The grumpy thread

1,936 · October 31, 2022

On 10/25/2022 at 5:24 PM, Spurious said:

Speaking of old houses. Got a knock in the kitchen as I was having my porridge early this morn. I live in a mid terrace 1890s build Yorkshire stone house

Neighbours are getting an extension done, which is fine, so have had the groundworkers out to do foundations and drainage.

We share some of the common drainage system as there used to be a shared outhouse in neighbours garden. My sink drainage comes out of a Victorian glazed 6-7 inch pipe and merges into the common larger glazed clay waste pipe that drains to the street sewer.

Turns out when the fence was done back a few years back pre-dating all our ownership, they drove the concrete fence post through our sink drain and filled it up with postcrete. My sink/washing machine now just drains into neighbours garden.

Now left with a £600 bill to hand dig new drainage and install a better system for the front of the house. Surprise bills. Yay. Glad I'd a few pounds put away, rainy day funds.

Couldn't really put this one off. Neighbours have the ground dug up waiting...

I want to meet which cowboy who dug a fence hole, felt the drain and then continued to put a post through the drain and then concrete it up. Continued to cover that up and left it for someone else to find and fix. 😔

You may want to check with the local sewerage company, the drains may be their responsibility.

https://www.yorkshirewater.com/your-water/whose-pipe-is-it/

21,607 · October 31, 2022

1 minute ago, 3VOM said:

You may want to check with the local sewerage company, the drains may be their responsibility.

https://www.yorkshirewater.com/your-water/whose-pipe-is-it/

Notify the Water suppler that someone has damaged their pipe. The repair bill will be much higher.

5,979 · October 31, 2022

1 hour ago, Remspoor said:

Notify the Water suppler that someone has damaged their pipe. The repair bill will be much higher.

Sadly, Yorkshire water only own up until the manhole cover on my property. Beyond that the common shared drain is both neighbours and our responsibility.

25,849 · October 31, 2022

2 weeks off work ended today and I was back in the office. Traffic was hell as someone went through the central barrier of the m40 at 7am. By 8.50 when I left all the local roads were shit.

Ended up driving up a big hill, then finding another accident, and putting a huge scrape down one wheel trim doing a 5 point turn 😡

I then just went fuck it and drove back to the m40 although down a road that I didn't have to turn off of, crawled up the slip road and half a mile to where the accident was them bam, almost empty m40. Should have just done that in the first place, those og Citroën trims were probably worth more than the car 😢

6,252 · October 31, 2022

Discovered you can buy heated mirror glass for a C1 despite it never being an option. Can't be that hard to wire it up. Bought a left & right from the same seller, turned up today and they don't remotely match. 2 different shapes, 2 different powers of magnification.

One is the correct size, but there's no part number sticker on it. Contacted seller, can I swap the too small wrong shape one for the correct one? LHS is same as RHS, but 180 degrees rotated. Seller can't go to the shelf, get one of each n send me the one that's bigger size & correct as it's too complicated, and will refund me for one of them.

22,341 · October 31, 2022

4 hours ago, Spurious said:

Sadly, Yorkshire water only own up until the manhole cover on my property. Beyond that the common shared drain is both neighbours and our responsibility.

I'd check up on that one. The private sewer transfer regulations from 2011 mean that once a drain leaves your property it becomes treated as a lateral drain and is maintainable b the sewerage authority. If more than one property is connected it is treated as a transferred sewer, again maintainable by the sewerage authority.

9,175 · October 31, 2022

I know it is only a google review and it shouldn't get to me but it has.

A couple of weeks ago this person booked an MX-5 in for an MoT on the Friday. He then cancelled on the Friday and rebooked for the following Tuesday. I come into work on the Tuesday and the answerphone is flashing. This person phoned at 1 O'clock in the morning Tuesday morning to cancel yet again.

This afternoon this timewaster phones to rebook yet again. Hmm, once is annoying but twice, nope not getting a third chance. I asked if this is the car that should have been in last week "yes" and the week before "yeah, sorry about that". I told him I wasn't booking his car in a third time, so no thank you. and put the phone down. He phoned straight back so I didn't answer . He left a threatening message on the answerphone and this review.

Dreadful attitude.

