Pistonheaders and their First World Problems.

[King Herald]

Wife and daughter have gone to New York for three weeks, leaving me alone in the house, here in the Philippines. I'm a bit bored already, can't think of much to do apart from play in the garage with my man-toys.

I have to do all my own housework some days as well, as the maid only comes in four days a week.

[T5XARV]

creampuff said:

cheesesliceking said:

The LED light on my electric pepper grinder has stopped working

That is damned annoying. The same thing happened to my salt shaker.

That sounds distressing. Are you both OK ?

[Blown2CV]

King Herald said:

Wife and daughter have gone to New York for three weeks, leaving me alone in the house, here in the Philippines. I'm a bit bored already, can't think of much to do apart from play in the garage with my man-toys.

I have to do all my own housework some days as well, as the maid only comes in four days a week.

surely you'll have to do all your own housework all of the days because you'll be banging the maid for 4 days straight?

[King Herald]

Blown2CV said:

surely you'll have to do all your own housework all of the days because you'll be banging the maid for 4 days straight?

This one is 51 years old.....

[anonymous-user]

Virgin trains have teamed up with James Martin and produced a new menu in first class and its gone all healthy yoghurt and squirrel food.
No sign of sliced pig anywhere.

[Blown2CV]

Vandenberg said:

Virgin trains have teamed up with James Martin and produced a new menu in first class and its gone all healthy yoghurt and squirrel food.
No sign of sliced pig anywhere.

I'm sure you can still get micro bacon in standard!

[traffman]

My Mont Blanc pen has run low on ink , and i cannot for the life of me find the spare refill.

[Trabi601]

I work away on average 2-3 nights a week.

Last week I had to book a hotel that didn't have air conditioning in the bedrooms. They didn't even provide a fan - and the local Tesco Extra had sold out.

[breadvan]

Spent all week driving my 981 Spyder, my forehead is peeling.

[talksthetorque]

OH has booked us for something this lunchtime.
Going to have to watch the F1 on C4+1.
FFS it's not even in HD.

[AstonZagato]

talksthetorque said:

OH has booked us for something this lunchtime.
Going to have to watch the F1 on C4+1.
FFS it's not even in HD.

Sky+ it in HD. Watch the recording in your own time (and fast forward through the ad breaks. HTH

[RobinOakapple]

King Herald said:

Blown2CV said:

surely you'll have to do all your own housework all of the days because you'll be banging the maid for 4 days straight?

This one is 51 years old.....

Has she led a particularly hard life then? WTF's wrong with 51? I'd got the impression you weren't a spring chicken yourself

[AstonZagato]

The chilled water function on my Zip tap has stopped working and the ice maker function on my freezer has failed. I am now limited to what's in the fridge in the way of cold drinks.

[Smitters]

My Corby Trouser Press has broken. Awful thing to happen to a chap on a Monday morning.

[FailHere]

Smitters said:

My Corby Trouser Press has broken. Awful thing to happen to a chap on a Monday morning.

If you don't have a valet to press them for you, I suggest you go to stay in an hotel until such time as Corby send out the emergency repair team.

[talksthetorque]

AstonZagato said:

talksthetorque said:

OH has booked us for something this lunchtime.
Going to have to watch the F1 on C4+1.
FFS it's not even in HD.

Sky+ it in HD. Watch the recording in your own time (and fast forward through the ad breaks. HTH

They just said the can't install on a Sunday lunchtime with 15 minutes notice and nobody in the house, and then set it up to record the F1 for me.
I don't know what's wrong with companies these days.
I thought the customer was always right?

[EnglishTony]

Somebody has locked my thread

[944fan]

Watchman said:

My cleaner cherry picks what she wants to iron. One of my items has been passed over twice now.

Who would want to iron your skid-mark-riddled crackers eh?

[Tarico]

I just got a short shift kit installed on my 130i, but the shifter is now so short it's hidden behind the handbrake lever. The struggle is real.

[Tarico]

Nanook said:

Tarico said:

I just got a short shift kit installed on my 130i, but the shifter is now so short it's hidden behind the handbrake lever. What's the fking point.

Well, not that!

Short shift kits are generally to reduce the throw, not to make the stick shorter

Got any pictures of it?

It's the offical BMWP option. It does reduce throw (via a new gear linkage), but also shortens the stick. I admit I mostly got it because it looks cool.


...also, it serves as a continuous reminder of how weak my left arm is.