Jump to content

The grumpy thread

outlaw118

By outlaw118
in AutoShite

 Share

Recommended Posts

Lord Sterling Rank: Isuzu Florian

Lord Sterling

Posted
Posted

Somehow I still feel guily that I didn't scrap the car instead of selling it on. All this aggro could of been avoided if I had just weighed it in

Dont feel guilty. Even if you had weighed the car in, the joyrider wouldnt have found another car just to meet the same fate.

Alexg Rank: Lancia Gamma

Alexg

Posted
Posted

Somehow I still feel guily that I didn't scrap the car instead of selling it on. All this aggro could of been avoided if I had just weighed it in

I have no sympathy for carear criminals who meet their maker through their own stupid actions. This little scrote had it coming, if not in your car, in someone elses. Try and take comfort from the fact that many other innocent people will no longer have their car taken by this lowlife. I'd even go further, the longer these wankers keep stealing other peoples cars and driving like morons the more likely that some innocent bystander, maybe a mum with a child, gets knocked down and killed. Good riddance to him.

 

But despite the benefits you shouldn't feel guilty, none of it is your fault

Guest

Guest

Posted
Posted

My mate's dad some years back sold an old Honda Civic with the "Hondamatic" box, which was subsequently used in a ram-raid. Wonder how many times they had to bounce it off the window before they went through.

warren t claim Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

warren t claim

Posted
Posted

The probem is that chances are the car wasn't stolen. This is an era when scrap was at an all time low price. Remember the Top Gear Volvo 760 bought for £1? I sold it on sort of half expecting that it'll probably never be insured or MOT'd again. This is how the "sewer motor trade" worked. As long as it had a valid tax disc and didn't look too shabby it was worth money.

scaryoldcortina Rank: Lancia Gamma

scaryoldcortina

Posted
Posted

Yeah, not your fault. Similar thing happened here about 4 years ago - local thieving joyrider used his 18th birthday money to buy a pug 306 from a local car sale pitch, about half ten that night he hit the telegraph pole opposite the chippy with it and killed himself and his passenger instantly. The police traced the car, asked the trader why he sold it to a lad he knew had no licence, answer was "if I refused, I'd have no windows or tyres this morning", nuff said. And yeah, the pole has flowers and a badly spelt tribute sign (still).

 

Quick tip for stopping smoking, make sure you know where you put the nicotine patches. I can't find the bloody things!

Lankytim Rank: Isuzu Florian

Lankytim

Posted
Posted

I had an avenger for sale a while ago, £50. Some 16yr old pikey kids wanted to buy it but I said no, as I didnt want plod to come round and tell me it was parked through Curries front window or something.

 

As for that muppet who died. Well he should wear a fucking seatbelt then, should'nt he.

Station Rank: Isuzu Florian

Station

Posted
Posted

As it happens the car was involved in a prolonged high speed persuit in the Wallasey area that only ended when the Carlton was punted up the arse by a plod T5 resulting in a local "face" being thrown out of the back window and killed. Due to this little scrote being killed by the actions of a Merseyplod officer the local scum were keen to express their displeasure. A weekend of rioting followed.

I remember when that happened! Crazy it was your old Carlton. What a waste of car!

 

Good riddance to him.

I agree.

Mr_Bo11ox Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Mr_Bo11ox

Posted
Posted

I must say, I had a bit of a chuckle at that, not at the cat, but the fact that the woman had done something so awful right in front of a CCTV camera and is now shown on BBC lunchtime news abusing the cat in front of millions of folk's disbelieving eyes. Unlucky!

 

The grey-haired suspect was tracked down after she was caught on CCTV by the cat's owners, Daryll and Stephanie Mann, at their Coventry home.

 

Sky's Lisa Dowd said the woman was offered police protection because of the "level of vitriol against her".

 

She said residents in Coventry were extremely angry, and death threats had been made against the woman on the internet.

 

LOL!

barrett Rank: Lancia Gamma

barrett

Posted
Posted

Don't worry Louise, if the reaction on the internet is anything to go by that stupid bitch is going to have her life ruined by rabid cat-fanciers the world over....

brammy777 Rank: Renault 16

brammy777

Posted
Posted

Ive just been looking through some old pictures of mine on flickr and doing a DVLA check on some of the cars Ive seen. These ones:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/38389354@N07/sets/72157624791545286/

have all been scrapped since I took the photos. Interestingly, the only other Prarie Ive had the chance to photo has since been exported too. A couple of others have also not been licensed since earlier this year, which I guess means they are also dead.

Annoying, but not as many as I thought it would be.

The blue Escort and Maestro were probably on their final days when I spotted them, the Maestro was possibly on its last day! Quite a high amount of Novas Ive seen have been scrapped it seems. Of course, my London spots survive the best, everything lasts much longer.

Station Rank: Isuzu Florian

Station

Posted
Posted

First time selling on ebay.

I've so far sold something that I bought from Mitsubishi for 150 quid two years ago (and was never used) for £5, a complete inlet manifold for a C20XE that I bought second hand for £1, and various others ... for £1. I've seen completed listings from the past and these have all garnered good prices. Fuck this, bearing in mind I'm only listing these things to make money, I've so far earned myself a massive £8.50 from shitbay. A lesson learned.

Rusty Pelican Rank: Renault 16

Rusty Pelican

Posted
Posted

Anyone have any idea how to evict the spiders that live in my door mirrors , every morning I have to remove the web ( not tinterweb type ) it makes across my door windows , Ive also got one on the front grill and one somewhere near the rear numberplate

I love nature but its getting annoying now

scaryoldcortina Rank: Lancia Gamma

scaryoldcortina

Posted
Posted

Compressed air (for the spiders) I use the garage air line to evict them.

