What's made you grumpy today?

[varesecrazy]

Yes it sucks but hoepfully people have been uploading to the forum so shouldnt breaks in the event of things like this happening

I was on a US based forum..that recommended pb for hosting..

I bet thats looking a bit of a mess now

FF have always REQUESTED that people use the forums own service for this very reason..

Ive seen enough pics of kittens impersonating FIAT parts in the GUIDES section to be convinced thanks.

 

[portland_bill]

I was on a US based forum..that recommended pb for hosting..

I bet thats looking a bit of a mess now

FF have always REQUESTED that people use the forums own service for this very reason..

Ive seen enough pics of kittens impersonating FIAT parts in the GUIDES section to be convinced thanks.

Kittens? Point me to the kittens. Even better than looking at Fiats. (slightly)

 

[varesecrazy]

Kittens? Point me to the kittens. Even better than looking at Fiats. (slightly)

https://www.fiatforum.com/stilo-guides/204297-fiat-stilo-jtd-cambelt-change.html

 

[JCarp16]

https://www.fiatforum.com/stilo-guides/204297-fiat-stilo-jtd-cambelt-change.html

It 'may have been deleted by the administrator' apparently. Here's a cat instead...

 

[JCarp16]

Weird. That's the second time I've posted an image and it's come up twice like that.

 

[SB1500]

It comes up twice when you post it but to others and thereafter it'll only be the one

 

[The Panda Nut]

Not bloody well telling you! Why should I.

Actually Windows 10. As usual choosing to update its-self when I needed to use the computer in a hurry, and when it does this is runs so slowly its useless. If I could get my hands round the throat of anyone Microsoft........

There are so many ********* out there fouling things up its necessary to set auto update on and take these as soon as offered. It still drives me MAD!!! A thousand curses on the lot of them, on the world, the universe.....

 

[JCarp16]

It comes up twice when you post it but to others and thereafter it'll only be the one

Thanks for that. After making sure the image was small I was dismayed to find it plastered twice across the screen. Then when I went to edit it there was only one image. I shan't fret about it again. ?

 

[SB1500]

Bought a laptop for £660 .. can't stick Windows 10. Nobody wants to bloody but it. Not even for £399 with warranty.. argh.

 

[StevenRB45]

On a 10 hour shift today..started at 7am to cover for another site.

The rest of the building doesn't open until 9am...so had to ring head office security...

I'm now knackered having been covering 3 sites until 10.

Ah well 2 good bits..not back on a shift on Saturday until September. Also my commute took all of 12 minutes.

 

[portland_bill]

Had to travel to Crawley today, M4 from Newbury, then normally M25 and M23.
Highways England website advised closure on M25 between M4 and M3, so alternative route is off at Reading onto A329(M) to Bracknell and Bagshot to join M3. M3 from there has had ongoing roadworks for nearly two years, but Highways England website showed flowing freely, so I assumed finished at last. No. Apparently only shows incidents and closures. Roadworks with slower speed is kept a secret.

Off onto A329(M). Seems the whole world has gone that way too. Struggled to use 2nd gear! Then at M3, all slow there too.

At last onto M25, still slow, as two further incidents between M3 and M23. Not surprising shown the standard of driving today.

Whole journey, 100 miles, took 3½ hours. Journey home, from 8:15pm, 2 hours. 70mph on the M25!

 

[JCarp16]

Had to travel to Crawley today, M4 from Newbury, then normally M25 and M23.
Highways England website advised closure on M25 between M4 and M3, so alternative route is off at Reading onto A329(M) to Bracknell and Bagshot to join M3. M3 from there has had ongoing roadworks for nearly two years, but Highways England website showed flowing freely, so I assumed finished at last. No. Apparently only shows incidents and closures. Roadworks with slower speed is kept a secret.

Off onto A329(M). Seems the whole world has gone that way too. Struggled to use 2nd gear! Then at M3, all slow there too.

At last onto M25, still slow, as two further incidents between M3 and M23. Not surprising shown the standard of driving today.

Whole journey, 100 miles, took 3½ hours. Journey home, from 8:15pm, 2 hours. 70mph on the M25!

