The grumpy thread

[sheffcortinacentre]

Think first part has been mentioned before,

Modern car adverts were small print says vehicle shown not UK  spec FFS you tight gits can't even be arsed to make a fucking ad for us.

But the one that takes the piss big time at moment is the vexhull grandland.

BRags about the new EV powered SUV, then small print says not nessescrally mileage you'll get but biggest is not avl to order til the first  quarter of 2025!

So it's so brilliant you haven't even made any yet incase you don't get enough orders & end up with compounds full of them like ford with the Capri & explorer EVs that looks like production is gunna stop as they say they can't run the lines any slower due to people waking up to dieselgate 2  EV' S that don't perform anywhere near the claims  forced on manufacturers by politicians that know sweet fa re vehicles , I believe vag have told the gnomes in Brussels a similar story. That they were all warned about re ev technology being unable to meets the pledges they were/are putting forward. But fear of economic crashes are being hushed up by governments.

 

[danthecapriman]

15 hours ago, captain_70s said:

Which of my cars ices up on the inside? All of them.

Including the 22 plate works van...

I used to get that in my Sprinter works vans (60 & 66 plate). They would freeze up inside then when you got in them to leave in the morning and started breathing they’d fog up which then froze! 
Combine that with a heater that wouldn’t do anything until you’d got 20 miles down the motorway, no air con and no heated screen because the (big) company I worked for were cheap and hated their staff! 
You’d be sat out in the street warming the damn things up for ages sometimes. Then get a bollocking for using too much diesel!😆

[beko1987]

16 hours ago, captain_70s said:

Which of my cars ices up on the inside? All of them.

Including the 22 plate works van...

Same with my Xsara! I've not driven it for 7 days now and don't need to until Thursday so it's going to be a grim damp mess in there! 

12v little heater? I've been tempted but dunno if their any good/non lethal

[myglaren]

If it is close enough to the house, chuck your vacuum cleaner in for ten minutes, warms it up a treat.

[jakebullet]

Just had the in person fuck you from Mad Jean. Went there to drop off crapmass stuff. Can see dad in the upstairs window. Knocked on door, he stands up and waves and then suddenly sits down and faces wall ignoring us. We phone up and he says "we're going out to doctors". Fine, your stuff is on the door step, goodbye.

I suspect Jean told him what to do. Why we're bothering I dont know. Mad Jean will no doubt carry on claiming nobody visits.

[Volksy]

2 hours ago, beko1987 said:

Same with my Xsara! I've not driven it for 7 days now and don't need to until Thursday so it's going to be a grim damp mess in there! 

12v little heater? I've been tempted but dunno if their any good/non lethal

When my heater fan seized up on the Merc I bought one of those little 12v car heaters from Argos. It was shit, and also kept blowing the cigar lighter fuse if used for more than a couple of mins.

Buy Streetwize 12V Auto Heater & Defroster With LED light | In-car accessories | Argos

However, these dehumidifier bags are ace. I have a couple in the car and they manage to keep the windows from fogging up, even today when I was getting in and out with snowy boots. 

Hillington Reusable Car Interior Dehumidifier Bag and Dashboard Mounting Anti-Slip Mat - Ideal for Use in Vehicles to Prevent Damp, Moisture, and Condensation (2 x 1KG) : Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen

 

 

[richardmorris]

15 hours ago, High Jetter said:

Is that some very exspendy scales?

Very, sartorius cubis range. 7 decimal places so to 0.1 micrograms.

[dome]

54 minutes ago, Volksy said:

When my heater fan seized up on the Merc I bought one of those little 12v car heaters from Argos. It was shit, and also kept blowing the cigar lighter fuse if used for more than a couple of mins.

Buy Streetwize 12V Auto Heater & Defroster With LED light | In-car accessories | Argos

However, these dehumidifier bags are ace. I have a couple in the car and they manage to keep the windows from fogging up, even today when I was getting in and out with snowy boots. 

Hillington Reusable Car Interior Dehumidifier Bag and Dashboard Mounting Anti-Slip Mat - Ideal for Use in Vehicles to Prevent Damp, Moisture, and Condensation (2 x 1KG) : Amazon.co.uk: Home & Kitchen

 

 

I have the same van as @captain_70s and had the same thing yesterday morning. Ice on the inside of a 23 plate van with a bulkhead. I grabbed one of these from Halfords yesterday so will see how I get on with it. It was ok this morning but time will tell. 

