What's made you grumpy today?

[llamallama]

What's made me grumpy today is that the weather is freezing with 40km/h winds and light rain so it feels like ice,
Wanting to change my glow plugs,
And I have no shelter for the car
Grrrr

 

[JCarp16]

Last day at work of a bloke who in all honesty I didn't really know. He's been with the company for years, not sure how long but he gave one of my colleagues a scratch pad dated 1993.

He worked IT and tbf I shouldn't feel sorry for him he got made redundant, got a redundancy payout and was rehired for 3 months at about what I get paid for a year. But ignoring that he is in his late 50s, and no IT firm will take him due to his age so he's hoping to become a Morrison's delivery driver..

In all honesty I wouldn't have cared before last week, I'd spoken to him twice in 5 years, but my new seat is directly beside him and they moved his team to Basingstoke a few weeks ago and he's been sitting reading books waiting for news as to his fate so we brought him in the usual team craic and when you hear about what's gone on in near 30 years with the company it's sad they are so happy to bin that off. Especially when the people they've outsourced to to replace his original job are absolutely incapable..not his opinion I've dealt with them..

Incapable but cheap. It happens in education too. Experience costs money.

 

[StevenRB45]

Incapable but cheap. It happens in education too. Experience costs money.

Indeed...problem is the new IT system is behind schedule and over budget. So the new guys are patching up a system built on coding language they don't actually teach anymore as it's deeply unfriendly to use and out of date.

Oh and their habit of closing tickets they don't understand to prop up their stats has won them many friends..

 

[dtimmins1985]

Indeed...problem is the new IT system is behind schedule and over budget. So the new guys are patching up a system built on coding language they don't actually teach anymore as it's deeply unfriendly to use and out of date.

Oh and their habit of closing tickets they don't understand to prop up their stats has won them many friends..

Where do u work, sounds like my place!!

 

[portland_bill]

Oh and their habit of closing tickets they don't understand to prop up their stats has won them many friends..

Seems a popular way of measuring customer service. Had complaints closed without resolution by:
BT (three times)
Motorola
Sovereign Housing Association
Local Council

Probably more, but I can't be bothered to think about it.

 

[StevenRB45]

Where do u work, sounds like my place!!

I imagine the vast majority of large businesses are similar. Whenever the words downsizing, efficiency savings or any other management term for we're going to get rid of people and not spend any money on anything so the shareholders can have a dividend comes up people get twitchy. Hell I've rehired to do my current job 4 times currently...and I'm currently waiting for the opportunity to apply for it.

Seems a popular way of measuring customer service. Had complaints closed without resolution by:
BT (three times)
Motorola
Sovereign Housing Association
Local Council

Probably more, but I can't be bothered to think about it.

You've got to show them you want it...

However they tend to get annoyed if you just collar the guys who the job will end up at once they've figured out you aren't just going to go away. Mainly as they don't get to open a ticket then close and go look I worked today!

 

[Steve145]

Uno instrument binnacle hood.

Haynes says: "the easiest way to remove is to place your fingers under the rear edge and give a sharp tug"


Haynes didn't have to deal with plastic that has been 30 years in the sun.


I now have a five-piece instrument binnacle hood


On the plus side, rear lights now work.

Due to there being no hood, the plexiglass covering the instruments crazed when the car was parked in the sun yesterday, so guess I have to live with it or buy a new instrument pod

 

[SB1500]

BMW 1 series pulled out (about 2 inches behind a taxi in front of it) as I was on the mini roundabout today... so I beeped the horn for a long 5 seconds to really affront the blind bat driving it... briefly followed by getting given the finger!!! Not long later, the same car overtook a Focus that was going 45mph on a 60mph road and narrowly avoided hitting a car on the opposite lane. Natural selection will take it's toll someday on people like that. For now.. I'd better focus on learning to ignore them..

 

[Liquid Knight]

Photo part 1/ BMW 3 Series passing with a good Foot either side. I'm already indicating to overtake as it's a sixty road and the van has been doing 33mph for the last half a mile.

Part 2/ I start to overtake.

Part 3/ As I'm level with the side of the van the driver swerves across so I have to take to the grass verge to avoid a collision.

 

[portland_bill]

Whilst freeing off the front brake pads in their carriers a few days ago, I noticed that the seals on one caliper slider pin were falling apart. Not grumpy about that, they're 11 years old.
Had already found a source online: https://brakeparts.co.uk/
Ordered some. Arrived today. Incorrect. My fault, got over-excited and chose the wrong ones. Still not grumpy, they will refund when returned.
Ordered the correct ones.

Off to the Post Office to send the incorrect ones back. 6 people in the queue ahead of me. 23 minutes! Why does it take so long? So much effort for so little achievement. And no opportunity to take custom elsewhere. 23 minutes to send them, and overnight, they'll be in Lancashire, delivered. Excellent service, once they have the package.
Thanks for listening, feel better now.

