What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[bramz7]

I can see a Maestro from the window of my gym.

[MikeR]

it started snowing whilst I was at work , then someone went sick ...and I got a phone call

 

would I do a extra sleep in , having just read the weather reports , "yes" slipped from my lips ...

 

I looked at my car on Wednesday morning as I walked to the kitchen .....and read about the chaos outside on my phone

 

 

and this morning it started first turn ...no ice to scrape off and a sunny drive home , even the rock has been moved that I hit before Xmas

 

and now I have just managed to loosen off and tighten all 4 nuts and bolt on the manifold ready to replace it ... the 13mm was a right bar steward , even wrecked my new long reach 13mm from china , it just split open !! , why one 13mm  nut ?????

 

I shall now take the dog for a walk who likes the new type of food I have just got him  

[Andyrew]

Washing the disco in the snow, wrapped up and a bucket of warm water. Simple pleasures.

 

[Floatylight]

Shouldn't laugh but......

 

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[oldcars]

There's an ad running on the tellybox for Expedia.  Book your flights, hotel and car hire in one.  What destination do they show you as a shining example?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venice.  Right, ok.....

Also the child running onto the low balcony  Everyone is so hot on holiday health and safety now, didn't think that was the best image to show either.

[Skizzer]

My XJ-S is back.

 

Brakes work. Steering works. Suspension works. Engine runs as it should.

 

Now I get what all the fuss is about.

 

Proper update over the weekend. Here’s an old photo of it in the meantime.

 

[meggersdog]

Washing the disco in the snow, wrapped up and a bucket of warm water. Simple pleasures.

 

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Same colour as mine, well if it wasn't OLLI'd with black checkerplate and flakey paint that is.

[Guest Hooli]

My XJ-S is back.

 

Brakes work. Steering works. Suspension works. Engine runs as it should.

 

Now I get what all the fuss is about.

 

Proper update over the weekend. Here’s an old photo of it in the meantime.

 

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That still looks bloody fantastic, I guess it now drives fantastic too?

[Skizzer]

That still looks bloody fantastic, I guess it now drives fantastic too?

It’s a bit dusty and the chrome on the bumpers has got even scruffier, but the drive is amazing. Unbelievably smooth. And quick.

 

The forecast is for a sunny day tomorrow and I’m not working for once, so I’ll do a proper update on its own thread, and maybe even some filming.

[Guest Hooli]

You need to just* pop down to Torquay in it & do a convoy run with xtriple!

[flat4alfa]

The Park Avenue I got off of Bramz yesterday.  Keep up at the back!

 

Oh.

 

I did not know either.

[DeeJay]

[DeeJay]

New Project Binky.

[Joloke]

The moment you realise you can just ignore some people

Priceless

[Datsuncog]

You'll have noticed it's cold at the minute.

My old gloves have rather fallen apart and despite being mended many a time (including the time I lost one and then found it three days later, utterly sodden in the gutter outside the station), they are not providing adequate insulation.

Tonight, MrsDC presented me with these wonderful things that she's been furtively working on:

Yes, it's my own pair of custom-knit Autoshite mitts.

To say I am pleased is a massive understatement. It was a total surprise.

Apparently, it's a reward for "not being a complete arsehole." This is a new one on me, but I'll take any praise I can muster.

I also asked what might happen if other shiters took a shine to these unique creations, and requested replicas.

The answer came back, "well, they can certainly ask, but I will tell them to fuck away off up their own holes."

Knitters, eh? So fluffy and genteel.

 

But this is why we rub along pretty well...

[Pillock]

*Reads first part of post*

 

"Oooh, I think I might be cheeky and ask if there's a chance I could have some made"

 

*reads on*

 

"Yikes".

[Datsuncog]

^^^ I've said it before, and I'll say it again: dem yarn hoars is fierce.

[cort1977]

You have introduced me to a new emotion 'mitten envy'.

[Landy Mann]

I'm sure there was a quality* repairs thread somewhere, however this made me grin; a home made Holden Astra wing mirror.

 

[Guest Hooli]

The answer came back, "well, they can certainly ask, but I will tell them to fuck away off up their own holes."

 

 

:-D

[MorrisItalSLX]

The tat you find in antique shops (and then consequently buy because you have no self control):

 

 

To be fair, I did actually need some new cuff links.

 

 

Sex on a stick.

[New POD]

We did a fly drive to Venice, car hire for two days was cheaper than a transfer and there are quite a few roads around the edges, it’s not quite like the pics you see on tv (well the main tourist bits are). It’s also shit, smells, is totally in existence to rip visitors off and is a crap hole of epic proportions. And that is coming from someone who loves Italy and would happily move to the chaos that is Rome or Naples, but Venice? Nah.

We had a great time in Venice. Went in the May so the smells were not so bad. Got a speed boat from the airport to our hotel which was fairly central.

 

Ate in some proper back street places. Not expensive. Had a day trip to a couple of the smaller islands and saw some really decent glass art which I couldn't afford.

[New POD]

There's an ad running on the tellybox for Expedia. Book your flights, hotel and car hire in one. What destination do they show you as a shining example?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Venice. Right, ok.....

Its a poor place to advertise because tourists are killing it.

[Tamworthbay]

We had a great time in Venice. Went in the May so the smells were not so bad. Got a speed boat from the airport to our hotel which was fairly central.

Ate in some proper back street places. Not expensive. Had a day trip to a couple of the smaller islands and saw some really decent glass art which I couldn't afford.

I think time of year makes a difference, Both times we have been there were mid summer and the last one in the middle of the heatwave last year. But when it’s 45 degrees and they threaten to fine your daughter for trying to rest in the shade for a few seconds it’s hard to think of it as anything other than a rip off shit hole.

[Aston Martin]

The last time I went abroad you still saw Toyota Paseos and Jimmy Saville was still diddlling kids... Which means I need a passport interview.

 

The Hull office don't interview on a weekend, Leeds do and I can have it at 8:15am next Saturday or 3:45pm. I know they're just a formality, but this confirmation email tickled me.

 

You'll need to pass through a security gate and have your belongings x-rayed when you arrive. Leave any sharp items (such as scissors) at home to avoid delays.

So, what you're saying is some people have brought scissors to a passport interview?

 

Does the delay involve getting locked up for 6 months?

 

How do I apply for a job as an interviewer, I bet they see some weird people.

[Pillock]

I bet there's some old women who just take everything everywhere, full sewing kit / knitting needles etc.

[BavarianRetro]

We did a fly drive to Venice, car hire for two days was cheaper than a transfer and there are quite a few roads around the edges, it’s not quite like the pics you see on tv (well the main tourist bits are). It’s also shit, smells, is totally in existence to rip visitors off and is a crap hole of epic proportions. And that is coming from someone who loves Italy and would happily move to the chaos that is Rome or Naples, but Venice? Nah.

That's better than my recollection of it.

 

It's up there with The Belfry, the total solar eclipse and the Millennium Bug as the biggest over rated anticlimactic experiences.

[320touring]

That's only cos you expected 4 sausages and 2 eggs as part of the Belfry;)

[anonymous user]

I bet there's some old women who just take everything everywhere, full sewing kit / knitting needles etc.

My old boss failed a security check in a Welsh Government office as his car key ring had a tiny pair of folding scissors on it

[BavarianRetro]

That's only cos you expected 4 sausages and 2 eggs as part of the Belfry;)

The Belfry was just a huge expensive disappointment. Like a Range Rover. Played better courses in Ireland for €30 including four sausages and two eggs.