The grumpy thread

[LostnotFound]

Proper minor grump, People that sit in their cars idling away are annoying.

 

When it's your next door neighbour sitting in her diesel five yards from her front door whilst looking at her phone for half an hour (and counting) whilst you try and sleep before an early shift. It's just taking the piss.

 

She does it all times of the day, it's not a one off, just doing my head in because of the time today.

[DodgeRover]

Proper minor grump, People that sit in their cars idling away are annoying.

 

When it's your next door neighbour sitting in her diesel five yards from her front door whilst looking at her phone for half an hour (and counting) whilst you try and sleep before an early shift. It's just taking the piss.

 

She does it all times of the day, it's not a one off, just doing my head in because of the time today.

Wack a potato or banana up the tailpipe on your way out or back in.

 

Actually report on mumsnet complaining the fumes are choking your kiddies/ kittens/ pet nun and they'll send the lynch mob over while you are out, do you have a handy tree?

[AlabamaShrimp]

Mk2 Festival. 1987 edition. Low spec narrow dash so no high level stereo mounting possible, but bespoke console so they could offer with the CTX transmission selector. Think I'll lob that one on eBay and see what happens.

Really? Never seen one like that. It's was either the small one for the radio or the long one with a try for high spec.

 

Does it have its mounting bracket? I doubt I can afford it but how much you after?

[LostnotFound]

Wack a potato or banana up the tailpipe on your way out or back in.

 

Actually report on mumsnet complaining the fumes are choking your kiddies/ kittens/ pet nun and they'll send the lynch mob over while you are out, do you have a handy tree?

It's an astra so I have been hoping the old autoshite mantra of all vauxhalls are shit would have meant it would have died by now.

 

I gave in and went outside and knocked on her window and in a neighbourly way enquired if she was OK and if she'd locked herself out.

 

She played it brilliantly with a straight bat and said thank you for your concern, when I'm tired I like to sit out here and catch up with my messages...

[Dirk Diggler]

I use books for books and a telly for films.  My phone is for, well, phone calls.  What am I, some sort of dinosaur?

I was too until I discovered Terrarium, Mobdro and was gifted an Android phone and a Chromecast

 

I still walk around with a Nokia 6110 that fits the carkit in the car; that's my phone number; but a cheap android phone or tablet and those apps revolutionises what you watch

[robinmasters]

See also your local library - use it or lose it, folks!

 

Probably the wrong place to post this, but Kent have a library app-you can reserve books and get them sent to your local branch. They even put them on a shelf near the door for you to collect, so you don't even have to look round. 

[eddyramrod]

I was too until I discovered Terrarium, Mobdro and was gifted an Android phone and a Chromecast

And apparently learned a second language besides English!  I recognise some of the words, or at least some syllables, but the combinations mean less to me than a Lamborghini does.

[bramz7]

I'm on a car buying freeze, and there's loads of cool stuff for sale at the moment. This is tough, but necessary. Sigh.

[xtriple]

Weather here is fine but bloody cold, snow possible later which I'll believe when it happens. Grump is: some bastard has reversed into the KIA and smashed the number plate. Now that is a really minor grump.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Dog owners!

 

I'm one myself first off.

However anyone that has a dog, part of that comes with the responsibility to clean up your dogs mess.

 

I've just spent the day at work in a substation where not only has some dirty lazy fuckers allowed their dogs to foul all over the grass verge and gate entrance outside but also thrown all the doggy bags full of turd over the fence into the substation.

Dirty lazy bastards! Pick it up. Put it in a bin. It's not fucking hard and even your pea sized brains can actually do it.

 

Not only did I and my colleagues end up stepping in some of it today but we had to work in the stench of it all day. It's disgusting and if someone did this outside their houses they'd be the first to complain.

Worse still this was immediately outside a health/fitness centres outdoor AstroTurf sports compound where kids are playing sports.

It pisses me right off. I clean up after my pets and so should everyone else.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Stubborn old men driving

 

There goes the evening........ TWAT!

 

Well - this was a washout.... apparently old dude had neglected to mention my sons age. As soon as we showed up the guy on duty just laughed and said it wouldn't be an issue. I made a quick statement anyway and waltzed off after munchkin has a guided tour and played a bit.

My son had a tour of the place and messed around with a bike and car with sirens etc... and they were all great - I explained he had been worried at being 'reported'. Thanks Boitsfort station bods - really appreciate the excellent approach with junior. (So a grin kind of too).

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Dog owners!

 

I'm one myself first off.

However anyone that has a dog, part of that comes with the responsibility to clean up your dogs mess.

.........

I clean up after my pets and so should everyone else.

 

I'm in a similar situation with the local 'greenie' couple a few doors down. You know the type - fucked Type2 camper that's rotten everywhere, daily is a sodding Prius of course.... tehy have 2 whippets. Lazy bastards can't be arsed walking the things so just leave the front door open and the dogs wander the street. Of course this means dog crap everywhere......

