The grumpy thread

[Wack]

On 11/27/2021 at 12:20 PM, Wack said:

Smart car broke down this morning on the M6 

No doubt a fight with smart coming up , the MHD engine uses a very tight belt , alternator & starter in one unit and the belt powers the water pump 

When it snaps you've got about a minute before it's cooked , design fault mercedes are supposed to fix for free according to evilution the smart forum , it was off in under 30s so hopefully it'll be ok 

So we'll find out on Monday what they say , it's only done 19,000 miles 

Amazingly mercedes are unaware of any problem with the belt on the MHD engine so a £20 belt came back with a £190 bill attached 

But they just can't help themselves , got a call , we've noticed your tyres are on 2mm would you like a price etc

No thanks 

Just checked them and they're at least 2mm above the 1.6mm wear markers so closer to 4mm than 2mm 

Any it's definitely a bloke hiring for the showroom staff , all size 10 mid 20s girls in tight dresses 

[MiniMort]

Today I'm grumpy because for the first time in my three years on the road I damaged my car...

I was trying to squeeze into a space in an underground car park and my C1's nearside rear door came into contact with a pillar... now it's got about 20 odd coachlines on it, so that's lovely.

Ironic thing is I was trying to park away from the front, so nobody could open their car doors onto mine...

[chaseracer]

Bin there, dun that... Blingo and 205!

[High Jetter]

2 hours ago, MiniMort said:

Today I'm grumpy because for the first time in my three years on the road I damaged my car...

I was trying to squeeze into a space in an underground car park and my C1's nearside rear door came into contact with a pillar... now it's got about 20 odd coachlines on it, so that's lovely.

Ironic thing is I was trying to park away from the front, so nobody could open their car doors onto mine...

3 years is not bad, actually, most do it much sooner. Hopefully, a lesson learned, never to be repeated.

[Minimad5]

This

Doesn't just fit in this 

Fancy tool is apparently required. Bollox.

Looks like I'll try have to make one in work 🙈

[Remspoor]

Took my daily for it's annual roadworthiness test, in Spain, yesterday. Failed. The dimmed beam bulb on one side was not in the correct location, eh?

I have no idea how this was done. I thought the lugs spacing and size would not allow this, plus I have not touched the bulbs for several years.   Back to the free retest today.

[Crackers]

I am 20 years old. 

I have just found three grey hairs. 

Uh oh! 

[Wack]

Just now, Crackers said:

I am 20 years old. 

I have just found three grey hairs. 

Uh oh! 

3 grey hairs is better than no hairs , my hair started going grey at 18 , I'm 60 now and I've still got all of it 

My dad was one of three boys , the youngest went bald like his dad but like me my dad and other uncle went grey and kept it 

I hadn't seen my youngest uncle for 30 years , when I did he would've been the same age as I remember my grandad when I was a child , it was like a reincarnation , he looked almost identical

[Wack]

10 hours ago, MiniMort said:

Today I'm grumpy because for the first time in my three years on the road I damaged my car...

I was trying to squeeze into a space in an underground car park and my C1's nearside rear door came into contact with a pillar... now it's got about 20 odd coachlines on it, so that's lovely.

Ironic thing is I was trying to park away from the front, so nobody could open their car doors onto mine...

I saw someone with the same idea , I'd just use a different car for shopping 

[Wack]

Knights of the road my arse , what a cunt , skittling a car rather than just backing off 

 

[chaseracer]

28 minutes ago, Crackers said:

I am 20 years old. 

I have just found three grey hairs. 

Uh oh! 

I am 56 next week and have about the same number, without chemical intervention!  That portrait of the old bloke in the attic really works...

[grogee]

6 hours ago, Minimad5 said:

This

Doesn't just fit in this 

Fancy tool is apparently required. Bollox.

Looks like I'll try have to make one in work 🙈

Arm in the oven, bush in the freezer - can't it then go in a big f'ing vice with a socket around the bush?

[beko1987]

3 grey hairs! I remember that starting... 😂

I was going grey in my mid 20s,pretty much fully grey now! Thick head of hair though

My grandad on my mums side died in his 90s with a full thick head of hair... (no more males that side to compare it to other than me) whereas my dad and other grandad are balding (dad just has a number 1 all over) so hopefully I'll take after my mums side and it's not all about to fall out over the next 10 years... 

[Crackers]

56 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

I am 56 next week and have about the same number, without chemical intervention!  That portrait of the old bloke in the attic really works...

Smug bastard! 

I have neither a portrait of an old bloke, nor an attic to store it in - fallen at the first hurdle there! 

[junkyarddog]

1 hour ago, Wack said:

Knights of the road my arse , what a cunt , skittling a car rather than just backing off 

 

Or,you know,the car driver could have timed his merge better,sped up and got well in front,or slowed and went in behind,the truck had nowhere to go,seeing as it was being overtaken at the time.

Trucks are heavy old beasts and take longer to stop/slow down.

I think this is firmly the cars fault.

[chaseracer]

8 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

Or,you know,the car driver could have timed his merge better,sped up and got well in front,or slowed and went in behind,the truck had nowhere to go,seeing as it was being overtaken at the time.

