The grumpy thread

[Lord Sterling]

FUCKING INSURANCE!

 

I've been looking to get the Micra on the road for a while now. Got a quote from MyMotorQuote some weeks ago, was happy with the price, discussed the details and decided to buy, unfortunately as I only have a Cash Card (New bank, old bank were cunts and still are being cunts) so couldnt pay the deposit, as I was off to Belguim anyway I thought I'd leave it and sort it when I come back. I asked the MyMotorQuote people to keep my quote on hold until I could sort it out.

 

Came back from Belgium, had a look at my finances and decided to wait until it tops up a bit. Today a mate needed my help recovering a car from Wirral, usual stuff we go up in one car, I drive the other down. On the way I had to sort insurance out, I phoned up MyMotorQuote on the way and asked if they still had my quote up, the only quote they had was the initial quote, not the agreed one which I asked them to save, no problem I thought, just a few questions and we'd be on our way.

 

We went through the details again and I asked him if I was covered to drive any other vehicle (I was to be second driver on the policy for the Micra, and wanted to use the 'drive any other vehicle' for the car we were collecting) at first the adviser answered yes, great I though, but then he said he wanted to go and double check, then he came back saying only my mum would be able to drive any other vehicle and I was not entitled, even though I was would be on the same policy, originally I had the entitlement during the initial aborted purchase, I dont understand why its been amended. This pissed me off no end. I told him to forget about it, and shut the phone.

 

Thankfully, my mate made a phone call to his insurer, and added me a second driver on his newly purchased car allowing me to drive it down to the Midlands.

 

I'm still without cover on the Micra and its still stuck in my mates garage, now I'm gonna have to go through the whole rigmarole again

 

Why the fuck do insurers feel the need to fuck about and change things, leave it alone and you might sell a few more policies.

[brammy777]

Ah dang it, My girlfriend of 15 months and I are breaking up. I kind of saw it coming but that doesnt make it any easier. Well, plenty more fish, as they say. Slightly confused by my current shrug it off sort of mood, but we had been on a 'break' a few months ago so I already went through that stage. A bit annoying that she decided to take me back then though, if this was going to happen.

[Gompo]

pick through my finances etc

 

Not wanting to be personal/nosey, but do you know what type of stuff they are looking for? Lack of money/dodgy dealings/excessive money?

 

I fancy an extended US trip at some point..

 

Cheers, Greg.

[Tayne]

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[dollywobbler]

Bad news Brammy, but I learnt long ago that if a relationship needs a break, it isn't worth bothering with really! When I was with that girl, it suddenly clicked that this wasn't how life was meant to be, so we called it off and went our separate ways. Worked for me! No idea about her - I think she was actually insane...

[ashmicro]

Bad news indeed Brammy. take a tip from an old fella (me). If you break up with someone, especially at your young age, never EVER go back. It just doesn't work.

 

Still, seems like you have the right attitude anyway, so good for you.

[MrDuke]

Fuck HMRC. And while you're about it, fuck the DWP.

 

If any 2 organisations were worthy of a terrorist attack these 2 would be. It's not just their shitty policies and procedures that have filled my life with shit, their staff members appear to be either clueless, pathetic wastes of space, or utter fucking bastards. Of all the monumental bureaucratic fuck-ups that this country has produced, I've always been able to shrug and accept them as a fact of modern life, but these two showers of diseased shit have succeeded in properly boiling my piss.

 

 

On top of which, I have a seriously unpleasant fungal skin infection on my foot, which stinks, literally. I can't wash it, because my foot/leg is in plaster, and if that gets wet, or even damp, the infection will get even worse. Teatree oil has helped, on the bits that I can reach, but when they take the plaster off tomorrow in hospital, the smell will probably make me vomit everywhere.

On reflection, after the plaster's come off, I might scrape off as much skin as possible, and post it to one of the above-mentioned departments. Maybe I can rig up a tiny explosion, to make sure it covers someone's face.

 

 

 

Sorry about that, but I do feel a little better now

 

[Mr H Sceptre]

I've lost the keys to the Maxi. Turned the house upside down, to no avail. Bollox. I always leave the passenger door unlocked so can get in it ok, but obviouslly can't start it.