 

Station, you will feel loads better when the ebay invoice for this month arrives and your "profit" vanishes again.

chaseracer Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

chaseracer

Posted
Posted

Anyone have any idea how to evict the spiders that live in my door mirrors...

The one that lives in the Blingo's mirror went to Berlin and back with us recently. Tenacious little bugger 8)
chaseracer Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

chaseracer

Posted
Posted

Buses. Supposedly the environmentally friendly way, but not when they're driven along chucking out a haze of black smoke, and I do mean clouds and clouds of the stuff.

Usually carrying three people. Including the driver.

 

:evil:

loserone Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

loserone

Posted
Posted

PetrolPrices.com - Lying cunts.

+1.

I signed up early on, and appear to have to sign up /again/ just to unsubscribe. Thankfully,I can just block the incoming address - but i didn't get around to it until my phone went off at 2AM to give me the wrong prices for somewhere I don't live...

Louise2cv Rank: Renault 16

Louise2cv

Posted
Posted

Anyone have any idea how to evict the spiders that live in my door mirrors...

The one that lives in the Blingo's mirror went to Berlin and back with us recently. Tenacious little bugger 8)

It's not the spiders that get me...

 

It's those tiny flies that sit on the windscreen at 60mph and casually stroke their eyebrows without even flinching. :shock:

greengartside Rank: Renault 16

greengartside

Posted
Posted

Sorry to wander off the car theme but personally I'm slowly realising more and more every day that I may be suffering from depression :(

 

I just feel sad most of the time, and the littlest thing anyone says or does can set me off and it's just one big downward spiral at the moment. I have realised I have a problem and I want to take my life back so I am going to phone the doctors tomorrow and try and sort all this mess out. It's probably a combination of things over months or years that's finally blown up in my head and messed all my chemicals up :(

 

Has anyone got it on here and if so, what are you doing to cope with it? I'm just a mess :(

RedSparrow Rank: Renault 16

RedSparrow

Posted
Posted

Sorry to wander off the car theme but personally I'm slowly realising more and more every day that I may be suffering from depression :(

 

I just feel sad most of the time, and the littlest thing anyone says or does can set me off and it's just one big downward spiral at the moment. I have realised I have a problem and I want to take my life back so I am going to phone the doctors tomorrow and try and sort all this mess out. It's probably a combination of things over months or years that's finally blown up in my head and messed all my chemicals up :(

 

Has anyone got it on here and if so, what are you doing to cope with it? I'm just a mess :(

Yes.

The stuff the doctor gave me (various different sorts) didn't really work - sometimes made it worse, which is not uncommon. The pills that did cheer me up left me walking around like a zombie. Works for a lot of people though so worth a try and I hope it works for you.

I am kind of ok at the moment but often have bad times.

Strangely, eating loads of chocolate seemed to work better for me than any pills.

Oh and if lack of sunlight effects you more than most people, you can buy a UV light box - my friend has one.

Sorry if thats not much help. I understand and sympathise fully though.

Louise2cv Rank: Renault 16

Louise2cv

Posted
Posted

I quit my job. I am lucky that my lovely boyf will support me both emotionally and financially. The one thing I didn't do and should have done is go to the doctors, I might not have needed to quit my job that way so I'd say you are making a very sensible decision.

 

It happens to more people than you think, hang in there, I hope the doctor can set you on the road to recovery.

Pillock Rank: Matra Rancho towing a Tagora

Pillock

Posted
Posted

Short version: I was diagnosed with depression after a few incidents. I went onto Fluxotine for a few months, seemed to help. Ran out, decided I was better off without it, things got really bad when I came back down.

 

Back to doctors, reassessed, given the option of going back on pills or, and I quote, "sorting my life out".

 

New job, split with the GF, moved out, much happier, no need for pills. They're not always the answer but you probably need to chat to someone to work out what's best for you, sometimes it's just a few lifestyle changes that are needed.

 

If you need to chat further, PM or email me......

meggersdog Rank: Renault 16

meggersdog

Posted
Posted

You are doing the right thing going to your Dr.The happy pills didn't work for me but my Dr arranged therapy.It was the anxiety and panic attacks that caused my depression.I saw a therapist twice a month for eight months.Luckily I was well enough to attend court (the second time) to see the pikey scumbag who caused me so much grief and my illness get evicted from the council house over the road.

myglaren Rank: Isuzu Florian

myglaren

Posted
Posted

PetrolPrices.com - Lying cunts.

qué ?

113.9p

Mrh North Anderson Drive Spar

North Anderson Drive, Aberdeen, AB16 7GD

Esso, 2.77 miles away, last updated on 22 August

It was actually 116.9p, 2p more expensive than the shell across the other side of the roundabout but invisible.

Most annoying when I'd just put half a tank in.

I have invariably found the info to be quite accurate but I wonder how they gather data - I have an idea that it is submitted by volunteers who may be a bit tardy in supplying their data - or that the petrol station perversely changed their pricing an hour after the report went in.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

For the depression problem, there is no simple answer or remedy but do try and evaluate the underlying cause rather than throw chemicals at it - it helps the symptoms superficially but can be the cause of greater problems.

 

My wife (doesn't live with me, been with a different guy for 14 years, on day we may get a divorce, not pressing though) was prescribed a cocktail of drugs including Prozac and she is now entirely reliant on them, without the depression having been alleviated.

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing
×
×
  • Create New...