The grumpy thread

[Pillock]

I'm tempted to travel to wherever you are and join the cycle race protest.

 

Bikes are brilliant. Bikes and cars can share the same road, no problem. Someone's hobby though should not interfere with anyone else's life, especially stuff like carers.

 

I was most impressed to see after a few run-ins between lycra tossers and drivers, the local cycle club has started enforcing "STOP. FOOT DOWN" signs are junctions where they should give way, but historically haven't because it might shave a second off their time.

[STUNO]

Had a puncture in the Suzuki a few weeks ago, I took it into a tyre co. as it may have needed a new tyre. All was well and the tyre was plugged and refitted. But soon i noticed there seemed to be a bulge in a tyre, quite noticeable at about 60kmh and bloody bad by 100kmh.

So back to the tyre seller as the tyre may have developed a bulge after being plugged. I had run my hand round every one to try to feel a bulge but no luck. The lad removed the hubcap, and the manager who was watching said a few choice words and actually let out an embarrased laugh. The original fitter had put the nuts on back to front (taper out) and it was enough to allow the wheel to sit slightly off-centre. Refitted correctly and all was well, manager went to find out who had done the job and "have a word".

[MikeR]

My head ... My guts ...

[BorniteIdentity]

My head ... My guts ...

Morning mate!!

[/overenthusiasticmorningpersonmode]

[MikeR]

Velo south reminds me of the do's near us in Southport and Liverpool , main roads , car parks , are closed with little warning or notice to people outside the area affected .

 

so the trip out becomes a nightmare of q's and detours .

 

we now stay away , how anyone can justify the closing of main routes is beyond sense ..

[New POD]

Del Boy's vehicle was a RELIANT REGAL!!!!!!! If you want to be pedantic a "Supervan iv" (i think).SWMBO thinks I'm a sad old grumpy fecker, which I probably am, but I knew all on here would understand.ITS NOT A ROBIN RELIANT YOU STUPID TWATS!!!! YOU DONT SAY "I DRIVE A MONDEO FORD" DO YOU????Thanks, I feel better now.....

I just wanted to post this and thank you from all of us for 10 years of having somewhere to rant and generally get things off our chests.

 

My grump this morning is that whilst I am alone with the cat for another 30 hours, so had some simple car repairs planned, but it is pissing down and the omega can not fit in the garage.

[New POD]

My head ... My guts ...

DO you have bacon? Would you like me to bring some around?

[New POD]

manager went to find out who had done the job and "have a word".

Brings back memories when I worked as a quality engineer for a company that supplied hydraulics for diggers and earthmovers. Every month we went with a list to a company near Uttoxeter, with our list of shit we had sent them, what our investigation had found and how we had fixed it. I remember one meeting where they asked us how we could be sure that retraining the operator was a permanent fix.

My boss interrupted me with "We rang up the agency and told them that he was no longer needed and we won't ever need HIM again"

I was shocked when their quality director said "Good. Can we have his name so we can ensure we don't employ him too"

 

I was expecting them to start questioning our lackadaisical approach to recruitment and training which resulted in us employing idiots and failing to train them properly.

[HH-R]

There's a similar bike race in Northumberland every year, brings our already hopeless road system into utter chaos, folk can't get to work or it means you're stuck in traffic for hours.

 

Could the council give a shit? Nope. Car drivers are scum and just driving for a laugh.

[MikeR]

DO you have bacon? Would you like me to bring some around?

just had me sausage butty and a few cuppas thanks

[Crispian_J_Hotson]

My head ... My guts ...

 

 

What you need sir is this:

 

 

Spicy bacon and brie melt.

 

It appears to have cured the cavernous gut feeling I had after drinking much of the contents of Camden last night.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

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.

I believe some people have resorted in the past to spreading nails and tacks on the road surface by way of protest, as well as changing direction signs and route markers....

