrated) microwave.

 

It turns out that the concealed shelf that the microwave sits on is actually resting on top of the oven and not attached to anything. Furthermore the plastic waterpipes for the washing machine which is fitted nearby have been routed right behind the oven which obvs gets red hot.

 

I also noticed last night that the wiring for the wall socket that had to be created to supply the microwave in its new location is connected to the main circuit via about 15 metres of loose wiring laid on top of the cupboards and goes right over the boiler. This wire also appears to be frequently punctuated with Scotchlocks.

 

The same 2 guys also completely remodelled and rebuilt the whole house in 2016 so I am now basically assuming that the whole place is an utter deathtrap.

 

FML.

 

 

Ahh professionals & people ask why I DIY.

[Kiltox]

Get that wiring checked out by a proper spark - sounds lethal.

[Bobthebeard]

If the circuits are protected by an RCD then any actual electrical disasters are unlikely.... However this method* of installation is inexcusable and plain wrong!

Shudders...

[Split_Pin]

'Proper Sparky' is not something that you can get a hold of around my way.

 

Its the wiring that you can't see which worries me.

[Split_Pin]

If the circuits are protected by an RCD then any actual electrical disasters are unlikely.... However this method* of installation is inexcusable and plain wrong!

Shudders...

 

What is an RCD?

[John F]

Residual current device

[Jazoli]

What is an RCD?

 

Residual Current Device, or trip switch by any other name.

 

https://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/guides-and-advice/around-the-home/rcds-explained/

[Kiltox]

Lenny Henry’s preferred hotel chain is annoying me today. They had to move me to another hotel because of an incident at the usual (6 weeks and counting) one - fair enough.

 

Automatically booked me one fucking miles away with no phone call or anything - wtf

 

Moved me to one much closer to work - result

 

Automatically debited another £450 from my card..... not so much!!!

Jesus Christ - getting this money back is like getting blood from a stone. They don’t actually publish a customer service number, just reservations

 

There’s an option in the menu for “giving feedback” which “you’ve massively overcharged me you shower of bastards” seems to qualify as.

 

Apparently the system shows that they refunded my original payment automatically so they have only actually overcharged me by £310 - oh, okay then.

[Split_Pin]

Residual Current Device, or trip switch by any other name.

 

https://www.electricalsafetyfirst.org.uk/guides-and-advice/around-the-home/rcds-explained/

Cheers, we have one of those.

[Bren]

Heard east 17 "stay another day" on the radio.

 

We are still in November for fucks sake.

[Lord Sterling]

Heard east 17 "stay another day" on the radio.

We are still in November for fucks sake.

Technically, 'Stay another day' isn't a Christmas song, it was a tribute to one of East 17s members mate who passed away. But because of the Christmassy-looking video it sort of became an unofficial Christmas song.

[chaseracer]

Jo Whiley played 'Fairytale of New York' earlier, then complained she was getting criticism online.  I simply CBA, so turned off.

[Guest Hooli]

Jo Whiley    so turned off.

 

That's my reaction to DJs that annoying. But then I never listen to any BBC stations for that reason anymore, or indeed any local stations.

[fordperv]

Heard east 17 "stay another day" on the radio.

 

We are still in November for fucks sake.

I found myself loudly singing along to this to mrs fp yesterday whilst out shopping, threats of violence were given to me, it was funny though

[Kiltox]

Technically, 'Stay another day' isn't a Christmas song, it was a tribute to one of East 17s members mate who passed away. But because of the Christmassy-looking video it sort of became an unofficial Christmas song.

Keep telling my mrs she needs to fuck off because this isn’t a Christmas song even when she insists it is in December.

[Louise2cv]

This is my gripe about christmas songs. I know they aren't everyone's cup of tea but I enjoy them, for the 2 weeks they have a right to be on anyway.

 

But "christmas playlists". Being christmas number one does not make it a christmas song! NO!

[Guest Hooli]

Christmas, I'm sick of it already.

[DodgeRover]

But "christmas playlists". Being christmas number one does not make it a christmas song! NO!

I thought Rage against the Machine - Killing in the name of was quite Christmassy?

[beko1987]

My favourite Christmas songs are santa clause you cunt by Kevin bloody wilson and bo Selecta's proper crimbo. Nothing else comes close!

[MarvinsMom]

Iron Maiden's Bring Your Daughter........ To The Slaughter charted the week after xmas,

 

and as such doesn't count as a christmas record

[Guest Hooli]

My favourite Christmas songs are santa clause you cunt by Kevin bloody wilson and bo Selecta's proper crimbo. Nothing else comes close!

 

The first one is great I agree.

 

 

 

Wheel him round the other side Grandma...