The grumpy thread

[Ghosty]

How about Reet Petite? That’s festive* too.

Mariah Carey can fuck off.

[wuvvum]

Finished work late today, as usual on a Thursday, and got home looking forward to a nice quiet evening in front of the computer before an earlyish night.  Ooooh no.

 

Noticed a stain on the spare room carpet which looked a bit like bird shite.  I thought it a little odd, but assumed I must have stepped in something and then deposited it on the carpet.  Went to the kitchen to get a cloth, and the whole room was covered in bird poo.

 

Oh fuck.  I've got a bird in the house.  And not in the good way.

 

Got a torch and started poking around all the nooks and crannies, but no sign of an avian invader, and no sound either.  Until I got to my bedroom and pulled out the armchair - then I heard a rustling noise and the next thing I know there's a fucking fully grown female blackbird flapping round my head.  It flew around the room for a bit and then went back and hid, at which point I pulled back the curtains and opened the window as wide as it would go.  Cue a fun* 20 minutes of chasing the bird around the room, pulling out bits of furniture it tried to hide behind, etc., until finally the stupid fucking thing found the open window and flew out.  By which time about half a dozen mosquitoes had found their way in.

 

I have absolutely no idea how the bird got into the house, as all the doors and windows have been shut all day, and the cat isn't allowed into the main house when I'm at work so she can't have brought it in.  I can only think that it got into the loft and then found its way down past a water pipe or something - it's never happened before though in all the time I've been here.  Would explain why the cat seemed rather excitable when I got home mind.

 

So now my Saturday is going to be spent tracking down and cleaning up bird turds.  Fucking brilliant.

[SiC]

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?

I've had this with directline (same parent company as Churchill iirc). Everyone else were more. This year I phoned up and asked that, before I go shopping elsewhere, could you requote and give your best price. This ended up cheaper that they renewal quoted and far cheaper than elsewhere.

 

I guess they may do this as the cost to gain new customers is a lot. So if they can retain them, they will. Probably helps that I've been claim free with them for ~4 years and so I guess they put that into their risk calculator.

[tooSavvy]

I LIKE jingly toonz on the main radio stations (as it IS Xmas!).

 

Currently NOT* WhiteVanMan....not listening to radio all day = I couldn't give a ffff

 

*Having reviewed my 'pension drawdowns' I may pass on 2018 too!

 

Shit - Happenzz

 

 

TS

[greengartside]

I see the DVLA have removed the name of the garage of a test from the M.o.T website (again)

 

Fucking wankers.

[Angrydicky]

Does anyone at Swansea have a clue what they're doing? First they take away our V888 history form, then they give us the name of garages on the MoT checker then take it away again. It's almost like there's kids in charge who keep changing their mind. Absolutely pathetic.

[bramz7]

Does anyone at Swansea have a clue what they're doing? First they take away our V888 history form, then they give us the name of garages on the MoT checker then take it away again. It's almost like there's kids in charge who keep changing their mind. Absolutely pathetic.

It looks like they've removed the 'dangerous' flags from certain fail items too, maybe they've rolled back the version we see and are doing background stuff. We can only hope.

[danthecapriman]

FFS I've got a hideous sore throat. It's been coming on over the last week or so. Woke up this morning and I can hardly talk!

Good for everyone else I suppose!

 

I might have mentioned it before, but, I hate winter!

[beko1987]

Biffed a neighbors car this morning, then drove to work as I was late, which I now feel bad about. Will pop round later with my insurance details. Great start to the day, I'll wave goodbye to my 4 quid a month insurance saving now...

[stephen01]

Part worn tyres -  which are very good infact goodyear 4x4 somethings have a ruddy nail in one them after 2 miles home 

[Saabnut]

The sun is shining so a day doing outdoor shite, despite the cold.

 

It has just started bloody snowing.

[alcyonecorporation]

I see the DVLA have removed the name of the garage of a test from the M.o.T website (again)

 

Fucking wankers.

It's the DVSA that maintain the MoT checker, hhhhh.

[Ghosty]

The sun is shining so a day doing outdoor shite, despite the cold.

 

It has just started bloody snowing.

Fucking sleet here tomorrow. Works going to be fun then.

[fordperv]

Biffed a neighbors car this morning, then drove to work as I was late, which I now feel bad about. Will pop round later with my insurance details. Great start to the day, I'll wave goodbye to my 4 quid a month insurance saving now...

Much damage? Sound neighbor? Can't you come to an arrangement with them?

[chaseracer]

Some pond life keyed Domestic Management's C3 yesterday.  Fortunately, it doesn't look too deep and it's only on two panels.  Annoying, though.

 

Can anyone please recommend a paint magician convenient to WS12?

[oldcars]

Much damage? Sound neighbor? Can't you come to an arrangement with them?

By arrangement do you mean a swap? 

[Mally]

Some pond life keyed Domestic Management's C3 yesterday.  Fortunately, it doesn't look too deep and it's only on two panels.  Annoying, though.

 

Can anyone please recommend a paint magician convenient to WS12?

 

Depending on the cost, when we had that happen, painter quoted £500 but recommended leaving it for 3 months.

