What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Pillock]

Which is likely the subject of my next tattoo.

 

On other matters.... supermarket packing woes? Find a place that does self scan, you pack as you go around in whatever order you want.

[richardmorris]

I believe the members of this forum have a... Scottish approach to grocery shopping and thus tend to visit Lidl or Aldi rather the Sainsbury/Tesco/Asda/Morrisons where self service tills are.

Well today I visited Waitrose, lidl, Aldi and laithwaites in that order. I had a quick glance and had the oldest car in every carpark. I like bargains wherever they are.

 

Edit although I did drive all the way into Windsor before finding I didn’t have change for the meter and refused to pay the phone surcharge and so drove to work instead, got the tea money and drove back again. At 28mpg this does not really make sense.

[AlabamaShrimp]

so drove to work instead, got the tea money and drove back again. At 28mpg this does not really make sense.

Of course it does! Now if you had my Frontera and it's single possibly scraping double digits mpg then it might be a bit different

[eddyramrod]

What makes me grin?  This place!

 

Imagine, if you will, someone telling you about a place he's found on the internet.

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I read this out to MrsR this afternoon.  She nodded and said "Yes, that's about right."

So even she recognises it!

[Louise2cv]

"Record breakers" - see the 2 minutes from 11.15 onwards.

 

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

Was that Paul Gazza Gascoigne eyeing up the Proton and/or balloon guy?

[dozeydustman]

Manatees and dugongs make me smile. I have no idea what made me fascinated with these creatures.

Got faces that only a mother could love but they're so graceful in the water for something that weighs half a ton and quite like human contact. And they have flippernails.

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

[clayts450]

Friends' and colleagues' reactions to the PTSD

 

[DeeJay]

More positive than some comments on here.

[Cavcraft]

Against all the odds, I made it on my work's do tonight. SM

[AlabamaShrimp]

Manatees and dugongs make me smile. I have no idea what made me fascinated with these creatures.

 

Got faces that only a mother could love but they're so graceful in the water for something that weighs half a ton and quite like human contact. And they have flippernails.

 

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I've heard that some dugongs like Japanese cars and the odd knob van

[vulgalour]

Those kinds aren't keen on human contact though.  With good reason.

[PhilA]

 

It's scouts pinewood derby races time again.

 

Phil

[cort1977]

Got to do my boy's with him tomorrow.  It definitely won't be as good as that.

[dozeydustman]

Other things that make me smile

 

My ever faithful Saab currently SORN, awaiting the number plate in the picture to be returned (I'm selling its current private plate) with the intention of getting this nearly 200,000 mile back on the road.

 

 

 

The trip computer on the oldest lorry at my old work. Anyone who has ever driven anything made by Dennis knows they have minds of their own.

 

 

Finding on a google search a picture of the first lorry you drove. Lovely old beast this was, only had 40k when they sent it to auction (the Hiab died). Wonder whatever became of it. DVLA just says no tax no MoT......

 

[HillmanImp]

Katie Hopkins is apparently being forced to sell her home to cover court costs after losing a libel case. The house is on Rightmove:

 

 

Credit to https://twitter.com/BenTheTim

[clayts450]

WTAF.... does not compute

 

[Guest Hooli]

Local loon on a trail bike is out traveling sideways up the road in the snow, sure looks like someone is having fun!

[DodgeRover]

Isn't that Lemmy's place?

[sierraman]

Car mechanics magazine has purchased an insiginal diesel with 167k on the clock.

 

I doubt it will end well....

Depends, if its had a new gearbox fitted of late could be OK. That's the decider with those, 2nd and 6th bearings failing. Needless to say replacement boxes are at a premium. I don't think the engine itself is any worse than anything else AFAIK. Turbo solenoids go with regularity as does the EGR cooler.

[HillmanImp]

Isn't that Lemmy's place?

Sorry to break the news to you this way but Lemmy dieded. Speak to CMS for deathcomp confirmation.

[AndyW201]

 

Another year, another clean (ish) sheet for the Octy. It's needed a front pipe, a rear caliper and a service and coolant change but hey, its cost me about two monthly payments on a new VRS on lease to keep for the year. Its probably not 75% of the forum members' cuppa but I love it. The fact I've had it nearly three years (considering how long I normally keep cars) speaks volumes.

 

[richardthestag]

Mrs Thestag playing a games console for the first time in her life at my Brothers house yesterday

 

double take on the screen as I wandered past on my way for a piss

 

[vulgalour]

Almost asked you what "teatable components" are supposed to be.   I need to get my eyes tested or something.

[DeeJay]

^^^^Nipple-ong to the optician. 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Katie Hopkins is apparently being forced to sell her home to cover court costs after losing a libel case. The house is on Rightmove:

 

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Credit to https://twitter.com/BenTheTim

Straight out of Are Ye Right There, Father Ted?

[Cavcraft]

Depends, if its had a new gearbox fitted of late could be OK. That's the decider with those, 2nd and 6th bearings failing. Needless to say replacement boxes are at a premium. I don't think the engine itself is any worse than anything else AFAIK. Turbo solenoids go with regularity as does the EGR cooler.

 

I's not the box that you need to worry about, it's the OIL PUMP OF DOOM. Late 2013 on ones are supposedly ok, earlier ones a lottery. Suggestions are if the engine is turned off the moment the low oil pressure warning flashes off, they can be saved. Something to do with a seal that fails, I think.

Anyhow, that was the reason my son went for a petrol Insignia in the end, not a dizzler. 

[sierraman]

The 6 speed is a dreadful bit of kit durability wise though. I completely agree though I'd go for the petrol 1.8. Few less mpg and less torque but reliability slightly better.

 

The oil pump situation is annoying, seems to be another weakness that Vauxhall seem to ignore or do nothing about, sacked a 1.7 DTI recently off for same reason. They just seem unable to make oil pumps properly.

[beko1987]

The Laguna has excelled itself this weekend! 330 miles to Port talbot and back, some fucking awful rain on the m4 by Cardiff and 70/80 most of the rest of the time! 56.5mpg across the trip, which is nice to see as it means the car can't be too broken! Brakes were a bit squiffy during the really bad rain, but I'm putting that down to being waterlogged. The Forte stuff must be doing something as I went up the Rev range a bit when I got close to home and it was blowing lots of clag out, which it never normally does

 

 

 

Dream house! I've seen and played with vacuums I didn't even know existed! He has a good 400 of them dotted around

[DodgeRover]

Trip back down the M1 and round the 25 last night had a clear run with no hold ups and finally got the lpg system set so it's showing stoiciometric on the air fuel gauge at cruise rather than stupidly weak or lean, it's now rich at low revs but at least I won't be burning valves.