 

Haven't got any spares.

 

Really pissed off about this.

 

Looks like hotwiring is going to have to be the way forward......

[M'coli]

^^^ Have you looked in the turn-ups of your corduroy trousers, or in the pockets of the sports jacket with the leather patches on the arms?

[Mr H Sceptre]

^^^ Have you looked in the turn-ups of your corduroy trousers, or in the pockets of the sports jacket with the leather patches on the arms?

 

You been spying on me?

 

On a more serious note, is there any way whatsoever of somehow getting a replacement, without having a spare to get a copy off? I think I know what the answer to this question is, sadly...........

[seth]

I think there should be a number on the lock barrels.

 

Also, the BMIHT certificate I got for the Oxford a few years ago has the key numbers on it so if they've not been changed perhaps Gaydon can help?

[Mr H Sceptre]

Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeet iiiiiiiiiiiiin!

 

Just grabbed a load of old random keys from a pot in the kitchen......& 2 of them work in the Maxi's ignition.

 

Well chuffed!

[ashmicro]

Just seen a white 3 door boggo basic Golf on an H plate in the process of being ratted. I'm no VW fanboi, but this business of taking a perfectly servicable and reasonably tidy old Volkswagen and fucking it up really boils my piss. Accordingly, I lowered the window, shouted "YOU WANKER!" and gave the appropriate hand signal.

[barrett]

pick through my finances etc

 

Not wanting to be personal/nosey, but do you know what type of stuff they are looking for? Lack of money/dodgy dealings/excessive money?

 

I fancy an extended US trip at some point..

 

Cheers, Greg.

 

They just need to see that you have enough money to support yourself without taking any illegal work whilst you are there. I also need letters of invitation from friends to show that I wont be spaffing all my money on hotel bills. Gonna be a bit of a hassle as I dont have a printer, but I just need to pull my finger out and get it sorted.

[Claypole]

Trigger, if your broadband is down are you posting via some sort of telepathic link?

 

I have been communicating (probably the wrong word) with BT recently as my wireless system keeps deciding not to work, apparently they have had to change the channel to avoid conflicts with other ones. My point, that I was obviously here first as I haven't previously had a problem so why not change the new person's one, did not go down well.

It keeps playing up (I suppose the other person had problems as well and they have now changed their settings as well) I can get around it by lugging the lap-top downstairs, crawling round behind the chair and getting the lead to plug in directly to my "home-hub" but then I have to sit on the floor, which is ok until I try to get up, also I get unwanted assistance from the dog who does not understand that a floor based lap-top is not something to try to use as a bed.

 

Oh if you're disconnected, don't forget to ask for money off your bill as they are not providing the service you're paying for.

 

i just got a refund of £47 as they changed my number (ISP is fixed to the number with Demon...) so they made me a new account and sent a bill a few days later for £14... I'd not used the new phone number and had no internet ffs.

 

Got fed up of the liars at the call centre telling me it would be sorted day after day, they need a week to press a button or two it seems so borrowed some wireless and emailed a complaint telling them to stuff the bill as I wouldn't be paying it.

[Louise2cv]

Arse arse arse and bugger. With added cocksticks.

 

The allegro speedo is fucked. The end by Louise.

[maxpower]

bit of a happy grump

 

several grumps back i posted about going for driving job and forgetting that my pic on licence had expired so couldnt do driver asessment, well got licence back and did driver thingy and got call today to say i start on monday

 

so as this grump doesn't feel outta place... i will tail off by moaning about getting up early in the mornings now

[dollywobbler]

Louise - get a sat nav, buy a low mileage insurance policy. Sorted!

[Louise2cv]

Really though, what can I do next?

 

The new cable did go in, but the best we've achieved is a wafty needle it flaps around for a while then drops to 0. So its the gearbox end or the speedo right?

[Rusty Pelican]

Really though, what can I do next?

 

The new cable did go in, but the best we've achieved is a wafty needle it flaps around for a while then drops to 0. So its the gearbox end or the speedo right?

