The grumpy thread

[MikeR]

Checked the ever so slight steering play on the offside .... It was gone ?

Rotated the wheel and it was back ...!!!!

 

Shit . not a 10 note fix and retrack

[HillmanImp]

Mrs Imp was away for the weekend so Imp Jr and I went on the old trains in Keighley, the highlight being the journey on the Class 101 diesel. 

 

When Mrs Imp got back yesterday I took the opportunity to go out and finish the welding on the GT6 that I need to do on the inside before I bosh it up for sale. Got a bit done and suddenly the gas ran out. 

 

Changed the bottle but still no gas coming out. 

 

Fucksticks. 

 

Noticed that I'd picked up an argon bottle not  a CO2 one. Would that work in my Clarke 151 or is the regulator knackered? The valve looks the same so I assume its the regulator but thought I'd check before I spunked a load of money on a new one, as there might be something really obviously stupid I'm not taking into consideration. 

 

I think I might have to take a few days off next week to get it sorted as I need this car gone as soon as possible for my own sanity.

[dome]

  On 08/04/2019 at 09:47, Supernaut said:

New levels of pettiness have been achieved in my office.

 

This place is all hot desks. You take your laptop home with you, and you come in and dump it on a docking station.

Apparently the supervisor desks aren't hot desks though. I sat down at one of these desks (the only difference is their position on the end of a row of desks) because I know my laptop behaves itself there.

 

Just as I get everything opened up and ready to go, said supervisor pings me on Skype - he's working from home today - telling me not to sit at that desk.

I have a pretty good idea who grassed me due to their sarcy comment just after I sat down. They're in this supervisor's pocket.

 

 

 

All I can say is... fucking really?!

 

So I deliberately went to a quiet corner at the complete other end of the office and spent about 15 minutes rebuilding the desk to work with my laptop. Now I can piss about on the internet work in peace.

 

I have enough saved up to walk, but I won't just yet. I have an informal interview tomorrow evening for a job that isn't IT or technology related at all. Wildlife management with full training provided.

 

Liked for the potential new career.

[Aston Martin]

Fine, I'll say it. The radio needs to stop playing Queen.

 

I don't hate Queen, but it's every fucking station.

[Bren]

Reverse sensors on the passat have died.

 

On a hunch I checked the reversing lights - dead as well.

 

New reverse switch methinks.

[purplebargeken]

Bren, you fucking star!!!!! I've just been sat here for fucking ages thinking what the hell was it I need to search for....

 

I read your post and...... reverse sensors.

 

This makes me happier than you might realise. 

[Bren]

Glad to be of help

[purplebargeken]

Just had a huge full on row with the dickhead next door. Space near to the house, reversing the Rover into it, he goes and puts his wheelie bin in the way as I am reversing. I stop half in, half out. I move the bin and park up. He has a right go at me. Really full on mental. Sadly I responded in kind, more loudly and more sweary. He has a soft top Ka, he is a cunt. He said he's racked up a few parking fines as he can't park in the road........ tough shit, then don't park like a twat.

 

Wanker.

 

Goes off to learn Portuguese swear words.............

[BorniteIdentity]

That’s nothing.

 

Just went to take my hayfever medication and swallowed the cat’s pills by accident.

 

Don’t ask me-ow.

[purplebargeken]

Purrrfect

[Bren]

  On 09/04/2019 at 16:27, BorniteIdentity said:

That’s nothing.

Just went to take my hayfever medication and swallowed the cat’s pills by accident.

Don’t ask me-ow.

Time to worry when you start licking your arse.

[Tamworthbay]

  On 09/04/2019 at 16:16, purplebargeken said:

Just had a huge full on row with the dickhead next door. Space near to the house, reversing the Rover into it, he goes and puts his wheelie bin in the way as I am reversing. I stop half in, half out. I move the bin and park up. He has a right go at me. Really full on mental. Sadly I responded in kind, more loudly and more sweary. He has a soft top Ka, he is a cunt. He said he's racked up a few parking fines as he can't park in the road........ tough shit, then don't park like a twat.

 

Wanker.

 

Goes off to learn Portuguese swear words.............

Cabronazzo, spelling could be wrong and it’s Spanish, but he will understand.

[Timewaster]

  On 09/04/2019 at 16:27, BorniteIdentity said:

That’s nothing.

 

Just went to take my hayfever medication and swallowed the cat’s pills by accident.

 

Don’t ask me-ow.

AAAAAAND, he's back!

[dave j]

  On 08/04/2019 at 17:30, Bren said:

Reverse sensors on the passat have died.

 

On a hunch I checked the reversing lights - dead as well.

 

New reverse switch methinks.

Check the wiring to the reverse switch. If it's the same as in my Octavia you may find a broken wire like I did.

[chaseracer]

  On 09/04/2019 at 16:27, BorniteIdentity said:

That’s nothing.

 

Just went to take my hayfever medication and swallowed the cat’s pills by accident.

 

Don’t ask me-ow.

 

BILLY CAVCRAFT!!  Give young Bornite's profile back IMMEDIATELY!!

 

[Supernaut]

  On 09/04/2019 at 18:22, chaseracer said:

BILLY CAVCRAFT!!  Give young Bornite's profile back IMMEDIATELY!!

