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Several.....
Two nights of sleeping badly, feeling almost hungover from lack of sleep.
Looking after a friends dog, Sooty, who has been something of a nightmare this time. Keeps crapping in the house, about 6 -7 times since Tuesday. Final straw came last night when she crapped again on the landing and I stepped in it with bare feet in the dark on my way to the toilet.
Skimbleshanks, our cat, has absconded because we have Sooty in the house and we're all missing him.
My friend has messaged to say that her car has broken down and she can't get back till Tuesday instead of tomorrow. I have to find some way of having Sooty looked after somewhere else as I can't cope with her in the house any more.
And I've gone from having almost no work over the last few weeks to having more than I know what to do with this week (of all weeks) :help:
How does that expression go, "it never rains unless it pours". It sounds like the dog is distressed and missing its owner, not that it's any consolation to you.
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wow, mine seems trivial after GNE's one above..after reading the "stepped in it" I could almost feel the poop squishing between my toes. :pale:
Anyway...first world problem..."Ad blocker" blocker. MCN is one of an increasing number of sites that won't let you read without turning off your ad blocker. I just "un bookmark them" and don't bother going back.Tricky one isn't. The sites need ads to survive but they go too far and batter us with nonsense so we install an blocker. There has to a sensible middle ground but meantime we walkaway.
I wish i could install a trailer blocker on the TV, especially the BBC.
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do adverts even work these days due to being bombarded with adverts everywhere we look.
i know that i personally dont recognise them or if i do i forget them instantly afterwords. i do however remember the old ones with catchy slogans/tunes.
"all because the lady loves milk tray"
"fry's turkish delight"
"thank crunchy its friday"
however did these adverts actually make me buy the products... no. i have never bought a product due to seeing an advert for it. have i ever impulse bought a product due to it "sticking out" at point of sale like shelves on supermarkets or shop counters. yes
advertising is big money but its the advertisers that are conning the companies into using it.
maviczap
17-08-18, 06:40 PM
do adverts even work these days due to being bombarded with adverts everywhere we look.
i know that i personally dont recognise them or if i do i forget them instantly afterwords. i do however remember the old ones with catchy slogans/tunes.
"all because the lady loves milk tray"
"fry's turkish delight"
"thank crunchy its friday"
however did these adverts actually make me buy the products... no. i have never bought a product due to seeing an advert for it. have i ever impulse bought a product due to it "sticking out" at point of sale like shelves on supermarkets or shop counters. yes
advertising is big money but its the advertisers that are conning the companies into using it.
Same here, in fact more likely to boycott a product.
My pet hate with adverts is the songs, especially acoustic covers with a husky voiced maiden.
Iplayer & catch up Tv are the solution, no adverts or fast forward through them
I record everything i really want to watch on a PVR. I can then fast forward through the crap.
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SV650rules
17-08-18, 06:47 PM
Same here, in fact more likely to boycott a product.
My pet hate with adverts is the songs, especially acoustic covers with a husky voiced maiden.
Iplayer & catch up Tv are the solution, no adverts or fast forward through them
If I am watching live TV and can't fast forward I just mute the sound - IMHO many of the adverts used to be better and cleverer than some of the programs, but not any more - the politically correct restrictions on what they can and cannot say have just made ads so boring now....
If I am watching live TV and can't fast forward I just mute the sound - IMHO many of the adverts used to be better and cleverer than some of the programs, but not any more - the politically correct restrictions on what they can and cannot say have just made ads so boring now....Yep. The mute button gets used a lot here if I'm watching live TV.
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zsv650s
18-08-18, 09:16 PM
DVLA website down the weekend I get my new bike.
garynortheast
19-08-18, 06:36 PM
Our lovely silver tabby tom, Skimbleshanks, is still missing.
maviczap
19-08-18, 06:45 PM
:-( :-(
Sir Trev
19-08-18, 07:03 PM
Once he's REALLY sure the strange dog has gone he'll come back I'm sure.
garynortheast
19-08-18, 07:25 PM
I really hope so Trev. We're all missing the tabby bugger.
more arguing with the OT today.
maviczap
23-08-18, 03:47 PM
HMRC again.
I have been out the country for 20 years. During that time I didn't pay any NI contributions and I would like to catch up. So, starting in February 2018:
I called HMRC, they said call Future Pensions.
I called Future Pensions, they said you can't use these years 2007, 2008 (I don't know why).
I call HMRC back and they say fill out an NI38 form (why didn't they tell me that the first time?)
I fill out an NI38 and send it in, they received it April 16th (4 months ago). I have just received a letter saying they need more information. I call them and am told they cannot take information over the phone and yes, it will take another 4 months when I write in again. They also said if I supplied a phone number they could call me - on the cover letter I sent (which they quoted from) was my email address and my phone number.
Pathetic.
People used to moan about the number of civil servants, but now everything's been centralised and with no local office's anymore, it's not so great if you want something sorted.
