The grumpy thread

[cobblers]

run a test on it

http://mympx.org/Downloads/p13_sectioni ... _fileid/13

 

The fake ones are "proper" realistic like, you'd never tell the difference.

[meggersdog]

I suppose you're all sick to death of reading about ebay mongs but I don't care he just pissed me off.

Advertised an X.reg Puma buy it now or best offer yesterday.This morning I check to see how it's going and there was an offer last night.£475.00 and he could collect today.I accepted his offer and he turned up at 3.pm.The car was stone cold but because the heater hadn't warmed up in the few minutes it was ticking over he was put off.I took it for a blast up the dual carriage-way and it all seemed fine.I have just fitted a new heater valve and possibly a small amount of anti-freeze was laying somewhere.Anyway, it was raining and you know what a small drip of oil looks like when rained on.Where the car was parked was an oil stain, I tried to explain it was probably spilt anti-freeze and fetched the broken heater valve, I invited him to look underneath at the bone dry sump (you know what I mean) but he was having none of it.So apparantly for £475.00 your taxed and tested car with less than 100k should have instant heat and be completely leak free....Tosser.

[Spiny Norman]

Never fails to amaze me how some twats expect a £500 shitter to be perfect.....

 

Wat, aren't some older PCs a bit dim when it comes to these new-fangled high capacity flash drives? I know my laptop doesn't like the 32Gb ones I use in my camera, but it reads the older 4Gb ones fine.

[Guest]

 

Wat, aren't some older PCs a bit dim when it comes to these new-fangled high capacity flash drives? I know my laptop doesn't like the 32Gb ones I use in my camera, but it reads the older 4Gb ones fine.

 

It could be that, but my ancient Dell reads the 64GB Intenso I've bought fine. The Toshiba's capacity displays as 62.4GB when empty, but if you try and fill it up past 20 or so, it claims there's not enough space available even though it should have plenty in reserve.

[Negative Creep]

Trying to administer worming tablet to the cat. Thought I'd been very clever a I watched him nom down the bit of ham with the tablet hidden inside, until said tablet was spat out a few seconds later. Tried grinding the second one down into his food, which he now won't eat. Great use of £8

[Cavcraft]

Trying to administer worming tablet to the cat. Thought I'd been very clever a I watched him nom down the bit of ham with the tablet hidden inside, until said tablet was spat out a few seconds later. Tried grinding the second one down into his food, which he now won't eat. Great use of £8

 

 

All cats and dogs we've ever had have done the same! Have you tried dropping it into his mouth then massaging his throat? It can work if you're brave, desperate or have a helper, basically best to have someone hold his throat open as you drop it in then massage.

[Albert Ross]

I swaddle mine in a big towel, front and back legs all tucked in. The eyes go big, a deep rumble is emitted, and in goes the tablet. We then sit listening to fake barfing noises for three hours. NO diseased animals though.

[dean36014]

Tried that with my old cat, 5 minutes holding the damn thing wearing welding gauntlets to protect me from the savaging she was trying to inflict, carefully rub throat, think success and she spat the damn thing out. Finally took her to vets to have her pills, who used a set of forceps straight down her throat, job done in 5 seconds. Wonder if a set of long nose pliers would do the job

[Richard]

Trying to administer worming tablet to the cat. Thought I'd been very clever a I watched him nom down the bit of ham with the tablet hidden inside, until said tablet was spat out a few seconds later. Tried grinding the second one down into his food, which he now won't eat. Great use of £8

 

There's a knack to giving pills to cats, which I have never mastered. You're better off using the the drops that go on the back of the cat's neck.

[retrogeezer]

We used to use a pencil, drop pill in using thumb and forefinger to hold cats mouth apart from the sides then just push it to the back of the cats throat and it 'should' swallow it. Rubber end of pencil obviously!

 

It did sometimes end with injury but 9 times out of 10 was successful.

 

Also, wrapping tablet in cheese worked with a cheese loving cat we had.

