The grumpy thread

[Heidel_Kakao]

Currently stuck on the M5 near Oldbury due to an accident, I hate motorways when they go wrong.

People are now driving the wrong way up the hard shoulder in an attempt to get to freedom. 

Actually they have been instructed to do it so hopefully I will out of here soon.

[Yoss]

22 minutes ago, Heidel_Kakao said:

Currently stuck on the M5 near Oldbury due to an accident, I hate motorways when they go wrong.

People are now driving the wrong way up the hard shoulder in an attempt to get to freedom. 

Actually they have been instructed to do it so hopefully I will out of here soon.

Yeah, that doesn't look fun. 

[DavieW]

1 hour ago, Heidel_Kakao said:

I hate motorways when they go wrong.

 

A motor factors near here tells their drivers to avoid the M8 in case there's an accident and it closes and to use the A89 which more or less  runs alongside it. 

[IronStar]

17 hours ago, IronStar said:

Bravo bollocks

It's done. Except it isn't really, as the technical inspection says it has no brakes. The car was promptly taken back to the garage.
What the actual fucking fuck are they doing? 🤯 If I knew it was going to be a PITA I would've towed it to my trusted tame mechanic. He's getting the car anyway, I just wanted it registered instead of paying a third of the yearly tax+registration fee in towing. Fucksake. 

Pissed off, who, me? Never. 🙄

[myglaren]

Just spent ages cleaning my wheelie bin and wondering why it was so dirty and stinky as I never put any stinky stuff in it, mostly just non recyclable plastic packaging and only need to put it out every six to eight weeks.  Any food waste, of which there is very little, goes in the compost bin.

I generally take in the bins for three neighbours and it was only when I was finishing cleaning the outside that I spotted that it was next door's bin.  Was just about to put a load of Jeyes Fluid in it.

[Pieman]

On a similar note, on Tuesday was helping a good mate of mine do some gardening as the weather was decent, she asked me to go and fetch the green bin to put the rubbish in, so I went and grabbed it from the side of the house.  It was only after we'd filled it up that I noticed I'd grabbed the neighbour's bin from the shared driveway to the garages at the back of the houses - I just put it back and hoped they wouldn't notice!

[Popsicle]

9 hours ago, Heidel_Kakao said:

Currently stuck on the M5 near Oldbury due to an accident, I hate motorways when they go wrong.

People are now driving the wrong way up the hard shoulder in an attempt to get to freedom. 

Actually they have been instructed to do it so hopefully I will out of here soon.

A body was found between J2 and J3.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1k4nyjwxp2o

[320touring]

As @jaypee and @davidfowler2000 can attest, it took about an hour to get the burdshite off the Zoe

All washed and waxed, looking spiffing..

 

Get back to it tonight...

 

FFS

[richardmorris]

5 hours ago, myglaren said:

Just spent ages cleaning my wheelie bin and wondering why it was so dirty and stinky as I never put any stinky stuff in it, mostly just non recyclable plastic packaging and only need to put it out every six to eight weeks.  Any food waste, of which there is very little, goes in the compost bin.

I generally take in the bins for three neighbours and it was only when I was finishing cleaning the outside that I spotted that it was next door's bin.  Was just about to put a load of Jeyes Fluid in it.

One neighbour pinched my waste bin when they moved in, snd another puts their rubbish in my recycling.

[dozeydustman]

Ran out of brake cleaner today.

Toolstation - order for delivery only
Screwfix - one in stock locally, got there and it had gone.
Local motor factors - Bulk 5 litre only, I don’t have a suitable sprayer. No sprayers in stock
Euro Crap parts - none in stock, ready for 9am next day.
GSF - bulk only, no spray bottles.
Halfords - yes we have plenty of own brand in local branch. Get there and they only had Holts. £10 a bloody can!!!

The only spray bottle I do have at home comes from a set, one of which dissolved last time I got Isopropyl (brake cleaner) on it.

[wuvvum]

41 minutes ago, richardmorris said:

One neighbour pinched my waste bin when they moved in, snd another puts their rubbish in my recycling.

You'd have thought he could afford his own bin, what with being the Duke of Edinburgh and all.

[High Jetter]

Just worked out that with the increase in minimum wage and national insurance, the wage bill for my staff will increase by 13.1% from Monday. Deep joy.

[Heidel_Kakao]

Well that's not exactly ideal.

[nev_jr]

Currently walking around a shopping centre waiting for some discount sweet treats, and I can’t help but notice… what the FUCK happened to table manners? Yes I can see you eating food, I do not wish to see an example of what it looks like when you decide to do an impression of a washing machine. Don’t get me started on the noise either. 

[Lord Sterling]

21 hours ago, dozeydustman said:

Ran out of brake cleaner today.

Toolstation - order for delivery only
Screwfix - one in stock locally, got there and it had gone.
Local motor factors - Bulk 5 litre only, I don’t have a suitable sprayer. No sprayers in stock
Euro Crap parts - none in stock, ready for 9am next day.
GSF - bulk only, no spray bottles.
Halfords - yes we have plenty of own brand in local branch. Get there and they only had Holts. £10 a bloody can!!!

The only spray bottle I do have at home comes from a set, one of which dissolved last time I got Isopropyl (brake cleaner) on it.

I feel ya mate. Today I needed to top up the oil in the Vectra, whilst at a petrol station in Dover by the ferry port, I spotted a small bottle of 5w 40 for £16, I had a nagging feeling I should buy it but didn't. Then on the M20 motorway I got the signal of "Check Oil' on the dash, fuck, so I DO need some oil, I pulled into a services and the same bottle was £TWENTY FUCKING EIGHT POUNDS.

There's a reason I'm always poor. 

Also, similarly, I wanted some brown bread, get some, sod all. Local Co-Op has closed for good, next shop didn't have any because greedy savages grabbing all they can, next couple of shops didn't stock any. Bear in mind here, I've just driven from Brussels back to Worcs and have a banging headache. I really couldn't be arsed with this. I did find some wholemeal with no added sugar. It'll do.

[High Jetter]

"What I'm going to do/show you/teach you/help you to do.......is...

Just fucking do it.

[DavieW]

Remake of The Naked Gun.... just no.