 

 

[jakebullet]

Mrs. Has now decided Mad Jean reception is all my fault. Dad has seen me and that's why he's being a twat, not Mad Jean telling him what to do. 

Only flaw with this is earlier this year he didn't recognise me. So unless I've been added to the dart board why does he recognise me now?

[Pieman]

IF THEY ALL FUCKING HATE YOU SO MUCH, CUT THEM OFF AND DON'T TALK TO THEM.

[captain_70s]

[goosey]

1 hour ago, jakebullet said:

Mrs. Has now decided Mad Jean reception is all my fault. Dad has seen me and that's why he's being a twat, not Mad Jean telling him what to do. 

Only flaw with this is earlier this year he didn't recognise me. So unless I've been added to the dart board why does he recognise me now?

Can you not just drop her off at her place, drive away and switch your phone off for a few days then just have some time to chill on your own? 

[Rust Collector]

@jakebullet I think you should dress up as Jesus and go round Mad Jean’s house for a game of knock and run.

[jakebullet]

At least I've learned to go to Mad Jean's on the last day of the holiday. She really is a nasty piece of work, Mrs has put a lot of effort into crapmass gifts and won't get as much as a thank you. Jean would be getting a big box of fuck you if it was down to me. 

Jean has alienated herself from family, church, choir, banned from doctors etc. She won't last a week once dad dies, be nobody to stop her taking a month's worth of happy pills at once.

[maxxo]

central heating pumps gone

man can't come to mend it until friday

taken the jacket off the hot water cylinder and left the cupboard door open with the programmer set to hot water so at least the bedroom is warm

it's bloody cold i'll say that, but hey ho sat here watching telly with a blanket so it's tolerable

[myglaren]

If it is a Grundfoss pump you might be able to make a temporary fix.  There is a wide 'screwdriver slot' in the middle of the pump (axle) that can sometimes be pushed and turned a bit and the pump will come back to life for a while.

I'm sure that Paul will either confirm or shoot me down in flames.

[maxxo]

Just now, myglaren said:

If it is a Grundfoss pump you might be able to make a temporary fix.  There is a wide 'screwdriver slot' in the middle of the pump (axle) that can sometimes be pushed and turned a bit and the pump will come back to life for a while.

I'm sure that Paul will either confirm or shoot me down in flames.

already tried that, unfortunately it's jammed solid and absolutely stinks of burning when turned on so it's dead

[richardmorris]

12 minutes ago, maxxo said:

central heating pumps gone

man can't come to mend it until friday

taken the jacket off the hot water cylinder and left the cupboard door open with the programmer set to hot water so at least the bedroom is warm

it's bloody cold i'll say that, but hey ho sat here watching telly with a blanket so it's tolerable

And so obviously your landlord has come round with a supply of oil filled radiators as a stop-gap?

[Pieman]

1 hour ago, jakebullet said:

At least I've learned to go to Mad Jean's on the last day of the holiday. She really is a nasty piece of work, Mrs has put a lot of effort into crapmass gifts and won't get as much as a thank you. Jean would be getting a big box of fuck you if it was down to me. 

Jean has alienated herself from family, church, choir, banned from doctors etc. She won't last a week once dad dies, be nobody to stop her taking a month's worth of happy pills at once.

How do you know and what is your connection to this horrid witch?

[maxxo]

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

And so obviously your landlord has come round with a supply of oil filled radiators as a stop-gap?

of course not!

i'm not too arsed, i've got some anyway

[andy18s]

26 minutes ago, maxxo said:

central heating pumps gone

man can't come to mend it until friday

taken the jacket off the hot water cylinder and left the cupboard door open with the programmer set to hot water so at least the bedroom is warm

it's bloody cold i'll say that, but hey ho sat here watching telly with a blanket so it's tolerable

Landlord must be loving you....month before Xmas and everything 😂 

[maxxo]

Just now, andy18s said:

Landlord must be loving you....month before Xmas and everything 😂 

i tell you one thing the bedroom is lovely and toasty!

in all honesty it's not too terrible at the minute, i've still got hot water at least so might have a nice bath

[richardmorris]

14 minutes ago, andy18s said:

Landlord must be loving you....month before Xmas and everything 😂 

They’re running it as a business, they have responsibilities. 