I felt tired just reading that! What a nightmare. I'm off down to Crawley a week on Tuesday - I hope my journey is a good deal smoother!

 

[portland_bill]

I felt tired just reading that! What a nightmare. I'm off down to Crawley a week on Tuesday - I hope my journey is a good deal smoother!

Good luck.
Take a picnic, and don't miss any loo stops.

 

[g8rpi]

If you think the M3 is bad try the A14 in Cambridgeshire. Two fatal accidents this month already. Took me over an hour to do 1 1/2 miles on it a couple of weeks ago. last year it took 3 1/2 hours to do the 10 miles to work one morning. There ae major roadworks for the next 3 1/2 years.

Robert G8RPI.

 

[Ulpian]

On Friday I used the M27, M3, M25 and M11. Ugh!
M27/M3 was slow before Winchester, congested all the way to Fleet, and then a 50mph limit for ever and ever until the M25, which was stop-go for hours. Dead slow and stressful all the way. And then, to finish, the dilapidated A11 with all its roundabouts and broken surfaces leading into Norwich. A miserable run.

I used the adaptive cruise control, which made keeping the speed down more reliable, and congratulated myself again for choosing an automatic, but... driving is no pleasure.

It was exactly the same going out two days earlier as well.

I'm just glad I don't drive regularly by day for a living.

 

[StevenRB45]

Discovered toilet is leaking down the back...at a time I can't fix it.

 

[StevenRB45]

Discovered toilet is leaking down the back...at a time I can't fix it.

Previous owner had boxed it all in it's now fixed but it's been leaking months, possibly years. Lucky it was a ground floor bath room otherwise ceiling would have been through.

It's pretty much new bathroom time..floors ****ed, woods ****ed, plasters ****ed. Hopefully it'll dry out a bit now the leaks stopped and we can look at options.

 

[portland_bill]

Travelled 55 miles to Bristol to help brother replace rear calipers on the Discovery. Had previously told him to douse all fixings with PlusGas, and check all would move, especially the pipes, and to get new ones if dodgy.
Trolley jack barely gets it off the floor. Was dousing with PlusGas as I arrived, so no soak time, no new pipes, and first one is definitely going to twist. Not enough room to get underneath to swing the spanners. Working on a slope, not safe when raised on stands.
Wasted journey.
Other jobs to do.
Fit inner panel to tail door, but needs hole for handle cutting first - not yet done.
Diagnose rear windows not working. Find whether early or late, as wiring very different. Locate either relays or ECU, dependent on above, and fuses. Done none of it.

Please may I choose a different family.

 

[Alexiloki]

Well the Panda is in the Dealers for some unusual warranty work. Was supposed to take 3 days. Still there 8 days later.

Mostly bugging me because I agreed take as long as needed as I know Fiat technical was involved.....all I asked was to be told if it was going to run over as I needed it back by last Friday as if not I needed a hire car for a trip to Brighton for work & to keep me updated.

"We will call you in the morning with a update".........

Following afternoon I call to be told "Oh we were just about to call you"

Rinse and repeat.....every bloody day.

 

[portland_bill]

Trip to Southampton area today. Journey back, all on minor A-roads, teeming with rain, lots of standing water.
A van caught up. Panda will miss lots of puddles without crossing centre line. Van behind hits most puddles. Despite struggling to control through many puddles, he kept close behind. Until he hit the verge! He continued to follow, apparently unaware that half his front bumper was no longer there. Luckily he turned off soon afterwards.

Only a short respite. Next was a 61 plate Zafira. Again, struggling to stay in control through many puddles, but still kept on following close. Plenty of opportunities for him to pass, but he stayed behind. Close as perhaps not happy at my speed being lower than the limit. (It's raining with minor flooding, you prat!)
Then he lost it in a big puddle that I'd skimmed the edge of. (Love the narrow car) He hit the grass bank quite hard, tore out the wheel and suspension leg, pivoted the car around to face the other way. Oops!
I reversed and stepped out to check he was ok. Him, his wife, and two small children seemed ok, especially as they gave abuse, as if it was my fault. So I left them to it.

If I'd got three, would I have won a prize?