The grumpy thread

[Pete-M]

Just discovered that the numptoid workshy cunt of a Labour council in Liverpool has racked up just under a million quid in taxi fares in six months.

 

But they've left the brand new library the previous council built empty because they "Don't have the money to move the books".

 

Fucking arseholes. Their 'leader' has doubled his salary since getting in, but they've decided not to clean pavements or fix things "Because the government isn't giving them enough money".

 

Usual scumbag Labour in opposition tricks. Don't tidy up, make the place look shit, get people depressed and at the same time screw us all for every penny possible. Million quid in cab fares and double the wages for the boss. These cunts are as bad as Degsy Hatton's lot taking dropsies from every out of town builder possible to build "Social housing" which instantly became under the control of "housing trusts" and impossible for anyone not on big wages to afford.

 

This pisses me off.

[Pete-M]

^^When we eject Idi O'Bumpass from the White House, why not hire him and his fat-bottomed wife who makes the rockin' world go round? He could run Liverpool, yeah?

 

Does he spend loads of money on perks and shite for the government and fuck all on what the government is for whilst crying "We're skint, and it's not our fault!!!" from the window of a limousine at anyone who'll listen?

 

If so, I suspect he has a thrilling and prosperous future as a Labour politician in the UK.

[AnthonyG]

Are you a Rick Perry, Milt (or Mitch?) Romney or Michelle Bachman man Norm? - Romney's dad used to run a car company, but it was Rambler!

[Cavcraft]

^^When we eject Idi O'Bumpass from the White House, why not hire him and his fat-bottomed wife who makes the rockin' world go round? He could run Liverpool, yeah?

 

Does he go round lobbing as many people as possible out of work to save money, but not actually consider the long term implications of this, and singulary fails to understand why people get very annoyed about it?

If so I expect there'll be a job as a Conservative politician for him.

[chaseracer]

I'd like a Crown Vic too. In black on steels please.

+1

 

That's causing a considerable degree of trouser tentage...

[Tayne]

Just discovered that the numptoid workshy cunt of a Labour council in Liverpool has racked up just under a million quid in taxi fares in six months.

 

I suspect we can add expenses fraud to that.

I can't see how its possible to do £5.5k in fares per day.

[Angrydicky]

That's causing a considerable degree of trouser tentage...

 

It's nice, shame the suspension's collapsed though.

[155V6]

Just got back from Morrisons where I saw a display of advent calendars & selection boxes

[autofive]

Are you a Rick Perry, Milt (or Mitch?) Romney or Michelle Bachman man Norm? - Romney's dad used to run a car company, but it was Rambler!

 

The best person to run America is me.

 

 

I'd buy that for a dollar

[Pete-M]

^^When we eject Idi O'Bumpass from the White House, why not hire him and his fat-bottomed wife who makes the rockin' world go round? He could run Liverpool, yeah?

 

Does he go round lobbing as many people as possible out of work to save money, but not actually consider the long term implications of this, and singulary fails to understand why people get very annoyed about it?

If so I expect there'll be a job as a Conservative politician for him.

 

Have a rattle through this and tell me that giving the council chief executive £197k a year makes sense. It's a joke. They're wasting money left, right and centre on shit that doesn't matter and spending nothing on the stuff that does. Block paving on Jamaica Street - yet they've flogged the skateboard park to the Co-Op. New school (45 million quid, no less) near me with a motorised science lab that powers down from the gymnasium roof (to replace an old Victorian bit of architecture that was properly renovated not that long ago). £200k on a buffet in Shanghai. A million quid on cab rides in six months... but they can't sweep streets because they're "skint".

 

Seriously fucked up priorities. Yet I imagine there'll be a happy block paver, a happy builder and a taxi company owner who're laughing their way to the bank - after dropping off a few quid to various well paid council officials.

 

I don't pay taxes so that council workers can wander around in cabs and chuck parties in Shanghai. I pay them to get the streets swept, the libraries running and stuff like alley gates (which this rabble have cancelled spending on) to keep crime down.

 

This lot aren't there to help the people, they're there to help themselves.

[Cavcraft]

Not many of them are (there to help people) though, Pete, regardless of political party. It does my box in when councils waste money on shit that isn't needed yet fail to spend on stuff they should.

[nigel bickle]

Its similar down here, in Tory heartland rurality. Some of the roads are simply atrocious -I've driven better farm tracks - yet we have pointless scheme after scheme, quango after quango, political correctness after...etc etc..

 

My local Council (rabidly anti car) -have announced that they intend to triple the number of COVERT cameras (despite the hundreds of easily visible ones) to trap people flytipping. This has -of course- nowt to do with their insane communal bin policy, daft amenity site rules - ruthlessly enforced or total inability to remove household rubbish on time, as agreed.

 

Its all going to end badly..

[Pete-M]

Not many of them are (there to help people) though, Pete, regardless of political party. It does my box in when councils waste money on shit that isn't needed yet fail to spend on stuff they should.

