Roast Grumpy Old Thread- 10k posts of whinging

[Hojuman]

Got a 2850 litre water tank. Filled in 5 minutes this 'arvo l reckon.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Heat and humidity both make me grumpy. My office was cooler than my house this morning. Not often do I roll around the office carpet wallowing in the perfectly chilled environment. I was glad to be back, that is pretty sick.

Our house is a poorly insulated 1930's built clinker brick joint and the ducted A/C hasn't worked since October 5th. Having barely survived the past week with two young kids and a constant indoor temperature between 28C and 35C I find myself rocking back and forth in a corner scratching the floorboards with a hunting knife in the dark.

Grumpy doesn't adequately reflect the level of angst!

 

[Hojuman]

Twinkletoes ?

 

[Gasometer]

Our house is a poorly insulated 1930's built clinker brick joint and the ducted A/C hasn't worked since October 5th. Having barely survived the past week with two young kids and a constant indoor temperature between 28C and 35C I find myself rocking back and forth in a corner scatching the floorboards with a hunting knife in the dark.

Grumpy doesn't adequately reflect the level of angst!

Didnt the pricks come and fix it yet?

This is what happens in Katamatite South if you don't offer quick service....

Bankruptcy.

 

[Gasometer]

Got a 2850 litre water tank. Filled in 5 minutes this 'arvo l reckon.

We inherited a 30k litre when we moved to this place. Without another $2000 pump it trickles out the hose at a snail pace. I suppose we will do something nek drought.

 

[Gasometer]

Ok...two days left.

Nominate your 3 most grumpiest moments of 2016.....

 

[Firestarter]

Ok...two days left.

Nominate your most grumpiest moment of 2016.....

Everyone knows.

 

[Gasometer]

Everyone knows.

No?

 

[Firestarter]

No?

The AFL GF.

So maybe I need a proper one besides a sports related one...

 

[Gasometer]

I will edit original question....3 most grumpiest moments of 2016

 

[Gasometer]

1. The final siren at the first Hawthorn loss at Docklands.
2. The whole Rd 23 Gws game.
3. Anytime Woof chewed something to bits.

 

[Firestarter]

1. The final siren at the first Hawthorn loss at Docklands.
2. The whole Rd 23 Gws game.
3. Anytime Woof chewed something to bits.

1. AFL GF
2. Finding out Carrie Fisher had a heart attack because I could sense what was to come.
3. Having to pay for new kitchen taps and losing my savings.

 

[Gasometer]

3. Having to pay for new kitchen taps and losing my savings.

Is that 3 and 4...or were your taps gold plated?

 

[Firestarter]

Is that 3 and 4...or were your taps gold plated?

Could be rephrased as Losing my savings due to replacing leaky kitchen taps.

And it was a couple hundred for basic mixer taps.

 

[Gasometer]

Could be rephrased as Losing my savings due to replacing leaky kitchen taps.

And it was a couple hundred for basic mixer taps.

Had to install a fence to keep Woof out of mischief...lot of money that....but destruction has ended.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Didnt the pricks come and fix it yet?

This is what happens in Katamatite South if you don't offer quick service....

Bankruptcy.

Oh they've been back alright.......

......but the initial problem we rang to complain about (burning smell and the fan not pushing the cool air through) still exists despite them replacing three fans and fan motors. The issue came to a head when they sent their guru out two days prior to Xmas and he thought it had finally been sorted, only for the burning smell to return the following day..........another scorcher! Now the bastards are all on holidays! F*** the world!

 

[Hojuman]

1. Meeting Woof
2. Captain Bob
3. Malcolm Turnbull

 

[Kimbo]

Oh they've been back alright.......

Pity the counter doesn't rewind back to 2.

 

[Gasometer]

Oh they've been back alright.......

......but the initial problem we rang to complain about (burning smell and the fan not pushing the cool air through) still exists despite them replacing three fans and fan motors. The issue came to a head when they sent their guru out two days prior to Xmas and he thought it had finally been sorted, only for the burning smell to return the following day..........another scorcher! Now the bastards are all on holidays! F*** the world!

Similar problem with a heater some years ago.

Would not ignite.

Same amount of visits....Guru came...couldn't fix it...he said that they would keep "coming back to fix it for free as a guinea pig to learn how to fix similar issues in the future in that model."

I went to Whirlpool and found the same brand...same model...with the same problem all over Australia.

We were renting and in the end did not gaf.

 

[Twinkletoes]

Similar problem with a heater some years ago.

Would not ignite.

Same amount of visits....Guru came...couldn't fix it...he said that they would keep "coming back to fix it for free as a guinea pig to learn how to fix similar issues in the future in that model."

I went to Whirlpool and found the same brand...same model...with the same problem all over Australia.

We were renting and in the end did not gaf.

The owner of the service company is trying to sort it out with the company who made the A/C unit, Lennox, laying all the blame on them and telling me daily that he's determined to make sure they sort this out once and for all. Meanwhile..............heatwave!

 

[Twinkletoes]

Pity the counter doesn't rewind back to 2.

Maybe that's the problem, I should've invested in a reverse cycle one instead of a refrigerated split system.

 

[Gasometer]

The owner of the service company is trying to sort it out with the company who made the A/C unit, Lennox, laying all the blame on them and telling me daily that he's determined to make sure they sort this out once and for all. Meanwhile..............heatwave!

Lennox...hmmm...if this is the best they can do....

 

[see see]

Oh they've been back alright.......

......but the initial problem we rang to complain about (burning smell and the fan not pushing the cool air through) still exists despite them replacing three fans and fan motors. The issue came to a head when they sent their guru out two days prior to Xmas and he thought it had finally been sorted, only for the burning smell to return the following day..........another scorcher! Now the bastards are all on holidays! F*** the world!

My old man recently dropped a five figure sum replacing the downstairs heating/ cooling system at his place as it wasn't heating/ cooling the front half of the house and led to a very hot and uncomfortable 2015 Xmas lunch. Trouble was, the new unit didn't seem to be any better so he got the installer's guru to come and check it out. Turns out that the ducts in the front half of the ground floor are connected to the upstairs heating/ cooling system.

D'Oh! (Although it was lovely and cool when I visited on Xmas day).

 

[Kimbo]

Maybe that's the problem, I should've invested in a reverse cycle one instead of a refrigerated split system.

 

[Dodecahedron]

Oh they've been back alright.......

......but the initial problem we rang to complain about (burning smell and the fan not pushing the cool air through) still exists despite them replacing three fans and fan motors. The issue came to a head when they sent their guru out two days prior to Xmas and he thought it had finally been sorted, only for the burning smell to return the following day..........another scorcher! Now the bastards are all on holidays! F*** the world!

You're nearly there TT. I am reliably informed that their call-out counter only goes up to 11.