The grumpy thread

[sierraman]

Bald tyres on a Kia 4x4.... 16 plate as well. Enough money for the finance but not enough for some tyres...

[Crackers]

1 hour ago, Crackers said:

munny gon wibble

Also, just realised my ludicrous car tax is due at the end of the month.

FUCKSTIX

[MikeR]

Today as I drove north over the Thelwall viaduct ..

the 50mph signs were flashing

the strong wind sign was on .

I could see the blue sky above winter hill in the distance ..

the radio mast was visible shining high above the hill

...providing my radio with all the splurge about storm Denis and how to stay indoors , dont travel , blah blah

[richardmorris]

4 hours ago, xtriple said:

I have a slight damp problem  

Went to let the dogs out for a wee (the very same dogs that had spent the entire day refusing to go out because of 80mph winds and sideways rain) and got wet feet as I walked towards the door. Yup, carpet is soaked for about 6 feet into the flat as the door has leaked a bit... well, the seal or something. I now have no dry towels and my electric meter is going round like it's trying to fly as I have a variety of heaters trying to dry the bastard carpets out.

I admit, I thought it was a personal health issue to start with ;-).

7am this morning, I opened the curtains to the patio doors in the bedroom and had a face full of rain which was blowing up from the transom window which is open about 2mm.

Hope you get dry, can you hire a machine from hss?

[Richard]

  

On 2/15/2020 at 8:16 AM, Sir Snipes said:

And we're all telling that is wrong. I don't understand why you're so keen to defend the women when the fault is so utterly and very obviously hers. Was that your wife driving or something?

I am not defending the woman in any way, I don't know how you could think that I was, although you seem to think that she hit his door when he clearly hit her car, so maybe you aren't very good at understanding what you see.

What I saw was BMW pootling along the road at 20ish mph, possibly on cruise. He also appears to be going up the middle of the road, but that might just be the camera angle. A driver approaches a Give Way from the right at some speed. The camera doesn't see it until the last moment because it is in a fixed position, but the driver's eyes and head can move so he would have seen it coming if he had bothered to look. After hitting the VW without losing any speed at all he continues, still at the same speed until he careers into a parked car.  Was he planning to just keep going until his battery ran out?

A competent driver would think "oh, that car looks as if it's not going to stop, I'd better brake or at least prepare to brake." He didn't do this, in fact it looks as if his cruise control was still engaged when he blundered into an entirely innocent party's car that wasn't even in the same street. There wasn't even any kind of exclamation, which is why I suspect he wasn't even awake.

The BMW driver seems to be a motorcyclist too, but he won't be for long if that 's the standard of his observation and reaction.

 

[loserone]

I think given the speed she came through the T junction at, it's entirely possible she was out of the field of vision until far too late, at which point the only worthwhile reaction would have been to carry on and hope to be past before she got though.

 

After impact I've no idea if having the brakes on would have much effect since he appeared to be mostly spinning.  

 

Don't disagree he's probably a twat, most dash cam posters are, but I don't think he had a chance.

[Richard]

You could well be right, we'll never know for sure. The complete lack of any kind of reaction, futile or otherwise, from him suggests to me that he wasn't paying attention though. I'm not suggesting that he was in any way responsible for the situation arising, I just feel that he could have dealt with it better. He certainly couldn't have dealt with it any worse.

 

 

[loserone]

Oh, I dunno, he could have floored it.  I've seen it done!

[adw1977]

Although I would like to think I would have done better, in all honesty, with a face full of airbag and in a state of shock, I don't know if I would have. 

[FakeConcern]

I will add my opinion as it's as valid as anyone else's. I think he was hard on the brakes after the crash as you can hear the swooshing sound of the tyres trying to remain stationary as momentum moves the car. We will never know though so guessing is fun, but pointless!  Either way it really wasn't his fault and he certainly didn't deserve the tirade from the other driver and remained remarkably calm despite her. Not sure I would have!