But that's government for yah, always looking to axe services, without knowing the problems that Joe public will encounter, as it doesn't affect them
Oh yes, just think of all the new government bodies we'll have to deal with come the big exit, and they'll all be inexperienced, understaffed and set up on a shoestring with vague ill thought out protocols and uncertain and conflicting rules. What joy.
kaivalagi
25-08-18, 06:01 PM
So no different than now then....
maviczap
25-08-18, 07:17 PM
So no different than now then....
All the lucky ones got early retirement :smt070
care workers. the wife is supposed to have one main care worker and maybe another two care workers attending to her needs while i recover but are supposed to know the routine. was woken AGAIN this morning with another one who hasn't got a fekin clue. normally i would take them through the procedure but this one was a little argumentative, i was not in the mood as i was really sore so they got told to leave.
WTF is the point...
Red ones
26-08-18, 11:44 AM
Same with my father. The carers keep changing and the new ones need training on the equipment and routine so what's the point as mother has to train then to do what they should be doing so she doesn't have to. It is not that it's cheap, it isn't. It's expensive and she still does half the job so it's hardly surprising she has a reputation with the carers for being demanding.
the main care worker for my wife is an 18 year old girl who is fantastic but the company is taking the pizz. she works from 7am till 11pm most days and has not had a day off since she started. why does she work so many hours? she genuinely cares about her clients. you might say that working all those hours is against the law.. well no, as she only gets paid for the time she is allocated to the clients and travel time is not paid.
the main care worker for my wife is an 18 year old girl who is fantastic but the company is taking the pizz. she works from 7am till 11pm most days and has not had a day off since she started. why does she work so many hours? she genuinely cares about her clients. you might say that working all those hours is against the law.. well no, as she only gets paid for the time she is allocated to the clients and travel time is not paid.Dreadful isn't it. My niece did the same job for a while with the same treatment. This country is slipping back into Victorian times. Kids up chimneys next.
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Forums! If I ask a question in a forum, I would like that question to be answered first. If you want to give me advice about why I'm barking up the wrong tree or just barking mad, that's ok, after you've answered the question.
I posted a question on the Yaris forum. I've inherited my Dad's Yaris and the a/c doesn't work. I think it's related to the compressor clutch because turning on the a/c only lights the a/c light (duh!) - there is no clunk and change of idle speed. Every car I've owned (admittedly in the US - but it's the same, isn't it?), there's a noticeable noise and change of idle speed when the a/c kicks in, but not on this Yaris.
So I ask the question and, so far, I have one answer, a comprehensive list of likely faults with the Yaris a/c system mostly featuring loss of freon, what the comments don't include is an answer to the posed question.
Forums! If I ask a question in a forum, I would like that question to be answered first. If you want to give me advice about why I'm barking up the wrong tree or just barking mad, that's ok, after you've answered the question.
I posted a question on the Yaris forum. I've inherited my Dad's Yaris and the a/c doesn't work. I think it's related to the compressor clutch because turning on the a/c only lights the a/c light (duh!) - there is no clunk and change of idle speed. Every car I've owned (admittedly in the US - but it's the same, isn't it?), there's a noticeable noise and change of idle speed when the a/c kicks in, but not on this Yaris.
So I ask the question and, so far, I have one answer, a comprehensive list of likely faults with the Yaris a/c system mostly featuring loss of freon, what the comments don't include is an answer to the posed question.
It's a common complaint about forums, and I agree with you.
I'd imagine the change in idle speed would be fairly obvious on a small car such as the Yaris.
A/C fuse? (start simple) :)
SV650rules
29-08-18, 08:57 AM
Forums! If I ask a question in a forum, I would like that question to be answered first. If you want to give me advice about why I'm barking up the wrong tree or just barking mad, that's ok, after you've answered the question.
I posted a question on the Yaris forum. I've inherited my Dad's Yaris and the a/c doesn't work. I think it's related to the compressor clutch because turning on the a/c only lights the a/c light (duh!) - there is no clunk and change of idle speed. Every car I've owned (admittedly in the US - but it's the same, isn't it?), there's a noticeable noise and change of idle speed when the a/c kicks in, but not on this Yaris.
So I ask the question and, so far, I have one answer, a comprehensive list of likely faults with the Yaris a/c system mostly featuring loss of freon, what the comments don't include is an answer to the posed question.
On modern cars the revs will drop for a second or so when clutch pulls in and then pick back up, 99% of the problems with A/C are loss of gas the other 1% the clutch magnetising coil has failed (just happened on my Civic) - on most cars you can check the clutch with ohmeter from the fusebox A/C relay - one of the main relay pins will be 12V from fuse and the other will go down through the coil to earth (normally about 4 ohms). My money would be on lack of gas.... Halfords / Quikfit / ATS etc (most of the tyre and exhaust places) will vacuum empty the system and refill with proper weight of gas for about £60.
