The grumpy thread

[DavieW]

3 minutes ago, Metal Guru said:

Your glass wasn’t rinsed properly. You were drinking Fairy Liquid shandies last night. Don’t go to far from a toilet today! 

I know the glass would've been wet, it was more the fact I got the crap looking one every time. No toilet worries. 

[BorniteIdentity]

2 hours ago, Merryck said:

Fucking Land Rover lights have stopped working.

It's fucking endless with this shit. Just spent nearly £3k to get it back on the road after the gearbox fucked itself. Couldn't do it myself as I don't have the space.

Then because I'm a fucking idiot I managed to set fire to the engine bay. £90 and a day off work and that's all sorted.

Three weeks or so later the headlights have stopped working. Ok, fine, not a big deal but I don't want to have to fucking stand out there in the rain trying to work out what's gone wrong this time.

I've got too much shit. Too many cars. Micra's still not running again and I have no idea why. I've got a car trailer on the driveway taking up too much space. I've got a Mini at my mum's she needs gone, fully in pieces. The Midget's at a friend's house in his garage, he wants to work on it but has no experience. I haven't got the time to do it, so he's going to get fed up with it being there and I'll have to find somewhere else to put it. Both cars need welding, so I need a space to do that if I'm going to keep them.

I don't want to give up all these things that I treasure but I can't see how I'm ever going to actually be able to enjoy them.

So now I'm on my laptop trying to work out reasons why the Land Rover's headlights have stopped working when I'm meant to be spending the day with my son, and I'm in a foul fucking mood now, and I don't know if I'll be able to get myself out of it.

FUCK.

Oh, and yesterday I cracked one of my teeth on a mint humbug and fucking swallowed it, so the weekend didn't get off to a good start.

Been here. Had seven cars at once and, despite having plenty of money spare at the end of each month, could never make any headway. Some people are happy having a thousand cars in various states of disrepair but it twisted my melon. Even now, three years after OMGCOVID, trying to get garage time is hard - especially when it’s not just an “oil and filter for a Corsa m9”.

I now have three and it feels right. Daily car is turn key, Mini will be similar within two weeks and the Sierra operates.  None will ever be SORN under my ownership; if it’s not being used it’s gone. 

The thing that hurts most is it not being your own decision; circumstances are dictating. But I bet you 50 new pence you feel better once you get things manageable. 

[alcyonecorporation]

Courtesy car won't start. 



Week:  can you just fuck off, please? 

[vulgalour]

After the fun and games of the NHS overpaying me £900 just before Christmas which I then immediately paid back because of how it might fuck up my Universal Credit, and several weeks of runaround trying to get the Job Centre and the NHS to talk to each other to resolve a problem caused by them not me, today I got an invoice for overpayment of wages to the tune of £250 for a job I left several months ago.  Whether or not I really do owe them that money remains to be seen, and I can't call the understaffed payroll department until Monday to be able to find out.  What fun!

 

 

[Datsuncog]

Big shout-out to EuroCarParts for wasting my entire fucking day, when the brake pads that were meant to be ready for collection at 9am were actually still in the delivery M8, here any minute; no, not that delivery, the other delivery this afternoon; no, wait, looks like it'll be Monday before they're here squire, actually maybe Tuesday.

Yeeesh.

[alcyonecorporation]

someone tried to pay for a £40 food order tonight with 1000 vietnamese dong 

"sir I do not accept dong of any kind, on or off the clock" 

[alcyonecorporation]

[somewhatfoolish]

Cheeky fucker, that's one step up from a Bob Mugabe era Zim Dollar.

[reb]

9 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Cheeky fucker, that's one step up from a Bob Mugabe era Zim Dollar.

I have this

I think the £3 I paid for it is actually more than it was worth at the point they shitcanned the whole currency.

[somewhatfoolish]

I have some trillion ones kicking about somewhere. I was going to stick them in the christmas crackers the year I bought them but I forgot.

[Barry Cade]

30 minutes ago, reb said:

I have this

I think the £3 I paid for it is actually more than it was worth at the point they shitcanned the whole currency.

That's mad, just looking through some of my Dad's old stuff- found Reichsmarks and Guilders from 1938. 

[Metal Guru]

1 hour ago, Barry Cade said:

That's mad, just looking through some of my Dad's old stuff- found Reichsmarks and Guilders from 1938. 

