The grumpy thread

[New POD]

21 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

I've been hit by the bastards twice in the last year even having tried to get out of the way, plus the one who cycled into the back of me.  Fine if they hit me, I get a couple of bruises.  If they hit the dog though it could be a lot worse.  So I'll stick to trying to stay the heck out of the way I think.

There seem to be a select bunch who think the MK Redways (for those who don't know the area - a network of off-street shared footways/cycleways spanning the whole town, meaning there are no footways adjacent to most of the main roads) are strictly for cyclists and that they absolutely own them. 

Then of course there's also the perpetual misuse of them by people on mopeds and motorbikes which is always fun.  Nothing for waking you up like having one tear past you at speed on a path that's about two metres wide.

I just need to get moved out of this hellhole.

You need to buy a walking stick. 

[mitsisigma01]

Through their spokes 😬

[AnnoyingPentium]

2 hours ago, New POD said:

You need to buy a walking stick. 

Clothesline them with it, aye?

[GMcD]

18 hours ago, Remspoor said:

OK which one of you shitters is giving us a bad name?

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10602337/Millionaire-owner-Britains-best-man-cave-blocks-street-cars-amid-legal-battle.html

The size of the so called man cave.

Some of the cars

No wonder he didn't go for planning. Looks like B&Q is in his back yard.😂. 

Nice collection though.  

We've all had thoughts of winding up dick neighbours by parking a howling (but MOT/taxed) van outside their front door ..this geezer is just doing it with a Bentley instead of a battered old smiley 😂😂. 

[Timewaster]

2 minutes ago, Gerrymcd said:

No wonder he didn't go for planning. Looks like B&Q is in his back yard.😂. 

Nice collection though.  

We've all had thoughts of winding up dick neighbours by parking a howling (but MOT/taxed) van outside their front door ..this geezer is just doing it with a Bentley instead of a battered old smiley 😂😂. 

With no discernable vehicle access, I wonder how he built it in the first place. 

Part of me thinks good on him, but you wouldn't want that at the end of your garden would you? No wonder the neighbours hate him. 

 

[Spurious]

1 hour ago, Timewaster said:

Part of me thinks good on him, but you wouldn't want that at the end of your garden would you? No wonder the neighbours hate him. 

I can just imagine how much damage an annoyed neighbour could do when they find an old bottle of nitro moors in the shed… 

[MikeR]

saw a poster today in Liverpoool ...

Levelling .. a new hospital in Liverpool .....

would  this be the one thats needed finishing and its faults fixed  for some years ????

[Soundwave]

I appear to have developed shingles over the last couple of days. And bugger me, I was NOT prepared for how much it would hurt. Started on the inside of my thigh, spread to the small of my back and appears to be getting dangerously close to my gentleman's area. Not only sore but it's making me feel like shit overall as well, feeling sick and listless.

Not a whole lot I can do either, 111 say I can to to the GP on Monday for an antiviral prescription or just ride it out, and there isn't a huge difference between the two.

[cort1977]

Get them to give you some good painkillers though.

My missus had shingles years ago and got some kind of codeine ones. I took two of them by mistake when I had a hangover and was high as the proverbial kite.

[hairnet]

Who nicked.my.radiator

Edited March 13, 2022 by hairnet
edit for lolz yes that is half a jazz engine m9 (fo real)

[HillmanImp]

Christ, the ice cream van has started his 7 month drive round our village today. I will have the distant sound of Yakety Sax gradually getting louder for hours, before he reaches his crescendo outside the house, then it'll slowly doooooo do do dodo do dur do dodo do doooo de le le le le leeh! away again. 

Fucking torture. 

[Lankytim]

Despite advice on AS telling me to wire the tow bar on my Fusion with a generic kit I went and bought a genuine new old stock ford wiring kit. It was cheap enough and after sending the vendor my VIN I was told that it was the correct kit for the car. Predictably, I've fitted it and it won't work. There's a single wire and plug on the Fusion's loom that appears to be missing that the kit needs to plug in to and when I tried to plug a 20a fuse into the fuse board under the dash there was no wiring on the other side of the slot for the fuse to actually plug in to. 

