The grumpy thread

[Albert Ross]

Fucked off because some mouth breathing knobber broke into the Land Rover last night by bending the doortop down. Nothing taken, just an inconvenience to me. Wankers.

[RedSparrow]

It's my birthday. I am ill and missing days of work which I seriously can't afford. And I suspect my employers will think I am skiving off.

Most miserable birthday of evar.

[Alexg]

Happy Birthday RedSparrow - Chin up!

[tonedepear]

Is MOTMax in Mansfield any good? I always wonder about taking stuff there for their "no pass no fee" promise but can't work out how they're gonna shaft me to make a profit.

In the end I pop up to Dave's Test Centre behind Just Car Clinic off Southwell Road, he's pretty fair with old stuff and there used to be a Rover P5 and a Saab 96 stored in the test centre providing nice scenery whilst my chod fails miserably.

 

Only place I'll go now. Shame it's a 40 mile round trip. Obviously they MOT to the rules, but they'll happily fiddle with an electrical connection or cable tie something for you to make it secure if that's all that's standing in the way of a pass. The "free fail" only applies to cars under 10 years old (you have to pay £25 for a fail if the car's +10, or £35 for a pass with a voucher off the website), but the Herald is the first fail I've had there. They passed my old gowf with a few 'discretionaries' and spent a good 20 mins making the Impian electrical bits work for me. They were quite happy for me to hover about and even take pictures underneath the herald today while it was up in the air and he was doing his thing, and then went through all the fail points with me before letting it down off the ramp. Top place, very highly recommended.

 

did you know it would be epic fail

 

Broadly speaking, yes. I half expected worse. It was certainly never going to pass though, I left the house with £25 in my pocket knowing that'd be all I'd need!

 

And happy birthday sparrow!

[cms206]

Bugger. Bye bye, Liberty Belle...

 

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=241_1307990383

[RoadworkUK]

Bugger. Bye bye, Liberty Belle...

 

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=241_1307990383

 

Shit. I now have a sad.

[Angrydicky]

Following on from the problems involved in getting the correct rear screen seal for my Austin Cambridge, today I decided to phone up a local windscreen company who had quite an impressive website. "30 years of experience working on classics". Well after finally getting through to the bloke on his mobile, and telling him what the car was, he told me:

 

"Aaaah I dunno 'bout that mate, not sure that's something we'd be interested in doing. I'll have to ask round, see what the job's like, have you got a phone number I can ring you on?"

 

"Yeah it's....."

 

"Lovely. I'll ring you back mate".

 

Surprise surprise, no phone call. It REALLY bugs me when people say they'll phone you back and then you never hear anymore from them You would have thought they would have wanted the business.

 

It's especially annoying because I'm off work and wanted to get it all sorted out today, so what do you think shiters, worth giving this bloke a few more hours or try a different company?

[tonedepear]

Definitely try a different company. In fact, try many/any until someone says "yes, we can do that/we'll have a go at that, come down now" or one of the others rings you back.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

^^^^ useful tip that one.

 

I would also add 'try ringing a few people/companies, basically continue the process till you get the job done'

[Lord Sterling]

Sterling didnt pass its MOT today on Brakes, windscreen washers and a tyre. Not really that surprising seeing as its been standing undercover since 2008, I suspect the brakes might need stripping and cleaning, not sure whats going on with the windscreen washers though.

 

Not having much luck with the Rover 800 parts I collected a few days back, whilst wanging some of the boxes in the loft, I came down the ladder and managed to step on the numberplate plinth (A similar one recently sold for £89 on ebay ) The boot in the 820e has been leaking on the right-hand side which is where I just so happen to be storing some of the electrical items which of course got wet, then the speedo fell off the table as I was drying it

[Negative Creep]

Usual job bollocks. Every bit of work i did got sent back with instructions to change Passenger Charter Claim Form to Passenger Charter claim form.

