The grumpy thread

[NorfolkNWeigh]

On 9/27/2022 at 7:41 PM, wuvvum said:

Me.

'Cos I'm tight, I hate pissing about with suspension and unless I'm trying to beat my PB round the Nurburgring I'm unlikely to notice the difference in handling.

When I first read this , I thought “ Fuck me he’s  bought a Cresta” then I realised what PB meant.

Oh, and me. I replaced one spring on the Boxster recently too.

[sierraman]

On 9/27/2022 at 5:35 PM, twosmoke300 said:

I’m sure there is somewhere . 
Also - who changes one damper ? 
 

I don’t know but I saw an advert yesterday for a car ‘fitted 3 new tyres’. 

[Low Horatio gearbox]

[barefoot]

Nice cars off road & tucked away under the carport for winter. I'm battening down the whatsisnames ready for the shit weather & the long nights. Fuck me, I've even given up drinking until the xmas month.

[Wack]

Bought a pair of Dr martens shoes , the right one rubs my heel like fuck  , yesterday I saw a new pair of hotter shoes in a charity shop,  the fucking left one rubs my heel the same 

So I can either wear odd shoes and be comfortable or if I pick them the wrong way round be in agony 

Is this what it's come to , a life in slippers 

[Stanky]

1 minute ago, Wack said:

a life in slippers 

...shuffling around supermarkets, trolley broadside across the aisle blocking everyone while you scour the chiller unit, squinting through your 'wrong' glasses, looking for the ultimately smooth yoghurt

 

[Wack]

16 minutes ago, Stanky said:

...shuffling around supermarkets, trolley broadside across the aisle blocking everyone while you scour the chiller unit, squinting through your 'wrong' glasses, looking for the ultimately smooth yoghurt

 

Have you got a live feed to my life , you forgot the yellow stickers 

[wuvvum]

2 hours ago, NorfolkNWeigh said:

When I first read this , I thought “ Fuck me he’s  bought a Cresta” then I realised what PB meant.

I did use to have one.

Never took it round the 'Ring though.

[BorniteIdentity]

6 hours ago, Stanky said:

...shuffling around supermarkets, trolley broadside across the aisle blocking everyone while you scour the chiller unit, squinting through your 'wrong' glasses, looking for the ultimately smooth yoghurt

 

Have you been spying on me? Creep. 😉 

[artdjones]

6 hours ago, Stanky said:

...shuffling around supermarkets, trolley broadside across the aisle blocking everyone while you scour the chiller unit, squinting through your 'wrong' glasses, looking for the ultimately smooth yoghurt

 

They block the Complan shelf as well.

[andy18s]

Arse,had to choose between a myopic hgv driver who wasn't going to move over,or a decent size collection of potholes

[High Jetter]

Just now, andy18s said:

Arse,had to choose between a myopic hgv driver who wasn't going to move over,or a decent size collection of potholes

If that pothole hasn't been reported to the local authority, you should stand a good chance with a claim. If it's safe, measure the width and depth of that crater to back your claim up.

[wuvvum]

8 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

If that pothole hasn't been reported to the local authority, you should stand a good chance with a claim. If it's safe, measure the width and depth of that crater to back your claim up.

Not sure things work quite the same in that there Bulgaria.

[andy18s]

7 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

If that pothole hasn't been reported to the local authority, you should stand a good chance with a claim. If it's safe, measure the width and depth of that crater to back your claim up.

Unfortunately is doesn't work like that here in Bulgaria.

You hit the hole,it's your fault,end of story.

The roads have improved a lot over the last few years,but got caught out on a strange road.

 

[High Jetter]

In that case, arse indeed.

[Zelandeth]

Christ on a bike, travel insurance has got expensive.  Last time we went to the US in 2018 it was ~£300 for the four of us.  This trip: Just over a bloody grand!  Not like it's something you can just chose not to have and the providers have a captive audience...so just a case of grimacing and dealing with it.  

Definitely more ammunition for me saying I'll just stay home next time I think!

[Dyslexic Viking]

Woke up today at 6 to a terrified and wet cat that ran into my bed and hid under my duvet as the F... feral cat had attacked her again. A little later, I drove up to the post office, which is in a grocery store, to pick up the relay for the Merc and do a week's worth of shopping, but the checkout system was down and they had to close, so it was a 40 km round trip wasted. Hope the rest of the day goes better.

