The grumpy thread

[davehedgehog31]

FTFY

An important distinction, but I sense the inner London types going for this service will not be time strapped hard working parents.

 

They'll just be unaccountably wealthy, lazy folks.

[Supernaut]

German stuff is just so common now that one or ten wankers are going to be driving them. I think a key point has been missed though, no matter the make of car a twat driving like a twat is always a twat. German badges don't make them drive like more of a twat.

To extrapolate on this point:

 

Bad cyclists are the sort of people who would also be bad motorists and bad pedestrians. Ok? Ok. Now can people stop tarring all cyclists with the same brush!?

[Split_Pin]

Could be worse, you could drive (2) Vauxhalls and have an actual forum slogan named after you!

 

I just became a Rover apologist to fit in. (Joking, I love mine really)

[AlabamaShrimp]

The 'all Vauxhalls are shit' thing is just a form thing like the hammer a thing over a thing one or the Horsey Horseless.

 

My Frontera is very nice

[bramz7]

FFS. I've sold the Dedra (well it's still here) but I'm actually beginning to regret it. It's pretty awful condition wise but it's already begun to steal my heart due to its insanely good driving feel when running right.

 

Agh. Not good. Need working car for house move!!

 

Anyone begrudgingly want my white Xantia (with slight rear suspension issue) for £325?!

[HillmanImp]

Potentially inflammatory post.

 

 

What do you think of his wheels then DIKHEDZ!

[neil1971]

I said that the car is parked in a cuntish fashion, in my opinion it is

 

I also said before anything else that other makes of car are driven in a cuntish fashion, because they are

 

I don't like the wheels, my opinion, everyone likes different things

I didn't say that all Audi drivers are cunts

 

As for being jealous, no not in the slightest

 

 

People need to get a fucking life, whatever car you drive or the type of alloy wheel it sports has no fucking bearing on what the person is like in real life, sad jealous petty fucks, my dad drives an Audi, is he a cunt too? 

 

I would love to see if these type of people would have the balls to say it face to face, I can guarantee they fucking wouldn't say it to me as an attitude adjustment would quickly take place, get a life or fuck off the forum, this place is great and mostly free from the mouth breathing pricks that pervade most other online places, there is no room at the inn for dickheads spouting this type of bollocks. 

[Tamworthbay]

Potentially inflammatory post.

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What do you think of his wheels then DIKHEDZ!

Where in Liverpool is that?

[omegod]

Where in Liverpool is that?

 

Oi !! 

[cobblers]

Finally the mrs's auto fiat 500 let us down.

Stuck in 3rd on the A64, pulled over and then it wouldn't restart because it was stuck in reverse.

 

Called the AA, they were actually great.

At my request they just dragged it up onto the wagon in gear, then took us 50 miles home.

Still stuck in reverse, he winched me back down off the truck. Halfway down it bump started itself, dropped into neutral and it's working fine, apart from loads of flashing lights on the dash etc etc

[Tamworthbay]

Oi !! 

Never heard of that bit. Did it used to have a longer name but someone nicked the letters?

 

 

 

(I actually love Liverpool for the record, cracking city, far better than Brum, that’s a shithole)

[Noel Tidybeard]

At the other end of the scale, as as red-blooded 19 year old male, I owned a Morris Minor. I even had long hair.

I wonder if that made me gay?!

 

no but it may mean you were a junior district nurse/midwife

[Timewaster]

At the other end of the scale, as as red-blooded 19 year old male, I owned a Morris Minor. I even had long hair.

I wonder if that made me gay?!

Are you trying to figure out the cause?

 

Joke btw.

[danthecapriman]

Today I washed my work van. It’s not been washed since about October so was filthy with road salt and grime. I went to town on it hosing out the chassis and arches then wash & wax on the bodywork which takes ages on a big van like a Sprinter. Hard work too. But it looked lovely afterwards, like a new van again!

 

Then I went out to do a job to help a mate out.

Location? A new substation down a tiny absolutely minging country lane, at the bottom of a shitty muddy field!

 

I might aswell not bothered washing the van!

[Guest Hooli]

But at least it's clean under the dirt now.

[Sloth in a bowl]

Indian Air Mail

 

I ordered a new dizzy for the Wizzkid as they still make them in India for Suzuki Carry vans. You can get brand new F10A create engines in China, strange world.

Anyway the man on the bay of E, passes the package to the Indian post office on April the 4th, ( I know this as that's when I got the ref number for tracking), they take 5 days to get it to the airport.

God knows how long before it actually is going to get on a plane.

 

Hurry up India, I want to get some sparks in my motor.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Indian Air Mail

.....the man on the bay of E, passes the package to the Indian post office on April the 4th, ( I know this as that's when I got the ref number for tracking), they take 5 days to get it to the airport.

God knows how long before it actually is going to get on a plane....

 

At least you're not having to deal with Indian bureaucracy......whole lives are wasted when they get involved.

[twosmoke300]

For a funny insight into India go on you tube and search for a chap called Ed March / c90adventures when he’s in India

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

Long drive on Saturday - Just north of Aberdeen to Sandwich in Kent done in 9.5 hours. Drive was all good - no roadworks, no extreme weather, no hold ups due to crashes, no great amount of pain incurred in sitting in the same position with only a couple of breaks, no really outrageous driving tactics by other road users trying to kill me until:

 

Grump:

 

Essex M11 - tailgaited by a loon in a new white bmw 3 series, flashing lights, gurning face, gesticulating hands the lot. Pulled over when there was a space and off he shot, undertaking, overtaking at high speed until he disappeared from view. 

