The grumpy thread

[artdjones]

If it's a straight finance agreement the finance company own the car until the final payment, and are renting it to you in the meantime. So if their goods have broken and you can't use what you are paying for it's up to them to do something about it.

[GlenAnderson]

3 hours ago, brownnova said:

Roofs are a pain when they start going…. We’ve had a roofer out a couple of times recently as we had a leaking dormer and a hole in the roof following a storm in a similar position to yours. Being a dormer bungalow I had to climb into the roof space to investigate… 

Through the hole… 

Temporary repair. 

Not much space: 

Reminds me, I need to retrieve that bucket now the roofer has been. 
 

On water based grumps, we have a leaking heating system somewhere, as we now have a hole in the ceiling in the hole where water has dripped through… floorboards lifted, and so far can’t find it. Which means I need to move all the bedroom furniture to lift the next boards along. 

You need to make sure air can circulate within that cold area of your eaves space, and that the insulation isn’t blocking any routes that the air needs to move; or else you’ll have more rot to deal with before long. 

[Rust Collector]

43 minutes ago, GlenAnderson said:

You need to make sure air can circulate within that cold area of your eaves space, and that the insulation isn’t blocking any routes that the air needs to move; or else you’ll have more rot to deal with before long. 

I reckon that’s what has fucked my roof, the insulation looks to be so thick that it’s creating an air pocket round the edges that presumably has restricted air circulation.

[GlenAnderson]

25 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

I reckon that’s what has fucked my roof, the insulation looks to be so thick that it’s creating an air pocket round the edges that presumably has restricted air circulation.

Yeah. I was told years ago, by an old fashioned roofer; If you’re going to insulate, you’ve got to ventilate. 
 

No point saving £300 a year on your gas bill if you’re going to face twenty times that inside a decade for roof repairs. ☹️

[Zelandeth]

Speaking of roofing, been trying to get hold of the company who did a whole bunch of work for us last year as there have been a couple of things that have failed over the winter.  Emails bounce and they're not answering their phone.  Great.  So much for the ten year warranty then.

[wuvvum]

6 hours ago, brownnova said:

On a car based grump… (which is why I came here before being distracted by roofs) 

[...]

Might have to buy another car at this rate! 

Quite so.  The answer to this type of situation is always to buy more cars.

[Pieman]

1 hour ago, Zelandeth said:

Speaking of roofing, been trying to get hold of the company who did a whole bunch of work for us last year as there have been a couple of things that have failed over the winter.  Emails bounce and they're not answering their phone.  Great.  So much for the ten year warranty then.

Is every trade or business in your area run by Dominic fucking Chappell or something?

[Zelandeth]

15 minutes ago, Pieman said:

Is every trade or business in your area run by Dominic fucking Chappell or something?

Evidently.

I mean, of course this wasn't going to get blown off by the wind.  A single self tapper into the plastic soffit board and into the clip on end of the gutter was *obviously* going to be adequate.

One on the other side of the house is on the way to doing exactly the same thing.

Plus both of these bits of trim have fallen off.

They've already re-fitted that once.

Guess I'm going to need to get someone else in to sort it, though god only knows what else they're going to find if they start digging.  They *seemed* to be doing a decent job of the bulk of the work as far as I could tell at the time, but it looks like they've really half assed the finishing portion.  They were also horrifically bad at turning up when they said they would.  Basically every review for them on Google for the last six months is a 1 star job.

I do not deal well with heights, so will not be doing this myself.

[brownnova]

4 hours ago, wuvvum said:

Quite so.  The answer to this type of situation is always to buy more cars.

It certainly is! 

[jakebullet]

Ma bursts into my shed while I'm drilling.

Quick! Idiot Sister is on the phone. She's at KDA and wants to know what to buy to cut the cat stuff!!!!!!

Er, what cat stuff?

The stuff that came for the cat! You know in that black bag.

Nope. Could you vague it up a bit for me? What's it made of?

