The grumpy thread

[Akron]

Fair enough sounds like is should have been with you today have you got a tracking number? As I said before if you give me the first two letters I can tell you what you paid for. Emailed certificates are good my current insurers emailed me mine and I waited for them to be sent to me, I only found out my error when I rang them after a week .

[Lord Sterling]

Thanks Akron, the first 2 letters are AR.

 

I've just had a bit of a bad day, hence my rant, wasnt being personal or anything. Every path I went down just seem to end abruptly without result. All for a simple thing.

 

I know that Insurers are a bastard to deal with. I find just trying to find and buy a policy to be a torturous experience.

 

Unfortunately due to my circumstances I had very little time to purchase the insurance. I would often buy a policy about a week before I see the car just to make sure all documents arrive in tact and on time.

[Akron]

Lying bastarding insurers mate AR is not guaranteed next day that is signed for recorded 1st or 2nd class basically proof of receipt of documents at the address, 1st I would hope for in your case if so then you should get them tomorrow Friday.

 

(Don't take this as gospel with the codes but I am 95% sure I am right)

[eddyramrod]

Lying bastarding insurers

 

I thought that was normal...

[Richard]

There are worse services than Royal Mail.

 

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews81566.html

[Mr Lobster]

There are worse services than Royal Mail.

 

http://www.reviewcentre.com/reviews81566.html

 

There are a lot worse than Royal Mail. For what it costs Royal Mail provide a very good service.

[Akron]

The universal excuse is blame RM even if it was not posted not delivered etc, I had a customer ranting at me yesterday about a parcel that was not delivered. No ring on the door bell and a card shoved through the door by a DHL courier Lord Sterling have you heard anything yet?

[Lord Sterling]

Lord Sterling have you heard anything yet?

 

Yeh, finally. My documents were at a nieghbours house. Looks as if the postie assumed no one was home, even though there were more than few relatives waiting about at my house. My neighbour just coming out of his house to go to work, saw him come up the path and ask if he could leave the documents with him.

 

Looks like one of the post boys didnt do his job properly. Sorry Akron, I know most posties do a good job, but there are a few around my area who dont.

 

I finally managed to get the car taxed anyway and now I'm mobile on four wheels again. Thanks anyway Akron.

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In other news......

 

Some twat I know keeps texting me telling me to go an tell another guy he owes this twat some money. go and fucking tell him yourself you prat

[mattblack]

Had an email from Swiftcover:

 

"Your payment card has expired and your policy renewal is due within 60 days.

 

Please log in to your Swift Space and update your card details.

 

This will avoid any potential problems in processing your renewal. If you're unsure how to update your payment details online then you can view our swift guide which shows you step by step how to change your payment details"

 

Sounds like the cheeky cnuts were just going to automaticaly renew it...

[myglaren]

Bloody asthma.

Had an attack in a builders merchant this morning, recovered from that and then buggered a finger at work, seems to be dislocated.

Went to the hospital for some advice and got smoked upon by someone in the entrance (no smoking area)

Couldn't tell them what was wrong and got dragged into the A&E ward and hooked up to a nebuliser and heart/blood BP monitor for ages.

Nurse laughed like a drain when I told her what I was really there for. Had to wait to be seen by a doctor who checked everything out tnem took me to X-ray for the finger.

Something near the waiting room, smoke on clothes or perfume, set it off again so X-ray was a bit of a fiasco, had to have chest X-rays then back to the ward for another nebuliser/monitor session and a heap of drugs.

 

All started again on the way out to pay for parking.

 

£3.30 and when I got to the barriers they were up for the night, need't have paid but couldn't see the barriers from the pay machine.

Bloody typical.

 

Had the day off on Monday to go to the same hospital for the asthma, though I was supposed to be there at 9:40, turned out to be 16:40.

 

Anyone remember Mr. Pastry

 

 

Re: Royal mail.

Daughter moved into a new house on Teesside. Router to be delivered last Saturday.

Post van stopped outside, postie comes to door, posts ready filled out card through the letter box and legs it without knocking.

Daughter upstairs. Son in law in garden - can hear if anyone knocks as a neighbour had called shortly before.

Three kids in front room watched it all and assumed it was just a letter as all he did was shove it through the letter box.

Son in law not happy, and he isn't nice when that happens. God help the next one that tries it.

 

Missed a C5 V6 this morning by £100 and not enough time to bid again ²

[warren t claim]

Fucking nightmares (again). Why do they always contain shite??? Tonight I saw the owner of an immaculate 4dr Mk1 Scrote 1300xl in daytona yellow lured to a forest and shot in the head.

