What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[twosmoke300]

A friend and I got a 3rd in a 6hr two man enduro yesterday ! It's awesome feeling your riding get better

[oldcars]

That's really interesting,how do you find that?

You pop the vin in here. http://www.mg-rover.info/get_info.htm?

The vin will start with SARR, drop the SAR and pop the rest in. 

 

You can get the vin from the reg here.

https://www.mercedes....uk/Login/Index

 

Its a Merc site but still works.

[NorfolkNWeigh]

You know that shit people on local news reports have stuck on their livingroom walls? Big stickers of trite Facebook homilies in a typeface to match their tattoos and tribal stickers on their Zafiras ( other stereotypes are available)

 

Well the Yanks have made some for the Scotsch.

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wall-Decal-Mural-Volvo-Emblem-Logo-26-FRST/361884091495?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D2220072%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D44293%26meid%3D4fb2d6f4aae045c7848f18bee04941c3%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D6%26sd%3D361884091140

[Kiltox]

4 brand new boots on my Rover.... no more shake from the steering or questionable handling and hopefully no more having to inflate the tyres every other day!!

 

[wuvvum]

I've just come back from Norfolk and had a most jolly time.

 

Found what has to be the new official store of Autoshite, Roy's! They've totally taken over the town of Wroxham and sell delightful clothing like this

 

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If you want proper Norfolk shopshite you need to try Lathams of Potter Heigham.  Makes Roys look like Harrods.  Nice easy drive from Roys too - just turn right at the mini roundabout near the station, then keep on going - you can't miss it, big barn of a place with lots of interesting looking folk wandering around.  I was there a short while ago and in the car park there was a peacock intently examining a grey Nissan Note.  It really is quite a unique place.

[Guest Hooli]

I in the car park there was a peacock intently examining a grey Nissan Note.

 

So that's why buys them!

[MrDuke]

Having just returned a week ago from Mallorca (surprisingly pleasant place), Mrs_Duke informed me last night that we would be going with her family to Crete in September. After several seconds of careful consideration, I somewhat flippantly asked her to calculate my share of the cost and just give it to me in cash instead. Result: I'm getting the house to myself for a week in September, along with a fair-sized wad of notes, the only proviso being that I have to spend it on the Dolomite. I could literally kiss her sometimes, if I wasn't married to her.

[cobblers]

My mrs wants to go on "hot summer holidays" which are pretty much my ideal of hell cos I hate the heat, I hate touristy beaches and I hate pissed up idiots etc. I'm not a complete miserable twat,  I'm happy to go round the country in the camper etc, but I just can't deal with heat over about 25 degrees for some reason.

 

I suggested that instead of me going, I would just pay my half and she could take one of her mates and they'd have a lovely time together and I'd be more than happy at home with the dogs. It didn't go down that well "But I want to go with you!!!". I'm offering to pay about 700 quid to not have to go on holiday FFS!

[MrDuke]

It's funny, I was determined to hate Mallorca (in fact I did hate the bit we stayed in) but the island as a whole is just stunning, with loads of unspoilt areas. We hired a Trafic (there were 9 of us) but I was the only driver, so I got to drop everyone off at the beach then go exploring on my own. I'm hopefully going back next year to Soller or Sineu. It was fairly hot, but the locals were saying that it cools off loads just before the end of the season, and the tourists thin out a lot too - having said that, most of the visitors to Mallorca are German, so you're surrounded by icy indifference rather than alcohol-fueled noise and destruction.

[wuvvum]

Just got off the phone to my dad, who informed me that I'm going to be an uncle. :-D

[MrDuke]

Awesome! I've been an uncle four times, and I absolutely love two of them to bits - it's like having kids, with all the joy and excitement of seeing them grow up, but without all the grief involved with bringing them up and living with them. The other two are total arses and estranged from the family, but hey, you can't win 'em all. EDIT- no, wait, there's technically six altogether, but I've never met the other two, or their parents. Oh crap, this has all got a bit dark. Sorry, Wuv. 

[andy18s]

Couple of pics from the Rally Festival Trasmiera

[andy18s]

Rare beasties?

[dollywobbler]

Fuck Monaco, the final half hour of the Nurburgring 24h was epic! More exciting than a whole season of F1!

 

Bit late to the party, but very much yes! I watched many hours of the Nurburgring. Great commentary team help, as they keep you interested even when there is actually sod all going on. The first hour was thrilling too, with the faster cars starting to pick their way through much, much slower traffic. It's like if F1 ran at the same time as a 2CV race.

