The grumpy thread

[RoverFolkUs]

Anybody else had "an absolute cunt of a day" ?

Wrong parts, no shows, wrong parts, delayed parts. DID I SAY WRONG PARTS. 

Fecking started at 7am and called it a day just now. Feeling no further forward as something that ought to have been done in two hours max and started first thing is still stuck on the ramp and will be over the weekend because of WRONG PARTS and the most fucking dense parts suppliers. 

At least the customer was understanding and not an asshole which would have topped it off

FFS man 

Small problems, people have had much worse etc but I needed to get that off my chest as I haven't had a day as frustrating as this for ages 

Went through 3 shock absorbers to find the right one... Then once that was fitted, remember the drop link that had to be cut off? Got the new one out and it was FUCKING WRONG 

..and breathe 😬

[High Jetter]

At least you haven't posted this in the WRONG PART of the forum! 🤣

Oh, you did lock up before you left...?

[RoverFolkUs]

9 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

At least you haven't posted this in the WRONG PART of the forum! 🤣

Oh, you did lock up before you left...?

Don't 😂

I wasn't the last out otherwise you could be damn sure I'd be on my way back there to check now you said that 🤣

[artdjones]

34 minutes ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Anybody else had "an absolute cunt of a day" ?

Wrong parts, no shows, wrong parts, delayed parts. DID I SAY WRONG PARTS. 

Fecking started at 7am and called it a day just now. Feeling no further forward as something that ought to have been done in two hours max and started first thing is still stuck on the ramp and will be over the weekend because of WRONG PARTS and the most fucking dense parts suppliers. 

At least the customer was understanding and not an asshole which would have topped it off

FFS man 

Small problems, people have had much worse etc but I needed to get that off my chest as I haven't had a day as frustrating as this for ages 

Went through 3 shock absorbers to find the right one... Then once that was fitted, remember the drop link that had to be cut off? Got the new one out and it was FUCKING WRONG 

..and breathe 😬

This is why I order parts from Autodoc if time isn't pressing. Their parts catalogues are good enough to make sure I get the right thing. But I know you can't do that in a busy garage. For a start off it takes so much time. Which explains why the average factor worker gets it wrong so frequently. When I was in the trade there was one factor who never gave you enough time to give any details to make sure you got the right item. He would be putting the phone down before you could start getting the words out.

 

[RoverFolkUs]

1 hour ago, artdjones said:

This is why I order parts from Autodoc if time isn't pressing. Their parts catalogues are good enough to make sure I get the right thing. But I know you can't do that in a busy garage. For a start off it takes so much time. Which explains why the average factor worker gets it wrong so frequently. When I was in the trade there was one factor who never gave you enough time to give any details to make sure you got the right item. He would be putting the phone down before you could start getting the words out.

 

It would be nice to be able to order online but as you say, sadly it's very rare you have enough time in advance to know exactly what you need. 

When you're physically cross referencing the part numbers and pictures it's far more likely you're ordering the right one than blindly trusting the bloke on the other end of the phone who assures you "that's the one mate" ! 

[RoverFolkUs]

Just received a call from a private number. 

It was muted. But in an attempt to unmute it, my phone screen flipped and I pressed hang up instead. 

I've entered a few competitions lately. 

Fuck

[richardmorris]

On 11/11/2022 at 12:18 PM, adw1977 said:

This is the problem.  Right now heat pump dryers are the only built-in dryers available. 

I have a dry soon. 7p an hour.

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/25904/dry-soon-mini-3-tier-heated-airer

 

 

[adw1977]

31 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

I have a dry soon. 7p an hour.

https://www.lakeland.co.uk/25904/dry-soon-mini-3-tier-heated-airer

 

 

What concerns me about heated airers is that all the moisture becomes airborne in the house, doesn't it cause damp?

[richardmorris]

51 minutes ago, adw1977 said:

What concerns me about heated airers is that all the moisture becomes airborne in the house, doesn't it cause damp?

I’m only me so not a huge amount of washing. It’s in my bedroom which is single glazed with a patio door, and so drafty. And I always have a skylight open at the top of the apartment . 
My sister has one too which is in their spare/guest room and has the window open. 

[Lankytim]

Bad news for Aeroshite fans.  Earlier today the B17 “Texas Raiders” was in collision with a P63 and crashed at a US air show. Apparently it doesn’t look good for the occupants. 😢

[richardmorris]

Just now, Lankytim said:

Bad news today for Aeroshite fans.  Earlier today the B17 “Texas Raiders” was in collision with a P63 and crashed at a US air show. Apparently it doesn’t look good for the occupants. 😢

Hope they’re ok.

[Lankytim]

2 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Hope they’re ok.

Holy crap! Looks totally unsurvivable unfortunately. 

[richardmorris]

3 minutes ago, Lankytim said:

Holy crap! Looks totally unsurvivable unfortunately. 

How on Earth does that happen these days?

[RoverFolkUs]

1 hour ago, adw1977 said:

What concerns me about heated airers is that all the moisture becomes airborne in the house, doesn't it cause damp?

Better than any heated airer or vented tumble dryer in terms of damp would be a standard clothes horse and a proper dehumidifier. 

Solve two problems at once, dry your clothes and reduce the levels of damp in your home

[Spurious]

1 hour ago, Lankytim said:

Holy crap! Looks totally unsurvivable unfortunately. 

Other is a P-63 Aircobra.  Sad, probably a few fatalities there.

 

How does it happen?  P-63 (the single engine) is banking and the B17 is in his blind spot. B17 is also in the blind spot. Mid air collisions happen in aircraft frighteningly often without technology actively there to prevent it. 