 

Essex M25 - 20 miles later - tailgaited by the same  loon in his new white bmw 3 series, flashing lights, gurning face, gesticulating hands the lot. Pulled over when there was a space and off he shot, undertaking, overtaking at high speed until he disappeared from view. 

 

WTAF was that all about?

 

He stopped at birchanger services for a caffeine top up. Not all BM drivers are like this, we are trying to improve our standards to be fast, road hogging but showing consideration for other users... occassionaly one slips through the net and I apologise for this incident on behalf of all BMW drivers.

[nebuchenezer]

Yeesh, forget I said bmw and insert "random car of your choice" the fact that it was a white, 18 plate, new thing made it stick in my mind.

 

Driver was still an arse mind.

[purplebargeken]

Dickheads round my neck of the woods can be found in virtually all makes of cars, you know, BMW, Mercedes and Audi. Not entirely sure there are other makes of car round my way

 

Please note..... the only make I haven't had is Mercedes

[plasticvandan]

Today I washed my work van. It’s not been washed since about October so was filthy with road salt and grime. I went to town on it hosing out the chassis and arches then wash & wax on the bodywork which takes ages on a big van like a Sprinter. Hard work too. But it looked lovely afterwards, like a new van again!

Then I went out to do a job to help a mate out.

Location? A new substation down a tiny absolutely minging country lane, at the bottom of a shitty muddy field!

I might aswell not bothered washing the van!

I remember as a child c.1996 my dad buying a c reg Fiorino (127,now nearly extinct) off his mate who was a sattelite dish/TV repair man who hadn't washed it for years,I distinctly remember him having t get the bucket and sponge on the dashboard as it was that thick with dirt

[Datsuncog]

Stone cold radiators this morning - looks like all the fun and games trying to get an airlock out of the hot water circuit (semi-successfully) has used up the last of the heating oil.

Every year I stupidly assume that by the time we get to mid-April it'll be warming up and I won't have to run the heating as much, and every year it remains bollock-shrivellingly freezing well into May. And so I run out of oil.

Looks like this evening will bring the fill-up of shame from the kero pump into a 25l drum, followed by trying to spill anything less than half of that amount while trying to tip it into the narrow and painfully inaccessible oil tank neck, that I cleverly stuck a greenhouse in front of.

Fucksticks.

[artdjones]

Kerosene always stinks on your clothes,too.As I know so well.

[Datsuncog]

Nope, and doesn't taste too nice either...

[Cavcraft]

Kerosene always stinks on your clothes,too.As I know so well.

Try working for a leading solvents supply company. After a couple of weeks you could have a bath in the stuff and not even realise.

[dollywobbler]

Stone cold radiators this morning - looks like all the fun and games trying to get an airlock out of the hot water circuit (semi-successfully) has used up the last of the heating oil.

 

Every year I stupidly assume that by the time we get to mid-April it'll be warming up and I won't have to run the heating as much, and every year it remains bollock-shrivellingly freezing well into May. And so I run out of oil.

 

Looks like this evening will bring the fill-up of shame from the kero pump into a 25l drum, followed by trying to spill anything less than half of that amount while trying to tip it into the narrow and painfully inaccessible oil tank neck, that I cleverly stuck a greenhouse in front of.

 

Fucksticks.

 

We're living dangerously with firewood at the moment, as I can't bring myself to place yet another order for the stuff. Surely it'll get warm again soon?

 

Also grumping because my body decided enough was enough last night, and pretty much just shut down on me. A stunningly painful migraine, with dizziness and a slight feeling of nausea as an added bonus. Was in bed at 9pm, though ten hours kip seems to have mostly sorted me out.

[Supernaut]

He stopped at birchanger services for a caffeine top up. Not all BM drivers are like this, we are trying to improve our standards to be fast, road hogging but showing consideration for other users... occassionaly one slips through the net and I apologise for this incident on behalf of all BMW drivers.

 

Fast? I have an E36 316i and a 320i auto. Not going anywhere fast in my BMWs.

[Tamworthbay]

Indian Air Mail

 

I ordered a new dizzy for the Wizzkid as they still make them in India for Suzuki Carry vans. You can get brand new F10A create engines in China, strange world.

Anyway the man on the bay of E, passes the package to the Indian post office on April the 4th, ( I know this as that's when I got the ref number for tracking), they take 5 days to get it to the airport.

God knows how long before it actually is going to get on a plane.

 

Hurry up India, I want to get some sparks in my motor.

I ordered some parts for my guitar build from China, I paid extra to have them sent airmail. The time between them leaving China on a plane and landing at Heathrow was 19 day’s according to the tracking. Didn’t realise they could go via the moon.

[Shirley Knott]

My little boy is undergoing assessment for autism (Which I completely accept). He's 3 and can't speak much other than asking for a drink/food/activity using single word requests and he's been held back with the younger group at nursery.

 

As I dropped him off today and said bye to him, as usual he said nothing, meanwhile the rest of his group (All younger) join in a loud chorus of cheerful goodbyes.

 

FFS, proper early morning crippler/kick in the teeth