What makes you grin? Antidote to grumpy thread

[Tamworthbay]

3 minutes ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

If it's sarcoidosis like I had, it's likely you will be staying a while. 

It seems it’s down to my arthritis meds affecting my lungs, should be home in a couple of hours or so, no idea where we go from here though. NHS and good Hope hospital in particular have been amazing.

[Andyrew]

Watching shaun of the dead, 

Some prime shite to be seen in the streets And my inability to not look if the megane has it's badge or not. 

 

Yeahhhhhhh booooooiiiii !!

[Wack]

I've seen SOTD many times , I could still watch it again , nick frost and simon pegg make a great team

Watched Paul on netflix last night , another good one of theirs 

[Andyrew]

I liked Paul, Hot fuzz is another brilliant film that has so many great quotes and a great cast. 

The amount of people I've worked with or customers I've met that do the "yarp" from that film always makes me smile. 

Me and my good lady popped to Wells on our way back from somewhere to check out some of the film locations and a nip to the pub. 

 

[catsinthewelder]

I watched it with my son and his mate on Halloween night.

Does anyone else see a resemblance between Ghosty and Bill Nighy? ?

[Andyrew]

Bill nighy does seem to have got to a certain age and then stopped aging. 

The same as the actress who plays shauns mum - Penelope wilton. 

I Watched afterlife on Netflix and she looked the same in that. 

[paulplom]

Benton asda

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[Roobarb]

On 11/2/2019 at 2:51 AM, jamiechod said:

Mrs Roobarb saw this while I was reading your post and said ‘what have you been bidding on now?’ (read in grumpy - you better have a good explanation tone’).

’Nothing’ said I saintly. ‘This guy on Autoshite has bid on a car and not told his wife yet’ (read in a - See I’m not the only one that does it / has the affliction tone’).

So Thank You Jamiechod. Your bid was not in vain!

[Fumbler]

Grandmother Fumbler is now back home and safe after having a hip replacement, relieved of her sleep deprevation thanks to immense agony. I recon she is now mostly titanium and nickel. Got to watch the lower spine now, it wasn't in that better shape than her hip.

[barmatt]

First time I've spotted a @dollywobbler sticker in the wild. Then I spotted the sticker above and realised it must be one of @trigger's mob.

[Sloth in a bowl]

Motoring news:  TVR reveals it's new sports car and Halfords try to extend their range of random shit that motorists never knew they needed.

[PhilA]

Unearthed a copy of my parents' wedding film- all blurry 8mm cine, but there's the old dear next to the Sprite, way back in '76 up in the Lake District.

Luckily both are still around. Looking forward to seeing them next month.

 

Phil

[Crackers]

Today, I drove this.

Around Brands Hatch.

As you do.

 

Biggest grin in the whole grinning thread.

[wuvvum]

How did you wangle that then?!

[Crackers]

5 minutes ago, wuvvum said:

How did you wangle that then?!

Magic.

Today was the final round of the 2019 season of the BTRA Truck Racing. They only use the indy circuit, so Brands Hatch booked this lot to come down and do driving tasters on the GP section. £25 quid for 8 minutes driving, money well spent in my book! Probably something I'll never get to do again!

Apparently the truck was originally owned by Burt Reynolds, for transporting his Nascar team "Mach 1 Racing". Got imported to the UK a few years ago and basically lives live as a showtruck now. The importer didn't know its history until it had already got here, they didn't buy it because of the Hollywood connection. Just lucky!

It's a 1986 Kenworth W900B with a 14 litre CAT lump chugging out 500bhp, and a gearbox with more ratios than you can shake a (gear)stick at. Boyhood dream = fulfilled!

[wuvvum]

Not jealous.  Nope.  Not at all.

 

[Crackers]

1 minute ago, wuvvum said:

Not jealous.  Nope.  Not at all.

 

You're welcome. 

[eddyramrod]

On 11/4/2019 at 2:24 AM, wuvvum said:

Not jealous.  Nope.  Not at all.

 

Nor me!  Much.

 

Meanwhile, on the way to rehearsal last night there was talk of a possibly-available-cheap Jag XJ40.  I'll let you all know if it comes to anything.

[Tadhg Tiogar]

8 hours ago, Crackers said:

....It's a 1986 Kenworth W900B with a 14 litre CAT lump chugging out 500bhp, and a gearbox with more ratios than you can shake a (gear)stick at. Boyhood dream = fulfilled!

 

[somewhatfoolish]

Breaker, breaker, Snowman; you got your ears on?

Would prefer Detroit power for maximum noise, but jealous all the same.

[Crackers]

2 minutes ago, somewhatfoolish said:

Breaker, breaker, Snowman; you got your ears on?

Would prefer Detroit power for maximum noise, but jealous all the same.

Unpopular opinion: Detroits make an annoying racket. Much prefer a hummin Cummins or a big Cat, because rumble.

[Crackers]

3 hours ago, Tadhg Tiogar said:

 

10-4 !

[paulplom]

I've agreed a buy. Collecting end of the week.

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[hairnet]

21 hours ago, PhilA said:

Unearthed a copy of my parents' wedding film- all blurry 8mm cine, but there's the old dear next to the Sprite, way back in '76 up in the Lake District.

Luckily both are still around. Looking forward to seeing them next month.

 

Phil

so thats what the crazy pic in folsom was about

[hairnet]

plotting for feb to visit the old man (and @Conan )

(rental cars NAHHHHHH - thai dont accept debit cards yet)

looking at stuff on kaidee and even conan says thats too shit even for autoshite  

(knackered 70s toyotas etc) although did see a fiat 131 they want 2500 for.......

was looking at pug 405s

looking at bikes now (

just gotta find stuff thats nice thats not the other end of the country (easy here nitemare there)

 

[95 quid Peugeot]

How ironic.  

They've been unintentionally meat free for the last 40 years

[SiC]

22 hours ago, PhilA said:

Luckily both are still around. Looking forward to seeing them next month

If we ever actually get our house move sorted and the chain doesn't fall apart again, it would be good to meet up! I'd say the pub, but I don't really drink ... so maybe the garage. 

[scdan4]

[DoctorRetro]

Got through to second interview for a better paid position, at the company I already work for.... Fingers crossed. 

[wuvvum]

10 hours ago, Crackers said:

Unpopular opinion: Detroits make an annoying racket. Much prefer a hummin Cummins or a big Cat, because rumble.

Wash your mouth out with soap young man!

Auditory pornography right there.