On every make of car Clutch will be inhibited from energising if gas pressure is too low or too high to prevent damage to compressor, clutch is also inhibited when starting the engine and when you floor the accelerator and need the power to overtake etc. The light on the A/C button is just to show you have pressed it (they are normally toggle buttons, press once for on press again for off).
I've been reading up and it seems that Toyotas have a separate ECU for the a/c which will not allow the compressor to work if it's low on freon or there's a pressure fault.
As above, that's not unique to Toyota, any car AC will not run the comp if the pressure is low.
take it to Kwikfit or the like for a vacuum check and re-gas.
timwilky
31-08-18, 10:52 AM
Probably going to be a bit controversial.
As a kid growing up in the 60s there was a local charity run hospital for "mentally ill" men. As kids we would see the odd resident who was allowed out and we were encouraged up to their cinema on a sunday. I guess it was a way of engaging the local kids not to take the P when we saw one out. There were probably about 150 residents who worked in the factory assembling cardboard boxes or the massive farm they had.
Step forward 50 years and we have care in the community, the charity is still there, most of the halls are mothballed and one used for those who cannot cope. The charity rents a number of local large houses. One of which is directly across from me. If I had to have a complaint, it would be some (not all) carers park like idiots. Generally the chaps are pleasant and not a problem
Recently there is a new chap. He is on the large size and if he gets it into his head to do something then his carers can have a battle on their hands. He knows we have a dog and several times he has tried to come through my gate to see the dog. But the dog obviously doesn't understand his problems and starts to get a bit angry! Worse though is my wife who goes into panic mode when he tries to get into the house.
When he has a melt down, he is left in the garden area to sort himself out. So my gripe is yesterday.
We heard an altercation about 8:30. 30 minutes of banging on doors/windows and loud screaming. About 9.00am the first of the police turn up and by 9:20 there were 4 police vehicles and an ambulance. By 12 we are down to 2 police vehicles who left about 2.00 and the ambulance 2:30.
I suppose my gripe is the duration these emergency services were tied up whilst one chap has a melt down. Especially the ambulance who are a very limited resource locally. Yes the chap needed help. But police/ambulance services are not the appropriate responders for someone having a crisis! But who the hell is?
kaivalagi
31-08-18, 11:18 AM
If he's that much of a risk to call on 4 police cars then he belongs somewhere other than that house with it's limited care capacity...back to a mental hospital I'd say...
But police/ambulance services are not the appropriate responders for someone having a crisis! But who the hell is?
Tony Green off of Bullseye. "Take your time, we want you to win..."
If he's that much of a risk to call on 4 police cars then he belongs somewhere other than that house with it's limited care capacity...back to a mental hospital I'd say...
Or simply that the care home needs enough staff to cope.
I find that anything run commercially tends to only cover about 90% of the risk - ie the cheap bit. Anything that falls outside of that is considered unusual or "something they could not be expected to predict". I bet any of the carers that deal with this chap could tell you in 2 mins how often it's likely to occur. But they don't sit on the board...
kaivalagi
31-08-18, 01:18 PM
Tony Green off of Bullseye. "Take your time, we want you to win..."
Or simply that the care home needs enough staff to cope.
Yeah, we caught my attention was that the charity rents large homes, maybe I assumed wrong, but that sounds a lot like minimal supervision stuff where the level of staffing wouldn't be expected to be great...and this situation sounds like it doesn't fit with that...I could be making silly assumptions though
Yeah, we caught my attention was that the charity rents large homes, maybe I assumed wrong, but that sounds a lot like minimal supervision stuff where the level of staffing wouldn't be expected to be great...and this situation sounds like it doesn't fit with that...I could be making silly assumptions though
No, the right assumption. This gent probably shouldn't be at one of these homes or the homes should be upgraded to cope.
Lots of "should"s there. You never know if the care company falls short of expectations or if the council gives them unsuitable cases. But of course they succeed where every company has to succeed - making a profit. As long as that continues to happen, it won't get fixed. Of course, this profit comes out of taxpayers money.
I alluded to it earlier, but I find modern society has the wrong attitude to risk. We're bikers here. We tend to stay well on the safe side of the line or we die, whether it be maintenance or riding.
Or I'm just getting old.
Chris_SVS
31-08-18, 01:55 PM
Swiping out of my job for the last time after 10 1/2 years.
SOTD: Swiping into a new site with a new employer on Monday morning, 1 mile from the house so no commute or fuel costs, paid 2p less per hr, fridays off... Nearly tempted to book myself + bike onto boat Friday morning
RANT.....
Indian Takaways... first, how do they expect to run a business taking orders over the phone if they cant understand english.. second, how do they expect people in this day and age to pay for things if they dont accept debit cards.................... same place accepted debit cards 2 months ago....................... fek em all.
update.. the delivery bloke has just been at the door............ ermmm no thanks.. fek off.
Red ones
03-09-18, 05:03 PM
RANT.....
Indian Takaways... first, how do they expect to run a business taking orders over the phone if they cant understand english..
