The grumpy thread

[AlabamaShrimp]

I'd like to put myself up for being a knob annoying myself again.

 

I don't drive my 950 enough. Took it out today and after a bit of jumping (just cold as opposed to no fuel or something) it drove very well. Thought it was pulling to the right but it wasn't.

 

I need to drive it more!!

 

Sodding thing is in danger of being neglected. There's patches of rust (small but big enough) on the arches at the back and now a couple at the front.

 

I think I suffer the same as a few others on here in that while I have space to store cars I don't have e the room to actually work on them. Like none of my garages let either door open wide nor does the driveway. Don't think I'll be getting a giant shed any time soon...

[John F]

^ This is very true.

 

I love shite old cars. However, it's not easy to devote as much time to them as I'd like to, because work & other life stuff takes up much of my time.

 

Also, lack of guaranteed access to indoor spannering space combined with cold, wet weather can mean that months go by without me being able to generate interesting spannering stories. Especially around this time of year... I find that it's easier to apply the jump leads to my shite mojo when the days start getting warmer & longer.

 

I bet that rings true for a lot of people in here.

[danthecapriman]

^ This is very true.

 

I love shite old cars. However, it's not easy to devote as much time to them as I'd like to, because work & other life stuff takes up much of my time.

 

Also, lack of guaranteed access to indoor spannering space combined with cold, wet weather can mean that months go by without me being able to generate interesting spannering stories. Especially around this time of year... I find that it's easier to apply the jump leads to my shite mojo when the days start getting warmer & longer.

 

I bet that rings true for a lot of people in here.

Same here.

I usually hang my spanners up this time of year as I'm not a fan of getting cold and wet laying outside under cars.

I've now got a garage but that's full of Capri parts at the moment so totally unusable.

Once the weather warms up and drys up in about April I start doing stuff again.

[tooSavvy]

Well said m8

 

"lack of guaranteed access to indoor spannering space combined with cold, wet weather can mean that months go by without me being able to generate interesting spannering stories. Especially around this time of year..."

 

.... sadly, for me, lack of controllable screen demist fan in this Icy weather had me lying in the footwell - in the street, freezing, between downpours

 

Mojo uplift achieved tho...

 

 

TS

[alcyonecorporation]

Argh. I have done a sad because of Dave not feeling the AS love any more. 

On that note, I won't be round too often, either - not at least until next year. 

Got a lot happening outside the forum which I need to sort out. Nowt personal; I'll still be logged in a fair bit, but not doing/saying a hell of a lot. 

[Junkman]

HALLELUJAH!!

I have a rant about this every few months but lately my annoyance has been replaced by antipathy. I'm just losing the will to care about this place anymore. The sheer volume of worthless threads is overwhelming. Whether it be the 'what should I buy' threads or the single statement threads (I'm getting a bit tired of/have too many/not enough old cars) or the threads with just a link to something or the threads which are a question (eg; why is my car making this noise/why isn't my car making this noise), this place is now full of people who just like to hear/see their own voices/words. Try fucking off these non-threads into the threads that were designed for them (News24, stupid question, etc,) or even better, just try fucking off and take your self importance with you.

 

Awww, are we a Mr Grumpycat today?

 

I feel the same. Must be the grade A shit weather here.

[Junkman]

Besides, I found five fucking pages of stupid pub style sub bag Range Rover slagging marginally more entertaining* after I had bought one.

Now we're getting this kind of horseshit when someone merely opens a thread to announce his intention.

[vulgalour]

Most views list 

 

10.   1980 Austin Princess - 25/11 Had a Little Drive! 

30.   Vulgalour Arts - 21/11 Princess Prints LIVE 

 

It confirms that Vulgalour is our own King of AS with the number of his threads that make the hit parade. 

 

 

!!!!!

[The Moog]

And

 

26. Renault 6TL "Crapaud"

 

So 10% of the top 30 threads - not bad Mr V.

 

 

You would definitely make a couple of appearances on the Now that's what I call Shite albums.

[vulgalour]

Do I get a trophy, or is my reward the uncomfortable realisation that I'm doing something popular for the first time in my life?

[320touring]

Do I get a trophy, or is my reward the uncomfortable realisation that I'm doing something popular for the first time in my life?

I'd hesitate to say that anything done on a niche forum in a beige corner of the internet could be called "popular"

 

Unless you mean "popular" in the way of Fiestas/escorts back in the day

[vulgalour]

My fears are slightly assuaged.  Thanking you.

[Guest Hooli]

I'd hesitate to say that anything done on a niche forum in a beige corner of the internet could be called "popular"

 

Unless you mean "popular" in the way of Fiestas/escorts back in the day

 

The cars or the gentleman's reading materials?