 

The temptation to reply telling them to fuck off and do it themselves is tempered by my now daily job search bringing up the usual zero results

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

I'm confident that, had you gotten the capitalisation right but buggered its/it's, there/their/they're, your/you're/yore 382 times in a single-page form, they would've come back with words of praise for the efficiency and accuracy of your work.

[tonedepear]

Fucking hayfever. Had about 4 hours sleep in 20 minute bursts. Ugh.

[Negative Creep]

I'm confident that, had you gotten the capitalisation right but buggered its/it's, there/their/they're, your/you're/yore 382 times in a single-page form, they would've come back with words of praise for the efficiency and accuracy of your work.

 

Without wanting to sound arrogant I don't make those kind of errors. Plus it's a title and should be in capitals. They have a massive backlog yet are quite happy to reject things time and time again for mistakes no one gives a shit about

[messerschmitt owner]

My boss has just told me he doesn't like me coming in at 7 or 7-30 and leaving early, having done my 7.5 hours and that I should be in at 9 until 5-30.

 

Had great fun explaining that custom and practice meant I could and that, as one of our other female employees also came in early one week as she had child care issues, and that as my wife is registered disabled, that they couldn't vary my non-existent contract nor change my hours as I had the law on my side.

 

Sex discrimination, disability discrimination, child care issues - Said the ultimate boss could go f*** himself if he thought I was changing my hours as they'd see a huge discrimination case against them if they made me.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

I'm confident that, had you gotten the capitalisation right but buggered its/it's, there/their/they're, your/you're/yore 382 times in a single-page form, they would've come back with words of praise for the efficiency and accuracy of your work.

 

Without wanting to sound arrogant I don't make those kind of errors. Plus it's a title and should be in capitals. They have a massive backlog yet are quite happy to reject things time and time again for mistakes no one gives a shit about

 

Yes, when I said right I meant 'right'- was just noting that they don't seem careful/intelligent enough to notice anything beyond the title.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

Fucking hayfever. Had about 4 hours sleep in 20 minute bursts. Ugh.

What's with pollen today? I've had no hayfever this year until last night. Got in about 9 and couldn't stop sneezing. Then all day today's been miserable. I planned to cycle down to Boots to buy a load of placebos but I can't because it's chucking it down.

[Station]

20-something males in crappy cars trying to race you, or at least negotiate some unnecessary manoeuvre with the possibility of endangering your own life. What is it with some men in this country?

[M'coli]

My boss has just told me he doesn't like me coming in at 7 or 7-30 and leaving early, having done my 7.5 hours and that I should be in at 9 until 5-30.

What he means is he doesn't like you coming in 2 hours before him and leaving 2 hours before, and also that he can't be on your case for those 2 hours. What a cocksmoker.

[Lord Sterling]

MOAR f**kin road rage!

 

There I was driving down the road today when I got up to a line of cars, there were some roadworks ahead so obviously a bit of traffic was building up. A couple of cars ahead I noticed a Land-Rover looking to pull out, he managed to get let out by 3 cars ahead of me, just as he pulled out some twat in a Silver Astra estate followed him quite closely and tried to push in, as I passed the car he started shouting obcenties at me, then he stuck his head out of the window and shouted something about wasting 4 minutes or something. For a moment, I honestly thought of grabbing my wheel-lock bar and having a 'word' with him but I swallowed my pride and carried on, he pulled into a service road on the left and raced up it, I didnt see where he was going but I assumed he was going to try and pull in front of me, I just carried on ahead.

 

Oh and this time, I was in the Rover!

 

What the hell is wrong with people today? Why is it when some people get behind the wheel of a car they suddenly turn into dickheads? Whats going on?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

These people are dickheads before they get behind the wheel.

[ashmicro]

I humbly submit, your Lorship, that some people are just dickheads in general. The dickheadedness just comes out more when they get into a car.

[mattblack]

You may remember that I recently overhauled the calipers on on the Sceptre, this involved the purchase of 2 caliper repair kits. Tonight I opened the drawer in the garage where I keep the bits and pieces of spares that I got with the car... to find 2 caliper repair kits.

 

I R A TWUNT.

