What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[dozeydustman]

  On 24/06/2019 at 09:56, Aston Martin said:

Best Popmaster ever.

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Wasn't it! I've never heard of a game ending like that.

[jakebullet]

A man smoking a pipe discussing the merits* of a poo brown maestro.

[Noel Tidybeard]

said maestro looks to be a plah so merits indeed

[DVee8]

Got a new trainee at work this morning,now this isn't the grin as we often have a high turn  over of starters.

The grin is that when talking to him I asked what he did for his last job... He worked for Euro Car Parts,as a picker,so send me any complaints you may have and i'll get a written apology for you.

[Datsuncog]

^^^ Just gimme a minute...

[Andyrew]

[clayts450]

Just been for a good old hoon in the 214, well as best as I can manage with a fully laden boot containing 4 alloys, various bits of old manifold and exhaust, and a blowing flexi. Urban, country lanes, A-roads, and Jct 27->26 on the M1. Didn't miss a beat all the way round. 

It's like a slightly watered down version of the 420 power-wise, but just as much fun handling-wise - can really throw it into the corners. Had a little mini race with a Ford Puma (we were two abreast on a 50mph dual carriageway). Gave it the beans and left the Puma for dust*. At 51 mph.

Most fun I've had actually driving the 214 in my 8 months of ownership.

[Zelandeth]

  On 23/06/2019 at 11:05, brownnova said:

Had a lovely moment on the M5 last night where a young man in a rather new Golf R seriously underestimated the acceleration skills of a 22 year old 190,000 mile Saab Turbo...  

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It's fun isn't it.  I quite frequently cause people to have that same moment of confusion, albeit with a 26 year old Citroen with rampant clearcoat peel...

[Wack]

Physiotherapy 

A month ago some numpty ran into me in the car, my back has been stiff since, today had a physiotherapy session and I'm gobsmacked that 1/2 an hour of being twisted about can make such a difference , he's given me 3 exercises to do ( 1st since the 80s) which I'm definitely going to do

So if you've got a bad back get some physio 

[New POD]

  On 24/06/2019 at 20:56, Wack said:

Physiotherapy 

A month ago some numpty ran into me in the car, my back has been stiff since, today had a physiotherapy session and I'm gobsmacked that 1/2 an hour of being twisted about can make such a difference , he's given me 3 exercises to do ( 1st since the 80s) which I'm definitely going to do

So if you've got a bad back get some physio 

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Wife, went to a chiropractor when the physiotherapist proved to be useless.  There was alot of cracking, which sorted out her fused veribrae and slipped discs.  4 trips over 6 weeks. 

It didn't sort out her shoulder, and neither did 10 further physio appointments Which actually made it worse.  She's now on the waiting list for a MRI or x-ray of shoulder. And taking naproxen.  Which barely touches the pain. 

But yes. Don't ignore your back. Look after it. 

[LightBulbFun]

  On 24/06/2019 at 21:02, New POD said:

She's now on the waiting list for a MRI or x-ray of shoulder

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if they dont find anything there, ask for a MRI scan of the brain incase she has CP or something such that may be causing the muscles in her shoulder to play up

speaking from painful experience here!

(with me they kept focusing on my back, no one ever thought to check my brain out, supposedly I was supposed to be screened for CP when I was young due to being born at 29 weeks, but that never happened...)

[jumpingjehovahs]

  On 23/06/2019 at 07:16, Spottedlaurel said:

I got confused/worried when I saw what you'd written but only the first photo, as I couldn't see the RX! You can achieve the same effect but in reverse if you park the RX next to a current Discovery, as I noticed last week.....
Good to see those Fords all looking so standard.

It’s funny you say that as when I left and got on the motorway I overtook a Highways Agency Discovery and thought how low down I felt...!

Yep, all pretty much standard and all looking like they were months old. Really impressive little collection, just wish I’d had time to meet the owners!


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[New POD]

  On 24/06/2019 at 21:14, LightBulbFun said:

if they dont find anything there, ask for a MRI scan of the brain incase she has CP or something such that may be causing the muscles in her shoulder to play up

speaking from painful experience here!

