What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[BavarianRetro]

My grin follows on from my major grump of Cobra clutch failing in Le Mans though it got me to Crawley with the bonus of a NIP on the way down. The grin? Superb service from the AA. I know they often get a bad press but they could not have been better. Called them out (from the comfort of my brothers sitting room) and they sent a man with a van who declared it dead and organised a recovery truck. That arrived, and I overheard a phone conversation between the driver and the AA operator, saying despite my membership not covering hire cars, as I was so far from home they would supply one. I got a brand new Hyundai Tucson with 12 miles on the clock from Enterprise for 3 days, whilst the Cobra made its way north. Regular emails kept me informed of progress and it arrived safe and sound yesterday afternoon.

 

Top service from the AA

It's not really about service, though. It's about cost. If you're far away from home, it's often cheaper to hire you a car and let you get home today and take your car back at their leisure rather than get you and your car taken all the way home in one hit.

[Wack]

Picked this up at a boot sale

 

Mains lead was knackered, and it needed a good polish

 

Surprised to find when I plugged it in as well as lighting up the wheels go round

[sierraman]

What is MP5?

Submachine gun?

[yes oui si]

Got job. 50% pay rise and mon-fri 9-5 instead of shift work.

 

THEY EVEN LET ME PLAY WITH LASERS

[Guest Hooli]

Got job. 50% pay rise and mon-fri 9-5 instead of shift work.

 

THEY EVEN LET ME PLAY WITH LASERS

 

Now that sounds a result!

[Supernaut]

Got job. 50% pay rise and mon-fri 9-5 instead of shift work.

 

THEY EVEN LET ME PLAY WITH LASERS

[dean36014]

Speed boat is mine! Its being delivered sunday morning for twenty quid

[AlabamaShrimp]

Well following on from the grump of the ST having the engine management light come on we took it to the main dealers today who plugged it and said it was the EGR valve.

 

A grin? Yes because this main dealers (Coopers of Oulton) is amazing! The cost was exactly £0. They rang Mrs Shrimp said come down with me and they'll show me where the valve is and that a good clean should be enough.

 

When there much excitement and staring at the Mk2 Fiesta and pictures of the bloke that runs the workshops mk3 SI.

 

They are the complete opposite of what everyone says the main dealers is like. As it was free, yet again, we took them a big box of beer to share.

[NorthernMonkey]

Speed boat is mine! Its being delivered sunday morning for twenty quid

FFS. Class!

[oldcars]

Speed boat is mine! Its being delivered sunday morning for twenty quid

Dean numbers on Sunday morning.

[Skizzer]

Top work! You’ll be the envy of Coventry’s maritime quarter.

[dean36014]

Well happy. Anyone selling a very cheap boat trailer? Will be a long term project. Previous owner was converting it to an onboard steam engine! So I've a spare hole in the back to repair then source an engine and control cables. Will be great for pottering around in. I'm just hoping the paint job looks as cool in person.

[vulgalour]

 

Same* designer as the frogeye sprite.

[Guest Hooli]

I don't like the spoiler

[AlabamaShrimp]

But it makes it go faster

[vulgalour]

Here's one having a little nap instead then.

 

[somewhatfoolish]

Speed boat is mine! Its being delivered sunday morning for twenty quid

Super, smashing, great!

[DeeJay]

I'm trying to work out how drunk I'd have to be to bid on that "speedboat". 

[anonymous user]

Got job. 50% pay rise and mon-fri 9-5 instead of shift work.

 

THEY EVEN LET ME PLAY WITH LASERS

I never realised that being a henchman was such a good a career option, is your employer Hank Scorpio?

[puddlethumper]

The sign behind says it all

 

Daughter 1 was doing survival training yesterday and came home with a box of rations which I read before throwing out.

 

IMG_20180620_181137914.jpg

 

How thick are squaddies

There are thick squaddies, mostly those who have to stick their head up on the frontline. Who else would do it ? Yes, they do need telling everything but you can't have army gear that is separated into thickies and non thickies.

As an ex Royal Engineer, non thicky types, I feel somewhat insulted.

As to C4, it does smell of marzipan. The thickies used to shit themselves when we used it for cooking when we ran out of hexamine blocks. I liked blowing things up with it. Give me some with det cord and a detonator and I'll show what one stick can do. Fun.

[puddlethumper]

I think they did

 

Lost a wheel didn’t it?

I lost a back wheel off a Moggy Minor once. Went straight through a shop window. Luckily it was shut.

[yes oui si]

 Royal Engineer

Aren't they just made from the leftovers the RFC didn't want?

[adw1977]

There's a chance I might have posted this before.... but I don't think I have.

There will never be a time at which this is not funny.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tCJPkT4dK0

I like the way he persists in holding on to his shirt, making sure that all his clothes get soaked!

[Parky]

Saw Flight of the Conchords at the o2 last night. Bloody funny guys, brilliant gig. A++++++ would recommend!

[3VOM]

Speed boat is mine! Its being delivered sunday morning for twenty quid

[155V6]

I lost a back wheel off a Moggy Minor once. Went straight through a shop window. Luckily it was shut.

I lost a front wheel off a MK 3 Cortina once,I was being towed at the time   .We didn't even break the rope,but we did lose the wheelnuts 

[junkyarddog]

Nice sunny day here so I decided to pull out the Corolla and give it a wash.

 

[Parky]

Swoon!

 

That is one Lush Rolla you have there sir!

[junkyarddog]

Thanks.

 

I like the fact that it's pillarless and all the windows wind down

 

 

 

 

[fordperv]

That corolla is beautiful