The grumpy thread

[SierraMikeHotel]

Three was always some of this going on - My Computer Is Better Than Your Computer on Fidonet could get a bit fighty - but I'm also surprised at the level of aggression I see on Facebook groups lately. It seems to escalate from nowhere.

 

I've left most of them and gone back to just using it to keep in touch with friends and family, much more pleasant that way.

[iainrcz]

You see I like both. Insulting people to see them get upset, but also the sly ones especially if someone else gets it.

That's not right.

A good insult should be like a slap in the face and kick in the plums.

Then sit back and picture them turning purple and frothing at the mouth with indignation.

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[Richard]

That's not right. 

A good insult should be like a slap in the face and kick in the plums.

Then sit back and picture them turning purple and frothing at the mouth with indignation.

 

I'm with Iain. The best insults are the ones that hit home hours or even days later. 

[DeeJay]

I'm with Iain. The best insults are the ones that hit home hours or even days later. 

I don't like the long game.

Instant gratification for me. 

Plus some people are too thick to realise they've been insulted.

[iainrcz]

Ha yes. I work in a small out of the way town and as much as some people may disagree it's a sly insulters wet dream.

Some of the lads literally wouldn't have a scooby doo you've insulted them.

My old teamleader is a clever bloke and we often used to say having a "set to" with our department manager was fun, he's the sort of bloke that would mentally bring a baguette to a knife fight

 

I don't like the long game.

Instant gratification for me.

Plus some people are too thick to realise they've been insulted.

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[myglaren]

  Ford fanbois are likely to always be shiny headed knuckle dragging football chanting lager swilling bull necked strawberry faced sunburnt nylon wearing wrecks. 

Absolute classic!

[Lord Sterling]

...but one thing is making me very grumpy at the moment and that is what seems to be an increasing amount of rudeness of Facebook car pages. I suspect is has been forever thus but I have only just started looking at them. I put pictures of my Maxi on a Barnfind page and got mainly positive comments but several comments saying it should be scrapped and put it it back in the barn and very imaginative posts like "sh@t". Someone on another page has posted a picture of a Megane Coupe which he is hoping to restore, it looks a bit of a mess and is probably worth very little and personally I wouldn't bother with it but he is getting some pretty nasty things said about him as well as the predictable comments about the car. Yet I have noticed if someone puts a photo up of Ford then they are immediately sainted!

 

I thought these pages were for enthusiasts and that people would be encouraging not knocking people for their car choice, it seems almost tribal! The trouble is I have found it quite hard biting my tongue and have failed on several occasions. I have also noticed on a couple of organists pages some debates get heated but not quite to that personal extent.

Therein lies the problem. To use Facebook for anything other than keeping in touch with family/friends and dare I say it, even colleagues is asking for touble; Facebook is unfortunately a reflection of the worst in our society as in using Facebook for social functionality will expose the worst in people. It becomes less about sharing enthusiasm/like for like wears and becomes more about aving a public face-off with someone you don't know and have never met because someone has a differing choice to you. Many other also pick fights for attention, some also do it as they may have a very doldrumed life.

 

Because Facebook has a very big, worldwide audience, you are more likely to meet someone who will cause trouble than here for example as an old fashioned forum will only appeal to a limited audience.

[bub2006]

eBay notifications on your phone,don't do it folks. I've been juggling stuff out the boot of my car with phone and fags in my hand. It seems I've bought a carp fishing trolley in fuckng Manchester. Oh for fuck sake.

[dollywobbler]

Therein lies the problem. To use Facebook for anything other than keeping in touch with family/friends and dare I say it, even colleagues is asking for touble; Facebook is unfortunately a reflection of the worst in our society as in using Facebook for social functionality will expose the worst in people. It becomes less about sharing enthusiasm/like for like wears and becomes more about aving a public face-off with someone you don't know and have never met because someone has a differing choice to you. Many other also pick fights for attention, some also do it as they may have a very doldrumed life.

 

Because Facebook has a very big, worldwide audience, you are more likely to meet someone who will cause trouble than here for example as an old fashioned forum will only appeal to a limited audience.

