What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Mr H Sceptre]

GR8 FOR POWERING LOUD SPEAKER.

Hahahahahaha

[gearoil]

New car coming tomorrow! It's old, has a big engine and is rear wheel drive. Oh and it is complete shite gold as well

More please...?Edit: just saw it on main board - approved!

[garethj]

Lankytim's sig "Solitaire" thingy.

BrilliantRog had a stacked deck if I remember rightly – she was never going to get the Granada Coupe or the Mini Clubman

[retrogeezer]

I'm grinning, just got another years MOT on my Escort for the princely cost of £10 for 2 front brake flexi hoses, and that was only because the ends were rusty! Result.

[Jon]

Milf' your comment along with your avatar really made me laugh, thank's

That 'Hugh' character was easily the best part of the seemingly forgotten Armando Iannuci shows on channel 4 (from 9 years ago!), though other sketches we're quite good, such as the magician who explained 'aldult issues' to kids, such as how to fold a shirt for travelling etc.Worth a watch for many a grin.

[seth]

I've been looking around for some tyres to go on new wheels for the Hillman. Its a bit of an odd size I need and after popping in to a couple of the local places I usually use I have found the size I need much cheaper on-line. I don't want to go to a dodgy back street place for fitting though.I happened across a link to one garage a bit further away who act as fitting agents for a couple of the on-line places. I've never been but always wanted to check it out so have just been up there. Proper old-school garage, really helpful. Nice to find somewhere that instantly feels trustworthy. They will be getting my business now and quite likely in the future too.

[Minimad5]

Yes, things seem to be on the up !It started with passing my theory,then today i went to 4 interviews, and have already been contacted by one company, and have been short-listed for another interview tomorrow.Fingers crossed ! And a big "LOL" to many of the chav's that turned up in trackies for todays interviews.

[ashmicro]

sounds like a good day all round Minimad. Fingers crossed for you.

[Cavcraft]

Yeah good luck Minimad, let us know how you get on.

[Mr H Sceptre]

Aye, best of luck Mark

[Guest]

Aye, best of luck Mark

+1.

[Minimad5]

Thanks Guys

[Pete-M]

[Lankytim]

007 likes his shite

[scruff]

Love it Tim sig of the year.

[Cavcraft]

Tomorrow all this election shit will be over with. May/may not be happy with the result but at least it will be over.

[barrett]

Filled in for my mate last night, DJing at a swedish bar in town. Been awhile since i've played records in public so that was nice enough, but on top I got a free meal of delicious grilled pork belly, free beer all night (Tuborg, top scando beer that I haven't drunk since I was in Iceland) and a bonus tenner at the end of the night! So i've been to the pub twice this week, and each time I've actually managed to make money.... quality!

[pogweasel]

Tuborg

Beer fail!

[Minimad5]

Beer fail!

Beer is fail (- In my opinion .. I don't like it)Spirits are the winners

[barrett]

Tuborg

Beer fail!

Not really, I dont drink lager at all but there were no ales available there so I didn't have much choice..... but it's actually very tasty, it's the crystal-clear swedish water they use to brew it. Scando Coke also tastes amazing for the same reason, in Iceland you can only buy it in glass bottles which we all know makes it taste better too.

[scruff]

Swedish bar eh, where in town is that Barrett? (I'm guessing Brighton town?)

[barrett]

Yup, it's called the Northern Lights ( ), it's just opposite the town hall, near Dr.Brightons. Chap who runs it is a top bloke, food is amazing.

 

http://www.northernlightsbrighton.co.uk/

 

/plug

[michiel]

Northern Lights -> Northern Lites -> SFA ->

[Guest]

 

Getting the Amazon into this tiny space in the unit cheered me up for several reasons. It took me about an hour inching it in without scuffing and buggering everything else up.

 

1. It's now on holiday for 2 weeks amid some epic shite (not all of it mine).

 

2. It's out of the wank weather we're having.

 

3. I finally managed to prove SCTSH_ANDY wrong after trying for 6 years in every context I can think of. He said it wouldn't fit, and that my idea was 'shite'.

 

It did take me fsking AGES to get it in though. Looking at the photo it doesn't look that difficult to move in. What you can't see is the area directly behind where I was standing when this photo was taken. There's a fooking massive twin axle trailer that the lads across from us have chained to a concreted post.

