The grumpy thread

[Jazoli]

1 hour ago, myglaren said:

Son in law's Audi vs bin lorry.

write-off, he is hoping.  Wants an Alfa Stelvio.

Its just a bumper and a light, surely they can't write it off for that.

[Zelandeth]

19 minutes ago, Jazoli said:

Its just a bumper and a light, surely they can't write it off for that.

Have you seen prices for modern Audi parts?

Bumper + paint + light + remedial work and paint on the rear quarter, guessing ~10 year old car, entirely likely to be written off.

[Lacquer Peel]

43 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Have you seen prices for modern Audi parts?

Bumper + paint + light + remedial work and paint on the rear quarter, guessing ~10 year old car, entirely likely to be written off.

Plus the cost of a hire car while it's being repaired and all the other middle men costs. 

[richardmorris]

[meggersdog]

On 12/27/2022 at 12:17 AM, GMcD said:

My neighbour has recently starting parking their other motor outside my house. 

I couldn't give two shits as it's a free country but they keep bumping their car up onto the kerb. A lot of occasions they misjudge it and  gobble up most of the width of the pavement which means I have to side step shuffle past their car each time I want to walk up my own front steps/path. 

There is plenty of space to the side of my steps  (and plenty of parking roundabout without having to resort to bumping up on pavements). 

It's a trivial matter and maybe I shouldn't complain too much but ffs engage your brain a bit. 

I might just borrow my mates tiny trailer and park it on the road right outside my steps and leave it for a month just to be a passive aggressive tosser. 

Someone visiting a neighbour does this.I don't know if they visit a house in my street or ( i suspect) in the next road. Always outside my house half on the path half on the road. There are spaces further along where you can park  fully on the road. They choose to park half and half because it is opposite a dropped kerb. Doesn't bother me as if I walk anywhere it is always left and the car is blocking the path the other side of my drive. The car is often there all weekend and my neighbour opposite said it is sometimes awkward getting on and off her drive. I've never seen the owner but my neighbour has. I told her next time ask him politely if he knows what that T shaped lump of concrete painted yellow on the edge of my hedge is and does he know the meaning of the yellow perspex sign attached to it with a large H and some numbers printed on it ?  Yep he always parks on or very close to the fire hydrant cover on the path outside my house.

[sierraman]

1 hour ago, richardmorris said:

I was hoping they’d have nicked those awful wheel trims before returning it though...

[myglaren]

4 hours ago, Jazoli said:

Its just a bumper and a light, surely they can't write it off for that.

He wants rid of it.  Starting to cost too much.

[SunnySouth]

2 hours ago, richardmorris said:

That's very good news. What's the betting it was likely heading for a banger ring somewhere; I can't see a Monty being a stolen to order classic somehow? Hopefully the owner upgrades his security arrangements

[hairnet]

fuck medical 

have current and thats being sorted (roll on next week hopefully)

something else popped up 

can it just fuck off now

 

[GMcD]

I was in a funeral car this afternoon, directly behind the hearse.

We were in the outside lane going through town (as the inside lane was blocked ahead with parked cars) and this absolute boot in a white "m-sport" 5 series came flying up the inside and tried to force herself in between our car and the hearse, causing our driver to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting her.

If there is such a thing as karma I hope she gets her comeuppance the disrespectful CUNT. 

[richardmorris]

1 hour ago, SunnySouth said:

That's very good news. What's the betting it was likely heading for a banger ring somewhere; I can't see a Monty being a stolen to order classic somehow? Hopefully the owner upgrades his security arrangements

I’m pleased he’s got it back. I know nothing of these, but aren’t they FWD? Is that ok for bangering?

he needs a crook lock and gearstick lock asap.

 

i have a couple of these type of ABUS crook lock. Very heavy and good as a weapon too!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/295160450458?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=bHJhR4o-Rz-&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=xypGSnHgQ7K&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

 

[eddyramrod]

33 minutes ago, GMcD said:

I was in a funeral car this afternoon, directly behind the hearse.

We were in the outside lane going through town (as the inside lane was blocked ahead with parked cars) and this absolute boot in a white "m-sport" 5 series came flying up the inside and tried to force herself in between our car and the hearse, causing our driver to slam on the brakes to avoid hitting her.

If there is such a thing as karma I hope she gets her comeuppance the disrespectful CUNT. 

I know where her next ride needs to be...

[GrumpiusMaximus]

Have driven to Okehampton.  The roads in this country can fuck the fuck off.

[louiepj]

My old Megane decided to lock up her rear drivers brake for me last night as I was reversing to park up after a lovely 80 mile round trip out visiting family. The grump is really for today's weather as I needed to get parts asap so got soaked as my wet working gear is at work.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

Toys. 

To this day, we are thankful to have our young miracle lad. We love him to bits and enjoy pretty much every part of parenthood, apart from the tiredness!

One thing which is less enjoyable though is STUFF. It seems to be a losing battle to keep on top of the many, many toys he owns. My OH doesn't hold back when buying but neither do many of our friends and family. It's lovely that they want to treat the fella, but my god, it's starting to get a bit Trebus around here.

I've managed to sell a few of the nicer bits which he's grown out of along the way, and have donated quite a few items to local charidee shops too. However, we still seem to have masses of toys littering the place and it's getting to the point where I'm half tempted to load the boot of the car up with three quarters of it and sack it off to charity. 

What do others do? I certainly think we need to be a bit more brutal with moving things on. 

[Remspoor]

16 minutes ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Toys. 

To this day, we are thankful to have our young miracle lad. We love him to bits and enjoy pretty much every part of parenthood, apart from the tiredness!

One thing which is less enjoyable though is STUFF. It seems to be a losing battle to keep on top of the many, many toys he owns. My OH doesn't hold back when buying but neither do many of our friends and family. It's lovely that they want to treat the fella, but my god, it's starting to get a bit Trebus around here.

