What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Guest]

Seth, regrettably not.

 

HOWEVER:

[brammy777]

Back from my brief time in the southwest, and I spotted some ultimate BL van shite.......... There is still alot of tat down there, we struggled to keep up with some old beardo in his LXi MKII Astra estate on the A303. Even a newish Passat couldnt catch him.

[Station]

A 70 something old man coming home from a day working as a low rent carpenter (or something) pottering along in a very worn out, G reg one of these:

 

 

Didn't have camera, was a nice sight!

[Guest]

 

I love the M56 sometimes.

[dollywobbler]

That sign's great.What made me grin was heading to Millfield Autoparts in Peterborough for a new battery for the Renault. Took the old one with me, and that was good as their book was wrong. A quick chat amongst themselves and they get me the right one, then pull off the peculiar battery terminal things that my Renault seems to have a took the old battery away.I get back home, connect it up and for the first time in my ownership, the Renault starts on the key. After a warning from Mr Reno, I let it run to full operating temperature and nervously awaiting the cooling fan. It kicked in exactly when it should. Excellent!MoT booked for Tuesday, so here's hoping for more grinning...

[whitevanman]

Millfield Autoparts in Peterborough ...

They still on the go !! they were my supplier of choice when I lived in the area

[Pillock]

EDNA'S GOLDFISH!!!!! 111!

Saw 'em live, on a boat on the Thames. Quite surreal. Some Moon Ska party I really shouldn't have been at

[ChinaTom]

Millfield Autoparts in Peterborough ...

They still on the go !! they were my supplier of choice when I lived in the area

Didn't that used to be Conders Garages - the Lada dealer? Went to school with the daughter

[Mr Lobster]

Saturday nights TV pleased me!Casualty first off, then flip over to Film4 for Ferris Buellers Day Off and followed by Planes, Trains and Automobiles.Winner!

[Cavcraft]

Belkin.In a world of fucking hopeless companies and non-existant after care Belkin are superb.Nothing is a problem, they'll stay on the 'phone for hours (local call rate) and are friendly, polite and very helpful.I don't care that the calls seem to terminate in India, you can hear them fine, their English is very good and they're very polite.

[whitevanman]

Millfield Autoparts in Peterborough ...

They still on the go !! they were my supplier of choice when I lived in the area

Didn't that used to be Conders Garages - the Lada dealer? Went to school with the daughter

I think the building opposite might have been............the one Machine Mart are in

[seth]

I posted this photo of my car up on R-R yesterday (was the basis of my sig pic there for a while) I took this shot in around 2004 but have similar photos taken in the same spot in about 1996,.

 

 

I had assumed that by now the building will have succumbed to redevlopment as its near the city centre of Manchester. SOmone on R-R asked where it was so while respondig I Google Earthed it. Not only is it still there it has been refurbished (turned into flats I think) while retaining all the lettering and doodads on the outside.

 

 

So in about 201* when the Oxford hits the road again I can recreate the picture again (and pretend I'm 22 again....)

 

[Tayne]

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[meggersdog]

Didn't that used to be Conders Garages - the Lada dealer? Went to school with the daughterI think the building opposite might have been............the one Machine Mart are inMachine Mart used to be Kennings.Conder's garage is further up the road on the corner of Taverners Road.It's still a garage but specialising in TXi taxies I think.I did my three week work experience at Conder's when in the last year of school.

[Cavcraft]

Stewie Griffin Sounboardhttp://www.freegameaccess.com/play-stew ... dboard.htm

Going to have some fun with that!

[Cavcraft]

My birthday today, forty six years of complete B0ll0X and to help me celebrate my Vectra 'did a Vectra' and the EML light came on on the way to work

[sporty-shite]

My birthday today, forty six years of complete B0ll0X and to help me celebrate my Vectra 'did a Vectra' and the EML light came on on the way to work

Happy birthday, Cav!Think of the EML as the candle on your Vauxhall birthday cake

[Cavcraft]

Cheers, just hoping the oil light doesn't want to join the party!

[Minimad5]

Happy Birthday Cav !If you're ever in the area i will buy you a nice cold drink

[Mr H Sceptre]

Happy birthday Cav.

 

Apparently this is your birthday party later.....

 

 

[brammy777]

I am extremely annoyed with my college. They simply do not know how to teach and dont have the resources to cope with as many automotive courses that they offer. We have to deal with missing tools and promises of money broken all the time. just last month a Cavalier in Basingstoke with an ideal engine sold for £180 and I told them and showed them, yet nothing happened. But anyway, I'm writing the project diary and I've decided to have a massive go at them in the opening paragraph. They want us to be honest, they can have it.

[Rusty Pelican]

Happy birthday Cav , il be the same age as you next month , so what have i achieved in 46 years , il tell you next month

[Cavcraft]

Cheers gents had a bloody great day as it goes, even at work. Must be my age but the missus and kids got me one of those teasmaid things that wakes you up with an alarm and a nice cuppa and I'm chuffed to bits.RP I shall look forward to your tales, sir!

[Pete-M]

One of those teasmaid things that wakes you up with an alarm and a nice cuppa

Do they do a coffee version of those? I can't abide tea.

[warren t claim]

Cheers gents had a bloody great day as it goes, even at work. Must be my age but the missus and kids got me one of those teasmaid things that wakes you up with an alarm and a nice cuppa and I'm chuffed to bits.RP I shall look forward to your tales, sir!

Are you sober? Lightweight!

[Cavcraft]

I don't think they make a Vodka distillery one unfortunately

[Guest]

What I tend to do is fill my glass with a slightly larger measure of spirits when I'm having my last one, because then I'll doze off with some remaining in the glass and I won't want to waste it when I wake up in the morning. I think of it as a Teasmade for slightly flaky people.

[retrogeezer]

all the best Billy!

[M'coli]

One of those teasmaid things that wakes you up with an alarm and a nice cuppa

Do they do a coffee version of those? I can't abide tea.

I use an ordinary Asda basics coffee percolator (£6) with a timer switch. Set the time to come on before you get up, hot fresh coffee when your alarm goes off.

[Cavcraft]

Do you think we should invite this bloke along?....

 

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/1999-VAUXHALL-COR ... 4a9ebb7faa