The grumpy thread

[Remspoor]

On 2/19/2022 at 12:45 PM, MikeR said:

My wireless earphones have broke 😒

RHS keeps going off , closer inspection reveals a fucked charging connector ..

You don't have to spend too much to replace them. The second set sound like they are VFM

 

[wuvvum]

The man has just been to read the electric meter, for the first time in a very long time.  So I had a look to see how the actual reading compares to the estimated bills I've been paying (probably should have done this a while ago but it's not been on my radar), and it turns out they've been underestimating my consumption somewhat and this month's electric bill will be around £450.  Good job I get my bonus in this month's pay packet then...

[Lankytim]

4 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

The man has just been to read the electric meter, for the first time in a very long time.  So I had a look to see how the actual reading compares to the estimated bills I've been paying (probably should have done this a while ago but it's not been on my radar), and it turns out they've been underestimating my consumption somewhat and this month's electric bill will be around £450.  Good job I get my bonus in this month's pay packet then...

You didn't beat him unconscious with a frying pan and attempt to put him on the roof of a bus to cover your tracks?

[cobblers]

Best episode of the best sitcom ever. 

[Remspoor]

First time, since living  in Spain got a Speeding fine. 😧That is almost 20 years

91 in a 70 KPH. If paid early fine reduced to 50€. No points.

Location of camera car.

[wuvvum]

I am an idiot.

A few days ago I ordered a replacement intercooler hose for the Laguna off eBay.  Yesterday I got a message saying "sorry but we're out of stock, would you like a refund?".  So I accepted the refund and ordered another hose, this time off Amazon.

This morning I read my messages again and realised that it wasn't the hose that was out of stock at all, it was the drop link I'd ordered at the same time.  So I've now bought two quite expensive hoses, and both are coming from overseas so returning one is going to be a right hassle.

Still, at least I got £6.90 back for the drop link. 

[Mally]

But you till need a drop link.

[New POD]

On 19/02/2022 at 12:42, artdjones said:

It would be part of an aspiration to get everyone off the road below the level of the upper middle classes. Just starting with the poor first.

 

But the poor can't afford to buy petrol and ownership doesn't cause pollution. Plus if you are on minimum wage in the early shift, there's no pubic trainsport early enough, to get you to the first of your 3 jobs. 

[andyberg]

🤬 just had an email from my energy supplier. From April I need to pay an extra £45 a month for my gas and electric 🤬🤬 bloody hell, it's bloody shit. And no sign of a pay rise at work...

[mitsisigma01]

ECP ....need I say anymore 😡😡😡

Exhaust clamp in stock , available for collection✔️

Exhaust O crush gasket,not available for collection, delivery only❌

Can you order the gasket so I can collect both❌

Ok , I'll order more shit that I don't need , IE screenwash, wd40, funnel.✔️

Website says no, wouldn't say why❌

Live chat for assistance✔️

Live chat says screenwash and wd40 not available as part of free delivery as considered hazardous, delivery charge £4.95❌

Look at part listings for sizes, none given❌

4 fffffffffkkkkkkksake 

[Sunny Jim]

Macerators - I hate the bloody things. They're basically a device for people who can't be arsed to walk 20 yards to use a toilet. "I want a toilet here." "But it can't be plumbed properly there." "Nevermind, I'll spend £600 on a noisy box that means I can't use the toilet if there's a power cut and in any case is bound to get blocked or fail at some point."

The macerator on one of the toilets at work failed and it was my job to sort it. I switched the power off and removed the cap end from the drain on the outlet pipe and positioned a bucket underneath it. I flicked the power back on and the unit sprang in to life and discharged some foul smelling slurry into my carefully positioned bucket. Ok, I'd proved the unit so the chances were it was blocked.

The toilet is positioned in the corner of a small room facing diagonally out into it. The macerator is on the floor directly behind the pan; this means that the macerator can't be slid out to the side, the only way to access it is to remove the toilet. The cistern came off easily enough but one of the screws holding the pan down wouldn't budge and I had to resort to sawing through it with a hacksaw blade.

With the toilet out of the way I could get the lid off the macerator and sure enough it was blocked with a mixture of shit and wads of toilet paper. Double-gloved I removed the offending blockage while ruminating on the life-choices that had brought me to this point: scooping up my colleagues shit.

I put everything* back together, switched the power back on and was ready for a test flush...

 

 

 

*Remember that cap end on the drain on the outlet pipe? I didn't and after flushing the toilet was promptly showered in liquid shit. FML

[dozeydustman]

Arranged on Sunday with chap to view a car today. He called me yesterday can we do Wednesday, he now has to work until after we agreed. Ok, fair enough, he let me know in advance.

Seen another car, more local to me. Guy gives me all the info, sends a few more photos etc. I ask if I can view this afternoon or this evening, radio silence.

First car now can’t do Wednesday as his wife needs to use the car. 
 

Then people selling wonder why prospective buyers ‘mess them about’.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Sunny Jim said:

*Remember that cap end on the drain on the outlet pipe? I didn't and after flushing the toilet was promptly showered in liquid shit. FML

Smoll comfort I know, but I bet you'll never do that again!

[Sunny Jim]

Aye, lesson learnt.

Just a shame I was schooled by shit.

[sierraman]

How much are we betting petrol prices will rise to now that Ukraine is being invaded? £2 a litre? £2.50?