The single wire from the wiring kit is for the indicator tell-tale on the dashboard and the 20a fuse would presumably provide a live feed. Why these items are missing on my car I have no idea. but I'll have to work around it I guess!

 

[mat_the_cat]

Almost witnessed a smash today

 

 

[richardmorris]

22 minutes ago, mat_the_cat said:

Almost witnessed a smash today

 

 

Happens all the time round here.

[Billy - Medhurst]

Been to look at a car this afternoon. "Maintained regardless of cost" "Well looked after - Needs nothing"  "Really nice condition".

Surprised I did not buy it - Well mate the 3 bold tyres / Smashed rear arch ( Pictured in the advert not to show it ) / Bumper flapping about on 50% of the clips it needs and random shredded wires hanging underneath

should be a clue!

Bugger!

[sheffcortinacentre]

Picky picky picky!

[Billy - Medhurst]

11 minutes ago, sheffcortinacentre said:

Picky picky picky!

LOL - There was a bit more wrong.

[RoverFolkUs]

59 minutes ago, Billy - Medhurst said:

Been to look at a car this afternoon. "Maintained regardless of cost" "Well looked after - Needs nothing"  "Really nice condition".

Surprised I did not buy it - Well mate the 3 bold tyres / Smashed rear arch ( Pictured in the advert not to show it ) / Bumper flapping about on 50% of the clips it needs and random shredded wires hanging underneath

should be a clue!

Bugger!

I expect the advert will soon be relisted with the phrase "re-advertised due to timewasters" as a bonus little stab at you for them!

[Billy - Medhurst]

33 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

I expect the advert will soon be relisted with the phrase "re-advertised due to timewasters" as a bonus little stab at you for them!

Facebook market place - Still on there. Was suggested buy it quickly as more people were on the way. Yeah right that old chestnut........

[wuvvum]

On 3/11/2022 at 12:25 PM, chadders said:

So which bit of Norwich is this?

Edge of Costessey / Marlpit.

[High Jetter]

I hope that makes sense to someone...

 

[Metal Guru]

5 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Happens all the time round here.

Wasn’t that close, seen a lot worse.

[New POD]

6 hours ago, mat_the_cat said:

Almost witnessed a smash today

 

 

No you didn't. There was loads of room. 

Nothing wrong with that. Obviously the actual speed would get an instant ban, but as an overtake? Perfect. 

[High Jetter]

Yup, no swerving. braking or other avoidance measures needed.

[mat_the_cat]

5 hours ago, New POD said:

No you didn't. There was loads of room. 

Only because both I, and the oncoming vehicle braked. I've got to admit it was impressive acceleration, but aside from that still think it was too close for comfort. 

28 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Yup, no swerving. braking or other avoidance measures needed.

/\Erm...

[mat_the_cat]

5 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Wasn’t that close, seen a lot worse.

So have I, but closer than I'd like to have seen if I was the oncoming driver.

[AnnoyingPentium]

Just dropped a spindle of CDs, most ones I've burned myself, 18 of the 20 are cracked. Raging.

[Metal Guru]

12 minutes ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

Just dropped a spindle of CDs, most ones I've burned myself, 18 of the 20 are cracked. Raging.

CDs? What century are you in?

[AnnoyingPentium]

Just now, Metal Guru said:

CDs? What century are you in?

Some sort of hybrid between the 20th and the 21st it would appear. 😆

[beko1987]

1 hour ago, Metal Guru said:

CDs? What century are you in?

My dad said he felt old a few years ago when I bought a cd from the merch stand of a band we saw! Got back in his ioniq and... No cd player 😂 He hadn't realised, just assumed it had one! Had to wait until I was back in my car to play it. Then once home I ripped it, tagged it, dropped it onto the USB stick I keep in the car and haven't touched the disc again...