The grumpy thread

[wuvvum]

Finally tried to get more work done on Moleman, namely replacing the thermal cut in switch for the radiator fan.

 

It's not a 28mm bolt, nor is it a 30mm bolt.  I know have to find a 29mm socket or spanner.

 

The battery appears totally kippered too.  Arses.

Can you not get it undone with a 30mm socket?  Once you get to that sort of size a mm over isn't going to make a huge difference I wouldn't've thought.

[dozeydustman]

Finally tried to get more work done on Moleman, namely replacing the thermal cut in switch for the radiator fan.

 

It's not a 28mm bolt, nor is it a 30mm bolt.  I know have to find a 29mm socket or spanner.

 

The battery appears totally kippered too.  Arses.

 

Try a 1 1/8". Near enough 29mm.

[chatsharris]

Unfortunately the 30mm was starting to round it off.  I'll retry with the 1 and 1/8", but it looks like it's been held in with sealant which could be another issue. The initial try to get the socket on was a bit of a pain because bits of the wing are in the way. 

 

 

Thanks for the tips though gents!

[andy18s]

I have chopped and bent up a feeler gauge and put it inside sockets to bring the size down a bit before now

[New POD]

I have 7 minutes left on my quick wash cycle. I was hoping to put it all in the tumble before i leave my digs for the weekend as my landlady has a friend staying who will be using my room so i thought it worth washing the bedding as erm I've not actually done it since Easter.

I have just noticed that my capsule is trapped next to the door and Judas only partially let it's chemicals out.

 

So do i put them on again and leave someone else to put them in the tumble or just put them in the tumble but know that they won't be very clean.

 

I am a slob really.

[Cavcraft]

‘Is this available’ is the Facebook equivelant of Gumtree’s ‘what’s your best price’.

Just doing the normal now, telling them it is still available, noticing they’ve seen my response then blocking them two hours later if they haven’t replied.

[blackbart]

hI all

 

Has anyone , ever had a good experience selling a car on ebay, because i stopped a few years back, but decided to give it one last chance...

i've just got over the worst 3 days of my life, i took the car off ebay instantly after 3 offers in a minute, all for £250, as i was getting bombarded with texts and emails.all 3 were booked in to pick up either tuesday, wednesday and thursday. after avoiding ebay to sell cars for a few years now, i was praying it had changed, but obviously not, in fact it's worse, who would have thought you could get a brand new bugatti veron with a 5 year warranty for £250 effing quid, when i specifically put on the ad title, CITROEN C2 FURIO FOR SPARES !!!

i've had every excuse in the book, from, my son was rushed to A&E, i missed my train, and get this one, I went to leicester instead ?????

I was even going to pick these low lifes up from the station, and because i work for myself, i have spent 3 days waiting for calls and texts, while trying to juggle my worklife around,

NEVER, EVER, EVER, AGAIN. :mad:

[bolognasal spray]

I've sold three bikes on eBay (vanvan, cb500 and w650) in recent years and been fortunate enough to experience really smooth transactions. Buyers turn up with cash, look at bike, listen to bike, hand cash over, I count cash, hand over documents and any other associated paperwork, and after a brisk, gentlemanly shake, off they go. Never to be heard of again. I think bikes can be and often are different to cars though, because they tend to attract almost solely enthusiasts (not many people left relying on them for transport). Also, there's this (somewhat artificial) feeling that "we're all in it together" as bikers, and I think that can sometimes come through. However, as a buyer I've had one or two experiences that required resolving (KDX with a tank lining that was coming away - next stop, knackered carbs), and a 650 whose indicators were wired the wrong way round (left for right and vice versa), despite that it had been MOT'd the day before (!). So it hasn't all been plain sailing. But as a seller, it's been pain free thus far.

[purplebargeken]

Only ever had two cars that were much worse than described, one was a Mk3 Granny which I still took. T'other was an Astravan which was royally fucked, owner was not happy and I thought he was going to get nasty. Luckily mate was with me and we had large metal objects to hand. 

 

Rest of the time was cool. Mind you, the last car I bought on eBay was the red Golf and that was what, maybe 18 months ago?

 

Things change. 

[Guest Hooli]

It's utterly pissing down here & I didn't bring my waterproofs because the forecast as light showers. Bloody weather has three hours to improve....

[andy18s]

Another vote for manning up and using a decent scythe.

 

Will cost as much as a decent strimmer though

There are gangs of these guys wandering the streets at the mo,looking for someone's garden that needs a trim

Bit like going around clearing snow in winter,but with big 3ft polished blades on their wooden poles

[mrbenn]

‘Is this available’ is the Facebook equivelant of Gumtree’s ‘what’s your best price’.

Just doing the normal now, telling them it is still available, noticing they’ve seen my response then blocking them two hours later if they haven’t replied.

 

I've come to realise this recently.

 

Is it too much trouble just to... you know.... not ask about something that you have no intention of buying??

[somewhatfoolish]

I have 7 minutes left on my quick wash cycle. I was hoping to put it all in the tumble before i leave my digs for the weekend as my landlady has a friend staying who will be using my room so i thought it worth washing the bedding as erm I've not actually done it since Easter.

I have just noticed that my capsule is trapped next to the door and Judas only partially let it's chemicals out.

 

So do i put them on again and leave someone else to put them in the tumble or just put them in the tumble but know that they won't be very clean.

 

I am a slob really.

  Even when I was a lazy and probably slightly smelly student it got done once a month.

[oldcars]

Going away in the new caravan tonight. As always is pissing rain. Call from my wife saying the seats at the front of the van are wet and there is pink stuff leaking from the 75. I fucking give up, i really do.

