The grumpy thread

[Timewaster]

smashing me in the knee and the knuckles and it fucking hurt

Of all the body parts beginning with K, the knee and knuckles are probably preferable.

[BorniteIdentity]

The football knocked the wind out of my sails, but what a fucking summer this is all set up to be. It’s not rained since Thatcher, I’ve been through every kick and muscle twinge at the World Cup, and I get to look at some shit cars this weekend at FotU.

 

But can someone please finish my kitchen for me?!

[Sloth in a bowl]

I want/need a new car - I have an envelope full of cash ready, but fuck me, there is literally nothing of interest to me anywhere. Im not helped by the fact that I dont really know what I want - it will replace the MGF, but not another 2 seater or cabrio. I would have a P38 but they are all fucked and I wont buy one blind unless its from a trusted shiter. I would have an HRV but there are none locally and its not interesting enough to travel to UK for. Aside from that...fuck knows what I want. I have a saved search on LeBonCoin which is all cars under my budget within about 250 miles and its just an endless sea of dross....206s and clios and other tedium.

 

I suppose this is a pretty minor grump in the grand scheme, but its bugging me.

 

 

This heat can do one too. Yes, I know its summer in the south of France so warm weather isnt a surprise, but its fucking unrelenting. There was no build-up to it either to acclimatise...the seasons now just flip a switch from "pishing down 24/7" to "scorchio" with nothing in between. And people think climate change isnt real?

 

 

Dave, which department are you in and we can find something properly atrocious for you to waft about in while swearing at shitty builders who have landed you in the merde yet again. 

 

If you have 1500 euro then just buy this. https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1461712073.htm/

 

[Sloth in a bowl]

Adding a grump of my own now, which is not very me and a really minor grump.

 

Look at the following ad https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1461635661.htm/

 

 

The seller knows that it's not 10E, I know it's not 10E, so why the fuck do you advertise it at the wrong price?

I can't believe it is meant to be 10,000 so is 10E = 100E or 1000E, how fucked is this bodged old wagon?

 

What does does it achive except bombard you with loads of shitty texts offering 10E and scaring off anybody that may have offered sensible coin.

 

 

now count down from 10, 9 , 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.... and breathe

[fordperv]

Of all the body parts beginning with K, the knee and knuckles are probably preferable.

Yep thank god nuts havnt got a silent K

[Lacquer Peel]

I was telling a mate how good WAZE is as a satnav so he tried it but said it was shit , went to Oxford and it stopped navigating on the ring road , just said you've arrived, we were miles away, good job I had the tomtom WAZE is crap

 

Then I found out he was using it an an iPhone 4 , i'm surprised it even installed

Waze works fine on my girlfriend's iPhone 4, it's surprisingly usable for such an "old" phone, but I don't know how long that will last.

[Guest Hooli]

Yep thank god nuts havnt got a silent K

 

knackers

[cort16]

The second is to go into a job fuck it up for 2 years and then leave when it gets such a mess that they have to go and they move somewhere else. Instead of staying in a job for and getting promoted on merit they simply move into jobs that other useless twats have been pushed from until they too are pushed due to accidentally setting up and 'A.R.S.E' system not an 'E.L.B.O.W'

 

That’s so true . About 8 years ago I was involved in a big project and the technical director of this large organisation was a total cluster fuck and the whole project was a disaster . . They left after after a bit and I looked them up on linked in recently and they’ve bounced various senior jobs every 2 years leaving a trail of fuck knows what behind them .

[Timewaster]

Remember, no one has ever written on LinkedIn "was project manager but couldn't cope so now I'm back to a junior tech"

 

It is full of bull. Facebook for work.

[Snipes]

Car Spendies for July so far;

 

1. Replace missing spare key £60 

2. Replace knackered clutch £305

3. Replace NS door mirror knocked off while parked £25 - plus the faff of removing the door card etc.

4. Replace the fucking OS door mirror knocked off this morning £25 again - plus the faff of removing the door card etc.

5. Insurance renewal £270-ish for the year.

 

WTF is going on?

[New POD]

Of all the body parts beginning with K, the knee and knuckles are probably preferable.

indeed you wouldn't want to catch that in your kunt

[Geep]

Ps, regarding ‘career progression’ then don’t bother. They only take on arsewipes to supposedly better positions in the company, so it’s pointless.

Having worked for the last 35 odd years in various companies I’ve never actually had a career, just a job. It’s actually mostly brilliant because I couldn’t give a flying fuck about how the firm is doing financially or whatever. Don’t want to see people lose jobs, but equally couldn’t care less about the actual company.

 

This is how it was for the majority years ago but then they had to justify huge university fees and find ways to get the workforce more submissive. The 'career' was born. No-one has jobs any more, well only the 'riff raff'. You have to have a career now and if you don't. you have to look for one then devote yourself to the company or the industry in order to retain/gain employment. Meanwhile, the corporations, including those running education, are laughing all the way to the bank as people drive themselves in to an early grave making the few wealthy. 

