The grumpy thread

[rantingYoof]

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.

Feel your pain.

 

When I was trying to sell my MOTed Volvo for under a grand, a late LS400 popped up on Autotrader for £995 with no MOT and an illiterate advert threatening to charge £1600 for the car if they were made to put a ticket on it.

 

It was online for two days.

 

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[sierraman]

Someone once said you end up with more idiots if you pitch your price too low.

[HillmanImp]

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.

Yeah, I live on Baildon moor too which is basically a big windy hill.

 

Not much progress so far:

 

I am on the 2nd cider.

 

I realised the parts list for the panels was missing (is it too difficult to number the parts in the instructions) but thankfully have managed to have another emailed over.

 

I found a dragonfly.

 

[Bucketeer]

^^^^ Textbook procrastination.

[Bren]

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.

[Kiltox]

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

That’s a bit shit but they shouldn’t be freely available to the public !

[beko1987]

Just washed a miele s5 and laid it out the front garden which is in full sun and burnt my feet. Having to have a gin and lemonade to recover

[HillmanImp]

Beer count: a respectable 4*

 

Shed situation:

 

 

Electric screwdriver dead. Back sore. Will recommence tomorrow.

 

*when I say respectable I mean it's gone quite well once I had the part list and I'm not smashed, naked and shouting obscenities to people in the street.

[Supernaut]

I'm not smashed, naked and shouting obscenities to people in the street.

A quiet one this weekend, then?

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Dear Channel 5,

 

I know you're a shitshow most of the time, even though you're no longer owned by Richard Desmond.  Unfortunately for me, you also hold the terrestrial TV rights for England Cricket highlights.  I know I listen to Test Match Special anyway (and it's much better) but when you do an hour long highlights package on the day of the match, please put it online somewhere I can actually fucking find it.  I know it's there.  It's just that I can't fucking find it because your website is a complete pile of ersatz shit.

 

Yours,

 

A middle class cricket fan.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Thanks mate.  Don't ask me why but I can never fucking find it...

 

Actual grump for the evening.  Neighbours are having a loud party and shouting.  Yesterday loads of kids were making noise from the same house.

 

Not much I can do really.  Council won't be interested.  I doubt the Police non-emergency number will be interested either and I'm not going to pretend that I can smell weed to bring them over...

[drum]

Can you filter out the adverts on the web version of Ch 5 test match highlights? The tv version was riddled with them.

[dollywobbler]

If five minutes of highlights is enough, ECB screens a quick set of shots on YouTube about 8pm of an evening.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Can you filter out the adverts on the web version of Ch 5 test match highlights? The tv version was riddled with them.

 

 

Annoyingly not.  I use an ad-blocker most of the time and the 5 Player won't even start when it's active.  I've had to whitelist it.  They're not too bad though, about 30 seconds or so of ads when the TV had 3 minutes or more.  Only snag is you have to wait a few hours longer to watch the highlights. Last night they went online at about 10PM.

 

I sometimes wish I could watch the whole thing but the idea of giving Murdoch more than £50 a month for the 'pleasure' of doing so and the fact that Test Match Special is so good stops me from precisely that...

[Angrydicky]

Anonymous user. If you want rid of the Land Rover, contact Pete at Overland and Highway. He's a dealer, but a good mate of mine and won't mess you around.

[AlabamaShrimp]

On our way to Coventry. It's very hot. Air-conditioning was regaled last week, it worked, not today of course. Saw some green shit leaking under the car too but thought it was that they'd just spilled some.

 

And now just had some stupid cunt nearly drive into the side of us.

[Lord Sterling]

Bastard Turkey and its non-existant concern for health and safety. Tripped over and fell down some steps spraining my ankle and wrist. Here in Turkey, the street set up is pretty "it'll do" I'll never complain about roadworks holding us up again, at least they're doing things right, if a bit cheaply.

[Christine]

Minor power cut last week , and ever since restarting my oversize kitchen clock , it's been humming and a buzzing.. I've taken it to bits 5 or 6 times,trying to suss where the buzzing's coming from .I decided it was the glass , so I slipped some bits of paper under it ,refitted the movement and rehung it....and.    Silence 

 

10 minutes later ,  a cracking noise ....and then another ...bollox

 

Stuboy , you may remember this clock , it was from Rush the  butchers in Crowbo ? Huge bakelite job !

 

 

[rantingYoof]

Since 2007 MotherYoof has had multiple myeloma (i.e. cancer of the plasma cells). She has lived with it for 10 years now, which is well above average, and given her type is particularly aggressive (remission only lasted around six months following pretty brutal treatment) it makes it even more remarkable.

 

However, she's been looking frailer and weaker the last few weeks and what I've begun to quietly suspect to be the case was confirmed today with a frank conversation in which 'end game', 'palliative care' and 'kidneys starting to fail' were all used.

 

I've had the fortune of ten years to brace myself for this moment, and I'm using some of this mental prep to absorb the weight of this.

 

But it still remains unfathomable to me that shortly she will be gone.

 

And I've not yet broken the news to MrsYoof, who I suspect isn't quite as aware or prepped as I am...poor thing.

[mrbenn]

That's horrible news, sorry to hear.

[chaseracer]

Manhugs, RY - that's properly suboptimal.

[richardthestag]

puts my laptop failing hard drive into context!!!

 

sorry Mr Yoof have some proper manhugs from me 

[They_all_do_that_sir]

Selling a car....

 

Twat1 - "best price mate?"

Me "come have a look and make me an offer"

Twat1 - "would you take £1200 cash?"

 

Fuck off

 

Twat2 - "what's the mileage?"

IT'S IN THE FUCKING ADVERT! (I do reply politely however because I'm nice.)

Twat2 - "what's the lowest you'll take"

Queue repeat of twat1

 

Twat3 is my favourite. Basically wants ME to drop £500 off my asking price because they have to travel far to buy IT. BOO HOO NOT MY PROBLEM FUCKTARD....

 

on top of that there's the usual pile of derisory "£1000 2nite m8" texts

 

Seriously I can see why people end up with piles of festering cars littered all over their gardens. Far far far easier and in thirty years time a shiter will buy them all....

 

 

 

 

 

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[They_all_do_that_sir]

Sorry rantingyoof, just stuck my grump up and then read yours. Def puts things in context.

 

Hope all ok

 

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[rantingYoof]

Sorry rantingyoof, just stuck my grump up and then read yours. Def puts things in context.

 

Hope all ok

 

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No need to apologise buddy, I very recently spent three weeks with radio silence while selling a car and I would have killed even for one conversation like that.

[omegod]

Seems an old friend of mine has had her boat nicked, not a dinghy mind ,a fuckin 32 ft yacht that was out of the water at Red Wharf Bay Seriously how the fuck do you nick that ???

 

Anyhow it's called: RIONA and is a : WESTERLY 32 FOOT FULMAR should anyone mix in boaty circles

[dozeydustman]

Sorry for your news Yoof. I can't offer much more support than kind words and wishes and a hope when the time comes it happens peacefully.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

No battery yet *sighs*

[Kiltox]

It’s not been a great day for shit cars

 

 

On the way back from the garage....

 

 

Fixed*

 

[320touring]

£100 here for the porka m9