[MikeR]

how about one less car on the road , one lot of petrol saved , one lot of insurance saved , repairs ,parking tax , road tax and the  TAX's on all that !!

better dust off me bus pass   

[MikeR]

on top of that I have just found my phone does not display the last 2 digits of a phone number unless its in landscape mode .....

that caused some issues ..

[barefoot]

Recently, although not as recently as you'd hope, my Scirocco failed its MOT on emissions & rusting wishbones. The MOT garage helpfully* tweaked the mixture screw & my friendly mechanic replaced the suspension bits...

The tracking was now out & it ran like a pig, my favourite carburettor chap tweaked the carb properly making the emissions correct & the economy improved from 22mpg to 32mpg.

The tracking... How fucking difficult is this? The local tyre place charged me £35 & gave me a print out showing that they'd made a minor adjustment to the toe in, but left the camber hopelessly out of balance.

I then went to a local garage with a good reputation & accurate equipment who looked, told me it was out & said to book it in when they'd ordered some replacement camber bolts. The camber adjustment took a day & a half & resulted in 1.5 turns of lock one way & 2 turns the other. I took it back and another two days sorted the steering wheel  by means of 'replacing' a 'rusted TRE'  with a new one. For the first time in 37 years the car had adjustable track rod ends on both sides, but the fucker still pulled to the right. On Monday, they had a quick look & told me they'd need the car leaving all day Tuesday to adjust the camber. Tuesday rolled on into Wednesday and this morning they called to tell me that they couldn't set the camber correctly because my newly replaced ball joints were loose/slack/fucked. Off it goes tomorrow, back to my friendly mechanic for replacement wishbones/balljoints under warranty.

When it is all back together, it will return to the 'local garage with a good reputation & accurate equipment' to have the camber adjusted one more time and it will never ever go back there. What a bunch of twats.

[sierraman]

I’ve seen plenty of garage with tracking equipment but not many that are trained to use it properly. Likewise tracking cars up with obviously fucked inner track control bushes etc, if they knew what they were on about they’d advise you remedied wear before tracking the car up.

[tooSavvy]

4 hours ago, sierraman said:

How much are we betting petrol prices will rise to now that Ukraine is being invaded? £2 a litre? £2.50?

Just popped £90 for 3nights away, spur of the moment..... Petrol prices are going to dent our enthusiasm for 'pointless jollification' buzzing about the countryside 😱

[reb]

In the 3 years I've lived here the power has gone off maybe 3 times total.

Today, now that I'm working from home, it's gone off twice already. First time for an hour, this time about 20 minutes so far.

First time was just before lunch, which meant I couldn't heat up my quality* microwave burger or make a pot noodle, so I had to rush my lunch when the power came back on.

It'd better not make a habit of doing this.

[goosey]

2 main meals for the price of one sir ? 
yeah go on then……

Fuck me I never want to eat again, my heads going to explode 

[chaseracer]

6 minutes ago, goosey said:

2 mains for the price of one sir ? 
yeah go on then……

Fuck me if I never want to eat again, my heads going to explode 

Why is THIS in the grumpy thread...? 😄

[hairnet]

5 hours ago, chaseracer said:

Why is THIS in the grumpy thread...? 😄

tip for goosey - never bring me or chaseracer

 

[mitsisigma01]

8 hours ago, chaseracer said:

Why is THIS in the grumpy thread...? 😄

More importantly where was it and what food was it 🤔

[Crackers]

Earlier this week, the considerate* landlords of the unoccupied flat above me decided to have a number of electric ventilation fans/space heaters put in there, for reasons unbeknownst to me. 

In their unending kindness, they've decided to leave them on 24/7. They're bloody loud and these modern-ish flats have paper-thin floors/ceilings so most of the noise and vibration is coming straight down into my bedroom. 

I haven't slept a wink so far tonight and I can't even go and knock on the door to tell them to shut up as there's nobody there. 

I don't know who their estate agent is, so I'll be sticking a pointed but polite note on the door in the morning. 

[Metal Guru]

45 minutes ago, Crackers said:

Earlier this week, the considerate* landlords of the unoccupied flat above me decided to have a number of electric ventilation fans/space heaters put in there, for reasons unbeknownst to me. 

In their unending kindness, they've decided to leave them on 24/7. They're bloody loud and these modern-ish flats have paper-thin floors/ceilings so most of the noise and vibration is coming straight down into my bedroom. 

I haven't slept a wink so far tonight and I can't even go and knock on the door to tell them to shut up as there's nobody there. 

I don't know who their estate agent is, so I'll be sticking a pointed but polite note on the door in the morning. 

Say goodbye to your kneecaps!

[hairnet]

due to ongoings 

life got SRS

but fuck it carry on

carry on with time away i got called back from week before last

 

 

[Back_For_More]

18 hours ago, reb said:

In the 3 years I've lived here the power has gone off maybe 3 times total.

Today, now that I'm working from home, it's gone off twice already. First time for an hour, this time about 20 minutes so far.

First time was just before lunch, which meant I couldn't heat up my quality* microwave burger or make a pot noodle, so I had to rush my lunch when the power came back on.

It'd better not make a habit of doing this.

Ironically - we're working from home 24/7 without issue. team day - just as we've not been together since time immemorial and the office network is kicking us off constantly....... Not sure we'll all put up with it much longer after lunch. 

Coffee is shit too!

[Crackers]

12 hours ago, Metal Guru said:

Say goodbye to your kneecaps!

That's alright, imagine the compo payout!