The grumpy thread

[New POD]

34 minutes ago, paulplom said:

Veiw from my front door. We live in a big cul de sac with a massive green outside and lots of big trees at the bottom. She's no fucking excuse really.

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You need plants.  I suggest an apple tree. 

[loserone]

Or two.

[myglaren]

Daughter had a new clutch fitted a few weeks back.

Said it smelled of burning now.

Dropped it in on Monday to be looked at.

Called in today to see what progress was being made*

Clutch was fine - I had assumed a dud release bearing,  it was the flywheel, the old clutch has worn it in the center, leaving a band of unworn flywheel about 10mm at the outside so new clutch plate just landed on that bit.

It is very shallow but clearly enough to cause a problem.  She's spent £1500 on it this year already

*I had to cancel my C5, booked in next Monday for a new rear hydraulic ram.  I ordered one that was supposed to be here on Thursday 21st.

None available and NFP.  Bugger!

[gm]

Is there enough space in that van to take the bin on it’s holidays ? 

 

Or fill it brim full with water to see if you can make a giant ice berg overnight ? 

 

 

[iainrcz]

Grimsby Town, what an absolute shower of shit.

[captain_70s]

I got home today from work tonight to find a dog poo in the front hallway of my block of flats, right in front of the door. I've left it there as it's too late for this shit, literally.

I also got a letter from the council saying they're going to charge all the properties on the street and the one opposite due to the amount of fly tipping in the back lane, all the fly tipping has come from one flat who seemingly redecorated and threw all their old furniture, white goods and bathroom suite out the back. This was reported to the council months ago but it's now rotting into the undergrowth and is seemingly a health hazard to the bin removal people.

What the fuck is wrong with this country?

[beko1987]

I get to wake up at 4.30am and drive to Leeds in a Skoda modern... Yey... 

[paulplom]

Pissed off with my phone. I wonder if a master reset will sort it.

[beko1987]

8 minutes ago, paulplom said:

Pissed off with my phone. I wonder if a master reset will sort it.

[paulplom]

The owner of my local (pub and kitchen) Mick, had a massive stroke on Sunday night. It took the ambulance 40 minutes to get to him. They worked on him for an hour outside before they took him away. He's early 50's, smokes and drinks but isn't massively overweight. They give him an 15% of making it. I've had a text through the night saying he's now stable but has a lot of brain damage. Lovely bloke, poor bastard. Not sure how his partner will cope with the pub either.

We need to live in the now man. Fuck the future.

[New POD]

53 minutes ago, paulplom said:

 

We need to live in the now man. Fuck the future.

You only get one life and nobody knows how long their ride is going to be. 

And shit happens. Like the lottery in reverse. You enter the draw on a daily basis and today it might be you. Your winnings are worse than shit. 

[paulplom]

You can't take it with you. I spend mine as we go. We eat out regular, lots of treats etc. and as long as the kids behave they get pretty much what they want as well. I have no pension to look 'forward' to and pretty much accepted that I'll just soldier on till I'm too ill or drop anyway. I'll be training my 14 year old son and I'll hopefully just take a back foot and possibly make a wage off him when the time comes. If I stick it out with my current partner, she stands to inherit loads anyway. Her dad is loaded along with her aunt and one of her mams old friends. The old friend has just come out of hospital after a hip replacement and has no family at all so Kirsty has been there to help and support her. They both finalised her will before she went in and my partner said it looked very rosy indeed. 

As I said it's all on provisional that I endure the relationship, although we've been perfectly happy the last few months with only the odd blip where I've been close to telling her to fro.

[barefoot]

I saw a car that I fancied some great distance away for £700. I have profits from Vel Satis raffle, £404 = Shortfall £296.

Entered raffle for £192 Laguna,

Reasoning, driving Laguna to far off garage easier than train/buses/walking/etc. Shortfall would then be £104, easily the sort of amount that can be negotiated away.

Didn't win Laguna - Fuck sticks.

[Fumbler]

The one thing I hate about Winter is getting ill.

For the first time in two years I'm now ill.

 

At least every stage of cold happened in one day. I just hope it'll finish tomorrow!

