The grumpy thread

[cobblers]

That Parking invoice. Again.

Highview parking have never taken anyone to court, ever. I know it's not a lot of help like since your parents jimmies have been severely rustled, but if highview never did court before the latest few landmark cases where the judge absolutely crushed the parking company, they sure as hell aren't going to start now.

[Junkman]

That Parking invoice. Again.

 

Right now, I want everyone at that firm to die in agony of the most horrifying disease imaginable.

 

In Austria we say, I wish him a castle with 100 rooms and that he is found dead in each one of them.

[cyruspower]

I have a dog.

 

If the dog poos in a bush, field or area where the poo is irretrievable or won't get trodden in, it gets left there to enable the elements to do the poo's bidding.

 

The dog poos on a pathway or on open ground where someone may tread in it, I pick the poo up in a dog poo bag and place the dog poo bag in a bin.

 

So WTFTCF are people doing when they actually take the time to pick up their dog's poo in a bag and then proceed to either:

 

a) Drop the bag in exactly the same place where the poo was laid by their dog

Move the bag to somewhere clearly visible where it will really wind me up, for example at the base of a tree trunk

c) Hang the poo bag from a tree, bush or fence where the bag hangs for weeks on end, often with various other poo bags of different colours and sizes

d) Add the poo bag to a mountain of other poo bags, often at end of a pathway or near a gate

e) Stuff the poo bag in to a hollowed out tree trunk or maybe a lamp post that has it's cover hanging off

f) On the ground right by a bin

 

I have no idea what is going through people's minds when they do this.

[Volksy]

Dealing with the general public, sometimes their complete lack of common sense is astounding.

 

Chap arrives at my hotel today, the conversation/argument is as below....

 

Guest: I need a bigger apartment!

Me: Sorry Sir, we're full so I can't move you.

Guest: But I need two bedrooms!

Me: Sorry, but you booked a one bedroom apartment

Guest: I know, but last time I stayed I had a two bedroomed apartment!

Me: Did you book a two bedroomed one last time?

Guest: Yes.

Me: Err, why didn't you book one this time?

Guest: There wern't any available.

[dollywobbler]

The dog poo thing really annoys me. Went for a walk on the Sussex Downs earlier this month and there were bags of poo EVERYWHERE! It'd be far better to NOT put them in bags than bag them and dump them. Clearly all dog owners are idiots. generalisation>

[trigger]

The Nazi crew is back out in force again over the blue channel, putting a 20 day ban on someone for having a opinion on banded wheels then slagging him off like school kids is real mature.

 

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... 516&page=2

[Craig the Princess]

The Nazi crew is back out in force again over the blue channel, putting a 20 day ban on someone for having a opinion on banded wheels then slagging him off like school kids is real mature.

 

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... 516&page=2

 

OMG, how dare u slaggs of dem puple wheelz? BAN TRIG!

[RedSparrow]

How many times?!

 

STOP REPLYING TO SPAMBOTS YOU DIVS!!

 

Yeah?

[Lankytim]

That blue forum sure does suck massive dong sometimes!

[warren t claim]

The Nazi crew is back out in force again over the blue channel, putting a 20 day ban on someone for having a opinion on banded wheels then slagging him off like school kids is real mature.

 

http://retrorides.proboards.com/index.c ... 516&page=2

 

What utter bellends. If someone can't accept constructive criticism over something as trivial as a set of wheels then they really need to get out from behind their keyboard and take a sniff of reality. I'd rather be part of a forum where moderation is virtually non existent than have to face a 20 day ban for expressing an opinion in a polite and fair manner. I pity these dweebs when they leave their security bubble and social circle and have to interact with people in the real world.

[Richard]

It amazes me that people still believe alloys are lighter than steels.

[cort16]

I got back from work and walked through into the living room and see our new laptop sitting on the floor turned off where my Mrs left it. My foot makes contact with a full cup of juice left on the floor where my Mrs LEFT IT! My foot boots juice all over the laptop. While I pickup the juice my Mrs picks up the laptop and I shout "don't touch it as you can't let it power on" as she wipes it with a towel right over the power button powering it on. FFS!

 

I managed to power it off straight away and yank the battery but if it's knackered I've not got enough money for a new one this month. It's only 3 months old too so I'm well pissed off. I am currently upstairs in the huff in the spare room although I think I might have out huffed myself as the big telly and SKY box are down the stairs where she is and I'm stuck here with this old 486SX and EGA screen. Pha!

[chaseracer]

Ebay ads: "The XYZ needs replaced"

 

No, it either NEEDS REPLACING or it NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

 

...unless you're Scottish. Language and dialect are endlessly fascinating...

[trigger]

but if it's knackered I've not got enough money for a new one this month!

 

Have you got contents insurance?

[cort16]

I'm not sure it'll cover it as my Dad did it a couple of years ago and they wouldn't pay out. It's worth a shot though I guess. Maybe I should say a tree fell on it.

[trigger]

I dropped my Playstation down the stairs recently breaking so rang up the Co-op who said i needed to get a engineers report, which I did, and they agreed to replace it with a check of £189 for a new PS3, It cost me £50 deposit but was worth it.

 

It would pay to phone up your insurance company explaining that the dog knocked a drink over it, would it be covered and what's your excess.

[RedSparrow]

I got back from work and walked through into the living room and see our new laptop sitting on the floor turned off where my Mrs left it. My foot makes contact with a full cup of juice left on the floor where my Mrs LEFT IT! My foot boots juice all over the laptop. While I pickup the juice my Mrs picks up the laptop and I shout "don't touch it as you can't let it power on" as she wipes it with a towel right over the power button powering it on. FFS!

