The grumpy thread

[Wack]

The road network and scale of construction is staggering 86,000 miles of motorway since 1988 , theyre building 6000 miles a year through mountains and round them

[dozeydustman]

That site is run by scammers...it's £2.50.I nearly got caught like that..........apparently, no-one seems able to shut it down. Go in via Gov.uk, and you'll get the correct site.

  

This again. £2.50 ought to be criminal but that’s what it actually is.

Cheers for that. I checked when I went round the in-laws earlier and gov.uk said £2.50.

 

Still not value for money, particularly going to a county i try to avoid due to psychotic ex

[MorrisItalSLX]

Is it a 2cv?

No, it’s something a bit more substantial.

 

More to the point, I can’t afford a 2cv at Australian prices.

$15,000 minimum for a rough tin snail? I don’t think so!

[andy18s]

Fuck me. If I want something American and interesting according to ebay I had better be prepared to spend many thousands.

 

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Thought you were done with buying ?????

Lol

[Tamworthbay]

Thought you were done with buying ?????

Lol

Kens ‘done with buying’ has a different timescale to the rest of us

[DodgeRover]

I vote we ban cows from farting.

I demand a meaningful vote on this issue too!

 

Maybe I should get the kids to stay at home in protest?

[Guest Hooli]

I think we should let the cows decide, it's their world too.

[myglaren]

Get ready to feel old because...

 

the first prototype C* FLs showed up in 1976 and then hit the market in 1980, thats almost 40 years ago now! (Fuck I feel old now...) 

 

The All Mighty Philips SL lamp

 

 

admittedly those where rather big and bulky (so not very compact) and somewhat expensive (when compared to normal bulbs) lamps, but they where bloody awesome solid reliable things rocking magnetic control gear

 

known as Jam jars on account of their weight and glass construction

 

but they lasted well

 

shown above is an early production, black base example, I have some later white base examples  (my oldest from 1989), but no black base ones sadly (really need to rectify that at some point)

 

(I remember getting my first SL lamp when I was about 8, got it off Amazon for a few quid, had mum bring the package straight to school when she came to pick me up, and I opened it there n then and ran around excitingly showing it to all the teachers, ahh good times )

 

 

 

admittedly, "affordable" CFLs only showed up in the late 90s to early 2000s and in that regard they only really had a "heyday" of about 15-10 years

I still have one, bought from Makro about 20 years ago to fit in a vivarium, used for 12 hours every day.  Replaced by not-long-lasting fluorescent tubes that cost as much now as that did then.

 

Still have a few CFCs, mostly Ikea ones but others free from British Gas for buying a Daewoo fridge freezer 16 years ago from Comet - got a £150 check from them and half a dozen CFCs every few months.

I wasn't even with British Gas.

[Skizzer]

Get ready to feel old because...

 

the first prototype C* FLs showed up in 1976 and then hit the market in 1980, thats almost 40 years ago now! (Fuck I feel old now...) 

 

The All Mighty Philips SL lamp

 

 

admittedly those where rather big and bulky (so not very compact) and somewhat expensive (when compared to normal bulbs) lamps, but they where bloody awesome solid reliable things rocking magnetic control gear

 

known as Jam jars on account of their weight and glass construction

 

but they lasted well

 

shown above is an early production, black base example, I have some later white base examples  (my oldest from 1989), but no black base ones sadly (really need to rectify that at some point)

 

(I remember getting my first SL lamp when I was about 8, got it off Amazon for a few quid, had mum bring the package straight to school when she came to pick me up, and I opened it there n then and ran around excitingly showing it to all the teachers, ahh good times )

I can testify to them lasting well. This one has been doing solid service in a back bedroom, now my wife’s office, since the mid 80s.

 

 

PM me your address and you can have it. Sadly I don’t think I still have the box.

[MikeR]

And global warming etc.
I recycle only if my ordinary grey bin is full and generally do fuck all about being green.
Why?

