The grumpy thread

[Mally]

I've got a credit note from KLM, £80.

But I did just get a holiday in before the lockdown, so you can't win them all.

[reb]

Anyone fancy a swim?

[83C]

It’s a minor grump but all the same...

eBay fuckwits who can’t string a decent sentence together. Especially actual businesses, who you might think would like to encourage a sale. 

Sale lost.

[Marsh]

On 4/12/2020 at 4:25 PM, Spiny Norman said:

I work at B&Q though currently on furlough but what I can tell you is this.

There's up to a week waiting time in some stores as the website Click & Collect system which normally processes 100 orders a day in a big shop is suddenly having to deal with many thousands of orders per day. 
The system is REALLY struggling at all levels, as are the few remaining staff in the shops (closed to the public) who are being sworn at and generally abused by cunts turning up wondering where their rolls of wallpaper and hot tubs are and why they can't come in for a browse. 
The phone lines are down to the general public because we were getting inundated with calls from people who couldn't understand why we wouldn't let them in, or demanding to know why they couldn't get some paint mixed.

We're open because we're theoretically a hardware store which is one of the 'essential' shops on the Government's list but all people are wanting from us is normal DIY stuff to stave off the boredom.  Morale is rock bottom and from what I hear some stores are becoming unmanageable due to staff being at the end of their tether with both customers and management.

I'm sure your stuff will get processed and you'll get the phone call to collect it guys, but it might be a while yet.

 

I don't understand why shop workers are getting all this grief, what the fucks wrong with people?

I've used the B&Q service to get building materials and it has been excellent. Very efficient and organised. 

I did make a point of thanking the staff.

[beko1987]

Got a few vacs done and boxed up over the last few days, boxed 2 constellations up in the same huge box as their going to the same bloke, and one of them has the wand jammed into the hose so needs the long box... 

£42 to post the fucker! Shit... But doing the maths it's only £15 more than in seperate boxes, which the wand wouldn't fit in and I'd have to re-pack them. Fuck it, got 3 more vacs to do for the same guy so they might all be going up by a tenner... 

[dozeydustman]

Where is my ECP order that has been “Delivered”?

[hairnet]

stuno has it..................

[Mally]

2 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

Where is my ECP order that has been “Delivered”?

Possibly in the bin, logical innit.

[dozeydustman]

3 minutes ago, Mally said:

Possibly in the bin, logical innit.

No idea, both bins down side of house behind locked gate.

E-mailed them and they’ve not dispatched it, so why the courier have said it’s been delivered I have no idea

[chaseracer]

5 minutes ago, Claire84 said:

Posted in error soz

Your post, or Dozey D's parcel?

?

[MikeR]

managed to buy a new tin of gloss white paint before the lockdown because the old one was mingy with a inch of dried paint .

went looking for a tin of black paint under the bench and found ,,,,,

half a tin of white gloss paint ..

now have a tin and just over half ,  of white gloss paint

and a tin with sloppy skin bits in it

[richardmorris]

39 minutes ago, MikeR said:

managed to buy a new tin of gloss white paint before the lockdown because the old one was mingy with a inch of dried paint .

went looking for a tin of black paint under the bench and found ,,,,,

half a tin of white gloss paint ..

now have a tin and just over half ,  of white gloss paint

and a tin with sloppy skin bits in it

Can you come over ? I’ve a load of sills need doing.

[richardmorris]

On 4/13/2020 at 3:57 PM, reb said:

Anyone fancy a swim?

My passenger side carpet is permanently in the airing cupboard. When @Six-cylinder gangrolled me into driving the s2 Daimler last year to MK the carpet was growing interesting new aquatic life. I left it drip/ drying out of the boot.

[95 quid Peugeot]

Mrs 95 and i have been very fortunate, we bought a tatty abode nearly 11 years ago, one of the advantages of it was that it backed onto open fields.

For some mad reason she thinks its a competition to get more dogs than i get cars, anyway we've ended up with a handful of rescue sausage dogs.. we can happily take them out down the fields without leads as they are well behaved and don't fuck off.