I have some prewar German postage stamps with Hitler on them. Millions of marks to post a letter. Makes Royal Mail look good!

[Remspoor]

Following on from the merge in turn conversation.

Highway code has to say.

https://www.highwaycodeuk.co.uk/multi-lane-carriageways.html

Quote

134
You should follow the signs and road markings and get into the lane as directed. In congested road conditions do not change lanes unnecessarily. Merging in turn is recommended but only if safe and appropriate when vehicles are travelling at a very low speed, e.g. when approaching road works or a road traffic incident. It is not recommended at high speed.

What speed is low or high?

[Rust Collector]

3 hours ago, Remspoor said:

What speed is low or high?

I would interpret that as high speed = flowing traffic at or around the posted speed limit, low speed = queueing or crawling traffic.

[Mally]

Someone wiped the drivers door mirror off my 75 last night. On the bright side the glass didn't break and no other damage so I Gorrilla taped it back on for now and set off to Chester to pick a Yaris up.

Got to Chester, Car was as described except they forgot the rear axle sub frame was hanging on by a prayer and the anti roll bar had been gas cut through for some unknown reason. Also described as running, but wouldn't start, so we left it there.

Kia next door, mirror was wiped off at the same time, but their mirror is smashed to bits.

[High Jetter]

22 minutes ago, Mally said:

Someone wiped the drivers door mirror off my 75 last night. On the bright side the glass didn't break and no other damage so I Gorrilla taped it back on for now and set off to Chester to pick a Yaris up.

Got to Chester, Car was as described except they forgot the rear axle sub frame was hanging on by a prayer and the anti roll bar had been gas cut through for some unknown reason. Also described as running, but wouldn't start, so we left it there.

Kia next door, mirror was wiped off at the same time, but their mirror is smashed to bits.

Happened to mine to, used the gide on the MG&ZT forum to sort it - pics are on my on my thread - search for 'pogweasled' should find it

[chaseracer]

20 hours ago, vulgalour said:

After the fun and games of the NHS overpaying me £900 just before Christmas which I then immediately paid back because of how it might fuck up my Universal Credit, and several weeks of runaround trying to get the Job Centre and the NHS to talk to each other to resolve a problem caused by them not me, today I got an invoice for overpayment of wages to the tune of £250 for a job I left several months ago.  Whether or not I really do owe them that money remains to be seen, and I can't call the understaffed payroll department until Monday to be able to find out.  What fun!

 

 

Use email from the outset, to ensure a record of communication.  They will need to provide evidence of overpayment; the 'invoice' is not sufficient.

Don't call them, unless it's to get the email address of a named person.  Then email them.

If it turns out you do owe them something, pay it back over the longest possible period.  It's their fuckup, and you don't work for them any more.

[Mally]

1 hour ago, High Jetter said:

Happened to mine to, used the gide on the MG&ZT forum to sort it - pics are on my on my thread - search for 'pogweasled' should find it

Yes have read that, and will have a go.  Also ordered one from Ebay @£32 in case the bodge fails.

[Datsuncog]

On 22/02/2025 at 16:48, Datsuncog said:

Big shout-out to EuroCarParts for wasting my entire fucking day, when the brake pads that were meant to be ready for collection at 9am were actually still in the delivery M8, here any minute; no, not that delivery, the other delivery this afternoon; no, wait, looks like it'll be Monday before they're here squire, actually maybe Tuesday.

Yeeesh.

Just got an email from ECP this morning thanking me for collecting my order.

I have not collected my order.

Fuxsake.

[warch]

Took my two daughters to the dentists for a checkup this morning, that'll be 88 quid please!

I do miss the good old days when we had an NHS.

[richardmorris]

9 minutes ago, warch said:

Took my two daughters to the dentists for a checkup this morning, that'll be 88 quid please!

I do miss the good old days when we had an NHS.

Not much less for NHS band one charges.

The NHS dental charges in England are as follows:

• Band 1: £26.80 (covers an examination, diagnosis, and advice).
• Band 2: £73.50 (covers additional treatment, such as fillings).

[Mally]

5 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

Not much less for NHS band one charges.

The NHS dental charges in England are as follows:

• Band 1: £26.80 (covers an examination, diagnosis, and advice).
• Band 2: £73.50 (covers additional treatment, such as fillings).

Are under 18 not free on NHS?   I know NHS dentists are thin on the ground.