I find that quite funny. I imagine the caller trying to ask for the food (with Indian names) and getting upset because the Indian guy doesn't understand
Our takeaway is cash only. Probably trying to avoid all the charges of running the card machine.
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I find that quite funny. I imagine the caller trying to ask for the food (with Indian names) and getting upset because the Indian guy doesn't understand
that would be all fine and well if i was in India/Pakistan but i'm not i'm in Scotland. when in Rome and all that.. do they expect me to learn Punjabi/Urdu in my native country just so i can order a take away...
what dont they understand about "cancel my order i dont want it any more".. their loss getting turned away at the door. plenty more takeaways here in Kirkcaldy that do understand.
its a shame really as their food was half decent... oohhh well the search continues.
Our takeaway is cash only. Probably trying to avoid all the charges of running the card machine.
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the bloke that came to the door said that the other worker made a mistake and that they do take cards to which i replied.. too late m8, i'm making my dinner, try a bit of staff training.
maviczap
03-09-18, 05:37 PM
I find that quite funny. I imagine the caller trying to ask for the food (with Indian names) and getting upset because the Indian guy doesn't understand
Probably because most Indian takeaways are run by Bangladeshi's ;)
Our takeaway is cash only. Probably trying to avoid all the charges of running the card machine.
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More like to avoid an audit trail of card payments, to avoid having to pay VAT on sales to HMRC. Cash is king
SV650rules
03-09-18, 07:46 PM
A lot of smaller food businesses like chip shops, Chinese and indian takeaways work on cash payments - as maviczap says most likely to avoid vat and audit trail, can't blame them and as long as it keeps prices down ........ if Amazon can get away with paying 0.1% tax who can blame the small guys..
Yep. Had a Chinese tonight and there was a sign in the window stating cash only now, They have solved the language problem by employing a succession of young English girls from the local High School.
chris8886
04-09-18, 07:03 PM
Yep. Had a Chinese tonight and there was a sign in the window stating cash only now, They have solved the language problem by employing a succession of young English girls from the local High School.
I did a very similar thing, not long after I passed my driving test 14 years ago or so, I got a job doing delivery for a local Chinese takeaway. They only took cash too, but that is a few years ago now.....
garynortheast
04-09-18, 08:53 PM
We have a campaign going on here called Plastic Free Powys. It's an attempt to persuade supermarkets to ditch the effing huge amount of unnecessary plastic they insist on wrapping everything in, particularly fresh veg. But if we're going to have a Plastic Free Powys, perhaps we should be looking at an industry which contributes a very significant proportion of plastic pollution.
These pictures were taken on a well used trackway/unmetalled road/footpath during a MtB ride this afternoon. The whole of my 6 mile ride was through lanes and trails whose hedgerows and verges were festooned with this bloody stuff.
How anyone can think this is excusable or defensible is completely beyond me.
Grrrrr.....
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1842/44428136552_440a0371ce_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2aFXP9m)
Custodians of the countryside (https://flic.kr/p/2aFXP9m) by garynortheast (https://www.flickr.com/photos/67411872@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1893/44428132282_cabfef307a_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/2aFXMSJ)
Custodians of the countryside (https://flic.kr/p/2aFXMSJ) by garynortheast (https://www.flickr.com/photos/67411872@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1848/29540061657_672dee54e4_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/M1mxaT)
Custodians of the countryside (https://flic.kr/p/M1mxaT) by garynortheast (https://www.flickr.com/photos/67411872@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1879/29540041597_82cf0abedc_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/M1mrd2)
Custodians of the countryside (https://flic.kr/p/M1mrd2) by garynortheast (https://www.flickr.com/photos/67411872@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1841/29540052397_23dac4c3e6_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/M1muqe)
Custodians of the countryside (https://flic.kr/p/M1muqe) by garynortheast (https://www.flickr.com/photos/67411872@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1870/29540050457_3acddf0349_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/M1mtQM)
Custodians of the countryside (https://flic.kr/p/M1mtQM) by garynortheast (https://www.flickr.com/photos/67411872@N03/), on Flickr
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1866/29540045677_eb77ff83bf_b.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/M1msqn)
Custodians of the countryside (https://flic.kr/p/M1msqn) by garynortheast (https://www.flickr.com/photos/67411872@N03/), on Flickr
There is definately a call for the reduction of plastic. I reckon the black / white plastic on your ride might have come from farmers the wrapping haylage and silage, The big bales behind the red landrover. They also leave behind twine which animals eat too.
Lovely countryside .. beats the beer can macD hegdes we have here
garynortheast
05-09-18, 07:02 AM
It is indeed sileage wrap. Many of the farmers around here are moving bales from harvest areas to storage areas now and lots of the bales have loose flapping sheets of the plastic wrap which catches on trees, hedges, and verges as they are in transit. They never bother to go back and clean up after them. Some, like the dirty, slovenly 2hat who farms the land in the pictures, open bales of sileage to feed their livestock and just leave the wrap on the ground. It then breaks down into smaller pieces, which end up in nearby water courses, and being ingested by the wildlife in and around the rivers and streams, as well as being transported out to sea.