[tooSavvy]

Boo. Fucking. Hoo.

 

https://1london.net/hotel-sues-fake-holiday-bug-pair-for-170000/

 

Ah Haa... The curse/boon/interweb thumbprint/lies... of FB   

 

Shock Horror!!  My JokeShop 'encounter group' made it very clear that employers are hitting the FB to see just what they can find out about applicants.

 

You Have Been Warned 

 

 

TS

[gm]

I spotted this pair on the way into work on Friday

 

[bub2006]

4th driving lesson and talk of getting booked in for practical already

Well done there squire. I passed my hazard perception at 98% first time which I was happy with as it was the part I was most scared of. 4 lessons and then test and a first time pass. Most impressed because I had driven on the wrong side of the law years ago then became a good boy and stuck to my motorbikes until I became ill and needed to get a car.

[Zantimisfit]

I spotted this pair on the way into work on Friday

 

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Was there a particularly fat person in the passenger seat of the Maxi? It doesn't look that..er...level.

[clayts450]

As mentioned on News24 I finally have a car again after over 17 years.

 

Several lovely things happened:

 

(1) I learned I hadn't forgotten how to drive, and started smiling as soon as I drove away from the seller's house

(2) Immediately post sale, there was some nice winding country roads where I was able to give the new vehicle a good old blast and test my driving skills*

(3) I only stalled twice and performed no kangaroo jumps

(4) Both stalls happened at traffic lights but luckily there was no one else around

(5) I only took two wrong turnings on what should have been a 13 mile journey, one onto some obscure industrial estate in the middle of Nottingham I didn't know existed, and rather embarrassingly one about 100 yards from the estate I live on (too used to buses and walking still)

(6) The first wrong turn ended up with me having to drive through Nottingham city centre post evening rush hour and made me realise 'blimey, there's a lot of cars on the road these days'

(7) The gear knob came off in my hand when I did my first reverse (used to having to yank an old lever very hard on the Marina I owned many moons ago)

(eight) I parked exactly 6 inches from the kerb at the first attempt.

 

I'll be honest, I've been dreading my first drive after such a break, but was glad to see it was oh so natural. To think I was gonna gub £36 on a refresher lesson...

[Cavcraft]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypXU3BHYdec

 

Edit: that is exactly how our dog runs.

[beko1987]

My £50 saga is over! Popped to the bank today and popped it and a tenner into a paying in envelope and dropped it into the slot. Just checked online and it's been paid in!

[Wack]

I was at a boot sale sunday , saw 4 alloy wheel boxes , oh the excitement, will they be a rare classic car alloy or something for an early exotic

 

I peel the lid open and inside are 4 13" steel wheels and trims for an 02 hyundao, why on earth he bothered to lump them all the way to a boot sale taking up half his car I have no idea

 

Mind you he was parked next to a guy with a Defender full of sacks of spuds , not unusual, apart from he was a long walk from the car park due to not being able to get out of bed , looked like he'd sold 2

[fraser.innes.3]

Grump turned into a grin. New neighbours turned up on Friday. They spent the whole of Sat drilling, but didn't mind that. 8am Sunday morning when it started again was too much. Didn't complain, and discovered it was a sky engineer installing a dish and cabling when I took the dog for a walk. Went to cut the grass today, and found a snapon 10 mm ratchet spanner in the grass. Installer must have dropped it😊😊😊

 

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[PhilA]

 

One of the new keys on my keyring opens the door to this.

 

The other opens the door to the house that this is attached to.

 

Phil

[Mr A Lawrence]

Is this the autoshite anthem??

 

[dollywobbler]

I spotted this pair on the way into work on Friday

 

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I think that Maxi loves that Beetle too much. It's leaning in for a cuddle...

[gm]

Oddly, the drivers were completely ignoring each other

[Guest Hooli]

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One of the new keys on my keyring opens the door to this.

 

The other opens the door to the house that this is attached to.

 

Phil

 

Epic shedage!

[doobietoo]

Sitting in the sunshine Eating fish and chips at Lulworth cove after a hard days work. .. priceless

[AlabamaShrimp]

This is a Google maps review I suspect for a shit take away

 

https://goo.gl/maps/RTpEBzdoR8p

 

A thousand words when ten would do. Reminds me of a certain poster on here.