Unfortunately, I had to cancel booked MOT's twice which I wouldn't have done unless I had to.

The first time, I spoke to a member of staff and asked to rearrange which we did.

The second time, due to ill health (I have Multiple Sclerosis amongst other things) - I had to cancel at very short notice. I left a voicemail and said that I would insist that I paid for the missed MOT appointment.

As far as I understand it (And I may very well be wrong), they don't do work for MOT's so my thinking was that all they would lose out on is the cost of the MOT - hence me thinking my offer to pay for the missed MOT would make up for it.

I phoned back today to be met with (Oh, you're the guy who cancelled on the Friday and then on the following Tuesday - yeahhh - no thank you" and hung up

I had a counselling session yesterday in which I brought up this potential phone call. I said I was really anxious about it - my counsellor said, "don't worry about it - they won't turn business away because you had to cancel two MOT's".

Well, they did and they have.

He didn't offer to pay for the missed slots but he did threaten this review on his message. I have reported him to google but do I reply to this putting my side across and thanking him for the threatening message or just leave it to google ?

9,334 · October 31, 2022

He's just a cunt who has nothing better to do, respond but stick to the facts, to bleat about his 'mental health' is just bullshit, what a fucking crybaby, we dont give a fuck pal.

5,979 · October 31, 2022

26 minutes ago, anonymous user said:

I'd check up on that one. The private sewer transfer regulations from 2011 mean that once a drain leaves your property it becomes treated as a lateral drain and is maintainable b the sewerage authority. If more than one property is connected it is treated as a transferred sewer, again maintainable by the sewerage authority.

Damage is fractionally inside my property sadly. See diagram in orange.

1,289 · October 31, 2022

51 minutes ago, Nyphur said:

I would respond politely laying out the real story.

- Fannychops booked MOT and cancelled on the day of the MOT

- We rebooked for a new slot suitable for mr ballbag (we understand these things can happen, life can get in the way blah blah blah bollocks)

- Phoned and cancelled again on the day of the MOT again, did not make any offer to pay for the missed test contrary to what is stated in review

- Unfortunately this review is correct - we DO only do the MOTs so that is how we generate 100% of our income (if thats correct?) so having lost revenue on the 2 previously cancelled slots we advised we were unwilling to book a third blah blah blah

Without the response I'd think the review was probably accurate. With a simple, polite, factual review I'd think the reviewer was a mong.

You should do reviews for a living 🤣🤣

4,232 · October 31, 2022

Halloween grump. Just watched one of the twat adolescents from the next estate over empty a whole bucket of treats, which my unwell neighbour left out for the kiddies to help themselves one at a time, into his bag. Lad at the next house down took exception to this and dished out a proper belting, right hook to the eye then a few hoofs in the gut once he’s on the floor. Sweets fucking everywhere, kids running in all directions.

Police on the scene ten minutes later, which is reassuring and annoying in equal measures. Did you see anything sir? “nope”

4,191 · October 31, 2022

We had 150 bags and ran out. There isn't 150 kids in this scheme.

I heard one of the mums shout at her kid "right, lets go back to the motor"

Do people drive to the best trick or treating spot or something?

Next year I'm going to park the cars round the corner and go hide at the cinema. I can't be arsed with it.

It used to be a couple of kids now it's just fucking mental.

7,261 · October 31, 2022

53 minutes ago, Nyphur said:

Sounds like a local Drifter. Bet he's got a Bounty on his head now.

I assume he has a Tracker. He'll have to run a Marathon to get away from them

18,985 · October 31, 2022

1 hour ago, Nyphur said:

Sounds like a local Drifter. Bet he's got a Bounty on his head now.

sounds like he got the chomp and the finger of fudge was on him

nobody heard a wispa about it

sounds like a bit of a flake

6,093 · October 31, 2022

Lights off, curtains closed. Fuck this, I’ve done my time, not playing anymore!

11,597 · October 31, 2022

None of this was a thing until the early 80s. The first time I noticed it was when some local kids banged our door really loudly. When a pompous friend went out to remonstrate with them they threw flour over him. A treasured memory.

13,986 · October 31, 2022

Minding my own business, driving home from work, delayed by hordes (literally) of kids beside and crossing a main road in the vicinity of a few schools, I got close to home and passed a group of kids..and heard a thump against the van. I stopped, they scarpered, having wasted an egg. What is the f-ing point?

