The grumpy thread

[Dyslexic Viking]

32 minutes ago, Dick Cheeseburger said:

clothes which are XXL will be renamed

Fat Bastard?

[Dyslexic Viking]

And I don't understand why people have to get hung up on everything and be offended by everything these days.

[High Jetter]

29 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Fat Bastard?

Sizeist? 😁

[Wibble]

7 minutes ago, High Jetter said:

Sizeist? 😁

Just label everything as “Is this your size?”, on every size and no one can take offence. Might make the queue for the fitting rooms a bit slow mind🙂

[sheffcortinacentre]

34 minutes ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

And I don't understand why people have to get hung up on everything and be offended by everything these days.

Another way to be recognised.

People can't understand that only a handful can be famous the rest of us are just plain old ordinary.

[High Jetter]

1 hour ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

And I don't understand why people have to get hung up on everything and be offended by everything these days.

They haven't read the Desiderata and taken it as a creed.

[Dick Cheeseburger]

1 hour ago, Dyslexic Viking said:

Fat Bastard?

It worked for Mike Myers! 

[maxxo]

grandparents picasso broke down today

this car

the clutch release baring has been making a very exciting sound all week, and i told them not to drive it

but popping 2 miles down the road to go shopping doesn't count apparently

clutch pedal is rock solid about halfway down and feeling very broken, no chance at all of doing anything with that

anyway he rang me to come and rescue him, bear in mind i live 15 or so miles from them, and 17 ish miles from the breakdown point, and i know their car has a questionable battery

the one thing i said a few times on the phone was if you're sat with the hazards on leave the engine running

once i fought rush hour traffic and got there, he was indeed sat with the hazards on, i noted dim looking hazards and dim headlights on too

great, so sat there in the car with not the best battery with both the hazards on and the headlights on with the engine off......great

anyway set about towing him back home, i tried to start the picasso but nothing just one turn and a click

i said multiple times you are going to have to stand on the brakes to get the car to stop as there is no servo assistance, cue a confused look

i said drive the XM and i'll be in the picasso

"i can't drive it, it's an automatic and i don't know how to"

fine so we set about driving home

100m down the road, stopped at the lights, very very slowly stopped and BANG, rear ended the XM

alright fine, whatever

almost back at their house, had to stop for traffic and unfortunately had to stop in a way that wasn't like an atlantic cruise liner but not fast

no slowing down from him at all

BANG into the XM

BANG again, i couldn't move forward as there was a car infront of me

 

the grump is, he took his foot off the brake when he said the pedal felt different

 

anyway, done a good job on their bumper, really not looking too good

XM well had a look, can't really see much at all maybe a few little marks

so yes, that was my day

first time i've ever properly towed, so was really taking car to make it as smooth as possible

in hindsight i think i'd have picked up a solid bar on the way from halfords or somewhere and done it that way

 

TLDR, helped someone, got rammed up the arse