Because I live under the paraffin trail of EMA,
Anything I do is rendered a total waste of time by the Ryanair that circuits the airport constantly,
Never mind the ones that are actually going anywhere.

 

 

and that is why I dont believe in Global warming ,

 

if we are in such dire danger ,  

 

things that cause damage should be banned  , not taxed

[Captain Furious]

The funny thing is, it will be my posts that end up getting deleted because they upset you, when it’s actually you giving it large

 

Me yesterday referring to grumpious steaming in calling me all the names under the sun

 

Me today

 

 

Swear down I can actually see the future

[Lacquer Peel]

And global warming etc.

I recycle only if my ordinary grey bin is full and generally do fuck all about being green.

Why?

 

Because I live under the paraffin trail of EMA,

Anything I do is rendered a total waste of time by the Ryanair that circuits the airport constantly,

Never mind the ones that are actually going anywhere.

 

 

and that is why I dont believe in Global warming ,

 

if we are in such dire danger ,

 

things that cause damage should be banned , not taxed

That's because we have people in charge who make allusions to caring about the climate and ecology but are really corporate shills who put the burden on individuals, and would happily set fire to the planet for their personal gain.

[purplebargeken]

Thought I'd done quite well with the not buying. Apart from the Rover 45 and the Dolomite. 

 

The i10 is up for sale though!

[DodgeRover]

No, it’s something a bit more substantial.

 

More to the point, I can’t afford a 2cv at Australian prices.

$15,000 minimum for a rough tin snail? I don’t think so!

$70k for a bog standard charger, I can remember $1500 seeming a lot

[MikeR]

I have stripped down the old flexi off the Focus ......

 

its only broke in one place !

 

can you weld that corrugated tin foil flex back into the end piece that bolts to the exhaust under the car ?

 

then it can go in the shed just in case its ever needed again .......

[DodgeRover]

Me yesterday referring to grumpious steaming in calling me all the names under the sun

 

Me today

 

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Swear down I can actually see the future

One would hope the other member who seemed to start it all was sent similar.

[scaryoldcortina]

Me yesterday referring to grumpious steaming in calling me all the names under the sun

 

Me today

 

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Swear down I can actually see the future

 

 

I can't see that post lasting long either. We're all equal but some are more equal comrade.

 

Don't you dickheads have a rape crisis line or anything to bully this morning? Please shut up for the sake of my sanity, this towbar won't fit itself and you aren't helping matters.

[DodgeRover]

I have stripped down the old flexi off the Focus ......

 

its only broke in one place !

 

can you weld that corrugated tin foil flex back into the end piece that bolts to the exhaust under the car ?

 

then it can go in the shed just in case its ever needed again .......

No - that way madness lies! And also lack of storage space.

[inconsistant]

and that is why I dont believe in Global warming ,

 

I think you've confused 'care about' with 'believe in'. Just say you don't care about it. 

[DodgeRover]

Is it time for the AS virtual flat roof pub? Members allowed to make fools of themselves rolling round on the grass/ tarmac outside, provided they both shake hands and buy each other a drink afterwards?

[Guest Hooli]

Don't you dickheads have a rape crisis line or anything to bully this morning? Please shut up for the sake of my sanity, this towbar won't fit itself and you aren't helping matters.

 

Nope, but I'm glad I'm not fitting that towbar.

[andy18s]

Thought I'd done quite well with the not buying. Apart from the Rover 45 and the Dolomite.

Ahem..400 squids worth of prime Eastern promise

 

https://www.cars.bg/offer/c2972749

[The Moog]

Yes both members got the same warning about yesterday.

[Parky]

And global warming etc.

I recycle only if my ordinary grey bin is full and generally do fuck all about being green.

Why?

Because I live under the paraffin trail of EMA,

Anything I do is rendered a total waste of time by the Ryanair that circuits the airport constantly,

Never mind the ones that are actually going anywhere.

