The grumpy thread

[Tenmil Socket]

  On 20/04/2025 at 11:15, loserone said:

Not real motorsport.  Who wants to ride a washing machine round in a circle?

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It was weird, just the same performance but without the noise/smell. I would have preferred an engine though obviously 😎

[LightBulbFun]

  On 20/04/2025 at 11:15, loserone said:

Not real motorsport.  Who wants to ride a washing machine round in a circle?

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plenty of sexually frustrated/bored housewives I suspect? (or has the modern sex toy industry put an end to that?)

[motorpunk]

Managed to kill my phone. Bollocks. Need a new one and all the fucking palaver that entails. Might only communicate by fax in future.

[High Jetter]

  On 20/04/2025 at 19:26, motorpunk said:

Managed to kill my phone. Bollocks. Need a new one and all the fucking palaver that entails. Might only communicate by fax in future.

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OhShit! Backed up, hopefully?

[Metal Guru]

  On 20/04/2025 at 12:02, Metal Guru said:

My wife has gone off today visiting a friend in hospital. It’s at least 1 1/2 away , so virtually the whole day gone. But that’s not what I’m grumpy about.

The friend is a devout Christian and goes to a church with a large congregation, a good number of which, she would call her friends. However , she’s been in hospital for at least 6 weeks, and none of the church has been to see her, and yet they’ll all be at the church today , with “praise the lord etc”, preaching all that crap that churches do.

However to my mind, my wife (ironically a pagan), has shown a  far more Christian attitude than any of these hypocrites.

What would Jesus do? Visit the friend , I’m sure.

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Bit of an update. Turns out hubby is on holiday (he normally works nights , so my wife assumed he’d not visit because he was working), but “the buses aren’t great in a Sunday”. He’s got a car ffs but he’s the tightest person I know, and because he’s over 60, he wants to use his bus pass, rather than pay for a gallon and a half of petrol.

[comfortablynumb]

The new kwikfit advent.

' tyres for every car on the road!'

That'll be why, when I've gone in and asked about 10 and 13 inch tyres, you've looked at me as though my brain has fallen down the back of my neck, and obviously haven't a clue what I'm talking about.

Not every bastard runs 17+ inch stuff 

Don't say it if you don't mean it 🤬

[ETCHY]

  On 20/04/2025 at 12:02, Metal Guru said:

My wife has gone off today visiting a friend in hospital. It’s at least 1 1/2 away , so virtually the whole day gone. But that’s not what I’m grumpy about.

The friend is a devout Christian and goes to a church with a large congregation, a good number of which, she would call her friends. However , she’s been in hospital for at least 6 weeks, and none of the church has been to see her, and yet they’ll all be at the church today , with “praise the lord etc”, preaching all that crap that churches do.

However to my mind, my wife (ironically a pagan), has shown a  far more Christian attitude than any of these hypocrites.

What would Jesus do? Visit the friend , I’m sure.

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Sunday Christian's my Grandad called them.

Arseholes the rest of the time but wonderful God fearing kindly people on a Sunday in a Church..

[DavieW]

  On 21/04/2025 at 08:11, comfortablynumb said:

The new kwikfit advent.

' tyres for every car on the road!'

That'll be why, when I've gone in and asked about 10 and 13 inch tyres, you've looked at me as though my brain has fallen down the back of my neck, and obviously haven't a clue what I'm talking about.

Not every bastard runs 17+ inch stuff 

Don't say it if you don't mean it 🤬

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Euro Car Parts had (have?) "Every part for every car" stickers on their vans. I bet they don't. 

[Metal Guru]

  On 21/04/2025 at 09:40, DavieW said:

Euro Car Parts had (have?) "Every part for every car" stickers on their vans. I bet they don't. 

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They certainly don’t have front  lower control arms for a 2004 Impreza wagon.

[motorpunk]

  On 20/04/2025 at 21:04, High Jetter said:

OhShit! Backed up, hopefully?

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Erm. 

No.

[Bren]

I erected some gates over the weekend. And now I am aching - a lot.

Con Air was on the TV last night - I feel like the guy who was lobbed out of the plane who landed on the volvo.