[MarvinsMom]

^I'll give you £100 for it!

don't tempt me..... it could so soon become "you're problem"

 

then you will be fuuuucked.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Account cleaned out again..... no idea how is time as I refuse to do online anymore. Luckily I have a tiny bit of cash in my pocket, so can still take munchkin to meet his friends for the trampolining. Get paid next Friday and I think fridge is stocked enough....... Monday will be 'interesting' when I try and find out who the fuck 'Isolation Inc' are...... as I haven't seen anything online that makes sense.

My bank are absolutely fucking useless though so not holding out much hope. Long drawn out argument before getting back what's mine!

Perfect timing for the weekend - bollox

[95 quid Peugeot]

Nosey fuckers who think it's acceptable to "view" your house when it's for sale.

Couple just pitched up for a 12o'clock view. Out by 12.04. We've lived here 8 years and even I can't run around here that quickly

[purplebargeken]

Fucks sake, want to try the Mothers interior trim cleaner/restorer 'VLR', bought a bottle on ebay, never turned up, seller gave me a full refund instead of sending another like I asked. Grump. Second ebay purchase, the seller said that they'd run out and cancelled the order. 

 

Fucks sake. Have emailed the UK branch of Mothers asking if I can buy some directly from them. 

 

Shouldn't be this bloody problematic unless there is suddenly a worldwide shortage. 

[MikeR]

the local swimming pool meet up on a Saturday morning , the mothers are so tight/lazy/thick they wont pay to  use the lockers to put their stuff away ,

choosing instead to lock the entrance side of the changing cubicle and then walking out to the pool ,

leaving others like my self looking for a empty changing  cubicle ...

 

so I walked around to the poolside of the rooms and lo and  behold , access to many changing  rooms , complete with clothes and hand bags galore ,

 

and this is the same place stuff goes missing !!!

[bolognasal spray]

But aren't the lockers just a deposit?? Ours are a quid which you get back when you put your (wrist banded) key in.

[MikeR]

But aren't the lockers just a deposit?? Ours are a quid which you get back when you put your (wrist banded) key in.

yes they are , but still too tight/lazy/thick to use them ....  

 

now I have a work around , ie walk around to poolside and kick a door open , and occupy a changing room ,

 

squatters rights and all that .....

[Timewaster]

Nosey fuckers who think it's acceptable to "view" your house when it's for sale.

Couple just pitched up for a 12o'clock view. Out by 12.04. We've lived here 8 years and even I can't run around here that quickly

To be fair to them, I've been to view houses and decided it wasn't for me before I got out the car.

No disrespect to your house (I have no idea) but it won't be for everyone so having made an appointment it is only polite to go in and go through the motions.

Or they might suprise you with an offer.

[DeeJay]

Fucks sake, want to try the Mothers interior trim cleaner/restorer 'VLR', bought a bottle on ebay, never turned up, seller gave me a full refund instead of sending another like I asked. Grump. Second ebay purchase, the seller said that they'd run out and cancelled the order. 

 

Fucks sake. Have emailed the UK branch of Mothers asking if I can buy some directly from them. 

 

Shouldn't be this bloody problematic unless there is suddenly a worldwide shortage. 

 

Mothers interior cleaner, sounds like a douche, and the seller.

[twosmoke300]

Why has this thread jumped back to June ?

[Guest Hooli]

Why has this thread jumped back to June ?

 

The mods will have merged some other thread into it, that always fucks up the indexing for your last read post.

[Guest Hooli]

Account cleaned out again..... no idea how is time as I refuse to do online anymore. Luckily I have a tiny bit of cash in my pocket, so can still take munchkin to meet his friends for the trampolining. Get paid next Friday and I think fridge is stocked enough....... Monday will be 'interesting' when I try and find out who the fuck 'Isolation Inc' are...... as I haven't seen anything online that makes sense.

My bank are absolutely fucking useless though so not holding out much hope. Long drawn out argument before getting back what's mine!