I really do think it's time for political, and industry loyalties to be set aside and for serious penalties to be imposed on anyone responsible for making this sort of foul mess.
shiftin_gear98
06-09-18, 02:20 PM
First day back at work after 10 days off.
Looks like everything just got dumped on my desk in my absence.
My brain aches.
I need a holiday.
First day back at work after 10 days off.
Looks like everything just got dumped on my desk in my absence.
My brain aches.
I need a holiday.
lol
remind them that someone else has to do your work when your not there.. go dump it on someone else's desk :smt082
maviczap
07-09-18, 06:28 AM
Now the nights are closing in, the fog lights on brigade are back out
punyXpress
07-09-18, 08:14 AM
That'll be the heroes in their new reg cars - they find how to switch all the toys on & no clue how to turn them off.
'twas the same in the 70s, all the GLXRs lit up like fairgrounds - look at me!
plus ca change
cool thing about the yeti. when you turn the lights off it automatically resets the fog lights. lets be clear here, i have used them once and that was in bad FOG.
how can people not see a different light on, on their dash... oohhh wait they are that fekin terrified of driving that they cant look at the dash and this is why they have blocks of wood screwed under their accelerator pedal so they cant go over 40mph.
(yesterday)
AA sending out a patrol to look at a bike with a broken gearbox. clearly it wont be fixable at the side of the road... and then having to wait for another van to turn up with a bike trailer.
and then second AA man moaning the whole time about him being the only guy with a bike trailer...
typical AA. could be worse, they sent a private firm to me with a feked up old transit with a numpty driver who almost dropped the bike off the ramp. the van and driver could not do more than 30mph and i was shizzing myself all the way home from Tyndrum.
they promise the world but never deliver. i'm now with bikesure who aint that much better but its a loooot cheeper.
top tip.. if you need to use them again tell them that the bike is fubar and cant be fixed and to send a recovery truck and not a patrol van. to reinforce it tell them you used to be a motorcycle mechanic and if you cant fix it your patrol monkeys wont.
oh i told them the gearbox was in bits on the phone.... apparently, all the vans have the rack/storage to have the bike attachment. but not all of them are fully equipped....
https://i.imgur.com/1EVtdJt.jpg
littleoldman2
07-09-18, 12:19 PM
That looks like a very complex solution to a non problem.
timwilky
07-09-18, 02:13 PM
That'll be the heroes in their new reg cars - they find how to switch all the toys on & no clue how to turn them off.
'twas the same in the 70s, all the GLXRs lit up like fairgrounds - look at me!
plus ca change
My parents were out with their friend some years ago and he was pulled by plod and given advice about the use of high intensity rears, despite his protests that he puts them on to be seen, he was told to turn them off and only use them in fog.
Daft sod never realised plod was still behind him when he put them back on 1/2 a mile down the road...Not a happy plod that day!;)
Ha. I was driving on an unlit country road in rural south Norfolk at 2am one night and decided to use my fog lights to illuminate the verge. Plod spotted me as I went through a village and pulled me to give me a bollocking. Me and the plod were the only vehicles on the road that night.
maviczap
07-09-18, 04:28 PM
Train commuters tuncs
Ok I know you're doing the daily grind to the smoke, and paying a lot for their seat.
but don't take out mine and my wife's reserved seat tickets so you can sit with your mates,who are sitting there as arrogant arses and think they own the carriage
there are arzholes everywhere mav. problem is its an ever increasing problem.
punyXpress
07-09-18, 05:06 PM
But most of us only have one ? ;)
Mav, we had that on a trip to London. Three of us so we booked a table. The person sitting there was like "do you want me to move?" Damn right I do, they are our seats!
shiftin_gear98
07-09-18, 05:28 PM
Numpty in Shell petrol station who wanted me to get off my bike to fill up. The same Shell station that due to my work fuel card I have been to every couple of days for the last 3 plus years. I refused and just sat there. A couple of mins later he buzzed across the tannoy again that I needed to get off the bike. I'd had a **** day at work and it was sunny, plus the garage was busy. So I refused again.
He was starting to get flustered. Several mins later of me staring at him and he sent his colleague out.
Sir you need to get off of the bike.
Me. I have been using this garage every other day or so for the last 3 years. And have always sat on the bike, why do I now have to get off. I'd prefer to brim it and give you more money.
He asked me again to get off. I refused. I'm starting to get annoyed now. The queue behind me was getting bigger.
He caved in and told the guy inside to activate the pump.
It was as I went inside to a nervous looking attendant, helmet still on, as I don't have to remove it. It's then that I really lose my **** as I get my wallet out and realise that I haven't put my fuel card back in after being on holiday. So have to pay for the fuel myself. The rage in my eyes by the time I got to the till resulted in him being ever so polite. A small win, even if it cost me.
Lets see what happens next time.
