The grumpy thread

[mercrocker]

Out of 5 vehicles, I only have 3 with working fuel gauges.   Its taught me to keep an eye on the odometer - to the extent that I never look at the three working fuel gauges now.   I am finding it easier to do without shit these days....

[vulgalour]

Oh I'm doing the odometer thing already, and that's working just fine, but it's annoying and I prefer having a little gauge to tell me roughly how much money I've burned instead.

[Cavcraft]

To be honest, it’s all becoming a bit of a dying art now, backing the nags. Today’s LBOs are just a front for fixed odds terminals, although that’s all going to be changing shortly.

 

I come from a family of bookmakers and was managing four offices and a credit room before I was legally old enough to actually enter one (allegedly*) but it’s changed completely now and not necessarily for the better.

 

My dearly missed sister-in-law ran a bookies and was an absolute whizz with odds etc. It's sort of silly me having an on-line account really, as I'm getting more and more disenchanted with betting, to the point of almost despising it. I don't mind stupid small bet accumulators on the football, but horse racing, on-line bingo etc just ends up getting on my tits, to be honest.  

 

Says the man who's had loads of bets today.

[DodgeRover]

Day two in the worst-designed Transit ever. Turkish Transits can FRO.

Are you driving it in Turkey? Can you bring some mk2 transit panels back?

[DodgeRover]

This is a gypsy tart. A delicacy in Kent.

 

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Except this is not Kentish being made in that there eastern half of the county in planet Thanet.

Do you know the level of disappointment that post achieved?

[dozeydustman]

Playing catch up as in-laws were round last night. 

 

Sorry to hear you news, SMH.

[dozeydustman]

Do you know the level of disappointment that post achieved?

 

Were you expecting this?

 

[Snipes]

Watching a bunch of geezers rag trail bikes through traffic, mounting kerbs, doing wheelies etc at rush hour yesterday. The blatant recklessness and selfishness, and knowing nothing would/could be done to stop them just makes me feel sad and old.

[Des]

It's not uncommon to see the scum rag them through pedestrianised areas, but thankfully it's not quite the wild west out there just yet, drop a fag butt and see how the full force of the tinpot authority shall firmly quell your lawlessness. Law and order doesn't seem to accord response to severity any longer, it's almost as if laziness and corruption has led to persecution of the law abiding. 

[wrenchvolt]

Law and order doesn't seem to accord response to severity any longer, it's almost as if laziness and corruption has led to persecution of the law abiding. 

You cynical so and so. Lol! Have to agree tho. 

[wrenchvolt]

Watching a bunch of geezers rag trail bikes through traffic, mounting kerbs, doing wheelies etc at rush hour yesterday. The blatant recklessness and selfishness, and knowing nothing would/could be done to stop them just makes me feel sad and old.

Those cunts rob people, be on your guard. I remember seeing a film called Stone where a guy strung up a high tension wire between 2 lamposts to cut their naughty heads off. Worth a go?

[Snipes]

I was tempted to shove the nose of my car into their path just show them how reckless they were being but I was more interested in getting home TBH.

[DeeJay]

Were you expecting this?

 

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I think more like 

[dozeydustman]

^My response was more apt for the town I grew up in

[DeeJay]

Not surprised you moved.

[MikeR]

 F in spare wheels , my proper spare wheel , now with nice legal tread wont fit in the poxy little space provided for the space saver wheel !!!!

 

the old tyre did !!!!!!!

 

dont they make tyres the same size ?

 

 

 

 

as for the scum on wheels , they have taken to beating up cars on the move near us to try and get them to stop ...........

 

I would rate that as a   "fearing for my life and family incident "  

 

 

and take suitable action with a ton and half of moving metal

[New POD]

F in spare wheels , my proper spare wheel , now with nice legal tread wont fit in the poxy little space provided for the space saver wheel !!!!

 

the old tyre did !!!!!!!

