The grumpy thread

[Mally]

I have an appointment at the dentist for a NHS check up in December, made about 7 months ago.  Just received a text,

Your appointment has had to be cancelled due to the shortage of an NHS clinician.

We ask you to ring us next April  to check availability.

We will always endeavour to see any patient in an emergency.

(if they have any cash)............I made that bit up, but it's true!

[Sir Chocolate Teapot]

Always sad to see a drowned panda.

Local river burst its banks last week. Right up to roof level looking inside.

 

 

[Rab]

HM UK Passport Office has now had my Aussie passport nrly three months. You cant call them.You press numbers for 15 mins and then the robot says..Sorry..too busy..please call later. So I sent them a Xmas card today...which said...Please return my Aussie passport as Santa wont be giving me a new one for Xmas. XX..on a Alzeimers Scotland card....

[Zelandeth]

Ouch.

[wuvvum]

8 hours ago, grogee said:

I can see you're pretty experienced in this marriage lark. Which model wife are you on? Mine's 2.0. 

There are a few topics of conversation which it is generally wise to steer clear of on Autoshite.  New POD's marriage is on that list.

[grogee]

1 minute ago, wuvvum said:

There are a few topics of conversation which it is generally wise to steer clear of on Autoshite.  New POD's marriage is on that list.

Brexit it is, then

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

2 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Ouch.

HFM????

[Bren]

A friend of my wife died suddenly earlier in the week. He always seemed to telephone when it was not convenient ( I let my wife know  this )and I used to take the piss out of my wife because they usually talked rubbish.

I feel incredibly sad now. Life is short - too short to be horrible. Which is how I feel.

[richardmorris]

On 11/15/2021 at 9:29 PM, Jamie said:

Gym again tonight, 5 empty rows of spaces and this Pcp white S3 hindering everyone parking normally. Should have left a note saying 'Park on the treadmill next time, cunt.' 

Goes with my experience from the neighbouring unit - most gym goers are far too lazy to walk from  the car park.

[richardmorris]

On 11/16/2021 at 10:02 AM, dozeydustman said:

Just been out for a ride on my new pushbike. During peak old biddy walking their Yorkie/chihuahua/westie/other pointless handbag-type dog on a shared cycleway and footpath. Path is even divided bikes one side pedestrians the other and is 10ft+ wide

They moan if you sound your bell as a warning of approach as it frightens their dog. They moan if you call “out coming through” as it frightens them. They moan if you do nothing and cycle at not much more than walking pace past them.

Hopefully there won’t be any old biddies walking handbag dogs at 3 tomorrow morning on my ride to work.

Shout “ good morning”. 

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

HFM????

 I thought £159.9 was a lot on Monday. But only put £20 in the x1/9 to get fresh fuel for the mot ( not out any in for 12 months!).

[dozeydustman]

3 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Shout “ good morning”. 

This is Chichester and I'm under the age of 120, I'll still get moaned at 🤣

[richardmorris]

1 minute ago, dozeydustman said:

This is Chichester and I'm under the age of 120, I'll still get moaned at 🤣

Yes, you can’t please some people - they are determined to be offended whatever you do.

[High Jetter]

2 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Yes, you can’t please some people - they are determined to be offended whatever you do.

You've been to Chichester too, then?

[richardmorris]

4 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

You've been to Chichester too, then?

Just once.

[mintwth]

49 minutes ago, dozeydustman said:

This is Chichester and I'm under the age of 120, I'll still get moaned at 🤣

In that case, use an airzound 👺

[Zelandeth]

1 hour ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

HFM????

 

The difference between super and regular unleaded seems to have skyrocketed since the whole E5/E10 thing kicked off.

Companies seeing an opportunity to price-gouge motorists?  Surely not!

[richardmorris]

8 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

 

The difference between super and regular unleaded seems to have skyrocketed since the whole E5/E10 thing kicked off.

Companies seeing an opportunity to price-gouge motorists?  Surely not!

Certainly one reason to sell the w124 was super unleaded fuel concerns. £1.60 A litre for the 2cv or x1/9 as an occasional toy at 48mpg is fine. At 26mpg as a daily car it’s a fair cost jump.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

40 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

The difference between super and regular unleaded seems to have skyrocketed since the whole E5/E10 thing kicked off.

Companies seeing an opportunity to price-gouge motorists?  Surely not!

Fortunately the CX's super unleaded at Sainsbury's has been entirely funded by accumulated Nectar points for over a year now, so I haven't had to spend actual cash for it. 

£1.66/ltr is taking the piss; that was motorway service prices not that long ago. Down here it's more like £1.45/ltr.

[Spurious]

6 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Fortunately the CX's super unleaded at Sainsbury's has been entirely funded by accumulated Nectar points for over a year now, so I haven't had to spend actual cash for it. 