 

Also, the 9000 is a non runner. As is the 405, and the Cortina (well, it does run, but doesn't hold its water because of core plug cockmanglery).

 

So, to get it in, I had to shove the 9000 forward by hand. They're heavy bastards to begin with. Not only that, but SCTSH_ANDY has filled his with spares and general shit because he's going to strip it, sell off all the bits and lob the engine in his Carlsson. And then weigh what's left of the shell in.

 

I had to create the space where the Amazon currently is sitting. I also had to go within a gnat's cock of the shutter pillar on the left. I then had to shove the 405 forward (into the fridge) and push the Cortina backwards without nerfing Mark's van to create enough room to angle it in from where the trailer was parked behind. That the Amazon has a ridiculously tight turning circle helped rather a lot.

 

There's about half an inch to spare on either side. I get in and out through the NS rear passenger door. The Amazon has a mega long travel clutch that's either on or off, so delicate movements are not the easiest thing to do without lots of revs and physical exertion (no PAS).

 

Anyway it's in and dry so hahahahahahahaha fuck off SCTSH_ANDY blah blah. I proceeded to ring Mark (reanimation) when I managed it and jibbered on at him and Mrs_reanimation like a fucking idiot for about half an hour. I think it probably has something to do with the fact that I couldn't do it on Tuesday because of the CUNTEEN_SANDWICH_BLEUGH_UNPLEASANTNESS because my arse was like a ball bearing from all the shitting and I was still ill.

 

I don't know why I'm so pleased about it TBH. But it makes me happy, so that has to be a bonus.

[Mr H Sceptre]

Filled in for my mate last night, DJing at a swedish bar in town. Been awhile since i've played records in public so that was nice enough, but on top I got a free meal of delicious grilled pork belly, free beer all night (Tuborg, top scando beer that I haven't drunk since I was in Iceland) and a bonus tenner at the end of the night! So i've been to the pub twice this week, and each time I've actually managed to make money.... quality!

I do a bit of DJing myself (just been asked to play at local Polski bar with lovely barmaids, but I digress) - what sort of music do you play Mr Barrett?

[barrett]

Well that night was specifically prog/ jazzrock (GR6 for pulling birds), but I used to do a post-punk/DIY night a few years ago with some mates, playing Fall, Josef K, Orange Juice-type stuff. Also done a couple of more funk/soul orientated things. Trouble with Brighton is that everyone is a 'DJ' and it's hard to get a decent permanant spot anywhere. My best mate has just started up an afrobeat/jungle funk themed thing though,which should be a giggle.

[Station]

[Station]

Thought this was funny, if you look closely:

 

[chaseracer]

 

Getting the Amazon into this tiny space in the unit cheered me up for several reasons...

 

I don't know why I'm so pleased about it TBH. But it makes me happy, so that has to be a bonus.

Good enough reason in itself, I'd say

[meggersdog]

Should be in the grumpy thread but the utter incompetance of this fool made me smile (eventually)So this afternoon I get a call from a mate.He did a car boot sale this morning about 20 miles away and went in a car that hadn't run for six months.The battery isn't holding enough charge so after he's packed up it won't start.He phones a mate of his to come and give him a jump-start.His mate promptly turns up in a knackered Clio.Yeah a Renault with plastic covers and plastic nuts on the battery terminals.I don't know what they did but now the Clio has got no spark.So that's two cars in a field 20 odd miles away that don't start and the field owner wants to lock the gate.Matey then phones me to get them both going.Erm actually just to jump-start them.I've only got the Halford's advanced socket set and a straight towing bar in the car so after finding no spark and wriggling a few wires I hooked the Clio up to the towing bar and we all set off home.Every time I slowed down this fooking idiot in the Clio pulls out into the middle of the road.Well you can't see much behind a Discovery so I suppose he was being nosey.Now the Clio has only got a towing eye on the passengers side so the bar is attached to my nearside towing eye.It's just a simple two hook bar so each time he does this the angle is straining the towing eyes.Sometimes he would be weaving side to side quite severely.I'd see him in my door mirror grinning like the fooking village idiot he is.Anyway what made me laugh was this...all this twattery had weakened his towing eye which promptly snapped four miles from his house.I slowed to a stop then felt a bump as idiot features used my towbar to stop.The force pushed his bumper up flicking the headlight glass off which then smashed on the road.Towed him back with a rope chuckling to myself all the way.The bloke is a fecking liability.