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I don't know if this is a grin or not. 

Astra was in a local garage being repaired. Supposed to be Today, but it was yesterday they did it. They delivered it back about 5pm. We were both in. I'd been in the lounge facing the window all day working from home. 

At about 5:30, the woman 2 doors down knocks on the door to say "why have I got your car on my drive, and a set of keys to it and a bill for £450" 

Grinning because I don't have to use wife's car today. And don't have to worry, about whether they actually plan to do it this week. 

Grinning because the poor woman was totally confused and ended up laughing  

Grumpy because, thier mistake could have gone wrong in so many ways. I'm sure there are places where your neighbour would take the keys and drive the car to a mate, and flog it on gumtree. 

 

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Ah yes. The weather. I'm heading her in a couple of hours 

https://andertoncentre.co.uk/

On a team building day.

Apparently there's a group session to solve some problems. Some raft building and orienteering. I have packed 2 spare sets of clothes. I'll probably drown in Rivington Reservoir. 

 

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  On 20/09/2023 at 05:22, New POD said:

Ah yes. The weather. I'm heading her in a couple of hours 

https://andertoncentre.co.uk/

On a team building day.

Apparently there's a group session to solve some problems. Some raft building and orienteering. I have packed 2 spare sets of clothes. I'll probably drown in Rivington Reservoir. 

 

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You'll be fine, we have your back:
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  On 20/09/2023 at 04:50, New POD said:

I don't know if this is a grin or not. 

Astra was in a local garage being repaired. Supposed to be Today, but it was yesterday they did it. They delivered it back about 5pm. We were both in. I'd been in the lounge facing the window all day working from home. 

At about 5:30, the woman 2 doors down knocks on the door to say "why have I got your car on my drive, and a set of keys to it and a bill for £450" 

Grinning because I don't have to use wife's car today. And don't have to worry, about whether they actually plan to do it this week. 

Grinning because the poor woman was totally confused and ended up laughing  

Grumpy because, thier mistake could have gone wrong in so many ways. I'm sure there are places where your neighbour would take the keys and drive the car to a mate, and flog it on gumtree. 

 

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Have you phoned the garage and asked where the car is yet?

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  On 19/09/2023 at 14:53, Metal Guru said:

If you haven’t got legal insurance on your house insurance, make sure you do when you renew. Then get a solicitor on it.  They’ll ignore you forever, but if they think they might cop for some hefty legal costs , they might well decide to do the repairs instead. 

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We have legal insurance on the house insurance, just trying to decide what to do.

I've got a scaffold tower on hire next week to patch and repaint the render to the rear of ours, so might well just pop the slates back up, mastik them down and not say anything. We're planning to sell next year and don't really fancy having to declare an ongoing legal dispute on the sale particulars.

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  On 20/09/2023 at 10:34, Coprolalia said:

I've got a scaffold tower on hire next week to patch and repaint the render to the rear of ours, so might well just pop the slates back up, mastik them down and not say anything. We're planning to sell next year and don't really fancy having to declare an ongoing legal dispute on the sale particulars.

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100% this is the way to go.  A couple of hours bodging someone elses roof isn't something you should have to do, but on balance it's a lot less headache than having to answer "yes" to certain questions on the home sellers from.

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  On 18/09/2023 at 13:35, w00dy said:

Darwin Insurance doesn't allow you to cancel auto-renewal online so I had to go through all the bollocks of the automated phone system to finally get through to a person.

"Can I ask why you don't want to renew?"

"It's 71% higher than last year despite an additional years NCB and no accidents"

"Have any of the details changed?"

"No"

"Well I can't change the price then."

 

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This. Does my nut in. It's not right that it's so easy to take out insurance but usually a pita to cancel or stop the auto renewal online with a lot of companies. But then all insurance companies are bastards so to be expected.

It should be standardised to be simple as texting a number to get your PAC code (or simple email reply, or link)  rather than a 30 minute phone call. 

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Why does everywhere smell of piss now? Have I been gone that long that its normal to smell piss?

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Posted
  On 20/09/2023 at 19:49, nev_jr said:

Why does everywhere smell of piss now? Have I been gone that long that its normal to smell piss?

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Are you sure it's not you?

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  On 20/09/2023 at 07:20, andy18s said:

Have you phoned the garage and asked where the car is yet?

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No, I popped in and paid, and mentioned it to the lady mechanic. Apparently one of the mechanics has done that before. But in that case the neighbour was on holiday for a week, so they ended up fishing through the letter box for the keys.  

I said, good job I've got honest neighbours and 2 keys. It's not a problem. I can't feel angry because shit happens sometimes. 

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  On 20/09/2023 at 19:49, nev_jr said:

Why does everywhere smell of piss now? Have I been gone that long that its normal to smell piss?

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Concrete stairs that are a  bit porous? 

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  On 20/09/2023 at 21:00, New POD said:

Concrete stairs that are a  bit porous? 

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Either that or I am constantly hot on the heels of a serial street pisser, possibly both. 

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  On 19/09/2023 at 00:18, wuvvum said:

Hub nuts.  (Not you Ian.)