 

These pld warbirds are without modern ADS-B avionics.  It's not a modern Traffic/Collision Avoidance System like airliners use but would have alerted them to a conflict.  There's trouble in the USA, the FAA who look after civil aviation (these are ex military units owned by foundations/private individuals) nearly shut down the operation of these aircraft after a couple of recent fatalities.

 

Here's a good video on the last B17 crash, really recent. Gives an idea of how these planes operate with various exemptions compared to modern aircraft. Chap who does the videos is an ex USAF transport pilot, now civilian 777 Pilot with a strong interest in safety and human factors. Keep an eye on his channel for more about this one.

 

 

[Talbot]

3 hours ago, richardmorris said:

How on Earth does that happen these days?

A VFR flight today is not really any different to a VFR flight at any point during the history of manned flight.  The onus is on the pilot to look out of the window and make sure (s)he doesn't hit anything.  If other aircraft are in blind spots, then they aren't visible..

[hairnet]

totp story of 1981

talking about vienna midge ure talking about why where etc

then they mention held off no 1 by joe dolce - and played 20 secs of it

i went and got somethimg from the car to get away from it

ghost town now ftw

[Spurious]

11 hours ago, Talbot said:

A VFR flight today is not really any different to a VFR flight at any point during the history of manned flight.  The onus is on the pilot to look out of the window and make sure (s)he doesn't hit anything.  If other aircraft are in blind spots, then they aren't visible..

And most mid air collisions happen near an airport in the landing pattern... Guessing that's what happened here

[mitsisigma01]

27 minutes ago, Spurious said:

And most mid air collisions happen near an airport in the landing pattern... Guessing that's what happened here

Doesn't look like much landing pattern going on there🤔

[myglaren]

15 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Better than any heated airer or vented tumble dryer in terms of damp would be a standard clothes horse and a proper dehumidifier. 

Solve two problems at once, dry your clothes and reduce the levels of damp in your home

I use an ancient wooden one.  A hand-me-down that I have had for forty years.  No dehumidifier though, just bung it in a spare bedroom and crack the window.  Other stuff in the boiler cupboard.

Gave the condensing dryer to my son, he has nowhere to hang washing other than his garden, not much use in winter.

[myglaren]

17 hours ago, RoverFolkUs said:

Just received a call from a private number. 

It was muted. But in an attempt to unmute it, my phone screen flipped and I pressed hang up instead. 

I've entered a few competitions lately. 

Fuck

Phones are a nightmare.  I often have to restart mine to get rid of shit off the screen, won't swipe away. (Not literal shit).

Was just falling asleep, about 3 a.m. and the room lit up with a yell of "Hello Moto".  Blasted thing had updated and was keen to let everyone know.  At least it has stopped calling 999 every couple of days.

[Spurious]

11 minutes ago, mitsisigma01 said:

Doesn't look like much landing pattern going on there🤔

 

[Bren]

1 hour ago, Spurious said:

 

Aircobra pilot couldn't have seen B17 until last second - it would have been under his Aircraft.

Very sad.

[Bren]

My GP appears to have removed my steroids from my repeat prescription. I had to get my last ones via 111 as the prescription had not been processed. It was on "hold."

I actually need these to breathe. The GP's who are not specialists don't understand this.

I have emailed the asthma unit I attend to ask them to contact my GP to make them aware what could happen if I don't have a rescue pack in the house.

[jakebullet]

Ma picked up the aldi upcoming tat book. Oh, air fryer. You can get me one of those on Sunday?

Er, no.

Strategically planned nearby aldi's. We can be at the opening of that one at 10 am, there's another 3 minutes drive away, and if that fails there's one that opens at 11 am.

Aldi 1: Huge queue before opening. Man behind us says "nobody is here for carrots". Zero fryers.
Aldi 2: No fryers, no empty space where fryers had been previously.
Aldi 3: Half hour before opening. Employee comes out and says we have 2 fryers.

So where is all the stock? On ebay at £70 more than the shop. Guess the aldi staff have had a nice day flipping.

[High Jetter]

Tat is probably right. Though I do have a £4 Asda kettle for my staff in one shop that's at least 10 years old.

[myglaren]

20 hours ago, Bren said:

My GP appears to have removed my steroids from my repeat prescription. I had to get my last ones via 111 as the prescription had not been processed. It was on "hold."

I actually need these to breathe. The GP's who are not specialists don't understand this.

I have emailed the asthma unit I attend to ask them to contact my GP to make them aware what could happen if I don't have a rescue pack in the house.

My daughter has similar problems as there are three different sources of her prescriptions and coordinating them seems to be virtually impossible.

[D.E]

It's almost World Cup time again, which inevitably means rare cars are ruined with a quick and usually poorly excuted orange paintjob to cash in on football hysteria...

https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/auto-s/oldtimers/m1903721952-mazda-121-1-3-cabrio-wk-auto-apk-16-6-23

https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/auto-s/oldtimers/m1905161672-opel-kadett-hatchback-13s-aut-uniek

[iainrcz]

No internet or phone all weekend, nearly an hour on hold to moan and still haven't spoken to a cunt about it.

[Lankytim]

4 hours ago, D.E said:

It's almost World Cup time again, which inevitably means rare cars are ruined with a quick and usually poorly excuted orange paintjob to cash in on football hysteria...

https://www.marktplaats.nl/v/auto-s/oldtimers/m1903721952-mazda-121-1-3-cabrio-wk-auto-apk-16-6-23

 

 

Check out that towbar!