What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Pillock]

Yeah, fully support the "hey look, train tickets are really expensive" message but there was no way that was the cheapest ticket so it loses a lot of credibility.

By travelling sensibly I can do Rugby to London return for less than £50

[bramz7]

Indeed. Even GWRs website lets you buy advance fares for £32 one way.

[hairnet]

Manc to didcot

 

Sat nav said 3 hours

 

Less than 2.5

 

In Friday traffic and AVE speed cams in m6 shock

 

Bit slower tomorrow - new forest and stuff

[bub2006]

I've seen (pictures of) Bub's new motor. Absolutely nobody on here is going to buy anything worse all year, and that's a promise.

Steady on now! There's nowt wrong with it. It's something I've been after for a while at a price I could just manage and it gets me back on 3 wheels. Two is better but disabilities say nope. May not be to everyone's liking but it's had more likes than dislikes and it's well known round these parts and won a few trophies as well as made it into trike magazine centrefold. I'm going to change a few things and make it a slightly different style also.

[hairnet]

Was beko on M40 south earlier in goona?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Steady on now! There's nowt wrong with it. It's something I've been after for a while at a price I could just manage and it gets me back on 3 wheels. ....

 

Wait, let me guess. You've got yourself a Reliant.

[beko1987]

Was beko on M40 south earlier in goona?

I was at 0700 hours this morning yes, going to work. Was that you at handy x/j4 then? But 7.20ish

[hairnet]

No about 9 pm between Cherwell and a34 turnoff

 

Warp factor 37

[beko1987]

No about 9 pm between Cherwell and a34 turnoff

 

Warp factor 37

Ah no then, at 9pm I was doing this

 

 

I know how to live on a Friday night!

 

[bub2006]

Wait, let me guess. You've got yourself a Reliant.

It was in 1983.

[Sloth in a bowl]

My mental image of Bub's new trike

 

[drum]

Is there a thread for bub's trike?

[Tamworthbay]

Wait, let me guess. You've got yourself a Reliant.

 yes, and no, well more no than yes but some yes 

My mental image of Bub's new trike

 

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You really could not be more wrong. I guarantee your jaw will drop at its awesomeness when you see it. You won’t see another like it in a long while that’s for sure.

[purplebargeken]

Bub loves it which is the only real important bit to remember about all of this, about time he had some bloody fun in his life. 

 

It's a matt black, Reliant rat trike. 

[Eddie Honda]

Oh dear Bub...

 

[bub2006]

Is there a thread for bub's trike?

It's not to everyone's tastes but yes I'd be happy to do a thread. I posted here as it has made me grin which is something I've not done in a long time and I really like it.

[Saabnut]

 and I really like it.

 

And that. my friend, is all that matters! Good luck with it, I look forward to seeing pictures.

[bub2006]

Thanks,yes I'll get some half arsed pics and an half arsed thread up then at some point then

[bub2006]

yes, and no, well more no than yes but some yes You really could not be more wrong. I guarantee your jaw will drop at its awesomeness when you see it. You won’t see another like it in a long while that’s for sure.

It's actually more yes than no. Engine,box, chassis, brakes,axle,front and rear suspension all reliant. Lights seating and handlebars not reliant and no body in it.

[purplebargeken]

^^ Can we make half-arsed comments then?

[MorrisItalSLX]

$1

 

[bub2006]

^^ Can we make half-arsed comments then?

It's a given.

[Cavcraft]

Bub loves it which is the only real important bit to remember about all of this, 

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Looks like Autoshite has a healthy future:

 

[AlabamaShrimp]

^^or it could be that cars are built better than they were years ago so last longer and aren't needing major weldedness at about 5 years.

[anonymous user]

Ah no then, at 9pm I was doing this

 

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I know how to live on a Friday night!

 

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Beko, is that your special test carpet?

[Alan_Green]

Gotta love Africa! And no, it's not an April Fool, even though the robot is sited on "Hilarious Avenue".

 

[beko1987]

Beko, is that your special test carpet?

Afraid not. It was brand new 2 years ago it's had kids and me since then. Its coming up this year, back to the laminate underneath. It was only down so Charlie didn't brain himself as he learnt to walk

[beko1987]

"and this is the number you call when it doesn't start one day in 2 gears time because it's utterly fucking fucked itself madam"

 

[Alfamale]

So for a while I’ve been wanting more garage space. I have access to two rented garages and a 20ft shipping container at work but these are all just basically storage.

 

The parents have quite a big plot for their house and as they spend an increasing amount of time abroad as they start to wind down to retirement can’t really be bothered with all the maintenance needed. Last year, my dad and I hatched a plan for the side of the house that involved extending the drive and building a double garage to the side.

 

A good mate of mine is a landscape gardener and could only do the work in the off season when he was quiet. Ground works were finished in March and then on Thursday the garage got put up. It’s sectional so won’t be rthe dryest of places but it’s huge, 22ft 3 by 16ft 3.

 

I’ve spent the last few days putting up the lighting, loads of LED batterns that give a good spread of light, put loads of sockets in around the sides, installed a PVC door to the side and laid a rubber floor matting. A mate is coming to link the distribution board to the main board and test everything before it goes live.

 

Going to rearrange the fleet so that I can work on the BMW 2000 and have easy access to Delta so that will get used much more this summer. Happy days!