 

Oh indeed. It's just that for the last ten years or so Liverpool Council was run by the Lib Dems, and whilst they weren't perfect, they did try. My local Lib Dem MP chap has knocked on the door once a fortnight for years. "Hello, I'm Graham, Local Lib Dem MP. Any problems? Anything I can help with?" and the bloke has actually done his best. He's always held his little clinic thing, twice a month and he has been brilliant. He made a difference. The bloke actually cares and wants to help his community, but he's been voted out because he's a Lib Dem and for some insane reason people in Liverpool have voted the Labour lunatics back in. Hard to believe after Hatton, but that's what they've done, short memories... They'll complain about Thatcher and forget that Michael Heseltine did a lot to help this city, most of which was deliberately ruined by Hatton and his cronies doing the same as this new lot are doing now..

 

The City looks worse for a Labour council already, which is how Labour like it when they're in opposition - make the place scruffy, don't clean the new buildings, make people feel bad, waste all the money you've got, blame the Coalition, and when the money has gone shout how you spent millions building a new school, and how the shiny new library couldn't be opened because the money wasn't there. Sell the old library to developers and pocket the cash.

 

Their other usual trick is to hire out of town contractors so that local people don't see a penny of the council spending.. "Unemployment has risen, it's because of the coalition".

[ashmicro]

Driving Licence mongs. While chatting down the pub a couple of weeks ago, me and my best mate were talking about the trucks we're allowed to drive, and it turns out that because we passed our tests 21 years ago we can drive up to 7.5 ton rigid. Indeed me and said mate passed our tests within 2 hours of each other in 1990. While looking at my licence my mate says "Here, have you been huurtling around on that enormous Suzuki?" I replied in the affirmative. He said "Well you shouldn't have been, the group isn't on your licence." Sure enough it wasn't.

 

So, I sent my licence back to County Hall with a letter explaining that they had made a fuck up, and to rectify it forthwith. I got a phone call from them to say that yes I was correct, and they were very sorry.

 

Just got my new licence this morning, and the motorcycle group is on it. As is the address I moved out of 6 years ago. Yet they posted it to my current address. MONGS.

[Guest greenvanman]

^^^^^^

That could have gone a lot worse, believe me. I know of two people who sent in their photocard licence for the 10 year renewal and both received a new licence which was missing their motorcycle entitlement. On being informed of their cock-up, DVLA told them they'd have to produce proof of passing a motorcycle test. When neither of them could they were told they'd have to do the test again

[warren t claim]

My heart goes out to the families of the miners killed in Wales.

[cms206]

Been offline for days, so my first post back on here is in the grumpy thread.

 

Just been paid off. Again. No warning.

 

 

Bollocks.

[Cavcraft]

+1 about the miners, what a terrible waste of life.

 

Today's gripe is lazy, workshy bastards who disappear as soon as a bit of graft is looming, usually followed by some f*cking pathetic excuse that a six year old would be too embarrassed to dream up.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

Today's gripe is lazy, workshy bastards who disappear as soon as a bit of graft is looming, usually followed by some f*cking pathetic excuse that a six year old would be too embarrassed to dream up.

 

Hey, don't be so judgemental. It's not YOUR hamster that's been suffering from an acute episode of dandruff.

[wuvvum]

The ABS light on the SVX came on on the way home from Norwich this afternoon. Got home, switched off and the ABS pump is whirring away constantly, even with the ignition off. I've pulled the fuse for now, as a temporary fix - which may become permanent, as I can't see it being a cheap part to replace. I know almost nothing about ABS systems, so I don't know which part of the pump has packed up or whether it's something that can be repaired. For now I'll just leave the fuse out and live with the warning light on the dash. At least it had the courtesy to wait until after it had passed the MoT...

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

Fucking pissheads. Ignoring the streetlighting, CCTV cameras littered all over the street and hundreds of people living in surrounding buildings, some drunken twat decided to break both of the Scorpio's wing mirrors. Fortunately, the engineers at Ford had probably been facing the same problem, so the 'fixed in place' mirrors are only fixed on a pair of sturdy iron clips, which thankfully remained intact, the 'repair' of putting them back into place only taking a couple of minutes.

[r.welfare]

The ABS light on the SVX came on on the way home from Norwich this afternoon. Got home, switched off and the ABS pump is whirring away constantly, even with the ignition off. I've pulled the fuse for now, as a temporary fix - which may become permanent, as I can't see it being a cheap part to replace. I know almost nothing about ABS systems, so I don't know which part of the pump has packed up or whether it's something that can be repaired. For now I'll just leave the fuse out and live with the warning light on the dash. At least it had the courtesy to wait until after it had passed the MoT...

 

Hmm, my 405 did this after a long drive down a sodden M1, and in the end despite much cleaning of connectors etc only a complete change of pump and modulator (all one unit) did the trick - internet musings indicated it was probably a sticking relay but I couldn't access it without splitting the casing. Tried tapping it with a small hammer? (Bash a smaller socket over it only as a last resort).

 

Might not be as expensive as you fear if Subaru used a proprietary part (e.g. Bosch, ATE) and it's shared with more mundane machinery, and it tends to be not too much hassle if you have a good brake pipe spanner.