(with me they kept focusing on my back, no one ever thought to check my brain out, supposedly I was supposed to be screened for CP when I was young due to being born at 29 weeks, but that never happened...)

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CP????? 

[LightBulbFun]

  On 25/06/2019 at 01:06, New POD said:

CP????? 

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cerebral palsy

(thank you enhanced spell checker! normally I butcher that word so bad not even spell checker can sort it out LOL)

[New POD]

  On 24/06/2019 at 22:02, Nyphur said:

Chiropractors are charlatans. 

 

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Well, in my wife's case he removed all lower back pain.  So the snake oil worked. W hg at i didnt understand was why the previous psycho had failed to do anything.  Now we look back to it, she was given really strong painkillers which take weeks to become effective, and weeks to come off. So with the NHS limiting her to 5 sessions, at the last session she was "cured" of all pain, only due to the drugs starting to work. 

It took her 5 weeks to wean herself off the tablets with advise from a pharmacist, to find the pain was still there. 

[New POD]

  On 24/06/2019 at 20:56, Wack said:

Physiotherapy 

A month ago some numpty ran into me in the car, my back has been stiff since, today had a physiotherapy session and I'm gobsmacked that 1/2 an hour of being twisted about can make such a difference , he's given me 3 exercises to do ( 1st since the 80s) which I'm definitely going to do

So if you've got a bad back get some physio 

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Sorry this is the grin, not grim thread.

We should celebrate your improved fitness. 

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[twosmoke300]

Got to disagree with the chiropractor comments too . I had a sore lower back and a numb right arse cheek for weeks and eventually sucked up the courage to see one . Two 15 min visits and all fixed . This is about 2 or 3 years down the road . Total cost £60 

 

[busmansholiday]

Mrs BMH has suffered pain in both shoulders following falls. In both cases, following physio, she ended up having to have surgery on both to sort out the rotator cuff injury.

[barefoot]

I've found myself walking the dog in the morning with an elderly chap called Leon, he keeps buying old clocks...

A couple of days ago, I found out where he lived. He jumped out as I walked past and he invited me in to look at his clock collection. There are 48 clocks scattered high and low on a series of shelves all around his television. They all told exactly the same time and he dusts them using a hairdryer. Apparently a month or so ago, he had a bloke in to mend his boiler, it was eleven O clock. Every last one of them chimed and boiler bloke exclaimed. 'I couldn't live here with all that row'. To which Leon responded, 'Well you don't have to, so just do your job and bugger off!'

[shedenvy]

Bought some desk decoration from Germany to annoy fellow Ford employees.

Guy posting it added some shite stamps for the win!

[Wack]

[shedenvy]

Bits for the Multipla have been aquired. If only I had time to fit them...

P.s. that pics from the garage, I'm not that filthy

[Cheggers]

Did my self assessment tax return today and I owe the grand sum of £57. This is the first time it's not been in the hundreds or even thousands. I swear HMRC are getting the hang of it.

[Wack]

 

 

[paulplom]

Happy 47th to me yesterday. My girlfriend got my my favourite whisky. My mother the stormtrooper whisky cooler for the fridge and my mate's wife made me a fresh cream cake. I've just eaten half for my breakfast. I feel a bit sick now although it was worth it.

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[paulplom]

The cake looks tiny in the photo but it covers a large tea plate.

[Amishtat]

Many happy returns (despite my initially reading "my mother the stormtrooper") 

[anonymous user]

  On 25/06/2019 at 23:18, Tayne said:

Pistonheads have found out some new details about the next Land Rover Defender.

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That's heritage for you.

[Wack]

[gm]

I've been looking for a set of Bini steelies for my mx5 recently, having missed out on a couple of sets I gave up and bought a set of alloys instead. so obviously a set has just popped up locally at a good price.

 

the seller helpfully shows them fitted to an mx5

 

 

but wait a minute, that car and location looks familiar

 

 

yes, one of my previous mx5s, parked outside my old house up in Edinburgh ! cheeky bugger !

 

I'll probably buy the wheels anyway and keep them in the shed for the next time I'm needing tyres