What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Lankytim]

Just got Cavettes old Apple mac working after weeks of messing about!!! Well, it was a clever friend with zero mac expeirience who managed it in 20 min. Some webpages refuse to load, fortunately Autoshite works instantly!

 

Oh yeah, im no longer a lorryist anymore. I now work for a company that supplys electronic conponents, My job is to assemble kits from stores for clients. Easy work, good, regular hours, plus theres a bit of a career ladder to climb. Great. First time in 10 years ive been off the road and ive never been happier.

[pogweasel]

 

I'm grinning as i might be buying a bit of OJC tomorrow, Totally opposite to what i have been looking at but also a lot less grief as well.

Beige Celica?

[Guest]

Mitsubishi Carisma.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

Making me grin this morning was the bright yellow Mk1 Fiesta hurtling up the A1M just ahead of me near Peterboghorror. No pics as I was driving, but glad to see it all the same.

This belongs to one of the girls working in Engineering at Perkins! Its a class motor alright.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I'm getting as new job too - more coins to spend on old rammel, but i'll be living at home so no more acess to Fatha_Bol's workshop

[Cavcraft]

Nice one Tim, congrat's on the job.

 

Making me grin after the week from hell at work is seven days off.

[trigger]

 

 

I'm grinning as i might be buying a bit of OJC tomorrow, Totally opposite to what i have been looking at but also a lot less grief as well.

Beige Celica?

Almost!, I'm off shortly to go and hopefully get it, Very excited!

[Angrydicky]

Bloody hell. Not that beige Charmant?

 

Edit - no, it's a Colt Celeste! That looks so so nice, always fancied one of these, and that's probably the best colour for them

[trigger]

No, It's not beige or a Charmant!, I wouldn't want to step on Hirsts toes and i could never look as cool as him driving it!

 

Corectamondo Dicky

[Station]

Is it just me or does it look as if it's in the middle of doing a massive big burp?.

 

I'm grinning as i might be buying a bit of OJC tomorrow, Totally opposite to what i have been looking at but also a lot less grief as well.

Yeah, like a cheeky drunken belch out of the side of the mouth.

Good luck with the Celeste, it looks very nice!!!!!

[Pete-M]

Nearly swapped the 4.2 for an MX5 earlier. Bloke loved the Rover but thought it was too much work for him. Fair enough.

 

Later on got a phone call from a bloke in Cheshire who's just bought a Vitesse and finds it a bit slow. He's coming to have a look next week.

 

Also, the 3.5's temp gauge has started doing its mental 130°C reading stunt again, but the engine isn't anywhere near that temp. I've measured the coolant temp, and when it's at 70°C the gauge is reading 100°C, when the actual coolant temp is 86°C the gauge is reading 120°C. Even though I know it is lying, it still makes me a touch uneasy. So checking it's still lying has cheered me up.

 

Other than that, I've done bugger all today. Which is nice.

[The Moog]

Driving

 

Got a potential buyer coming to look at the carlsson tomorrow so I thought I would take her out for a special run. Forgotten how much empty roads, cool temps (for the boost), turbo and a decent chassis can make you smile. Did 120 miles and still grinning.

 

Will be gutted when she goes (proper ties your stomach in knots gutted) but it is better to regret something you have done than regret something you havent ..

 

 

Plus I will have to replace her with some shite ..

[Guest]

Celeste was picked up by its new owner yesterday. Gutted it's gone, but it did less than 300 miles in the 2 years I owned it and with that and the Piazza it stretched me way too thinly.

 

The £550 I received in exchange was nice though. Bloke seemed made up and at least I didn't have to deal with endless morons on RR \ eBay etc.

[Spottedlaurel]

Just had a PM from someone on here to let me know that he has bought a rather interesting and rare car thanks to a recent spot of mine

[outlaw118]

This is why your computer doesn't work.

http://www.rathergood.com/cats

[Gompo]

Going to watch a trackday at Cadwell Park, and then talking to an old collector/Shiter at Scamblesby Filling Station, who has 4 Maestros.

