The grumpy thread

[beko1987]

On 30/10/2021 at 17:28, puddlethumper said:

A couple of weeks ago the centre section of the exhaust, 305 van, decided to part company at the middle box. Cue loud noise and scraping sound. Managed to bodge it together with a sleeve and ordered a middle section. Just spent the best part of four hours sorting it out. I hate doing exhausts and why have two boxes ? About six or seven years ago the back box dis-intergrated and there was no noise difference.

I had the back box rot the join off on my 1.9td zx and like you, only noticed when I pulled away (from home luckily 😂) and heard it laying on the floor. 

Tied the centre pipe to the axle with spare Dyson flex and metal garden twine and it was fine for the month until payday, little noise difference and the rubber coating on the flex didn't melt. 

Was much different to when the exhaust fell off at the front on my first 1.4 zx on the way home from work. That was a noisy drive with the entire exhaust on the back seat! Could hear the ignition cycle at 55 (couldn't go much faster, the noise hurt) 

[Talbot]

On 10/30/2021 at 4:27 PM, grogee said:

So now I'm in that miserable limbo where you think you might have a ticket coming but it's not certain and how long do I wait until I can stop thinking about it...?

14 days from the date of the alledged offence.  And that's for the NIP to *arrive* with the registered keeper.  (not posted.. actually be delivered).
Once you're on day 15, it matters not what turns up, as it's now time expired.  You would have to write back to them, state the day of arrival and cite case law for them to back off though.  Once it gets to about day 17, you've nothing to worry about.
Also, quite often when a speed limit changes, there will be a short period where speed enforcement isn't carried out (or at least, not above the previous speed limit anyway) to allow people to be aware the limit has changed.  Not always though.

If you were at 40 according to your speedo, that will be 37-38 in reality, which is very much speed awareness course territory.  Courses are available up to 41mph (real speed... so probably about 43 on your speedo)

[Mally]

13 hours ago, loserone said:

Folk who set off fireworks round here get shot at for disturbing the farm animals

I'm not sure of the logic there.

[louiepj]

Vauxhall will relieve you of £466.33 for everything in the square box as a kit but cannot sell the coolant housing no.37 separately. Oh and the gasket no. 48. Is no longer available so you cannot fit it to the car unless unless you reuse the old gasket or buy aftermarket. Only stopped selling the Zafira Bs in 2011 so ten years and parts NLA.

[dozeydustman]

Sis-in-law’s partner lasted until the small hours today after consent was given Friday to switch off life support. If he had pulled through he’d have been in a permanent vegetative state as there was no brain activity save cardio and pulmonary systems slowly winding down. 51 is no age.

I also feel like utter shit this morning with a high temperature and a bit of a cough. LF test is negative thankfully. If it persists I’ll get a PCR.

[New POD]

30 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

Sis-in-law’s partner lasted until the small hours today after consent was given Friday to switch off life support. If he had pulled through he’d have been in a permanent vegetative state as there was no brain activity save cardio and pulmonary systems slowly winding down. 51 is no age.

I also feel like utter shit this morning with a high temperature and a bit of a cough. LF test is negative thankfully. If it persists I’ll get a PCR.

I think you win on most reason to be grumpy today.  It's very shit what you describe. 

[grogee]

3 hours ago, Talbot said:

14 days from the date of the alledged offence.  And that's for the NIP to *arrive* with the registered keeper.  (not posted.. actually be delivered).
Once you're on day 15, it matters not what turns up, as it's now time expired.  You would have to write back to them, state the day of arrival and cite case law for them to back off though.  Once it gets to about day 17, you've nothing to worry about.
Also, quite often when a speed limit changes, there will be a short period where speed enforcement isn't carried out (or at least, not above the previous speed limit anyway) to allow people to be aware the limit has changed.  Not always though.

If you were at 40 according to your speedo, that will be 37-38 in reality, which is very much speed awareness course territory.  Courses are available up to 41mph (real speed... so probably about 43 on your speedo)

Thanks for this, great info. I make it 12th Nov before I can breathe again. 

I agree about the 'short period' while people adjust to new limit but I haven't been up there for ages so it might have been there 18 months and I wouldn't know. 

I would happily attend speed awareness course but only if there's tea and biscuits.

[MikeR]

FFs

 

[eddyramrod]

I used to deliver to that Spar, and I dated a girl who lived down the side road!

[richardmorris]

Who decided bungle was needed in dr who?

[richardmorris]

11 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

I'm now getting flashbacks to Hot Fuzz

It’s for the greater good.

[dozeydustman]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

Who decided bungle was needed in dr who?

Not seen it yet, no spoilers please!

[Spiny Norman]

My phone just upgraded* to Android 12. ☹️
Holy shit, why does everything to do with technology these days have to look like it was designed by/for children?

 

[goosey]

Need to replace the front wheel bearings and CVs on my sons Suzuki Jimny, unfortunately to get to the bearings the free wheel hubs have to come off and the small outer bolts are seized solid.

ive had a look online and it’s a common thing and most people just cut the hubs off and replace the complete free wheel hub 🙄hopefully it doesn’t come to this.

going to try heat and an impact driver

 

it’s the 6 small outer bolts 

I hate Suzuki Jimnys 😡

[High Jetter]

7 hours ago, Spiny Norman said:

My phone just upgraded* to Android 12. ☹️
Holy shit, why does everything to do with technology these days have to look like it was designed by/for children?

 

Who else do you think has time to waste on stuff like that? FFS, if it works, leave it alone!

