The grumpy thread

[Scrubworks]

9 hours ago, sierraman said:

Other people just screw the plates on and move on with life. 

If by "move on with life" you mean "create a shitty rusty mess that spreads under the paintwork and has to be rectified later", then yeah, on you go.

[Scrubworks]

3 hours ago, twosmoke300 said:

Pretty sure most cars made in the last 21 years have plastic bumpers which carry the no plates so you ain’t gonna see much corrosion there 

Most I see carry them on the bootlid, which is metal, but yeah, if it's a plastic bumper I don't really have an issue as long as the holes are hidden. It's unprotected screw holes that lead to massive rust blisters that I have a problem with.

[High Jetter]

3 hours ago, Timewaster said:

I'm due an eye test and I'm struggling to read print on packets and things, but I'm still grumpy from the last eye test where the young lady doing the test referred to age related deterioration and age related issues at least half a dozen times. 

Cow.

 

I was 46 at the time. 

It's a fact. You're half-way through, on average. Adjustments need to be made, don't fight it. Good sight is so important, just think about it.

[Datsuncog]

1 hour ago, Scrubworks said:

It's unprotected screw holes that lead to massive rust blisters that I have a problem with.

What, like this?

Yeah, not a fan of drilling either.

Probably a bit late to go back to the dealer who did it to complain, mind.

[gm]

4 hours ago, Timewaster said:

I'm due an eye test and I'm struggling to read print on packets and things, but I'm still grumpy from the last eye test where the young lady doing the test referred to age related deterioration and age related issues at least half a dozen times. 

Cow.

 

I was 46 at the time. 

reminds me of when I moved house and had to register at a new doctors surgery - part of the process was a medical examination during which my BMI was calculated and revealed me as being "borderline obese" I am 5'10"ish and was around 13 stone at the time, several stone less than the short arse doctor woman who seemed to be taking pleasure from pronouncing me so ! and she had a 'tache !

 

[Ghosty]

Knocking about the house today and various DIY stuff is going on, I'm spending a fair bit of time around my dad. 

 

His memory is visibly failing. 

His mum had Alzheimer's. 

 

 

 

Fuck. 

[Scrubworks]

2 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

What, like this?

Exactly. Case closed.

[twosmoke300]

53 plate Subaru - least of your corrosion worries 😂

[Datsuncog]

Surprisingly, it's the only bit of rust on the car. And other than an intermittent EML linked to an exhaust sensor, it's been more than satisfactory over three and a half years of ownership...

[Zelandeth]

Yep...I can vouch for the fact that it's the second dose of the Moderna vaccine that hits you the hardest.  First one made me feel run down and want to sleep for a couple of weeks solid but that was it.  No real symptoms to speak of other than my arm feeling like I'd been punched hard where the injection had been.

This time round we have a truly aggressive headache and generally flu like symptoms, particularly the muscular aches.  I am currently hobbling around like a 90 year old and making strange squeaking noises repeatedly when I forgot and try to move too quickly.

Just leant over to let the dog and definitely realised that was a mistake.

Let's hope this clears sooner than later.  Though it feels like I'm getting worse at the moment rather than better!

Not really surprised by this as I always seem to get my ass handed to me by vaccines.  The flu one usually takes me out of action for the best part of a week.

[Wack]

Arse 

I'm getting so little work at the moment I feel like I'm just working to fix the truck 

Wipers packed up this morning £180 for a new motor and linkage , at least I can fit it but I've had to go to Wigan to pick one up 

 

 

[Fumbler]

Height control lever linkage on the BX has broken somewhere. Now the front is sitting on the ground and the rear is sitting at normal height.

Anyone want a funky operating BX?

[Ghosty]

drag BX! 

[Fumbler]

8 minutes ago, Ghosty said:

drag BX! 

It needs dragging away at this point!

[Dyslexic Viking]

I start and get worried about the car hobby when it comes to parts. I am after a carburetor intake for VW / Audi 1.6 or 1.8 engines and it was sold millions of cars with these and is almost impossible to find one now. And these should be ordinary cars that are easy to get parts for, so I dare not think about how more unusual cars are.

[artdjones]

47 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

I start and get worried about the car hobby when it comes to parts. I am after a carburetor intake for VW / Audi 1.6 or 1.8 engines and it was sold millions of cars with these and is almost impossible to find one now. And these should be ordinary cars that are easy to get parts for, so I dare not think about how more unusual cars are.

Is there a part number on the old one?

[Dyslexic Viking]

Just now, artdjones said:

Is there a part number on the old one?

No I do not have it and the one I have is of a different type than the ones I am looking for. What I am looking for is an intake manifold for Pierburg 2B carburetor or Pierburg 2E2 carburetor which is surprisingly difficult to find.

