The grumpy thread

[strangeangel]

I said ring 101.

 

 

 

 

So get up get, get get down

101 is a joke in yo town

Get up, get, get, get down

Late 101 wears the late crown

So get up get, get get down

101 is a joke in yo town

Get up, get, get, get down

Late 101 wears the late crown

 

[adw1977]

They don't have the manpower to stand a car with flashing lights near it all night nor do they have anything that can leave near it in the car.

 

 

Surrey Police have flashing lamps, a bit like the ones that should be on a skip, but blue instead of yellow. I've seen them left around fallen trees partially blocking the road.

[AlabamaShrimp]

They know the right people to call to get things moving, I don’t. As far as I can tell this is why the 101 number was introduced.

 

101 was introduced to give a unified number for all the police forces as it was a nightmare of confusing local numbers before.

 

To the above post about the lights. I can't say anything about other forces but I know that West Yorkshire Police do not have anything like that or the manpower to sit with it all night. If there were details on the side of the skip then yes they could and would have don't something.

 

As I said above and as with everything no matter what it is you decided for yourself what you deem to be the right thing to do. Weather that is or isn't the right* thing doesn't matter so long as you're happy with your decision.

[Parky]

Well I thought that skip was positioned horrendously and presented a real danger to road users. Unlit and on a blind bend? That's a recipe for disaster. Throw some wet or icy conditions into the mix and you have a serious fatality risk. I would have reported it to the fuzz and the council at the earliest possible opportunity.

 

Yes I know the Police have better things to do but once reported they can decide if it's a priority or not

[loserone]

Bonnet on the k11c kissed the windscreen round a bend on mrs_l1's way to work. Back down to one car

[Kiltox]

Oh shit - dodgy catch?

 

She OK?

[loserone]

The catch has always been a bit dodgy as her dad (prev. owner) used to do bumper parking in London.  It did seem to be properly shut last night though, but 60MPH disagreed it seems.

 

She's fine, tiny_l1 is fine.  She's possibly a bit more shaken than prepared to reveal when 6 months pregnant.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Took the 202 to have a new exhaust made this afternoon. First of all it slips off the trailer whilst loading it. Luckily no damage but half an hour of fucking about to get it back on. Then I get to the garage that are doing the exhaust and when reversing it off the trailer the old badly fitting exhaust gets caught on the trailer bed and snaps off one of the lugs on the manifold. Hopefully they can still build a new exhaust but won't know until the morning. Then on the way home some dim twats manage to crash on the M5 so the last 4 miles took me over 20 mins. Seiously pissed off by the time I got home but at least I have found a replacement manifold in France I just hope he will post it to me.

 

Dude - if he won't post outside France - he can send it to GF's parents and I can forward it.......... just let me know if you get stuck.

[gm]

karma is such a cruel thing - I was enjoying a moment of smugness this morning as I drove my newly acquired Honda crv to the tyre centre to have winter tyres fitted, just as the first flakes were starting to fall - I got as far as the end of my street and the bugger conked out on me

 

initial investigations show the battery to be ok (I swapped it over with the known good battery on my civic, the civic started no problem but the Crv just turns over)

 

the fuel pump has power but doesn't appear to be pumping any fuel - I took the outlet hose off and squeezed the priming bulb, fuel flowed no problem but turning the engine over didn't produce any flow at all.

 

I called the rac and they are sending someone along, thankfully I don't have to wait with the car so came home to put the kettle on. I'll make sure to have a cuppa ready for the rac man when he arrives.

[Tickman]

Liked for the instant karma description

[gm]

the bugger is that the insurance on the civic runs out tomorrow and the mazda is off the road for the winter - I hope this is an easy fix

[Coprolalia]

House sale fallen through.

[Kiltox]

House sale fallen through.

Bastard.

[Coprolalia]

We'd signed contracts (but not exchanged) and got a completion date. Buyer got a promotion and is moving away from the area (they said).

 

Means several more months paying a mortgage and rent, and worst time of the year to try and sell.

[Kiltox]

What the fuck kind of excuse is that - ridiculous.

[strangeangel]

My shiny new laptop is now within an ace of getting wiped and Linuxed...

 

 

Windows 10 MY ARSE.

 

 

[alcyonecorporation]

My shiny new laptop is now within an ace of getting wiped and Linuxed...

 

BSOD.jpg

 

Windows 10 MY ARSE.