[andy18s]

15 hours ago, High Jetter said:

In that case, arse indeed.

Yep,80lev (£35ish) for a good partworn as the Subaru "demands" all 4 tyres have the same amount of wear,and It's not getting all 4 just yet.

It is possible to buy Tyre Insurance here for this sort of thing.I'll have to look into it before buying any more.

 

[jakebullet]

One of those days today.

Went for my flu / covid jab which was fine, 10 mins wait because they have a sensible system. (Name? DOB? Medical Q's? Stick! Next.) Took Ma for hers (at a different vets) and they are the most clueless incompetent arseholes ever. 1 hour wait, 'cos their system is queue round the building, check in at the desk, and then have 2 peeps sticking, who come out and shout "Gerald Oldbastard". Yes, pretending it's a normal doctor's appointment and you will be seen in appointment time order. Add in it's a load of old farts who can't hear or fight their way instantly thru the crowd and, well, it just doesn't work.

Came home, got an actimel out of the fridge, and instantly noticed it's room temperature. Ma, how long has the fridge been fucked? Ma thinks it's working fine 'cos the light comes on. Of course it's actually impossible to go and buy a fridge anywhere now. Got one coming sometime tomorrow for £30 delivery charge.

Phoned the Mrs, and it's scream scream scream as once again she's put medication somewhere safe*. Doesn't want me to go and find it. Doesn't want me to take spare script she has to a chemist for another lot. Does want to shout a lot about she'll go blind instead.

Annnnnd RELAX! 

[Mally]

23 hours ago, andy18s said:

Unfortunately is doesn't work like that here in Bulgaria.

You hit the hole,it's your fault,end of story.

The roads have improved a lot over the last few years,but got caught out on a strange road.

 

They build concrete access ramps which stick out a good 3 feet into the roadway, and may be hidden by the shadow of a tree at speed.

This can cause propulsion through the air and severe shoulder damage.

Ask me how I know.

[Mally]

On 9/30/2022 at 6:23 PM, artdjones said:

They block the Complan shelf as well.

This is true, but in their defence, I know from personal experience that many are buying for cancer suffering relatives who find it the only nutrient, and beseech  for 'one that tastes different'.

They can all taste the same it seems.

[Zelandeth]

Yes, I hate international travel *precisely* as much as I remember.

Let's never do this again.

[MikeR]

On 01/10/2022 at 01:21, Zelandeth said:

Christ on a bike, travel insurance has got expensive.  Last time we went to the US in 2018 it was ~£300 for the four of us.  This trip: Just over a bloody grand!  Not like it's something you can just chose not to have and the providers have a captive audience...so just a case of grimacing and dealing with it.  

Definitely more ammunition for me saying I'll just stay home next time I think!

I looked at the price of cover last year to go overseas   , it was all tears once I ticked the I have had cancer box ....  saves me looking at hols and then trying to get cover !

[hairnet]

On 9/30/2022 at 12:00 PM, Wack said:

 

Is this what it's come to , a life in slippers 

youre too old to be a hipster no?

 

[hairnet]

watching the snooker

ken doherty - good craic - been there done it

phil williams - commentates like hes writing it down - absolutely gripes my cookies

with a bit of luck david hendon will be on tonight

fkin brummie twat (no offence to brummie twats on here)

 

[Wack]

5 hours ago, hairnet said:

youre too old to be a hipster no?

 

I'm too old for everything , I've no idea what happened , a few years ago I was 35 , now i'm pushing 62

 

 

[barefoot]

Fucking grumpy thread dropped onto page two!

What the actual fuck is wrong with you people? Has LBF finally got his three wheeler on the road or something?

[Mally]

On 10/2/2022 at 7:13 PM, Wack said:

I'm too old for everything , I've no idea what happened , a few years ago I was 35 , now i'm pushing 62

 

 

It was 14 years ago when I thought I was old at your age.

[AnnoyingPentium]

Subways aren't running in Glasgow. Hope they're back by the time I need back to central station.

[hairnet]

please nationalise the trains

thats 3 times this year had to cancel stuff cos cant actually book the train or get on it