 

[StevenRB45]

Sitting in a queue waiting to enter a rounderbout when a 07 plate Megane scenic pushes it's way on in the wrong lane and cuts off someone else..not my problem tbf.

But traffic police must just be none existent...the clip of this thing spotted 3 mot failures in the 15 seconds it was in view..rear shocks had gone it was still bouncing from it's trip over the rounderbout after 30 seconds, only the 3rd brake light worked and being an old diesel it smoked like a tyre fire and had the black tailgate to match.

Given the bloke is obviously driving like a berk I can only assume he never sees police cars, surely they would stop that..i'd be amazed if it was motd or insured.

 

[portland_bill]

Replaced a caliper slide pin and seals.
Looks easy.
Bosch have designed the caliper so that the slide pin is difficult to access as the hose is in the way. The hex key will just about get past the hose, but once undone, the pin will not pass the hose. So the caliper has to come off the hose, now requiring bleeding.
All done, but just a bit more difficult than it needed to be.

 

[SB1500]

BMW in my city...

1, Wrong side of the road.
2, Wrong way around.
3, Busy traffic stopped.
4, He was checking the ATM (Probably behind on his BMW car payments) ;-)

Submitted to police, yes, we're that petty. How can they not do something with reg, person, date time etc all given..

 

[portland_bill]

Well, they didn't do anything about this.

 

[SB1500]

Well, they didn't do anything about this.

Seriously? Seems like they were caught red handed there!!!

 

[portland_bill]

The pathetic excuse I got was that they were chasing a stray dog.
There are few dogs around that area, mostly cats. A stray dog rarely warrants chasing, and it can run faster than any policeman.
A dog is not an emergency, so they could have stopped a few yards further, on the yellow lines, off the zig-zags.
Myself and a pupil passed it. My pupil asked why they could and she couldn't.
30 yards beyond the car is the entrance to the bowls club. We turned in, up the drive, about 50 yards, parked neatly, then walked back to the police car. Walked all around, including across the road, taking 6 pictures, then walked back to our car. Drove gently out, police car still there, no sign of any policemen.
If they were on an emergency call, that should have been the answer, and the reason is none of my business. I think they were on a routine visit, witness statement or similar, and just focussed on their destination and missed the crossing.
So, at the time, I then posted it on Facebook.

 

[Shamz]

Dropping my gearbox for the third time trying to figure out why she won't start [emoji58] and when I put it back again.... she didn't start[emoji24] [emoji24]

 

[StevenRB45]

My wonderful other half attempting to volunteer us to look after 2 greyhounds and some sort of terrier for a fortnight.

We did look at getting a dog but we had an adult conversation where things like "some weeks it'll be on its own 11 hours a day because we both work shifts", "the house is a bit small if it's going to be stuck in it all day" and "I have no desire to pick up warm poo in bags" were said. Apparently I'm ok with carrying warm poo in bags if there's 3 of them...and the house is big enough for 3 dogs...

No

 

[portland_bill]

My wonderful other half attempting to volunteer us to look after 2 greyhounds and some sort of terrier for a fortnight.

We did look at getting a dog but we had an adult conversation where things like "some weeks it'll be on its own 11 hours a day because we both work shifts", "the house is a bit small if it's going to be stuck in it all day" and "I have no desire to pick up warm poo in bags" were said. Apparently I'm ok with carrying warm poo in bags if there's 3 of them...and the house is big enough for 3 dogs...

No

Perhaps you should suggest the job goes with also housesitting the dogs' home.
(You can then just leave the poo where it drops.)

 

[portland_bill]

UPS
Got a notification of a package arriving via UPS. Due date not convenient.
With every parcel courier I have ever had dealings with, you go onto their website, enter the parcel tracking number, and change the delivery date/time to suit. Easy, quick, convenient. UPS - No!
Onto their website, enter tracking number, click 'change delivery'. Choice, Log In, or Register. WTF?
So some time later, I've registered, or so I think.
Still can't change the delivery, keep getting an error message that refers back to the registration details being incorrect. No, they are not. Stalemate.
Parcel not delivered, taken to local drop point instead, card left. Parcel location address illegible. Van Driver, skills necessary do not apparently include writing legibly.
Onto UPS website to find local drop point. Never heard of it, but it is there in the main street, 100 yards from car park, so good job not a heavy package. Collected yesterday.
Also received yesterday, a letter, containing an 'Activation Code' for my account. Really? No mention of this when registering, delay means impossible to reschedule package until 'activated'. Explains error message, but error message failed to say 'account not activated'.
Today, onto UPS website again, follow instructions to activate account - another error message. Also a dialog box with a place to enter the activation code, that won't accept any keyboard input. Shall I try a felt pen on the screen?
Tried a different route. Logged in. Scanned all of my account pages, found a subtle link to activate account. Entered the code, seems to have been accepted. Process not even close to the letter instructions.
Go to account home screen, check recent deliveries. Nothing. But I've got the package in front of me.
Not recommended. Other parcel couriers are available.
Another American company, shout a lot about customer service, fail to deliver.