[wuvvum]

Fixed it - it was a dodgy earth connection at the fusebox. A mechanic mate diagnosed the probable source when I told him the pump was running even with the ignition off - normally there shouldn't be any power going to it unless the ignition is on. A bit of buggering about with the wiring connectors going into the fusebox and a spray of WD40 and it seems fine now. Now if the Stagea's ABS issue could turn out to be something that simple I'd be laughing...

[Guest]

I DON'T WANT A 440 TURBO

 

I DON'T WANT A 440 TURBO

 

I DON'T WANT A 440 TURBO.

 

I've been following a 440 Turbo that's been for sale for a wee while. Bloke has lowered his price again, and has been mithering me [unprompted, by PM] to see if I'm interested. One arch is definitely kebabed (he avoids one side of the car but you can see the bubbling in a close up shot of the shagged alloys) and it's a four hour train ride away.

 

Pros:

 

1. I could break the damn thing for more than his asking price if it turned out to be a dog. Going on previous form it would probably be a riot to punt about.

2. It's got a more or less unmarked leather interior (still worthless?)

3. They can be tuned to 150 bhp very easily with a Richmod chip

4. Pete-M hates them.

 

Cons:

 

1. It will be a dog at that price (it's got a bloody low mileage)

2. The seller seems to think part-worns are 'new' tyres.

3. No one wants 400 series bits. Then again, this is a turbo - some 5GT Turbo mong would have the engine off me.

4. With everyone at the farm being whinging slags and the outdoor arrangements emphatically NOT in my favour, leaving it there wouldn't be especially clever given previous events there, fair or otherwise (the latter).

5. I'd want to buy the five spokes back off Sporty - Shite (and he'd probably tell me to fuck off).

6. Do I really need another project, even if it is stupidly cheap and \ or interesting?

7. Tax and MOT quite short.

 

Stay tuned for more pointless developments.

 

NEXT WEEK: Pete-M to the Hacienda, with the bolt gun, please!

[ChinaTom]

Bit lame this one, but need to release pent up frustration:

 

I need to accept a company car (various reasons prevent me from taking the cash unfortunately), but none of the cars on the list can be ordered in green. I want a green car. I always have green cars. I'm talking about colour, not pollution.

 

Only Audi will sell me one, but will charge an extra 8k for it!!!!!!!!

There is a manufacturer on the list that do a lovely green colour, but driving anything from that manufacturer would be embarrassing.

 

Looks like Mystic Blue then...

[tonedepear]

There is a manufacturer on the list that do a lovely green colour, but driving anything from that manufacturer would be embarrassing.

 

hoo dat?

[ashmicro]

MG Motor & Pork Belly Fried Super Wasp Concern?

[Cavcraft]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/19864651@N00/4793617160/

[Guest]

Left ear completely blocked. What? Drops useless, warm olive oil useless, sludge leaking everywhere. URRRRRGH.

[Barry Cade]

I DON'T WANT A 440 TURBO

 

I DON'T WANT A 440 TURBO

 

I DON'T WANT A 440 TURBO.

 

I've been following a 440 Turbo that's been for sale for a wee while. Bloke has lowered his price again, and has been mithering me [unprompted, by PM] to see if I'm interested. One arch is definitely kebabed (he avoids one side of the car but you can see the bubbling in a close up shot of the shagged alloys) and it's a four hour train ride away.

 

Pros:

 

1. I could break the damn thing for more than his asking price if it turned out to be a dog. Going on previous form it would probably be a riot to punt about.

2. It's got a more or less unmarked leather interior (still worthless?)

3. They can be tuned to 150 bhp very easily with a Richmod chip

4. Pete-M hates them.

 

Cons:

 

1. It will be a dog at that price (it's got a bloody low mileage)

2. The seller seems to think part-worns are 'new' tyres.

3. No one wants 400 series bits. Then again, this is a turbo - some 5GT Turbo mong would have the engine off me.

4. With everyone at the farm being whinging slags and the outdoor arrangements emphatically NOT in my favour, leaving it there wouldn't be especially clever given previous events there, fair or otherwise (the latter).

5. I'd want to buy the five spokes back off Sporty - Shite (and he'd probably tell me to fuck off).

6. Do I really need another project, even if it is stupidly cheap and \ or interesting?

7. Tax and MOT quite short.

 

Stay tuned for more pointless developments.

 

NEXT WEEK: Pete-M to the Hacienda, with the bolt gun, please!

 

Snot this one is it??

 

This is my Volvo 440 turbo which has been in the family since 2004

 

it has mot till October and tax till end of September.

 

I am not renewing as i have a motorbike now and have no interest in this car now so im selling it off for spares and repairs or until someone makes a half decent offer for the whole car

 

there is nothin wrong with the vehicle itself that i know of bar the little niggles you have from a car of its age.

 

it starts first time every time and as mentioned has only done 31k ( please ignore other threads i have posted with a different mileage it was a genuine mistake by me)

 

Like i said every thing is for sale so give me a private message or email me on [email protected]