60,168 · October 31, 2022

Once again this year I didn't get any trick or treaters. Being a slightly odd single bloke has its advantages.

6,093 · October 31, 2022

25 minutes ago, artdjones said:

None of this was a thing until the early 80s. The first time I noticed it was when some local kids banged our door really loudly. When a pompous friend went out to remonstrate with them they threw flour over him. A treasured memory.

Nope, we went trick or treating in the 70s

40,031 · October 31, 2022

Absolutely no Hallowe'en Rhyming to be seen round our way this year.

But the fact there's a yellow weather warning in place and it's been tipping it down all day may also be playing a part.

Ah well. Guess I'll just have to eat the sweets myself, then...

5,969 · October 31, 2022

I don't have the problem, I look far too creepy for anyone to knock at my door, let alone on Halloween.

5,138 · October 31, 2022

5 hours ago, meggersdog said:

I know it is only a google review and it shouldn't get to me but it has.

A couple of weeks ago this person booked an MX-5 in for an MoT on the Friday. He then cancelled on the Friday and rebooked for the following Tuesday. I come into work on the Tuesday and the answerphone is flashing. This person phoned at 1 O'clock in the morning Tuesday morning to cancel yet again.

This afternoon this timewaster phones to rebook yet again. Hmm, once is annoying but twice, nope not getting a third chance. I asked if this is the car that should have been in last week "yes" and the week before "yeah, sorry about that". I told him I wasn't booking his car in a third time, so no thank you. and put the phone down. He phoned straight back so I didn't answer . He left a threatening message on the answerphone and this review.

Dreadful attitude.

Unfortunately, I had to cancel booked MOT's twice which I wouldn't have done unless I had to.

The first time, I spoke to a member of staff and asked to rearrange which we did.

The second time, due to ill health (I have Multiple Sclerosis amongst other things) - I had to cancel at very short notice. I left a voicemail and said that I would insist that I paid for the missed MOT appointment.

As far as I understand it (And I may very well be wrong), they don't do work for MOT's so my thinking was that all they would lose out on is the cost of the MOT - hence me thinking my offer to pay for the missed MOT would make up for it.

I phoned back today to be met with (Oh, you're the guy who cancelled on the Friday and then on the following Tuesday - yeahhh - no thank you" and hung up

I had a counselling session yesterday in which I brought up this potential phone call. I said I was really anxious about it - my counsellor said, "don't worry about it - they won't turn business away because you had to cancel two MOT's".

Well, they did and they have.

He didn't offer to pay for the missed slots but he did threaten this review on his message. I have reported him to google but do I reply to this putting my side across and thanking him for the threatening message or just leave it to google ?

So many questions. What's an MS sufferer doing with an MX5? Why's he telling everyone about his mental health issues? Why's he sharing his counsellor's opinion? What kind of threats did he make on the answerphone? Have you kept the recording? What happened between office hours and 1am that made him cancel booking 2? This is better than Columbo. You could invite him back then fail the living shit out of his MX5. Or how about replying something like this:

"This reviewer was never a customer of ABC Ltd. He twice cancelled on us at the last minute then threatened a negative review when we declined to make a 3rd booking. ABC Ltd does not respond to threats. We do, however, welcome reviews from actual customers."

17,347 · November 1, 2022

8 hours ago, Datsuncog said:

Absolutely no Hallowe'en Rhyming to be seen round our way this year.

But the fact there's a yellow weather warning in place and it's been tipping it down all day may also be playing a part.

Ah well. Guess I'll just have to eat the sweets myself, then...

Living in Northern Ireland, you're experiencing Halloween all day, every day.

(Couldn't help it, sorry).

21,607 · November 1, 2022

9 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Once again this year I didn't get any trick or treaters. Being a slightly odd single bloke has its advantages.

no it does not😉

10,911 · November 1, 2022

11 hours ago, meggersdog said:

I know it is only a google review and it shouldn't get to me but it has.

A couple of weeks ago this person booked an MX-5 in for an MoT on the Friday. He then cancelled on the Friday and rebooked for the following Tuesday. I come into work on the Tuesday and the answerphone is flashing. This person phoned at 1 O'clock in the morning Tuesday morning to cancel yet again.