You know. Maybe metal, or plastic, or plastic metal. Maybe mesh.

Angle grinder? Cuts* most things.

No! Sensible!

Well if it's wire maybe wire cutters?

(5 minutes later) They don't have wire cutters !!!!!!!!

Er, something else cutter-y?

Think she went for secateurs in the end. Doesn't really matter when most of the tools sold there are sub blackspur quality. 

Forgot to mention sister actually did get a kitten from "ex film star cats". For legal reasons* they can't tell her the film, or show her what it's been trained to do. Unless eating and shitting are it's special talents. So not a scam, unless you consider selling random kittens at a markup because they're special* is a scam.

[artdjones]

On 25/03/2024 at 13:18, GlenAnderson said:

Yeah. I was told years ago, by an old fashioned roofer; If you’re going to insulate, you’ve got to ventilate. 
 

No point saving £300 a year on your gas bill if you’re going to face twenty times that inside a decade for roof repairs. ☹️

This wooden building in Norway is over 800 years old and hasn't rotted away, and you can see why. The construction allows for ventilation even under the floor.

 

[Talbot]

2 hours ago, jakebullet said:

Ma bursts into my shed while I'm drilling.

Quick! Idiot Sister is on the phone. She's at KDA and wants to know what to buy to cut the cat stuff!!!!!!

"I've no idea what you're on about and am not going to make a decision without the right information that is clearly going to be my fault later."

Seriously.  Stop letting everyone make everything your issue.

[Rust Collector]

2 hours ago, artdjones said:

This wooden building in Norway is over 800 years old and hasn't rotted away, and you can see why. The construction allows for ventilation even under the floor.

 

It's a shame the bloke that built it put all that thought into the ventilation and then only built the front door up to knee height.

[artdjones]

20 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

It's a shame the bloke that built it put all that thought into the ventilation and then only built the front door up to knee height.

Maybe Norwegians weren't the huge rampaging Vikings of legend but the European equivalent of pygmies.

[myglaren]

Or that is the cat flap, the door ois on the other side

[Rust Collector]

23 minutes ago, artdjones said:

Maybe Norwegians weren't the huge rampaging Vikings of legend but the European equivalent of pygmies.

That tiny door has brought up a repressed memory: I seem to recall my grandmother telling me something about small doors in very old buildings being used to force intruders to enter a building on their hands and knees to make them vulnerable. This means that the occupants of the building can establish if they're a welcome visitor, and if not, they can happily hack away at them with whatever sword or similar that may be at hand.

She would then proudly announce that the correct way to enter such a door is feet first, so that if you do get attacked then it's your legs that get hacked off rather than your head.

What the fuck I needed to know this for as a child I don't know.

[GrumpiusMaximus]

8 minutes ago, myglaren said:

Or that is the cat flap, the door ois on the other side

Norwegian Forest Cats are pretty huge, to be fair.

[Popsicle]

23 minutes ago, artdjones said:

Maybe Norwegians weren't the huge rampaging Vikings of legend but the European equivalent of pygmies.

 

8 minutes ago, GrumpiusMaximus said:

Norwegian Forest Cats are pretty huge, to be fair.

@Dyslexic Viking is our resident Norwegian expert, maybe he can 'shed' some light on it.

[myglaren]

53 minutes ago, Rust Collector said:

That tiny door has brought up a repressed memory: I seem to recall my grandmother telling me something about small doors in very old buildings being used to force intruders to enter a building on their hands and knees to make them vulnerable. This means that the occupants of the building can establish if they're a welcome visitor, and if not, they can happily hack away at them with whatever sword or similar that may be at hand.

She would then proudly announce that the correct way to enter such a door is feet first, so that if you do get attacked then it's your legs that get hacked off rather than your head.

What the fuck I needed to know this for as a child I don't know.

The same is true of many castles and fortifications.