 

Nice car though, it was the quietest crossflow powered Escort I've ever been in. It even had fake wood door cappings with chrome surrounds, did they actually have these fitted in real life?

 

Back to sleep now. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

[Station]

Using a '3' wireless internet mobile dongle thing. It's shit an slower than dial up, sometimes even disconnects because it's just kack.

 

Also, applied for a D1 form from the DVLA two fridays ago (approximately two weeks ago). I'm still waiting for them to send the f*cking thing out, does it usually take the DVLA this long to send a form out? I know they're beyond useless, but two weeks seems like a long time to send a piece of paper out. I think I'll go and get one from the post office 2 miles away. I can't drive as I'm waiting for the frigging form to get my license back, which takes a further three weeks to process.

 

Also, why when I buy something electronical, like a new iron, is it almost guaranteed to break within one year. Why is it accepted that you buy something, and when it breaks, you chuck it in the bin and buy another one? What happened to getting it repaired, or in fact, having it last longer than one year? My mum has a hoover and an iron in the shed, that she had until the 90's that she bought when my mum and dad got married ffs. They still work!

[Jon]

Trouble is, people want modern appliances rather than old stuff. Quite why people replace old electical stuff that still works, I don't know. Except maybe if something is way more efficient. My parents had one of those old spherical Hoovers that floated when switched on but I think it was rated 2000 watts or something daft!

 

Had a charity come and pick up a load of furniture last week, which gets given away to those with not so much cash. Not accepting furniture without fire saftey stickers etc. on I can live with. However, they wouldn't take a 23inch 4:3 tube tv with remote control, since everyone wants flat screens. Who exactly becomes so picky when getting given a telly?! It's not like they have to live with it forever - when you get a better one (loads of people chuck out working tvs), pass it on just like I do. Anyway, it ended up going to the tip.....

 

I'm not letting the same fate become of my beloved wooden cabinet Mitsubishi TV with remote control for all 8 channels! Any takers for nowt?

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Anyone remember Mr. Pastry

 

No, but as a child my dad had a kitten which was on his show.

[Cavcraft]

Ah yes, hospitals. There last night with my daughter and the waiting room seemed to be full of fat people with minor limps and slight coughs, all moaning loudly about the waiting time. Most of them saw the nurse then went out again quickly so fair to assume they weren't even in need of an A&E visit

 

I've had three hours kip, felt guilty as sin about coming in to work, worried sick about my daughter and I'm currently clock watching. Roll on home time giving my little one a hug and going to sleep.

[whitevanman]

IT "Support".............NO it's not my job to phone Netgear and speak to an arsehole that can barely speak english, doesn't understand the phonetic alphabet and has to ask his supervisor a question every 2 seconds, and gets all the info wrong................

 

all I want is a correctly working router

[Mr Lobster]

Ah yes, hospitals. There last night with my daughter and the waiting room seemed to be full of fat people with minor limps and slight coughs, all moaning loudly about the waiting time. Most of them saw the nurse then went out again quickly so fair to assume they weren't even in need of an A&E visit

 

I've had three hours kip, felt guilty as sin about coming in to work, worried sick about my daughter and I'm currently clock watching. Roll on home time giving my little one a hug and going to sleep.

 

Hope shes ok.

 

But hospitals. Indeed. Last time I had to go to A&E was lateish on a Sunday night (I'd cut my hand whilst at a show, didn't get back til late y'see) and being a reasonably warm night the place was full of pissed up knobjockeys who didn't understand that the world doesn't actually revolve around them and they have to wait, suicidal failures who've 'tried to kill themselves. Again' and the general dregs of hummanity.

 

I really do not know how the nurses have the tolerance / patience to put up with it all. I know I wouldn't.

[Guest]

I'm not letting the same fate become of my beloved wooden cabinet Mitsubishi TV with remote control for all 8 channels! Any takers for nowt?

I like rubbish old TVs, let's have a look! Dunno if I'm room for it mind.

[Rusty Pelican]

Also, why when I buy something electronical, like a new iron, is it almost guaranteed to break within one year. Why is it accepted that you buy something, and when it breaks, you chuck it in the bin and buy another one? What happened to getting it repaired, or in fact, having it last longer than one year? !

My pet hate of all hates , modern stuff is shit , end off .

[Jon]

I like rubbish old TVs, let's have a look!

 

Am afraid I'm away from said item at the mo - it's seeking shelter in the boot of the Sierra. Should have a picture up by the end of the weekend. Could even have it delivered to Wakefield since that's where Mrs_cav works!

 

Edit: sorry, had to alter a bit of inadvertant txt spk - self-grumpinating there....

[boobydoo]

It can be quite annoying when you get customers in the showroom I work in 'giving it large' asking for big discounts off cars...then no finance company will touch them cos they're scum.

