What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[fordperv]

a bugbear of mine is people leaving dogs in cars when its warm without sufficient cooling, i saw this on a carpark to a shop i was going into and i wanted to shake the owners hand, this is how to leave a dog in a car, all 4 windows were down as far as they could go

 

[RoadworkUK]

Grump or Grin? Not sure.

 

Has anybody seen the advert for 'Now That's What I Call Drivetime' with its voiceover by not-yet disgraced former DJ Mark 'Now That's What I Call Another Paycheck'  Goodier?

 

If any of the songs on this foetid pustule of a CD were to emanate from my stereo I'd smash it repeatedly with an AA Book Of The Road. Or, at the very least I'd change the radio station.

 

Especially poxy 'Dancing in the Moonlight'.

 

Just follow the next 65-plate Audi A1 you see with its windows down. The radio will be tuned to Heart FM and if it's loud enough you'll be able to hear the exact same terrible music for free.

[John F]

After two very hot days' work my Disco's n/s/f swivel & hub is built back up, the badly-binding o/s/f and o/s/r callipers have been freed off, the massively oil-contaminated handbrake drum & mechanism have been dismantled & cleaned and the handbrake has been adjusted – six whole days ahead of the MOT due date

 

The only slight grump is that the tracking is well out after the work, but that's probably because it was set up with the collapsed upper kingpin bearing last time I did it. I'll sort that out over the next few days.

 

Knackered but pleased... I intend to celebrate with an unwise amount of beer this evening

[Supernaut]

Be careful if the tracking's out then. Don't want to crash into another car, like a Picasso, for example.

[tooSavvy]

He looks happy to be home!

 

 

Ha... Looks like a guy pulled out of a Glasgow pub by the missus... ragged home and sat down with NO White Supper !!

 

TS

[Supernaut]

[blakey79]

I get that problem sometimes. Usually some £5 petrol station flowers does the trick.

Thanks, just spilt my dinner over myself laughing at that.

[Ghosty]

Grump or Grin? Not sure.

 

Has anybody seen the advert for 'Now That's What I Call Drivetime' with its voiceover by not-yet disgraced former DJ Mark 'Now That's What I Call Another Paycheck'  Goodier?

 

If any of the songs on this foetid pustule of a CD were to emanate from my stereo I'd smash it repeatedly with an AA Book Of The Road. Or, at the very least I'd change the radio station.

 

Especially poxy 'Dancing in the Moonlight'.

 

Just follow the next 65-plate Audi A1 you see with its windows down. The radio will be tuned to Heart FM and if it's loud enough you'll be able to hear the exact same terrible music for free.

 

Just looked up the full tracklisting.

 

A better title would be Leased White Corsa: The Album.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Totally not car related but made me almost piss myself when MrsN told me today.

 

She was given the details of a baby that she may be matching to a couple for adoption.

Typical sad story , born to a crack addict so lots of problems , but developing ok.

Anyway on the paperwork all its measurements except the head are at 20 percentile, which is to be expected. The head is 80 which is very unusual, she even checked to make sure there was no medical reason connected with crack etc.

Then she looked at the photos, did I mention the child was black? Or had an impressive Afro going on?

Some fuckwit had measured round his hair!

You couldn't make it up.

[Tayne]

Children's backpacks, you say?

 

 

[Tayne]

Also, the chap who hit my car last week gave me money this evening.

[Lacquer Peel]

I've taken all the environmental considerations into erm, consideration, and I'm still going to go to Costco for veg oil when I need it.

How much is it at Costco these days?

[Tamworthbay]

Thanks to a very kind shiter I have a bass guitar, it may not be electric just yet but a lunchtime or two at work will see to that, just spent an hour messing about and teaching myself the intro to sunshine of your love. I am like a dog with two dicks at the moment.

[New POD]

Like wine, but worse. Apparently Liverpudlians are keen on it.

 

I think not. Last time I went out for the night in Town, there was a lot of sparkling Prosecco and Mojitos being drunk. Actually it was the Albert Dock, so not really Proper Liverpool.

[seth]

I went to see a friend earlier today who I'd not seen in ages.  While I was there a customer dropped by to have him repair a wheel, bringing it round in his 1914 Cadillac Model 50.   6 litres 4 cylinder.

 

 

 

 

 

[MarvinsMom]

^wow....

 

just, wow

 

there is nothing else to say bout that caddie!

[Supernaut]

Children's backpacks, you say?

 

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Mine was found on a facebook page called Bootleg Stuff. Although you wouldn't know about facebook pages.

[Tayne]

Although you wouldn't know about facebook pages.

I've never taken part in genocide, been a traffic warden or owned a Vauxhall but I know what those things are.

 

I took my photo in Santiago.

[Parky]

Daughter break bed.

Man fetch tool

Man fix bed in room which must have been 35 degree centigrade despite it being 10.15 at night

WIFE GENUINELY IMPRESSED (in capitals, doesn't happen often)

Man Rules!!

 

(but is very sweaty now)

[FakeConcern]

Seeing my next door neighbour turning into our road in his 2015 Merc estate with a massive sat nav screen showing him the way!

[FakeConcern]

Daughter break bed.

Man fetch tool

Man fix bed in room which must have been 35 degree centigrade despite it being 10.15 at night

WIFE GENUINELY IMPRESSED (in capitals, doesn't happen often)

Man Rules!!

 

(but is very sweaty now)

Yeah!

[xtriple]

You know the chap from 'Romance of Rust'? He does some fooking awesome work that lad!

[Alexg]

I'm currently watching the Paralympic mens tennis doubles final. These guys are incredible!

[andrew e]

Local news reporting:

 

[Ghosty]

An absurdly vague article, there's about as much anti-pikey content in there as DeLorean/speed awareness.

[doobietoo]

Sitting inside watching the lightning and listening to the thunder...

[Eddie Honda]

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Fuckin 'ell it's ULTRAMAN!

 

Used to have a windscreen dangly like this:

 

Quite fancy getting the bog roll holder to keep the kids (ok, just me) entertained:

[seth]

You know the chap from 'Romance of Rust'? He does some fooking awesome work that lad!

 

I was lucky enough to work for him on and off for a while as a way of having some stable income when I was starting my own business.  Learnt a huge amount while I was there.  His current major project is building up a DB4 GT Zagato body from scratch which is a quite incredible thing to see.

[RoadworkUK]

I would have been monumentally impressed if that DeLorean speeding article - which has now gone viral and is all over the internet - had been written without any BTTF references for a change.

 

That's my big worry about ever buying a DeLorean, that it would single me out as some kind of ludicrous BTTF megafan nutjob.

 

I mean, I am, I just don't want anybody to know.

[Tayne]

I've always liked the thought of getting a DeLorean and fitting the turbo engine from an Alpine A610 for a near 50% increase in power.