The grumpy thread

[Kiltox]

Surprisingly* I’m still not a homeowner

 

Fucking solicitors. Now having direct discussions with the developer at director level to try and kick the right arses into gear

[MikeR]

tonight we are watching the " Italian job "  me and a 11 year old son , he did the marking ....

 

original     ...... fantastic

 

 

remake ......   shite   , so against the original , I would rather watch random you tube videos .,....

 

my son has just switched it off .....

[HillmanImp]

Surprisingly* I’m still not a homeowner

Fucking solicitors. Now having direct discussions with the developer at director level to try and kick the right arses into gear

Everytime I've bought or sold a house I've had to constantly chase up the solicitors. Not sure if I've been unlucky or if theyre all like that.

 

Last one, I rang them up asking if they thought they could get it through before Christmas.

 

They responded "We thought you'd want to complete the sale in the new year"

 

Why would I? I want my money as soon as possible. If I'd not rung and they'd just sat on it Christmas would've had to have been cancelled at my place.

 

To be fair to them they got it through no bother but if I'd not rung I'd have been fecked.

[Kiltox]

This has just been a disaster from start to the bollocks middle ground it’s at now.

 

Developer is very close to sacking their solicitors - they’ve lost a couple of buyers due to their ineptitude / lack of urgency already.

[Tamworthbay]

Started my somewhat neglected vw T4 tonight , drove down the drive ,and there's a regular thwacking noise . Stop , rev the engine and the thwacking increases with revs .Instantly switch off... AS THE CAMBELT IS AT 90K AND 11 YEARS OLD !!     ....

I know that,   as it's written in tippex on the cover .I noticed it when i topped up the washer bottle  the other day    . Ooops I'll get that done I thought....

 

Upon further investigation ,not the cambelt , its the washing machine belt driving the alternator and then power steering pump .. shredded , and taken some sound proofing off too, flaying around . Got a knife and cut the bits off and it survived driving home 10 miles ..That's good,  as they're only a tenner or so ... Apart from minor cracking and fraying I pretended i didn't see , the cambelt is fine  for now !!!

Get it done ASAP as it’s not unknown for them to wrap around the crank pulley and take out the cambelt as a result if they snap.

[Lankytim]

A truck at work had its diesel tank accidentally punctured and lost 400 odd litres of diesel all over the yard, it all ended up going down a drain. Apparently they have an “interceptor” thing that’s meant to filter out nasties, it’s never serviced though. Shouldn’t this kind of thing be reported? Because apart from spreading a whole pallet of cat litter over the place to soak it up they’ve done approx fuck all.

[Timewaster]

A truck at work had its diesel tank accidentally punctured and lost 400 odd litres of diesel all over the yard, it all ended up going down a drain. Apparently they have an “interceptor” thing that’s meant to filter out nasties, it’s never serviced though. Shouldn’t this kind of thing be reported? Because apart from spreading a whole pallet of cat litter over the place to soak it up they’ve done approx fuck all.

I'm pretty sure anything over 25l has to be reported.

 

I may have spilled 24l, followed by another 24l and then maybe another...

 

Disclaimer - I didn't.

 

 

 

(Did)

[SierraMikeHotel]

A truck at work had its diesel tank accidentally punctured and lost 400 odd litres of diesel all over the yard, it all ended up going down a drain. Apparently they have an “interceptor” thing that’s meant to filter out nasties, it’s never serviced though. Shouldn’t this kind of thing be reported? Because apart from spreading a whole pallet of cat litter over the place to soak it up they’ve done approx fuck all.

I came across this scenario at work a couple of years ago and tried to report it to environmental health, who weren't interested.

 

Mentioned it to my mum, who works for DEFRA. She was utterly horrified and sent a rocket up the local EH dept.

 

Report it please.

[New POD]

Heh, if it's not physically in front of me, it's not a problem... I'm afraid I've no hilarious 'drunk Ebay puchase' stories to relate!

 

But in an actual shop, following a mere pint of IPA, I become a bit of a gimme-pig... curious how such a low amount of alcohol can suppress my self-control by quite some amount.

