The grumpy thread

[Kiltox]

Heard a new clanging sound about 60 miles from Peterborough. Gave it a prod at my dad's and the exhaust hangers have snapped again! Stupid things, will lash it up with some wire and look at them 2 weeks before the mot

eBay specials?

[nebuchenezer]

Ha ha ha.

 

Longest period of no rain in the history of the interwebs

 

Go to watch Kent v Surrey in the T20 comp and it is only fuckin rained off after Surrey put up a mahoosive score

 

Not amused

[dean36014]

Just waved goodbye to my BX estate restoration. Decided that having a major welding project after having a spine fusion operation probably wasn't the best idea. Can't wait to get back to work. At least 5 more weeks off and I'm bored already doing nothing

[DodgeRover]

Just waved goodbye to my BX estate restoration. Decided that having a major welding project after having a spine fusion operation probably wasn't the best idea. Can't wait to get back to work. At least 5 more weeks off and I'm bored already doing nothing

You would probably be fine TBH I was told no point in having mine fused as I would just damage above or below where it was fused.

5 weeks - what you need is a project car

[3VOM]

I know what you mean I had a job at the local sewage works but I jacked it in as I was sick of going through the motions .

I used to assemble keyboards. Same shift every day.

[dean36014]

You would probably be fine TBH I was told no point in having mine fused as I would just damage above or below where it was fused.

5 weeks - what you need is a project car

Got one! Got another BX hatch that needs far less work, plus the other cars to keep fettling.

[anonymous user]

I thought that I would adjust the door mirror slightly, but being a cack-handed fool I managed to shear the casting instead.

 

You will hardly notice my temporary seamless repair

 

I may try some chemical metal type stuff, but more sensibly I will get a new one on order, looking forward to trying to undo the bracket, I'll probably end up needing a new door hinge/door/bulkhead

[Guest Hooli]

Maybe it'd work better if you turned it the right way up?

[anonymous user]

Sorry, it's upside down day today

[Christine]

S'only a series 3 hinge, and the mirrors are cheap as chips anyway ..so buy a pair 

[Guest Hooli]

Shops lying on packaging. I picked up cheap men's t-shirts in lidl. Yet I've just found out they have v necks so are for girls.

No normal men wear v near t-shirts ffs, now I need to take them back but can't as the receipt blew away when I loaded the car so they are only good for rags.

[lesapandre]

I thought that I would adjust the door mirror slightly, but being a cack-handed fool I managed to shear the casting instead.

 

You will hardly notice my temporary seamless repair

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I may try some chemical metal type stuff, but more sensibly I will get a new one on order, looking forward to trying to undo the bracket, I'll probably end up needing a new door hinge/door/bulkhead

I used two- pack glue when mine broke off. No problem after a year. I love low- tech repairs.

[artdjones]

Shops lying on packaging. I picked up cheap men's t-shirts in lidl. Yet I've just found out they have v necks so are for girls.

No normal men wear v near t-shirts ffs, now I need to take them back but can't as the receipt blew away when I loaded the car so they are only good for rags.

"Normal" Germans do.

[Stanky]

Shops lying on packaging. I picked up cheap men's t-shirts in lidl. Yet I've just found out they have v necks so are for girls.

No normal men wear v near t-shirts ffs, now I need to take them back but can't as the receipt blew away when I loaded the car so they are only good for rags.

 

Cut the sleeves off, and enlarge the neck hole and wear it as a vest. Its what I do (to my wife's disgust) with old t-shirts where the seams have gone in the armpits. You get years of life out them like this.

[Guest Hooli]

"Normal" Germans do.

 

Germans aren't normal, they are German.

 

Cut the sleeves off, and enlarge the neck hole and wear it as a vest. Its what I do (to my wife's disgust) with old t-shirts where the seams have gone in the armpits. You get years of life out them like this.

 

 

Tempting but I only got them as we're allowed to wear plain white t-shirts at work while it's hot rather than uniform tops. Our work polo shirts (which I hate as who can't decide between a t-shirt or a real shirt ffs?) appear to be made of old horse blankets so you can walk around in the snow in them & not get cold.

[bramz7]

This fucking Alfa.

 

Left it at work as it's got a parking permit. Forgot the brake lights jam on. 10 hours later and it's dead.

Of course, let's not forget the boot now won't open.

 

I despair. I'm this close to scrapping it.

Had it jumped by AA yesterday, and then the boot release button broke.

 

I hate this fucking thing. If the guy flounces it's being scrapped.

[OwdChina]

Ants.........Just back after 3 weeks in Blighty and there is 3 columns of bloody ants marching from 3 different points (originating from outside) to a candy bowl on the kitchen island....There's feckin millions of 'em........time to get the shop vac out and hoover them up and break out the ant poison..........bugger.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Germans aren't normal, they are German...

They are normal compared to Austrians...

[DeeJay]

Sorry, it's upside down day today

Does that line work with the ladies?

[eddyramrod]

No normal men wear v near t-shirts ffs,

I'm not normal...

[Guest Hooli]

That's not news Eddy

[wrenchvolt]

I'm being grumpy on behalf of somebody else

 

Guy buys a new build house for 300k and this is what he gets

 

https://m.facebook.com/groups/1737036286584198?view=permalink&id=2067159966905160

 Disgusting! I can't believe this standard of work gets signed off. I've seen a fair bit of this to be fair. So much that I won't entertain the thought of a new build. Imagine the snags and when the warranty ends I bet it falls apart from the inside out. Shameful!

[greengartside]

I went to my local breakers yard this morning.

 

I could not believe my eyes at what I saw there.....

 

 

A bloody Mazda 929! I nearly fell over backwards when I saw it. I think it’s been off the road since 1985 and has been (badly) stored until this year. If you look hard enough there is a 1970 Triumph 1300 right behind it.

 

 

How bloody ace does this thing look?

 

 

Grumpy because it’s ended up here rather than in the hands of a restorer - I don’t think it would have needed much in the way of bodywork. It had done 68k from new.

[loserone]

Beautiful

[Tamworthbay]

I went to my local breakers yard this morning.

I could not believe my eyes at what I saw there.....

A bloody Mazda 929! I nearly fell over backwards when I saw it. I think it’s been off the road since 1985 and has been (badly) stored until this year. If you look hard enough there is a 1970 Triumph 1300 right behind it.

How bloody ace does this thing look?

Grumpy because it’s ended up here rather than in the hands of a restorer - I don’t think it would have needed much in the way of bodywork. It had done 68k from new.

When do you collect it?

[dollywobbler]

Can it be saved? That's amazing!

[greengartside]

Can it be saved? That's amazing!

It is indeed amazing. I’m not sure if it can legally be saved because COD but I’m sure if you speak to the yard owner then anything is possible? It is all complete.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

No record of the 929's registration plate on DVLA at the moment

[eddyramrod]

you haz t'internet.

 

order a shopping delivery.

 

your welcome.

 

"You're" [/grammar Nazi]

 

More to the point: my internet is in and out, mostly out.  I've had a word with PlusNet and I'm expecting it to improve forthwith.  Until it does I'll just have to do stuff the old-fashioned way.  Which today meant a trip with Tripod to the Co-op.  With a bit of luck we'll have the car back on Monday anyway.

 

[trigger]

Its unbelievable that in this day and age of the internet that cars like that are still being scrapped.