 

Hammer a Honda Spacy over it. 

[gm]

karma is such a cruel thing - I was enjoying a moment of smugness this morning as I drove my newly acquired Honda crv to the tyre centre to have winter tyres fitted, just as the first flakes were starting to fall - I got as far as the end of my street and the bugger conked out on me

initial investigations show the battery to be ok (I swapped it over with the known good battery on my civic, the civic started no problem but the Crv just turns over)

the fuel pump has power but doesn't appear to be pumping any fuel - I took the outlet hose off and squeezed the priming bulb, fuel flowed no problem but turning the engine over didn't produce any flow at all.

I called the rac and they are sending someone along, thankfully I don't have to wait with the car so came home to put the kettle on. I'll make sure to have a cuppa ready for the rac man when he arrives.

 

the Rac chap has been (pretty quick service for the time of year, under the three hours predicted by the call centre) and had a good rummage about. he got it running on easy-start but the car isn't pumping fuel itself - he phoned one of his colleagues who previously was a Honda tech, apparently he had never seen a Crv diesel fuel pump needing replaced

 

we shall see what the garage have to say tomorrow, I'm really hoping it's not going to be a big bill this close to Christmas

 

so currently we have :

 

one car with insurance but no tax (mx5 is sorn for winter)

one car with tax and no insurance (civic insurance expires tonight)

one car with tax and insurance and a fecked fuel pump

 

bugger !

[tooSavvy]

^^ numberplate roulette

 

TS

[Sheefag]

I have just fished my phone out of a clients fucking swimming pool.

[Guest Hooli]

Did you fish your client out too?

[Sheefag]

Client has gone out fortunately, thus unable to hear verbal reaction.

[Vin]

Why did you throw your phone into a swimming pool? That's a bit of a stupid thing to do really.

[Sheefag]

[SiC]

the Rac chap has been (pretty quick service for the time of year, under the three hours predicted by the call centre) and had a good rummage about. he got it running on easy-start but the car isn't pumping fuel itself - he phoned one of his colleagues who previously was a Honda tech, apparently he had never seen a Crv diesel fuel pump needing replaced

 

we shall see what the garage have to say tomorrow, I'm really hoping it's not going to be a big bill this close to Christmas

 

so currently we have :

 

one car with insurance but no tax (mx5 is sorn for winter)

one car with tax and no insurance (civic insurance expires tonight)

one car with tax and insurance and a fecked fuel pump

 

bugger !

Check the fuel cut off switch. Some have been a bit sensitive on Honda's. I've set mine off on my Civic before after fiddling with some trim near it, go for a hour drive and then it wouldn't start the next time I started it.

 

Not sure where it is on the CRV but on the civic it's behind the plastic near the driver's door. Give a reassuring click when pushed back in if has triggered.

[AlabamaShrimp]

Client has gone out fortunately, thus unable to hear verbal reaction.

Did you block his toilet while you were there?

[DodgeRover]

I have just fished my phone out of a clients fucking swimming pool.

An ex employer was once so hot he jumped into the clients swimming pool forgetting he had his new phone and wallet in his pocket...

[gm]

Check the fuel cut off switch. Some have been a bit sensitive on Honda's. I've set mine off on my Civic before after fiddling with some trim near it, go for a hour drive and then it wouldn't start the next time I started it.

Not sure where it is on the CRV but on the civic it's behind the plastic near the driver's door. Give a reassuring click when pushed back in if has triggered.

it's behind the glovebox on the Crv, I checked but I don't think it had tripped, it wouldn't push in or click no matter how hard I pushed. I hope it isn't a fuel pump that's needed, even second hand ones are bloody pricey

[SiC]

it's behind the glovebox on the Crv, I checked but I don't think it had tripped, it wouldn't push in or click no matter how hard I pushed. I hope it isn't a fuel pump that's needed, even second hand ones are bloody pricey

Is the CRV the 2.2 CTDi lump? If so, I think the major engine parts are mostly interchangeable between other 2.2ctdis. Check parts numbers. Twosmoke300 may be able to confirm too.

 

I have seen on civinfo.com that cheap diesel fuel filters can cause issues with leaking in air on the engines. Usually recommend genuine Honda.

[ruffgeezer]

Agreed a price via eBay on the Mazda, no contact with the buyer since.

 

Why bother haggling and agreeing to purchase if you are going to disappear under a stone?