 

I managed to power it off straight away and yank the battery but if it's knackered I've not got enough money for a new one this month. It's only 3 months old too so I'm well pissed off. I am currently upstairs in the huff in the spare room although I think I might have out huffed myself as the big telly and SKY box are down the stairs where she is and I'm stuck here with this old 486SX and EGA screen. Pha!

 

You might be lucky like me - I spilt the best part of a pint of cider in a laptop while it was on, pulled the battery out immediately and left it keyboard down on a towel for a day. Replaced the keyboard for a tenner and it was fine. Hope you have similar fortune!

[cort16]

I got back from work and walked through into the living room and see our new laptop sitting on the floor turned off where my Mrs left it. My foot makes contact with a full cup of juice left on the floor where my Mrs LEFT IT! My foot boots juice all over the laptop. While I pickup the juice my Mrs picks up the laptop and I shout "don't touch it as you can't let it power on" as she wipes it with a towel right over the power button powering it on. FFS!

 

I managed to power it off straight away and yank the battery but if it's knackered I've not got enough money for a new one this month. It's only 3 months old too so I'm well pissed off. I am currently upstairs in the huff in the spare room although I think I might have out huffed myself as the big telly and SKY box are down the stairs where she is and I'm stuck here with this old 486SX and EGA screen. Pha!

 

You might be lucky like me - I spilt the best part of a pint of cider in a laptop while it was on, pulled the battery out immediately and left it keyboard down on a towel for a day. Replaced the keyboard for a tenner and it was fine. Hope you have similar fortune!

 

It hit the keypad bit on the far right away from the processor and all that on so I'm hoping it's not totally melted.

[cort16]

Oh for FFS some plastic led strip lights I bought and plugged in for the first time just started smouldering and have turned half the leds brown. I'm going to my bed!

[autofive]

It amazes me that people still believe alloys are lighter than steels.

 

and the world is flat ?

[scaryoldcortina]

It amazes me that people still believe alloys are lighter than steels.

 

and the world is flat ?

 

are you a moderator?

[Lankytim]

Cant you stick the laptop in a low oven to dry out or something?

[RoadworkUK]

Grand Designs again, I'm afraid.

 

5,000 sq ft, massively spacious, white paint and marble everywhere. For just two, extremely privileged people.

 

"It's so light in here" Says McCloud, walking through what amounts to an Art Gallery with every single light fitting burning away.

 

I hate these people. And I'm pretty sure it's only 16% jealousy.

[Spiny Norman]

It hit the keypad bit on the far right away from the processor and all that on so I'm hoping it's not totally melted.

 

Have a look at this, http://www.wikihow.com/Save-a-Laptop-from-Liquid-Damage.

[dollywobbler]

The sugar in the juice is the problem, not the water content. Computers can survive that if you kill the power. Hope you're lucky...

[cort16]

I think neither the sugar or the water good for them. It didn't go fix pop when it started so fingers crossed although I've seen the laptop still functioning but the keyboard being knackered before. I don't really want to take it to bits as they're spring loaded and it's only a couple of months old. I'll maybe spray some carb cleaner in the USB socket and see if that sorts it.*

[Spiny Norman]

Water's not the problem.

So long as it's not switched on it's even possible to rinse a laptop under a cold tap if it's contaminated with something really nasty, but if it's been flooded with sweet sticky juice then it needs taking apart and cleaning properly before it all gets a chance to set.

The keyboard often just pops out if you know where to unhook the tabs, you can Google the make & model for the info. I'd take the bottom cover off too and at least see what the damage is, there's an awful lot of small, delicate moving parts in there that you really don't want gumming up with cola/juice residue.

 

Hopefully your contents cover will replace it, but if it's a new-ish one at least it'll be worth fixing if it doesn't.

[cobblers]

Grand Designs again, I'm afraid.

 

5,000 sq ft, massively spacious, white paint and marble everywhere. For just two, extremely privileged people.

 

"It's so light in here" Says McCloud, walking through what amounts to an Art Gallery with every single light fitting burning away.

 

I hate these people. And I'm pretty sure it's only 16% jealousy.

 

At least they weren't like the usual grand designs chumps

"I want this place to be super eco friendly so I'm making the bathroom walls out of soiled bandages, the trouser presses are all solar powered and instead of using concrete to hold the fenceposts in the garden, I payed a man to come all the way from scotland and he can do the same job as concrete but using shredded reclaimed guttering off council garages. The lightbulbs are all fairtrade LEDs as well". It's a big great massive house, they can afford it and they aren't trying to pretend that they are doing the earth a favour by living in it. I quite liked the place, shame it's in london though

[TimothyClaypole]

Photobucket, ffs, stop messing with it and leave it alone.

 

I'm on Infinity so your video won't slow my uploads but pity the poor bastards on slow connections, no I don't want to spew my photos on Facebook or where ever, just upload them and STOP loading the 1st page onto the screen when I was on page 12, is there nothing on the internet that's not ruined by "improvements".

[M'coli]

I passed my test in an all-brown 1600cc one like this (thanks to Spottedlaurel's Flickr for the photo, it came up on a google search):

1982 Ford Cortina 2.0 Crusader estate by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Now it seems that the home of the Dagenham Dustbin is itself to be consigned to the dustbin.