The grumpy thread

[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.

[Doctormop]

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 .

 

At least for overtime or weekend work you were entitled to time and a turd!!!

[dollywobbler]

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.

Details? Location?

[HMC]

Was it a uk market offering? Looks like it's been stored undercover for many years before very recently being dragged out.

[Shirley Knott]

Last day of my two week summer holiday today

 

Despite not having actually 'gone' anywhere it's been great to have some time off to spend with the family and catching up with my projects, unfortunately the dread RE going back to work has now well and truly set in and I'm feeling slightly depressed about it all... My days generally start at 6AM and I often don't get in from work until after 8pm, not good. I used to get like this when returning to school after the 6 weeks summer holidays, shadows cast long over the school gates.

 

FML.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

That Mazda 929 is astounding!!! Shove it on Facebook with a phone number for the yard, the guy's phone will melt.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I'm quite traumatized at seeing that in there, I hope it can be rescued.

[Mr Lobster]

I'd love that but common sense, such as it is, has to prevail I suppose.   Really hope someone will save it.

[Wack]

Left the dashcam on in the car , flattened the battery, the cover is held on with 3 hand screw clips , dropped one taking it off disappeared into the engine bay, fumbled another putting it back on, not available on ebay so I went to Halfords and boot a pack of 6 and fucking dropped another one

 

At this rate if I have to charge the battery again one side of the engine is going to be melted plastic, clumsy cunt

[greengartside]

Detials? Location?

The yard is David Yarham salvage which are based at Seething near Norwich in Norfolk. Phone number is 01508 482612.

 

I’m not sure how easy it’ll be to purchase the whole thing - definitely best to ring him and see what he says.

[greengartside]

I'm quite traumatized at seeing that in there, I hope it can be rescued.

I hope so too, I would save it myself but I have no storage and I’d probably have no wife at the end of it either.

[Aston Martin]

Upullit needs to fuck off, or increase prices.

 

I wanted panpan bits.... All fucked or missing.

C1/107/aygo... Parcel shelf, all smashed in half.

 

Grande punto bumper covers and screw in tow bar thing they had... Which I got for free as it was a £6 card minimum and I only spent £2.

 

If I lived next door I'd be there every day stripping parts for 10x on eBay.

 

They did have this fabulous C2 interior.... But I don't own a C2. I wish I did just to plop this in.