I can say in the 11 years, we have only seen perhaps a dozen people (in the 11 years)on the same walk, went out today and must of bumped into 20-25 random  people plus  half a dozen bikers.

Why have they all decided to drive to the middle of nowhere in this environment ?

Grump for people driving, not for using random space

[cobblers]

This popped up on facebook the other day - 3 years since I bought my Caravelle

 

It was mega  solid, mega original and (once I'd fitted a new engine) it was one of the most relaxing and enjoyable vehicles I've ever driven - the PAS and Auto box absolutely made that van - I had manual one and it wasn't anywhere near as good.. For just a split second, I forgot that I sold it and in my head it was still there parked on the street. A genuine wash of sadness came over me when reality kicked in.

It's by far the vehicle I most regret selling and I'm very unlikely to come across something like it again. If I do, I won't be able to afford it. On the plus side, it didn't get pineappled and after a mild resto it ended up in mature hands and it has just had a clean MOT wherever it is. I'll always keep an eye out for it - E893 YRJ. Such a shame I had nowhere to park it and couldn't really afford to tax/run it.

 

 

[Zelandeth]

Blarg.  Had a stinking headache all day and have achieved the sub total of absolutely nothing today.  Absolutely everything I've touched has gone out of its way to be bloody awkward.  Including what should be simple tasks like emptying the dishwasher when I managed to drop and finely atomise one of my favourite mugs.

Loading a bit more garden waste into the skip (it's settled a bit since the weekend) I managed to drop a hawthorn branch - which immediately managed to insert itself down the gap between my leg and boot.  Then of course firmly embedding itself in both.  Tore the leg of my trousers to shreds pulling it off and bled all over the place.  More irked about wrecking a perfectly good pair of trousers than my leg to be honest.

Getting an early night and hoping to feel better tomorrow.

[Remspoor]

Someone trying to make money from another persons hard word. @dollywobbler Or have they got your permission to use your content?

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/citroen-ds-party-tricks-include-three-wheel-driving-142734.html#

[hairnet]

On 4/14/2020 at 8:30 PM, 95 quid Peugeot said:

 

I can say in the 11 years, we have only seen perhaps a dozen people (in the 11 years)on the same walk, went out today and must of bumped into 20-25 random  people plus  half a dozen bikers.

Why have they all decided to drive to the middle of nowhere in this environment ?

Grump for people driving, not for using random space

thats a write down number plates and speak to the suffuck polis

[reb]

Couldn't find my workshop paper towels.

Squeaky wee bastards.

[meggersdog]

Went down to the Range Rover LSE this afternoon to see if I can resurect it. Fitted a good battery and it fired up, bah no oil pressure. Lots of rattly tappets and an oil light that refused to go out. Pulled the king lead off and cranked it over and over. Not a flicker just a bright red light. Put the lead back on and it's still the same. The filter is full but the top end is dry. I think the oil pump needs primimg. There are 6  bolts holding it together with a head size of 5/16 or 8mm at a push.They are bloody 12 sided and every socket I have is 6 sided. I got four undone with a 5/16 spanner but can't reach the other two. 

I've come home now and atleast I have a new oil filter in stock. And after searching through the socket draw of my toolbox the forth socket set yielded a quarter drive 8mm 12 sided socket. Tomorrow might be a better day.

[outlaw118]

Just had a message from one of my best mates, Monkey.

His dad, a real top bloke, retired GP, came out of retirement to help with this poxy Coronavirus.

Pretty much straightaway, a patient has passed it on to him, and he's spent the last 4 weeks fighting it.

Yesterday, the news from the doctor treating him, that the prognosis was bad, Dr M elected to come off the oxygen.

He died this afternoon.

Balls.

[bonehead]

28 minutes ago, outlaw118 said:

Just had a message from one of my best mates, Monkey.

His dad, a real top bloke, retired GP, came out of retirement to help with this poxy Coronavirus.

Pretty much straightaway, a patient has passed it on to him, and he's spent the last 4 weeks fighting it.

