The grumpy thread

[DodgeRover]

Maybe they were being polite by waiting and not trying to hassle you by edging forwards or trying to force their way passed when you are obviously in the middle of a difficult manoeuvre and don't need any more distraction?

 

Strikes me that the person who stopped double parked and forced another vehicle to move onto the wrong side of the road in order to proceed would be in the wrong at any other time?

[DodgeRover]

Cross examination of the alleged witnesses to the alleged crime would be a good start.

Even people coming forwards who were at the alleged party who could remember one or both parties actually being there would be something.

 

The accuser has obviously suffered a very traumatic experience at some point in her life but if her accusation was not politically motivated then her first stop would have been a police report not to notify her representative.

[DodgeRover]

Oh that new mercedes sprinter van advert, driving is difficult enough so we put a shit load of built in distractions and an infotainment centre to take your attention from the road. Thanks Mercedes!

[New POD]

Pre CCTV former filling station worker here - we were always docked if we didn't have the plate - one week we all chipped in so one colleague didn't go home with nothing for her week's work after some bastard filled up a load of cans in the back of a van and vamooosed when it was really busy. Apparently the wages docking thing was (and probably still is) legal. Worker's rights? don't get me started.

Actually illegal.

 

The legal way to do it is offer a bonus if losses are below a certain percentage.

[New POD]

The only question I have is "why bring it up now"? Why let it fester for decades when it might have been exposed much earlier? Is it convenient political timing?

Because until now she had forgotten the little shit existed, but suddenly given the power he's about to yield she's aware that it's now or never.

 

Sometimes you've just got to be Spartacus for once

[Snipes]

Because until now she had forgotten the little shit existed, but suddenly given the power he's about to yield she's aware that it's now or never.

 

Sometimes you've just got to be Spartacus for once

As said, you don't know that. At this stage it's all one person's word over another.

In all seriousness, how the hell do the police go about collecting evidence for an alleged assault from years ago?

[dozeydustman]

Because they can be.

 

No one given a choice would be shopping at rush hour when busy people get there by choice, so they must go at that time just to piss everyone off.

 

 

Wouldn't say half 1 is rush hour, which is when I was in Aldi.

[Exiled_Tat_Gatherer]

Wuvvum, I can see your point of view.

 

The simple fact is that......  a dangerous preSIdent.

 

 

easy fix there.... you're welcome

[Cavcraft]

You know when (even sober) you lob a bid on something on eBay and forget about it, even when it’s the same day?

 

I’ve just had ‘that’ email about being the winning bidder on something incredibly stupid that featured on the eBay tat thread.

[wuvvum]

Well the Rover 45 has failed its MOT.  Quite spectacularly in fact - one of the front brake flexis burst as the tester was driving it onto the rollers.  Good job it didn't let go half an hour earlier when I was giving the car its pre-MOT Italian tune-up...

 

It also failed on various other bits - rear wheel bearing, missing cat (which I knew about), shit handbrake (so looks like I'm going to have to do the rear shoes after all), exhaust fumes entering the cabin (breather pipe off under the bonnet), and a corroded anti-roll bar mounting bracket.  These are a bolt-on part held on by two 10mm bolts - I went to try and take it off and obviously one of the bolts rounded straight off, and obviously it's the one that's right up in the corner of the bracket so impossible to get to.  FFS.

 

I've ordered the brake flexis through the local motor factor - they're a bit more expensive than through eBay but they can have them in first thing tomorrow, so I can hopefully get them done over the weekend (assuming the fugging unions will come undone) - the car's basically immobile until then as there's no footbrake at all at the moment.  The other bits I can order via eBay - cat shouldn't be too hard, wheel bearings on these are a piece of piss.  It's the anti roll bar bracket I'm currently stuck on.  It doesn't look like it's really going to be weldable, but I can't get it off, and I've only found replacements as a pair in stainless steel for 40 quid.

 

Also I tried to move the Audi earlier and as predicted it lost drive again as soon as I put any lock on it.  So I've basically had a week off work to fettle the fleet and I've ended up with two cars that are more broken than when I started.  I really have had enough.

[Supernaut]

Minor in comparison to Wuvvum's grump, but I went for a walk just to get out the house. While walking through a nearby park, I heard somebody behind me "sir, sir, excuse me, sir! I tried to catch up but you're a fast walker. Did you know that Jesus loves you? Would you like a leaflet?"