 

My simple rule is to not join groups full of arseholes. It generally works well.

[dozeydustman]

Drove the Corolla today, first time I've driven it in the rain. Told the wife if stepdaughter is going to have the car, we're binning these tyres as dangerous (grump 1). Avoid Centara tyres unless you like lift off oversteer when going round every corner.

 

Lots of heavy rain on the south coast area today, been on the A27 & M27 as picked up new armchair and matching pouffe, then shopping in Portsmouth (grump 2). There were so many dangerous dickheads on the road today. Whatever happened to the 4-second rule for wet weather? (grump 3)

 

Collected armchair and pouffe, big impressively electric gated place with many new expensive 18-plate cars (3 merc, 1 Ferrari and 1 Bently 4x4 thing) so they obviously had money. The seller's husband was very rude to us because the Corolla "disgraced his driveway" (grump 4), seller did scold him at least, but neither apologised. Wanted to throw said chair through windscreen of one of his cars.

 

because rain, everyone else decided Portsmouth was an excellent place to go shopping for the day. Spent 2 hours traipsing round the town/city to look for a new dress for wifey, as ever when shopping with a woman, nothing is suitable (grump 5) and I had better things to do. Then she suggested going to Southampton to visit the Ikea.

 

My brain exploded and I got the train home.

[Cavcraft]

You should have told him to FRO, defecated on his precious driveway then wheel spun off into the ether.

 

 

In other news, I think I may become a solicitor. Have done most of the leg work for the shower of shit lot we stupidly employed to handle something for us.

[danthecapriman]

I am sure this has been covered before, but one thing is making me very grumpy at the moment and that is what seems to be an increasing amount of rudeness of Facebook car pages. I suspect is has been forever thus but I have only just started looking at them. I put pictures of my Maxi on a Barnfind page and got mainly positive comments but several comments saying it should be scrapped and put it it back in the barn and very imaginative posts like "sh@t". Someone on another page has posted a picture of a Megane Coupe which he is hoping to restore, it looks a bit of a mess and is probably worth very little and personally I wouldn't bother with it but he is getting some pretty nasty things said about him as well as the predictable comments about the car. Yet I have noticed if someone puts a photo up of Ford then they are immediately sainted!

 

I thought these pages were for enthusiasts and that people would be encouraging not knocking people for their car choice, it seems almost tribal! The trouble is I have found it quite hard biting my tongue and have failed on several occasions. I have also noticed on a couple of organists pages some debates get heated but not quite to that personal extent.

I very much agree with the sentiment.

 

However, this place can be the same at times. A good example can be found currently on page 1, http://autoshite.com/topic/32565-ford-sierra-vs-mazda-626/

 

It’s inverse slightly here though where anything upmarket is looked at with slight scorn and Fords are a regular target. I’ve brought it up on here before...

Though I will say on here it rarely gets nasty.

[Cavcraft]

Was it 'UKbarnfinds' by any chance? Everything that's wrong with Facebook can be found on that page.

[Wack]

Jesus wept I don't know what my dog has eaten, a dead rat or maybe it's just a late side effect of her chemo, I have no sense of smell normally but fuck me the wallpaper is going to peel off soon, it's that bad !

You want to try feeding a boxer a fray bentos pie then spending 8 hours stuck in a truck cab with it farting eau de bentos every 5 minutes

[Tadhg Tiogar]

....In other news, I think I may become a solicitor. ....

It's not much to write home about.

[richardmorris]

Drove the Corolla today, first time I've driven it in the rain. Told the wife if stepdaughter is going to have the car, we're binning these tyres as dangerous (grump 1). Avoid Centara tyres unless you like lift off oversteer when going round every corner.

 

Lots of heavy rain on the south coast area today, been on the A27 & M27 as picked up new armchair and matching pouffe, then shopping in Portsmouth (grump 2). There were so many dangerous dickheads on the road today. Whatever happened to the 4-second rule for wet weather? (grump 3)

 

Collected armchair and pouffe, big impressively electric gated place with many new expensive 18-plate cars (3 merc, 1 Ferrari and 1 Bently 4x4 thing) so they obviously had money. The seller's husband was very rude to us because the Corolla "disgraced his driveway" (grump 4), seller did scold him at least, but neither apologised. Wanted to throw said chair through windscreen of one of his cars.

