The grumpy thread

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

I sent something to Greece on Monday. Airmail. "They aim to get it delivered within 3 working days". Fantastic, I thought.

 

Having spent SIX QUID for sending a small letter (or rather the privilege of getting a signature for it), I used track+trace and was glad to know that it arrived Wednesday evening. At the Heathrow distribution centre, to be flown out on Thursday and doubtless kept by Hellenic Post until at least Monday (there are no Saturday deliveries). And, of course, if you dare to complain about it, you will be told "we only AIM to deliver within 3 days- it doesn't mean we ever meet our targets". Nasty bastards...and, unless you're a mega-wasteful business spamming innocent people with all sorts of rubbish through the post, the private sector alternatives are even more shit!

[Pete-M]

NO surprise there. When I lived on Zante it was a rare event to get post. If something was DHL'd it might turn up within a few weeks if it was 'express' delivery. Not DHL's fault, they'd get it to Greece within a day or so, but then it was left to the local Zante post system.... which was a disaster.

[RedSparrow]

So apparently it's snowing in the UK. Cue half the people on facebook posting stupid pictures and updates along the lines of 'OMG IT R SNOIN'.

The unsubscribe and unfriend functions will be getting used heavily today.

 

BTW it's -10C here in Czech but really sunny and no snow. Weird.

[cobblers]

eBay have just pulled 7 of my auctions 1 day before they ended because I put my fucking email address in the listing. What a shower of bastards. I didn't even say "EMAIL ME AND WE CAN SELL OUTSIDE EBAY HAHAHA LOLZ". It was just "Any questions contact me here, it comes straight through to the phone" sort of thing.

 

Had about a BAZILLION watchers on a lot of the stuff too, was hoping for some spendoola.

[Negative Creep]

woken up in the small hours by that drunk twat downstairs setting off the fire alarm, also smells like he's pissed himself somewhere. Every time we tell the landlady she says it's his last chance, but I can only hope this time she trows that prick out into the street

[AnthonyG]

"Driving Wars"

 

Very entertaining and all that, and I'd love to have a go, and I know the cars they use are probably all ex-scrappage machines, but....

 

I can't help feel a bit grumpy seeing them utterly destroy a pair of what looked to be totally mint MGFs, countless Legacy Estates and Outlanders, and various 4.0L Cherokees. Here's me keeping my worthless machinery on the road, and there's Dave smashing up the kind of stuff I aspire to for fun.

 

Still can't stop myself from watching, though. Looks like they win.

 

There's two very knackered Marinas and an Ital in the pile of cars they try and jump over.

 

I enjoyed this for about two episodes, then the cocky Irish wanker got too annoying. The contestants are (mostly) tossers as well, people who think driving aggressively, crashing a lot or having lots of points for speeding/DWDCA is cause for congratulations

[retrogeezer]

as soon as he started saying 'the base stations live, it's time to drive' I switched it off..

[RedSparrow]

Yeah he presents the Darts too. Annoying.

It could be a good show with a few tweaks and less idiotic contestants.

[Lord Sterling]

So, when snow falls kids get stupid... As I was sitting at the computer today I saw some kid come passed and throw a snowball at my front window. Shouted at the little fucker that if he was to do it again I'd breaks his arms Twat just skulked off embarrassed at being caught.

 

Last week I got myself ready for work, got everything together, only thing missing was my front door keys, on the same chain was my steering lock key which for some unknown reason I couldnt be arsed to transfer to my car keys. Couldnt find the bloody keys in the usual places so bedroom was turned upside down other places searched desperately as time was running out, I really didnt know what to do, I needed to find to unlock my steering lock. So I gave up, a call to Ma_Sterling about my keys saw me have permission to use her Micra as I didnt have that much money (Had to pay off a huge gas bill) So I turned up to work an hour late without my safety boots, what a crap day.

 

Next day though I managed to find my keys, they had fallen off the desk into my shoes next to the desk

[maxpower]

Fucking insurance company, send me a letter that takes 6 days to arrive, saying "my insurance will be cancelled within 7 days of the date of this letter" for not providing them with proof of my ncb. and i will be charged £50 cancellation fee, ( i am not cancelling) oh! and a £25 admin fee.

not only do they have my home address, but also my email address and home/mobile phone numbers, but they must like to try and fuck you up by hoping plod stops you for no insurance and bangs points on your licence, so i called the twunts and inform them that i had provided proof to them by email on the 14th of jan by email after getting the woman's (who i spoke to) email address @ the office, this little prick thought i was spinning him a load of bollox and asked the woman's name which i gave him... "hang on i will check her inbox" comes back "nothing in there". is that my fault i ask him, i told him i am sat with the email right in front of me as i speak to him... so he says "can you forward it to me and i will call you if i get it" okay email sent, 2 mins later phone rings, " got it, that's all sorted".

 

so i ask him why didn't he just call before instead of almost having me break the law and can i charge him now for phone calls and undue stress... " you can contact our complaints department"

 

FUCK OFF and don't excpect my money next year either you knob jockey

[pandamonium]

Useless cunting bureaucratic system that is the NHS. That is all.