I started to have a look at the rear brakes on the Visa between downpours, but to get the drum off you have to remove the hub nut and the outer wheel bearing.  Which is fine, but the nut has evidently been off a few times as it's been staked in so many times it almost certainly won't take another.  Can't do the old trick of swapping the nuts side to side either as that's already been done too, given that the nut has chisel marks on the other side as well.

So I need a new hub nut if I'm going to take the drum off.  But the only ones I can find look like this.

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How the actual cunting fuck am I supposed to stake in a 2mm thick steel collar, on a nut that can only be tightened finger tight or it crushes the bearings?  The answer, as I discovered with the similar nuts provided with the wheel bearing kits for the Mazda, is that I can't.  All the hammer and chisel does is to make a dent in the outside of the collar, the inside edge doesn't move until you chisel all the way through it, and even then it's almost impossible to bend down into the slot in the stub axle - and completely impossible whilst trying to maintain the correct (minimal) torque on the nut.

What was wrong with the old brass nuts with a nice thin collar?  And why is everything these days totally unfit for purpose?

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https://www.eurocarparts.com/search/630545029?gclid=CjwKCAjwsKqoBhBPEiwALrrqiJ2My3dZDout2lGkij7oGFnDpCx8wbAEuEE1PNVeY2fNWIQqDGejExoCU7EQAvD_BwE

Looks like these are for an AX/ZX/205 

Looks similar, probably the same

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  On 20/09/2023 at 20:56, nev_jr said:

I’ve checked, thrice. 

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Can you remember when tho, was it last week?

:)

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  On 20/09/2023 at 21:04, nev_jr said:

Either that or I am constantly hot on the heels of a serial street pisser, possibly both. 

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Incontinent pet? A mate had an ancient collie that stank for the last couple of years of its life.

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Annoying bell ends offshore that put a spoon covered in sugar into the coffee jar can go and throw themselves off the heli-pad, pretty trivial but nearing the end of a three week trip enough is enough 🤬🤬

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There is a space reserved in the Special Hell for selfish bastards who park communal bikes/scooters behind locked security gates in such a position that the providers believe them to still be available.

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9 O'clock MoT turns up  late this morning (ten minutes). Just about to get in the car when a LWB Sprinter pulls up behind the car blocking the car and the entrance to the workshop. I asked "can you move your van, please ?" just ignored me and got out. I then politely ask again. Nothing so I ask loudly. He replies with " I am dropping that car off nextdoor, then it's coming to you." I ask again " could you move your van please" with added " you are blocking this car which I want to put in there, which you are also blocking. So please can you move" He looked at me like I was talking jibberish. Eventually his wife comes across and I explain he's blocking me in and won't move. She gets him to move forward so I can get on.  My 9 O'clock MoT  is now 9.15 and I'm playing catch-up. Put me in a bad mood for most of the day. 

The car they dropped off nextdoor which is in for MoT tomorrow is a 60 plate Mercedes C class so if it hasn't got a rotten subframe it will be getting a two page advisory list. Twat.

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  On 21/09/2023 at 17:43, meggersdog said:

9 O'clock MoT turns up  late this morning (ten minutes). Just about to get in the car when a LWB Sprinter pulls up behind the car blocking the car and the entrance to the workshop. I asked "can you move your van, please ?" just ignored me and got out. I then politely ask again. Nothing so I ask loudly. He replies with " I am dropping that car off nextdoor, then it's coming to you." I ask again " could you move your van please" with added " you are blocking this car which I want to put in there, which you are also blocking. So please can you move" He looked at me like I was talking jibberish. Eventually his wife comes across and I explain he's blocking me in and won't move. She gets him to move forward so I can get on.  My 9 O'clock MoT  is now 9.15 and I'm playing catch-up. Put me in a bad mood for most of the day. 

The car they dropped off nextdoor which is in for MoT tomorrow is a 60 plate Mercedes C class so if it hasn't got a rotten subframe it will be getting a two page advisory list. Twat.

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please post the fail/advisories asap foe us all to lol at

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Fuggin’ parcels twats.

4 parcels for me left the supplier at the same time.

One is in my shed, having arrived at 0900 this morning.

One is in Stanford-le-Hope, or at least was a few hours ago.

One is in Tamworth.

One is ‘in transit’ and hasn’t shown a location since it left Denmark.

Helpfully, 10 minutes ago UPS sent me notification that two of them were delayed and would be delivered by the end of the day tomorrow. The third parcel (the one that evaporated on leaving Denmark) is still showing as expected delivery by the end of today. 

How the fuck do 4 parcels all collected together and going to the same place end up in such a mess?

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My parcel grump this morning:
Yesterday (Thursday) lunchtime order up a front pad set from online factor with 'free' three day delivery. I'd like these yesterday (don't we all?) so I fork out £8.99 for 24 hour courier.
Just now I decide to check - ring them up and they answer (so pukka factors that open early - plus one)
"sorry mate, it's just been collected, 24 hour - be with you Monday" (minus one)
"Who with?"
"Parcel Force" (minus hundreds)
"They don't deliver on Saturdays, have you another you can Royal Mail 24 for me?"
"No - we've none on the shelf"
"Monday's not 24 hours"
"No - but it is next working day"
"From Thursday?"
"No...."
I gave up cos we're talking around in circles -  I can wait  but FFS 

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I occasionally help my wife's pal with her car as she's good to our son at Christmas and Birthdays. 

