What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Joey spud]

 

I rescued this 3.2 tonne trolley jack from the scrap metal bin of a well know tyre retailer the other day.

It had apparently jammed and wouldn't lower so it was junked.

Once it was up the shed it became clear that it just needed a new pin fitting to the u/j at the base of the handle.

I call that a fecking result a £150 2018 quick lift jack for absolutely nothing...

[reb]

That looks very similar to my SGS one but with plastic tyres on the front wheel. Absolutely fantastic things, can lift a side of the Volvo frighteningly high off the ground very quickly!

[clayts450]

I declare the 214 now driveable - long circuit last night, trip to Halfords in Ilkeston this afternoon, evening Sainsbury's shop in Kimberley and then home the very long way round via Hucknall, Annesley and the M1. Didn't miss a beat, overtook a few dawdlers too, and kept up with a very swift Merc, but we both got stuck behind another dawdler. Might give it a week of commuter duties to see how that pans out, but touch wood, vibrations in the cabin aside, it feels a lot perkier after I replaced the mid/back sections of the exhaust yesterday.

[scdan4]

[strangeangel]

  On 14/09/2019 at 15:25, Joey spud said:

 

I rescued this 3.2 tonne trolley jack from the scrap metal bin of a well know tyre retailer the other day.

It had apparently jammed and wouldn't lower so it was junked.

Once it was up the shed it became clear that it just needed a new pin fitting to the u/j at the base of the handle.

I call that a fecking result a £150 2018 quick lift jack for absolutely nothing...

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Love it! If you're passing a skip. always have a peer over the top... the worst thing that can happen is that you don't find anything.

 

[paulplom]

Would this be factory? 117k so well used.

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[hairnet]

 

Didn't warm up much but then there no cutlery or mugs either

Phone book and no phone

Oh well @PhilA put kettle on

[paulplom]

A few from Whitley Bay car show today. There must have been a couple of hundred there. Most of your vw, fast ford and mini generic stuff in abundance. Lots of americana, my mate had 2 of his there. It was 14° but f'ing freezing due to the coastal location and the howling gale. We could have easily spent the day there but we rushed round in an hour. Brass jive band playing, shows, food vans etc. A bit of a shame. Why not hold the fucker in the summer?

 

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[vulgalour]

Wiper blade went all streaky in the BX today and my favourite local shop for replacements wasn't open.  I could have gone to Halfords since they had what I wanted but I was feeling lazy so tried Wilkinsons instead who only had these bizarre articulated frame aero blade things.  A dawdle across the street to Boyes and there's a range of Champion branded - I thought they only did spark plugs - blades for £2.50 each.  That'll do nicely.  At that price I'm happy if they last until the end of the week, any longer than that is free money.

[strangeangel]

I R DUBBER

 

 

 

[Wack]

If you build it they will come 

Secondhand watch strap spotted in CEX, I wonder how much it was new

 

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 15/09/2019 at 17:02, Wack said:

If you build it they will come 

Secondhand watch strap spotted in CEX, I wonder how much it was new

 

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Hermes. Wonder if it might be a knock-off?

[wuvvum]

I saw an Amphicar on the Norwich northern bypass this afternoon.  First time I've ever seen one on the road - probably the most ungainly-looking vehicle I've ever seen when in motion.  Didn't get a photo sadly as couldn't get my phone out in time.

Must have been a show on somewhere as the same journey also provided a Harvest Gold K-plate Marina parked outside a chippy, and a Bristol Lodekka threading its way up a narrow residential street in central Norwich.

[Jamie]

  On 14/09/2019 at 06:04, jamiechod said:

I get married today ?

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Some chod for you's to look at and me n my new wife ?

[Spottedlaurel]

Saw a few old things on a trip to London today, including one which will be familiar to a few of us:

Yes, it was Seth in his venerable Minx! Managed to grab a quick shouted exchange across Lambeth Bridge. Sadly didn't realise he'd parked-up around the corner until I saw him drive off....

[Spottedlaurel]

  On 15/09/2019 at 14:34, paulplom said:

A few from Whitley Bay car show today...........................

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Particularly interested to see that 120Y coupe, not one I was previously aware of.

[Garythesnail]

  On 15/09/2019 at 20:39, jamiechod said:

me n my new wife ?

 

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Another shiter punching above his weight.?

Congratulations to you both.

[vulgalour]

I dunno, she looks like she's done alright for herself with that one.

[Garythesnail]

Fair point, well made - no-ones going to climb over him to get to me.

[Jamie]

Haha thanks guys, there was plenty of assorted chod in the car park aswell ?

[Garythesnail]

"jamichod reacted to" ........ FFS man, haven't you got anything better to do this evening?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 15/09/2019 at 21:07, Garythesnail said:

"jamichod reacted to" ........ FFS man, haven't you got anything better to do this evening?

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Something to do with consummation, apparently. 

[Jamie]

Did that last night mate ?

[Tadhg Tiogar]

  On 15/09/2019 at 21:37, jamiechod said:

Did that last night mate ?

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Well go and do it again!

[paulplom]

  On 15/09/2019 at 20:49, Spottedlaurel said:

Particularly interested to see that 120Y coupe, not one I was previously aware of.

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It was as new condition with no marks whatsoever. The interior was immaculate as well. Was showing 70k iirc.

[Aston Martin]

I took my mum to York for the day. As it was dinnertime the only place that had space was Pret. That she describes as a fancy Mcdonalds.

 

She has a point.

[New POD]

  On 15/09/2019 at 20:56, vulgalour said:

I dunno, she looks like she's done alright for herself with that one.

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Would it be wrong to express that she looks like a psycho killer ? 

Jamie, sleep with one eye open. 

[wuvvum]

  On 16/09/2019 at 11:52, New POD said:

Would it be wrong to express that she looks like a psycho killer ? 

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Yes, I think it would.

[Kiltox]

 

  On 15/09/2019 at 17:02, Wack said:

If you build it they will come 

Secondhand watch strap spotted in CEX, I wonder how much it was new

 

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£539 aparrently. 

[Wack]

  On 16/09/2019 at 12:52, Kiltox said:

 

£539 aparrently. 

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That really is utter madness , surely the point of these things is people notice them , who would notice you've put a £539 leather strap on your watch