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An advert at the top of the forum for "drafty" - loans at 89% apr ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Well, I managed to get a (gear-oilingly) refund from Emirates for the flight I didn't take to Australia - but the wankers took a FOUR HUNDRED QUID "refund fee" for the privilege of having done so.
Cunts.
So I might have to look at my travel insurance and see if I can claim any more out of that to try and rake back as much as I can ____________________ Not nearly as interesting in real life. |
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Tracey Suntan-King World Chat Champion
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I grind my gears, me.
Local charity shop has a "Half marked price for everything" event today.
I chose a thing, marked up at £4. "That'll be £4 please." She said .
I paid. £4.
Because it would be churlish, wouldn't it? To quibble in a charity shop?
And now my gears are further grinded because I've taken the time and trouble to post it here. Because, £2.
But, £2 is £2. I was robbed.
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Got flashed by a speed camera going into Woburn village tonight. It was pitch black and foggy and I really didn't think I was doing over 30 so I can't have been much over the threshhold unless it's changed to a 20 and I missed the signs.
Fuckfuckity fuckfuck. There goes my nice squeeky clean licence.
Then going through the deer park in thick fog one decided to try and commit suicide on the front of my car. Thankfully braked in time and didn't hit it. That would have really made it a fucking bad day.
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The Skoda Shite Triple* got me down to Cornwall and back trouble free but now decides to have a wobble parked outside my father-in-law's (walking distance from my house.)
First it was an engine warning light which the diagnostics revealed as the auxiliary coolant pump. Not a biggie unless you want hot air in the car in the middle of winter It's one of those annoying things a garage will relieve you of >£300 to replace as although it's a 5 min fit you have to drain and refill the coolant system
At the same time the in-tank fuel pump went on the fritz, incidental I assume as they're entirely unrelated systems. You can sometimes get the things going by pummelling them with a rubber mallet while someone turns over the car but that's a two-man job and my father-in-law was already at the pub wondering where I was.
All rather annoying but a least it failed close to home. The pump had previously given me jip but had been fine for the last few years. As it is I have a complete second-hand assembly (includes pump and level sensor) and a new one with slightly different return pipes. I should be able to cobble something together. Worst part is trying to fish the thing out of the tank without making a mess!
*3 cylinder, 1.2 litre diesel ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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I've got one coming up in February, for doing 40 in a 30 zone ____________________ Not nearly as interesting in real life. |
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Today my gears are ground by the fact that I feel every single second of my age.
Not done a full week's commuting in nearly 2 years
Might have a duvet Sunday with the cats and see how I feel after that.
Definitely looking forward to when I can have a few WFH days again ____________________ Not nearly as interesting in real life. |
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With 2 people on the job the fuel pump was a piece of piss. Turns out the new part I had on the shelf was an actual VAG part and not a knock off Swapped over and it started straight away. ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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The UK public transport system ground my gears this weekend. Specifically buses.
We are all supposed to be using buses instead of driving but the UK bus system is opaque almost to the point of uselessness.
I went to Edinburgh this weekend and though instead of driving into the town centre and trying to find a parking space, I'd use the park and ride. Which is one of the de-facto entry points to the city for visitors.
So I go to the bus terminus and try to work out what to do. There is a series of bus stops with numbers on them. Nothing else. Nothing to tell me which bus to get and where it goes. Then even if you do get the right bus, there's nothing to tell you which direction it's heading.
If you are lucky enough to find yourself at a stop with a timetable, it would still be useless for a visitor because it has a list of esoteric bus-stop place names which still tell you nothing about where it's actually going.
I'm lucky enough to have lived in Edinburgh for 5 years (over 20 years ago now) so one eventually came along displaying a destination I knew they'd have to drive through roughly where I was going to get to. Even then, I had to know the town well enough to know when to get off it.
A visitor unfamiliar with the place would stand no chance whatsoever. What if they didn't speak English? Then the classic last resort of asking a nearby granny would be out of the question too. Even when I lived there, I'd usually land up wallking everywhere because I had no fucking idea which bus to get on or where to get it. Things have not improved. ____________________ “Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
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I rarely go on Facebook but what's the deal with these posts?
"Name a fish without an 'A' in it. Bet you can't "
Dolphin
If they're just some intellectual exercise to pass the time why frame them as an insult? ____________________ Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 2 years, 100 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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