[MorrisItalSLX]

The Jag went in for its service today.

 

A few hours later I get a call from the mechanic.

 

“Yeah mate, we got a problem, we think the head gasket’s gone”

 

FFS.

 

*repeatedly kicks dust bin next to me in train station*

 

Fucking British cars for you etc.

 

Cunt.

[cort1977]

This is how it was for the majority years ago but then they had to justify huge university fees and find ways to get the workforce more submissive. The 'career' was born. No-one has jobs any more, well only the 'riff raff'. You have to have a career now and if you don't. you have to look for one then devote yourself to the company or the industry in order to retain/gain employment. Meanwhile, the corporations, including those running education, are laughing all the way to the bank as people drive themselves in to an early grave making the few wealthy. 

 

As my best mate always says 'the definition of career is to hurtle downhill out of control'.  Have to agree with you though, as a contractor in a big corporation I see people doing some daft things in the name of career development.  It's the ones who take it really seriously that i feel most sorry for in a way.

[sierraman]

Im a bit like that, I've got neither the aptitude nor the energy to sing the company song everyday to climb to the top.

[MorrisItalSLX]

The Jag went in for its service today.

 

A few hours later I get a call from the mechanic.

 

“Yeah mate, we got a problem, we think the head gasket’s gone”

 

FFS.

 

*repeatedly kicks dust bin next to me in train station*

 

Fucking British cars for you etc.

 

Cunt.

Well, just got back from the mechanic and the head gasket is kippered.

 

Options are as follows:

 

1a. Remove head and inspect, skim head and replace gasket - $3000

 

1b. Remove head and inspect, rebuild motor - $15000

 

2. Swap in second hand motor - $3000

 

3. Add K-seal or similar and cross fingers - $50

 

Unfortunately, I can only afford option 3 at the moment, so that was undertaken so I could drive home.

The plan at the moment is to raise funds to undertake plan 1a, or 2 if the block is buggered.

So, for the time being, the Jag is up on bricks in the garage until further work can be funded.

 

In conclusion: cunt cunt cuntity cunt.

[SiC]

Well, just got back from the mechanic and the head gasket is kippered.

 

Options are as follows:

 

1a. Remove head and inspect, skim head and replace gasket - $3000

 

1b. Remove head and inspect, rebuild motor - $15000

 

2. Swap in second hand motor - $3000

 

3. Add K-seal or similar and cross fingers - $50

 

Unfortunately, I can only afford option 3 at the moment, so that was undertaken so I could drive home.

The plan at the moment is to raise funds to undertake plan 1a, or 2 if the block is buggered.

So, for the time being, the Jag is up on bricks in the garage until further work can be funded.

 

In conclusion: cunt cunt cuntity cunt.

Ouch ouch ouch! I was only just looking at your pictures of it earlier and thinking how lovely it looked. Any idea why the HGF failed?

[Richard]

Who the fuck phones a B&B with a load of stupid questions at 7:30am? I'm going to find out when they are staying and ruin their breakfast.

[sierraman]

Wouldn't use K seal for that. Its not cheap but I'd do it properly. Get Steel Seal instead.

[dave21478]

Adding a grump of my own now, which is not very me and a really minor grump.

 

Look at the following ad https://www.leboncoin.fr/voitures/1461635661.htm/

 

 

The seller knows that it's not 10E, I know it's not 10E, so why the fuck do you advertise it at the wrong price?

I can't believe it is meant to be 10,000 so is 10E = 100E or 1000E, how fucked is this bodged old wagon?

 

What does does it achive except bombard you with loads of shitty texts offering 10E and scaring off anybody that may have offered sensible coin.

 

 

now count down from 10, 9 , 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1.... and breathe

 

 

The website makes you put a price, but since everyone thinks "make a fair offer" is a sensible thing to do, they just put a nominal price to keep the website happy.  These folk can fuck right the fuck off, because there is no way to win that scenario...you make a low offer, they ignore you. You make an average offer, they huff and puff about wanting more, you make a high offer, they wont exactly say "no mate, I was expecting less", will they? I just dont bother even trying with them any more. Add in to the mix the non French accent which immediately adds 15% Foreigner Tax to the price because apparently all Brits are minted and they expect me to turn up in a solid gold Rolls Royce and have little clouds of fifty euro notes tumbling out my pockets and fluttering away on the breeze as I walk and and its just all a waste of fucking time.

 

 

 

Its almost as irritating as the wankers who "accidentally" leave a zero off the end of their price I assume to make their ad show up in more searches where people have put an upper price limit. Why yes, I am browsing cars under 2k, saw your advert at 850...of course I will pay 8500 on a spur of the moment decision.

 

I just cant be fucked with the whole process any more.

[sierraman]

Sounds like hard work. I think the French would have an embolism if they advertised on Bumtree for a week. €150 echange pour gitanes et High Street Vouchers?