 

"No, I'm fine, thanks" then I wandered off.

 

 

I thought it was somebody asking for directions at first. Why do god-botherers see fit to try and inflict their views on unsuspecting strangers? I believe in science, but you don't see me trying to hand out leaflets to people while telling them that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is the only true path.

[Guest Hooli]

Because the rules made up by the keeps of the knowledge from their imaginary friend tells them they must do that.

[Stanky]

You know when (even sober) you lob a bid on something on eBay and forget about it, even when it’s the same day?

 

I’ve just had ‘that’ email about being the winning bidder on something incredibly stupid that featured on the eBay tat thread.

 

*please be the terrible mini-based monstrosity I posted, please be the terrible mini-based monstrosity I posted*

[wuvvum]

Why do god-botherers see fit to try and inflict their views on unsuspecting strangers? I believe in science, but you don't see me trying to hand out leaflets to people while telling them that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is the only true path.

If you want to see atheists ramming their views down people's throats, simply see the comment section on pretty much any YouTube video about (or even vaguely connected to) religion. It's true that you're less likely to be accosted in the street by an atheist than by a Bible basher though.

[MikeR]

Dogma ... a good film .....

 

 

 

bought some 65mm square down pipe today ....  a cars length ... only need a few foot of it .....

 

then found a few foot of it in the man cave ...

 

 

F................

[AMC Rebel]

Actually illegal.

 

The legal way to do it is offer a bonus if losses are below a certain percentage.

 

The GMB’s Paul Maloney said: “It is illegal to deduct wages unless it is specifically written into ­people’s contract of employment."  [my emphasis]

 

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/petrol-station-workers-pay-fuel-9668156

 

It was in my contract and therefore fuck all I could do about it, and according to that article in last year's Mirror, still happening.

[Guest Hooli]

Used to be the same for any shortfall in money collected for fares when I drove buses.

[AMC Rebel]

Minor in comparison to Wuvvum's grump, but I went for a walk just to get out the house. While walking through a nearby park, I heard somebody behind me "sir, sir, excuse me, sir! I tried to catch up but you're a fast walker. Did you know that Jesus loves you? Would you like a leaflet?"

 

"No, I'm fine, thanks" then I wandered off.

 

 

I thought it was somebody asking for directions at first. Why do god-botherers see fit to try and inflict their views on unsuspecting strangers? I believe in science, but you don't see me trying to hand out leaflets to people while telling them that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution is the only true path.

 

I am fucked off with all sorts of cunts accosting me and assuming I have to listen to their hard sell, whatever it is.

What really annoys me is it makes me cynical when, as occasionally happens, someone has genuine need to talk to me - because it always starts off the same way "excuse me....."  Yes I excuse you for wanting to know the the time or directions, no I fucking don't excuse you trying to push your agenda. 

[Floatylight]

Grumpy grump

Just got home after another week wrangling the nation's roads & twat drivers to be greeted by a NIP for doing 59 in a variable at the 50 limit. Almost impossible to keep up with the everchanging limits on the M6 and twat truck drivers who hustle you along on their limiter.

 

Can only assume I'd missed it changing from a 60-50 some distance back..

 

Bollocks ! Hopefully I'll have able to do another course as it's been a few years since my last...

 

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[Cheggers]

You know when (even sober) you lob a bid on something on eBay and forget about it, even when it’s the same day?

 

I’ve just had ‘that’ email about being the winning bidder on something incredibly stupid that featured on the eBay tat thread.

2 randoms please

[Captain Furious]

My Mk2 Granada has had a brake problem since the day I bought it. It pulls to the left, violently, requiring a fair amount of steering input to keep it straight. Previous attempts to fix it have included the obvious bleeding brakes, replacing tie bar bushes, ball joints, flexi hoses, working the calliper pistons in and out etc etc. All to no avail

 

Today I decided to replace the drivers side calliper, because if it’s pulling left logic would suggest it’s the right hand side giving less effort. Replaced, no different

 

Weird thing is it’s had multiple MOT's like this at multiple different test centres and none have said anything about any brake imbalance. My instinct is it’s suspension related but that’s practically all new too.

 

It’s pissing me off now.