This afternoon this timewaster phones to rebook yet again. Hmm, once is annoying but twice, nope not getting a third chance. I asked if this is the car that should have been in last week "yes" and the week before "yeah, sorry about that". I told him I wasn't booking his car in a third time, so no thank you. and put the phone down. He phoned straight back so I didn't answer . He left a threatening message on the answerphone and this review.

Dreadful attitude.

Unfortunately, I had to cancel booked MOT's twice which I wouldn't have done unless I had to.

The first time, I spoke to a member of staff and asked to rearrange which we did.

The second time, due to ill health (I have Multiple Sclerosis amongst other things) - I had to cancel at very short notice. I left a voicemail and said that I would insist that I paid for the missed MOT appointment.

As far as I understand it (And I may very well be wrong), they don't do work for MOT's so my thinking was that all they would lose out on is the cost of the MOT - hence me thinking my offer to pay for the missed MOT would make up for it.

I phoned back today to be met with (Oh, you're the guy who cancelled on the Friday and then on the following Tuesday - yeahhh - no thank you" and hung up

I had a counselling session yesterday in which I brought up this potential phone call. I said I was really anxious about it - my counsellor said, "don't worry about it - they won't turn business away because you had to cancel two MOT's".

Well, they did and they have.

He didn't offer to pay for the missed slots but he did threaten this review on his message. I have reported him to google but do I reply to this putting my side across and thanking him for the threatening message or just leave it to google ?

If that has upset him so much, maybe running a car at all is a bit too much?

13,406 · November 1, 2022

Went to Hamsterley Forest yesterday. They’ve set up number plate recognition in the Forest for parking FFS. It’s Forestry commission , so state owned , I’ve already paid for a bit of this.

Anyway, I go to pay, and it’s card only. Tap the screen, put in the reg, it tells me I’ve 19 mins left ( first 20 is free). Try again , as I was going to stay, it tells me I’ve already paid. Normally that would have been enough for me , but they’re threatening a £50 fine and I bet they’ve subbed that out to some bastard debt collection cowboys.

So I drive through the Forest and at the other end there are more pay machines . So I thought , one more try. Tells me , I’ve already paid and have 9 minutes before I have to pay again. I give up and go back to the car. Then I thought, it would be a good idea to get a photo of the screen, so I go back but this time it tells me I’ve got 48 minutes left. The machines are obviously not working properly but I don’t suppose that’ll stop then trying to con £50 out of me.

14,692 · November 1, 2022

15 hours ago, meggersdog said:

Quote

I had a counselling session yesterday in which I brought up this potential phone call. I said I was really anxious about it - my counsellor said, "don't worry about it - they won't turn business away because you had to cancel two MOT's".

I hope they left a bad review for the counsellor too, as their advice didn't pan out too well 😅

40,031 · November 1, 2022

3 hours ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

Living in Northern Ireland, you're experiencing Halloween all day, every day.

(Couldn't help it, sorry).

Don't I just know it...

Night Of The Living Eejits

24,400 · November 1, 2022

On 10/29/2022 at 8:58 PM, cobblers said:

The rest of the house is left pretty filthy too. We're not the tidiest and we have dogs so we spent 4 days absolutely blitzing the place and then paid £200 for a professional clean after we'd done our best.

They left us with a tide mark and pubes in the bath, filthy walls and floors in the bathroom, they'd been drying clothes in the attic so the walls were mouldy. Fuck's sake!

TL:DR - Seemingly respectable, well do to grown adults are actually really strange nobheads.

I'm still trying to understand why you'd spend hours making some DIY shelves in someone elses house instead of just spending £25 at ikea! We're renting at the moment and I won't even put a picture up FFS!

And now they haven't paid us the last months rent, the £250 energy bill, the council tax or the water bill!

The house is probably now worth about £10k less than it was when we wanted to sell it in the first place too.

2,466 · November 1, 2022

22 minutes ago, cobblers said:

And now they haven't paid us the last months rent, the £250 energy bill, the council tax or the water bill!

The house is probably now worth about £10k less than it was when we wanted to sell it in the first place too.

That is fucking outrageous. The idea that an actual friend would be such a dickhead is mindblowing.

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