 

because rain, everyone else decided Portsmouth was an excellent place to go shopping for the day. Spent 2 hours traipsing round the town/city to look for a new dress for wifey, as ever when shopping with a woman, nothing is suitable (grump 5) and I had better things to do. Then she suggested going to Southampton to visit the Ikea.

 

My brain exploded and I got the train home.

 

 

 

They wanted money from selling their stuff. If they didn’t want you ( or any others) to collect then they should have taken it to the local charity shop.

[Supernaut]

I was a member of a locally-based BMW group on Facebook until recently.

 

They were precisely what you'd expect. Useless for actually sourcing any meaningful parts, and they all drove barried / stanced 2.0 diesels. I left about 30 seconds after somebody outright called my car a "piece of shit" with no provocation. How very dare I actually enjoy owning and driving a 2.0 straight 6 automatic! I should be striving to own a 328i manual that's been crashed into a wall backwards several times and jigged back into a shape roughly resembling a car.

[Noel Tidybeard]

Drove the Corolla today, first time I've driven it in the rain. Told the wife if stepdaughter is going to have the car, we're binning these tyres as dangerous (grump 1). Avoid Centara tyres unless you like lift off oversteer when going round every corner.

 

Lots of heavy rain on the south coast area today, been on the A27 & M27 as picked up new armchair and matching pouffe, then shopping in Portsmouth (grump 2). There were so many dangerous dickheads on the road today. Whatever happened to the 4-second rule for wet weather? (grump 3)

 

Collected armchair and pouffe, big impressively electric gated place with many new expensive 18-plate cars (3 merc, 1 Ferrari and 1 Bently 4x4 thing) so they obviously had money. The seller's husband was very rude to us because the Corolla "disgraced his driveway" (grump 4), seller did scold him at least, but neither apologised. Wanted to throw said chair through windscreen of one of his cars.

 

should have told the you came in the gardeners car as you knew it wouldn't fit in the Jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaag

[dozeydustman]

They wanted money from selling their stuff. If they didn’t want you ( or any others) to collect then they should have taken it to the local charity shop.

 

 

My sentiment exactly. If I'd turned up in the Saab with it's flashy private plate they may have not been so arsey.

[DodgeRover]

Was it 'UKbarnfinds' by any chance? Everything that's wrong with Facebook can be found on that page.

I'm thinking of posting asking about how to get the 2018 Range Rover that's been abandoned outside on the street for hours now....

 

And can anybody tell me where the "Next" posts come from? What's that all about.

[DodgeRover]

It's not much to write home about.

But it will cost £200 per letter....

[theorganist]

Was it 'UKbarnfinds' by any chance? Everything that's wrong with Facebook can be found on that page.

Yes that is the one, I think you are right. When I asked why there was so much nastiness and I was told "that is what Facebook is for" when I questioned this and asked for evidence of this fact he called me gay, I gave up then, there is a higher level of maturity in the local sperm bank. On top of it all it turns out the guy purchasing the Megane was even planning on purchasing it and was trying to make some kind of point, so that is the last time I try and stick up for someone on there! I think I will be leaving some of these groups. 

[bramz7]

The worst selling group on FB is that pre 1996 retro cars one. Full of idiots with no hobbies other than to be the meatheads they are.

 

Some groups are fine though. Some of the owners clubs are actually really useful tools.

There's a 605 one too. 12 members strong.

[theorganist]

I'm thinking of posting asking about how to get the 2018 Range Rover that's been abandoned outside on the street for hours now....

 

And can anybody tell me where the "Next" posts come from? What's that all about.

 

You will get one or a combination of the following replies.

 

"its sh@t"

"its shite"

"French Crap" (it won't matter that it isn't French they will have to get it in somewhere)

"scrap it"

"it's crap" (my uncles step sisters fourth cousin twice removed sat in one once)

"are you on day release?"

