What Grinds my gears archive B

[MCN]

[stinkwheel]

I bet most of them wouldn't do such a thing these days. Just tell you it's fucked. Can't be fixed by plugging it into a computer so it's not a thing.

If they would fix it, they'd book you in for three months time, then call after you dropped the car off -having taken a day off work- and tell you to come back and pick it up because they don't have time to do anything with it today... Which is exactly what a main dealer just did with one of my colleagues only today on a warranty job on a brand spanker he bought off them. Been in limp mode for the last 3 months.
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“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.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Fat Angry Scotsman]

[MCN]

[virus]

[to v or not to v]

feckin Southampton council. they have failed to repair my garage for the second time since February and now i have to wait another 3 months for them to fail to repair it once again.

why isnt it possible to prosecute councils for negligence like you can the NHS.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
Moto Guzzi V7.

[Ribenapigeon]

Halfords.

Ordered a battery for the bike in-store. Get a phone call a couple of days later saying their supplier cant supply the battery but don't worry my money will be refunded to my account. Three weeks later still no refund so I go into the store. They say the money has been refunded (after lots of scanning of my receipt and umming and ahhing) and that is should call customer services. Customer services who sounded like they were in South Africa say the money has been refunded and I should call my bank. I call my bank who have no record of any attempt to refund me so have credited my account with the sum and are now taking it up with Halfords. The crazy thing is the first shop assistant I spoke to at Halfords was really helpful and went to see if they had the battery in stock, which they did. The interesting thing is the battery wasn't out on the shelf but he found it in the warehouse. I suspect the supplier did actually find a battery to supply and stuck it on a lorry to be sent to my local Halfords and someone just stuck it aside thinking it would get collected as there was probably a record of my being called so they would assume they're waiting on me.

[hellkat]

Finally got my head around going on holiday for a few days, only to discover there's a train strike and I'm not sure if I will manage to get to Gatwick.

So I'll lurk around London Bridge for an hour or so and if nothing eventuates, I shall stamp my feet and do it by Uber instead.

I hope this is covered on my travel insurance
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[hellkat]

The esteemed daughter whatsapped me today to let me know she was throwing a strop in a hotel bar in Cairo - because she hated it so much (being incessantly pestered: the old "BAKSHEESH!!" thing was too much for her delicate Italian temperament) that they were thinking of leaving early and taking an earlier flight - and she was refusing to pay the hotel bill.

So whilst I was encouraging her in a motherly fashion to try and NOT get arrested and thrown into an Egyptian prison, my sister in law - who is also coming with us, and who is much more experienced in middle eastern ways, having lived in Israel for 12 years or so, pipes up helpfully that beheading is a thing for disobedient women.



I think she's calmed down now, and they are getting to Athens earlier than planned.


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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[Polarbear]

[hellkat]

Yes even though I have never been there, I have long understood that it was a fairly awful place, but as they are after all, just Aussie tourists - they were only going to Cairo so they could get a camel ride to the Pyramids.

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Not nearly as interesting in real life.

[MCN]

I thought it was the gypos who shagged the camels.
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Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN.

[Easy-X]

Me: So Disney's doing a live action remake of Snow White. The dwarves are both ethnically diverse and... not dwarves.

Wife: Well that's some shite we won't be seeing.
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Royal Enfield Continental GT 535, Husqvarna Vitpilen 401, Yamaha XSR700, Honda Rebel, Yamaha DT175, Suzuki SV650 (loan) Fazer 600, Keeway Superlight 125, 50cc turd scooter

[Ribenapigeon]

[hellkat]

[stinkwheel]

[to v or not to v]

[stinkwheel]

[Polarbear]

[Nobby the Bastard]

Do you pay by the inch?
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha:"Remember this simple rule - scooters are for men who like to feel the breeze on their huge, flapping cunt lips."
Triumph Sprint ST 1050

[stinkwheel]

[hellkat]

I'm not as gear grinding as I might be; I must be getting old.

Instead of being incensed about a wanker pulling a U-ey on me that I was lucky to esape from this afternoon ... nowadays I get philosophical. FFS

Stayed upright, that's all that matters. Bit of a scrape on me faux boots, mebbe a scratch on my middle toe - nothing I can see missing off the bike. Covered 'er up soon as I got home.

Funny how it makes you ride more VEHEMENTLY afterwards though, innit. As if to say "I'm still alive, motherfuckers".

Might not have been proceeding somewhat more swiftly through that last flyunder, yer honour...
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[Easy-X]

[Nobby the Bastard]

[to v or not to v]

or maybe its testament to the fact that he saw active service in the great war.
to be quite honest, surviving that would probably have made me a raging alcoholic.
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current bike Yamaha Thunderace.
Moto Guzzi V7.