[hairnet]

so he deed shame

but hes been ill for quite a long time

bbc come out with that

the vance meme thing isnt funny either

[myglaren]

Found a credit card outside my house this morning.  Have asked various neighbours if they know the person and no-one does including the posties.

There is one with the correct surname but not the right forename.

Impossible to get to speak to anyone at the bank without knowing the account number (on the card) and the account holder's DOB.

[horriblemercedes]

  On 22/04/2025 at 10:50, myglaren said:

Found a credit card outside my house this morning.  Have asked various neighbours if they know the person and no-one does including the posties.

There is one with the correct surname but not the right forename.

Impossible to get to speak to anyone at the bank without knowing the account number (on the card) and the account holder's DOB.

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The bank will just want you to destroy it. They'll send the account holder a new one when requested.

[myglaren]

  On 22/04/2025 at 10:54, horriblemercedes said:

The bank will just want you to destroy it. They'll send the account holder a new one when requested.

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I thought that if I could locate them I could just give it back and save them the bother and the wait for a replacement.

[horriblemercedes]

  On 22/04/2025 at 10:56, myglaren said:

I thought that if I could locate them I could just give it back and save them the bother and the wait for a replacement.

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Here's the thing though....for the bank, putting you in contact with the account holder is not only more bother, but also illegal without the permission of the account holder, which means more bother again.

 

The easiest way for them is to cancel the card and send a new one, and this is also the way to avoid any legal issues.

[myglaren]

I thought they could direct the account holder to me to recover their card.

[horriblemercedes]

Exactly - much easier to cancel that card and issue a new one than to run messages between the two of you.

[myglaren]

It was just that the delay in her receiving a new card may have been a problem as there are no actual banks within fifty miles.  She could be unable to pay for stuff that she needed.

Oh well!

[High Jetter]

  On 22/04/2025 at 12:37, myglaren said:

It was just that the delay in her receiving a new card may have been a problem as there are no actual banks within fifty miles.  She could be unable to pay for stuff that she needed.

Oh well!

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I know it seems daft, but can confirm Mr Mercedes is correct as I phoned a bank ages ago when a card was left in one of my shops and was told exactly the same.

[hairnet]

ahhh ffs

so watching countdown and james may space thing at same time

while the ads are on - flick to see whats on later and see the scores for the snooker

theyre talking to hendry  and virgo (seeing him is just worse than hearing him)

and cos ronnie mong is playing all they talk about even tho theres ding on the other table

hoping can wwatch that and virgo is commentating on the other match

edit - yay scouse and ken on ding ftw

[Dyslexic Viking]

Phone coverage has been a problem in my area for as long as I've lived here, even where I live it's poor. So this weekend it happened, in a remote area west of me there was a canoe that overturned with 2 people one came ashore and the other was nowhere to be seen, so the one on shore tried to call for help but no phone coverage, but luckily a farmer was nearby who had to drive in his tractor as hard as he could to a point with phone coverage to get help. The missing person was found by a helicopter and unfortunately had drowned. He was in his 20s.

And now there's talk that we need better phone coverage, why do people have to die first before someone will do something? 

[comfortablynumb]

@Dyslexic Viking twas ever thus.

Doesn't make it right though 🥺

Edited April 22 by comfortablynumb
Bloody autocorrect

[Mrcento]

  On 21/04/2025 at 09:40, DavieW said:

Euro Car Parts had (have?) "Every part for every car" stickers on their vans. I bet they don't. 

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They don't.

And 80% of the time,  when they claim to have what you want, you order and pay, they'll just go to the warehouse and lob you A part for A car.

Want a pair of rear shock absorbers for a 2012 Ford Fiesta?, Congratulations, Here are some front brake pads for a  2001 Clio. Oh that isn't what you wanted?, Would a backbox for a 1997 Volvo V70 be of interest?, Nope?, ok well we're doing a cracking deal on Front springs for Peugeot 308's.... c'mon we're close now!

[Mrcento]

  On 22/04/2025 at 10:50, myglaren said:

Found a credit card outside my house this morning.  Have asked various neighbours if they know the person and no-one does including the posties.

There is one with the correct surname but not the right forename.

