What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[eddyramrod]

 

In the world of trucking.....

 

Renault Magnum is the Citroen cx/xm/c6

 

Renault Premium/Midlum are Renaults

 

DAFs are Fords

 

Mercedes are Volvos

 

Volvos are Mercedes

 

Scanias are BMWs

 

MANs are VWs

 

I won't say what I think Ivecos are...

 

 

 

Fiats?

 

ERFs are Eddy Ramrod's Favourites... or, translated, Jaguar. At least they were, until they sold out to MAN who promptly rebadged their own models as ERF, closed down the UK operation, built everything in Germany and finally dropped the ERF name.

[warren t claim]

And Fodens are Rovers! Nearly forgot!

[Mr Lobster]

Considering the area I live in is apparently the second richest* in the UK, I was surprised to stumble on quite a bit of tat around Hartley Wintney

Is that not down to folks with money buying a car, keeping it properly looked after and keeping it as long as possible rather than splashing out on a new car every three years. Thats how they end up rich I guess.

[Cavcraft]

 

 

 

Denzil?

 

 

*Sorry.

[dollywobbler]

Ha! I loved Denzil. Maybe because I was crap at Physics...

[trigger]

Yes! That's who you look like! I spent ages yesterday racking my brain at who you remind me off!

[Cavcraft]

The eagle, or rather the Bluebird, has landed

No pic's and shit yet as it was left at work until later on. Seems to drive very very nicely indeed though and is the 'i' for important model!

[Mr Lobster]

Driving through rural France and 'having' to stop every few miles to take a picture of some old rammle

[michiel]

Our Sirion, deconstructed by google...

 

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[Spottedlaurel]

Driving through rural France and 'having' to stop every few miles to take a picture of some old rammle

Agreed. I couldn’t believe how much I saw on our week there, not having been for over 10 years.

[cms206]

What makes me grin... sorry lads, it's most definately not shite...

 

NEW BUGGY!!!!!!11!!ELEVEN!!!

 

 

[Station]

Nice Passat/Insignia/3-series/Focus.

[scaryoldcortina]

Ooops, I did it again... grins for me this week provided by a spur of the moment purchace whilst at the metrocentre (for the hot rod meet) on wednesday.

Somebody commented that if I don't watch what I'm doing, I will have more guitars than cars. I laughed, but counted up later... 10 guitars, 2 mandolins and 10 cars, 2 motorbikes. oops

 

PS, I have now been fag-free for 3 weeks! I'm justifying the guitar purchase on the grounds that it only cost about 6 weeks fag money (and by not telling the wife, and hiding it at the garage...)

[MrDuke]

Good going with the fags , although the worst time is around 6-8 weeks, or so I've heard.

 

And you can never have too many guitars - FACT. They're the male equivalent of handbags (probably)

[RedSparrow]

Oi Cav! Sort your avatar out mate!

[Cavcraft]

Oi Cav! Sort your avatar out mate!

I think I just have. Testing testing....

[scaryoldcortina]

MrDuke, I shall cite that as fact, using you as source when I bring it home and the inevitable "but you already have 9 guitars" argument starts.

 

Cav. Yes, I can see your avatar. It looks like Vera Lynn

[mouseflakes]

Oil City Confidential: Dr Feelgood

 

BBC4 - now

 

making me grin

[ashmicro]

Nice V there SOC. I've noticed that used ones these days are very reasonable. Cash Converters in Belfast has a mint B.C.Rich V in piano black for £99 at the minute. And I still have a Kerry King wig somewhere...

[scaryoldcortina]

Still pissing about with a guitar (even though it's past midnight - headphones) I found my old marshall guv'nor (yes it is spelt like that) pedal in the garage - brought it home, been rediscovering the crunchy power chord ;D In fact, I've come up with a medly that I have titled "Since you've been gone I've more than a feeling, here I go again, won't get fooled again so tonight I'm gonna rock you (tonight)"

[Negative Creep]

Sitting at the lights yesterday watching a van reverse out of a space towards me "hmm he's getting a bit close, oh he's stopped, erm coming back again *crunch*" into my rear sliding door.

 

Now you'd think this should be in the GOM thread as this should be the queue for most people to fly out their car, go red in the face, demand insurance details and start planning that whiplash claim. Since this is the Vanette and he'd merely added another dent I really wasn't bothered. The rather large Maori gentleman who was driving was very apologetic (security guard in a works van) but I really wasn't worried at all. Long and short of it was he gave me $40 from his wallet and we agreed to say no more. If only all accidents were like that, if he'd just driven off I wouldn't have worried.

 

So I actually got some free money allowing me to buy the Flight of the Conchords boxset (which I can now appreciate far more having been here for a while).

[michiel]

^ ^

 

This tough looking Kadett made me smile:

 

[Station]

Impossible to play while sitting down, don't they have a little rubber grip thing to rest on your knee?

Can I say I've had two Marshall head units, both of them broke, and then I decided to go with rack units, because I got tired of lugging round big heavy heads, so bought a Marshall preamp and a Marshall power amp (with two effects things), and both Marshall amps broke. They're sh*t! I've got a Boss preamp and another Japanese poweramp (solid state) and they will live longer than I do.

 

Both broken:

 

 

Only half working:

 

 

I recently bought a tiny little 'practice amp' that let me put the whole lot in the loft as they're a PITA to set up and take up huge space, and use a 1/2 scale Stratocaster.

[scaryoldcortina]

Dead easy to play sitting down.... ignore the silly grip pad on the lower edge, and stick your right leg through the V instead. With you on marshall amps though, more often broken than not

[RedSparrow]

It's funny because it's true

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4NeFo7zkfk

 

Actually, I almost posted this in the grumpy thread, as these morons seem to be overrunning my town at the moment!

[ChinaTom]

LOL playing a V sitting down. I remember chipping the tip off a mate's Fender Katana like that. He was not best pleased.

 

Station, what make is the red one - HSH + Floyd Rose - bit of a studio set up going on there. Bet you never use the middle coil on its own. Position 3 - the shiters choice I reckon.

 

Here's a selection of mine to cheer myself up

 

I love this thing - it is possibly the Vauxhall Belmont of guitars, but I'll never part with it.

Opposite to the V - at my age I need to sit down to play this.

Pride and joy - 72 Nashville Tele (ex Jerry Donahue). The Fender Amp is the only one I have now - my Marshalls broke too.

[Station]

My first proper guitar was a burgundy SG - until the headstock snapped off without warning.

I love Telecasters! Twang.

 

[Pillock]

It's funny because it's true

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4NeFo7zkfk

 

Actually, I almost posted this in the grumpy thread, as these morons seem to be overrunning my town at the moment!

Repost, but worth watching and made me smile again

 

Plus, am I wrong in finding that lass's welsh accent .... enticing?

[Pillock]

Smiley things today (bearing in mind I'm a simple lad)

 

This track -

(NSFW!)

Buggering off out on my bike for a bit and hitting random footpaths, some of which seemed insanely steep. Muddy and grinning

Finding out the Golf is finally fixxored! A week late, but still

Banana Bread Beer, of which I intend to alternate with......

Frank's Alcoholic Ginger Beer.

Plus the attentions of a rather nice young lady

[Claypole]

Confirming that it's not what you know but who you know.

 

Applied for a part time job I've no experience in at all - only cleaning so not rocket science though.

 

My CV was forwarded to the boss by someone I knew at my old job who does the HR for that and this new company (same owner).

Had an informal chat about the job etc. and was offered it there and then.

 

The boss threw the folder with what looked like 40 odd CV's in it into a drawer... no interview for any of those folks...