[jakebullet]

10 minutes ago, Pieman said:

How do you know and what is your connection to this horrid witch?

Mad Jean is Mrs's mumsie. She attacks everyone on facebook for made up reasons. The Mrs is faking her disability so she can claim benefits to go on holidays. The choir master doesn't recognise her singing talents because he is a fraud and isn't qualified. Church are evil because they don't give her the nice pew or sing the hymns she wants. Doctors are trying to poison her. Receptionist pretends to talk on phone so she misses her appointment time. I'm a baddie because I interfere with her communicating with the Mrs. Hackers keep changing her words on facebook. Everyone is against Jean, she's had a lifetime of suffering with Jesus her only friend. 

[Pieman]

Seriously, call in a mental health professional, she needs one.

Also, if you don't, it'll be you needing one.

[richardmorris]

7 hours ago, richardmorris said:

Very, sartorius cubis range. 7 decimal places so to 0.1 micrograms.

Headington, Oxford at 11.

[jakebullet]

16 minutes ago, Pieman said:

Seriously, call in a mental health professional, she needs one.

Also, if you don't, it'll be you needing one.

No doubt she's already on their radar. When the Mrs's was a child mum spent a few years institutionalised cos that's what they used to do with the mentally ill.

Doubt it will be long before I get dumped off her facebook list so won't know who or what she's ranting about. Mrs. has already been banned.

[Wibble]

Number one son starts his new job on Thursday, so went out today, to work out his route.

I said how this job could lead to good opportunities and his reply was just, “hmm, maybe but we’re going to war and then I’ll be dead”. He is seriously resigned to the fact he has no future and will soon be killed. Fuck you Putin but what do I say to him? Other than what I’ve already said, that it’s unlikely to come to that. Not sure I believe my own words though 🙁

[Lord Sterling]

FFS. Minor gripes strike again. 

I've been at home all day being utterly lazy, as I usually work nights, being a night owl isn't really an issue for me.

I have 2 cars and I love them. This also means that I can regularly keep one space occupied and just look for somewhere  else to park for whatever I'm driving at the time. I've had a few days off work so used the Jag, if I need to swap the cars over, I usually do it at midnight or early morning quietly so as to not inconvenience anyone, plus this town is quiet at that time so if I've bagged a space in a nearby street I usually prefer to park, there is unlikely to be any "wanderers" wandering into the street at bagging the space I've just left.

This usually takes 10 minutes to do and whilst it sounds a tad over complicated, needs must.

So, because of 'OMG SNO KAOS' I forgot that the freezing temperatures and iced-up snow would hold me up, which it did. In fact it took me exactly 45 minutes from walking out the house, to walking back before I was done. Why? Well as my usual luck would have it, neither car had any ice-scrapers, or de-icer or in fact anything that would help shift the ice off the screen. I was absolutely sure that I kept ice-scrapers in the car, clearly they have just melted away into nothing. 

The Jag seems to be able to shift ice off the screen but having a V8 engine idling outside someone's house at midnight is what I'd consider a tad anti-social. 

I had absolutely nothing to shift the ice, not even my wallet with cards in because why? Everything is closed (plus I'd assumed the snow had shifted by this time) however, the Jag has very good heaters and within 10 mins, the ice was happy to come off the screen.

Same thing with the Vectra. Once the heaters get going, it's just a matter of time before the snow/ice falls off. It did help a bit that I'd cleaned it with RainX.

[chaseracer]

9 hours ago, Wibble said:

Number one son starts his new job on Thursday, so went out today, to work out his route.

I said how this job could lead to good opportunities and his reply was just, “hmm, maybe but we’re going to war and then I’ll be dead”. He is seriously resigned to the fact he has no future and will soon be killed. Fuck you Putin but what do I say to him? Other than what I’ve already said, that it’s unlikely to come to that. Not sure I believe my own words though 🙁

I remember feeling much the same way in April 1982.  Keep doing what you're doing, he knows you're there.