[CIH]

Signed myself up to a local kickboxing club after I jacked it in 6/7 years ago, which I've spent being fat and slobby. I'm actually really looking foward to it!

[Guest]

New job starts tomorrow, I've given the old 626 a clean up this evening so I can pretend I'm an executive for the extremely brief commute. Looking forward to it, though I presume the actual job will be pretty unrewarding as they always are.

 

I also heard Matalan were knocking out "Man From Del Monte" linen suits for £35 so I popped in today - sadly they were the wrong size. If I could have scored one of those for my first day, it would have been perfect. Never mind, I've still got the beige/plaid one and a selection of horrid ties to make a great first impression.

[Angrydicky]

Saw a very tidy and original looking H reg Hillman Hunter coming the other way when I was in the A35 earlier - flash and wave

 

Can't remember the last time I saw one outside a show.

[seth]

On my way back down the A roads from the BMC show today, I'd dropped AnthonyG off home and thought I'd probably seen my fair share of shite for the day. Then a Rolls Royce Carmargue went the other way!

[Tayne]

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[brammy777]

Odiham Fire show this weekend, a chance to get some alright shots of some lovely old Fire Engines. Also, my mum has agreed to take me to the localish museum which has that Polonez and other assorted tat..... I never realised it was so close to here.

[Lord Sterling]

New job starts tomorrow, I've given the old 626 a clean up this evening so I can pretend I'm an executive for the extremely brief commute

Good stuff Hirst, happy for you. You reminded me when back in 2005 after landing a job at Goodyear-Dunlop as a Data Entry clerk, I was given a new pinstrip suit after signing off and a Black Sierra Sapphire Ghia by a born again biker relative.

 

I felt like an 80s executive in a suit and big Sierra, all I needed really was a Black attache case. I felt really lucky and proud.

 

Also been watching "The Equalizer" on youtube. Really need to get myself the boxset. Coolest show ever and really makes me want to get a Jaguar XJ6 (Minder also has that effect)

[Guest]

Having a very high level client spell 'discount' somewhat wrongly in a fax.

 

disocunt

[seth]

There "404 error" page on the imcdb.

Go on, try it.

I did.

[Louise2cv]

Being stopped by people in the car park at the beach for a 10 minute chat about Allegros, Marinas and Maxis, spiralling off into British cars in general.

 

The lady's first question?

 

"that is Tundra Green isn't it?"

 

[warren t claim]

Have we had this yet?

 

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/soci ... 008022966/

 

[Guest]

Good stuff Hirst, happy for you. You reminded me when back in 2005 after landing a job at Goodyear-Dunlop as a Data Entry clerk, I was given a new pinstrip suit after signing off and a Black Sierra Sapphire Ghia by a born again biker relative.

Worked out alright as well! The drive takes 10 minutes, the job itself is ridiculously easy, I don't have to take any abuse off external punters, best of all when I go out for my lunch I don't have to see the same three dozen rat-faced losers over and over (there's more variety).

 

Admittedly, it's not a particularly fantastic job. It's fairly dull and revolves around doing the same things over and over, but I'm past the idea of having a job I enjoy - the convenience alone outweighs any of that. I get to drive a big car and wear a suit, that's about all I want.

[Guest]

Managed to get me mitts on an advance copy of The Suburbs by Arcade Fire.

 

Not straightforward, but I prefer it on an initial listen to Neon Bible. Dear Lord that album was inconsistent.

 

I think the upshot of all of this bollocky upheval is that I'll fall back into music. Right now, I feel like making a surf rock EP. Tragic I know.

[M'coli]

Managed to get me mitts on an advance copy of The Suburbs by Arcade Fire.

 

Not straightforward, but I prefer it on an initial listen to Neon Bible. Dear Lord that album was inconsistent.

 

I think the upshot of all of this bollocky upheval is that I'll fall back into music. Right now, I feel like making a surf rock EP. Tragic I know.

Did you get one with the car on the cover? Do you know what car it is?