[brownnova]

Aargh! 
The Pontiac’s tax was up this month. I wrongly assumed that the direct debit carried over. So last night I went to do the website direct debit. It said there was an error and I should phone the phone line. Normally you get an email confirmation if it’s gone through. I hadn’t had one. So today I phoned and got told that all the operators are busy and phone back later. So I did, and same message. Use the web chat it says. On that service also all advisors are busy try again later. Not wanting to leave it untaxed I phone the automated line and tax it for 6 months. About half an hour later I get an email with the confirmation of the direct debit! Phoned multiple times and tried the web chat from when that happened to when the lines closed and they are always too busy to take my call! Grrrrrrr…..

[High Jetter]

8 hours ago, Fumbler said:

Anyone want a funky operating BX?

No. Is it forcehail?

[Fumbler]

9 hours ago, High Jetter said:

No. Is it forcehail?

Yes

[Chas4545]

Remember the days when pretty much all lorry drivers were knights of the road??

I get that its a shit job, stressful and all that, but so is being a nurse and they don't  drive many tons of metal 6 inches from your bumper on a two lane road , bullying you along until you are scared for your life.

Phill Preece haulage of Hereford needs to have a word with  the driver of  PE70 PRE  , on the A44 4th Sep  at 09.30 heading towards Leominster near Docklow.  This  driver needs help before he kills someone. The film is winging its way to H.M. Constabulary  because  I have now witnessed this loony 4 times and been his target twice, all on film and all while I was  doing the posted limit.   His yesterdays vital emergency destination?  Getting some fuel.....

Does anyone know where Phill Preece haulage operate from??

They keep a very low profile .

Meanwhile, a big personal thankyou to all those HGV drivers who prioritise other road users safety . Sincerely Thankyou.

[brandersnatch]

1 hour ago, Chas4545 said:

Remember the days when pretty much all lorry drivers were knights of the road??

I get that its a shit job, stressful and all that, but so is being a nurse and they don't  drive many tons of metal 6 inches from your bumper on a two lane road , bullying you along until you are scared for your life.

Phill Preece haulage of Hereford needs to have a word with  the driver of  PE70 PRE  , on the A44 4th Sep  at 09.30 heading towards Leominster near Docklow.  This  driver needs help before he kills someone. The film is winging its way to H.M. Constabulary  because  I have now witnessed this loony 4 times and been his target twice, all on film and all while I was  doing the posted limit.   His yesterdays vital emergency destination?  Getting some fuel.....

Does anyone know where Phill Preece haulage operate from??

They keep a very low profile .

Meanwhile, a big personal thankyou to all those HGV drivers who prioritise other road users safety . Sincerely Thankyou.

https://directory.independent.co.uk/company/phil-preece-transport/3578056

[twosmoke300]

Well Tank thinks they are ok !

[Spiny Norman]

3 hours ago, Chas4545 said:

Remember the days when pretty much all lorry drivers were knights of the road??

I get that its a shit job, stressful and all that, but so is being a nurse and they don't  drive many tons of metal 6 inches from your bumper on a two lane road , bullying you along until you are scared for your life.

 

You ain't seen nothing yet, give it 6 months.

Given the massive shortfall of HGV drivers just now the DSA are under pressure to issue new licences ASAP, and when these newly qualified drivers hit the roads they'll have come straight from their ALDI A3s to 44 ton Volvos with all the long hours and shit conditions motivating* them to be safe, courteous and sensible drivers.

 

[sierraman]

There’s not a lot to attract people to lorry driving let’s be right. If you want the good money then it’s tramping, saving the £25 a night by living in a lay-by, shitting in the bushes with one eye open for some nasty men stealing your diesel. 

[richardmorris]

On 9/3/2021 at 3:50 PM, Fumbler said:

Height control lever linkage on the BX has broken somewhere. Now the front is sitting on the ground and the rear is sitting at normal height.

Anyone want a funky operating BX?

I think they can become detached in the middle basically where the lever is, but underneath the car. Doesn’t help getting to it!

[dean36014]

Normally a good session of citrorobics  sorts the suspension out assuming all the levers are still connected.

[hairnet]

government agencies can go fuck themselves

 

[somewhatfoolish]

6 hours ago, sierraman said:

There’s not a lot to attract people to lorry driving let’s be right. If you want the good money then it’s tramping, saving the £25 a night by living in a lay-by, shitting in the bushes with one eye open for some nasty men stealing your diesel. 

There's not a lot of choice about the shitting in bushes as unlike the continent the UK has far too few secure truck stops, where they do exist the charges are often unreasonably high and the facilities can make pigsties look good.

The fool Smith may get his way by the look of this; selfish berk.

Bluebird may be dismantled.

[Fumbler]

5 hours ago, richardmorris said:

I think they can become detached in the middle basically where the lever is, but underneath the car. Doesn’t help getting to it!

 

5 hours ago, dean36014 said:

Normally a good session of citrorobics  sorts the suspension out assuming all the levers are still connected.

I had the foresight to record underneath with my phone while I operated the levers. It wasn't the middle linkage that's at fault, it's something upfront. It's still in "drag" position after being moved over the road!