Trucks are heavy old beasts and take longer to stop/slow down.

I think this is firmly the cars fault.

In the truck driver's blind spot too.

[Wack]

48 minutes ago, junkyarddog said:

Or,you know,the car driver could have timed his merge better,sped up and got well in front,or slowed and went in behind,the truck had nowhere to go,seeing as it was being overtaken at the time.

Trucks are heavy old beasts and take longer to stop/slow down.

I think this is firmly the cars fault.

I'm not saying it's not but there was plenty of time to brake and avoid possibly killing her, if you can't see that you need to give your head a wobble, it's not 1956 on drum brakes

 

This is how quick a modern truck can stop , that was entirely avoidable

 

 

[cobblers]

I'd say there's every chance the driver couldn't see the car. The dashcam is mounted right on the screen in the middle, quite different from a drivers view 

[Wack]

53 minutes ago, chaseracer said:

In the truck driver's blind spot too.

the car was visible for at least 8 seconds before the impact , there's no slip road, where else could it have been, they have mirrors and blind spot mirrors

[dean36014]

It's a daily occurrence that drives me mad as a truck driver. Nice empty rd in front of the truck and the car driver matches the trucks speed and makes no attempt to speed up and get in front.  One dab of the loud pedal and the car could have been clear and safely in front but no they blindly turned straight into the truck. It never ceases to amaze me how many people don't check their mirrors until the end of the slip road when it's too late 

[Metal Guru]

On 01/12/2021 at 19:00, anonymous user said:

Why not use a Thesaurus.

A Tyrannosaurus is better!

[Agila]

As a lowly paid, lowly skilled professional steering wheel attendant.

1. White car should of backed off and slotted in behind the truck. (They were following too close to the red car also merging)

2. As the white car didn't, the truck should of backed off then, turns a smash into just a near miss.

3. The next truck video must of been light loaded or empty. They should have been passing the bus slowly expecting some child to run out, they would already have the brake pedal covered. They didn't technically stop in time, they slowed just enough, giving the child time to run further away.

With a full payload, the unit and trailer wheels all splatter that kid.

[junkyarddog]

47 minutes ago, Wack said:

I'm not saying it's not but there was plenty of time to brake and avoid possibly killing her, if you can't see that you need to give your head a wobble, it's not 1956 on drum brakes

 

This is how quick a modern truck can stop , that was entirely avoidable

 

 

If you can't merge with traffic on a busy stretch of road,you have no business being there.

They obviously couldn't. 

Give your own head a wobble,if you think they needed special treatment to join the flow of traffic.

[robinmasters]

3 hours ago, Wack said:

Knights of the road my arse , what a cunt , skittling a car rather than just backing off 

 

The car should have used the slip road properly, but what a stubborn cunt that lorry driver must be.  Causing an accident to prove a point?  Bellend.  

However, the real villain here is whoever made it into a Tiktok video and added that awful music.  

[Wack]

1 hour ago, junkyarddog said:

If you can't merge with traffic on a busy stretch of road,you have no business being there.

They obviously couldn't. 

Give your own head a wobble,if you think they needed special treatment to join the flow of traffic.

She didn't need to be run into a motorway bridge either,

[junkyarddog]

16 minutes ago, Wack said:

She didn't need to be run into a motorway bridge either,

Shit happens. 

Only herself to blame.

She may have learned a valuable lesson and be more careful and vigilant in the future.

Some people have to learn the hard way in life.

[sierraman]

10 hours ago, Minimad5 said:

This

Doesn't just fit in this 

Fancy tool is apparently required. Bollox.

Looks like I'll try have to make one in work 🙈

Guessing some threaded bar, washers and a medley of nuts won’t work. Invest in a press or a few quid at the garage to press it in between jobs

[wuvvum]

5 hours ago, beko1987 said:

3 grey hairs! I remember that starting... 😂

I was going grey in my mid 20s,pretty much fully grey now! Thick head of hair though

My grandad on my mums side died in his 90s with a full thick head of hair... (no more males that side to compare it to other than me) whereas my dad and other grandad are balding (dad just has a number 1 all over) so hopefully I'll take after my mums side and it's not all about to fall out over the next 10 years... 

I'm the other way round - the men on my mum's side tend to go bald early, but that side of the family is late going grey (my mum is 70 and has only just started greying at the temples).  My dad's side they tend to keep their hair but go white.  I'm tending more towards my dad's side.  Probably a good thing - hair dye is cheaper than implants...

[Stanky]

11 hours ago, Minimad5 said:

This

Doesn't just fit in this 

Fancy tool is apparently required. Bollox.

Looks like I'll try have to make one in work 🙈

Have you tried using a hub puller to press it in? Or a socket in a vice?

[Minimad5]

^ All good suggestions, but the bore is 3mm smaller than the Bush.

The official tool is tapered and squeezes the outer plastic sleeve (yes I know, why not stick with metal 🤦‍♂️), so it's all a snug interference fit.

So I'll be trying some clamps around it today. Good old Range Rover.