"these were crap when new how they haven't all rusted away by now" (apparently only British built cars rusted in the 70's, so it was my imagination that my neighbours were scrapping rotten Cortina's at 10 years old)

"60 pound a tonne atm m8"

"they were shit when new, worthless now" (taps fingers whilst waiting for someone to post a photo of an Escort)

"race it"

"burn it with fire" (not sure what other methods they think you should use)!

 

I could go on!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

But it will cost £200 per letter....

More like £20. It's the "considering and preparation" that may be billed at £200/hr (plus VAT)....

[theorganist]

The worst selling group on FB is that pre 1996 retro cars one. Full of idiots with no hobbies other than to be the meatheads they are.

 

Some groups are fine though. Some of the owners clubs are actually really useful tools.

There's a 605 one too. 12 members strong.

The Maxi pages are great, generally helpful as were the 309 page and the Renault 5 not too bad although they were mainly interested in the turbo models. The Fiesta mark 3 page was okay especially for getting spares but the amount of really tidy ones being broken up was a shame and again if it wasn't barried in some way they weren't that interested. The Renault 14 page is good although most of it needs translating, no ego's on there at all!

[danthecapriman]

You will get one or a combination of the following replies.

 

"its sh@t"

"its shite"

"French Crap" (it won't matter that it isn't French they will have to get it in somewhere)

"scrap it"

"it's crap" (my uncles step sisters fourth cousin twice removed sat in one once)

"are you on day release?"

"these were crap when new how they haven't all rusted away by now" (apparently only British built cars rusted in the 70's, so it was my imagination that my neighbours were scrapping rotten Cortina's at 10 years old)

"60 pound a tonne atm m8"

"they were shit when new, worthless now" (taps fingers whilst waiting for someone to post a photo of an Escort)

"race it"

"burn it with fire" (not sure what other methods they think you should use)!

 

I could go on!

I’ve had very very similar from a few on here about the cars I like too.

[iainrcz]

I'm on two rcz owners groups.

 

I'm a sucker for a good hairdressing story....

 

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[sierraman]

I was a member of a locally-based BMW group on Facebook until recently.

 

They were precisely what you'd expect. Useless for actually sourcing any meaningful parts, and they all drove barried / stanced 2.0 diesels. I left about 30 seconds after somebody outright called my car a "piece of shit" with no provocation. How very dare I actually enjoy owning and driving a 2.0 straight 6 automatic! I should be striving to own a 328i manual that's been crashed into a wall backwards several times and jigged back into a shape roughly resembling a car.

What you’ve got to realise is these people on these faceache groups fundamentally can’t afford a BMW, that’s why they went with the 320D, because it’s a toss up between bread and milk and a fivers worth of diesel. I can picture them now, sort of goons who ‘improve’ them with those shit ‘because BMW’ stickers or knock off chinese M tech badges All they see is 50mpg and the 325 or whatever doing 28mpg. Most of them ought to have stayed at home or bought an Astra.

 

I’d just ignore them.

[panhard65]

Fucking car sellers. I have been to look at 2 807 Peugeots this weekend both of them were over an hours drive from me. First one yesterday I turn up and it looks ok for the money, fires up straight away and seems to run nicely. So off up the road we go, fucking hell it was dangerously slow and certainly wasn't running at full power, not helped ny the back brake sticking on. "Oh yeah it is a bit slow but I don't worry about it if you use a light throttle it will pick up speed" We get back and the rear brake is smoking "Oh it's never done that before I can fix it if you want to come back" So that wasn't going to happen. Then today I message about another one and tell her I had been messed about by a seller not being honest. "Oh there is nothing wrong with ours" Ok so off we go get there 1 1/2 later to find the car sitting on their drive with the drivers door open in the pissing rain and no sign of anyone. Knock on the door and this bloke comes out and says it's got a flat battery and how it's a new battery etc. The fucking thing had 4 flat tyres no fuel in it and wouldn't even start with a jump pack. I was really pissed off now so just walked away. I don't expect a lot for what I am prepared to pay but at least check the thing is fit for sale before a punter turns up. Twats the pair of them.