The grumpy thread

[paulplom]

50 minutes ago, Alex66 said:

Mrs66 is fine with doing a fair bit of stuff I do, she does the gardening but leaves stuff that she thinks I do better. I do the laundry so I know how little effort is required for 3 loads, were talking half an hour if not ironing.  

Not having a dig but I run the house, look after 2 young kids (including school shite) run my buisness ans still find time for the odd pint. If you're organised it's a piece of piss. I find hoovering and ironing theraputic. I don't get any help at all.

[paulplom]

Front and back garden as well. Not sure you's have fuck all to whinge about tbf.

[Alex66]

10 minutes ago, paulplom said:

Front and back garden as well. Not sure you's have fuck all to whinge about tbf.

I am not moaning, Im saying it is piss easy, I also look after two kids have a small business , I was pointing out it is not hard now not like when my gran was bringing up kids with no  life gadgets .  I was pointing out the articles in the Guardian etc claiming being a house person was the hardest thing in life when its not.  

[paulplom]

It's piss east if you're organised and keep on top of it. You do need a routine though. I only wash and dry the dishes once a day, set the washer away once a day etc. The kids do look after their own rooms but I need to be on their back quite a bit. Oh, and then there's the dog ?.

 

[HillmanImp]

On 2/1/2020 at 3:48 PM, UltraWomble said:

People who sell shit bikes on facebook
at damn near full price with "NO MOT but will fly through one"

FUCK OFF YOU COCKWOMBLES

 

That profile picture looks familiar....

[Stanky]

when did spark plugs get so expensive? I'm sure they used to be about £2 each but ECP reckon on up to £20 each for the fucking things. Yeah, errr no? Like get in the sea sort of no. Ib appreciate there are things like inflation and was steadting myself for £15-20 for a set of 4, but that much EACH? 

Jesus wept.

Anyone got any suggestions on Bosch FR8DC+ plugs for a 2001 mercedes c180 m111 engine? will they be ok because i can get them for under £12 for 4.

[captain_70s]

I don't think I've ever spent more than £20 on a set of plugs with no ill effect. Do moderns use fancier plugs?

[SiC]

1 minute ago, captain_70s said:

I don't think I've ever spent more than £20 on a set of plugs with no ill effect. Do moderns use fancier plugs?

Yes some do. I know the MX5 MK3 had iridium plugs out of the factory. Set of four cost £50 about 6 years ago. Service schedule is to replace them at 60k miles. My garage said they looked like new when they removed them. If the car wasn't still reasonably new and worth something, I'd told them to wham back in. 

[Stanky]

I fear I may be being victimised by 'marketing' and actually a set of whatever ebay do most cheaply will be fine, but have this nagging feeling I'll be the dinlo who wrecked his otherwise fine engine for the sake of a few quid after fitting unsuitable plugs. I'm paranoid about plugs after the Saab/Germany episode last year. maybe i'll leave them alone?

[Split_Pin]

Clio 172/182s are very fussy about plugs and only really like one type. It's a bit like the cat you love and treated once to white fish and now it'll eat nothing else and you hate it for that.

[Kiltox]

9 minutes ago, captain_70s said:

I don't think I've ever spent more than £20 on a set of plugs with no ill effect. Do moderns use fancier plugs?

ECP only list fancy plugs for my OH’s bloody Hyundai i10. Iridium plugs at a tenner each (before discount) in a 1.2 shopping trolley. 

[somewhatfoolish]

Iridium plugs last longer so are worthwhile if it's something exotic with shit access like a Jaaag V12 or a superduper high performance thing that's fussy about plugs, otherwise just use standard ordinary.

[iainrcz]

Well we're in hospital while my mum is dieing and haemorrhaging blood out of her nose and mouth.

So fun times.

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[beko1987]

2 hours ago, iainrcz said:

Well we're in hospital while my mum is dieing and haemorrhaging blood out of her nose and mouth.

So fun times.

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Mate I'm so sorry. Virtual hugs and real offers of help here if yiu need

[iainrcz]

Mate I'm so sorry. Virtual hugs and real offers of help here if yiu need

Thank you mate.

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[dozeydustman]

@iainrcz bummer.

sorry for you bad news

[paulplom]

Kind of puts everything into perspective. Absolutely terrible.

[Skut]

@iainrcz Horrendous. Been through it. Here if virtual assistance any help. 

[iainrcz]

Well the tough old bird lasted the night.
Despite losing plenty of blood.

I'm guessing the thing we're all thinking is coming, but when I'm not sure.

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[Jerzy Woking]

Got to get the car i borrowed that someone hit to the repairers for 08.00 this morning.

Got to get buses and trains home so only took my back door key with me. Shut the front door behind me to find I had double locked the outer door, so I'm stuck in the porch. Rang all my family who have spare keys, but all gone to voicemail.

My grump is that I did THE FUCKING SAME THING 2 WEEKS AGO and had to be rescued by the Estate Agent. And this is the earliest I have had to get up for months.

[MikeR]

car full of people stood by a car with a flat tyre ......

not one can change the tyre ...

progress ?

[DeeJay]

Leave a spare set of keys in the porch. 

[anonymous user]

43 minutes ago, MikeR said:

car full of people stood by a car with a flat tyre ......

not one can change the tyre ...

progress ?

Does it even have a spare?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Might have burst a blood vessel somewhere up me arse. Blood on the bathroom floor. Might* have to go to hospital.....

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, MikeR said:

car full of people stood by a car with a flat tyre ......

not one can change the tyre ...

progress ?

Part of the endemic of useless people these days. Really good with an iPad and social media but can’t even complete basic physical tasks. 

[Craig the Princess]

2 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Part of the endemic of useless people these days. Really good with an iPad and social media but can’t even complete basic physical tasks. 

Excuse me, I'm shite with iPads and social media too.

[sierraman]

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-51529207

Whatever happened to having your own thoughts but not enforcing them on other people? I’d be eating meat every day at work if I worked there. 

[beko1987]

2 minutes ago, sierraman said:

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/business-51529207

Whatever happened to having your own thoughts but not enforcing them on other people? I’d be eating meat every day at work if I worked there. 

I finally blocked a cancerous little youtube this morning after a year of ignoring him. Even in the vacuum collecting world you get slanderous vile idiots it seems. Luckily he and his followers stay in their little echo chamber, but do like to directly refer to me alot... 

[5speedracer]

yep typical large american corporation, I bet having to give us 25 days a year holiday really pisses them off. They've been doing their hardest to make things just that little bit shitter every year. They've ruined our canteen by outsourcing it to a variety of crap third parties, who have double the price and reduced the quality, they've removed our free coffee/tea supply and so on. 

Are you in Aberdeen and do they have a white office building on a hill?

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[yes oui si]

17 minutes ago, sierraman said:

Part of the endemic of useless people these days. Really good with an iPad and social media but can’t even complete basic physical tasks. 

Most people were equally useless forty years ago.