£1.60/ltr is taking the piss. Down here it's more like £1.45/ltr.

Paid £1.52/L for Tesco super last weekend in Oldham. It's the preserve of the Audi now and it's elderly K-Jetronic 

Everything else is getting E10 even if it's slightly not recommended. 

There's not a lick of difference in MPGs out of the Suzuki with E10 or E5, it's all 33-35mpg. I do feel like getting a little oil burner for Uber economy on the way to work now. Can feel the cost of fuel now. It's taking the fun out of driving now, constantly watching the speed on the motorway, always trying to hover about 55-60mph 

[Zelandeth]

52 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

Fortunately the CX's super unleaded at Sainsbury's has been entirely funded by accumulated Nectar points for over a year now, so I haven't had to spend actual cash for it. 

£1.66/ltr is taking the piss; that was motorway service prices not that long ago. Down here it's more like £1.45/ltr.

Saw £1.72/litre on the M6 on the way south last week!

[paulplom]

Diesel was £1.49.9 to fill the van yesterday. I thought that was taking the piss.

[New POD]

14 hours ago, wuvvum said:

There are a few topics of conversation which it is generally wise to steer clear of on Autoshite.  New POD's marriage is on that list.

Aye. 

 

[sierraman]

11 hours ago, Spurious said:

Paid £1.52/L for Tesco super last weekend in Oldham. It's the preserve of the Audi now and it's elderly K-Jetronic 

Everything else is getting E10 even if it's slightly not recommended. 

There's not a lick of difference in MPGs out of the Suzuki with E10 or E5, it's all 33-35mpg. I do feel like getting a little oil burner for Uber economy on the way to work now. Can feel the cost of fuel now. It's taking the fun out of driving now, constantly watching the speed on the motorway, always trying to hover about 55-60mph 

It’s an impossible predicament, a diesel could save you a few quid a week, then shit the DMF. Wiping the savings out. 

[Talbot]

1 hour ago, paulplom said:

Diesel was £1.49.9 to fill the van yesterday. I thought that was taking the piss.

it is.

Diesel at my local Tesco is 149.9   Go 8 miles up the road and diesel at that Tesco is 142.9

[Jamie]

14 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Goes with my experience from the neighbouring unit - most gym goers are far too lazy to walk from  the car park.

Well you can see from the pic I'm parked on the front row, so it's kind of true 😂

[carburettor]

ULEZ charges.

I’m sorry but why is my Skoda, a 3 cylinder sub 1litre car this much?

and a 2.9 litre twin turbo Ferralfa  the same fucking price? 
Fuck London. Thats that, I’m not going.

seriously how can that be logical?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

10 minutes ago, carburettor said:

ULEZ charges.

....

Fuck London. Thats that, I’m not going.

seriously how can that be logical?

The cynical might say that this is all designed to make that London look even wealthier because it will only have new / nearly new / electric cars in it.

Londoners did have a chance to vote for over-earnest Shaun Bailey who aimed to do away with the whole ULEZ extension thing as well as review the cycle lane arrangement but, since nobody likes Tories even if they're black, they voted for a second helping of Khan instead.

It is what it is.

[grogee]

35 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

The cynical might say that this is all designed to make that London look even wealthier because it will only have new / nearly new / electric cars in it.

Londoners did have a chance to vote for over-earnest Shaun Bailey who aimed to do away with the whole ULEZ extension thing as well as review the cycle lane arrangement but, since nobody likes Tories even if they're black, they voted for a second helping of Khan instead.

It is what it is.

Khan is doing the rest of the country a favour, holding back the tide of corrupt, racist Tory bilge subsuming the rest of the country. 

Congestion charging is the same as ULEZ - it doesn't discriminate between a Mini or a Maserati, they both have to pay the same. I'm not saying it's right, but it is at least consistent with CC and (to a degree) VED. 

VED by CO2 is another awkward 'multi-choice' solution that suits no-one. Why should someone emitting 119g/km pay £30/year, but us shiters get penalised x10 for twice the pollution? It should be £1.50 per g/km across the board. That's a fair incentive and it would bring in more to Govt coffers. 

[vulgalour]

I have spent days doing this stupid euro torch conversion on the welder.  I had the option of fitting an OEM replacement torch or getting the arguably better euro torch upgrade.  I'm well out of my comfort zone with this one, but I've soldiered on with it, as you do, in the vain hope I'll learn something.  I've learned my welder doesn't work properly now and I've no idea what's actually wrong with it.  I can get the wire feed to run nice and smoothly right up until I actually do any welding and then it goes all to pot and makes copper bird nests inside the case.

Do I chance getting a new wire feed at £100-150, or do I splurge on a new welder which I can't sensibly afford right now?  Either way I've got to fix it otherwise the car won't go through the MoT given it has no outer arch on one corner at the moment.