The grumpy thread

[retrogeezer]

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Motorway matrix signs. The overhead ones every 20 yards telling you it's 12 miles to junction 94 and I'll take 12 minutes. 

 

The worst one is the 'M6 TOLL CLEAR'   I don't give a fuck about the one that costs £6 to use coz I ain't using it. How about telling us if the 'proper' M6 is clear so we can all save a few quid eh?

[Mr_Bo11ox]

It never is!

[retrogeezer]

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  On 23/09/2013 at 02:31, warren t claim said:

I'm grumpy because we haven't had a ground breaking year in car design for ages. I can remember the Sierra and BX being introduced in 1983 and 10 years later the Mondeo upping the anti with great driving family cars. All that happens now is every few years we get a new Golf/Focus/3 Series BMW that's 5% WORSE than its predecessor.

[Mr Livered]

  On 25/09/2013 at 21:28, retrogeezer said:

The worst one is the 'M6 TOLL CLEAR'   I don't give a fuck about the one that costs £6 to use coz I ain't using it. How about telling us if the 'proper' M6 is clear so we can all save a few quid eh?

 

I've always assumed that "M6 TOLL CLEAR" was basically a sort of advert for the toll road; trying to tempt punters to fork out six quid by telling them that they'll whizz through if they do.

 

Have you ever seen "M6 TOLL A BIT SLOW TODAY, BEST GO ON THE FREE ONE"? No? Precisely!

[retrogeezer]

Yeh, of course it is but telling drivers it's clear isn't necessary - it's always clear! What is needed is to tell people how busy the M6 and they don't.

[chaseracer]

They should say M6 TOLL CLEARLY A FUCKING RIPOFF, but they cheapskated on the matrix signs.

[beko1987]

M40 this morning, everyone doing about 50 in the heavy fog, the matrix by Wycombe said 'careful, fog'

 

Almost called a radio station to complain

[outlaw118]

Being a "mockney wanker" (copyright Cavette) I rarely use the M6, occasional trip to brum, or to Hednesford for B**gers... but I've never felt the need to use the M6 Toll. I've and we've effectively paid for the proper M6 with all it's foibles.

If Toll was a true "private road" (ie no speed restrictions) then I'd consider it. But as it stands, they can eat my pants.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

  On 25/09/2013 at 21:40, Mr Livered said:

advert for the toll road

 

 

poor kerning on the 1959

[chaseracer]

  On 25/09/2013 at 22:11, outlaw118 said:

...or to Hednesford for B**gers...

I live two miles from the Raceway. Kettle's on next time you're up this way, "mockney wanker" or not...

[hairnet]

the close up cameraman on wheeler dealers needs a fucking slap when ever they look at edd or mike its like he takes speed first

 

ps mmmmm urraco

 

 

[Cavcraft]

I always try and avoid the toll because I don't see why I should have to pay (extra) to use a road. Went on it the other week though on the way home from collecting the 147 because I think if I'd had to use the 'normal' M6 again through the roadworks I'd have probably single handedly killed all the knobheads with no lane discipline.

[skattrd]

Fucking F1 auto centre.

I've got a puncture, but no worries, as a well prepared shitter I've got a spare, trolley jack & tools. Can I undo the wheel nuts? Not a chance, they must have put them on with an air gun despite my insisting they didn't, I even told them the damn torque setting.

[purplebargeken]

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She had nominated her safe place to be a wheely bin

She might have been better of nominating 'up her own arse' as that would have been much more useful and artistically entertaining to boot.

 

Looks like she burned out her last remaining brain cell when contacting you 3 months later. No doubt ebay will refund her. 

[dollywobbler]

  On 26/09/2013 at 07:36, Cavette said:

I always try and avoid the toll because I don't see why I should have to pay (extra) to use a road. Went on it the other week though on the way home from collecting the 147 because I think if I'd had to use the 'normal' M6 again through the roadworks I'd have probably single handedly killed all the knobheads with no lane discipline.

 

Ditto. While those sodding roadworks are in place, I consider the Toll Road worth paying for. Though generally I do my utmost to avoid the area completely.

[Station]

I have to use the M6 twice a week during peak traffic, so the M6 Toll is a blessing, even though it's £5.50. Unfortunately, as soon as you come off it, you're merged right into the normal M6, which is only busy because two motorways are merging. It takes off at least 1/2 an hour off my journey.

[chaseracer]

  On 26/09/2013 at 11:48, dollywobbler said:

Though generally I do my utmost to avoid the area completely.

It's quite nice, really...

 

[Pillock]

3 hours 30 minutes to do 90 miles on the M1.

Or rather, some on the M1 and then here there and everywhere, along with everyone else whose satnav had shat itself at the news a John Lewis truck had fallen over on the M1.

 

Stupid thing was, it was a northbound closure but I was trying to go southbound - cheers for that, rubbernecking bastards.

[overrun]

Ludicrous pricing aside, I hate Royal Mail.

Does anyone remember when they last sent or received an item the next day, when it was sent first class/fc recorded as opposed to special delivery?

 

I never do now.

[Pillock]

I still seem to get stuff delivered next day, but I have this thing about going out of my way to use a postbox somewhere busy. I'll often drive 15 miles to Sainsburys as that's the last collection, so in my mind it means it's guaranteed to be collected. It's someone's job to stay late to drive out to the supermarket at 6pm rather than be part of a round earlier on.

 

Plus, the postbox over the road has a 4.45pm last collection, I've dropped stuff in at 6pm before and it's been almost full (serving only a few hundred houses), clearly not emptied. 

[Richard]

You won't have to worry about Royal Mail for much longer, it'll be gone within a couple of years.

[Cavcraft]

Then you'll have to worry.

[Ghosty]

TwatWest sending me a letter telling me they're charging me £6 for overdrawing, because random eBay listing fee rape bounced (why is it always later than they say it's going to be? and why can't they just take it at point of sale?). I wouldn't mind, but I was only £1.18 off being able to pay, and it randomly charged my mum's credit card instead... and it took th best part of a week to tell me that.

[autofive]

you can pay your ebay fees at any time, i always pay as soon as i get the invoice

[Ghosty]

Really? They don't make anything obvious in fairness, all the site redesigns are just ways of hiding the useful features to make selling an even bigger PITA.

[warren t claim]

£18.60 to cross a bridge that only ends up in fucking Wales. Bargain. Any wages experts here? A client I was slaving for has docked £30 out of my expenses because I allegedly went in a bus lane in Luton. I've not seen any proof of this at all.

[retrogeezer]

£18.60?? Is that what it costs to go across in a car?

[Jim Bergerac]

  On 25/09/2013 at 18:10, Lord Sterling said:

Brilliant. Fucking Hotmail are being absolute arses now. They won't let me access the ONE account I need to access, they are holding it to ransom until I give them my phone number. They can fuck off and shove thier account up thier arses, nosey cunts. The other account I have with them doesnt seem to need this nosey info (so far) I've had this account for more than 10 years and now suddenly because they want everthing including my inside leg measurement they'll suddenly 'lock' my account until they get want they want?

 

This is something that boils my piss too. Facebook and Paypal also have started chase people to give their phone number. Can't they just have an 'I'll take my chances with online security option'?

[cort16]

I send a ps3 game the other day wanting it signed for and it was 4 pissing quid. I'm sure that it'll be 24 quid once it's privatised. Is there anyone who thinks privatising the mail is a good idea cis I've not met one.

[Doctormop]

Privatisation is always a good thing, when I think back to British Rail/Steel, National Coal Board, Post Office telephones I can't believe how much better things are these days, am sure the Mail will be the same, prices will drop service will improve etc