[DodgeRover]

Well, just got back from the mechanic and the head gasket is kippered.

 

Options are as follows:

 

1a. Remove head and inspect, skim head and replace gasket - $3000

 

1b. Remove head and inspect, rebuild motor - $15000

 

2. Swap in second hand motor - $3000

 

3. Add K-seal or similar and cross fingers - $50

 

Unfortunately, I can only afford option 3 at the moment, so that was undertaken so I could drive home.

The plan at the moment is to raise funds to undertake plan 1a, or 2 if the block is buggered.

So, for the time being, the Jag is up on bricks in the garage until further work can be funded.

 

In conclusion: cunt cunt cuntity cunt.

You missed option d) install small block Chev & lpg, plenty were running about round Aus compliance as such.

[Wack]

Just dropped my son off at Liverpool airport , they now charge £3 to use the "express" dropoff near the airport , drop off 2 is free for 40 minutes but as it's belting it down and he'd only got a suede jacket on I had to stump up £3 as it was a way from the terminal building as you'd expect for most £££

 

As I drove out I saw signs NO STOPPING , then I noticed the camera van pointing up the access road ready to issue the £100 fines for anyone daring to stop to drop somebody off

[MorrisItalSLX]

Ouch ouch ouch! I was only just looking at your pictures of it earlier and thinking how lovely it looked. Any idea why the HGF failed?

 

Mechanic said that the engine rebuild done by a previous owner may not have been done properly or done by someone who didn't know what they were doing.

The issue is that water is getting into cylinder 4, which is a fault with the later XK engines due to cuts in the block made between the cylinders which was done in the factory to counteract an issue they had with blocks cracking.

 

Wouldn't use K seal for that. Its not cheap but I'd do it properly. Get Steel Seal instead.

 

A Penrite product was used at the recomendation of my mechanic. It is only a temporary measure, done to get me home.

 

You missed option d) install small block Chev & lpg, plenty were running about round Aus compliance as such.

 

If any engine swapping was to take place, a Ford Barra with a huuuuuge turbo would be shoehorned in!

[Des]

Would it be worth re-torquing the head? I've had success doing this, sometimes takes a few goes, only viable in early stage of HGF not if it's been cooked. I've had a few gaskets go, and have kept motoring by leaving the rad cap loose, works OK on old stuff where there's a decent reserve, allows you to repair at your leisure, but sooner the better.

[Talbot]

Lots of stress at the moment.

Whilst not all at the same time, I can relate to all of this. Life can throw you some fairly shitty curve-balls, but my only advice here would be DO NOT dwell on what could have been or might have been if things were different, it will ONLY serve to depress. Also, comparing yourself to others will never be beneficial.

 

I don't know what industry you work in, but have you considered looking at something more managerial in your field? At 45 you undoubtedly have not only a fair bit of experience in your chosen field, but also in how to deal with people and generally get shit done. Employers know this, and it may be that your looking at jobs that are aimed more at people with less experience than you. By aiming higher, you might be more on target for what employers expect.

 

I'm currently locked in a not-dissimilar situation. Employer is utter crap, and I do not have some of the skills that are expected in similar jobs at similar pay grades. I've started broadening my search, both industry-wise and grade-wise, and am regularly surprising myself that I might well be suitable for something I didn't expect to be.

 

 

Edit: Clearly I'm a day late on this. Stupid computer telling me the post was today, when in fact it was yesterday.

[Volksy]

Just dropped my son off at Liverpool airport , they now charge £3 to use the "express" dropoff near the airport , drop off 2 is free for 40 minutes but as it's belting it down and he'd only got a suede jacket on I had to stump up £3 as it was a way from the terminal building as you'd expect for most £££

 

As I drove out I saw signs NO STOPPING , then I noticed the camera van pointing up the access road ready to issue the £100 fines for anyone daring to stop to drop somebody off

 

It's the same at most airports now, Leeds - where I used to work - Charge £3.00 for the pick up/drop off area, it's the bigest revenue stream for the airport.

People forget that Airports are a private business, and not a government funded establishment. With the revenue from airlines coming down due to no frills etc, parking and shopping is where the money is.

I had a customer kicking off about having to walk to the aircraft rather than being provided with a bus. I asked how much they paid for their flight - £22. Think they then understood why there was no bus.

 

[sierraman]

Completely agree with Talbot on what he's saying. Always remember you've made a decision for a reason. I've had it at work lately having to make some tough decisions but sometimes you have to go on what you know and go with your gut.

[mossymossy]

I sorted a second deal on my camper. I hope you know what I am talking about? Look at camper for sale, or ebay fuckwits. The guy offered me £500 less, but I accepted. Its not so much the money, as I need it gone, so I can get on with my other projects. He is supposed to be coming round this morning with £3000 cash. It's gone 11 and no messages.  Not looking good. I will message him. Keep you posted.

[fordperv]

knackers

Oh fuck forgot about that one im classing myself a lucky boy now