 

 

Anyone want a book on pinstriping?

 

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(I am a lightweight these days, I know)

Yeah. Chuck it in the post.

 

MikeR knows my address.

[Kiltox]

On enviro spill stuff - I worked for a power distribution company a while ago. My N16 Almera had such a bad oil leak I had to start parking it away from the substation I worked at because it was becoming a reportable amount

[Cavcraft]

I managed to put about 100 litres of mixed fuels (diesel/petrol) into a recovery yard's hedge a few years back now. They weren't arsed as it was mostly petrol and the boss said it would flash off.

[Timewaster]

We did some ground works in the footpath at a site that used to be a petrol station probably 10 years before, maybe more.

Dug a small trench, left it open until the next day.

It rained heavily overnight and the water in the trench had a lovely rainbow sheen and smelled so much of diesel I recon you could had bailed it out into the tank of a DI transit and driven home on it.

[xtriple]

Please spend time with nicer people. I'm getting annoyed with the people you spend time with, and I'm not even you!

Most of the people I know are really nice people, but the ones that always want help are utter twats! Ron is a pain in the arse but I love his little dog (even if I do look like a reject from a horror film after she's had her claws into me!), Colin is a pain in the arse with his abandoned cars I am looking after and paying for and even my best friend is now being a twat (a bit) as he has put all his stuff in my garage for a few weeks, we are now into month three and there is no sign of him coming for it.

 

Perhaps it's just me or I whinge too much?

[tooSavvy]

True but in this case at least you won’t have to be the one walking 3/4 of a mile to plug a mouse in!

More than once I have attended a keyboard 'breakfix' to find the pins crop-circled... "Oh! I thought it *screwed in"

 

*fair = they don't come with an instruction book/plug is round.

[MikeR]

I wonder who has this camera .....

 

and if they have changed the password ?

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Sricam-Surveillance-Recording-Recognition-Detection/dp/B07CZ36CBP/ref=sr_1_19?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1540032872&sr=1-19&keywords=sricam

[Dick Cheeseburger]

A truck at work had its diesel tank accidentally punctured and lost 400 odd litres of diesel all over the yard, it all ended up going down a drain. Apparently they have an “interceptor” thing that’s meant to filter out nasties, it’s never serviced though. Shouldn’t this kind of thing be reported? Because apart from spreading a whole pallet of cat litter over the place to soak it up they’ve done approx fuck all.

It's ok. It's not as if it's steadily draining into our water source, is it?

Oh, wait...

[pandamonium]

Why the fuck can I not buy a car without wanting to change it within 5 minutes? 19 years since I passed my test, and closing on the 100 cars mark.

 

I wish I could find one car to stick with. Cue Wagon R+ for sale post....

[robinmasters]

Can't wind in the piston on the Mini's rear caliper, which, although I'm at work Monday and the wife isn't, means that I have to get up earlier to drop it in at the garage. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Feckin' modern car design* means an entire headlamp body has to be removed just to change a bulb:

 

 

 

 

Surprisingly* I’m still not a homeowner

 

Fucking solicitors. ...

You seem to be unlucky in this department. I happen to know a pretty efficient conveyancing Solicitor, if you need one in future.

[Jazoli]

Feckin' modern car design* means an entire headlamp body has to be removed just to change a bulb:

 

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You seem to be unlucky in this department. I happen to know a pretty efficient conveyancing Solicitor, if you need one in future.

Don't understand why you've removed the headlamp, I've changed a few bulbs on my daughter's polo which is identical and I don't recall it being particularly difficult

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Don't understand why you've removed the headlamp, I've changed a few bulbs on my daughter's polo which is identical and I don't recall it being particularly difficult

The answer is simple: you've got smaller hands than me.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Why the fuck can I not buy a car without wanting to change it within 5 minutes? 19 years since I passed my test, and closing on the 100 cars mark.

I wish I could find one car to stick with. Cue Wagon R+ for sale post....

Do what I did.