I've managed to sell a few of the nicer bits which he's grown out of along the way, and have donated quite a few items to local charidee shops too. However, we still seem to have masses of toys littering the place and it's getting to the point where I'm half tempted to load the boot of the car up with three quarters of it and sack it off to charity. 

What do others do? I certainly think we need to be a bit more brutal with moving things on. 

I have seen that toy libraries are thing. Maybe there is one near you?

https://www.netmums.com/local/toy-libraries

[Dick Cheeseburger]

14 minutes ago, Remspoor said:

I have seen that toy libraries are thing. Maybe there is one near you?

https://www.netmums.com/local/toy-libraries

I don't think they've made it to Cornwall yet... Nice idea though. 

[Remspoor]

1 hour ago, Dick Longbridge said:

I don't think they've made it to Cornwall yet... Nice idea though. 

there are

[hairnet]

A and e 

Bastard

[auntiemaryscanary]

2 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Toys. 

To this day, we are thankful to have our young miracle lad. We love him to bits and enjoy pretty much every part of parenthood, apart from the tiredness!

One thing which is less enjoyable though is STUFF. It seems to be a losing battle to keep on top of the many, many toys he owns. My OH doesn't hold back when buying but neither do many of our friends and family. It's lovely that they want to treat the fella, but my god, it's starting to get a bit Trebus around here.

I've managed to sell a few of the nicer bits which he's grown out of along the way, and have donated quite a few items to local charidee shops too. However, we still seem to have masses of toys littering the place and it's getting to the point where I'm half tempted to load the boot of the car up with three quarters of it and sack it off to charity. 

What do others do? I certainly think we need to be a bit more brutal with moving things on. 

We had the same when our girls were younger. One year we got sooo many presents (toys) some of em didn't even get out of the under stairs cupboard in a full year. The next Christmas we said although we appreciate it can you all contribute to a new playhouse - it was good quality, basically a 5ft square low mini shed. Everyone who contributed choose a few words/wishes which I had plaques made up of and fixed them onto the playhouse. Just an example but there are lots of other "big" presents you could probably think of.

18 months ago, after 5 or 6 years of lots of use the playhouse got sold on Gumtree and the proceeds went in the kids bank accounts. You won't be able to do that with, as you say, STUFF in 2028.

[Metal Guru]

On 27/12/2022 at 14:29, fairkens said:

I really struggle to squeeze past cars parked like that. It's amazing how often my fat belly rearranges the wing mirror

 

 

 

 

 

I do so hate it when I’m wearing jeans and the little rivets scratch the side of a badly parked car.

[hairnet]

Fuck

It's thursday

 

[New POD]

5 hours ago, Remspoor said:

I have seen that toy libraries are thing. Maybe there is one near you?

https://www.netmums.com/local/toy-libraries

My wife used to run a toy library in Settle.  

My wife's mother saved all their toys in the loft, and when she had grandchildren, got them.out and devoted a wardrobe in the spare room to them, earning her the name "Toy-nanny" 

[New POD]

4 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

I don't think they've made it to Cornwall yet... Nice idea though. 

Set one up? Suggest it to a local food bank ? 

[HarmonicCheeseburger]

On 12/27/2022 at 12:17 AM, GMcD said:

My neighbour has recently starting parking their other motor outside my house. 

I couldn't give two shits as it's a free country but they keep bumping their car up onto the kerb. A lot of occasions they misjudge it and  gobble up most of the width of the pavement which means I have to side step shuffle past their car each time I want to walk up my own front steps/path. 

There is plenty of space to the side of my steps  (and plenty of parking roundabout without having to resort to bumping up on pavements). 

It's a trivial matter and maybe I shouldn't complain too much but ffs engage your brain a bit. 

I might just borrow my mates tiny trailer and park it on the road right outside my steps and leave it for a month just to be a passive aggressive tosser. 

Condom over the exhaust pipe. 

[hairnet]

Melonfarmer

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, New POD said:

Set one up? Suggest it to a local food bank ? 

I suspect the toy libraries ceased with Covid but I did see an item about “Baby banks” or Kids banks” on the news thus morning.  Like food banks but giving out donated kids stuff from nappies , to clothes to toys. I think they said there were 50 or so nationwide. 

[hairnet]

9 hours ago, Dick Longbridge said:

Toys. 

To this day, we are thankful to have our young miracle lad. We love him to bits and enjoy pretty much every part of parenthood, apart from the tiredness!

One thing which is less enjoyable though is STUFF. It seems to be a losing battle to keep on top of the many, many toys he owns. My OH doesn't hold back when buying but neither do many of our friends and family. It's lovely that they want to treat the fella, but my god, it's starting to get a bit Trebus around here.

I've managed to sell a few of the nicer bits which he's grown out of along the way, and have donated quite a few items to local charidee shops too. However, we still seem to have masses of toys littering the place and it's getting to the point where I'm half tempted to load the boot of the car up with three quarters of it and sack it off to charity. 

What do others do? I certainly think we need to be a bit more brutal with moving things on. 

Children's hospital

[SunnySouth]

14 hours ago, hairnet said:

A and e 

Bastard

Posted 14 hours ago.... Are you near the front of the queue yet?!

[hairnet]

home at 630 from 8 last night

not threatening but could be caused by anything theyve done to me since july

odd that it happened last week

food pipe inflamed causing pain in chest - 111 said poss heart so they said a and e

all the shit thats been going on all linked together coulda been lungs heart kidneys glands all sorts - hence the advice didnt fuck about 

went to sleep when got in got up half an hour ago thinking it might have been 1100

i also didnt know if it was thursday or friday

[/cornbluth] what a week im having