Sir Trev
07-09-18, 05:33 PM
(yesterday)
AA sending out a patrol to look at a bike with a broken gearbox. clearly it wont be fixable at the side of the road... and then having to wait for another van to turn up with a bike trailer.
They're all the same. My GSX250 had the standard issue 80's electrics and it lunched it's reg/rec more than once. No way are the patrols going to have a spare or the nouse to fit it but no, they have to send a patrol first to verify it is indeed dead and unfixable at the roadside before they will send recovery... I was stuck in Teddington once for seven hours as the RAC only had one bike-trailer-equipped van covering the whole of south London that night. Hopeless.
Red ones
07-09-18, 05:56 PM
My gripe
Last week I looked at a BMW. Haggled etc and left saying I need to speak to the other half about the money.
A week later. Nothing from the dealer. Doesn't he know the process? Customer doesn't do the chasing, that looks desperate or emotionally attached to the idea of buying. It could the reason why I go elsewhere!!
MT-09 looks quite nice.
maviczap
07-09-18, 07:22 PM
Mav, we had that on a trip to London. Three of us so we booked a table. The person sitting there was like "do you want me to move?" Damn right I do, they are our seats!
Yes, same happened to the wife on another train trip on Tuesday
This group of commuters were chatting between themselves, and referred to sitting in these reserved seats as 'squatting' which is fine if the person doesn't show up.
But this guy had screwed up my wife's seat reservation and then had the audacity to check it before shifting out of my wife's seat.
chris8886
08-09-18, 09:02 PM
My bike! Buy a Honda, they're always reliable..... well reliably expensive when they go wrong. Bent my key in the filler cap the other week as I have stated previously. Finally got round to my local stealer to have my new key cut and chipped etc. for them not to actually even be able to do it! I ended up leaving the bike with the dealer to try and sort, having been there since early this morning, as I had a hockey match. Got given a CBF750? I think, it might not have been though (whatever it was, it was APPAULING! it wallowed going in a straight line, let alone round any corners and the front brake was non-existent, it would have been quicker to stop using my feet Fred Flintstone style!).
When I returned some 3 or so hours later, after my match they still hadn't been able to sort my new key and could only come up with the answer that they think it might be the ECU which is the problem. So I'm left with one key that does work (one of the originals), one new key that is only any good for opening the filler cap and one key that is bent and useless for intents and purposes. They even tried taking the chip out of the bent key and putting that in the new one, to see if that would work with the HISS, but it didn't. Hence why they think it might be the ECU that's the problem and a new one of those is £900 plus, with then VAT to added on top!!!!
I don't like not having a spare key, but I just don't think it's economical to spend that much to get another one made! On the plus side at least they didn't charge me for all the labour time they spent trying to get it to work. Still cost me over £100 to get a key cut that doesn't even work in the bloody bike! I was spitting nails, but I do understand and appreciate that they need to be paid something for their time....
DarrenSV650S
08-09-18, 09:14 PM
Bent my key in the filler cap
Don't... don't bend your keys... anywhere
but yeah it's totally Honda's fault
My bike! Buy a Honda, they're always reliable..... well reliably expensive when they go wrong. Bent my key in the filler cap the other week as I have stated previously. Finally got round to my local stealer to have my new key cut and chipped etc. for them not to actually even be able to do it! I ended up leaving the bike with the dealer to try and sort, having been there since early this morning, as I had a hockey match. Got given a CBF750? I think, it might not have been though (whatever it was, it was APPAULING! it wallowed going in a straight line, let alone round any corners and the front brake was non-existent, it would have been quicker to stop using my feet Fred Flintstone style!).
When I returned some 3 or so hours later, after my match they still hadn't been able to sort my new key and could only come up with the answer that they think it might be the ECU which is the problem. So I'm left with one key that does work (one of the originals), one new key that is only any good for opening the filler cap and one key that is bent and useless for intents and purposes. They even tried taking the chip out of the bent key and putting that in the new one, to see if that would work with the HISS, but it didn't. Hence why they think it might be the ECU that's the problem and a new one of those is £900 plus, with then VAT to added on top!!!!
I don't like not having a spare key, but I just don't think it's economical to spend that much to get another one made! On the plus side at least they didn't charge me for all the labour time they spent trying to get it to work. Still cost me over £100 to get a key cut that doesn't even work in the bloody bike! I was spitting nails, but I do understand and appreciate that they need to be paid something for their time....
there are mobile key cutters that can pretty much copy any car/bike key in existence. there are also specialised key shops that do the same. i had to get a car key with a chip and round key cut years ago (think it was a ford) as i lost the key. i had to take the ignition lock to the a place in Edinburgh. £20 later had a key and instructions to reprogram the key when i put the ignition back in. things must have come a looooong way since then (20 odd years).