I gave up asking nicely after the 4th attempt, I've caught one dog and taken it to the police as obviously it was roaming, lost etc... to no avail. Last resort is every single piece of shit is now their fault - so it's picked up and left on their doorstep, not bagged....... A couple of neighbours are doing it too, see who breaks first now I think...... sad, but no other option left.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I remember in the 1970s that dogshit would eventually go white and crumble to dust.

[strangeangel]

Probably the wrong place to post this, but Kent have a library app-you can reserve books and get them sent to your local branch. They even put them on a shelf near the door for you to collect, so you don't even have to look round. 

 

We don't have an app, but you can reserve books online and have them sent to a library of your choice for pickup. If you've got the Overdrive app you can get eBooks, and we have a subscription to Pressreader which allows you to read classic car mags etc. for free!

[tooSavvy]

I remember in the 1970s that dogshit would eventually go white and crumble to dust.

.... Dogs diet likely plays a part.... We have the 'persistent pink/rain resistant POR15' arse grease round here = too much kebab wrap/chappie

 

TS

[Tadhg Tiogar]

.... Dogs diet likely plays a part.... We have the 'persistent pink/rain resistant POR50' arse grease round here = too much kebab wrap/chappie

 

True. 1970s dog food probably had more calcium in it, hence the crumbly whiteness.

[Talbot]

True. 1970s dog food probably had more calcium in it, hence the crumbly whiteness.

That was when dogs ate bones. When was the last time you saw that?

[andy18s]

Worst thing you can give a dog is Bakers' shit

It had the same effect as a 5yr with a bottle of Sunny D inside them

Probably has the same amount of nutritional value as well

[Mr A Lawrence]

My £1.99 soldering iron has died, only used it twice!

 

On the plus side I've gained a 1.5mtr length of wire with a plug on it so it's not all bad news. 

[Bobthebeard]

DVLA grump. Taking the direct debit for the car I don't have anymore. Haven't had for four months and change of keeper all done at the time, even got the notification from them that it was no longer mine! Rang them yesterday to ask why.

"Oh sorry sir, yes you did notify the change of owner four months ago. The system is still showing you as the active keeper though. Something has clearly gone wrong. You will get your money back in four to six weeks"

 

FFS. Am overdrawn and could do with the money now please.

[Bobthebeard]

Bob get in touch with your Bank with the written confirmation and tell them you want invoke the Direct Debit Guarantee

Direct Debit is now stopped. It's the refund of over £100 that I need back.

[Bobthebeard]

Another grump... The tabloid press.

Noticed on a newstand yesterday.

Jeremy Corbyn is a massive hypocrite because he was picked up in a gas guzzling toxin pumping diesel Ford people carrier. Plus it was on double yellow lines for a while.

 

Am no fan of Jeremy, but FFS. Talk about scraping the barrel for 'news'.

Gas guzzling diesel..... Hmmmm.

[Bobthebeard]

https://www.directdebit.co.uk/DirectDebitExplained/Pages/DirectDebitGuarantee.aspx

Suspect it won't apply in my case. No actual error as such.

[Bobthebeard]

It is, by the DVLA - you have the proof of the vehicle not owned by yourself

Worth a go. Will pop into Santander in the morning.

[wuvvum]

Santander

Good luck with that then...

 

 

I always cancel the VED direct debit whenever I sell a motor - don't trust the DVLA to do it themselves.

[Captain Furious]

Another grump... The tabloid press.

Noticed on a newstand yesterday.

Jeremy Corbyn is a massive hypocrite because he was picked up in a gas guzzling toxin pumping diesel Ford people carrier. Plus it was on double yellow lines for a while.

 

Am no fan of Jeremy, but FFS. Talk about scraping the barrel for 'news'.

Gas guzzling diesel..... Hmmmm.

 

Saw this too, facepalmed.  It was the front of the Express though, so not an actual newspaper.

[Tamworthbay]

Selling an old tv/ radio thing from the late 70s. Selling it for buttons as a retro radio really rather than bin it. Some bellend asks if it’s digital. I politely point out no, but he could use a free view box if he wanted to use the full force of the 4 inch black and white TV and that you can get them for about £nothing at any car boot or eBay. Then get this arsey reply going on about how it’s useless etc etc etc insinuating it’s a con. What a fucking nob, so gives him the full patronising fuck off response (then non grump as nice bloke messages me and ten minutes later turns up with a crisp fiver and we have a laugh about the bellend). And they wonder why landfill is so full, if I didn’t have a pathological hatred of throwing stuff away I wouldn’t bother.

[tooSavvy]

^^^ My £5 R/C boat guy 'found these in the garage when I moved in'... No Landfill YaY!!

 

TS

[bramz7]

205 still at the garage. I like the place but they haven't called me since Wednesday now, when they said it'd be done by Friday.

 

You know that feeling you get when you know you shouldn't have bought a car? Yeah got that right now!

[DodgeRover]

2 jobs cancelled on me nothing in the diary till March now

Made myself a list of jobs I need to get done at home, none of which are going to generate any income.