[Cavcraft]

Forgot about this whopper from last week (deleted the message thread, so it's 'approximate')'

 

Random person: 'Strand parade'

 

Me: 'What?'

 

RP:  '150, Strand parade'

 

Me: 'Any chance you could start making sense now?'

 

RP: 'Bring there for money'

 

Me: 'Absolutely no idea what on earth you're on about. I haven't got time for this'

 

RP: 'Bring scooter there for 150'

 

(It now dawns on me he's on about my £160 cash on collection scooter)

 

RP: '????'

 

Me: 'I don't know where that is, it's not happening. Laters'

 

'RP: 'Liverpool mate'

 

Me (leaves conversation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

[New POD]

The strand ? As in Bootle new strand ? As in where James Bulger was taken from ? 

I'm sure there are people in Bootle who are well adjusted, sensible, coherent and drug free, with real jobs, but I think they may be in a minority. 

I try to avoid even thinking about it. 

[strangeangel]

19 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

  '150, Strand parade'

 

 

Imagine his face when he looks out and sees no scooter, just paulplom's neighbour's wheelie bin outside his house, on fire.

 

[MikeR]

My life is totally in limbo at the mo ...

J. F .C !

 

[Zelandeth]

Was about to write a grump...saw what the rest of you are going through...realise how trivial my complaints are, so I'll leave it be.

Hope some good luck comes your way soon.

[BorniteIdentity]

On 11/21/2019 at 5:45 AM, paulplom said:

We need to live in the now man. Fuck the future.

 

On 11/21/2019 at 6:42 AM, New POD said:

You only get one life.

People say you only live once.

I vehemently disagree.

You only die once. You live every day (if you so choose)

[strangeangel]

On 11/20/2019 at 7:10 PM, Parky said:

Can we make a miniature clamp and put that on the bin, together with a realistic looking PCN which when opened contains a note saying “we all think you’re a twat”?

 

My suggestion would be to take a jigsaw and carefully cut the bottom out of the bin, before replacing it as if nothing had happened.

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 hour ago, BorniteIdentity said:

People say you only live once.

I vehemently disagree.

You only die once. You live every day (if you so choose)

Since the dawn of time, the death rate has remained remarkably constant at one death per person. 

[EssDeeWon]

Took the Rover for a wash down the local hand car wash place the other day.  Matey boy is going to town when suddenly all these large white flakes appeared over the windscreen.  (Not his fault) but stripped the lacquer off the bonnet! Bum!  The boot has already completely gone so the bonnet might match up soon.  Annoying but the whole thing needs doing again one day. Ah well..  patina and all that!  

[Cavcraft]

'Electric'

 

'You what?

 

'Scooter is electric?'

 

(A two stroke scooter with an exhaust and engine) 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

13 minutes ago, Cavcraft said:

'Electric'

 

'You what?

 

'Scooter is electric?'

 

(A two stroke scooter with an exhaust and engine) 

Does it have an electric start?

[Parky]

1 hour ago, EssDeeWon said:

Took the Rover for a wash down the local hand car wash place the other day.  Matey boy is going to town when suddenly all these large white flakes appeared over the windscreen.  (Not his fault) but stripped the lacquer off the bonnet! Bum!  The boot has already completely gone so the bonnet might match up soon.  Annoying but the whole thing needs doing again one day. Ah well..  patina and all that!  

I have been watching YouTube vids about car painting and there are some ways you can re clearcoat the bodywork where lacquer peel has taken place.  It won’t be perfect but considerably improved.  

I have also watched a man paint a car with a roller which was kinda fun.  Can’t be long before one of us does an Autoshite tutorial on how to do it.  Some are incredibly good, others stand back looking all pleased with themselves while their car looks like it has been pebbledashed and I just mutter “what the actual fuck have you done?”

Right, I am popping round with my rollers and a tin of Dulux vinyl silk!

[Tadhg Tiogar]

5 minutes ago, Parky said:

... I am popping round with my rollers and a tin of Dulux vinyl silk!

You'll be overcome with emulsion.

[Parky]

That’s just a pigment of your imagination

[wuvvum]

FFS.

[5speedracer]

Painted a Marina once with a tin of harvest gold gloss from Woolies. Did 2 years before I scrapped it.

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