Apparently if someones fell out with you they do it again as soon as you paint it.

[Supernaut]

I got such a stupid bit of road rage directed at me earlier.

 

I was turning right into the street where I live, so I had my right indicator on a couple of seconds before I started braking (from the whopping 20mph limit). The car behind me didn't slow down until the last second, nearly ran into the back of me, then leaned on their horn as they squeezed down my nearside and fucked off.

 

Once I was back home I confirmed that all my indicators are indeed functioning perfectly. My conclusion is that the driver of the silver SEAT was just an inattentive cunt.

 

 

 

I was also at a funeral for an old family friend this morning, which doesn't help my mood any. 61 he was, died of a catastrophic stroke last Friday. What a day for it. Standing on the side of a hill in the snow in rural Aberdeenshire as they lowered the coffin is something that will stick with me the rest of my days.

[Supernaut]

^^ Oh man, please get a grip.

Thank you for your sensitivity and understanding.

[Guest Hooli]

I got such a stupid bit of road rage directed at me earlier.

 

I was turning right into the street where I live, so I had my right indicator on a couple of seconds before I started braking (from the whopping 20mph limit). The car behind me didn't slow down until the last second, nearly ran into the back of me, then leaned on their horn as they squeezed down my nearside and fucked off.

 

Once I was back home I confirmed that all my indicators are indeed functioning perfectly. My conclusion is that the driver of the silver SEAT was just an inattentive cunt.

 

 

 

I was also at a funeral for an old family friend this morning, which doesn't help my mood any. 61 he was, died of a catastrophic stroke last Friday. What a day for it. Standing on the side of a hill in the snow in rural Aberdeenshire as they lowered the coffin is something that will stick with me the rest of my days.

 

You always meet wankers like seatman at the best of times like that...

[New POD]

Talking of DVLA, is there any point in demanding interest on the tax refund they aren't paying me?

 

I had the Bo11ox Rover for ten days, all of which were within September. I taxed it because I try to be a law abiding person, and decided that it was best to pay the six months up front. With a few days of September left I transferred it to FOAD's name. The refund cheque didn't arrive, and it turns out you have to wait six weeks before you can even ask for it. I emailed them after the six weeks and got a reply saying it had been passed to another department for investigation and I would have to wait another six weeks. I wish I'd just winged it now.

 

Letter before action followed by money claims on line ? They won't turn up, you will win by default, and they will ignore the court decision and you can then pay extra for court baliffs to visit them.

[JeeExEll]

Thank you for your sensitivity and understanding.

Noticed that you edited your post to add the last paragraph after I'd posted my comment.

 

Apologies for my comment now but I couldn't have forseen the further info added re your family friend which you edited in later. Without the final paragraph (posted at the end!!?) it was either a bit drama queen or totally taking the piss.

Sorry for your loss bud. I too have attended funerals in rural Aberdeenshire.

[Snipes]

So I'm grumpy as fuck right now. Last week they asked us to work this coming sunday to which I said I was unavailable. Yesterday morning I get called into the office and get the boss screaming in my face and threatened with being sacked immediately. Now, I know he can't do that but 'cos I'm a fucking wimp I folded and said Id go in but right now I'm fucking furious with myself. I really need to stay in this job, if only to finish my NVQ which will open up innumerable doors and basically double my wage, but I don't think I could look myself in the eye knowing I let that old bastard bully me into doing something I had every right to decline. 

 

I could simply not show-up on sunday, which would feel fucking fantastic and screw the job completely as I have the keys to the site but it could jeopardise everything I've worked for these past 5 years and invested nearly £5000 in to, and cost me what is 99% of the time a very good job. But it would also mean I'm basically a fucking coward who is unable to stand-up for himself. 

[HH-R]

Fucking brakes are binding again.

[omegod]

Fucking french electrics and fucking stupid Renault, mates 07 clio not starting so grabbed a crank sensor from ECP, right sensor but  the little grooves in the connector wont line up, got it with the reg too 

 

 

I'm in love with a Vulva 960 on facebook but fucking christmas means no

[twosmoke300]

ECP - I'm surprised you didn't get a set of bearing shells for a Mondeo to be honest

[cobblers]

Fucking french electrics and fucking stupid Renault, mates 07 clio not starting so grabbed a crank sensor from ECP, right sensor but  the little grooves in the connector wont line up, got it with the reg too

 

I got a crank sensor from ECP for my van. Same story, fitted the engine but not the loom. I was up against it so I snipped the keying grooves off the connector so it would plug in. Obviously it turned out to be completely the wrong type of sensor and didn't work, plus now I couldn't take it back.

It wasn't that expensive, I suppose.

[omegod]

3rd grump, We were supposed to be going to London for a lovely days shopping etc tomorrow, daughter and wife are now spooked by the non event at Oxford Circus tube station so don't want to go, fair do's as they both had a very, very close shave at the Manchester Arena     Fucking Knobhead terrorists  

[richardmorris]

Nothing going on in London apparently -someone jumped the gun. Of course terrorists don’t actually need to do anything to cause terror, just suggest it.

[chaseracer]

As usual, the Daily Fail really helped* the situation...