 

Beat me to it.

[Ghosty]

An E28 525e I used to see being used daily locally has been SORNed.

Well that's fucked, innit.

[puddlethumper]

  On 09/04/2019 at 16:16, purplebargeken said:

Just had a huge full on row with the dickhead next door. Space near to the house, reversing the Rover into it, he goes and puts his wheelie bin in the way as I am reversing. I stop half in, half out. I move the bin and park up. He has a right go at me. Really full on mental. Sadly I responded in kind, more loudly and more sweary. He has a soft top Ka, he is a cunt. He said he's racked up a few parking fines as he can't park in the road........ tough shit, then don't park like a twat.

 

Wanker.

 

Goes off to learn Portuguese swear words.............

Vai te foder caralho is the worst in Portuguese.

[wuvvum]

On my way out of work when my head of department nabs me and utters those immortal words, "have you got a minute?".  She then shows me into a meeting room and shuts the door - obviously my immediate thought is "WTF have I done now?".  Turns out it was nowt I've done - she wants me to be part of a newly-commissioned Br**it team which will be ring-fenced to deal with EU business in the event of a n* de*l Br**it.

 

Anyway, I now have to have a conference call with senior management in London tomorrow.  I'd been planning to knock off early tomorrow to come home and get a couple of hours of fettling in before it gets dark.  So imagine my joy when I discover the conference call has been scheduled to start at 5pm, and go on for as long as necessary - which having seen some of the other names involved could well be 7 or even later.  So I won't be getting home until it's dark.  Brilliant.  Who schedules a conference call to start at the end of the working day ffs?

[vulgalour]

Spent a while cleaning up the spare gear selector box for the Princess with a view to swapping the seemingly better casing over with the one on my car, a job I've been putting off forever.  Underneath the lashings of grease and crap I find that the reason for the base plate being a bit wiggly on one side is that at some point it's had a serious whack that's cracked and bent the cast casing.  More disappointed than anything about this, I had hoped it would allow for an easy straight swap and improve the gear change.

 

[bramz7]

Merc broke down (and died terminally) three hours ago and I've not been recovered yet. Time to cancel the AA membership!

[Saabnut]

After 20 years working for one company and building a career there (as a contractor, so no benefits) today it was confirmed that due to a company policy change my position has been eradicated and there will be no more work for me. Fuxsake. Time to start looking for alternatives, though my industry has changed so much over the last few years I do not hold out much hope. Maybe time to retire with a part time job, though that will have massive financial impacts.

[Cavcraft]

  On 11/04/2019 at 08:32, Saabnut said:

After 20 years working for one company and building a career there (as a contractor, so no benefits) today it was confirmed that due to a company policy change my position has been eradicated and there will be no more work for me. Fuxsake. Time to start looking for alternatives, though my industry has changed so much over the last few years I do not hold out much hope. Maybe time to retire with a part time job, though that will have massive financial impacts.

 

Not nice, sorry to hear that.

[mrbenn]

Bad news, sorry to hear.

[wuvvum]

What a pisser, sorry to hear that.  Must hurt after 20 years.

[Sheefag]

  On 09/04/2019 at 16:41, Tamworthbay said:

Cabronazzo, spelling could be wrong and it’s Spanish, but he will understand.

 

Superglue his locks, it's international, he'll understand.

[Supernaut]

What's the bets wuvvum won't get overtime for the out of hours meeting and won't get a payrise for his extra responsibility?

[New POD]

  On 10/04/2019 at 20:30, wuvvum said:

Brilliant. Who schedules a conference call to start at the end of the working day ffs?

I find inventing an impossible to miss appointment and declining the meeting but offering an alternative which it at a time they won't want to do, works best in th err long term.

 

In this case Friday Evening is I'm due to catch a flight to Monaco for the weekend time or actually I've got ticket to.the theatre and won't be able to make that

[New POD]

So I stayed in a bnb last night, got a 5 quid redauction as I didn't want breakfast, as it's too late ( and I have cereals and yet skimmed in my suitcase) and I want to get to work.

 

Went to spoons in Uttoxeter for my tea

 

Lasagne and salad and a pint.

 

Got back and tucked myself into bed.

 

Could not sleep. Eventually I threw up in the bathroom 5 times.

 

Still was shivering and not going to sleep.

About 11:30

Threw up again. About 1:30

and again about 3:30

And again about 4:30.

 

I moved my alarm to 7:30 from 5:30

Tryed to sleep.

 

Eventually got up at 7:45

 

Had black coffee at 8:00

Seemed to hold that down.

Had cereals price crispies and shredded wheat

Threw that up at 8:15

Decided I needed to do something about the shivering so checked out and bought paracetamol and ibrufen and took 2 of each.

Arrived at work at 9:10

Had a cup.of hot water and a cup of real black coffee. Both have stayed down.

 

I am.sitting in front of a computer wondering what the fuck I'm doing.

 

At 10 am I closed my eyes. Nobody noticed but I woke about 10:20

 

What I should do is go and sleep.in the car for a couple of hours

[Supernaut]

  On 11/04/2019 at 09:48, New POD said:

What I should do is take the day off sick, FFS

 

FTFY