[sporty-shite]

Footman James have been mostly pissing me off today.

 

Got a SUPA_CHEEP policy off them for the XR2, but then was told, when I was looking to replace it, that they wouldn't cover anything over group 10. This was a mild pisser, but I was getting on with it. Phoned yesterday to check what age of vehicles they would cover.

 

FJ "Anything over 15 years should be fine"

 

S-S "Should be, or wiil be?"

 

FJ "Will be"

 

Fine, thinks I, this should make the search a little easier. So, found this and was quite taken by it.

 

Cue another call to FJ, just to double check before I went and viewed.

 

FJ "That Rover would need to be over twenty years old"

 

S-S "Then could you please tell me one consistent policy, please. I've been told 15 years plus, but sub Group 10. What can I have."

 

FJ "For example, with Fords, you could have 15 year old XR2, XR2i, XR3i...."

 

S-S "But an XR3i is over group 10, I thought I couldn't go above this"

 

FJ "We could still cover it, but with additional premium"

 

S-S "How much, say for an XR3i"

 

FJ (after much faffing) "Oh, an extra £530"

 

Bearing in mind I only paid £130 for the original policy, you'll understand that I thought this was a bit rich.

 

So, the upshot is, no-one seems to know exactly what they're taling about, I can't get a straight answer from anyone, and I'm strugling to find a car. Yes, I could get a modern(ish) and take out a new policy, Flux will even honour my four-year-old NCB, but the whole point of selling the XR2 was to get a few quid in, not spunk it back out on insurance.

 

And I've got shifts on Friday and Saturday, and Mrs S will need her car. FUCKSTICKS!

[STUNO]

Re the Liberty Belle crash, check these pics which explain why the crew survived the accident. Great landing !!

 

http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab20 ... 390TH0.jpg

[Pillock]

Sporty.... does sound like they're making it up on the spot. Can you ask them for a list of every car produced and whether it needs to be 15 or 20 years old? Or do they just Google Image Search whatever you try to insure, squint at it a bit and try to decide how classic it it?

 

They were fine on the Golf I got from you (obviously, it was your recommendation I went with them) and they had no hassle at all swapping to an E36 318i - which I would say is pretty much in the same "psuedo classic" bucket as that Rover. That was a 1994 car.

[chaseracer]

Re the Liberty Belle crash, check these pics which explain why the crew survived the accident. Great landing !!

 

http://i845.photobucket.com/albums/ab20 ... 390TH0.jpg

 

I fear that extinguisher in the foreground may not have been quite adequate for the job in hand...

[Angrydicky]

Sporty.... does sound like they're making it up on the spot.

 

Footman James were happy to insure my 1986 2CV, but when I tried to get the Maestro (1985) insured I was told no. I queried this and was told that although they insure 2CV's made before 1990, a Maestro would have to be 30 years old or more, which isn't even possible!

 

I phoned up the next day and spoke to a different advisor who would insure it, but they wanted a grand. So it does seem like they make it up and you may be in luck depending on who you speak to and their mood on the day.

[Lankytim]

An old pal of mine had an accident in his truck a couple of weeks ago. He was coupling up his trailer but it sounds like the trailer brake wasn't set before he connected the airlines, the truck rolled away and he ended up getting badly crushed. He was air lifted to hospital, and was in a serious condition but was on the up although i'm told surgeons had to amputate one of this legs. Unfortunately he deteriorated quite suddenly and died today. He was due to get married the week after the accident too. Life really sucks cock sometimes.

[warren t claim]

An old pal of mine had an accident in his truck a couple of weeks ago. He was coupling up his trailer but it sounds like the trailer brake wasn't set before he connected the airlines, the truck rolled away and he ended up getting badly crushed. He was air lifted to hospital, and was in a serious condition but was on the up although i'm told surgeons had to amputate one of this legs. Unfortunately he deteriorated quite suddenly and died today. He was due to get married the week after the accident too. Life really sucks cock sometimes.

 

Not the first time I've heard of this happening. My sympathies to all.