[Fumbler]

9 hours ago, Spiny Norman said:

My phone just upgraded* to Android 12. ☹️
Holy shit, why does everything to do with technology these days have to look like it was designed by/for children?

 

Oh, you've noticed it too. Conveniently, they've made it non-customisable "for the moment". I wonder if Google will actually follow through with that.

[Spurious]

6 hours ago, goosey said:

Need to replace the front wheel bearings and CVs on my sons Suzuki Jimny, unfortunately to get to the bearings the free wheel hubs have to come off and the small outer bolts are seized solid.

ive had a look online and it’s a common thing and most people just cut the hubs off and replace the complete free wheel hub 🙄hopefully it doesn’t come to this.

going to try heat and an impact driver

 

it’s the 6 small outer bolts 

I hate Suzuki Jimnys 😡

These the splined bolts. I got them off with an impact driver, the manual type you give a belt of a hammer with. I suspect a powered impact driver would get them off. I think I did have to replace several as I chewed the heads off. 

The manual hubs are a better long term solution instead of dealing with the vacuum hubs leaking (when they eventually start leaking)

 

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

9 hours ago, Spiny Norman said:

My phone just upgraded* to Android 12. ☹️
 

*checks Settings*

Still goes up to 11 here. Which is better* than 10....

[goosey]

47 minutes ago, Spurious said:

These the splined bolts. I got them off with an impact driver, the manual type you give a belt of a hammer with. I suspect a powered impact driver would get them off. I think I did have to replace several as I chewed the heads off. 

The manual hubs are a better long term solution instead of dealing with the vacuum hubs leaking (when they eventually start leaking)

 

 

Cheers @Spurious

my son is attacking them this morning, hopefully be done this afternoon 

[iainrcz]

We've just had a letter from our home insurance company saying they're withdrawing the current flood cover and re adding another one, and have taken an extra £200 off us. 

Apparently we live in a flood risk area, but don't live near any fucking water!?

I feel a phone call coming on.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

21 minutes ago, iainrcz said:

.... Apparently we live in a flood risk area, but don't live near any fucking water!?....

That must be because of Thames Water's famous leaks; all the water has drained away. 

[lesapandre]

34 minutes ago, iainrcz said:

We've just had a letter from our home insurance company saying they're withdrawing the current flood cover and re adding another one, and have taken an extra £200 off us. 

Apparently we live in a flood risk area, but don't live near any fucking water!?

I feel a phone call coming on.

Your local authority will have or publish a local flood risk map/plan. Try them first and see what the situation is.

You'd be surprised at how extensive these are - and given recent adverse weather how vulnerable.

They are little publicised really... so not spark alarm but for example the whole of central London is on the flood risk plans and seeing the Thames lap right at the top of the current river wall is quite scary sometimes.

Anybody moving house needs to look at flood risk very carefully from now on. Looking at the flood risk plans independently is a good first step.

IMHO as somebody  who was involved  with development not enough  is being done on flood risk to new builds and mitigation/ amelioration  - why? Because it eats into 📈  profits.

And hey woopsey - like the cladding scandal  buyers are being hoodwinked.

[iainrcz]

I've had a look on the government website, apparently - 

Surface water

Low risk

and

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

 

 

[lesapandre]

Just now, iainrcz said:

I've had a look on the government website, apparently - 

Surface water

Low risk

and

Rivers and the sea

Very low risk

 

 

Speak to you local authority- they may even have somebody working on it.

[richardmorris]

2 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

*checks Settings*

Still goes up to 11 here. Which is better* than 10....

Mine is on 5.1.1 it seems.

[artdjones]

12 hours ago, Spiny Norman said:

My phone just upgraded* to Android 12. ☹️
Holy shit, why does everything to do with technology these days have to look like it was designed by/for children?

 

Because it often is designed by the mentally immature? Just be glad it's called Android 12 and not Android Butterscotch Fudge Sundae or some other stupid dessert name like the early editions were.

[iainrcz]

12 hours ago, Spiny Norman said:

My phone just upgraded* to Android 12. ☹️
Holy shit, why does everything to do with technology these days have to look like it was designed by/for children?

 

It could be worse. The machine I run regularly at work, millions of pounds worth. Has screens where the keyboard is laid out in alphabetical order. What fucking monster does that?

I've grown up to be 41 years of age using QWERTY keyboards, I often stand there staring at it blankly trying to enter information on it. It makes me look like my Dad trying use a PC.

[anonymous user]

3 hours ago, iainrcz said:

We've just had a letter from our home insurance company saying they're withdrawing the current flood cover and re adding another one, and have taken an extra £200 off us. 

Apparently we live in a flood risk area, but don't live near any fucking water!?

I feel a phone call coming on.

https://www.floodre.co.uk/

Something you probably won't have heard about.

[iainrcz]

Yes they included a link to that on the letter they sent us.

If you follow a link from there it goes to the .gov website, which says we're in a minimal flood risk area.

[Pieman]

Apparently I am now not allowed to park on my own driveway.

Presumably it's a consequence of having chav neighbours who take offence at the fact that I can actually be arsed to go out and work.  We have to squeeze three cars onto our drive, so I park right up against theirs and I have to walk onto their drive so I can, yknow, get out of my car. They responded by putting a line of plant tubs along the edge of their drive to stop me doing so, then had a go at me when I moved one of them so I could open my door and get out.

I have now reversed it on, and I hope they saw me flick the bird at them when I got out.  If they have another go at me for anything, I will park it across their drive.