What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[DeeJay]

Managed to blag some free moorings in Portsmouth, setting off L8RZ

 

 

"Me and de burdz goin for a crooze"

[Cheggers]

"Me and de burdz goin for a crooze"

"When I said my dream was to have four birds sitting on my 'boat', that's not what I had in mind guvna" [/brewer]

 

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[loserone]

Congratulations, May I suggest Austin as a name for the little fella, if your really stuck maybe you could get 59 people to suggest names and let the bonus ball decide, have a roffle for his name

No need for a roffle.

 

Amazed how easy that was to sell.

[anonymous user]

Austin Morris Jaguar Rover Triumph may not have been as easy

[Noel Tidybeard]

Motorshow 1958

 

The All New

 

Austin Edward

 

coming to a showroom near you

[wuvvum]

 

[robinmasters]

Watched a Jackie Chan film earlier about the IRA and that.

 

JC drove...a MK1 Mondeo (with no duct tape!).

 

[DSdriver]

All those of you who were asking how to remove peeling lacquer I now have the answer: leave your car in a snowdrift for three days and nights then brush the thawing snow off. Behold lacquer comes off in big flakes giving the sludge a tinge of whatever colour your car happens to be. Repeat through various winters till it is all gone.

[Ghosty]

That's a mk2 Mondeo!

[drum]

[Cavcraft]

Got so pissed on my work's do last night I forgot how to write 51, 6 and 500 in Roman numerals. I AM LIVID.

[angle]

Live from Asda car park, one for Billy:

 

[155V6]

V8 Supercars started this weekend,& they've still got grid girls 

[bramz7]

I've had to bail on the Justy purchase as I managed to agree to buy an example of my favourite double chevron'd cars for peanuts yesterday.

 

Can't wait to go get it.

[AlabamaShrimp]

No need for a roffle.

 

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Amazed how easy that was to sell.

My son doesn't have a middle name but when I've said Marina, Allegro etc for a joke some have actually thought it was real...

[fordperv]

Picked up the stepway which is the surprise for mil fps 50th earlier, I was well chuffed they included the tax in with the price of the car, put £15 of fuel in and was insured for collection so no messing about changing insurances or taking out new policies, can't wait for the unveiling now but that's not until 1 week today, I will post pictures of how we are giving it to her, I hope she doesn't have a heart attack

Mrs fp and i have just been to sneak this into place ready for its wash, ribboning and ballooning up tomorrow morning ready for when she gets back from marakesh

 

 

Took with mrs fp in a oh what's going on here so we can show her the effort

[Cavcraft]

Found an ace new bar in town last night, probably a bit 'hipster' or whatever, but it was brilliant, they even had a 100-ish year old wind up gramophone knocking odd jazz stuff on 78s. Not a big fan of jazz, but the place was class in a glass. Bonus? Found a review of the place and there's a Barbara_Lee_Travis dog in the photos. 

 

https://www.chesternights.com/nightclubs/ChIJEVI8HkndekgRYBiV2w_s3tw/metronome-jazz-bar

[DeeJay]

Are you barred yet for being ratted and telling borderline jokes.

[Cavcraft]

They weren't up for my suggestion of a 'bring your own music' night to get more punters in. Or at least not the bit where I suggested bringing some Sex Pistols LPs in. 

[Inspector Morose]

Are you barred yet for being ratted and telling borderline jokes.

No but twelve of them there last night now have new* cars.

[Mr A Lawrence]

the MiL suffers from bad arthritis in almost all of her joints and was referred to a "therapist" by social services for "treatment"

 

this happened on thursday, 

 

the treatment by the "therapist" was to sit her on a vibrating cushion then launch into a hard sell for a rise/recline massage chair for FIVE FUCKING THOUSAND POUNDS!!

 

we thought she said £500 at first as she said 499 then whispered the last 5.

 

when that sale seemed to be slipping away she offered her just a rise/recline for £3000, the whole point of her being there was to help with the pain which 15 mins sat on the vibrating cushion helped with so the was a pointless offer.

 

payment plan seemed ok at £17.50 a week but FIVE GRAND FOR A CHAIR!

 

last time i paid 5k for an electric reclining chair it came wrapped in a sleek metal body with a silky smooth V6 diesel engine and 12 months mot!

 

anyway, why is this in the grin thread?

 

due to my wifes EPIC ebay searching skills and a quite frankly BARE FACED CHEEK OFFER we procured a superb rise/recline massage chair second hand but in excellent shape and made by the same company that tried to sell the 5k chair to us.

 

it involved an epic road trip to the wilds of deepest darkest yarkshire in the fog to collect it.

 

the price for this fantastic ebay find???

 

including £20 in diesel NINETY FIVE FUCKING POUNDS YEAH BABY!!!

 

MiL is happy, were happy, seller is happy.

 

therapist can FRO!!

 

 

oh, and bonus grin, the 1500 quid mondeo has a cavernous boot, sips fuel, has a surprising turn of speed and is lovely and comfy to drive. A+++ highly recommended

[Kiltox]

Those chairs are such a fucking rip off. Very often available used for absolutely fuck all too

[clayts450]

And regularly featured on Watchdog's Rogue Traders - nice swerve there mate

[Coprolalia]

They're also bad long term as lack of use will weaken the muscles and worsen arthritis symptoms.

When I was GPing I would tell the old dears to get rid.

[fordperv]

Mrs fp and i have just been to sneak this into place ready for its wash, ribboning and ballooning up tomorrow morning ready for when she gets back from marakesh

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Took with mrs fp in a oh what's going on here so we can show her the effort

It's cleaned polished and everything is in place they are 20 miles away

 

[xtriple]

I went to the 'pain clinic' a few years ago and there was a locum instead of the usual blike, this 'locum' (he was about 65 and utterly useless) spent the entire time trying to sell us one of these wonder machines that would cure me entirely for £3K. Told him we were skint and concentrate on his job rather than try to flog tacky crap. I do get 'cranky' when I hurt lots.

 

Todays grin: I just went and bought electrickery on the key (saves bills    ) and got home and went to put the key in the meter, £00.02 left! Talk about cutting it fine!

[Parky]

Mr Lawrence, quality work there! The very ethos of the forum!

[fordperv]

Well it's handed over,

 

 

Thought she was going to have a heart attack

[vulgalour]

That's the happiest picture I've seen in ages.

 

 

I found the mystery graunchy noise on the Princess today.  It's just the exhaust knocking on something, so that'll get fixed when the new exhaust bit arrives sometime this week.

[beko1987]

Now see how fast she can drive it until the balloon vanishes!