The grumpy thread

[AlsoMike]

Fucking ebay buyers.

How long would you guys leave it before re-listing something if no contact has been made?

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 24/08/2020 at 11:02, AlsoMike said:

Fucking ebay buyers.

How long would you guys leave it before re-listing something if no contact has been made?

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5-7 days. Then "non-payer" report to eBay, plus blocking of offender to prevent another timewasting bid attempt.

[AlsoMike]

  On 24/08/2020 at 11:15, Tadhg Tiogar said:

5-7 days. Then "non-payer" report to eBay, plus blocking of offender to prevent another timewasting bid attempt.

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thats the annoying thing, the gobshite has paid (albeit 4 days after auction end - which was 3 days ago) but not replied to any messages. I think their time is up tbh.

EDIT: I should add, its a dishwasher, not exactly going to be posting it.

[Agila]

  On 23/08/2020 at 19:14, Remspoor said:

Update for you.......

Moppy is still in the PM. The question is he still in charge?

 

 

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It's quite weird how hard it is to recognise him with a hat on.

Looks nothing like him.

[paulplom]

  On 24/08/2020 at 11:22, AlsoMike said:

thats the annoying thing, the gobshite has paid (albeit 4 days after auction end - which was 3 days ago) but not replied to any messages. I think their time is up tbh.

EDIT: I should add, its a dishwasher, not exactly going to be posting it.

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Just put it outside and tell him

to make sharp before the scrapman gets it.

[somewhatfoolish]

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  On 24/08/2020 at 11:22, AlsoMike said:

thats the annoying thing, the gobshite has paid (albeit 4 days after auction end - which was 3 days ago) but not replied to any messages. I think their time is up tbh.

EDIT: I should add, its a dishwasher, not exactly going to be posting it.

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Reject payment; relist. Never let anything go in person if you were paid via paypal as there's no means of verifying you sent it/they collected* and paypal will give the money back if the buyer puts in a claim. Folding cash money only if it's a collection item.

 

.* selfies of you and the buyer don't count as far as ebay/paypal are concerned, only a Royal Mail or courier receipt and a tracking number.

[AlsoMike]

  On 24/08/2020 at 12:06, somewhatfoolish said:

Reject payment; relist.

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Done! Cheers for the advice all

[beko1987]

Had a spot of enthusiasm at lunchtime and went to paint a hoover chassis. Can I find my tin of paint? Nope! 

I've seen it in a few places too so that job is parked until I get the enthusiasm to empty 3 or 4 places it could be. 

[Remspoor]

I have "lost" several folders full of photos recently. Plus an article I was writing for a club magazine.

Seemed to happen when I have sat at the PC watching some sort  of TV OR Youtube. Ten falling asleep during the not so interesting video.

There is no trace of the files, recovery programmes cannot find a thing.

Maybe it is a file shedder I have, which was on the right click option. Now it is removed in the hope I if I do right click in my sleep I do not do so much damage. 

[paulplom]

  On 24/08/2020 at 13:54, beko1987 said:

Had a spot of enthusiasm at lunchtime and went to paint a hoover chassis. Can I find my tin of paint? Nope! 

I've seen it in a few places too so that job is parked until I get the enthusiasm to empty 3 or 4 places it could be. 

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I feel your pain. Happens to me all the time when I'm painting hoover chassis.

[iainrcz]

Just spent 30 minutes trying to change the password on one of my outlook accounts.

We'll text you a code.

Enter code - Temporary problem with service

We'll email you a code to another account.

Log out, log in other account to get code, log out, log back in to original account

Enter code - Temporary problem with service.

 

Fuck me man.

[Cavcraft]

If you absolutely insist on riding your Harley Davidson on 60mph roads at least try and do somewhere near that speed, not fucking 41mph and slowing down to 27 on the slightest corners., you 3/4 aged crisis, trouser legs flapping in the wind, piss pot helmeted back-and front .

[High Jetter]

  On 24/08/2020 at 13:54, beko1987 said:

Had a spot of enthusiasm at lunchtime and went to paint a hoover chassis. Can I find my tin of paint? Nope! 

I've seen it in a few places too so that job is parked until I get the enthusiasm to empty 3 or 4 places it could be. 

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Oh, you don't have another 324 tins available? Amateur, come see my shed.

[beko1987]

  On 24/08/2020 at 21:11, High Jetter said:

Oh, you don't have another 324 tins available? Amateur, come see my shed.

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The first thing that crossed my mind was go and buy another tin... But its here somewhere! I've found the silver tin, but it's a 612, it needs gold

[wuvvum]

  On 24/08/2020 at 15:25, iainrcz said:

Just spent 30 minutes trying to change the password on one of my outlook accounts.

We'll text you a code.

Enter code - Temporary problem with service

We'll email you a code to another account.

