The grumpy thread

[Mr_Bo11ox]

48 minutes ago, New POD said:

I've been on a semi-vegan, low sugar, low far diet since March

 

Can you be semi-vegan?

Know what you mean though, I like to try to go meat-free for over half the week

[New POD]

21 minutes ago, Mr_Bo11ox said:

Can you be semi-vegan?

Know what you mean though, I like to try to go meat-free for over half the week

I own Fern Cottons book The Happy Vegan.  Use it once a week at least.  Tonight we had Aubergine and lental bake but added cheese.  

[artdjones]

22 minutes ago, Mr_Bo11ox said:

Can you be semi-vegan?

Know what you mean though, I like to try to go meat-free for over half the week

Yes I'm meat free usually half the time. From 7pm in the evening until 7am the next morning every day.

[High Jetter]

Me too, 9pm to 12noon here.

[ruffgeezer]

Installed new sad and extra ram in my computer, now it keeps freezing. 

 

Cuntballs.

[taranaki]

Meanwhile in New Zealand......

 

[captain_70s]

First day back at work post Crimbo/Noo Year.

Got 4 hours sleep due to wrecked sleeping pattern? Check.
Starting the day with a cheeky wee dental appointment? Check.
9 hour backshift on the horizon? Check.

 

Got root canal to look forward to as a Brucie bonus.

[DoctorRetro]

Step dad died this morning. Covid-related, but heart attack actually did the job. 

Only 63, that's no age. 

I wasn't close to him, but it's still shitty 

[maxxo]

as a fool i forgot my HSBC secure key password

currently on hold with them

this is going to be a faff i can tell

[beko1987]

18 hours ago, ruffgeezer said:

Installed new sad and extra ram in my computer, now it keeps freezing. 

 

Cuntballs.

Sad's do that... 

(got the correct and matched ram fitted? Did you do a clean install to the ssd or clone your old drive?) 

[omegod]

3 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

Step dad died this morning. Covid-related, but heart attack actually did the job. 

Only 63, that's no age. 

I wasn't close to him, but it's still shitty 

My sympathies to you and yours, such a shite time we are living in he was young 

[Low Horatio gearbox]

The ballache that is buying or trying to by a house during  our current interesting*times.

5 hours ago, TheDoctor said:

Step dad died this morning. Covid-related, but heart attack actually did the job. 

Only 63, that's no age. 

I wasn't close to him, but it's still shitty 

Ouch and sympathies.  

[ruffgeezer]

4 hours ago, beko1987 said:

Sad's do that... 

(got the correct and matched ram fitted? Did you do a clean install to the ssd or clone your old drive?) 

2 different pairs of ram, but still was cunty on one piar or t'other. It'd previously had 2 pairs mismatched 4gb sticks. 

Reinstalled windows again today and it's been better touch wood (now I've sent for a replacement sdd) 

Time will tell I guess! 

[strangeangel]

RIP Colin Bell

 

 

 

[vulgalour]

Telecommunications.  Rain.

[louiepj]

Off because of covid restrictions
Jobs to do on cars
Have the parts
Nearly chop the top of your index finger off while sorting recycle
Bloody tin cans !!!
Bonus photo of dogs head with bald spot.

[Zelandeth]

Oh hello check engine light...

[timolloyd]

2 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Oh hello check engine light...

Invacar?

[Pieman]

Scraping noise from under front end of car at low speed tonight.  Disappeared as the car runs and it's driving fine, but every time I drop to very low speed it returns.  Hopefully just something stuck in the brakes or similar.

[Zelandeth]

2 hours ago, timolloyd said:

Invacar?

Uh...No.  Xantia.  Which thinking about it is actually the only car I own just now which even HAS a check engine light.

Went off next time I started...Normally I'd just run over to a friend's place and have them interrogate it with Diagbox/Lexia...however that's obviously not an option just now!

I'm used to seeing the light for a couple of seconds once every few months when it throws an overboost error - but only flat out at high revs.  This came on randomly just while cruising and stayed there.  I know the battery is a bit low from lack of use, so I'm not worrying too much about it until I've fully charged the battery.  If it comes back then I'll investigate further.

[Parky]

On 1/5/2021 at 8:17 PM, taranaki said:

Meanwhile in New Zealand......

 

We had a big get together yesterday, three families and many bottles of wine.  It’s brilliant although coming from the UK I can see how everyone here has relaxed a lot thinking it’s all over and done with.  I think Kiwis do need to be a bit more vigilant than they are being as complacency is creeping in and it only takes some fake negative tests from a visitor to trigger the whole thing again.  

[Tamworthbay]

On 04/01/2021 at 22:25, Mr_Bo11ox said:

Can you be semi-vegan?

Know what you mean though, I like to try to go meat-free for over half the week

Same here, we have been gradually reducing meat intake over recent years. It’s never been easier and some stuff is proper nice. My favourites are Linda McCartney burgers - proper dirty food but not, and Aldi goats cheese and red onion bakes that I could eat as a snack.

[Aston Martin]

Not sure I'll upload the video.

 

But I'm in 3rd Lane of M1, doing 56 but struggling. Some wank in a van, licks my tail-lights and pulls into Lane 4. He cuts off a grey 3 series estate.... Which lights up like a Christmas tree, which lights? Ah, big blue fuckers.

 

Here's the issue, van gets infront of me no problems here.... The mother fucking wank coppers, give him a bollocking from the passenger seat. He slams on, they slam on.... They then leave him alone... I'm braking/hazard lighting still going uphill and now fucked doing 40.

[Soundwave]

Major and sudden tooth ouchie, leading to emergency dental appointment. Major and sudden wallet ouchie followed soon after.

[PhilA]

Just.. everything. Ugh.

[Bren]

Only just managed to get the vectra started. Battery is less than 12 months old. Lack of use won't help but I suspect it's the starter - trying to start a locked engine wont have done it any good. It can wait.

[Ghosty]

£4k isnt even a good price. 😒

[brownnova]

You know when you’re about to sell a car but the car gets wind of this so it develops a little fault which is bad enough to be noticeable, but not so bad you’d do it straight away if you were keeping it... and you don’t want to spend any more money on it, but you also don’t feel you could sell it as is without dropping the price a bit... 

 

Yeah... that... 

[Mr Laurence]

18 minutes ago, brownnova said:

You know when you’re about to sell a car but the car gets wind of this so it develops a little fault which is bad enough to be noticeable, but not so bad you’d do it straight away if you were keeping it... and you don’t want to spend any more money on it, but you also don’t feel you could sell it as is without dropping the price a bit... 

 

Yeah... that... 

They seem to know exactly when to it! it's as though they're sentient.

What's the fault?

[Parky]

Bored with the Mitsubishi and yes, I am thinking of selling it.  Just as an odd whining noise appears at speed...

Slightly grumpy in that it is raining here, I need new wipers and they are currently sitting at my Mums as Royal Mail won’t send parcels overseas because Covid.  I didn’t want to buy them here as they are megacoin but might have to