[Ben_L]

Went to Ford in Cambridge to buy some screen wash, some bulbs and a heater valve for my Fiesta... Only to be told off for standing in the "VIP" area where special people that wanted to buy a Ford with Cash were only allowed to stand. Waited 20 minutes in the queue and started to get a bit pissed off and summonsed the lady who was doing teas and coffees for the cash buyers over to ask what the issue was, to be told off again as she was dealing with the VIP's ONLY.

 

30 minutes later, I got utterly pissed off, jumped in the car and left the forecourt a bit "Dukes of Hazzard" style... Sending one of my pound land wheel trims down the side of a brand new S-Max.... I swiftly left.

 

Made me think though, I was only going to spend £50-60 but surely, the fact I'm driving one of their cars is reason enough not to take all of the service staff away and put them on "VIP" duties and serve us all in good time! The parts man kept getting beckoned over by the "VIP's" and started selling cars half way through serving a man!!!

 

Absolutely shocking behaviour... Then it's started snowing again, so my jammed heater stops being a problem for another 24 hours whilst we all slit our wrists and wait for the apocalypse* to come and destroy our first born's....

[eddyramrod]

That's abysmal! Either I'm getting really Victor Meldrew, or the entire concept of Customer Service has been flushed away.

[Negative Creep]

Trying to administer worming tablet to the cat. Thought I'd been very clever a I watched him nom down the bit of ham with the tablet hidden inside, until said tablet was spat out a few seconds later. Tried grinding the second one down into his food, which he now won't eat. Great use of £8

 

There's a knack to giving pills to cats, which I have never mastered. You're better off using the the drops that go on the back of the cat's neck.

 

 

Aren't the drops for fleas not worms? Luckily my cat is a massive softy but even then I can't do it without an extra pair of hands

[willswitchengage]

"Hash tags" and people who use them.

[chaseracer]

The Citroen Visa décapotable must by now be virtually extinct in the UK. Yet, as I have just read in the Citroen Car Club's own magazine, a member used one on a charity rally to Italy - and scrapped it in Rome...

 

This has made me very grumpy.

 

[tabact]

Negative Creep wrote:

Aren't the drops for fleas not worms?

 

You can get spot-on type worm drops as well as flea treatments. Try this site they are much cheaper than using a vet or pet shop.

http://www.petmeds.co.uk/c-24-wormers.aspx

[ProgRocker]

Went to Ford in Cambridge to buy some screen wash, some bulbs and a heater valve for my Fiesta... Only to be told off for standing in the "VIP" area where special people that wanted to buy a Ford with Cash were only allowed to stand. Waited 20 minutes in the queue and started to get a bit pissed off and summonsed the lady who was doing teas and coffees for the cash buyers over to ask what the issue was, to be told off again as she was dealing with the VIP's ONLY.

 

30 minutes later, I got utterly pissed off, jumped in the car and left the forecourt a bit "Dukes of Hazzard" style... Sending one of my pound land wheel trims down the side of a brand new S-Max.... I swiftly left.

 

Made me think though, I was only going to spend £50-60 but surely, the fact I'm driving one of their cars is reason enough not to take all of the service staff away and put them on "VIP" duties and serve us all in good time! The parts man kept getting beckoned over by the "VIP's" and started selling cars half way through serving a man!!!

 

Absolutely shocking behaviour... Then it's started snowing again, so my jammed heater stops being a problem for another 24 hours whilst we all slit our wrists and wait for the apocalypse* to come and destroy our first born's....

 

That's pretty bad. I'd write a stiff letter of complaint to the Dealer Principal.

 

I could imagine Land Rover and Mercedes having such VIP areas...but a 'mass market' brand like Ford?

[chaseracer]

"Cambridge Ford - buy from us for cash, then FOAD..."

 

[Richard]

Negative Creep wrote:

Aren't the drops for fleas not worms?

 

You can get spot-on type worm drops as well as flea treatments. Try this site they are much cheaper than using a vet or pet shop.

http://www.petmeds.co.uk/c-24-wormers.aspx

 

The pill gun on there sounds like fun.