[Christine]

I've just checked the oil on my t4 van and it needed a bit . Unscrewed the cap and  accidentally dropped it down the bottom of the engine bay on to the undertray...watched it bounce and roll right under the fucking engine...No amount of stick wiggling could i even feel it ..so i had to drop the undertray right off to retrieve it .. Weekend , and me hands are filthy stained with black oil now.

[SiC]

I've just checked the oil on my t4 van and it needed a bit . Unscrewed the cap and accidentally dropped it down the bottom of the engine bay on to the undertray...watched it bounce and roll right under the fucking engine...No amount of stick wiggling could i even feel it ..so i had to drop the undertray right off to retrieve it .. Weekend , and me hands are filthy stained with black oil now.

Give the under tray a good few kicks?

[MikeR]

her indoors is away ,

 

just stuffed a packet of allsorts ...

 

packet of Donnor meat and  6 breads ready , salad and chillies , chilli sauce ....

 

plonk

 

beer

 

films ....

[Saabnut]

The battery on the super reliable* P38 is the most expensive battery I have ever bought, and the newest battery across the fleet at about 2 years old.

 

After 36 hours on an expensive charger/conditioner is still showing flat.

 

FFS, will have to look at a warranty claim on Monday

[fairkens]

her indoors is away ,

 

just stuffed a packet of allsorts ...

 

packet of Donnor meat and 6 breads ready , salad and chillies , chilli sauce ....

 

plonk

 

beer

 

films ....

Wrong thread!

[anonymous user]

Wrong thread!

Or he really hates being left to his own devices and needs routine/guidance

[Guest Hooli]

Or he has been told he really hates being left to his own devices and needs routine/guidance so often he now believes it

 

Edited for marriage

[Timewaster]

her indoors is away ,

 

just stuffed a packet of allsorts ...

 

packet of Donnor meat and 6 breads ready , salad and chillies , chilli sauce ....

 

plonk

 

beer

 

films ....

Grumpy for the effects tomorrow.

[cobblers]

The battery on the super reliable* P38 is the most expensive battery I have ever bought, and the newest battery across the fleet at about 2 years old.

 

After 36 hours on an expensive charger/conditioner is still showing flat.

 

FFS, will have to look at a warranty claim on Monday

 

 

A battery showing flat after ages is better news that it showing full after minutes.

 

What charger are you using?  If it's a massive battery and a little trickle charger then it probably still isn't charged.

[Saabnut]

A battery showing flat after ages is better news that it showing full after minutes.

 

What charger are you using?  If it's a massive battery and a little trickle charger then it probably still isn't charged.

 

The 36 hours was on an Optimate. I have tried 4 different chargers ( from small units to a 100A jump start charger) and the optimate is still showing test mode and it refuses to take a charge of any of them. Think it is dead!

[cobblers]

Have you tried putting a good battery in parallel with it while it's on charge? Often these "smart" chargers won't charge a dead flat battery - they look for the presense of 10V+ to make sure you've got the polarity correct before they'll switch on the output.

[Talbot]

Anyone else going to be affected by Velo south? I had no idea about it until I saw the signs up on my local access road. Turns out they are closing 100 miles of road around the south so that a load of people can pay a bloody fortune to cycle the route. There will be no cars allowed on these roads at all for certain periods, which range from 4hrs to all day (depending on the area)

 

The issues this is going to cause are utterly huge. Most of the area is rural, and the only way in or out is via the closed road. My estate is a case in point.. it's a dead-end road, straight off the road to be closed. There is no alternative. The nearest road that has any access that isn't going to be closed off is about half a mile away, and you can't get to it easily.

 

Response from Velo south? Could not give a shite. Clearly, the commercial venture here is far more important than local businesses (who are all complaining, and stand to lose thousands in turnover) and people actually getting where they need to go. The bit that gets me is there is NO alternative, so the carers who come three times a day to several of my elderly neighbours will just not be able to get here. Brilliant.

 

I'm currently hatching a plan as to how I'm going to be able to get my smallest to her (pre-paid-for) swimming lesson, which is 15 miles away. It involves having to ride my £20 ebay snotter of a bike with a child-trailer on the back. The TTRO for the road only prohibits mechanically propelled vehicles, so pedestrians and cyclists are still permitted. I wonder how much chaos I can cause?

 

Fuckers.

[DodgeRover]

Borrow a pony and practise trotting up and down the road giving the neighbours a ride in the cart?

[Talbot]

Borrow a pony and practise trotting up and down the road giving the neighbours a ride in the cart?

There are some noises about a protest, mainly because of the way that the event has been organised (IE very very badly). There are plans for a few thousand people to walk up part of the route en-masse, and efectively become a rolling roadblock. If it goes ahead, I'll probably join in. The local council has effectively been bribed into these closures, and they are running roughshod over everyones complaints. TTROs aren't really intended for large-scale closures like this, but nevertheless, here we are.

[MarvinsMom]

10 days till payday.

 

dmf bought for rover, along with clutch kit and new slave cylinder.

 

now to arrange the fitting of said bits.

 

and black mini got new exhaust and manifold fitted. runs better* so at least it'll make it though a short roadtest* shame nowt else seems to..... (work that is)

 

it has rewarded yet more attention and money been lavished on it by weeping water into pot 1 & 2's exhaust port. it is starting with OMGHGF, litlle shit box, no doubt as a reward for the new radiator it got after brewing up back in July.

 

cuntin' shitting little jizz box, no wonder BL went bust in 1974.

 

god i fuggin' HATE that little turd, thats it, i'm done with it.

[purplebargeken]

^I'll give you £100 for it!