The grumpy thread

[New POD]

15 hours ago, RayMK said:

If only the styling and engineering departments would talk to each other!

If only the engineers were given a set of requirements that included servicing and maintenance times. 

[Cavcraft]

9 hours ago, Minimad5 said:

Finally got an email from Unit landlord (been trying to pay him since January) .... GTFO, looks like they're knocking down the units, and selling off valuable land, hence the silence for so long !?

Shit sticks. Anyone able to shift 2 cars for me ASAP ? (Insert worried face)

 

I can give you the number of a lad who can.  

[Borsuq]

So apparently Oppositelock (the former Jalopnik forum) is getting killed off. I used to be pretty active on there a while ago, so it's sad to see it go, even if it was ultimately far too American for my taste.

Wish I had more time to hang around this place as well, but with all that is happening I come back from work so utterly knackered I can't be arsed to do anything. Also, weather's shite so can't even go on a drive to take my mind off things.

[myglaren]

10 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

 

Must be the same person who was responsible for the location of the clutch fluid reservoir in the Xantia!

May be a different model to the one I had - series 1  1.9TD but the clutch fluid reservoir was very easily accessible, on the left and adjacent to the sphere - the alarm defeat was a similar looking thing on the right and again close to the sphere.  Baffled me when I opened it and found a 'lock' that fit the ignition key.

I'm sure the LHM reservoir was on the left inner wing too.  Was a long time ago though.  Early nineties.

[twosmoke300]

I don’t care how difficult that clutch fluid reservoir is - it’s got to be easier than a clutch cable pedal clip on one !

[clayts450]

Landed a plum job down to Weston Super Mare this morning. Picked up the goods, about 2 minutes out of the yard, shipper rings, 'yeah, they've cancelled on us, you'll have to go back'.

Bumhats. 

Good paying long distance jobs at the weekend are as rare as hen's teeth.

[clayts450]

Meanwhile, do not get me started on inappropriate lighting for driving in patchy fog.... (ranging from no lights, blown headlights, sidelights/DRLs only, to retina-burning floodlit vehicles. I said, don't get me started...).

I actually screeched the van to a halt  and got out yesterday in a no overtaking bit to point out to the driver behind that neither of his headlights were working. And it was pitch black. He thanked me, but did not stop where I stopped next (petrol station) to attend to the fault. Prick.

[myglaren]

The eBay thingy.  I just watched a clip from Interstellar on YouTube and although I have seen it I don't remember it so bought it on eBay.

I've bought a dozen odds and ends over the past couple of weeks without any problems but now encountered a further check needed and they wanted to call my home phone for verification.

Except I chucked all my landline phones out years ago.  I hate making calls and even more hate answering them and when I did answer it was always some bloody spammer, so in the bin they went.

I don't like giving my mobile number out, same reasons, but have to if I want my basket full of goodies.

Bugger

[High Jetter]

It's 2FA - 2 factor authorization. They want to call your landline as that's the number you gave them, way back when.

[myglaren]

On 08/11/2020 at 23:34, High Jetter said:

It's 2FA - 2 factor authorization. They want to call your landline as that's the number you gave them, way back when.

That is it.  I have given my mobile number now but can't delete the landline and it continues to want to use that.

Looks like Amazon then.

 

Edit:  Tried again and it went through without doing any confirmation whatsoever.

[MikeR]

Called in the farm on my way home from work , as I walked back to the car ,looking at me was this little chap .... Just his head ... Next stop tyre shop .....

[Soundwave]

Hermes dumping a package on my doorstep looking like this. Fortunately none of the contents are broken or missing, more by luck than judgement! 

 

 

[Agila]

1 minute ago, Soundwave said:

Hermes dumping a package on my doorstep looking like this. Fortunately none of the contents are broken or missing, more by luck than judgement! 

 

 

Wasn't this guy delivering was it?

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

1 minute ago, Agila said:

Wasn't this guy delivering was it?

 

He might have worked for Yodel before....

[iainrcz]

Our local Hermes gimp decided to chuck a parcel over our 6' high gates once.

 

[w00dy]

Probably need a new battery for the BMW. GSF have 60% off batteries for today only.  £250 is apparently the list price of something Tayna has at £90. 

[captain_70s]

[richardmorris]

Ordered some Prestone de-icer from amazon on the 5th after a frosty spell and the spray I thought I had turned out to be carburettor cleaner. I have yet to receive the order, but have had two “rate your order” emails. Apparently it’s already been to Portsmouth and back to Milton Keynes.

[strangeangel]

8 hours ago, Soundwave said:

Hermes dumping a package on my doorstep looking like this. Fortunately none of the contents are broken or missing, more by luck than judgement! 

 

 

 

Hermes are 100% fucking useless... the absolute worst of the worst.

 

[Out Run]

47 minutes ago, strangeangel said:

 

Hermes are 100% fucking useless... the absolute worst of the worst.

 

Completely.

I still haven’t forgiven the bastards for losing my one piece intercooler pipes. Rare as fuck to me, yet to them, just two bits or random tube.

 

[Parky]

Bureaucracy.....

”Hello, I am travelling to New Zealand in five days and despite several calls and chasers I haven’t had my approved visa transferred to my new passport yet.  I was advised to call to request an urgent process today so can I request that?”

”Yeah, nah sorry no, you can’t request an urgent unless you have 48 hours or less before you travel”

”Well can’t we get it in motion?  I am worried if I call with 48 hours notice someone else will tell me it’s too late”

”Nope, sorry, rules, etc”

”So if I get to the airport with my visa linked to my lost passport, my passport won’t match the number on the visa so that’s gonna be a problem yes?  Won’t the Immigration man refuse me entry to the flight so I am separated from my family over Christmas and stranded homeless in the UK without any of my possessions as they would have been shipped?”