 

dont they make tyres the same size ?

 

 

 

 

as for the scum on wheels , they have taken to beating up cars on the move near us to try and get them to stop ...........

 

I would rate that as a "fearing for my life and family incident "

 

 

and take suitable action with a ton and half of moving metal

who what where ???

[MikeR]

who what where ???

on the by pass apparently .....

[Simonsays]

How the fuck is this allowed to go on?

 

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We don't get supplied with these, just the ID card and a pocket clip. If you want a lanyard in my NHS trust you have to buy your own

[Tamworthbay]

We had problems with idiots on motor bikes ragging it through the local park, they didn’t give a shit whether there were toddlers in push chairs or anything. Then someone (genuinely not me) strung up washing line between a few of the trees in the more overgrown parts of their route. It did the trick and they buggered off somewhere else. The local plod in charge at the time complained in the paper but what could they do about It? They would need to prove intent to do some harm and as it was just washing line not cheese wire or anything silly I can’t see how they would have a hope in hell of doing anything even if they had caught the person doing it. Sadly they seemed to put more effort into moaning about the person trying to stop the idiots than stopping the idiots themselves. Thankfully the copper in charge now has a far better attitude towards getting stuff done and has made a big difference.

[HillmanImp]

I've got absolutely no fucking idea what I'm doing.

 

 

My betting is that by the end of the day all this will be firewood and I'll be drunk.

[NorthernMonkey]

I've got absolutely no fucking idea what I'm doing.

 

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My betting is that by the end of the day all this will be firewood and I'll be drunk.

That bit at the top fastens to that bit on the side. No, not that side, the other one.

 

HTH.

[DeeJay]

I've got absolutely no fucking idea what I'm doing.

 

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My betting is that by the end of the day all this will be firewood and I'll be drunk.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

To be honest, it’s all becoming a bit of a dying art now, backing the nags. Today’s LBOs are just a front for fixed odds terminals, although that’s all going to be changing shortly.

 

I come from a family of bookmakers and was managing four offices and a credit room before I was legally old enough to actually enter one (allegedly*) but it’s changed completely now and not necessarily for the better.

I'm happy enough to ride the horses, but the whole betting thing is another planet.

 

[Bucketeer]

Scotty, we need regular picture updates on how (badly) things are progressing. With the shed and the drunkenness.

[cort16]

The last time I built a shed it says, once you start building it you can't stop or it'll basic blow away. That's too much pressure.

[NorthernMonkey]

I'm happy enough to ride the horses, but the whole betting thing is another planet.

Used to love* national day, with a stack of slips 18” deep all with 5p lucky 32s and 10p super yankees that need settling in 15 minutes flat before the next lot of results come in on the Extel blower.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Used to love* national day, with a stack of slips 18” deep all with 5p lucky 32s and 10p super yankees that need settling in 15 minutes flat before the next lot of results come in on the Extel blower.

 

National Day is the only day I walk into a betting shop, followed by a stab at pretending to read the form* of each competitor in the National.

 

 

*which, for the purposes of the National, is pointless anyway 'cos past performance is not necessarily a good guide to the horse's prospects and the value of your horse can go up as well as down. Terms and conditions apply.

[nebuchenezer]

What have I done in my life to piss you off so much God that you you installed special high volume sweat glands round my ringpiece that only activate over 30 degrees centigrade?

 

Thank fuck I don't go commando.....

[anonymous user]

I joked a few weeks ago that I would find that I had the world's only unsaleable Land Rover; little did I know how true that would be.

 

I did suspect it, as it always happens when I try to sell anything. Having advertised on eBay, Car and Classic, also Gumtree I have had what I think was an enquiry from Czechoslovakia and a "would you take?" of less than 75% of the asking price.

 

In the meantime I have seen project, mot-less, ones sell for not a huge amount less than I am asking. I have come to the conclusion that if it doesn't go before its insurance expires in September that I will keep it.