[Negative Creep]

Further to my last grump, I have just found out that the drunk downstairs was pissing in the sink last weekend. The sink that I've been using all week. He also shit in his room, which is now hopefully the straw that breaks the camel's back

[M'coli]

Useless cunting bureaucratic system that is the NHS. That is all.

So long as young'n's ok?

[Pillock]

Some mouth-breathing bellend was messing with the wipers on all the cars up the street.... and in bending mine back lost the spring and the clip to hold the spring in on the drivers one.

Found the spring in the road the next day but clip long gone and various attempts at making one from a metal clothes peg seem to be failing.

 

As is typical for modern stuff, left and right wipers are different so can't swap them so at least I get a decent wipe on the drivers side. So now I have to deal with more bellends in the form of eBay sellers to get a "new" one

[Cavcraft]

According to the DVLA:

 

Personalised Registrations Current Search

 

BE11 END is not available

 

[dollywobbler]

I've just put my back out working on the Maverick. I know it's cost me an arm and a leg so far (have had to order another caliper for the sodding thing) but now it's cost me mobility! I was tidying up as there's nowt I can do until I get more parts. Pulled a muscle as I moved my immensely heavy trolley jack. Now immobile but at least there's a nice fire to sit next to. Meant to be camping with the 2CV lot this weekend (at the appropriately named Firkin Freezing camp) but not feeling like a good idea at the moment. Ow.

[cobblers]

This car:

 

Has recently been purchased by the lad who created this monstrosity:

 

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The guy is such a bellend it's unreal. Bear in mind he's spent hundreds on stickers and matt black paint, but the fucking thing doesn't even have an engine in.

 

 

 

It begins

 

[Cavcraft]

He's just going to f*ck*ng ruin that, isn't he? It looks absolutely ace as it is and doesn't need any stupid shit plastered all over it.

[cobblers]

He says he's "just going to do a few little things" but we both know it's only a few months away from green MONSTER stickers and some really poorly chosen wheels, which he'll probably also paint bright green.

 

From the for sale advert, it looked absolutely immaculate.

[Des]

Give the lad a break, he's only trying to express his individuality in spite of an obvious mental haandicap. Why not offer encouragment in the form of suggestions?

 

 

[morris_ital_lover]

....the first thing he does to it is put a "pedo bear" sticker on it. I'm going to find his pick up and plaster it with pictures of Ian Huntley and chilled slogans like sex all of you dislikers. This VeeDub thing is ridiculous...

[jonathan_dyane]

Going in to get a camera shoved up my arse tomorrow, and have spent the evening shitting my guts out after drinking a litre of laxatives.

 

Have to get up at 6 am to drink another litre.

 

gr1

[Lankytim]

These ratters grip my shit. Most of these creations end up in the jaws of the crusher not long after they have lost interest and sold them on.

[cms206]

Distributor cap for Cavalier 1.8i N702 UVN.

 

Halfrauds Paisley - "none in stock"

Halfrauds Braehead - "no-one drives those any more" (ironically the lad behind the till was probably younger than the car)

FOUR different car breakers - "Nah, we've not had one for ages. Any we get just go straight to the frag anyway."

Euro Car Parts - Reasonably priced, but not the right one.

Car Parts 4 Less - Cheaper than ECP, still not the right one.

Dingbro - "Got one here but the computer shows there three different ones."

 

Turns out the Dingbro one is the right one, spunked £42 on the cap... and the old one won't come off. Well, that's not true, it will come off... but despite working in a bus depot with no less than five full time mechanics, not one of them has the tool needed to remove the dizzy

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

I find Unipart can usually get that sort of stuff quite easily. Their price competitiveness, however, does vary greatly depending on the particular part you're after (and there doesn't seem to be rhyme or reason to what's cheap and what's expensive).

[M'coli]

Halfrauds Braehead - "no-one drives those any more"

That's because you won't stock the part, ya doss aunt*.

[cms206]

Dizzy now changed, car running sweetly... smell of burning, Cavalier sheds alternator belt.

 

Seriously tempted to drop the 2.0 8v lump from the SRi into it...

[Cavcraft]

Yeah but if you do that then you can't get the SRi back on the road and sell it to me really cheaply.

[dollywobbler]

My back is a lot better, after I knackered it up on Tuesday working on the now-cursed Maverick. On Tuesday evening, I couldn't really move at all without generating pain. It's now at the stage where most of the time it doesn't hurt much at all, allowing me to completely forget and then jar it doing something.

 

Went for a drive in the 2CV today - about 50 miles. Felt alright but when I tried getting out, PAIN! Have had to cancel this weekend's planned camping trip with the 2CV lot in Buxton. Not amused. On the plus side, it might not rain over the weekend so perhaps - if I'm careful - I can get the bloody brake job finished.

[Luxobarges_Are_Us]

Have had to cancel this weekend's planned camping trip with the 2CV lot in Buxton.

 

!!! 2CV people are well-known for being a bit eccentric, but, in my opinion, this is bordering on the completely mental. It's going to be snowing all morning and dropping to -5 tomorrow night. In Sheffield. I can't even bear to look at the forecast for the peaks...and they're doing a CAMPING TRIP?