Log out, log in other account to get code, log out, log back in to original account

Enter code - Temporary problem with service.

 

Fuck me man.

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My Outlook account has had the same password for the last 23 years.  I've never seen any need to change it.

[iainrcz]

  On 24/08/2020 at 23:22, wuvvum said:

My Outlook account has had the same password for the last 23 years.  I've never seen any need to change it.

I wouldn't have bothered except they'd locked it, preventing me sending mail.
I looked at the login activity and there was about 100 failed attempts from various IP addresses in Vietnam.

[wuvvum]

Maybe I'm just lucky that nobody has ever tried to hack mine.  Mind you they'd be disappointed if they did, there's no personal info in there at all apart from my name.

[Borsuq]

Mobile internet on my phone seems to be barely working today, which means I can't procrastinate at work as effectively as I'd like. :<

[robinmasters]

I've spent the last hour trying to think of something to post in the 'shite you can't stand' thread, but I can't think of anything. 

I don't  hate  anything. I used to hate things. I used to hate lots of things. Must be old age, my opinions are getting more grey/beige.  

[Borsuq]

  On 25/08/2020 at 09:55, robinmasters said:

I've spent the last hour trying to think of something to post in the 'shite you can't stand' thread, but I can't think of anything. 

I don't  hate  anything. I used to hate things. I used to hate lots of things. Must be old age, my opinions are getting more grey/beige.  

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I'm the same. I can find redeeming qualities in almost any car these days. Also, I don't think I have the spare energy to feel strongly about stuff like that anymore.

[iainrcz]

  On 25/08/2020 at 09:33, wuvvum said:

Maybe I'm just lucky that nobody has ever tried to hack mine.  Mind you they'd be disappointed if they did, there's no personal info in there at all apart from my name.

Exactly, I don't use that email address for anything even remotely exciting.
I think just signing up for forums.
Don't even think it's in my real name.

[strangeangel]

  On 24/08/2020 at 18:45, Cavcraft said:

If you absolutely insist on riding your Harley Davidson on 60mph roads at least try and do somewhere near that speed, not fucking 41mph and slowing down to 27 on the slightest corners., you 3/4 aged crisis, trouser legs flapping in the wind, piss pot helmeted back-and front .

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I had one of these Sons of Suburbia types cut in front of me when I was filtering, then slow down to walking pace holding me up (and I don't exactly filter quickly). My anger soon turned to hysterical laughter, however, as the gap between the two lanes narrowed and the wannabe outlaw got wedged between a white van and a Range Rover ? Naturally I was only too happy to do the decent thing and offer my services as a witness lest the stupid bastard decided to deny responsibility later on. 

 

[PhilA]

  On 24/08/2020 at 18:45, Cavcraft said:

If you absolutely insist on riding your Harley Davidson on 60mph roads at least try and do somewhere near that speed, not fucking 41mph and slowing down to 27 on the slightest corners., you 3/4 aged crisis, trouser legs flapping in the wind, piss pot helmeted back-and front .

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To be fair, they ride them like that here, too.

[dozeydustman]

Bloody tabby cat has gone missing. The dickhead one that doesn't behave like a cat and does nothing but groom itself, farts which are smellier than that of a dog and miaow incessantly for food or attention. Last seen evening on Sunday, 3 days after a second wallet busting visit to the vet in 6 weeks and needing twice a day medication. Apparently neighbour's cat had a fight with a tabby on Sunday night/Monday small hours and as we discovered she has a heart problem may have conked out while hiding somewhere. Not in the shed, compost bin, under the hedge nor anywhere in the house (if she was in the house and alive we'd have heard her; she's got Siamese in her and has that horrid miaow they make).

Wife and stepdaughter almost inconsolable which is making me grumpy. I had better not use the term "Doner Catbab" when we go to the Turkish Meze restaurant this evening.

I also have a ridiculous stomach ache and the wind has blow my sunflowers over. And my cars are reliable enough not to grump about them, so I'm grumpy about that as well.

[Aston Martin]

This is doing the rounds. Fuck me.

 

 

[juular]

  On 25/08/2020 at 17:03, Aston Martin said:

This is doing the rounds. Fuck me.

 

 

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Mrs J showed me this last night. Hard to take in, I thought it was a hoax or CGI at first. There are some real special folk around.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 25/08/2020 at 17:03, Aston Martin said:

This is doing the rounds. Fuck me.

 

 

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Britain today.

[Bren]

Britain today. I think large swathes of mainland europe will be glad to see the back of us.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 25/08/2020 at 17:14, Bren said:

Britain today. I think large swathes of mainland europe will be glad to see the back of us.

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Meanwhile, in Magaluf, and other party destinations....

[New POD]

  On 25/08/2020 at 17:03, Aston Martin said:

This is doing the rounds. Fuck me.

 

 

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That's attempted Murder. Or am.i over reacting.