”Yeah, fingers crossed for you there mate, it will probably be alright”

Probably be alright.  
 

it’s not going to be alright is it?

[mitsisigma01]

10 hours ago, Soundwave said:

Hermes dumping a package on my doorstep looking like this. Fortunately none of the contents are broken or missing, more by luck than judgement! 

Not trying to defend Hermes because we all know by the sound of it they have fuckwits all over the country working for them....

But if a box can crush that much the sender is as much to blame because they obviously haven't padded it out sufficiently. 

My mate buys and sells brake calipers and he had a package turn up the other day in the same sort of condition, it had 2 discs and 2 calipers, nothing individually wrapped, obviously overweight and an obviously well used old box, everything battered to fk and hanging out the sides, you can't blame Hermes for that but when contacted the sender seemed oblivious that he had done anything wrong🤐

[MikeR]

One big Clunk under/behind the driver's seat this morning as I did a sharp left hander , then nothing despite being a bit ruthless on some more corners ... Got to work and a large  onion was looking at me under the driver's seat .. given it is round and rolls like a ball ..... Just the one Clunk !!!!!! 

[LostnotFound]

1 hour ago, MikeR said:

One big Clunk under/behind the driver's seat this morning as I did a sharp left hander , then nothing despite being a bit ruthless on some more corners ... Got to work and a large  onion was looking at me under the driver's seat .. given it is round and rolls like a ball ..... Just the one Clunk !!!!!! 

 

Can't be all bad a tasty snack for lunch, along with a warm glow that you car isn't trying to send you on an expensive wild goose chase for noises. Which will last until 200 yards from home when having already eaten the onion the bastard thing will throw another clunk at you just because it can. 

I'd give the Qanon lot a lot more credit if they went after the real bad guys, sod the lizards running the world I want the gremlins buggering up machinery exposed first.

[C1am]

I'm finally done with Hermes after giving them chance after chance - one too may parcels *not delivered*  (disappeared without trace - strange how it's always the big stuff), label machines in shop not working (but we'll have your money first - then a message to say "Please contact Customer Services online") then a promised call back within 2 days, which doesn't happen and when eventually it does, consists of one single ring with a dead line when the phone is picked up. 

[C1am]

On 11/10/2020 at 12:44 PM, Agila said:

Wasn't this guy delivering was it?

 

Employee of the month?

[rusty_vw_man]

Some bellend has attacked the rear wiper on the van and bent the whole lot to buggery. 

I have no proof, but I ‘know’ it’s the bloke in his 60s that views the bit of road outside his house where I parked for an hour as his, not understanding that a) it’s not and b) I only have to park there as other people park outside my house. 

A session with the mole grips will see it good enough, but it’s also taken a chunk out of the paint down to metal. Arse....

[Parky]

On 11/10/2020 at 10:38 PM, Parky said:

Bureaucracy.....

”Hello, I am travelling to New Zealand in five days and despite several calls and chasers I haven’t had my approved visa transferred to my new passport yet.  I was advised to call to request an urgent process today so can I request that?”

”Yeah, nah sorry no, you can’t request an urgent unless you have 48 hours or less before you travel”

”Well can’t we get it in motion?  I am worried if I call with 48 hours notice someone else will tell me it’s too late”

”Nope, sorry, rules, etc”

”So if I get to the airport with my visa linked to my lost passport, my passport won’t match the number on the visa so that’s gonna be a problem yes?  Won’t the Immigration man refuse me entry to the flight so I am separated from my family over Christmas and stranded homeless in the UK without any of my possessions as they would have been shipped?”

”Yeah, fingers crossed for you there mate, it will probably be alright”

Probably be alright.  
 

it’s not going to be alright is it?

And it turns out the guy I spoke to on Monday should have pressed the urgent button.  His supervisor confirmed Wednesday that if he had, the visa would be sorted by Friday.  Because I called Wednesday it was now too late and it wouldn’t be processed in time.  

Also Immigration are being mega tight on Visa discrepancies so I could get refused entry to the flight in London, or make it to NZ and get refused there and immediately put back on a flight to London.....

So on Saturday I either get on a plane or refused meaning I am homeless, potless, and jobless until February which is the next available quarantine space.  However I may have to be entering the country with a New Zealand citizen so my wife might have to fly to meet me somewhere like Osaka so we can fly into NZ as a couple.  At which point her and I have to quarantine while relatives look after our kids for two weeks.

And all because Dennis from NZ Immigration refused to treat my urgent request as urgent.  Thanks Dennis.  Thanks a fucking bunch

[Tadhg Tiogar]

8 minutes ago, Parky said:

.... all because Dennis from NZ Immigration refused to treat my urgent request as urgent.  Thanks Dennis.  Thanks a fucking bunch

That's NZ for you. They don't mess about when messing you about.

That said, there are a great many other countries that can really foul things up in the visa department. Britain, India, China, etc.

[warch]

Not in the same league as Parky's visa woes, but I went and rolled a one in the great MoT game of chance. At least the balljoint and fucking bastarding shithouse inner cv boot that had split were on the same corner of the car. And the nice MoT man did adjust my headlights and passed my hastily unseized brakes. More pain when it came to the hub nut,  the thread was creamed so I had to dremel the axle stub to start it. At least it didn't rain, misery has no equal to sitting there trying to get something back together with water running down your crack.