What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Des]

While I was traveling Scotland, Bristol, Devon last year I could hear my vans gearbox start to complain, no big surprise, over 150K and engine rebuilt for more powerz a while ago is a sure recipe for failure. Stopped using it for anything but shortest of runs to keep the damage minimal, it's one of those gender indeterminate transaxle things so a bit of an arse to deal with, I had it in mind to check the wheel bearings carefully as they do like to impersonate a whinging gearbox but that's just wishful thinking isn't it? No, when I popped out this morning to play cat and mouse with the traffic warden I paused to jack the back up and jaggle the wheels, NSR clattering around like a dick in a shirtsleeve, big job is now a little job.

[John F]

I actually own a nice example of toiletshite... a 1930s Armitage Ware Magnia, rescued from the servants' quarters of a Victorian mill owner's house before it was demolished to make way for a new housing estate.

 

It looks like this:

 

[Talbot]

Stolen from Reddit. Sounds like he would fit in well on here.

Thanks for that. I am now actually crying with laughter and my boss is giving me the evil-eye for clearly not doing what I'm supposed to be doing.

 

Funny because my Grandparents had a MK1 that was exaclty like the one described..

[somewhatfoolish]

Modernz toilets are shit, the cisterns are filled with flimsy shit plastic contraptions with 'O' rings that fail and flood your house as the arrangements for overflow are invariably too small to accommodate the flow from even average water pressure. Don't even talk about toilet seats; I'm with Thomas Crapper on that subject, lavvy seats should be made of inch-thick wood that's firmly attached to the wall rather than loosely attached to the bowl via surplus fittings from that '80s boardgame favourite Mouse Trap. The only thing that should be loose when on the lav is my bowels.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

Modernz toilets are shit, the cisterns are filled with flimsy shit plastic contraptions with 'O' rings that fail and flood your house as the arrangements for overflow are invariably too small to accommodate the flow from even average water pressure. .....

 

A lot of them are limited to 6 litres, which is not enough if you want to get that stuff away as hard and as fast as possible.

[scaryoldcortina]

Had this amusing exchange this morning in the "focus mk1" thread...

 

They don't float particularly well.

 

Aye, but I'm sure they'd start with a bump start afterwards

and guess who rang at lunchtime!

 

Still owes me money, hasn't been in touch for almost two months now. She's bought a landrover freelander but the headgasket has gone and something is wrong with the gearbox. Is it ok to get it recovered to my yard?

 

Seeing as it was yet another mobile number and she didn't say who it was before launching into the help help woe is me speil I asked who was calling and when she confirmed that it was indeed my favourite* focus floater I laughed at her and hung up. There isn't enough money in the world for that one!

[scaryoldcortina]

not worth the aggro and I don't want to look at another mk1 freelander ever anyway.

[loserone]

I don't want to look at another mk1 freelander ever anyway.

Noted. How lomg before pug 405 and 206 are added to the list?

[NorfolkNWeigh]

Too soon?

[3VOM]

Do people normally do a structural survey after the mortgage one?

There's a liability element involved in such survey choices. You might be paying for the lender's survey but it is only to tell the lender if the property is worth the risk to the lender. If you want to know what a professional thinks about the property, you have to buy your own survey.

[Cavcraft]

My neighbour who's a ventriloquist is celebrating today, after his wife gave birth to a 9lb gouncing gagy goy.

[DeeJay]

Gawd, he's off again.

[fordperv]

I am full of cold and feel like crap but decided to clean the inside of the Corsa ive got, I did warm it up and have the heaters on full whack

 

Took the seats out to do it

 

It was a bit minging i found a half eaten sweet under the seat

 

 

A much nicer place afterwards

 

 

 

To give you an idea of dirt wise this is just from the mats, I didn't do the main carpet because I didn't want it staying damp

 

 

I know it's a cheaper car when I sell it and seems a lot of effort but I like things nice

[sierraman]

Christ Playmobil even make Ball Joint Splitters now...

[Aston Martin]

I’m gonna keep this vague. I sold something on eBay, the guy drove hundreds of miles to collect.

I googled him (don’t judge me) and this guy works for a certain company.

 

If I’d have known he works for X I’d have never let him out of the house as I’d still be asking him questions.