[DodgeRover]

My Mk2 Granada has had a brake problem since the day I bought it. It pulls to the left, violently, requiring a fair amount of steering input to keep it straight. Previous attempts to fix it have included the obvious bleeding brakes, replacing tie bar bushes, ball joints, flexi hoses, working the calliper pistons in and out etc etc. All to no avail

 

Today I decided to replace the drivers side calliper, because if it’s pulling left logic would suggest it’s the right hand side giving less effort. Replaced, no different

 

Weird thing is it’s had multiple MOT's like this at multiple different test centres and none have said anything about any brake imbalance. My instinct is it’s suspension related but that’s practically all new too.

 

It’s pissing me off now.

Have you had a good look to check for accident damage? Clamp off the front brake lines one at a time and try it on a private road to eliminate problems.

[beko1987]

I broke my London driving cherry. Apart from nearly being driven into on the a1 by a van, then having to stop the 2018 car I was driving going into full emergency stop mode we made it up the a1

 

My god I hate it, far too busy. An automatic hybrid makes 100% sense, we were on electric for most of the 8 miles in, but I can't want to leave later, I'm not a city boy! I'll be having the speed limiter on too as the limits change constantly and fully imagine I'll piss many locals off, but I do not care!

[Captain Furious]

Have you had a good look to check for accident damage? Clamp off the front brake lines one at a time and try it on a private road to eliminate problems.

Nothing obvious, I mean it doesn’t look like it’s had any major panels or inner wings replaced and the panel gaps are all good, but it’s 34 years old so who knows. (Me driving it with brake lines clamped off would likely introduce some lol)

 

What I do know is it’s also had, from a previous owner, new shocks and springs all round, new ARB bushes/drop links, new discs and pads.

 

It still feels suspension related though, I can’t adequately describe what it feels like but it’s almost like the passenger side 'dives' when you touch the brakes, and literally I mean you only have to lightly apply them. It actually seems to even up the harder you apply them.

 

I have new track rod ends I bought a while back, maybe I’ll fit them and get it aligned and see if that makes any odds, not particularly hopeful though.

 

Other than that I dunno, master cylinder, steering rack....starting to get onto big ticket items...

[Cheggers]

Nothing obvious, I mean it doesn’t look like it’s had any major panels or inner wings replaced, but it’s 34 years old so who knows. (Me driving it with brake lines clamped off would likely introduce some lol)

 

What I do know is it’s also had, from a previous owner, new shocks and springs all round, new ARB bushes/drop links, new discs and pads.

 

It still feels suspension related though, I can’t adequately describe what it feels like but it’s almost like the passenger side 'dives' when you touch the brakes, and literally I mean you only have to lightly apply them. It actually seems to even up the harder you apply them.

 

I have new track rod ends I bought a while back, maybe I’ll fit them and get it aligned and see if that makes any odds, not particularly hopeful though.

 

Other than that I dunno, master cylinder, steering rack....starting to get onto big ticket items...

Do you know if the parts the PO replaced are correct and balanced?

[cobblers]

Is the castor set anywhere properly? 

[Captain Furious]

They certainly appear to be the correct parts, obviously there are no genuine Ford parts available now but the car sits correctly and the discs and pads are correct. The brakes perform well in terms of stopping power, just not stopping direction.

 

As for castor angle, it’s double wishbone suspension up front so I doubt it’s adjustable? I really wouldn’t know though. There is a place in town that does hunter alignment and gives you a print out of all that shiz, whether they have the factory specs in their machine for a Mk2 Granada though is another question.

[DodgeRover]

Have you tried a new flexi on the lh caliper, if it's diving left to me that suggests the lh brake is coming on first, it's possible for flexis to partially fail and do a reasonable impression of a oneway valve, the fact it's not as noticeable under heavy braking sort of backs this up in my own mind.

[Cheggers]

Even if they don't have original specs they should be able to tell you if both sides are the same

[AMC Rebel]

My Mk2 Granada has had a brake problem since the day I bought it. It pulls to the left, violently, requiring a fair amount of steering input to keep it straight. Previous attempts to fix it have included the obvious bleeding brakes, replacing tie bar bushes, ball joints, flexi hoses, working the calliper pistons in and out etc etc. All to no avail

 

Today I decided to replace the drivers side calliper, because if it’s pulling left logic would suggest it’s the right hand side giving less effort. Replaced, no different

 

Weird thing is it’s had multiple MOT's like this at multiple different test centres and none have said anything about any brake imbalance. My instinct is it’s suspension related but that’s practically all new too.

 

It’s pissing me off now.

 

Every Capri I drove back in the day did this - I think it's just an older Ford "thing"