[Jerzy Woking]

Some selfish cunt has smacked into the bumper of the 407 that I've borrowed from a mate. Must have known they hit it as it has snapped off all the lugs from the other side of the bumper and rear diffuser. Concerned that on the way to my mates paint shop something will fall off.

What's wrong with people not taking responsibility for their actions?  Wankers.

[New POD]

21 hours ago, Crackers said:

Apparently, our branch's overtime budget has just been wiped by HQ, for the next 4 weeks.

Guess who works twice their contracted hours and relies on that overtime for my income?

And I was just gearing up for a vehicular purchase, too.

It's shite

[New POD]

On 2/16/2020 at 10:47 AM, sierraman said:

Why are some people’s priorities all to cock? Given we are in the midst of Storm whatever it’s called the roof panels on the porch are lifting, they want some roofing screws putting in, or in all likelihood they’ll blow off (no I didn’t fit them, the guy who lived here before...). The wife has absolutely no interest in the actual building being kept in a half decent state, time doing that is a waste of time apparently. The inside of the house, yes that’s kept good but so long as it looks ok it could be falling to bits underneath the veneer. The chimney needs repointing, I’m half the mind to leave it until it falls through the ceiling. 

Do you get the feeling that when you are doing DIY it's treated as "MY Time".  You are resented for not giving her 100% attention.?  Same as servicing the car.  Or mowing the lawn. It's obvious those things are your hobby. Like if you went fishing. 

Last summer I spent £ 250 and a whole weekend fixing the garage roof, so that it doesnt rain in. Was made to feel that i had been purposefully ignoring her with my new found woodworking hobby. 

[New POD]

On 2/16/2020 at 11:51 AM, somewhatfoolish said:

It's 2020; there's no fucking excuse for forms to not be available as PDFs or whatever and arrive in your in-box toot sweet.

I had this with virgin money. And when i said "would it be easier for you to email.the forms" they arrived 3 hours later in my in box. 

[sierraman]

20 minutes ago, New POD said:

Do you get the feeling that when you are doing DIY it's treated as "MY Time".  You are resented for not giving her 100% attention.?  Same as servicing the car.  Or mowing the lawn. It's obvious those things are your hobby. Like if you went fishing. 

Last summer I spent £ 250 and a whole weekend fixing the garage roof, so that it doesnt rain in. Was made to feel that i had been purposefully ignoring her with my new found woodworking hobby. 

Climbing on the roof on a Sunday morning to fire some Tek screws into the roof to stop it blowing off is just sheer indulgence. I don’t think they realise how much work it is to actually keep the fabric of the building in good shape. 

[Alex66]

33 minutes ago, New POD said:

Do you get the feeling that when you are doing DIY it's treated as "MY Time".  You are resented for not giving her 100% attention.?  Same as servicing the car.  Or mowing the lawn. It's obvious those things are your hobby. Like if you went fishing. 

Last summer I spent £ 250 and a whole weekend fixing the garage roof, so that it doesnt rain in. Was made to feel that i had been purposefully ignoring her with my new found woodworking hobby. 

Well I have read numerous articles that just ignore gardening, DIY repairs sorting out cars etc to claim that men get away with doing nothing, so you you are just dicking  around making sure  the roof is a roof rather than a shower head etc. I am still trying to work out where the time figures come from, I am the primary carer for our kids and it takes me a lot less time than these articles claim. I do think with laundry that the operator is expected to be watching the clothes go round and I have been told I am a lair or an idiot for cleaning as you go when cooing, FFs. Rant over. 

[New POD]

"I had to three loads of washing on Today" and you've just been messing about in the garage. 

 

[sierraman]

Ask them if they’d fancy swapping jobs for the day. 

[Alex66]

2 hours ago, sierraman said:

Ask them if they’d fancy swapping jobs for the day. 

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.  

[TataBobu]

3 hours ago, sierraman said:

Ask them if they’d fancy swapping jobs for the day. 

Cue huge argument.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

3 hours ago, New POD said:

"I had to three loads of washing on Today" and you've just been messing about in the garage. 

Is it possible to do your washing on a Radio 4 broadcast?

[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?