Explained in one of this blokes four videos,

Managed to post part 1 twice and can'r remove it

[Dyslexic Viking]

4 minutes ago, Popsicle said:

 

@Dyslexic Viking is our resident Norwegian expert, maybe he can 'shed' some light on it.

Small doors let out less heat in winter is my guess about small doors.

And Norwegian forest cats are large males can weigh around 10 kg.

I think mine is a Norwegian forest cat or is quite close. she has big paws, thick fur and is quite big guess 5-6 kg?

[AnnoyingPentium]

AVAS.

Alternator isn't charging.

Once again, AVAS.

[AnnoyingPentium]

3 hours ago, AnnoyingPentium said:

AVAS.

Alternator isn't charging.

Once again, AVAS.

Now home. Fresh battery courtesy of the AA and limped home.

Fuck it, I'll fix it later.

[Supernaut]

This big softy has a one-way ticket for tomorrow afternoon.

Duchie. She's only 16 but the ligaments in her hind legs are knackered.

She's the second grey highland in a row we've had who only made it to 16. The previous one, Fergus, had very similar problems.

Despite looking big and tough, highland ponies really aren't.

 

We'll still have these two.

Kyrie the cob is 15 and still full of beans. Her mother made it to 28.

Maisie the Shetland, there? 36. Still mad as a box of frogs.

[MikeR]

People who send out a poster that can only be read by some obscure app ... When a jpeg would do ...

Are they the same people who walk diagonally across the road at a crossing ? 

[beko1987]

Eva found phoenix laying on the bathroom floor a little while ago, blood everywhere, he'd fallen and died in her arms as she screamed carrying him down the stairs 😭😭

Rip little buddy, oh boy here comes depression again 😭😭😭

[Dobloseven]

3 hours ago, beko1987 said:

Eva found phoenix laying on the bathroom floor a little while ago, blood everywhere, he'd fallen and died in her arms as she screamed carrying him down the stairs 😭😭

Rip little buddy, oh boy here comes depression again 😭😭😭

Very sad to hear this,he obviously meant a lot to you.Our pets are always there for us,loyal and unjudgemental.Hang on in there,it will get better for you in time.We lost one of our dogs last year.Even though he was very old and it was expected ,it was horrible,desolate time.We still miss him and even though we've since given another rescue dog a home he'll never be replaced in our hearts.We comfort ourselves by believing we gave him his best life while we had him and hope you'll feel the same.Thinking of you.

[beko1987]

2 minutes ago, Dobloseven said:

Very sad to hear this,he obviously meant a lot to you.Our pets are always there for us,loyal and unjudgemental.Hang on in there,it will get better for you in time.We lost one of our dogs last year.Even though he was very old and it was expected ,it was horrible,desolate time.We still miss him and even though we've since given another rescue dog a home he'll never be replaced in our hearts.We comfort ourselves by believing we gave him his best life while we had him and hope you'll feel the same.Thinking of you.

Thanks. Thought we had years left 😥 He'd have gone into the bathroom to wait for Eva to go in as she got home. If only he didn't... 

[EyesWeldedShut]

11 hours ago, Supernaut said:

This big softy has a one-way ticket for tomorrow afternoon.

 

Sorry to hear that - we've had a shit couple of years having to put down a trio of youngsters (6, 6 and 8 ) through illness and injury. I guess it's part of the ownership deal with any animal but it still aches.
My remedy is to get a replacement  - the latest is out there counting his soon-to-be-zero testicles, he claims that's not in the deal he signed up for  

[brownnova]

On 25/03/2024 at 09:17, Rust Collector said:

Is it still on finance? Might be worth giving the finance company a poke and mention the lackadaisical dealers and booking error on their part. I've known of them to 'encourage' the dealer to resolve the issue due to the fact that as you rightly say, you're paying your finance agreement but you don't have the vehicle to use.

This advice was followed… 

We now have this until Saturday… 

[Dyslexic Viking]

I feel terrible this morning.