The grumpy thread

[timolloyd]

16 hours ago, Talbot said:

Fuckit.

Unloading the dishwasher and I manage to drop a wine glass on the counter, and it just fucking exploded in razor sharp shards of glass all over the kitchen, so I'm stood there barefoot surrounded by glass like the shittest tribute to John McClane in Die Hard.  Managed to get away from it without shredding myself, started clearing up and vacuuming the 8.46 billion shards of glass up, at which point a string of lamps we have up in the lounge (open plan) comes off their sticky pads, falls down and knocks a clock off the wall.  Said clock falls to the floor and the 300mm diameter glass front.. you guessed it, explodes into another 5 billion shards, all over the entire room.

Taken me an hour to be confident I've cleared up all the glass.  It was absolutely sodding everywhere.  Bits on almost every surface of both rooms.  Fucks sakes!

I'd suggest I need a glass of wine after that, but I broke my favourite glass.

Bollocks.

Sounds like you need an exorcist!

[jakebullet]

2 hours ago, New POD said:

All of which could be made up ? 

Jake, your whole (extended) family sounds like a nightmare.  Good luck at Christmas. 

Yes we're well aware she could be off with the fairies with the cat story. Since had a load of flannel about how good I am for Cathy, how we are perfect* together n what a shame they didn't see us this time.

Plan going forwards is don't tell them when we're at the coast. If we feel madness is lower meet on our terms. The Jesus factor goes up when she's losing marbles so easy to judge.

[hairnet]

Melonfarmer 

[jakebullet]

Hey it's snowed! This may be why the flats fancy air source heating system has gone totally tits up. Again.

Everyone has a booklet with deets of who to ring when it goes wrong. You would think 100 flats without heat or hot water would be a priority, but it's more a game of make it someone else's problem. The council, system installers, and the peeps who do the billing are all saying it's the other lots responsibility. It's the council on the weekends, but when they're not answering the phone, what are you supposed to do?

[Bren]

Started insignia to go to work.

An absolute racket on start up. Quickly turned off.

I am thinking aux belt tensioner / jockey wheel.

Guess what I am doing tomorrow.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

3 hours ago, Bren said:

Started insignia to go to work.

An absolute racket on start up. Quickly turned off.

I am thinking aux belt tensioner / jockey wheel.

Guess what I am doing tomorrow.

Getting a car that isn't a Vauxhall and scrapping it, I hope?

[richardmorris]

On 01/12/2023 at 19:03, Remspoor said:

Uing a camera- phone whilst driving is not illegal in the UK?

What motorway has traffic lights and a concrete central barrier?

This niche channel is actually very interesting and full of useful facts about traffic lights and barriers on motorways etc. one even has a pedestrian crossing!

 

 

[Remspoor]

11 hours ago, New POD said:

The M62 westbound. 

The M57 Northbound. 

The M58 West bound, and East Bound. 

 

You changed what I had written.

[reb]

It snowing has rather wonderfully coincided with running out of heating oil. Turns out 2 bars = fuck all. Thought I had another week in it still, it's still showing 2 bars despite no hot water or heating.

 

Brrrrr.

[New POD]

2 hours ago, Remspoor said:

You changed what I had written.

I removed the word concrete.  To be fair, the M62 turns into an A Road about 400 yards before the lights and at the lights there is no crash barrier at all. There is grass. The others are motorways but have steel barriers. 

[Back_For_More]

Need parts, willing to pay..... But can't collect Saturdays as they are NEVER open. To restore your classic car you either have to be unemployed or retired ffs. 

The postage charge is a f*cling rip off too - I work for RMG and the package is never 60+quid you thieving wankers. 

Looks like I'll be getting an extra reaming for the Yuletide if I want to make progress on the project then 

Insert chain of expletives here...... 

[nev_jr]

Gearbox has begun to slip, FUCK

[reb]

The electric grid in my area has done an FTP. Absolutely fucking marvellous!

Not like I was using a shitty space heater to stay warm while I wait for heating oil or anything, is it?

[Bren]

22 hours ago, Back_For_More said:

Need parts, willing to pay..... But can't collect Saturdays as they are NEVER open. To restore your classic car you either have to be unemployed or retired ffs. 

The postage charge is a f*cling rip off too - I work for RMG and the package is never 60+quid you thieving wankers. 

Looks like I'll be getting an extra reaming for the Yuletide if I want to make progress on the project then 

Insert chain of expletives here...... 

Which supplier? Rimming brothers?

[Zelandeth]

Every time I've phoned Hagerty from home they've answered within 30 seconds.

Of course today I need them to push the button on a vehicle change while I'm out...and I've been waiting 30 minutes and counting now.  Go figure.

Sitting outside the seller's house twiddling my thumbs.  Hopefully soon...

[Rocket88]

2 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Every time I've phoned Hagerty from home they've answered within 30 seconds.

Of course today I need them to push the button on a vehicle change while I'm out...and I've been waiting 30 minutes and counting now.  Go figure.

Sitting outside the seller's house twiddling my thumbs.  Hopefully soon...

Still there…..?

[EyesWeldedShut]

Whoppee fuckin' do

Woke up thinking 'Yay - new R50 radiator arrives today, it's not raining, grrrreat'
Then realised that I've send the radiator mounting bushes back (still attached) to the defective radiator that went yesterday. 
FFS.