[Cavcraft]

After a couple of days trying to get hold of an eBayer and strike a deal over a bike, I'd agreed to go today and have a look at it. Just rang him and got 'someone is on the way from Manchester to have a look at it' and he's asked me to ring back after 5.30pm. He'd better hope they buy it then as he can shove it up his arse as far as I'm concerned: we had a deal and he's Welshed on it.

[shedvan]

After a couple of days trying to get hold of an eBayer and strike a deal over a bike, I'd agreed to go today and have a look at it. Just rang him and got 'someone is on the way from Manchester to have a look at it' and he's asked me to ring back after 5.30pm. He'd better hope they buy it then as he can shove it up his arse as far as I'm concerned: we had a deal and he's Welshed on it.

 

LOL! Thats poor form

[autofive]

Went to Ford in Cambridge to buy some screen wash, some bulbs and a heater valve for my Fiesta... Only to be told off for standing in the "VIP" area where special people that wanted to buy a Ford with Cash were only allowed to stand. Waited 20 minutes in the queue and started to get a bit pissed off and summonsed the lady who was doing teas and coffees for the cash buyers over to ask what the issue was, to be told off again as she was dealing with the VIP's ONLY.

 

30 minutes later, I got utterly pissed off, jumped in the car and left the forecourt a bit "Dukes of Hazzard" style... Sending one of my pound land wheel trims down the side of a brand new S-Max.... I swiftly left.

 

Made me think though, I was only going to spend £50-60 but surely, the fact I'm driving one of their cars is reason enough not to take all of the service staff away and put them on "VIP" duties and serve us all in good time! The parts man kept getting beckoned over by the "VIP's" and started selling cars half way through serving a man!!!

 

Absolutely shocking behaviour.

 

write all of this in a review on google, then monday morning ring them up and explain to the VIP woman that her attitude caused the review to be written, then ask her for the phone number of the managing director so you can explain the same thing to him/her

[dollywobbler]

Trying to administer worming tablet to the cat. Thought I'd been very clever a I watched him nom down the bit of ham with the tablet hidden inside, until said tablet was spat out a few seconds later. Tried grinding the second one down into his food, which he now won't eat. Great use of £8

 

 

All cats and dogs we've ever had have done the same! Have you tried dropping it into his mouth then massaging his throat? It can work if you're brave, desperate or have a helper, basically best to have someone hold his throat open as you drop it in then massage.

 

My wife and I successfully gang up on our cat. I go for the claw danger and clamp the cat tightly, while my wife goes for teeth danger and drops the tablet in, before throat rubbing. Not failed yet and no injuries either! Incredibly.

[warren t claim]

Fucking hell. It's my 43rd birthday. My body has long outlasted what I expected of it back in 1988. I honestly was expecting to be dead by now.

[John F]

Happy birthday, WTC. You must have been ziebarted from new.

[fotorabia]

We are in the midst of a record heatwave....its the longest and hottest period in March since 1961.it will be 10 days minimum where by the midday reaches 37C..and even at night...its about 30....im slightly grumpy with it..each breath resembles the humidity....room temp is like body temp.

[Bobthebeard]

We are in the midst of a record heatwave....its the longest and hottest period in March since 1961.it will be 10 days minimum where by the midday reaches 37C..and even at night...its about 30....im slightly grumpy with it..each breath resembles the humidity....room temp is like body temp.

 

We are not in the midst of a record heat wave, midday temperatures are reaching 4c and we don't feel in the least sorry for you. So there!

[Rocket88]

minus 8 over here, and a sodding blizzard.

[dollywobbler]

Actually, cold as it is, I'd rather have that than Rab's heatwave. When it's cold, I can chuck a few more logs on the fire. When it's too hot, it's just horrible.

[Bobthebeard]

Actually, cold as it is, I'd rather have that than Rab's heatwave. When it's cold, I can chuck a few more logs on the fire. When it's too hot, it's just horrible.

 

True enough.... Chucking logs on the fire is great in the evenings etc, but I want to work on my car!

Sun comes out, decent* temperatures, mojo returns, and now its bloody freezing again!

Grrrr. Wouldn't mind a bit of Rab's heatwave TBH.