 

Case today: man and woman looking at '10' plate Merc S350CDi . List price £77000 new, ours is 6 months old, 5000 miles £55,000. Pretty good saving, huh?

Moan, moan, moan about price, salesman does long test drive, haggle , haggle, eventually get £1000 off. Still moan.

 

Propose to finance company after they moan about high interest rate (12%APR)...REJECTED.

 

Propose to second finance company...REJECTED.

 

Propose to third, shitty finance company.....REJECTED.

 

Propose to SCROTE finance.....REJECTED. Seems they've tried to get finance all over the UK since February in all different family member names. No-one will touch them.

 

Thanks for wasting the salesmans time and my time. Byeeee!!!

[M'coli]

The Cavalier's battery is gubbed. Arse.

[Station]

My pet hate of all hates , modern stuff is shit , end off .

 

I have a strimmer that cost about 90 quid (it does a few things other than 'strim'). It's 90% made of plastic. The plastic thing that holds the spool on the bottom disintegrated. It's made of plastic and rotates at about 9000 rpm and comes into contact with flying debris and two spinning cords ALL THE TIME. After 10 uses, the plastic thing was dead, but at least I didn't just bin it and buy a 10 quid one from Asda, I ordered a new part from the manufacturer. If anything breaks from now on I'm just going to get it fixed or buy a new part.

 

Re: my mobile internet connection dongle. It disconnects three times every minute! How's about that for annoying!

[mattblack]

To the total spunkbubble in the newish Fiesta/Focus thing I encountered tonight... here's a radical idea: Slow down a bit so as you can pull into the large space between the parked cars ON YOUR SIDE OF THE ROAD as I approach said cars from the other way. This will avoid you having look like the complete flange that you undoubtedly are by gesturing wildly as I refuse to revese and you scuff your wanky alloys bumping up the kerb to get round me on the pavement/grass...

 

Cockdribble.

[Lord Sterling]

Twats on the road.

 

1) The 55-plate Honda Accord driver overtakes me, then cuts me up only to get off at the approaching slip road. You are a twat.

 

2) 55-plate BMW 5-series driver, pulls out into middle lane, without speeding up or using indicators. As he passes me I notice he hasnt even got his eyes on the road, he's fiddling with the dash mounted sat-nav.

 

Re: my mobile internet connection dongle. It disconnects three times every minute! How's about that for annoying!

 

I feel your pain, I really do. I've got this dongle crap that either decides to go to the ultra-slow GPRS whenever it feels like it or disconnect altogether.

[Station]

I had something similar. I was in the lane to go left, other car was in the lane to turn right! Light goes to green, bloke in right lane, floors it and turns left, just to beat the queue of three cars. It was a Y-reg BMW.

[maxpower]

sat navs.......... why can't you just take me to the road i asked for instead of feckin driving me round the block time and time again until i eventually get there

[pogweasel]

It can be quite annoying when you get customers in the showroom I work in 'giving it large' asking for big discounts off cars...then no finance company will touch them cos they're scum.

 

Case today: man and woman looking at '10' plate Merc S350CDi . List price £77000 new, ours is 6 months old, 5000 miles £55,000. Pretty good saving, huh?

Moan, moan, moan about price, salesman does long test drive, haggle , haggle, eventually get £1000 off. Still moan.

 

Propose to finance company after they moan about high interest rate (12%APR)...REJECTED.

 

Propose to second finance company...REJECTED.

 

Propose to third, shitty finance company.....REJECTED.

 

Propose to SCROTE finance.....REJECTED. Seems they've tried to get finance all over the UK since February in all different family member names. No-one will touch them.

 

Thanks for wasting the salesmans time and my time. Byeeee!!!

 

That really is quite amazing.

You would have thought that they would twig they are not credit-worthy by now, and should be looking at the "Under £1000" section in the autotrader.

£55,000 is alot to put on finance on a motor car too, surely there are much more efficient ways of doing that.

[Geep]

Modern coil springs…why so bloody long?

 

Citroen C3 strut; coil spring about 3 feet long, needs compressing to about a foot to install.

 

Cue an abundance of spring clamps littered around spring gradually reducing it to the right length but resembling an unexploded bomb. Bum clenching and praying saw it fitted only to find the drive shaft has no retaining clips at gearbox end so the shaft has moved out while I was distracted by the spring shenanigans and dumped EP90 all over the drive

 

Fucksticks

[Louise2cv]

Still waiting for my car.

 

It went in on 30th for valve stem seals and MOT, I just phoned: they are in the middle of doing the seals. Is this a reasonable time frame for the job?