[Saabnut]

Monday I was looking forward to going home after 15 days away on a 10 day job. 
Yesterday I booked a flight, taxi and arranged to drink coffee with my mate when picking up my car around 2100

So why is this a grump? I am writing this in Bergen airport on my way to Stavanger and joining another boat tomorrow. All my weekend plans have been scuppered and it will be another “7 to 10 days” before I get to see my home again. Perfect run up to Christmas 😀

And people wonder why I want to give it up 😎

[outlaw118]

Fucking Robbing Bastards.

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[Rust Collector]

22 minutes ago, outlaw118 said:

Fucking Robbing Bastards.

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[Zelandeth]

21 hours ago, Rocket88 said:

Still there…..?

Thankfully not.  I opted for their callback option and after about another ten minutes got a call back from a very apologetic gent.  Apparently it had been an absolute insanely busy morning for some reason.  They had me sorted in less than five minutes from then.

Today's grump:

Removing standing water from a car is significantly more difficult when it's in solid form because it got down to -5C last night.

Wish I still had my dessicant dehumidifier - as it also worked as a 600/900W fan heater it was perfect for jobs like this.

[beko1987]

Pour hot water into it, drill brush then extract? Would make the carpets spotless at the same time 👌

 

*I say this having been outside once at 09.30 then not again so have no idea how cold it really is out there... 

[captain_70s]

Last night I had to shuffle some cars around and the Dolomite and Volvo were as icy inside as out...

[Back_For_More]

On 05/12/2023 at 09:12, Bren said:

Which supplier? Rimming brothers?

J R WADHAMS..... Now trying to get permission to collect the parts Monday. 

They really are being MOST *helpful

[wuvvum]

I ordered a new air-powered rattle gun off eBay.  It was delivered today.  Opened the box and it's fucking 3/8" drive when all my sockets are 1/2".  Guess who didn't read the listing properly?  Twat.

[Zelandeth]

Glad I read the leaflet in the new asthma medication I was prescribed a couple of weeks ago and finally actually got today.

Specifically states, in capital letters, do not take with two other meds I'm on. 

Guess who's going to spend the next several afternoons bashing his head against the nearest wall trying to get any sense out of his GP (they of course have cancelled the repeat of the one I've been on before - for the last 26 years when prescribing the new one).

Thankfully I've got enough left to see me through a week or so - but it takes at least a week for them to actually issue a script once I've managed to get them to actually acknowledge my existence.

It takes eight to ten weeks to get an appointment with them (in theory), but they insist on chasing me every six months for an asthma review...in which nothing has changed in the slightest since I was 12.  Could that poor nurse not be allowed to spend their time doing something more useful?

Taking bets on how long I wind up being sans an inhaler I can use?  I'm betting 3 weeks.

[MikeR]

We noticed Santa could not get his arse down the chimney because of the back boiler ... With this in mind we whipped it out ,

along with the water heater ,

plumbed in a new combi

and for good measure the old cooker as well to cook his mince pies on a new cooker ..

Fixed some pipes and floorboards 

And now all is well 

[richardmorris]

My grandparents house had a back boiler- I suspect it’s still there.

[New POD]

47 minutes ago, Zelandeth said:

Glad I read the leaflet in the new asthma medication I was prescribed a couple of weeks ago and finally actually got today.

Specifically states, in capital letters, do not take with two other meds I'm on. 

Guess who's going to spend the next several afternoons bashing his head against the nearest wall trying to get any sense out of his GP (they of course have cancelled the repeat of the one I've been on before - for the last 26 years when prescribing the new one).

Thankfully I've got enough left to see me through a week or so - but it takes at least a week for them to actually issue a script once I've managed to get them to actually acknowledge my existence.

It takes eight to ten weeks to get an appointment with them (in theory), but they insist on chasing me every six months for an asthma review...in which nothing has changed in the slightest since I was 12.  Could that poor nurse not be allowed to spend their time doing something more useful?

Taking bets on how long I wind up being sans an inhaler I can use?  I'm betting 3 weeks.

Go back to.the pharmacist and explain your concern first. They are duty bound to spot this sort of problem, and contact the GP before they dispense it. 

Note  daughter has worked in community pharmacy, and spent alot of time, ringing doctors to say, "You can't prescribe C, to this patient, because you have also prescribed A, B and D, maybe you could change D, to.E and then replace C with F" 

But now works in a hospital where most of her conversations with doctors, are along the same lines, and she frequently stops stupid mistakes by doctors,  although in ITU where she was recently it was more a case of if you give them A it won't work and they Will die because of B. If you don't give B, they will die. Actually it would be a less painful death if you gave them A and C but they will still die. 

[myglaren]

13 hours ago, Zelandeth said:

Glad I read the leaflet in the new asthma medication I was prescribed a couple of weeks ago and finally actually got today.

Specifically states, in capital letters, do not take with two other meds I'm on. 

Guess who's going to spend the next several afternoons bashing his head against the nearest wall trying to get any sense out of his GP (they of course have cancelled the repeat of the one I've been on before - for the last 26 years when prescribing the new one).

Thankfully I've got enough left to see me through a week or so - but it takes at least a week for them to actually issue a script once I've managed to get them to actually acknowledge my existence.

It takes eight to ten weeks to get an appointment with them (in theory), but they insist on chasing me every six months for an asthma review...in which nothing has changed in the slightest since I was 12.  Could that poor nurse not be allowed to spend their time doing something more useful?

Taking bets on how long I wind up being sans an inhaler I can use?  I'm betting 3 weeks.

You may be able to buy the one you need and reclaim the cost.

I had to go to a local chemist when mine ran out at work, bought one and they told me about recovering the cost.  Never bothered as it was only six quid.

I did try and buy a different one for my daughter when it wasn't included on her prescription but wasn't able to with that one, prescription only.