The grumpy thread

[Zelandeth]

6 hours ago, Angrydicky said:

I don’t understand. Just stick it behind the passenger seat then move that seat back until the can can’t roll forwards. It’s never going to fall over sideways due to the shape of it, unless you’re driving like a loon.

Oh, edit are you saying that is the seats all the way back? By Jove there’s a lot of space in the back. 

Think there's a couple of inches of travel available still but yeah - seat base stops just short of level with the centre console fully back I think - the amount of cabin space in the back of the Xantia is better than many cars that are far larger.  Not quite CX levels, but impressive nevertheless. 

In sharp contrast even with the seats in the normal position in the Jag you can't fit a fuel can behind either of them as the gap is too small!

Next time I'm just going to be sensible and stick the can on the back seat with the seatbelt holding it in place...problem solved.  Even with Xantia Activa cornering loads in the picture.

[Timewaster]

It really annoys me much much more than it should when people post pictures like this one all over the Internet which have been altered to suit the context of the page and might have been slightly amusing if only they had bothered to even try and match the font. 

 

The word Motorcycle might as well have been scrawled in green crayon. 

 

There are hundreds like it and I get sent them all the time. I don't know why I care but I can't stand it. 

[wuvvum]

This sort of thing seriously pisses me off.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-55506681

There really are some utter cunts out there.

[dean36014]

My neighbours decided to have a big new year's party last night. They took the precaution of covering all the windows up with car frost screen protectors! I think they were most miffed when the police arrived and closed it down. Early twenties couple, who obviously don't give a fuck about the fact we're in tier 4. Impressed with the police though.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

3 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

This sort of thing seriously pisses me off.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-55506681

There really are some utter cunts out there.

Let's hope karma catches up with them. However, those types seem to slither through life continuing to get away with being bellends. I'm not sure who I feel more sorry for - the people who run the church, or the police who had to deal with the oxygen thieves.

[taranaki]

Facebook is royally getting on my tits. 24 hour ban for posting this. Apparently, I'm posting drug-related content.

 

[Angrydicky]

@trigger has also been on the receiving end of Facebook's wrath recently!

[MikeR]

1 hour ago, taranaki said:

Facebook is royally getting on my tits. 24 hour ban for posting this. Apparently, I'm posting drug-related content.

 

pass some of that to Miseryrail , local trains are off ,, on ,, bus service on , err no off ....  just a bit of frost on the cars this morning FFS

[Pieman]

14 hours ago, dean36014 said:

My neighbours decided to have a big new year's party last night. They took the precaution of covering all the windows up with car frost screen protectors! I think they were most miffed when the police arrived and closed it down. Early twenties couple, who obviously don't give a fuck about the fact we're in tier 4. Impressed with the police though.

That wouldn't have protected against a few anonymous bricks being thrown through their windows.

If there hadn't been any restrictions no one would have had these parties in the first place, they're just doing it because "fuck you you can't tell me what to do".   Whereas I am scared to even spend time in the same room as those I live with in case I infect them.

Infect all those breaking rules on purpose and let them snuff it.

[Rocket88]

40 minutes ago, Pieman said:

That wouldn't have protected against a few anonymous bricks being thrown through their windows.

If there hadn't been any restrictions no one would have had these parties in the first place, they're just doing it because "fuck you you can't tell me what to do".   Whereas I am scared to even spend time in the same room as those I live with in case I infect them.

Infect all those breaking rules on purpose and let them snuff it.

Anyone breaking Covid rules in this manner.... 50 hours unpaid cleaning work in an NHS hospital, wearing full PPE

 

[myglaren]

On 31/12/2020 at 12:00, Zelandeth said:

Sadly wouldn't help in the Xantia...There's enough room for about four of them in each of the rear footwells unless I made a point of digging a load of stuff out of the garage to use as wedging material.

I've got a few of the flat and stubby shaped ones I've had for years which never topple (nor leak if they do!), I'm just going to label one of those for diesel and be done with it.  At least I have one "spare" I can do that with.

It's just the irritation of buying something that's supposedly made to all kinds of safety standards blatantly obviously not being fit for purpose that hacked me off. 

Too little, too late but I keep a plastic box in my boot, and some bungees, to stop stuff floating about and tipping over.

That said, the 10L bucket of white emulsion took no notice of that and ruined the pristine boot of the Civic.

[Eddie Honda]

5 hours ago, taranaki said:

Facebook is royally getting on my tits. 24 hour ban for posting this. Apparently, I'm posting drug-related content.

 

Replace it with this one tomorrow

[Cavcraft]

21 hours ago, Timewaster said:

It really annoys me much much more than it should when people post pictures like this one all over the Internet which have been altered to suit the context of the page and might have been slightly amusing if only they had bothered to even try and match the font. 

 

 

The word Motorcycle might as well have been scrawled in green crayon. 

 

There are hundreds like it and I get sent them all the time. I don't know why I care but I can't stand it. 

[barefoot]

Iceberg lettuce has gone up at Sainsbury's from 43p to £1.09 in a week - Dry bummed by Brexit week 1.

[taranaki]

1 hour ago, Eddie Honda said:

Replace it with this one tomorrow

Not my proudest, butt it got me there.

 

[New POD]

6 hours ago, MikeR said:

pass some of that to Miseryrail , local trains are off ,, on ,, bus service on , err no off ....  just a bit of frost on the cars this morning FFS

I saw 2 empty trains near Freshfield at about 4pm today. 

[Jerzy Woking]

18 hours ago, wuvvum said:

This sort of thing seriously pisses me off.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-55506681

There really are some utter cunts out there.

What a great shame the police let everyone except the organisers go, especially seeing as it is so close to one of the most infected areas in the UK.