BTW i would check your insurance or breakdown cover to see if it cover lost/stolen keys.
the honda dealer is trying to fleece you m8.
chris8886
08-09-18, 09:42 PM
there are mobile key cutters that can pretty much copy any car/bike key in existence. there are also specialised key shops that do the same. i had to get a car key with a chip and round key cut years ago (think it was a ford) as i lost the key. i had to take the ignition lock to the a place in Edinburgh. £20 later had a key and instructions to reprogram the key when i put the ignition back in. things must have come a looooong way since then (20 odd years).
BTW i would check your insurance or breakdown cover to see if it cover lost/stolen keys.
the honda dealer is trying to fleece you m8.
I don't think they are/were trying to fleece me, as they really did seem to be doing all they could, they also only charged me for 3/4 of an hours labour when they'd actually spent over 3 on it! They also did mention these sort of sellers, but as they said that it seems to be the ECU that can't/won't be re-programmed, they don't think that they'll be able to help me. I think it might be worth my trying to find a nearby one and ask their opinion.
Its amazing how much you rely on your thumbs. I managed to cut my left thumb pretty deep with a Stanley knife and its pretty sore. Can't push the starter or the indicators properly on the SV, have to use the tip or joint below the cut. I forgot at one point and pressed full down on the cut while turning off the indicator. [emoji24]
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Red ones
09-09-18, 01:00 PM
How darned inconsiderate of Suzuki to not consider creatures without opposable thumbs.
How darned inconsiderate of Suzuki to not consider creatures without opposable thumbs.There wasn't a warning on the knife that it might be sharp. Can I sue?
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Red ones
09-09-18, 01:16 PM
"Knives from stanley cut many types of materials including cardboard, drywall, plastic sheeting, leather, and more."
Doesn't say thumbs!
zsv650s
09-09-18, 04:05 PM
Prefer Irwin knives blades stay sharper.
zsv650s
10-09-18, 10:32 AM
Listing something on eBay as UK only and someone from northern Ireland buys it and costs me a sodding fortune in postage literally just gave away something especially harsh when I have sod all money at the moment.
Listing something on eBay as UK only and someone from northern Ireland buys it and costs me a sodding fortune in postage literally just gave away something especially harsh when I have sod all money at the moment.
next time put in a subject to "zone" calculator/clause in. for instance Scottish highlands and islands cots more.
dont offer free postage. if they want it they will buy it.
zsv650s
10-09-18, 10:43 AM
Won't be a next time first time I've used eBay in years and last I'll just put it up on here next time.
littleoldman2
10-09-18, 11:34 AM
Hermes is the same cost to NI.
I always put in this in my listings ""Postage" comprises of Postage + Packaging + Person Packing + eBay fees on postage + PayPal fees on postage + transport to the drop off point.
Please contact me prior to purchases if you are ordering from the Highlands, Islands or outside of the UK mainland as postage may cost more."
They ignore it but having pressed BUY IT NOW I ask for the extra via an invoice, no extra = no post just cancell the transaction as at their request.
zsv650s
10-09-18, 11:42 AM
I'm honouring this one as my brother sold the exhausts for me and I don't want to screw his feedback up sold them for for £21.50 with £7.50 p&p stupidly I thought he had put UK mainland obviously not has cost me £23 to post them oh well live and learn.
littleoldman2
10-09-18, 11:50 AM
£23 does seem very expensive.
zsv650s
10-09-18, 12:03 PM
Parcel force was £20 ISH and it's a pita for me to get there don't forget they are the bazooka originals so weight is in excess of 10kg
maviczap
10-09-18, 01:30 PM
I either use
https://www.senditnow.com/
Or Parcelmonkey
senditnow does work out cheaper for bigger items most of the time, and you can specify drop off or collection. Drop off being cheaper
Red ones
11-09-18, 08:01 AM
Patents who call their children 'mate.' As in, "Don't do that, mate"
I thought mate was a word (other than the sexual sense) used to underline a closer bond than would otherwise be perceived. Why downgrade your children to 'mate' status?
maviczap
11-09-18, 08:20 AM
Alloy wheels, my Zafira had rims that got corroded and so leaked air out over a few days. Got them cleaned up and they were much better.
Astra has similar wheels, the front off side has the same problem.
Just annoying. Too expensive to get them refurbished for the value of the car
Geodude
11-09-18, 09:33 AM
My mam had a stroke a week ago :( im looking after her as best i can. (Those who know me know my load is already full without this) Its hard work but i know shes in there somewhere its just difficult to see her so lost :( Just hope i get the real her back soon :)
maviczap
11-09-18, 11:02 AM
My mam had a stroke a week ago :( im looking after her as best i can. (Those who know me know my load is already full without this) Its hard work but i know shes in there somewhere its just difficult to see her so lost :( Just hope i get the real her back soon :)
That's shizz Geo, hope she improves, slow & steady it'll be
garynortheast
11-09-18, 11:04 AM
Ah bugger, that's sad to read GD. Hope she makes a good recovery. Don't forget to look after yourself too.
not nice to hear Geo. hope yer mam is better soon.