1. Sit down.

2. Think about the rough amount you've spent on cars each year.

3. Think about the rough amount you've lost on cars each year, after selling them.

4. Remain sat down.

5. Weep.

6. Tell yourself that you'll change your ways.

7. Repeat as necessary.

[yellowperil]

I came home from work just over a month ago and parked my car, that night I was taken into hospital and I have been off work since.

 

I haven't driven the car since, i have been too unwell, it has just sat on the drive.

 

Today I had reason to use it, but now it is smoking from under the bonnet and rattling like a machine gun.

 

I did put a post in Modern Shite, but there isn't a lot of traffic in that forum.

 

 

Has anybody got any idea of the cause?

Car is a Ford Grand C Max 1.6 diesel.

[pandamonium]

Do what I did.

1. Sit down.

2. Think about the rough amount you've spent on cars each year.

3. Think about the rough amount you've lost on cars each year, after selling them.

4. Remain sat down.

5. Weep.

6. Tell yourself that you'll change your ways.

7. Repeat as necessary.

Still spent less than most people do on newer cars...

[tooSavvy]

Still spent less than most people do on newer cars...

Yup.. I have a 100% reliable auld nail (breezed MOT 'again') for washers + just spent a months PCP on a years insurance

[greengartside]

PIC HEVVY.

 

Went to the local breakers yard earlier and saw the Fiesta that I’d taken many parts off awaiting its turn for the crusher.

 

 

This made me very sad, although there was only ever going to be one outcome for this fine machine and that wasn’t going to be the right one to me.

 

 

In happier-ish times back in Sep ‘17.

 

Thing is, I still would like to salvage a few more parts off it before it is cubed, as I have some project ideas of building a realistic PC / X-Box car gaming setup which would involve using the dashboard and side trims and centre console (have a look on YouTube for car gaming setups). I may ring him to ask to keep it to one side as I don’t think it would be in the way if he moved it to the far end of the yard until I decided if I wanted to do that.

 

Yes I know I could use another Fiesta dashboard as they are ten a penny but I really want to use this one for the colour scheme.

 

 

Yum, caramel colour. Am I mad in doing that?

 

Also in other news, there is a Rover 218SD just in, I did check the centre console for Vulg but it has an armrest and I think he didn’t want that.

 

 

[omegod]

Mother in laws heating not working on her KA, bought a new heater valve and took a load of dismantling to get to the fucker, changed it and ran it for ages but the heater wouldn't blow hot, rechecked everything and primed the matrix in case of an airlock, fuck all heat so assumed the part was a dud, in desperation went for a run and the little fucker only started blowing toasty hot 

 

Grump because I don't know why it suddenly started working, answers on a postcard 

[Craig the Princess]

PIC HEVVY.

 

Went to the local breakers yard earlier and saw the Fiesta that I’d taken many parts off awaiting its turn for the crusher.

 

 

This made me very sad, although there was only ever going to be one outcome for this fine machine and that wasn’t going to be the right one to me.

 

 

In happier-ish times back in Sep ‘17.

 

Thing is, I still would like to salvage a few more parts off it before it is cubed, as I have some project ideas of building a realistic PC / X-Box car gaming setup which would involve using the dashboard and side trims and centre console (have a look on YouTube for car gaming setups). I may ring him to ask to keep it to one side as I don’t think it would be in the way if he moved it to the far end of the yard until I decided if I wanted to do that.

 

Yes I know I could use another Fiesta dashboard as they are ten a penny but I really want to use this one for the colour scheme.

 

 

Yum, caramel colour. Am I mad in doing that?

 

Also in other news, there is a Rover 218SD just in, I did check the centre console for Vulg but it has an armrest and I think he didn’t want that.

 

 

If cheap get the armrest, friend of mine used to get £30/40 a time on eBay.

 

But obviously the value of your investment may go down instead of up.

[MikeR]

the Royal is up for sale   , only pub in Formby with Dart boards and pool table .......

 

 

what will I do when I retire ?

[anonymous user]

the Royal is up for sale , only pub in Formby with Dart boards and pool table .......

 

 

what will I do when I retire ?

Buy pub?