Yesterday, the news from the doctor treating him, that the prognosis was bad, Dr M elected to come off the oxygen.

He died this afternoon.

Balls.

Deepest sympathies to the family and regrettably becoming more common,

I for one am fucking fuming about the cavalier attitude of the Health Secretary and his wankstain government hanging them all out to dry!

My much better half, a nurse, as been without scrubs for days and thus have to wash arms up to armpits after every patient interaction, which exposes them to risk, but this is not the concern of the nurses, rather they worry about it reducing their ability to care for the gravely ill and not their own safety!

They would gladly do without the clapping in exchange for being adequately protected ( BUT they are indescribably grateful to all that show appreciation.

[beko1987]

Bought some seat belts for the xsara almost the day after I bought the car and finally the guy is posting them, I thought he'd done a runner (it's no one from here, I don't think anyway). 

Except I see the pic of the box and it's got the sodding office address on, which is closed atm... I'm either never seeing them or their going to be very delayed. Its hermes too so I'm not sure what I can do about it. 

Ah well, can't ask him to change it now, I'd given up all hope of ever seeing them or my £25 again... 

[Vince70]

I finish my working week at midday on a Friday and today I got called into the office while I was about to clock out and told I’m being put off.

The job was making up gearboxes and the majority of the full time staff have had time off because of the virus as the company haven’t put any precautions in place and I guess people are just worried and just took two weeks off and being full time staff they get paid.

But  3 of us employees are agency workers and one walked out last week because the company refused to furlough and I had questioned how we are classed as essential workers making up gearboxes and I don’t think the management liked that plus I wouldn’t do the overtime while this was going on and orders come first.

But we did get a piece of cardboard for a couple of days that protects us from covid lol.

I can’t say I’m that worried about being put off as the company was a bit shite anyway but it doesn’t look like I’m going to get work anytime soon but at least I get a bit of time to paint up the kitchen and get time now to do a few car repairs.

[Spiny Norman]

4 hours ago, outlaw118 said:

Just had a message from one of my best mates, Monkey.

His dad, a real top bloke, retired GP, came out of retirement to help with this poxy Coronavirus.

Pretty much straightaway, a patient has passed it on to him, and he's spent the last 4 weeks fighting it.

Yesterday, the news from the doctor treating him, that the prognosis was bad, Dr M elected to come off the oxygen.

He died this afternoon.

Balls.

I don't mind admitting that brought a lump to my throat. 
That someone would come out of retirement to try and help their fellow man and  get taken from his loved ones like that is a bloody tragedy.

My sympathies to your mate and his family.

[chaseracer]

It's a small thing in the grand scheme, but today I was mainly going to be:

i) dragging the Dyane out of the garage;
ii) finishing the tidying of said garage;
iii) cracking on with said Dyane.

Hope it stops pissing down soon, then.  Still, there's always tomorrow...

[Marsh]

9 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

It's a small thing in the grand scheme, but today I was mainly going to be:

i) dragging the Dyane out of the garage;
ii) finishing the tidying of said garage;
iii) cracking on with said Dyane.

Hope it stops pissing down soon, then.  Still, there's always tomorrow...

The utterly reliable BBC forecast says you should be good to go by 2pm.

So yes, tomorrow sounds good.

[Marsh]

10 hours ago, Spiny Norman said:

I don't mind admitting that brought a lump to my throat. 
That someone would come out of retirement to try and help their fellow man and  get taken from his loved ones like that is a bloody tragedy.

My sympathies to your mate and his family.

+1

That's such a massive shame.

What a hero

[Floatylight]

It's a small thing in the grand scheme, but today I was mainly going to be:
i) dragging the Dyane out of the garage;
ii) finishing the tidying of said garage;
iii) cracking on with said Dyane.
Hope it stops pissing down soon, then.  Still, there's always tomorrow...

Woop woop!

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[chaseracer]

55 minutes ago, Floatylight said:

Woop woop!

Is that the sound of DA POLEECE?