If its possible on these disconnect cable from gearbox , Stick the inner ( you still need the outer there ) in a battery drill and run at slow speed , if nout happens try reverse on the drill ( mine ran backwards ) , this will tell if its the head or the box

[Louise2cv]

Yeah I think I'll try that tomorrow. I've got a horrible feeling it's the gearbox end

[wuvvum]

I have pretty much no water at the moment. Apparently there is a leak somewhere in the supply pipe from the stopcock to the house. The stopcock covers three houses, and they haven't worked out where the leak is yet, but my next door neighbour has full water pressure so chances are it's in my bit of the pipe as I'm getting a dribble out of the kitchen tap and bugger all out of the bath tap. Anglian Water are supposed to be coming out to try and pinpoint the leak tomorrow morning.

 

If it's under my (or one of the neighbours') garden they will come in and fix it free of charge, but because they are under no legal obligation to do so it can take them up to ten working days to fix it, which basically means being without water for two weeks. Which is slightly less of a PITA than it might be because I'm in Morocco all next week, but it's still a PITA, especially as it means I've got to get the Skoda out of the drive while I'm away so they have access if they need it. And I've got to shower at work for the next two days, and round a mate's on Saturday. At least I should be able to get a decent shower on Sunday at the Travelodge.

 

If the leak is under the house it gets more complicated as Anglian Water then won't fix it, which means getting in a private contractor. As far as I can make out, this is the landlady's responsibility under the terms of the Landlords & Tenants Act 1985, but it'll mean having people poking around the house while I'm away, which I really don't like the idea of.

 

And if it's under the neighbour's garden, what if they decide that because their supply isn't affected they don't want Anglian Water digging up their property?

 

Anyway, it's given me something to get annoyed about when I should be looking forward to the Stondon meet and my subsequent holiday, and it's put a dampener on my birthday.

[MrDuke]

Got fed up of the liars at the call centre telling me it would be sorted day after day, they need a week to press a button or two it seems so borrowed some wireless and emailed a complaint telling them to stuff the bill as I wouldn't be paying it.

 

 

Same thing happened with me, when I moved house a few years back, I was with Tiscali (are they even still going?) - they stated it would take 10 working days to get the service moved over, and eventually after around 2 months I changed suppliers. Every time I phoned them, they'd assure me they'd definitely sorted the problem and I'd be online in 48 hrs - 3 days later I'd phone again, etc etc... Then they tried to charge me for the 2 months they hadn't given me any service for.

After a very frank letter, they wrote off the charges

[Cavcraft]

Fucking Internet is bollocksed again. My eyes aren't too clever so using the phone is a pita.

[ChinaTom]

Happy Birthday Wuvvum

[Mike D]

I am grumpy as fuck as the 400 quids worth of mint Porsche wheels i bought last week turned up fucked. Cling film packaging isn't really good enough! I assume a lengthy ebay battle will commence now

[Mr H Sceptre]

Really though, what can I do next?

 

The new cable did go in, but the best we've achieved is a wafty needle it flaps around for a while then drops to 0. So its the gearbox end or the speedo right?

 

 

I honestly don't see why you're getting too stressed by a speedo. Its not an MOT fail as far as I'm aware so don't worry about it.

[Richard]

If the speedo head turns out to be buggered you should be able to replace it and retain the original face so it'll al still match.

[Negative Creep]

Found a house but it's pretty miserable (and not in a good AS way). Walked out this morning at 8am and there was a drugged up Maori trying to start a fight with passers by. Still, only there until the 9th and it's only 20 minutes walk for work so i can sell the van in plenty of time

[Louise2cv]

Really though, what can I do next?

 

The new cable did go in, but the best we've achieved is a wafty needle it flaps around for a while then drops to 0. So its the gearbox end or the speedo right?

 

 

I honestly don't see why you're getting too stressed by a speedo. Its not an MOT fail as far as I'm aware so don't worry about it.

 

 

Actually it does work. It seems fixing things in the dark and pouring rain is a good plan, testing them is not. This time the prob was the cable either not being pushed home or getting pulled off while I was wiggling the dash back into place.

 

What's making me grumpy this morning is that I got up to find my living room full of books. Like hundreds of them. I think its my boyfriends attempt at sublte hinting... he wants me to crack on with putting the bookshelves up.