She's got a BMW F20 1 series. A while back I came out in the pissing rain as her boot wouldnt close. I got it permanently closed and said she will need to take it to BMW to find out what's up with it.

Ages ago I bought a new exhaust clamp and headlight levelling arm. As its a fairly new car I bought BMW bits which came to £40. 

Yesterday she brought it round as agreed. My wife got the kettle on for a catch up with her.

The first problem was she couldn't find rhe locking wheel nut key. It was probably in the boot but as that was still not fixed I couldn't get to the stowage underneath. So I had to work with the wheel in the way, in a stupidly contorted position. I got the old levelling arm off OK but simply could not get the stupid clamp on the new one to fasten around the lower arm. 2 hours I tried with every tool in the garage. I was nearly there but then she had to go as she had brought her 4 year old niece with her who was getting restless. So the car left minus the levelling arm (which was so badly seized it was better not being there), the parts in the footwell,  not even a 'thanks for trying' and no payment for the parts which came to £40.

I am done helping people. 

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  On 22/09/2023 at 08:51, Split_Pin said:

I occasionally help my wife's pal with her car as she's good to our son at Christmas and Birthdays. 

She's got a BMW F20 1 series. A while back I came out in the pissing rain as her boot wouldnt close. I got it permanently closed and said she will need to take it to BMW to find out what's up with it.

Ages ago I bought a new exhaust clamp and headlight levelling arm. As its a fairly new car I bought BMW bits which came to £40. 

Yesterday she brought it round as agreed. My wife got the kettle on for a catch up with her.

The first problem was she couldn't find rhe locking wheel nut key. It was probably in the boot but as that was still not fixed I couldn't get to the stowage underneath. So I had to work with the wheel in the way, in a stupidly contorted position. I got the old levelling arm off OK but simply could not get the stupid clamp on the new one to fasten around the lower arm. 2 hours I tried with every tool in the garage. I was nearly there but then she had to go as she had brought her 4 year old niece with her who was getting restless. So the car left minus the levelling arm (which was so badly seized it was better not being there), the parts in the footwell,  not even a 'thanks for trying' and no payment for the parts which came to £40.

I am done helping people. 

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Yeah fuck that I don't do anything now for anyone other than wife and daughters, oh and my neighbour who paid me 50 quid to change the battery in her i10 and wouldn't let me do it for free so she is in credit.

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Aye I'll do anything for my wife and son obviously and I also don't mind helping my neighbour 2 doors down as I now have an inexhaustible supply of bloo-roll and nitrile gloves, great for car stuff.

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  On 22/09/2023 at 07:58, EyesWeldedShut said:

My parcel grump this morning:
Yesterday (Thursday) lunchtime order up a front pad set from online factor with 'free' three day delivery. I'd like these yesterday (don't we all?) so I fork out £8.99 for 24 hour courier.
Just now I decide to check - ring them up and they answer (so pukka factors that open early - plus one)
"sorry mate, it's just been collected, 24 hour - be with you Monday" (minus one)
"Who with?"
"Parcel Force" (minus hundreds)
"They don't deliver on Saturdays, have you another you can Royal Mail 24 for me?"
"No - we've none on the shelf"
"Monday's not 24 hours"
"No - but it is next working day"
"From Thursday?"
"No...."
I gave up cos we're talking around in circles -  I can wait  but FFS 

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My stuff always seems to be delivered earlier than estimated, sometimes very much so.  Could it be because the couple over the road are both posties and looks as though one of their sons is too.

The Evry man is very good too.

I ordered a hole saw arbor last Monday, £3 for second class post, £6 for next day delivery with DPD.

Opted for the three quid deliver, dropped through the door at 9 a.m. the following morning.

 

Less satisfying is that I spent ages removing an old, broken outside PIR light and fitting a new one, along with a waterproof junction box.  Turned the MCB back on at the consumer unit and it is dead.  Not the light but the wiring from the attic.  No wonder the old one didn't work.

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cyclists with a death wish ..  dont half get some around here

was a few cars back from the leaders on a local dual carriageway  yesterday , when this cyclist came right across the road and onto the midway crossing point ,

causing the leading cars to slap on brakes and some horn blaring ...

cyclists response , the good old finger !!

things to be learnt ??

the day before that was a windy day , what did I see , a lycra warrior battling along the same road in a strong side wind , 2 meters to his left , a safe path FFS !!!

He caused the traffic to bunch up and the poor little old dear in a Micra behind me nearly hit him when he got blown sideways , across the 1.5m gap she had left him .

thankfully I had a rear facing dash cam that would of helped her out if she had connected ...

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  On 21/09/2023 at 04:33, scorchio69 said:

Annoying bell ends offshore that put a spoon covered in sugar into the coffee jar can go and throw themselves off the heli-pad, pretty trivial but nearing the end of a three week trip enough is enough 🤬🤬

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@Saabnut nick hes talking about you again :D

 

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