And I would imagine the attendees have been to many of the events in and around East London that took place.

I just wish the police had the resources to have fined everyone of the fuckers there £10,000, but I suppose potentially mixing with covid infected others, they will pass on the virus to their families and friends quite happily. There are not enough expletives in the world to express my utter contempt for every single one of them. Cunts will have to do for now. 

[meggersdog]

Trying to get my vandalised Range Rover going. The remote has new batteries and been checked for a signal. The alarm still won't switch off but the doors won't unlock with the remote.The horn for the alarm is under the front scuttle but it is an immobiler anyway so I am going to have to drag it out of there to get it on a trailer. The field is sodden so that's a no go.

Popped down to the workshop this afternoon to check phone messages. On my way back just as it's getting dark, ping, no dash lights. Stopped to check and no sidelights. Luckily there are two rear fog-lights so drove home with them on. Two new fuses later and that's a job for the morning . Usually go food shopping on Saturday evening to avoid the rush. Not this time with no tail lights.......Bugger no Chinese take away tonight either.

Worst birthday ever.

[Timewaster]

1 hour ago, Jerzy Woking said:

What a great shame the police let everyone except the organisers go, especially seeing as it is so close to one of the most infected areas in the UK.

And I would imagine the attendees have been to many of the events in and around East London that took place.

I just wish the police had the resources to have fined everyone of the fuckers there £10,000, but I suppose potentially mixing with covid infected others, they will pass on the virus to their families and friends quite happily. There are not enough expletives in the world to express my utter contempt for every single one of them. Cunts will have to do for now. 

I wish we could exempt them from public funded medical treatment. 

Got covid have you, need a hospital bed do you? Nah m8 its all a hoax. NEXT!

[Jerzy Woking]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55513167

2500 attended a rave in France, despite lockdowns and curfews. Police fined those that found leaving. Including some Brits.

The world is going mad.

[Zelandeth]

27 minutes ago, Jerzy Woking said:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-55513167

2500 attended a rave in France, despite lockdowns and curfews. Police fined those that found leaving. Including some Brits.

The world is going mad.

Had two huge house parties within a street of ours.  Have been dozens of people coming and going since before Christmas daily.

Police did appear to one of them on NYE.  Quiet reigned for about ten minutes then they just picked up as if nothing had happened.

Folks around here just don't seem to give a damn.

[goosey]

Just got in after spending the afternoon with my son replacing the gearbox and clutch on his Suzuki Jimny 

on the drive in the snow freezing cold 

I’m cold wet and miserable and stink of gear oil.

 

[taranaki]

Christmas guests should fuck off home on New Years' Day.

Today I had to strip the plumbing from the bathroom sink because of a blockage. The ginger wookie  has trimmed off half of his facial [I hope] hair and thinks that it will magically go down the plug'ole.

[Milk]

No idea if this is the place for this but i need a car rant.

 

Bought a lowish milege mazda2 summer last year and all was good. until new years eve the window regulator decided it doesnt want do do its thing anymore and keep my window open. so took the door card off to try bodge it up. that is now done with much tape but need clips for the door card.

 

Last night at 3am the alarm decides it want to alert me of fuck all.  so i went to just disconnect the battery to make it shut up until the morning. but the fastenerto the battery connecter decided to snap. at least its disconnected but need get new ones.

 

Its little things that piss me off and making me want to either sell it or just scrap it//

Rant over

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Have you tried the Grumpy thread?

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Golf has been a bit slow to start the last couple of weeks.  Thought it might be time for a new battery eventually.  Went out this afternoon, parked up with lights on and the fan on for 15 minutes looking at the sea and it was really, really slow to start with the doors locking and unlocking.  Got it going.  Decided I needed a new battery, stat so went to Halfrauds.

Now I know they're not the most competitive price wise* but for a basic Pb with a 3-year guarantee it was £93 fucking quid.  Decided to pony up for the Ca with a 4-year guarantee for £104 but the last time I replaced the battery (four and a half years ago) it was £70-odd.  Fuck's sake.

[PhilA]

Kitchen drain backed up overnight and refused to flow.

Tried all manner of things, nothing wanted to work. Ended up pulling the deck up outside and having a look at the grease trap.

Lurrrrvly. Yes, that smells just as bad as you imagine.

Cleared it out and got it flowing again. Christmas dinner and everything down it coupled with a sudden cold snap meant it congealed solid.

In plunging it, I managed to break the old plug hole, which cracked around the thread. Beat that with chisels and got it out.

Got a shiny new stainless steel plug hole. Need to get another because the left sink now looks like shit with the old one missing all the chrome.

Oh well. I'm now going to scrub myself raw to try get rid of this smell. I hate drains.

 

Phil

Edit:

Old chrome over brass plughole which turns out was close to fracturing anyway.

Another $22 at the hardware store and the drains match- I wouldn't have bothered but they were different lengths and it was putting the plumbing on the piss.

 

What an arseache.

 

[bobdisk]

Dont put grease down the drain, or toilet, you had what they call a "fatburg" ! I put my leftover cooking grease in an old tin, or jamjar, then put it in with the rubbish. Never get fatburg trouble. Only trouble I do get is that every so often I have to dismantle the sink's drain and clean it out, cos it stinks. Dont know why.

[omegod]

First day of a weeks leave, lots of plans but just gone to move the fiesta and BOING ! bastard coil spring has snapped, I have a spring but don't have compressors and it's undriveable so I've put a shout out on the local facebook for a mobile mechanic.  It's too cold to be a tight arse 

[bobdisk]

Look on eBay for "car spring compressors" There is several there under £20 that will do your job Will be cheaper than a mobile mechanic, and you will still have a tool to keep.