Perfect timing for the weekend - bollox

 

Again?

 

FFS that's shit. I'd be looking to change banks & everything so whatever info people are using to get your cash won't work anymore.

[MarvinsMom]

the local swimming pool meet up on a Saturday morning , the mothers are so tight/lazy/thick they wont pay to  use the lockers to put their stuff away ,

choosing instead to lock the entrance side of the changing cubicle and then walking out to the pool ,

leaving others like my self looking for a empty changing  cubicle ...

 

so I walked around to the poolside of the rooms and lo and  behold , access to many changing  rooms , complete with clothes and hand bags galore ,

 

and this is the same place stuff goes missing !!!

any chance of shennanigans with a fire hose?

 

everything gettin' soppin' wet though?

 

oh dear, what a shame, never mind.......

[Guest Hooli]

the local swimming pool meet up on a Saturday morning , the mothers are so tight/lazy/thick they wont pay to  use the lockers to put their stuff away ,

choosing instead to lock the entrance side of the changing cubicle and then walking out to the pool ,

leaving others like my self looking for a empty changing  cubicle ...

 

so I walked around to the poolside of the rooms and lo and  behold , access to many changing  rooms , complete with clothes and hand bags galore ,

 

and this is the same place stuff goes missing !!!

 

Time to swap random items between changing rooms I'd say. Then sit back & watch them accuse each other.

[PhilA]

I believe some people have resorted in the past to spreading nails and tacks on the road surface by way of protest, as well as changing direction signs and route markers....

To confuse and slow down the advances of a silent enemy?

 

What is this, war time?

 

 

Phil

[Lankytim]

I sold the X type last week as I didnt fancy welding up the sills for MOT, it's replacement, a Citroen C8 HDi auto is stuck in limp mode. I was hoping to get it fixed before I started using it but I've reached a dead end with it. Experts can't give me a definitive answer on whether it's fixable so the only option left is to donate it to the RAF and let them blow the fucking POS to bits.

 

On the bright side i;ve got some cash from the X to buy something else. Needs to be diesel and capable of A framing. 

[New POD]

Nosey fuckers who think it's acceptable to "view" your house when it's for sale.

Couple just pitched up for a 12o'clock view. Out by 12.04. We've lived here 8 years and even I can't run around here that quickly

I have a very clear view of what I want. I go straight to the fuse box and check that it's not circa 1954 and that it's not on a payment card.

Then I view the house. The questions I am asking in each room?

1. Will this need decorating.

2. Any signs of subsidence or cracks.

3. Condition of Windows.

4. Do the doors shut.

5. Is it the size I was expecting.

6. Do I want what is covering the floor?

 

In the kitchen, I'm looking at whether anything looks broken.

 

In the back garden I'm looking at the brick work.

 

I reckon 4 mins to know it's unlikely I'll make an offer, and 15 mins to prprice up the fixes and get a good idea.

 

If there's an open house, I like to take longer and make clear negative comments to my wife so that the other fools hear me.

 

Got a viewing tomorrow. First with vendor and not agent.

I guess that I'm going to make an offer to them before we leave, if it's in decent condition. I've seen enough houses in the last 6 months to know if we want out and why piss around with the agent if you can talk to the person selling it.

 

 

All the information is on the the details apart from age of electrics.

[New POD]

I spent some time replacing the steering arms on the omega this afternoon.

DESPITE measuring the arms and adjusting them before fitting, a quick test drive of a couple of miles was enough to see evidence of inside tyre wear.

 

At this point I drove to the only open tyre place on a Saturday afternoon (National tyre) and formed out 29 squid for them to put it right.

 

They even said bring it back on 2 weeks and we'll re-check it for free.

 

Car seems to brake in an approximate straight line now.

 

Strangely the vibration on braking has gone. I suspect that the worn outer ball joint allowed the wheel to pull the car left and then the wheel would skip a little hence the vibration like the disc was warped.