 

 

and that is why I dont believe in Global warming ,

 

if we are in such dire danger ,  

 

things that cause damage should be banned  , not taxed

Fair points well made. After all there is no point driving a Tesla, charged exclusively with solar and wind power if airlines and big business pump millions of tons of Shite into the atmosphere.

 

However, the times they are a changing. Commitments to Kyoto mean we have to substantially reduce our CO2 production. Whilst solar or electric planes are Pie in the Sky right now, there’s lots we can do on terra firma to reduce waste and pollution. Don’t get me wrong, i am no mega greenie just yet but increasingly I am starting to see that plastic in the sea isn’t not a good look. Melting ice caps, warming seas and land masses are going to create issues we can’t accurately predict yet.

 

On one hand, if the uk gets a few degrees warmer we will have excellent wines. But will our usual staple crops cope? What sort of new fish species will we have to eat when the North Sea warms up? Will swathes of Southern Europeans be forced north as droughts affect food production?

 

Or will everything be ok and life will continue as it always has. It might not affect us, it might not even affect our kids but I still stand by a previous comment that filling the air with CO2 isn’t a brilliant idea and just because everyone else is doing it doesn’t mean we have to.

 

I look at the US. They could have such a brilliant renewable power supply with enough coastline and desert to create a massive wind and solar industry. That won’t change under the current administration, or the next few but sooner or later someone less enamoured by big business will get in and it will change. I hope it happens here soon. We are doing a lot of cool stuff (I work at a firm that funds start ups, concentrating on energy efficiency and clean power) which is all highly exportable but it’s not going to happen without “proper” support. Not just government money but businesses and individuals embracing it.

 

It doesn’t have to mean our lives really have to change. Paper bags instead of plastic, electricity from a turbine rather than a coal powered plant, electric cars, solar panels on our houses and battery packs to capture energy to store and use later. It’s actually really exciting!

[MikeR]

genetics and dna engineering seems to be taking off in a big way , they will just make plants that can cope ...

 

try to fix in 5 years what nature has built up over eon's

[Saabnut]

Waiting on the AA in the middle of nowhere as the Discovery of Doom has FTPed again

[drum]

Waiting on the AA in the middle of nowhere as the Discovery of Doom has FTPed again

Where are you Nick?

[sierraman]

Spent a harrowing half hour underneath the Focus attempting to separate the back box from the centre section as it's rattling due to a loose baffle (I think). It saw no reason to part company so I felt disinclined to continue lying underneath like some sort of bastard. It can wait until it starts blowing then someone with a lift and overalls that aren't just dirty from spilling coffee on them can have the pleasure.

 

Instead, I poked at the rear arches to reveal a bit of rust, just surface fortunately and was expecting much worse. Top coat tomorrow whereupon I shall have effected an invisible* repair.

 

Gritters have been out this week despite it being nowhere near freezing at any point, today and yesterday have been lovely. I absolutely fucking hate road salt.

Good luck with separating the box, I’d be tempted to cut it just before the joint then grind back the remaining bits.

[Parky]

genetics and dna engineering seems to be taking off in a big way , they will just make plants that can cope ...

 

try to fix in 5 years what nature has built up over eon's

They? All those scientists enjoying massive government financial support working 24/7 developing these new GM crops capable of surviving a changing landscape? If that’s actually happening on a big enough scale then I am happy to hear it.

 

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/505308/bis-16-160-allocation-science-research-funding-2016-17-2019-20.pdf

 

£26bn being spent on science. Over the next couple of years. That’s a shitload of money. Or is it? That figure represents approximately 3 months NHS budget. And I am not sure that’s enough to safeguard food and energy supplies while ensuring our lifestyles remain relatively consistent.

 

We may have to agree to disagree on this one MikeR but I have to say I hope you are right and i’m not. Thing is we won’t know for years and by the time we do, you and I might not be here to claim victory!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

I think we should let the cows decide, it's their world too.

The cows in India may demand a postal vote.