Impossible to get to speak to anyone at the bank without knowing the account number (on the card) and the account holder's DOB.

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Really, the only solutions (apart from posting in local FB groups for your area and trying to fish out chancers who will think there's a shot at some free contactless buys) are hand it to the police or if there's a local branch of that bank, hand it to them. But realistically, it's more hassle for everyone to do that than it would be for cardholder to just cancel the card and get the bank to issue a replacement.

[angle]

  On 20/04/2025 at 06:11, Yoss said:

About an hour, ago I was sat in one of the restaurants at Heathrow. There was a lot of commotion coming from the other side of the restaurant. This then turned to screaming and started getting closer until somebody pointed at the bench seat I was sitting on and said it just went under there. What did? I asked. A mouse. Okay, well I'm not scared of a little mouse so I'll just stay where I am. 

Some staff had a little look around but fortunately soon gave up and left me to my breakfast. I realise it's not desirable to have them near the kitchen areas but poor thing is doing no harm under my seat and I'm trying to eat breakfast so leave me alone. I may have accidentally* dropped a piece of hash brown under the seat in case it was hungry. 

Of course it may have been a baby rat rather than a mouse, I didn't see it anyway, but either way why are these idiots screaming? 

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About 18 months ago I had to do 15 minutes on a Teams call to various people at Heathrow, including the COO who'd dialled in from their offices. About halfway through he turned his camera off - fair enough, he's important, maybe he got a phone call he had to take or something. At the end he apologised - a mouse had run up his trouser leg and he was dancing around the office trying to shake it off...

[myglaren]

  On 22/04/2025 at 17:23, Mrcento said:

Really, the only solutions (apart from posting in local FB groups for your area and trying to fish out chancers who will think there's a shot at some free contactless buys) are hand it to the police or if there's a local branch of that bank, hand it to them. But realistically, it's more hassle for everyone to do that than it would be for cardholder to just cancel the card and get the bank to issue a replacement.

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I have given up on it.  It seems that she lives close by but not in my street, she is on facebook but I am not and never will be.

She is almost certainly aware by now and will have cancelled it.

[Zelandeth]

Yep, just hand it into the bank or police.

Fact is that the moment you contacted the bank saying that you'd found the card - assuming they do the same as Santander anyway - they will have killed the card there and then anyway.  Still won't send a replacement until the cardholder asks for it, mind you!

[RoverFolkUs]

  On 18/04/2025 at 20:20, RoverFolkUs said:

Delightful bloke in the Rover 600 owners group. Yes the boot spoilers are rare but the number of people wanting to buy one could probably be counted on one hand, I know I certainly don't want to pay £250 for one but he's asking strong money for a part with a tiny market without offering delivery. Now because nobody wants to drive 300 miles and pay over the odds for a part he'd prefer to destroy it in front of everyone. 

What a cunt 😂 just ask reasonable money for it or sell it to the highest offer rather than label everyone a delusional timewaster

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Update on this

Knobjockey later messaged me offering it to me for £150. Reluctantly I agreed because I do want one, as a matter of principle I wouldn't want to deal with him but it's a rare part and in such cases I don't get to choose who I deal with..

He suggested wrapping it up for postage although I suggested it might be best for me to just arrange collection in person. He said he'll wait to hear from me and won't be selling it to anyone else

I posted up a shitely request and @95 quid Peugeot very kindly offered to collect and hold it for me to secure it, it's a 4 hour round trip so the flexibility would have been handy 

The seller has now decided to completely ignore me, he's been online on messenger regularly but hasn't bothered reading let alone replying to my last 3 messages sent over the past few days. 

What an utter throbbing twat

[IronStar]

I had Raiffeisen bank contact the owner of the card I found, call me back asking if it’s ok if they forwarded my phone number to card owner as he used it 5 minutes before my call on an ATM 300m away. I accepted and 15 minutes later met a 20ish years old dude looking embarrassed and grateful he doesn’t have to deal with re-issuing the card.

I found it a bit strange they didn’t kill it there and then when I reported it, but apparently they have a procedure that's taking details and trying to reunite the card and the owner. Not sure how would it stop nefarious actor from cloning it and using it 6 months down the line, but heyho.