What's made you grumpy today?

[Steve145]

Throw her out! Tell her you all have homes to go to.

There will always be people who arrive just before closing, thinking that once in, they can take their time. Start turning lights off! That gets their attention. Or chase her with a mop and bucket, or a broom.

Many years ago when I lived in the UK, I worked in a shop that closed at 10pm.

Have done all those, turning the lights off generally worked, following with the broom never seemed to get the hint across.

In the end, we took to calling out at 10 that we were turning the tills off, that worked rather well.

Some were just too drunk or high to understand though.


We weren't paid after 10.

 

[SB1500]

Manager said today "Well, at the end of the day the store was closed." And said no more about it. Happy days!

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

We just said look we aren't insured for the public for much longer than after 9..

It's coblers like that which probably rarled her up.

TBH when I worked in retail we always had someone by the entrance 5-10 min before closing warning people coming in of this, and rarely had any issues.

 

[StevenRB45]

Got the dreaded "phone call from the garage half an hour after you dropped the car off' today.

First time in 5 years...only a drop link though not the end of the world.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Got the dreaded "phone call from the garage half an hour after you dropped the car off' today.

First time in 5 years...only a drop link though not the end of the world.

Oh, thought you were going to say someone's hit it for a minute

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

My grump, after 3 years of ownership and not picking up any parking dings, sister manages to let the wind catch her car door and smack into my car on the driveway - now have 2 nice unremovable dents on the front wing, one on a contour

 

[StevenRB45]

Oh, thought you were going to say someone's hit it for a minute

Nah it's not a Ford dealer..

 

[StevenRB45]

My grump, after 3 years of ownership and not picking up any parking dings, sister manages to let the wind catch her car door and smack into my car on the driveway - now have 2 nice unremovable dents on the front wing, one on a contour

You'll soon discover the joy of white.. dents are invisible from more than 3 inches away. Had one below my mirror forever and hail damage over the roof..if it was black it would stand out a mile..but white nope..looks immaculate as long as it's shiny.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

You'll soon discover the joy of white.. dents are invisible from more than 3 inches away. Had one below my mirror forever and hail damage over the roof..if it was black it would stand out a mile..but white nope..looks immaculate as long as it's shiny.

True. Although now I know its there :roll eyes:

 

[dtimmins1985]

Beggars at traffic lights!! Getting worse in bradford pitty i know one of them from where i grew up... cringe having to drive up Thornton road from the bottom, craves green lights all the way

 

[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.

 

[dombooth]

My grump, after 3 years of ownership and not picking up any parking dings, sister manages to let the wind catch her car door and smack into my car on the driveway - now have 2 nice unremovable dents on the front wing, one on a contour

Think of the aerodynamic loss.

 

[WolfCrazy64]

my sei had it's mot a couple of days ago and it failed miserably I'll let the picture speak for itself

 

[varesecrazy]

my sei had it's mot a couple of days ago and it failed miserably I'll let the picture speak for itself

Crumpled..

Like its owner... or should that read DEFLATED..

Not as corroded as last one we hope...

Based on the coast..?

 

[SB1500]

my sei had it's mot a couple of days ago and it failed miserably I'll let the picture speak for itself

Are you going to try and sort it or is this the end for the Cinq?

 

[varesecrazy]

my sei had it's mot a couple of days ago and it failed miserably I'll let the picture speak for itself

?? now I'm at a PC I can read it..

is it just by-passed emissions kit that's the issue..??

do you get a cut-price retest..??

 

[Eklipze3k]

I'll be they didn't let it warm up properly before testing, take it for a proper rant about to get the cat nice and hot (it takes longer than in modern cars because it's so far down the pipe) and make sure they test it immediately.

 

[StevenRB45]

Saw a top spec black new honda civic with the sun roof open..

First that sunroof looks like one of those aerodynamic aids for caravans and second...*Vomit*

It's like a BMW 2 series mpv that's been fast and the furioused. I'm a fan of honda but dayum!

 

[varesecrazy]

my sei had it's mot a couple of days ago and it failed miserably I'll let the picture speak for itself

Any news on this..??

 

[StevenRB45]

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..