[Stanky]

11 minutes ago, warch said:

Took my two daughters to the dentists for a checkup this morning, that'll be 88 quid please!

I do miss the good old days when we had an NHS.

 

1 minute ago, richardmorris said:

Not much less for NHS band one charges.

The NHS dental charges in England are as follows:

• Band 1: £26.80 (covers an examination, diagnosis, and advice).
• Band 2: £73.50 (covers additional treatment, such as fillings).

This is my approach as well. My wife and eldest daughter go to an NHS dentist who gives them a crap service and frequently messes them around. I think the 'best' experience has been that they only got rescheduled (on the morning of the appointment) twice before being seen. The worst was 5 times. They HAVE to go twice yearly or they get struck off the patient list so it costs me them £53.60 plus whatever charges/treatments* they deem necessary x2 per year.

I go to a private dentist and take my youngest daughter. The requirement is to go once per year as we have good teeth, total cost is about £95 for the pair of us (I know hers is half what mine cost as she's under 16). We get outstanding service, can book at a time that suits us, and never get rescheduled. 

Its a shame its come to this, but I'd rather pay a little bit more (actually less, annually) and get a decent standard of service from the service provider. If I don't like it, I can vote with my wallet and go elsewhere.

[wuvvum]

I'm with an NHS dentist and they've been pretty decent to be fair.  They only need to see me once a year and when they've had to reschedule they've let me know well in advance.  You do notice a difference in the standard of care though - they're pleasant and professional but it's quite obvious they want you in and out as quickly as possible to make room for private patients.

[warch]

It is sad though, I bet quite a few people (kids included) now never see a dentist. I used to go at least once a year, haven't been since 2021 (they kept cancelling my appointments).

[comfortablynumb]

MK3 daughter has an NHS dentist, but is also seen by Addenbrookes Hospital Dental team because she was born with a cleft palate, and one of the problems with that is poor quality tooth enamel.

Issue I have is we then get two conflicting sources of information!

I just go with the hospital 

[warch]

15 minutes ago, Mally said:

Are under 18 not free on NHS?   I know NHS dentists are thin on the ground.

I thought they were. My local practice seems to have put everyone on private despite all their correspondence having the NHS logo in the top corner.

[myglaren]

It has been about fifteen years since I last saw a dentist.  He was arrogant and unpleasant and made a lashup of the filling.  Went back to have it corrected and there was no-one there.  Used a magneto file to fix the filling.

Next time I went to the RVI in Newcastle as I was there anyway, having cut a finger off.  Just wandered down to the dental hospital and was seen and sorted very quickly.  A student who was one of the best dentists that I have seen, supervised of course.

I have been thinking that I should go again and tried two on Friday, Private only.  One said that they had clients coming from Ripon as it was so hard the get a dentist now and they had no more openings anyway.

The butcher I saw seems to be gone and it looks like the practice has a Chinese dentist now, well recommended so will try there.   Private of course.

[MikeR]

1 hour ago, myglaren said:

It has been about fifteen years since I last saw a dentist.  He was arrogant and unpleasant and made a lashup of the filling.  Went back to have it corrected and there was no-one there.  Used a magneto file to fix the filling.

Next time I went to the RVI in Newcastle as I was there anyway, having cut a finger off.  Just wandered down to the dental hospital and was seen and sorted very quickly.  A student who was one of the best dentists that I have seen, supervised of course.

I have been thinking that I should go again and tried two on Friday, Private only.  One said that they had clients coming from Ripon as it was so hard the get a dentist now and they had no more openings anyway.

The butcher I saw seems to be gone and it looks like the practice has a Chinese dentist now, well recommended so will try there.   Private of course.

we use a private dentist , to be fair the cost is not much differant for check ups and minor work , I had a tooth pulled and it was a far better experiance than my NHS jobs .  I think wifes last job with a NHS dentist was the last  straw that made her go private ...

our son also uses the same dentist and he really enjoys his visits compared to the clinic he went to so that says something !

[MikeR]

with the weather being warmer I decided to check the air related filters on the car ..

cabin filter - black with bits of seeds , flies etc , I only changed 2 years ago !!!  

the air filter , the one that sqwarks and squeaks , I took it out again and checked its rubber seal seating in the air box , it did not quite match up , and some lugs pressed into it lifting it of the seating , so I took it right out again and spotted some recesses in the rubber seal to clear the lugs ,

2 ways the filter  could be fitted , I did not use the right one  !!!