Red ones
11-09-18, 02:29 PM
Parents who call their children 'mate.' As in, "Don't do that, mate"
I thought mate was a word (other than the sexual sense) used to underline a closer bond than would otherwise be perceived. Why downgrade your children to 'mate' status?
maviczap
11-09-18, 02:31 PM
Pulled my shoulder muscle again, lifting the shopping out of the car, took a couple of weeks to get it better the last time :-(
having a community alarm fitted to then be informed at the end i have to pay a monthly subscription... ermm that'll be a NO then. take it out... bloke was not too chuffed although he know knows that the system works with (proper) VOIP.
littleoldman2
11-09-18, 02:49 PM
My mam had a stroke a week ago :( im looking after her as best i can. (Those who know me know my load is already full without this) Its hard work but i know shes in there somewhere its just difficult to see her so lost :( Just hope i get the real her back soon :)
Feel for you GD.
SV650rules
11-09-18, 03:25 PM
Alloy wheels, my Zafira had rims that got corroded and so leaked air out over a few days. Got them cleaned up and they were much better.
Astra has similar wheels, the front off side has the same problem.
Just annoying. Too expensive to get them refurbished for the value of the car
Bl00dy alloy wheels are a nightmare, always causing problems, never had a problem with steel wheels that a bit of hammerite paint would not fix, but even as early as four years old some alloys leak under the tyre bead and need a refurb, diamond cut ones can look tatty after a few years as the clearcoat is p155 poor and chips easily then the white worm moves in underneath.
Geodude
11-09-18, 06:57 PM
Thanks for the kind words lads :) trying my best but you know how it is.
xGx
maviczap
11-09-18, 07:31 PM
Thanks for the kind words lads :) trying my best but you know how it is.
xGx
Yes, I know how hard it is.
if you haven't looked into it, see if you can get some carers in to help you, depending on how poorly your mum is.
Not nice when the people you relied on all those years when we had problems of our own, now we are looking after them if they were our children?
Me, I'd just like to spare my kids the trauma of having to look after me, like I had to with my mum.
littleoldman2
11-09-18, 08:01 PM
Me, I'd just like to spare my kids the trauma of having to look after me, like I had to with my mum.
Noboby in this country is willing to help you slip off easily. I don't mean to put a downer on the evening and I'm not thinking of going yet but I have thought a little about what to do when that time comes.
BanannaMan
12-09-18, 03:25 AM
My mam had a stroke a week ago :( im looking after her as best i can. (Those who know me know my load is already full without this) Its hard work but i know shes in there somewhere its just difficult to see her so lost :( Just hope i get the real her back soon :)
Sorry to hear.
Hope she's well again soon.
BanannaMan
12-09-18, 03:33 AM
My gripe of the day,
People panic buying ahead of a hurricane.
Bottled water is unobtainable, petrol is getting hard to find, grocery shelves are empty.
If you've not bought supplies by today , it's too late and the worst of the storm won't be here till Friday night.
Granted it's going to be a devastating event, the worst is predicted to be 100 miles, possibly 200 miles to the south of where I live.
(I hope)
Geodude
12-09-18, 05:53 AM
Thanks Bill and you stay safe over there.
Hope everyone emerges unscathed, Bill. It's hard for us to imagine living where the weather and the ground conspire against you. I lived in CA for 20 odd years wondering if each creak of the house was the next earthquake, I then lived in TX for a year at the starting point of "tornado alley" and used to get a red warning crawler on the tv with tornado alerts. I flew through Phoenix and just missed when they closed the airport because it was too hot for aircraft to take off. We get 2 weeks of cold air and name it "the Beast from the East", a few days of 90°F temps and people melt. Then there was our "big one", a 5.2 earthquake in Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, 3 churches and a few chimneys damaged.
kaivalagi
12-09-18, 11:17 AM
Getting a NIP through the post, like most of the group I was riding with...there should be a speed awareness option I hope. Was the only bloody place we could overtake a truck we were stuck behind for ages, almost as if the stretch of road was made for speeding tickets...1mph less and I'd have not received anything...
SV650rules
12-09-18, 07:51 PM
Getting a NIP through the post, like most of the group I was riding with...there should be a speed awareness option I hope. Was the only bloody place we could overtake a truck we were stuck behind for ages, almost as if the stretch of road was made for speeding tickets...1mph less and I'd have not received anything...
Wouldn't surprise me if the police had hired the truck for the day to drive slowly up and down a stretch of road bottling up traffic so that when it reaches the stretch of road where overtaking is possible their speed camera makes maximum profit.....
kaivalagi
12-09-18, 08:20 PM
Wouldn't surprise me if the police had hired the truck for the day to drive slowly up and down a stretch of road bottling up traffic so that when it reaches the stretch of road where overtaking is possible their speed camera makes maximum profit.....Yep, a short stretch of 40 limit with good visibility for overtakes, with solid white lined 60 limits either end for miles....
Atleast 3 others on our 3 day charity ride got NIPs today too because they were overtaking the truck in the same section of road
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