[SierraMikeHotel]

I’m gonna keep this vague. I sold something on eBay, the guy drove hundreds of miles to collect.

I googled him (don’t judge me) and this guy works for a certain company.

 

If I’d have known he works for X I’d have never let him out of the house as I’d still be asking him questions.

You can't do that to us!!

[BavarianRetro]

I am full of cold and feel like crap but decided to clean the inside of the Corsa ive got, I did warm it up and have the heaters on full whack

 

Took the seats out to do it

 

It was a bit minging i found a half eaten sweet under the seat

 

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A much nicer place afterwards

 

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To give you an idea of dirt wise this is just from the mats, I didn't do the main carpet because I didn't want it staying damp

 

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I know it's a cheaper car when I sell it and seems a lot of effort but I like things nice

Was the sweet good?

[omegod]

I’m gonna keep this vague. I sold something on eBay, the guy drove hundreds of miles to collect.

I googled him (don’t judge me) and this guy works for a certain company.

 

If I’d have known he works for X I’d have never let him out of the house as I’d still be asking him questions.

 

I used to work with with a blonde sexbomb Swedish nurse, she was far less of a tease than you are

[fordperv]

Was the sweet good?

I didn't try it, I did offer it back for them to finish though

[DodgeRover]

I’m gonna keep this vague. I sold something on eBay, the guy drove hundreds of miles to collect.

I googled him (don’t judge me) and this guy works for a certain company.

 

If I’d have known he works for X I’d have never let him out of the house as I’d still be asking him questions.

Channel X?

Space X?

[M'coli]

I’m gonna keep this vague. I sold something on eBay, the guy drove hundreds of miles to collect.

I googled him (don’t judge me) and this guy works for a certain company.

 

If I’d have known he works for X I’d have never let him out of the house as I’d still be asking him questions.

"I found the perfect picture, of a perfect stranger.

It looked as if, it were taken in the forties sometime,

Judging by the style."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StpPgV7GAYw

 

[Datsuncog]

I’m gonna keep this vague. I sold something on eBay, the guy drove hundreds of miles to collect.

I googled him (don’t judge me) and this guy works for a certain company.

 

If I’d have known he works for X I’d have never let him out of the house as I’d still be asking him questions.

Erm... works for Ambrosia Creamed Rice?

 

"Devon knows how they make it so creamy!"

[omegod]

Sussed it, he's the guy who knows the secret of getting egg to go continuously all the way through a gala pie 

 

[Axplug]

Thank you for welcome! I sold the fox camper about 7 years ago ......it was nice inside as I spent about two years sorting it out I'll try and rustle up a photo to prove its not like a toilet inside. It was quite nippy until you reached a hill, and the handling was a bit wobbly with that thing on its back....I've had a few reliants.....the old reliant garage owner in Chesterfield (woodleighs) said you can always tell a reliant owner and I didn't know what he meant until I met a few more. I have found them all very pleasant , generally with no hair, big grey beards, and no teeth......and I have at least one of these characteristics unfortunately

[artdjones]

^Got it,he was James Corden's pr man.

[Cheggers]

I’m gonna keep this vague. I sold something on eBay, the guy drove hundreds of miles to collect.

I googled him (don’t judge me) and this guy works for a certain company.

 

If I’d have known he works for X I’d have never let him out of the house as I’d still be asking him questions.

I'm going to guess he works at ATOS

 

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[scaryoldcortina]

I disn't think ATOS was a place!

 

I just spotted a text on my phone, it says "hi, what was that all about, lol." It's timed 12:28 yesterday.

 

I bet you can guess who!

[Slartibartfast]

Someone turned up this morning to buy the Megane 1 cabrio seats I have for sale. He turned up in a Megane 1 cabrio. Thus began a game of car interior tetris that will probably be unrivalled.

[wuvvum]

This was one of his I imagine?

 

1984 Reliant Fox - Westlegate, Norwich by Spottedlaurel, on Flickr

 

Has probably been discussed on here previously, but as this photo is from 11+ years ago I can't 100% remember.

Yup, that's the chap.  He's had that one for ages - I started renting the garage in 2003 and he already owned it then.

[robinmasters]

I just found an object I made years ago; a wooden mock-up of a mobile phone I was considering buying. It's a grin because at no point during making it did I wonder about my own sanity.