[chaseracer]

Prize identified.

 

300786150726

[320touring]

The cars or the gentleman's reading materials?

Read it however you wish, I'm not one to judge!

[warren t claim]

Phew! One of my threads has charted. Surprisingly not the Stupid Question Amnesty either

[The Moog]

If you have a look at most replies it pretty much stays the same.

[warren t claim]

Maybe we need an annual awards thread for the best of the years Autoshite? Something a bit uplifting?

[The Moog]

Maybe we need an annual awards thread for the best of the years Autoshite? Something a bit uplifting?

Plan. Will sort something.

[Kiltox]

Hotel is in darkness. Generator powering it after the fire last week has run out of fuel...

[Louise2cv]

Stuff made for babies/toddlers/small children that is handwash or dry clean only.

 

These are kids, you NUMBSKULLS!

 

Huw was travel sick on the way down to Telford. His car seat cover said handwash only on the label. The instruction book said machine wash cold. Naturally it came out with a stain that still smells vaguely of sick. Thanks product designers, really thought about your target user there *thumbs-up*

 

The straps (understandably) are permanently attached to the chair so washing them is difficult. You can guess which part of chair took the biggest hit. *Sigh*

[Eddie Honda]

Ignore label and stick it on 40°C min, or preferably just dial it up to as high as you dare.

 

30°C or less 'eco' washes can GTF.

[BorniteIdentity]

I didn't realise 30°C washes were still a thing. I thought they had been outlawed years ago because it's not hot enough to kill bugs.

 

It is actually the encouraged cycle on most garments and detergents - although we always washed baby stuff at 40, beds at 60 etc.

 

God I'm fucking boring sometimes.

[twosmoke300]

Don’t get me started on baby stuff ! Grrr

Why does all of it seem to need two hands to operate ? Two hand free is exactly what you never have if you have a child with you .

[purplebargeken]

Some cunt has been rummaging through our general waste wheelie bin during the night/early hours.

 

I hope stupid twat was happy as he was showered with soggy cat litter and cat shit which is what 99% of the bin contains. What the fuck were they expecting? Gold bars?

 

Guess what I have to clear up from the pavement now.

[andy18s]

Some cunt has been rummaging through our general waste wheelie bin during the night/early hours.

 

I hope stupid twat was happy as he was showered with soggy cat litter and cat shit which is what 99% of the bin contains. What the fuck were they expecting? Gold bars?

 

Guess what I have to clear up from the pavement now.

Did you find your keys then?

[DodgeRover]

It will have been a fox that's their standard method of operations these days. Being near a town we are pretty much over run with them, if I go to a friends place in the countryside I never see any.

[oldcars]

Stuff made for babies/toddlers/small children that is handwash or dry clean only.

 

These are kids, you NUMBSKULLS!

 

Huw was travel sick on the way down to Telford. His car seat cover said handwash only on the label. The instruction book said machine wash cold. Naturally it came out with a stain that still smells vaguely of sick. Thanks product designers, really thought about your target user there *thumbs-up*

 

The straps (understandably) are permanently attached to the chair so washing them is difficult. You can guess which part of chair took the biggest hit. *Sigh*

Get some of this. https://www.shopnshine.co.uk/valet-pro-enzyme-odour-eater-500ml?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl_iyv_Dg1wIVApPtCh2scgbUEAQYASABEgI6-PD_BwE

Cleans and gets rid of the smell. We used it on carpets when the wee one was sick when a baby, which was a lot.

[Pillock]

I didn't realise 30°C washes were still a thing. I thought they had been outlawed years ago because it's not hot enough to kill bugs.

I'm not convinced there should be laws about how hot to wash clothes!

"...and for the offence of a 20° wash, we hereby find you guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment"

 

Anyhow. Yeah, they're encouraging colder washes. Looks after your clothes better, much cheaper to run (like 20p a wash cheaper) and "bugs" generally need biological material to survive so unless you've crapped your pants you're fine. Mites etc will be killed with a soak.

 

You can even get liquids for cold wash (where cold is defined as 20°). Don't use powder though, it won't dissolve properly and will clog.

[richardthestag]

Maybe we need an annual awards thread for the best of the years Autoshite? Something a bit uplifting?

 

maybe a topic/post count for each member, i.e. how many topics started against how many posts they make overall. the higher the ratio the better.

 

1:1 obviously = troll

1:1000 = fucking legend

 

Could lob likes and thanks into the mix also

 

bored and fed up but this place helps me be less so