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Guest The Phoenix
I drove back here from Arbroath. My car has become every womans dream car.

Every time I touch the throttle it makes a loud tortured noise, and the entire car vibrates like crazy.

Are you sure it is the car making the noises / vibrating - strikes me that it could be the driver? :unsure:;)

PS Just realised that would negate the "every womans dream" bit. :lol:

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Are you sure it is the car making the noises / vibrating - strikes me that it could be the driver? :unsure:;)

PS Just realised that would negate the "every womans dream" bit. :lol:

No, its my exhaust. :(

Its now in 2 pieces, torn off just behind the converter. Whats the legal status on exhausts? And as a follow up question, anyone know any cheap and temporary fixes? Im scrapping it just after christmas, so I dont want to spend money on it!

Im thinking I might try punching holes in the ends of an irn bru can and sliding the exhaust into it.

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No, its my exhaust. :(

Its now in 2 pieces, torn off just behind the converter. Whats the legal status on exhausts? And as a follow up question, anyone know any cheap and temporary fixes? Im scrapping it just after christmas, so I dont want to spend money on it!

Im thinking I might try punching holes in the ends of an irn bru can and sliding the exhaust into it.

IIRC you live in Stirling? If you like I can give you a good mechanic in Dunblane to have a quick look, he'll probably do a quick weld on it for next to nothing if you give him my name.

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IIRC you live in Stirling? If you like I can give you a good mechanic in Dunblane to have a quick look, he'll probably do a quick weld on it for next to nothing if you give him my name.

Really appreciate the offer, but unfortunately I dont even have a budget of next to nothing...a coke can is about the limit of my budget.

Plus Im not able to get to Dunblane at the mo!

Like I said though, really appreciate the offer anyway! :)

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Really appreciate the offer, but unfortunately I dont even have a budget of next to nothing...a coke can is about the limit of my budget.

Plus Im not able to get to Dunblane at the mo!

Like I said though, really appreciate the offer anyway! :)

:lol:

Fair enough, I thought it was still driveable at least!

Ah well, good luck with it. If you decide you need it let me know.

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My new kitchen is falling apart already. Not happy and the company won't pay for the fitter to come back out as it's not their problem. Sorry the door has warpped after 8 weeks so quite frankly it is your problem.

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My new kitchen is falling apart already. Not happy and the company won't pay for the fitter to come back out as it's not their problem. Sorry the door has warpped after 8 weeks so quite frankly it is your problem.

Tell the company you'll be firing a wee letter off to the local and national press if they dont get it sorted.

The Judge in the Sunday Mail deals with that kind of shit quite efficiently!

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No, its my exhaust. :(

And as a follow up question, anyone know any cheap and temporary fixes?

Dye your hair and beard white, look out your little red number and harness up Donner and Blitzen.

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Tell the company you'll be firing a wee letter off to the local and national press if they dont get it sorted.

The Judge in the Sunday Mail deals with that kind of shit quite efficiently!

Don't theink a compnay like Ikea will care about one wee letter.

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:lol:

Fair enough, I thought it was still driveable at least!

Ah well, good luck with it. If you decide you need it let me know.

Because I chained the back of the exhaust on last year I wasnt able to take it off this morning when I drove in, however, it scraped along the ground quite a bit. Ill sort it out before I drive home, Im resourceful...

Dye your hair and beard white, look out your little red number and harness up Donner and Blitzen.

I dont think Santa wears tight fetish pvc, so that rules that plan out. :(

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My new kitchen is falling apart already. Not happy and the company won't pay for the fitter to come back out as it's not their problem. Sorry the door has warpped after 8 weeks so quite frankly it is your problem.
Tell the company you'll be firing a wee letter off to the local and national press if they dont get it sorted.

The Judge in the Sunday Mail deals with that kind of shit quite efficiently!

Might work but it sounds like Rowan might have caused some of the damage?

I warped one of our cabinet doors in our kitchen when I left the hot tap running and the sink overflowed, which was totally my own stupid fault.

Needless to say, upteen years later we still have a warped cabinet door in the kitchen. :lol:

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Don't theink a compnay like Ikea will care about one wee letter.

Ah right! I thought it was a smaller independent company.

Might work but it sounds like Rowan might have caused some of the damage?

I warped one of our cabinet doors in our kitchen when I left the hot tap running and the sink overflowed, which was totally my own stupid fault.

Needless to say, upteen years later we still have a warped cabinet door in the kitchen. :lol:

I tried to put the child proof thingys on our kitchen cupboard doors.

Drilled pilot holes straight through two doors and cracked another door while pulling it towards me to get some purchase from my screwdriver.

I was successful with the hazardous liquids cupboard though so the bairn should be safe until he works it out.

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The scenario - I had three lights on, one in the hall downstairs, one on the stairs and one on the landing. All three can be turned off at the downstairs switches, or the two hall and stairs lights at the downstairs switch and then the landing light at the upstairs switch.

Being a lazy bugger, I switch all three off downstairs and started on up to bed in the dark. Just at the bend at the top of the stairs, and all too late, I find one of my cats has been using the carpet for claw-sharpening purposes and has pulled it away from the step. I put my foot on the loose carpet and promptly slip onto my knees. Grabbing the wall for support, I suddenly rip a deep cut in my finger on an exposed picture hook, pull my hand away in a reflex movement of utter agony, gently topple backwards with all the inevitability of Newton's theory of gravity and bounce all the way downstairs on my head, spine and arse! :angry::(

After lying there stunned for a few minutes, I realise I am in danger of being stuck to the carpet by my pinkie's congealing puddle of blood and manage to crawl back upstairs on hands and somewhat grazed knees. :(

Anyone want a pair of black and tortoiseshell, cat shaped gloves for Christmas?! :ph34r::rolleyes:

You may now feel free to point and laugh! :rolleyes:

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Might work but it sounds like Rowan might have caused some of the damage?

I warped one of our cabinet doors in our kitchen when I left the hot tap running and the sink overflowed, which was totally my own stupid fault.

Needless to say, upteen years later we still have a warped cabinet door in the kitchen. :lol:

It's beside the oven, and when I was in store sorting the order out with their instore kitchen specalist I asked if it needed a cover panel to protect it from the heat and they said no. It would have only cost 32 quid so it's not as if it was going to cost me much more had he said yes.

And the door that came out it's mountings we are lying about and we have ripped it out. Eh, no.

Had no problems with the last ikea kitchen I fitted and it was the cheapest kitchen they made, this was alot more expensive.

:angry:

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The scenario - I had three lights on, one in the hall downstairs, one on the stairs and one on the landing. All three can be turned off at the downstairs switches, or the two hall and stairs lights at the downstairs switch and then the landing light at the upstairs switch.

Being a lazy bugger, I switch all three off downstairs and started on up to bed in the dark. Just at the bend at the top of the stairs, and all too late, I find one of my cats has been using the carpet for claw-sharpening purposes and has pulled it away from the step. I put my foot on the loose carpet and promptly slip onto my knees. Grabbing the wall for support, I suddenly rip a deep cut in my finger on an exposed picture hook, pull my hand away in a reflex movement of utter agony, gently topple backwards with all the inevitability of Newton's theory of gravity and bounce all the way downstairs on my head, spine and arse! :angry::(

After lying there stunned for a few minutes, I realise I am in danger of being stuck to the carpet by my pinkie's congealing puddle of blood and manage to crawl back upstairs on hands and somewhat grazed knees. :(

Anyone want a pair of black and tortoiseshell, cat shaped gloves for Christmas?! :ph34r::rolleyes:

You may now feel free to point and laugh! :rolleyes:

Cat's rule!

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